LZW Compression and Decompression

I was kinda down for last 4 days, thanks to BSNL broadband service. I missed several classes at #dgplug and missed talking and discussing with friends. But still, I tried a C program on Lempel Ziv Welch Compression and decompression Algorithm.

Actually I made it for one of my very special friends, who is currently at IIT Bombay doing her tiresome Project work. Though, the Algorithm wasn’t anything to give trouble, I missed perl and python very much.

After 3 hours of non stop coding and then 5 (!) hours of debugging session, I made it.

I’ve uploaded the code into my svn account at dgplug…

Since then, I’m thinking about making the LZW Algorithm even more effective.

Something’s going to come up in few days. Watch out for that.

Fedora Ambassador

I’d subscribed to fedoraproject.org earlier and also to Fedora Ambassador project. Recently, on 19th July, Mr. Joerg Simon sent me a mail stating that He has approoved me as a Fedora Ambassador and he’s sponsoring me! It’s a great news to me as I’m still a newbie..

Well, We exchanged about 5 emails, and he told me that Kushal da also worked with him, face to face. Later Kushalda showed me his snaps with Joerg! Always smiling, a nice and helpful person he is.

Hope, I’d be able to contribute in this project.

dgpLUG Summer Training

on June, 26 I got a mail from DgpLUG Mailing List. It was stated there that  they are going
to start an interactive session on Linux and the training period will
contain a Real Life project work also after completion of training.
Without waiting another moment, I sent my request email for
participating. So that’s how I came to IRC… Learned how to use it.
RTFM , obviously :).

Since then, I’ve gone through various classes like Programing in gcc (by Prasad J Pundit _pjp_), Shell by Rishi, Programing in Python and Vim Editor by Kushal Das himself and Program cross referencing and How to ask questions wisely!!! by mbuf, Parthan took Wiki… etc…

Last night Kushal took a very useful class on SVN. Though missed the entire thing due to Loadshedding..:P .. Ria helped me as ever! She guided me through the basics, and she told me that I was really fast learner! I’ve completed in 5 minites. So sweet.

void main(){ ptintf(“Hello world!”); }

This is Debmalya Sinha, a 20 year old 4th year Computer Science Student from AIEM, Durgapur. I am interested in mainly Algorithms, Computer Organization and System Architecture, Operating Systems, Theoretical Networking problems, Programming in mainly C and C++, and Cryptography.

Recently, my interests extended into a very cool and happening topic. Free and Open Source Software.

Though I had some Idea on Linux earlier, Linux was like an another Operating System to me until I tried to surge deep inside this wonderful community of gifted minds.

Yes, Linux to me, is not a mere another Operating System anymore. It’s like a community, with great minds working on it every now and when and everyone is willing to help every newbies. It’s like a regeneration of lost “True Communist World” only the method of action shifted, and more sophisticated.

I’m really trying hard to cope up with this wonderful world and working to contribute by any means to it.