Fsf-friends May 2003

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[urgent] Free Software Support organisation

by Arun M

Hi, Projects like IT@School initially went for proprietary platforms. But efforts of FSF India and other initerested people have helped to bring in some changes. Project Akshya and IT@School is now considering Free Software. And a lot of request for Free Software support organisations comes in these days. We need to make a list of organisation providing support for Free Software in different parts of Kerala. So if you are an organisation willing to provide professional support mainly training, installation and maintenance of GNU/Linux systems please provide me following details. 1. Contact 2. Type of service provided 3. Manpower available 4. Experience 5. Districts where service can be provided. Pls treat this as urgent and provide the information. Arun.

20 years, 4 months

[Fsf-friends] LINKS: Enterprise GNU/Linux implementation (Mumbai, June 12-13)

by Frederick Noronha (FN)

ENTERPRISE GNU / LINUX IMPLEMENTATION Hotel ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai June 12 & 13, 2003 Day One Thursday, June 12, 2003 09:15: GNU/LINUX -- GENESIS & ITS PRESENT RELEVANCE * Free Software Paradigm vs. Proprietary Software Paradigm * Fundamental Difference: o Is software a goods or a service? o Copy able and non-copy able resources * Ethics & Business Model for copy able resources * Creativity, Hacking & Publishing * Users' right to repair * What is the meaning of 'free' in free software? * The genesis of Free Software: 1984 to today * The birth of GNU/Linux * Why is GNU/Linux Relevant? o Stability o Security o Virus Free o Open Standards o Economical o Social Relevance o Ethics & Economics o Education o Owned & Regulated by the community * Is it legal to sell free software? o Sell software with the source code * Free software in India Dr. Nagarjuna G Director (Free Software Foundation, India), Academic Member (HBCSE) 10:00: GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES Dr. S. Ramakrishna, Senior Director, Ministry of IT 11:00: OPEN SOURCE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE * Current trends and landscape of non-proprietary software * 'Open source', 'free software', 'GNU Public license' - Explained * Industry trends in adoption of non-proprietary software in large enterprises and organization � benefits and challenges * Role of open source / non-proprietary software, including Linux, in the enterprise architecture planning in the near and medium-term future. * Defining Enterprise Architectures involving structured moves towards increasing use of non-proprietary software. * Strategies for enterprise architecture planning and experiences in adopting Linux and other non-proprietary software in complex settings * State of the industry in 'enterprise strength non-proprietary software architectures' Dr. Gautam Shroff, Head: Enterprise Architecture, TATA Consultancy Services 12:00: ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES FOR LINUX MIGRATION 14.00: Strategies for Deploying Linux on Enterprise Servers Basant Kerketta, System Analyst The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. 14:45: LINUX IN AN ON-DEMAND ERA The emerging e-business on demand marketplace is resulting in heightened need for interoperability and standardization within the IT infrastructure that supports it. Linux shines out in this regard, because of it's unique ability to run across hardware platforms, right from embedded devices to the biggest mainframes in the business, as well as its ability to support a broad range of middleware, software and enterprise applications across the board. In this session the latest trends in Linux, as well as how it can used in various customer scenario's, to meet today's rigorous demands from cutting edge technology will be discussed Sandeep Menon, Linux Business Manager � ASEAN/SA, IBM India Ltd. 15:45 :Linux Usage in an Online Environment G.M. Shenoy, Sr. Vice President, NSE.IT 16.30 :Deploying GNU / Linux Abhijit Dasgupta, VP: IT, Times of India Group Day Two Friday, June 13, 2003 09.15: Deploying GNU / Linux in a Multi User / Multi Environment Dr. G. Sivakumar, Head: Computer Centre, IIT, Mumbai 10.00: Deploying Financial and HR applications on Linux Platform * The background under which we went in for the HR and Financial applications * WHat OS oprtions were available to us * Why we chose Linux over others * What were the concerns * How we addressed these concerns * What was�our experience with Linux implementation� (what were the issues that we faced and how we resoved them) Neeraj Bhai, CTO, IDBI Bank 11.00 State of the Dolphin Gerardo Narvaja , MySQL AB 12:00: COST EFFECTIVE SUPER COMPUTING FOR THE ENTERPRISE An alternative to traditional supercomputing is a method of linking multiple computers together to form a unified and very powerful system.. Beowulf clusters are specialized supercomputers that are gaining popularity in the technical and enterprise computing market because of their high performance at a relatively low cost * Evolution of Supercomputing * Details of Beowulf Clustering and how to select the right cluster for your application * Designing a linux cluster * Network Interconnects * Storage management * Cluster Management and Monitoring * Scalabiltiy , Reliability and Availability. * Area of Applications * Case studies on price performance gain with clusters Narayanan Subramaniam, Technical Head Benz Infotech Consultancy Services 14:00: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF NON-PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE * The Alternative Intellectual Property of OSS * The Legal innovation involved in Open Source Software * Legal Validity of the GPL: Is the GPL legally enforceable? * Understanding the differences between the various licensing options available within the Open Souce Movement � the Free Software v. Open Source Debate * Survey of cases / judicial developments in the area Lawrance Liang, Legal Researcher, ALF 14.45 Deploying GNU/LINUX in eGovernance N. C. Nagarjuna Reddy Officer on Special Duty IG Registration & Stamps, Govt. Of A. P. 16:00: LINUX ON THE DESKTOP Breach Candy hospital runs a totally integrated hospital information system that runs on a Linux platform for both backend and front-end operations. Mr. Desai would discuss the implementation strategies and how this has benefited the hospital. Dilip Desai, Head IT, Breach Candy Hospital 16:20 GNU / Linux Deployment for the Enterprise � Indian Scenario * Is GNU / Linux Enterprise Ready ? * Economic viability of Linux implementation for the Enterprise. * Factors to be considered before deploying Linux in organizations. * Infrastructure Requirement. * Migration Challenges - Windows to Linux * Legal aspects of GNU / Linux Service providers. * Long term and short-term financial viability. * Evaluating economic viability of desktop implementation of GNU / Linux MODERATOR: Prakash Advani, Sr. VP, Netcore Solutions Pvt. Ltd. * Dilip Desai, Head: IT, Breach Candy Hospital * Shashank Sathe, CIO, Repro India Co-Sponsors: Benz Infotech Consultancy Services Official Publications: Linux For You More information, contact: HASHIM POONAWALA T: +91-22-2828 1301 F: +91-22-2828 1305 E: hashim at marcusevansin.com

