• Alliance VLSI CAD Tools examples    [October 22, 2005]
  I have written simple VHDL examples for students to get started with VHDL using Alliance VLSI CAD tools.
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• ARM assembly generation scripts and partial lex/yacc implementation   [September 23, 2005]
  ARM assembly generation scripts and a partial lex/yacc implementation for ARM assembly that I had written. If you are interested in using it for any compiler/simulator/or any other development work, get it from (and let me know):
  [tar.gz]   [tar.bz2]  
  
  

• Call-de-stack    [February 26, 2008]
  A presentation/documentation on stack operations with illustrative examples for function call with and without arguments, and a recursive function example. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [odp]   [pdf]  
  
  

• di-git-ally managing love letters    [June, 2009]
  An illustrative presentation/tutorial on using Git source control management. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [pdf]   [git]   [tar.bz2]  
  
  

• Emacs-a-day-keeps-the-vi-zing-away    [April 3, 2009]
  A cheatsheet or check list of GNU Emacs shortcuts that can be used for a training session or for reference. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [txt]  
  
  

• fd0 Tutorial    [October 12, 2006]
  The tutorial explains in detail about what happens when filesystem utilites are used with /dev/fd0. It also explains briefly about the msdos filesystem with GNU/Linux when used with the 3-1/2 inch floppy disk. You can open the fd0.tutorial file using less command. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [tar.gz]   [tar.bz2]   [fd0.tutorial]  
  
  

• Free Software Communication Guidelines    [October 26, 2007]
  The various communication tools to be used when working with Free Software projects. Their pros and cons. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [odp]   [pdf]  
  
  

• fusd HOWTO    [December 10, 2006]
  This v1.2 HOWTO is for setting up a 2.4.x Linux kernel with devfs support on an x86 machine, and to compile and test the fusd module with user-space driver example. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [html]   [txt]   [pdf]  
  
  

• gpg in 10 minutes    [January 5, 2007]
  This documentation gets you started with the usage of GPG. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [html]   [txt]   [pdf]  
  
  

• GNUbie    [October 26, 2008]
  This documentation is for GNUbies to get started with Free Software. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [html]   [txt]  
  
  

• GNU Coding Guidelines.    [October 26, 2007]
  A brief introduction to GNU coding guidelines. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [odp]  
  
  

• i-want-2-do-project. tell-me-wat-2-do.    [May 23, 2009]
  A must read for newbies into Free Software development, and for so-called "engineering students". The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [odp]   [pdf]   Fedora edition [odp]   Fedora edition [pdf]  
  
  

• kgdb HOWTO    [November 26, 2006]
  This v1.0 HOWTO is for setting up kgdb across two x86 machines for kernel and driver debugging through serial communication. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [html]   [txt]   [pdf]  
  
  

• LaTeX code examples
  The code examples are for beginners who want to get started with LaTeX. The examples are released under the GNU General Public License.
  [tar.gz]   [tar.bz2]  
  
  

• Load Balancing - single multipath HOWTO    [December 10, 2006]
  This documentation provides the steps to setup load-balancing for two NIC cards that are connected to a common router. The Redhat 9.0 (shrike) distribution is used for testing on x86 hardware. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [html]   [txt]   [pdf]  
  
  

• Linux device driver programming code examples
  The original code examples of Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbett's Linux Device Drivers are too long with lot of ifdefs, and I found it difficult to follow them.
  
  Hence I decided to modify them, and also write simple application code wherever needed. The examples don't cover all the aspects of Linux device drivers, but, are meant for newbies who are entering into the field of device driver programming.
  
  For 2.6 kernels:
  

  Format	Size
  device-drivers-2.6.tar.gz	14k
  device-drivers-2.6.tar.bz2	12k

  
  For 2.4 kernels:
  

  Format	Size
  device-drivers-1.0.tar.gz	50 KB
  device-drivers-1.0.tar.bz2	34 KB

  
  

• Quilt Tutorial
  Quilt is a tool to manage patches used in project code development. I have written a tutorial with illustrative examples on how to use it. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [tar.gz]   [tar.bz2]   [pdf]  
  
  

• Packaging Red hot, Paneer (butter) Masala (RPM)    [May 11, 2009]
  A simple presentation on packaging RPM. The documentation is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
  [tar.gz]   [tar.bz2]   [pdf]  
  
  

• Richard Stallman's speech on The Danger of Software Patents (released under the Verbatim Copying and Distribution License):
  

  Part I	[ogg] (8 MB)
  Part II	[ogg] (8 MB)

• Shakthimaan! The Indian Challenge of FLOSS Advocacy    [January 20, 2007]
  This paper discusses the challenges involved in advocating Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) to the students, faculty of engineering institutions in India. It provides an overview of the current engineering education system, its drawbacks, and the mindsets of the students, faculty, and institution management. The methods used to advocate Free/Libre/Open Source Software to improve the education standards are also addressed. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author based on his advocacy work since 2004. The paper is released under the GNU Free Documentation License. The presentation is released under the Verbatim Copying and Distribution License
  Paper LaTeX Sources [tar.bz2] | Paper [pdf] | Presentation [pdf] | Presentation [odp]
  
  

• Badam Halwa of Embedded Systems
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  [pdf] (48 KB)
  License: GNU Free Documentation License
  
  

• Careers with GNU/Linux
  [odp] (2.2 MB)
  [pdf] (1.8 MB)
  License: Creative Commons Attribution and Share Alike License
  
  

• Embedded GNU/Linux Labs HOWTO
  [odp] (7.8 MB)
  [pdf] (2.1 MB)
  License: Creative Commons Attribution and Share Alike License
  
  

• Free Software for Engineers
  [odp] (1 MB)
  [pdf] (1.3 MB)
  License: Creative Commons Attribution and Share Alike License
  
  

• Inky Pinky Poky
  [odp] (773 KB)
  [pdf] (591 KB)
  License: Creative Commons Attribution and Share Alike License
  
  

• GNU Mach/ GNU Hurd
  [odp] (101 KB)
  [pdf] (196 KB)
  License: GNU Free Documentation License
  
  

• Mailing List Guidelines/Etiquette
  [odp] (41 KB)
  [pdf] (272 KB)
  License: GNU Free Documentation License
  
  

• OpenMoko - Free Your Phone
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  [pdf]
  License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License
  
  

• Richard Stallman's "The Danger of Software Patents"
  [odp] (72 KB)
  [pdf] (173 KB)
  License: Verbatim Copying and Distribution
  
  

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