The GPL was written by Richard Stallman for use with programs released as part of the GNU project. Generally, a license document or a list of terms and conditions is boring to read, but this document is a poetry by an activist who lives his life for the freedom so dear to him! In a nutshell, the license is about- Continue reading
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The GNU general public license
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Anatomy of a leader
There are 3 basic qualities that differentiate humans from animals. Firstly, human beings imagine. All the philosophy, art, religions, caste, society, wars and cookery books are its byproduct. You reading this article and trying to smile is also a consequence. Secondly, humans are forgetful. This is one of his biggest qualities. This is the reason humans live longer than most animals of its calibre. Third and most importantly, humans are lazy. Animals will either die of hunger or become prey of other animals if they resort to laziness. Humans don’t mind a pizza delivery boy 🙂 Continue reading
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My experiments with facebook
3 months have passed since I’ve started this website, and this is my 107th article. So friends, lets celebrate! On this note, I’ll share one thing that has irritated me a lot in the past few days! To spread awareness about my daily articles, I recently joined facebook. Also driven by one more reason- I wanted to socialize. A stupid friend complained that these days, I’ve become a baba with beard who has lost touch from all regular guy stuff (hooting girls, discussing filth). So I hopped in! I was welcomed by my best friend- Continue reading
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Hidden competitors
Every business institution must have a thorough understanding of their competitors. It’s not always easy as it seems. Recognizing your competitor is the most important part. What Apple did to Sony, Sony did to Kodak. Apple being a computer based company, almost eliminated Sony from the audio industry. Sony never expected an IT company to encroach into their domain. Eventually, Sony did the same to Kodak in the domain of cameras, hence digitizing the existing technology. Continue reading
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Resource, softwares and poems
I’ve always tried to write about my work in Sankalp and have failed numerous times. A recent lecture by my teacher gave me new directions and finally drove me into writing about resource management. I’ll write about three aspects of my life that fascinate me the most- Sankalp, Software Development and Poetry. A deep analysis of these made me realize that all these three are no different. They are one and the same. Continue reading
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सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 