Syntux the geek

Was sent by Abdelmonam Kouka of Ubuntu Muslim Edition to Ubuntu Arabic mailing list

Tags: Ubuntu, Muslim, Edition, Eid, postcard

To all Free/Libre/Open Source Software lovers and enthusiastic in the Kingdom, we are planning for a FLOSS Ramadan Iftar day gathering for Jolug, Ubuntu Jordan and Jordan PHP.

We didn’t decide the day yet but it should take place sometime between 15-25 Ramadan/September and should cost around 20 JOD per fasting human in one of 3+ stars hotels.

If you are one of them, if you want to get to know them, if you want a prove that we eat with a GUI not CLI or if you just feel hungry and want to join bunch of geeks on Iftar, send me an email to blog (at) Syntux {dot} net including your mobile number to arrange money collection for reservation.

Ramadan Karim :-)

Tags: open source software, money collection, mobile number, jod, ramadan iftar, ramadan, floss, ubuntu, geeks, jordan, email, hotels

Inspired by some other Ubuntu Members & Users
history | awk ‘{a[$2]++ } END{for(i in a){print a[i] ” ” i}}’ | sort -rn | head

1. 117 ls
2. 85 cd
3. 24 sms
4. 21 less
5. 21 apt-cache
6. 18 vim
7. 17 sudo
8. 16 rm
9. 16 apt-get
10. 10 dh_make

I guess I should be doing more dh_makes , less sms and more vim :D

Tags: top, commands, ubuntu, linux, terminal

Wow, I just noticed that I did not blog since 14 of June, anyway here is a quick update of what I’m currently involved in and what making me really busy

1. Ubuntu Arabic Team Finally our website is up and running but our road map still have loads of todos to get in shape
2. We’re about to finalize remaining legal issues regarding National Open Source office
3. I started to hate programming or is it programmer pms?
4. A small network solutions based on Ubuntu in the Kingdom received a threat and some sort of bribe discounts to sell Microsoft products instead which means we have a task for the National Open Source Office lawyer, oh we don’t have a lawyer yet!
5. I should blog about my MOTU journey
6. I should find a way to organize my mental state with the loads of different type of works
7. Jordan LoCo is idle in summer, believe me it’s too hot out there to do any kind of activities.
8. Cycling to the lowest point on earth during summer is a bad idea!

Tags: lowest point on earth, network solutions, microsoft products, bribe, road map, bad idea, loco, programmer, lawyer, open source, journey, jordan, shape, microsoft

I got my first ADSL back in 2001 and had 3gigs download cap and once you reach the cap they get you down to 64k speed instead of the 256k at that time.

With the promises and plans to make the Kingdom an IT rock star in Middle East we got the 1024k and 2048k ADSL but yet the download cap is ridicules, for 1024 you get 11gig of download and then they downgrade you to 128k and with 2048k you get 12gig (What an upgrade!) which means they are providing you with a faster mean to consume your cap, that’s it. To add salt to injury they offer no extra bandwidth plans and if they do then be sure it will cost you enormous amount of money.

This kind of restriction is pain and very unfair especially when we pay around $70 a month to get that capped ADSL.

Now with the information boom especially in the era of online videos and TVs; and podcasts you could consume your 10gig in a day watching Google I/O, Techtalks, Ubuntu Developer channel on youtube and many other technical video cast, not to mention the online TV shows or podcasts. This is unfair especially when you know that most of the capital Amman is covered with fiber and the Kingdom is being covered, so none of our ISPs nor Jordan Telecoms have an excuse for such restriction.

In the last two months we heard many rumors and got many insider about giant Internet companies considering the Kingdom as potential place for their regional business which supposedly should help in making the Kingdom a better Internet place.

NOTE: This post was blogged with 128k connection after bandwidth drop from 1024 due to the sin the author made which was watching Google I/O sessions and some other normal Internet activities.

In Jordan you don’t need to be a Cisco certified professional to get your hands on ADSL. Though the faster upload speeds that accompany ADSL might lend you to the core fundamentals of the 646-204 exam – you’d find that using a credit card and plugging in is easier than real exams or trying to pass the Cisco 642-901 questions and answers.

Tags: 2048 adsl, capital amman, google, potential place, giant internet, internet place, internet companies, last two months, techtalk, regional business, 256k, amount of money, rock star, restriction, isps, excuse, tv shows, tvs, boom, promises