Aseem Sharma

1617 points

Toronto, Canada

Aseem is a graduate of Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada. He also holds a masters in computers application from Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India. On Opensource.com, he serves as an author. He also blogs at http://aseemsharma.info/.

Open Source Champion Conversation Starter Award 2014 Awesome Author Award 2015 Author Top Contributor

Authored Content

Marketing openness: Does sharing have a stigma?

LinuxCon North America 2014 comes to Chicago

More than 100 sessions ranging from simple tutorials and workshops to deep technical dives and everything in between. More than 1000 attendees to collaborate with, an…

Three events that moved Linux forward

Friday evening can be a very busy time in Citibank’s Changi Business Park office in Singapore. Hundreds of mission-critical applications hit the production servers, security…

Open source as an alternative for small businesses

Is it safe to use? What alternatives do I have? Is it easy to install? These were some of the questions asked by Amandeep, a New Delhi based owner of a small scale clothing…

Can open middleware revolutionize education?

"It is a miracle that curiosity escapes formal education." These words by Albert Einstein reflect a lot about the current state of education. It also captures the need for…

Four Linux distros for kids

I can see the brightness of curiosity in my six year old niece Shuchi's eyes when she explores a mobile phone or manipulates the idiot box with its remote control or becomes…

Open source at the heart of most startups these days

Bringing together people with high-energy and motivation to create startups that have the potential to make a positive impact on society is a great endeavour. It takes vision…

Authored Comments

Aseem Sharma

12 May 2014

4 words to avoid when negotiating the use of open source at your job

Great article!!

Aseem Sharma

24 Apr 2014

An introduction to the School of Open

Thanks for your thoughts Shreyas. I agree with that as well. Although the online resources provide reach and inclusivity, it has to be matched with the intensity and personal connectivity of the offline methods.