Comments on: Karachi’s very own OS and more Pakistani contributions http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Annonymus http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3618 Annonymus Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:07:05 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3618 Regarding KarachiOS. Guys, I am a bit confused here. What's the big deal about KarachiOS? According to the "creator": KarachiOS is the result of countless hours of devoted study, work and bug fixing. Based on Debian sources, current release KarachiOS 1.0rc1 contains the following features: * Linux Kernel 2.6.21 * X.org 7.2 * KDE 3.5.7 * KOffice * Adept Package Management tool * GnuPG 2.0 5 * Support for printers, scanners, digicams and webcams * Wink * VLC Media Player with native support for WMV files * Amarok audio media player * Support for legacy Windows Application via Wine * LAMP Stack * Apache 2 * MySQL 5.0.44 * PHP5 * WebERP for accounting * Pre-release version of Badar Sami's Urdu keyboard for touch typists * Fonts for Arabic/Farsi/Urdu * Adobe FlashPlayer 9 * Experimental support for wireless modems * KPDF and KCHMViewer for viewing documents * digiKam for digital camera and photo gallery management * KOpete for Instant messaging with Yahoo and MSN Webcam support * Skype 1.4beta * Secure Remote Desktop access support using NX technology * Viki (Onscreen Accessibility Keyboard) * kbfx (Next generation KDE Lauch Menu) * K3B for CD/DVD burning * Builtin StartCom certificates So if you take an open source software remove a few modules and release under a different name, it's an achievement? Well may be for a 16-year old who wants to get his hands dirty in technlogy but it's nothing more than that. Correct me if I am wrong here, because I fail to see the 'achievement' in KarachiOS (unless it's done by some 16 yr old). The thing is its not even "new". It's based on Debian. If they had built something from scratch, or they had something like their own windowing sytem with some cool innovations then I'd say WOW, but as it is right now, it's just compiling, recompilng, compiling , recompiling and spending 'countless hours' dong that - so nothing to be proud of basically. I appologize if I've offended anyone. Regarding KarachiOS.

Guys, I am a bit confused here. What’s the big deal about KarachiOS? According to the “creator”:

KarachiOS is the result of countless hours of devoted study, work and bug fixing.

Based on Debian sources, current release KarachiOS 1.0rc1 contains the following features:

* Linux Kernel 2.6.21
* X.org 7.2
* KDE 3.5.7
* KOffice
* Adept Package Management tool
* GnuPG 2.0 5
* Support for printers, scanners, digicams and webcams
* Wink
* VLC Media Player with native support for WMV files
* Amarok audio media player
* Support for legacy Windows Application via Wine
* LAMP Stack
* Apache 2
* MySQL 5.0.44
* PHP5
* WebERP for accounting
* Pre-release version of Badar Sami’s Urdu keyboard for touch typists
* Fonts for Arabic/Farsi/Urdu
* Adobe FlashPlayer 9
* Experimental support for wireless modems
* KPDF and KCHMViewer for viewing documents
* digiKam for digital camera and photo gallery management
* KOpete for Instant messaging with Yahoo and MSN Webcam support
* Skype 1.4beta
* Secure Remote Desktop access support using NX technology
* Viki (Onscreen Accessibility Keyboard)
* kbfx (Next generation KDE Lauch Menu)
* K3B for CD/DVD burning
* Builtin StartCom certificates

So if you take an open source software remove a few modules and release under a different name, it’s an achievement? Well may be for a 16-year old who wants to get his hands dirty in technlogy but it’s nothing more than that.

Correct me if I am wrong here, because I fail to see the ‘achievement’ in KarachiOS (unless it’s done by some 16 yr old).

The thing is its not even “new”. It’s based on Debian. If they had built something from scratch, or they had something like their own windowing sytem with some cool innovations then I’d say WOW, but as it is right now, it’s just compiling, recompilng, compiling , recompiling and spending ‘countless hours’ dong that – so nothing to be proud of basically.

I appologize if I’ve offended anyone.

]]> By: Amanat Ali Goher http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3604 Amanat Ali Goher Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:29:43 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3604 Opps! I just forgot to mention that I have just received a CD of KarachiOS from Tariq Farooqi (Linux Pakistan) today. Thanks you Boss! I will surely post my review here after using this CD. Opps! I just forgot to mention that I have just received a CD of KarachiOS from Tariq Farooqi (Linux Pakistan) today. Thanks you Boss! I will surely post my review here after using this CD.