20 years, 4 months

[Fwd: [Fsf-friends] [Fwd: Kudumbasree]]

by Arun M

Hi, Kudumbasree is organising workshop in Wayanad and would like to have some one for introducing GNU/Linux. The workshop will be on 29th at Sultan Batheri. Any volunteers ? expenses will be covered. regards, arun. Workshops in Trivandrum and Ernakulam(thanks to Balakrishnan and Pai) went well, so we can expect a lot more schools going for GNU/Linux. May be Kerala will soon become state with maximum GNU/Linux literacy. Training session for around 80 people are organised from 28th at Malappuram. This is being done part of Akshya project.

20 years, 4 months

Project Shiksha: Microsoft widens presence

by Arun M

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/05/14/stories/2003051402841600.htm <snip> World software major Microsoft is acquiring a more visible presence in India in areas outside the pale of its everyday business. Six months after Bill Gates' sanctioned a Rs. 2,000 crore investment over three years in social and software development sectors, senior company officials today asserted that the plans were firmly on track. Kerala and Uttaranchal, they said, would be the first two beneficiary States of project Shiksha — its plan to accelerate computer literacy by inculcating IT skills to over 80,000 teachers and 35 lakh students. Kerala for its obvious high literacy rate and Uttaranchal for the pleasant experience of `Teach the future' programme conducted jointly with Intel. </snip> Seems that Kerala will become battleground again ;) M$ is not going to have a very good time here. arun.

20 years, 4 months

W3C approves patent policy

by Kanti Jadia

hi, http://www.w3.org/ The policy http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20030520.html public Director's decision http://www.w3.org/2003/05/12-director-patent-decision-public.html the press release http://www.w3.org/2003/05/patentpolicy-pressrelease patent policy home page http://www.w3.org/2001/ppwg/ --------------------------------------------------- FSF's Position on Proposed W3 Consortium "Royalty-Free" Patent Policy http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/w3c-patent.html regards Kanti ----------------------------------------- Enjoy your Freedom,use GNU/Linux. http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html -----------------------------------------

