Fsf-friends July 2002

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PERUVIAN EFFORT COULD BAN MICROSOFT ON GOV. COMPUTERS (fwd)

by Frederick Noronha

Thanks to George Lessard for posting this across. FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- PERUVIAN EFFORT COULD BAN MICROSOFT ON GOV. COMPUTERS Peruvian Congressman Edgar Villanueva is pushing legislation to obligate all public institutions to convert exclusively to open-source software. Open-source programs, embodied by the Linux operating system, have underlying code available to anyone who wants to modify or customize it. Such software, in unadorned form, can be downloaded from the Internet for free. Villanueva hopes his measure triggers activity in Peru's software industry by freeing programmers from the constraints of working with coding controlled by a few large companies. Open-source could take the expense out of software upgrades; which is important for a country like Peru that owes about $30 million in overdue software license fees. [SOURCE: San Jose Mercury, AUTHOR: Associated Press] (http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/3531007.htm)

19 years, 2 months

CALLFORPAPERS: Linux-Kongress, NORDU2003

by Frederick Noronha

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jochen Topf <jochen(a)remote.org> Subject: Linux-Kongress 2002 registration opens! Date: 16 Jul 2002 16:53:56 GMT Registration is now open for the Linux-Kongress 2002. If you register before August 9 you will receive a 33% discount on the conference fees! The Linux-Kongress is one of the worlds leading Linux developer conferences aimed at the experienced developer community. One day of tutorials is followed by a two-day, two-track conference program, with a Linux exhibition to browse in between the talks. The conference language is English. Organized by the German Unix User Group (GUUG) the Linux-Kongress will bring together for the 9th time Linux enthusiasts from around the world for talks about security, multimedia, clustering, new kernel developments and much more. You can also join your fellow developers in birds-of-a-feather sessions, sample the local beer at our Social Event and compete against your peers in the Linux-Kongress Komplete Konfusion Kuiz. The conference takes place at the University of Cologne, Germany. On Wednesday, September 4 there are five tutorial to chose from. The conference itself will open on Thursday, September 5 with a keynote by Marcelo Tosatti, the maintainer of the 2.4 kernel tree. Thanks to the German Ministry of Education and Research there is a special deal this year: Students pay only 50 EUR for the conference, tutorials and the Social Event! For all the details and online registration have a look at our web page: http://www.linux-kongress.org/ Don't forget to register in time for the 33% discount. I hope to see you in Cologne! Jochen Topf ########################################################################## # Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: cola(a)stump.algebra.com # # PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. # # This group is archived at http://stump.algebra.com/~cola/ # ########################################################################## ------------------------------ From: Lars Tunkrans <ltu(a)icl.se> Subject: NORDU2003 - Call For Papers Date: 16 Jul 2002 16:54:00 GMT Reply-To: ltu(a)icl.se Subject: Call For Papers NordU2003 5th NordU/USENIX Conference, General Technical (NordU2003) February 10 - 14, 2003 Aros Congress Center Vaesteraas, Sweden Important Dates Paper submissions due: September 2, 2002 Notification of acceptance: October 2, 2002 Camera-ready final papers due: December 2, 2002 Conference Organizers Program Chairs Martin Wahlen, Sound Foundation Poul-Henning Kamp, FreeBSD developer & consultant Program Committee Seppo Kauppinen, Lars Tunkrans, Fujitsu Services Kristen Nielsen, TDC TeleDanmark Network Division. Review Committee Jonas Skeppstedt, Lund University Marshall Kirk McKusick, Unix developer & consultant - formerly CSRG UCB. Julia Lawall, DIKU Brian A. LaMacchia, Microsoft Tutorial Coordinator Ulla Sandberg Organization Committee Anita Nilsson, UniForum Marknadskonsult Jan Saell, Irial Overview The NordU program committee solicits papers on topics related to UNIX and UNIX like systems and UNIX system administration. We especially encourage papers on novel techniques, architectures and methodologies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Security Security Audits Common Problems Mandatory Access Controls Operating Systems Virtual Memory File Systems Device Drivers Open Source/ Free UNIX Open Source projects Open Source methodologies Open Source case studies Economic Impacts High Performance Computing Clustering the GRID High Availability Clustering Storage Technologies Checkpoint Techniques. Mobile Computing IPv6 802.11b BlueTooth Software Development Languages Development Environments Change Management Interoperability Windows Standards Storage Area Network Interconnects UNIX drivers software Paper Submissions Submissions should be full papers of about 4000-6000 words. The maximum submission length is 14 single-spaced A4 pages, including figures, tables, and references, using an 11pt font. Submitted papers should be in PDF format. The committee will not review papers that exceed the length limit, or papers in other formats such as Word or HTML. Extended Abstracts are acceptable, if they provide sufficient detail. Submissions are due on September 2, 2002. The program committee and external readers will judge papers on technical merit, significance, relevance, and presentation. A good paper will demonstrate that the authors: Are attacking a significant problem, have devised an interesting, compelling solution, have demonstrated the practicality and benefits of the solution, have drawn appropriate conclusions, have clearly described what they have done, and have clearly articulated the advances beyond previous work. Please read the detailed USENIX author guidelines for more information. Accepted papers may be shepherded through an editorial review process by a member of the program committee. The NordU conference, like most conferences and journals, does not allow submissions that are substantially similar to works that are previously published or are under review for publication elsewhere. Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms will not be read or reviewed. Best Paper Awards Awards will be given for the best paper. Work-in-Progress Reports Would you like to share a provocative opinion, interesting preliminary work, or a cool idea that will provoke discussion? The NordU technical sessions will include slots for work-in-progress reports and "outrageous" opinion statements. We are particularly interested in presentations of student work. To submit, please send a proposal (one page or less) to the program committee at pgm03(a)nordu.org. Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs) are informal gatherings organized by attendees interested in a particular topic. BoFs will be held in the evening. BoFs may be scheduled in advance by emailing the Program Committee at pgm03(a)nordu.org. BoFs may also be scheduled at the conference. Registration Materials Complete program and registration information will be available in December 2002 on the conference Web site. The information will be in both HTML and a printable PDF file. If you would like to receive the program booklet in print, please email your request, including your postal address, to: congrex(a)congrex.se ########################################################################## # Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: cola(a)stump.algebra.com # # PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. # # This group is archived at http://stump.algebra.com/~cola/ # ########################################################################## ------------------------------