]]> By: Amanat Ali Goher http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Amanat Ali Goher Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:25:57 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3603 @Osama - Now they’re doing quite a bit of things, including making Pakistan’s first PDA for Rs.6000, working on their own embedded OS, building GPS phones and more. FiveRivers Technology has developed few Alpha versions of there PDA, Sirius. I had written a special report about Sirius in April 2007 issue of COMPUTING. These Guys are doing excellent job. @Osama – Now they’re doing quite a bit of things, including making Pakistan’s first PDA for Rs.6000, working on their own embedded OS, building GPS phones and more.

FiveRivers Technology has developed few Alpha versions of there PDA, Sirius. I had written a special report about Sirius in April 2007 issue of COMPUTING. These Guys are doing excellent job.

]]> By: Ejaz Asi http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3271 Ejaz Asi Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:26:49 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3271 When was the last time PASHA did something for an average disillusioned IT professional again? Perhaps the biggest irony to this nation is not even the bigots sitting on chairs they don't belong to at top levels or the lack of resources but actually living with a manufacturing mass-production mindset in a world of individual-services mindset. And again, has PASHA's friends and affiliates running short of ideas and products which no one uses that it has to ask from people about their work? I, for one, would hate to be represented by the likes of PASHA and PSEB. But then again, PASHA or PSEB never claimed they represent design studios anyway. When was the last time PASHA did something for an average disillusioned IT professional again?
Perhaps the biggest irony to this nation is not even the bigots sitting on chairs they don’t belong to at top levels or the lack of resources but actually living with a manufacturing mass-production mindset in a world of individual-services mindset.

And again, has PASHA’s friends and affiliates running short of ideas and products which no one uses that it has to ask from people about their work? I, for one, would hate to be represented by the likes of PASHA and PSEB. But then again, PASHA or PSEB never claimed they represent design studios anyway.

]]> By: Kashif http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Kashif Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:20:19 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3202 I know somebody there, so was just curious ;) I know somebody there, so was just curious ;)

]]> By: Osama A. http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3130 Osama A. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:36:33 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3130 FiveRivers started out as an embedded system design outsourcing shop acting as a dedicated offshore development office for one, then three clients, but this was fairly high-level architecture type of work. Now they're doing quite a bit of things, including making Pakistan's first PDA for Rs.6000, working on their own embedded OS, building GPS phones and more. Will write about them sometime. FiveRivers started out as an embedded system design outsourcing shop acting as a dedicated offshore development office for one, then three clients, but this was fairly high-level architecture type of work.

Now they’re doing quite a bit of things, including making Pakistan’s first PDA for Rs.6000, working on their own embedded OS, building GPS phones and more.

Will write about them sometime.

]]> By: Kashif http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Kashif Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:09:11 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3126 @Adnan: It's still hard to find good PHP guys here. @Osama: What exactly FiveRivers do? @Adnan: It’s still hard to find good PHP guys here.

@Osama: What exactly FiveRivers do?

]]> By: Adnan Siddiqi http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 Adnan Siddiqi Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:07:28 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3108 I have updated my entry and have added the achievements by Safi Qureshi, the founder of AST computers, the PC manufacturing company. Safi's achievements are more than anyone else yet by any pakistani in IT industry. Even his recent company working on very innovative technology to transfer video content wirelessly to ANY device including TV. I have updated my entry and have added the achievements by Safi Qureshi, the founder of AST computers, the PC manufacturing company. Safi’s achievements are more than anyone else yet by any pakistani in IT industry. Even his recent company working on very innovative technology to transfer video content wirelessly to ANY device including TV.

]]> By: Obaid http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3103 Obaid Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:04:08 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3103 Its great to know and read about these companies. A very good source of motivation to other startups like us :) Its great to know and read about these companies. A very good source of motivation to other startups like us :)

]]> By: hira khan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 hira khan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:58:06 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/23/karachis-very-own-os-and-more-pakistani-contributions/#comment-3094 didnt know where pakistani people actually stand till i read these blogs....amazing man.. didnt know where pakistani people actually stand till i read these blogs….amazing man..

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