Thursday, March 10, 2011

Reaction of Revolution OS

  The movie entitled Revolution OS talks about how operating system evolves. It also tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement. The documentary film interviews with Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Brian Behlendorf, Michael Tiemann, Larry Augustin, Frank Hecker, and Rob Malda. Those are the people who actually participated in the history that they are discussing. It discusses how change came in 1978 as Bill Gates, in his Open Letter to Hobbyists, pointedly prodded hobbyists to pay up. It also describes the development of the Linux kernel, the GNU/Linux naming controversy, Linux's further evolution and its commercialization. Revolution OS tracks down the key movers and shakers behind Linux, and finds out how and why Linux became such a potent threat.
     I think that revolution os gives me an idea about the history of the operating system. This is only the time that I know that when computers were new, software was traded freely between users without much thought to ownership and intellectual-property rights. This lax attitude (which extended to software developers) allowed users to liberally modify the underlying language (aka source code) of computer programs to make them more useful for certain applications. It seems that only Bill Gates led the way in the notion of "proprietary software" — but keeps the source code firmly under lock and key, which makes it pretty much impossible for anyone else to adapt the code to suit his or her needs. Only Bill Gates get the best idea make much money on operating system.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Lazi Church



The church complex was built by the Augustinian Recollects in the latter half of the 19th century. The church has two pulpits, the original retablos, and wood floors with herringbone pattern. The church walls are approximately a meter thick, The walls are reinforced with log post which are embedded in the wall. The façade is veneered with coral stone, while the rest is made of fill. The pediments of the church are made of wood panels.

Across the church is a large convent, which was used for rest and recreation of the Friars. It is a U-shape structure, with stonewalls at the first level, and wood studs and panels at the second floor. The convent has width of about 50 meters and a depth of about 50 meters. Most of the partitions of the convent have been removed, but the design elements are seen in most parts of the structure.


The setting of the church complex remained the same as to when it was built in the 19th century. There are slight modifications made in the convent, but the traces are still there. Reflective of 19h century architectural development  in the Philippines. The property is a Philippine adaptation of Western Style with no similarities in the Orient.

(Some Text from UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List) 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Cambugahay Falls



The island of Siquijor is known for its pristine beaches and breathtaking landscape. It is infamous for its rich natural beauty as well as historic landmarks that still stood tall up to this day. There is a shroud of mysticism and tranquility within the island that people have come to visit. You can feel the fresh air rustling the leaves of the trees and the tropical weather makes it a perfect place to relax and enjoy the vacation of a lifetime.


One of the perfect spot to enjoy Siquijor is Cambugahay Falls. One of the island’s main attraction that even people within the island spend their time with their families to relax. The Cambugahay Falls is located just 2 kilometers outside the town of Lazi which is another historic town in the island. Cambugahay Falls is actually smaller and the drop is just a few feet high. But is really good with the falls is its very clear water. There are three levels of waterfalls in Cambugahay but the first one is the most highest among the 3.The water is cool. The rocks surrounding the falls are full of moss (lumot in bisaya) which makes the area very slippery. But before you go down to the falls you will have to walk down 135 stone steps without any guardrail, but still it is very adventurous and exiting.


Going to Cambugahay falls is just every easy. By entering the town of Lazi just ask the habal-habal drivers where it is and i'm sure they bring you the the cool and mystic Cambugahay falls.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Siquijor Island





Siquijor is an island province of the  Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the also named Siquijor. To the northwest of Siquijor are Cebu and Negros, to the northeast is Bohol and to the south, across the  Bohol sea is Mindanao.
Population. According to the 2000 census, there are a total of 81,598 Siquijodnons, as the residents of Siquijor call themselves. The same census also states that Siquijor has 17,351 households with an average household size of 4.70 persons. The annual growth rate is 2.19%, lower than the national growth rate of 2.36%.
The main language spoken in Siquijor is Cebuano. English as well as Tagalog is also spoken by many of the residents.




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