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Ashish Gulhati

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Ashish Gulhati

Ashish Gulhati is an author and computer programmer[1] who was one of India's first online activists[2][3][4][5] and open-source software developers.[6][7][8]

Open source

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As one of India's first open-source software developers, Ashish worked to raise awareness about FOSS in India. In 1993 he co-founded The X Group, the first company to offer professional commercial support for open-source software in India, with Raj Mathur.[9]

He is the author of several modules for the Perl programming language, including PerlVision, Crypt::GPG, Crypt::Schnorr::AuthSign, Persistence::Database::SQL and Persistence::Object::Postgres.[6][7]

Articles

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His articles and columns in PCQuest and Dataquest magazines in 1993 and 1994 were among the first in the mainstream Indian computing press to inform readers about alternative operating systems, Unix, Linux, open-source software, Email, the Internet and the World Wide Web, years before Internet access was commercially available in India.[10][11] These early articles formed an important part of the PCQuest Linux Initiative that resulted in close to a million Linux CD-ROMs being distributed in India.

BBS

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In pre-Internet India, Ashish created and operated the Primal Scream Bulletin Board System and created the country's first inter-city Fidonet echo.[12] Soon after the launch of Internet services in India, Ashish co-founded Sense/NET, a popular ISP, with Vipul Ved Prakash. Prakash as of 2026 is CEO of Together AI.

Web development

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In 1997 Ashish created the website for Connect magazine, the first Indian magazine with an online edition.[13]

In 1998, he developed the website of The American Reporter,[14] the world's first original daily Internet newspaper and winner of the landmark First Amendment case, Shea v Reno.[15]

Security and privacy

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In 1999, he was involved with Laissez Faire City, where he developed Laissez Faire City's OpenPGP compatible messaging engine and deployed secure wireless links for Laissez-Faire City's consulate in Costa Rica.[1]

Noodle computer

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In 2017, he created the Noodle Pi, a modular hand-held PC powered by the Raspberry Pi single-board computer.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. 1 2 Wilson, Greg; Oram, Andy (26 June 2007). Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 978-0-596-55467-5.
  2. ↑ Harsh Vardhan, Deepika (17 April 1996). "Philosophising about the information net". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Forum for Rights to Electronic Expression". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "EFF "Groups - FREE" Archive". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 17 June 1996. Archived from the original on 19 December 1996. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Lovelock, James (January 1995). "FREEdom on the Net in India". WIRED. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 Orwant, Jon (Summer 1997). "Perl News". The Perl Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 Nandor, Chris (Fall 2000). "Perl News". The Perl Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Noronha, Frederick (4 March 2002). "India's contribution grows as Linux movement gains ground". Express Computer. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "About Kandalaya". Kandalaya. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  10. ↑ Gulhati, Ashish (August 1993). "Coherent: UNIX For A Song" (PDF). PC Quest. Cyber Media Pvt. Ltd. pp. 57, 58, 60. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Gulhati, Ashish (September 1993). "LINUX 0.99" (PDF). PC Quest. Cyber Media Pvt. Ltd. pp. 109–112. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Katiyar, Arun (31 July 1994). "Wiring Into the World". India Today. Living Media India Limited. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "CONNECT: A TOP 500 SITE". CONNECT. 2001. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "The American Reporter". The American Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 November 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "EFF "Legal Cases - American Reporter v. Dept. of Justice (Shea v. Reno)" Archive". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Zwetsloot, Rob (May 2018). "Noodle Pi". The MagPi. Raspberry Pi Ltd. pp. 76, 77. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Lunduke, Bryan (28 February 2019). "Indie Makers Using Single-Board Computers". Linux Journal. pp. 99–109. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  18. ↑ Donauer, Jürgen (October 2017). "Der Raspberry als Mobil-PC". Linux Welt. pp. 72, 73. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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