About


Hi!
My name is Krishnan.
I was born on July 13, 1984. Please work out my age yourself ;-)
I am an IT Manager by job-title, but consider myself to be an Open Source Saint by skillset and experience.
Now, the latter term might be unfamiliar to you; what the heck is an "Open Source Saint"?
Simply put: An OSS
  • I use Linux and other open source softwares only.
  • My family too uses only open source softwares.
  • Though I love open source I do not hate windows or any other propriety softwares. 
  • I try solving simple day to day problems that people might face using a linux operating system and post them on my blog for people to read and make there open source computing experience fun and easy! 

I love the concept of cloud computing and my current occupation helps me explore this to the maximum.  

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