21 years, 4 months

TC-Emu

by r_sreekumar

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 Ajith Kumar wrote : > >ajith > > > >Hello all, > >here is a small program that will help those who want to do >Turbo-C >style graphics under X-window . >----------- >There are some people who require some minimal amount of graphics >and >managing it using >Turbo-C under DOS platform. Here is a program that can help you >compiling and running >those programs with minor modifications. Turbo-C graphics >functions are >emulated in a crude >manner using X-lib calls. >A program draw.c to draw a rectangle is shown below > >#include "xwin.c" > >void mycode() >{ >rectangle(100,100,200,200); >} > >int main() >{ >makeWindow (600, 500); / creates a window to draw >return 0; >} > >You just needs to include the file xwin.c, that is provided. >Write all >your code inside a function >named 'mycode' . Compile it using the command > >gcc -o draw -I/usr/include/X11 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXaw3d -lXt >-lX11 >draw.c > >Attaching draw.c, demo.c and a Makefile. >Your feedback would be nice. > >ajith > > >

21 years, 4 months

GLUE CD revised

by Arun M

FWD message from Mr Ajith, ---- From: Ajith Kumar <ajith(a)nsc.ernet.in> To: fsf-friends(a)gnu.org.in, ajith(a)nsc.ernet.in Subject: GLUE CD revised Date: 30 Jul 2002 11:03:10 +0530 Hello, I would like to announce the availability of GNU Linux Utilities for Education , GLUE, CDROM. You can browse the CD and install packages from it. Compilers for logo, basic, pascal etc are include. Lot of tutorials on various topics. Graphics Programming on GNU/Linux for the "Turbo C" fellows. The new version includes an installation script and does the following 1. Converts the GNU/Linux installed machine to a Terminal Server. Installation and configuration of LTS is done by the script. If the terminal video cards are autodetected by XFree86-4 , they just boot from the ether-boot floppy created. (tested on redhat 7.1 & 7.3 ) 2. Installs and configures IceWM ( a fast , flexible window manager ideal for terminal servers) and puts a menu tailored for school use. 3. Installs other RPM & TGZ packages from CD Anybody interested in getting a copy may contact Free Software User Group Calicut ( fsug(a)rediffmail.com) or me Other contacts: Rajeesh P., Calicut, (Ph. 355415) ajith

21 years, 4 months

IT Expo in Trivandrum

by Arun M

Hi All, FSF India will be participating in IT Expo to be conducted in Technopark, Trivandrum. The program will be from 1-4th next month. Regards Arun.