20 years, 4 months

Ghostscript: No longer GNU

by Amol Hatwar

Hi all, Ghostscript 7.07 is the last Ghostscript release as Free (GPL'ed) software. Future versions will be labeled GNU Ghostscript. They say in a story at their site that their development process has become incompatible with the goals of the GNU project as interpreted by Richard Stallman. The story can be read here: http://www.ghostscript.com/article/41.html Can someone shed light on this issue? Regards, ah ________________ It's most certainly GNU/Linux, and not Linux. Read more here: http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html

20 years, 4 months

From Wharton: Social Entrepreneurship

by Amol Hatwar

Hi all, I remember sending a link to an article that talked about social-entrepreneurship again. I subscribe to wharton's newletter called 'Knowledge'. Instead of talking pure business, Wharton gives the issue apt focus. Accessing the resources may require registration. Point your browsers to: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/052103_ss.html Regards, ah

20 years, 4 months

Sarovar.org

by Nagarjuna G.

----- Forwarded message from Radhakrishnan CV <cvr(a)river-valley.org> ----- > Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 00:52:08 +0530 (IST) > From: Radhakrishnan CV <cvr(a)river-valley.org> > Subject: [OT] Sarovar.org > To: Nagarjuna G <nagarjun(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in> > > > Can you post the following in an appropriate FSF List? > > Thanks for your assistance. > > Radhakrishnan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We are happy to announce the release of Sarovar.org to the world! > > Sarovar.org is a portal for hosting FLOSS projects, similar to > sourceforge or Savannah. As far as we are aware it is India's first > and only site to offer such facilities. Sarovar.org has all the > features that you will expect from such a site, including web space, > mail lists, cvs etc. > > The root of the idea to have such a site can be traced back to the > Indic computing meeting at Bangalore, where there was a desire to have > some hosting space for Indic computing projects. We had some > discussions about it back in Trivandrum and we thought we can make > such a space for developers in India for hosting their work. The > result is sarovar.org. > > Sarovar.org is a Compaq machine running Debian Woody and a customized > gforge. It is hosted in Trivandrum and connected to BSNL, VSNL and > SingTel. All the traffic from it should come without leaving > India. We are also planning to mirror some important sites right here, > including Linux kernel and mail lists. We are also open to other ideas > to use this resource. Please let me know if you have any. > > Please feel free to pass this news to other lists or people who might > also be interested in such a facility. > > With warm regards, > > Radhakrishnan > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nagarjun at hbcse tifr res in. http://www.gnowledge.org/ I support Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/

20 years, 4 months

Confirmation regarding the Akhruti fonts

by Sayamindu Dasgupta

Hi, As you may know, the Free Bangla Fonts Project had converted all the fonts from Akruthi, and had released it under the package Mukti (Freedom). We are going to re-release the Mukti package once again under the release name Mukti Reloaded ;-), and it will contain the fonts *not* withdrawn by Cyberscape. However, now the fonts will be going into the distros, and can someone reconfirm the name of the fonts that were withdrawn by Cyberscape. -thanks- Sayamindu -- Sayamindu Dasgupta [http://www.peacefulaction.org/sayamindu/] Get my Public Keys at http://www.peacefulaction.org/sayamindu/keys.html : ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]####################### Sub : Simple console calculator (#2) LOST #222 A command line calculator which also understands precedence: Try :$echo "(12 + 2) / (5 + 2) ^ 2" | bc ### integer maths Or :$echo "scale=4; (17 / 3) + 0.517" | bc ### 'real' maths Note:'scale' is the decimal round off figure (real numbers). ####<bish(a)nde.vsnl.net.in>#################################### :

