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Swaroop C H is 26 years of age. He graduated in B.E. (Computer Science) from PESIT, Bangalore, India. He has previously worked at Yahoo! and Adobe.

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Watch the Linux Can! video (I took yesterday night) now!

I just can’t get that tune out of my head …

Update : The video is now available on Google Video.

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Posted on Saturday, December 3rd, 2005 at 10:44 am.
Filed under categories: Linux, Meet, Music, Open Source, People, Tech.

Comments to “Linux Can!”

Atul Chitnis Says:
December 3rd, 2005 at 4:00 pm

Check out http://atulchitnis.net/diary/showentry/349 for some more info on this song

And you can download the version from LB/2002 here:

http://downloads.wearephenom.com/mp3/linuxcan-phenom.zip

The version that Phenom played at FOSS.IN/2005 is the version that goes on the next album.

Atul Chitnis Says:
December 3rd, 2005 at 4:05 pm

Heh, and if you want to hear the original that Mrinal and I put together in 2000:

http://atulchitnis.net/music/linuxcanold.zip

Don’t laugh!

Senthil Says:
December 3rd, 2005 at 10:39 pm

That was cool. And wonderful thing was, it saw it playing in the totem player. Dont know when did the totem player last played a video for me.

Swaroop Says:
December 4th, 2005 at 5:28 pm

@Atul: I like the live version better I think Mrinal’s drums makes the difference for me.

@Senthil: Enjoy.

Atul Chitnis Says:
December 4th, 2005 at 5:33 pm

Live version as the 2002 version? You’ll freak – that’s Mrinal on the guitar and Sashi (their original guitarist) on the drums!

But I really loved what they have done with the song this year.

Ankit Says:
December 4th, 2005 at 8:38 pm

Thanks for the link! Will download and check it out. Wish foss was held in Delhi (

BTW did you see Sarath’s show/stall at FOSS?

Swaroop Says:
December 4th, 2005 at 11:30 pm

@Atul: Heh! Yeah, I like the latest avatar of the tune too.

@Ankit: I don’t think Delhi would be a good choice to have an event like this. No, I didn’t get to see Sarath’s show.

Pradeep Says:
December 5th, 2005 at 11:43 am

Delhi already hosts a FOSS related conference – Linux Asia – http://linuxasia.net. Having said that, there is a huge difference between that event and FOSS. FOSS is a community event. I heard Linux Asia more of a Corporate thingy.

Swaroop Says:
December 5th, 2005 at 11:52 am

@Pradeep: Yeah, it looks like a corporate event. After all, Red Hat is on the “conference committee”

Atul Chitnis Says:
December 5th, 2005 at 12:05 pm

Linux Asia is effectively LinuxWorld Exposition (LWE) – they specifically exclude community and focus only on the money.

Ankit Malik Says:
December 6th, 2005 at 6:56 pm

@ Atul : “Linux Asia is effectively LinuxWorld Exposition (LWE) – they specifically exclude community and focus only on the money.”

Not really. I had a real good time @ Linux Asia even though it is ‘commercially inclined’, if you say so.

Although, FOSS.in sounds like a more interesting event!

@ Swaroop : “Yeah, it looks like a corporate event. After all, Red Hat is on the â€œconference committeeâ€?”

Haha Probably! When I read your message, I was reminded about Szulik’s [spelling?] address @ Linux Asia – There was a Windows screen projected in the background when he spoke!!!!

@ Swaroop: I donâ€™t think Delhi would be a good choice to have an event like this

Why ? :-/

Ankit Malik Says:
December 6th, 2005 at 7:38 pm

Is this song, Linux Can!, an instrumental? Coz I only heard tunes, no words. Its real good but I wonder where does the theme ‘Linux Can’ fit in? Or am I missing something? Or is there a story behind it that connects the two?

Atul Chitnis Says:
December 6th, 2005 at 7:53 pm

@Ankit: The song was created by Mrinal and me in September 2000 – entirely on Linux. We used it as a showpiece and example during the Sep 2000 BLUG meet, where we demonstrated various multimedia production tools under Linux. Because the style of the original song was similar to the style used by the pop violinist Vanessa Mae, we originally called it “Linux Mae”, then “Linux May”, then “Linux Can” (which was more positive).

Ankit Says:
December 7th, 2005 at 10:20 pm

@ Atul – Wow!

Manish Says:
December 10th, 2005 at 9:37 am

I was there as a speaker in the first “Linux Asia” and reached the hall with a Linux Only Laptop (provided by Linux Asia team, didn’t have laptop then). This one just couldn’t get in sync with the projector. The techanicians over there said – “pata nahi kuch Linux – Vinux leke chale aaye hain” (translation – God knows! some Linux-Vinux he has brought). Finally a windows laptop connected and I did the talk.

~mks

vahid Says:
December 10th, 2005 at 10:55 am

Hi It was very cool and Informative Yeah…LINUX CAN

Pranay Manocha Says:
December 16th, 2005 at 3:20 am

Linux can. But will it?

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