Rediff has this tradition of not using the best examples that are known to common men!! Rediff talked about grid computing and bla bla ..and talked about its usage at Sarswat bank, IRCTC and stuff..but with these examples how on earth a non techy will even try to imagine wat grid computing all about! Had it given an example of GOOGLE (which is entirely on GRID), ppl can atleast get mere idea about grid computing!!
RE:Good to see Linux becoming popular
by kushan thakershy on Jan 06, 2008 02:08 AM
It is easy for tech guys to get acqvented with Linux or MAC..but i do not think that any Linux OS would attract a home user. Microsoft still rules there..Linux will remain good for servers not beyong tht..but yes opensource tech will surely make it move ahead and might take on .NET techs..
RE:Good to see Linux becoming popular
by Maximus Decimus Meridius on Jan 06, 2008 02:25 AM
Linux maybe. Mac? Mac is more intuitive to use than windows. I am currently using a Mac, and its interface is way simpler and more intuitive than windows. Plus, it doesn't give you useless error messages that you can't do anything about. It takes getting used to, especially if you have used only windows in the past, but in a couple of days, you are all set. You never have to use the command line (unless you want to that is). Most things work straight out of the box...
Linux, yes, but the user interfaces these days, especially KDE are much like windows. In fact, I dont see a lot of difference. Again, rarely do you need to use command line unless you want to use some esoteric software that the package managers do not have.
That said, you are right - linux adoption in India is tricky. Why?
1) Unfamiliarity - the small system integrator you buy your PC from will not know anything about linux (installing it is also easy these days, just like windows). 2) Pirated software: Indians dont pay for software. Even the windws we run is pirated, so where's the advantage in using linux? People want adobe photoshop or CS3 installed on their machines (pirated copies, of course) so linux is pretty out of the question...
One thing though... windows' newest bloatware, Vista has had people complaining about the amount of resources it consumes even when idle. If XP becomes unavailable in future (dunno) could that cause a shift esp ppl who dont want to upgrade just for fancy gimmicks?
The basic IT infrastructure needs only a processor, monitor (optional) and networking device to connect to the outside world. What is the need of so many options that does the same thing in a different way? The cost of migration from one platform to the other is the major component of the IT spendings. I hope to see a computing world which is highly standardized, high performing and has instant connectivity with all possible devices. The computing, which is the same thing can be offered as a service, which will minimize the IT spendings.
RE:RE:Why so many platforms for computing?
by shaju chakko on Jan 05, 2008 11:57 PM
I think you need to learn about computing. Probably still having an old P1 computer at home. Isn't it?.
Most of them are old like Grid, Linux, PV are the others, every year people cover but the greatest revolution in Tech is going to happen in RFID, Wi Fi, Digital ADs, HD TV , Smart Homes, Sensors, Nano Technolgy etc.. boss rediff if you are doing copy and paste do some thing from 2007 tech journals..not from 2000 tech journals.
Grid computing has been around since ages and we are now seeing new age grid computing paradigms like Web services. The earliest application of Grid Computing on a large scale must be arguably the SETI@home project that tracks for extra-terrestrials from the radio waves caught by Ohio University's observatory. That was started way back in the 60s.
