GNU/Linux User Group NIT Hamirpur

What is GNU?

In the words of Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the GNU Project:

"GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for the complete Unix-compatible software system which I am writing so that I can give it away free to everyone who can use it. Several other volunteers are helping me. Contributions of time, money, programs and equipment are greatly needed."

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Linux and the GNU Project

The version of GNU which is widely used today is more often known as "Linux" and many users are not aware of the extent of its connection with the GNU Project.

Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in a combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU, with Linux functioning as its kernel.

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Announcements

Server updates

Razorblade has shifted to release 12 of Fedora Linux. We will also be hosting updates of Fedora 11 till the time disk space permits :)

Posted by Arpit Aggarwal at 12:12 hr on 2/12/2009.

Bandwidth Upgrade!!!

hey Guys... We are back with some great news...Razorblade is now running on leased line of 44Mbps.

Posted by Bhrigu Shree at 13:12 hr on 10/11/2009.

The Mailing List is up!

The GLUG-NITH Mailing List is finally ready and in action. Go here to subscribe.

Welcome to GNU/Linux User Group NIT Hamirpur

GLUG NITH is a moniker for the GNU/Linux User Group of National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur.

Our GLUG is mainly designed to cater to the GNU/Linux related needs of the students, faculty, staff, and anybody else belonging to NIT Hamirpur. We are a heterogenous mixture of people ranging from the beta testers and kernel hackers to the fresh-faced newbies, held together together by a common love for GNU/Linux in particular and Free Software in general.

Bulletin Board

Media Uploaded

Media of fedora release(i386 and x86_64) 12 has been uploaded.

You can find them here.

Posted by Bhrigu Shree at 12:12 hr on 3/12/2009.

Logo License (Sticky)

The main logo with the Gnu, and the female Tux wearing a bindi is the work of Kitae Kim. It is under the GNU Lesser General Public License. You can visit Kitae here: bluetux.homelinux.org. We will add a clearer notice with the License in a while. Thanks a lot Kitae!

Linux vs Windows: A Laywoman's opinion (Comments Invited)

This is an article by a student of the nearby NIT Jalandhar. It mainly aims at getting people to see the advantages of GNU/Linux over the other very popular OS. Mail your comments on this subject, and it will be posted here.

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Posted by Arjun Shankar at 18:00 hr on 29/09/09.

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