21 years, 4 months

Now its time for Forbes to take notice

by CK Raju

The capitalist tool 'Forbes Magazine' has produced quality "Linux special" report. Details are at http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/16/linuxintro.html That's an astounding piece of journalism as it would help quell the fear of the 'market' with such fair and positive remarks about Linux. CK Raju Kerala Institute of Local Administration

21 years, 4 months

Happy Birthday FSF India

by Rajkumar S

Hi all, Yesterday (20 July 2002) was the first anniversary of the Inauguration of FSF India in Trivandrum. kind of funny that no one remembered it. Is FSF India a legal entity by now? raj __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com

21 years, 4 months

Re: [Fsf-friends] IT Expo in Trivandrum

by baiju m

21 years, 4 months

More from Peru

by Raju Mathur

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54141,00.html Microsoft's Big Stick in Peru By Agustin d'Empaire 2:00 a.m. July 27, 2002 PDT BUENOS AIRES -- Afraid that Peru may adopt a bill decreeing the use of open-source software in all government systems, Microsoft apparently enlisted the American ambassador in Lima to help try and convince the Peruvians to kill the legislation. Wired News has obtained a copy of a letter sent by U.S. Ambassador John Hamilton to the president of the Peruvian Congress, expressing his dismay at the proposed legislation. Congressman Edgar Villanueva, the bill's chief sponsor, said he considers Hamilton's letter to be "overt pressure" on Peru by the United States and Microsoft. If so, the letter would continue the long-standing U.S. tradition of meddling in Latin American affairs, political analysts say. In his June letter, Hamilton said that while the United States doesn't oppose the development of open-source software, it prefers to support a free market where the quality of the product can determine the issue. He added that by excluding proprietary software companies like Microsoft, Peru would be hurting an industry that "has the potential to create 15,000" jobs in the local economy. </excerpt> Is he the US ambassador or the MS ambassador? -- Raju -- Raju Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ It is the mind that moves

21 years, 4 months

GNOWSYS Development version released

by Nagarjuna G.

A development version of GNOWSYS-0.1-1 is released at http://www.zope.org/Members/nagarjuna/GNOWSYS. http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnosys GNOWSYS, Gnowledge Networking and Organizing System, is a web application for developing and maintaining semantic web content developed in Python and works as an installed product in ZOPE. The application provides generic classes, viz. object, object type, association, association type, facet, facet type, occurance, occurance type, theme, scope, etc., for developing semantic web content. For those who are aware, the application follows the structure of TopicMaps (http://www.topicmaps.org). It is intended to develop as a powerful prototype application demonstrating the potential of an expert system within the paradigm+of object oriented database technology. Presently it cannot import/export the content in the form of XTM (XML Topic Maps) standard, but this feature is being developed. The application can be used for web based knowledge representation and management projects, for developing structured knowledge bases, as a collaborative authoring tool, suitable for making electronic glossaries, dictionaries and encyclopedias, for managing large web sites or links, developing an online catalogue for a library of any thing including books, to make ontologies, classifying and networking any objects etc. This tool is intended to be used also for an on-line tutoring system with dependency management system between various concepts. It also contains a facility to add rules into its rule base, and execute the rules. Once completely implemented this feature will make the product really powerful, for it can infer and make new relations. Though a prototype of rule base already exists in the developing version, more elegant implementation is being worked out. GNOSYS is a free software, released under GPL. Project website will be managed from http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnosys Sample applications that are developed using GNOWSYS will be available at http://www.gnowledge.org/, which is a site under development. You can download from the Zope site: http://www.zope.org/Members/nagarjuna/GNOWSYS You can also download soon from the savannah site using the cvs after the files are setup. This product depends on another Zope Product, Transparent Folders. Nagarjuna

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