The difference

Recently i got chance to see two high profile characters from very close. Actually i met cdac director general in an inauguaration event. Around hundred people were gathered for event. some high profile guests were supposed to do SriGanesh Puja. Everybody started walking but DG had some thinking, he didn't hesitated a milisec for taking off his shoes. Then everybody got inside, after some 15 minutes he came back and took on his shoes.
Amazing Confidence, sticking to your own morales and all that for a right cause. He was keen to exchange knowledge.

Another one, a TCS manager probably some chief tech officer. We talked him purely technical but after seeing one software implemenation, he told, "ok u can do it in linux as kernel is available, how its possible in windows ? i dont want to know"
Amazing confidence, sticking to your own morales and all that for a unclear cause. He was keen to critisize.

There can be a learning from both of them. After Science is why, how, what etc. and motivation for science discoveries is human cause only. :-)

Usability Designs

If you remember Linux was ready into market at around 1990s and that time windows 3.1 or other operating system were in use. But what made difference to windows !
windows 95, 98 and then xp, vista. The only one thing which seperates windows from linux is its usbility designs. Linux developers realized it too late ! Anyway they are trying too hard.

One can see articles which define windows as useless. Well its not the case. I like both and i like software freedom with more logic, but nowhere i and you can blame windows designers for their perfect GUIs and usability designs.

Himanshu P.