Over the past few weeks I had been reviving linux.org.ph. I started by asking help first, then a week later gathered the troops (we are 9 strong now!) and am now into discussions and setting out goals. There's some coding and meeting ahead, but we're on our way.

But before proceeding any further I'd like to share an important reason why I am doing this. I wrote the other day about how important it is for one to write what motivates / demotivates someone, and realized I had been wanting in that department. Well, here is what motivates me:

I'll admit I'm a command line (aka terminal) fan. When I first started using Linux it was unavoidable (giving you an idea of how long ago that was), but instead of freaking out I instantly fell in love. There's nothing like the complete, utter power you feel, for lack of a better word, when controlling things via terminal. Alas, I recognize however that this is a dying art.

Until yesterday, when Google announced YOU CAN NOW CONTROL YOUR BLOGGER, GOOGLE CALENDAR, GOOGLE CONTACTS, GOOGLE DOCS, PICASA and YOUTUBE accounts VIA COMMAND LINE.

Let me just say, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME.

First of all, let me tell you I've never been excited about anything in a long time. 4 years ago, I made a post on my old blog re how I thought Google would eventually release their own OS. Obviously that didn't happen immediately, but I never gave up on the idea because it always made sense to me that they should. They certainly have the resources plus the following to get it going, and after 4 years they've developed even more web apps that a centralized app, such as an os, just to connect to these would make sense.

And to me, that's what it's all about. Which surprises me that so much news about Google's OS has it pitted against Microsoft, which is beside the point if not completely outside it altogether.