The Indian (Hindu) Holiday that most approximates Christmas in the US in terms of it’s ‘largeness’.

It is a celebration of good over evil and time to bring light (good) into your home. Sweets and Gifts prevail much like our Christmas holiday.

Ever wonder what the difference between software labeled as Open Source Software (OSS) and that issued under the Free Software Foundation’s (FSF) GNU GPL? RMS’s explanation HERE.

ITworld had a real short article on the same topic HERE.

Celebration of Gandhi’s 140th Birthday and a national holiday in India today since he is often credited as being the major force behind the Independence of India.

From a radio announcement by the then Prime Minister upon his death in 1948:

“The moral influence of his personality and of his gospel and technique of non-violence cannot be weighted in any material scale. Nor is it’s value limited to any particular country or generation. It is his imperishable gift to humanity.”

A short biography HERE.