20 years, 4 months

Geek fair

by Raj Shekhar

Free Geek (freegeek.org) is based in Portland, Oregon, FREE GEEK is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that recycles used technology to provide computers, education and access to the internet to those in need in exchange for community service. They are organizing a GEEK FAIR. Below are the details. Please spread the word around. ========= Sunday, June 29, noon-8pm FREE GEEK's 2nd Annual GEEK FAIR Block Party An all day event on the block in front of FREE GEEK. Hard Drive Shuffleboard, Live Music, Square Dancing, Food, Sidewalk Sale, Funny Hats. Wow, There is so much going on...Well, just rest assured that this will be the greatest day of your life. And if you decide to stop by, it will be ours too. We now return to you to our Donation FAQ, already in progress... -------------- Hi, Due to an overwhelming response, we are sending form replies to most inquires and some information given may not apply to your request, DONATIONS: We accept any computers and any related hardware, in any condition. We also accept: Video Monitors Software and manuals Printers Terminals Fax Machines Telephones We DO NOT Accept: Televisions Microwave Ovens Copiers Appliances COST: We have a fee of $10.00 per monitor (CRT) regardless of condition. If you are donating equipment that is known to be broken or a computer older than a 586 PC or PPC Mac, we do ask for a voluntary $5.00 donation per system, to help with our processing costs. DROP-OFF: We are located at 1731 SE 10th Avenue, Portland (2-1/2 blocks south of Hawthorne Blvd.). Our hours are 11a - 7p Tuesday - Saturday. PICK-UP: Unfortunately, we cannot provide pick up for donations at this time. We do hope to add pick-up services in the future. WHAT HAPPENS TO DONATED COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT: Pentium PCs and some 486-level machines are tested and refurbished if possible. Most of the refurbished computer systems are then made available to our clients in exchange for volunteer time at FREE GEEK. Some computers are given to local non-profit organizations. We do sell some equipment in our Thrift Store if it is not crucial to our mission of giving away systems. Older machines such as 286 and 386 PCs are salvaged for useful parts and the remainder is recycled, recovering the metals and plastics for re-use. Monitors, printers and other components are also evaluated for re-use, with all non-functioning or obsolete components being recycled. Apple Computers and Apple clones are also accepted, all computers older than a PPC are transferred to Mac Renewal, a Eugene organization that repairs and refurbishes the donations and makes them available to kids, seniors and the differently abled. WHAT HAPPENS TO INFORMATION LEFT ON COMPUTERS: All functioning hard drives are re-formatted at least twice during our testing and refurbishing process. Non-functioning or older, smaller drives are physically destroyed during the recycling process. TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPTS: FREE GEEK is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization and can provide you with a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. PREPARING YOUR DONATION FOR DROP-OFF: Please bring as little packaging and boxes as possible. Please recycle the boxes for your equipment through your curb-side recycling program. We no longer recycle Styrofoam, but you can drop it off at the Metro Recycling Transfer Station, call 503-234-3000 for more information. RECYCLING SOFTWARE AND MANUALS: We no longer accept all software and manuals. The paper and cardboard packaging can be recycled in your mixed paper curb-side recycling bin. The portion that cannot be recycled through your curbside program can be brought to FREE GEEK, such as the floppy diskettes, CDs and jewel cases. If you have the manuals for specific pieces of equipment (i.e. motherboards) please bring them with the equipment. EXTRA CREDIT: Recycling computer is labor intensive. Doing any of the following to prepare your equipment for donation will help us speed the processing and recycling of your equipment. Untangle all cords and cables. Coil them up with a rubber band or twist tie. Attach power adapters (AC adapters, transformers) to their associated equipment (such as powered speakers, printers or external modems) as best you can, we suggest wrapping with clear packing tape. Specific Computer Equipment Needs: - Pentium II class (and faster) computers - Memory (72 and 168 pin) - Hard drives (2 GB and larger) - Modems (28.8k and faster) - 10 bT and 100bT network hubs - CAT5 network cable - RJ45 connectors/wall jacks - HP inkjet cartridges Technician needs: - Technician manuals (PC repair) - Linux/Unix Manuals - Phillips head screwdrivers - Flat head screwdrivers - Stardrivers (Torx) - Nutdrivers - Powerdrivers w/recharger - Multi-testors - Needlenose pliers - Wire cutters - Tin snips Other Misc. Needs: - Digital camera - Cleaning supplies - Food (snacks, Mountain Dew) - Office supplies - Rubber bands - Printer paper - Magic markers - Tape (scotch, masking, duct) - Storage shelving - Shop carts - Warehouse carts Thanks, Rev.Phil Sano Office Manager revphil(a)freegeek.org FREE GEEK Community Technology Center 1731 SE 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 (503) 232-9350 12p-8p Tu- Sa www.freegeek.org sign-up for our email newsletter: freegeek-news-request(a)romhat.net ===== FREE GEEK 1731 SE 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 (503) 232-9350 www.freegeek.org info(a)freegeek.org -- Raj Shekhar http://geocities.com/lunatech3007/

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