Fsf-friends January 2004

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FYI: Zhakanini (Tamil PC) - Demo Day (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- ZhakaNini is a project to provide desktop PC running GNU/Linux and open source applications with tamil interface. zhakanini will integrate the already available tamil open source applications into a single distribution for the benefit of non-technical users. Every one is invited for a Demo of zhakanini: Date : Sunday 1st February, 2004 Venue: Loyola College - Lawrence Sundaram Hall Time : 2.00 PM onwards Ma SivaKumar (on behalf of zhakanini team also) A PC for Tamils: http://www.zhakanini.org Plz fwd to other local lugs. -- Bharathi S | MeTel Team, TeNeT Group | DONLab, IIT-M, OMC Group | MidasComm.com. Known is drop, Unknown is OCEAN.

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Media Coverage of RMS talk at WSF
by Rishi Gangoly 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

On Friday 23 Jan 2004 3:06 pm, Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan wrote: > Hi Guys, > CNBC TV18 played 3 minutes of an interview that I did with Richard > Stallman, on Monday 19th Jan 2004 on Biz@8 (and repeats on subsequent > shows) and a 2 minute story on Free Software at the WSF (including > soundbytes with Dr. Nagarjuna and Richard Stallman) on Biz@10 on Thursday > 22nd Jan 2004 (repeats on subsequent shows the next day as well). > > I will be sending Rishi Gangoly a CD copy of the two pieces, which he will > be putting on the GNU India website. > > Regards > Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan > Technology Correspondent, > CNBC TV18, > Mumbai Thanks Abhimanyu... This will be great for people to access anytime incase they miss the show. However, just a slight correction... The videos will be uploaded to the audio-video.gnu.org (US) website. Also please confirm that the video does not have a copyright that prevents us from making it available on the website. Regards Rishi

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Re: Apache Founder in Chennai
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Bharathi S wrote: > Hello All, > > On 19th Feb 2004, ILUGC and CollabNat organized for a talk by > Mr. Brain Behlendorf (Founder, Apache Software Foundation) in ISCR > Seminar Hall. ( Time is not finalized ). > > I request you all to give a suggection for the Topic. You have any > specific Qus, plz send it to me. I like to give list opition to > Mr. Brain by **mid of Next week**. > > Bye :) > -- Frederick Noronha : http://www.fredericknoronha.net Ph 0091.832.2409490 Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org Ph 0091.832.2409783 http://fredericknoronha.blogware.com Cell 0 9822 122436

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World Social Forum in Mumbai using Open Source Software for Translation (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Wired News Jan. 20, 2004 13 Languages Speak With One Voice By Swaroopa Iyengar MUMBAI, India -- The World Social Forum is speaking in 13 languages this year. And amazingly, most of the time, everyone understands what the others are saying. Moving the WSF to India meant that more Asian groups would participate in the forum, giving it a different flavor from previous years. But India is also a land of 14 official languages, which meant WSF organizers had to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on expensive translation equipment so the participants, Indian and otherwise, could follow each other. In previous years, translations were offered to delegates in three languages: English, French and Spanish. This year, in addition to these languages, translations are being provided in Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Bahasa Indonesian and Thai. And yet, the service costs are minimal. The translations are being done by an international network of volunteer interpreters called Babels, using a newly created open- source Linux software. The software can be run on a midrange computer, therefore cutting out the high costs of translation associated with special high-speed computers, consoles and mixing equipment. The translator uses an interface on the computer screen to select the language being spoken. The speaker's voice is digitized and sent to the translator, who then sends the translated text out through the interface to audiences, who listen on headsets. "This is the first time we have used such an innovative free-share on such a large scale," said Sophie Gosselin, a member of Nomad, the organization that created the translation software. "And because all the speeches and their translations are going through our computers, we are going to be able to archive all of them. This means we will be able to put it up on the WSF's site to be shared with everyone who was not able to attend now, taking the forum to hundreds of thousands of people." The WSF is also using an FM radio frequency to provide translations in various Indian languages to help cut the cost of attaching headsets to every seat. FM radios are being sold at the venue for 100 rupees ($2). "Our main aim is to keep the costs as low as possible and yet not impose English upon everyone," said Gosselin. "We want everyone to feel like they have ownership of this event. For example, when we contacted the Koreans to ask them if they wanted translations, they were really surprised, as they were so used to being marginalized. But the Korean delegation turnout here is now higher because they feel included." But it hasn't all been smooth sailing. The interpreters have been beset by technical difficulties and infrastructure problems at the forum, causing many delegates to attend only panels spoken in their language. "It's great when it works," said Andre Grosso, an interpreter from France. "The technology is democratic, it's independent of the politics of different agendas, it's open-source -- keeping in line with the philosophy of the forum -- and it's highly economical." source: http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61966,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4 _______________________________________________ s-asia-it mailing list s-asia-it(a)lists.apnic.net http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/s-asia-it

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Re: LinuxAsia
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

This is from Delhi. Let's try and make the most of it. FN On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 rahul_chopra(a)efyindia.com wrote: > we can certainly provide a free booth to FSF...let us know if FSF has anything > else in mind > > Rahul > > Quoting "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred(a)bytesforall.org>: > > > Dear LFY: Having FSFIndia at LinuxAsia would surely add value to your > > event! FN > > > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Arun M wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Fred, > > > > > > I just came back from WSF, it was a good event even though it created > > > some financial burden on FSF India. > > > > > > It would be nice if FSF India participate in LinuxAsia event. Can you > > > help making arrangement for the same ? I wrote to LL also. > > > > > > regards, > > > arun. -- Frederick Noronha : http://www.fredericknoronha.net Ph 0091.832.2409490 Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org Ph 0091.832.2409783 http://fredericknoronha.blogware.com Cell 0 9822 122436

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Could someone help Manoj pls?
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Please guide Date: 21 Jan 2004 04:08:11 -0000 From: MANOJ PUROHIT <gres_manoj(a)rediffmail.com> Reply-To: MANOJ PUROHIT <gres_manoj(a)rediffmail.com> To: ilughyd-owner(a)yahoogroups.com Dear sir, hi! I am Manoj Govind Purohit, from Nanded, India, would like to start an ILUG centre in my city, Kindly guide me in this regards, cause I got lot more info from internet about it but certainly failed to get the thing, about what will be the fund raising procedures for such a group, since lot of activities are expected to be carried out and each of them involves expenses. Will you be please guide me in this regard. Thanking you. Manoj Govind Purohit Nanded, Maharashtra, India

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WSF and Free Software,
by Arun M 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hi, Just got back from WSF held in Mumbai, Replace FSF with FSF India ;) in solidarity arun ---- Free Software keeps communications alive at the WSF The Media Center at WSF 2004, equipped with a complete network lab of 120 computers and 40 lap-top connections was maintained open and functional 24 hrs for the entire forum with FREE SOFTWARE!!! This is the first time in WSF history, that media members were allowed access to the facilities at the Center 24 hrs a day. The challenges were present every day of this world forum, although no official complaints: the dedicated effort of fifty Free Software Foundation (FSF) volunteers and members, with great enthusiasm and considerable knowledge helped in all technical aspects to make this first-time event a reality. Keep in mind this is a youth revolution, since most of the FSF volunteers are younger than 21. They all showed the world that we do not need restrictions and privatization of systems of information, that knowledge and human communications are truly free and democratic. The software's name? It's GNU/LINUX On the initiave of Dr Nagarjun G., board of directors of the FSF, the entire media center at the WSF, from which about 2,000 journalists generated reports and news, Free Software is not possible, but REAL. For more information, visit GNU Web Site P.S. FSF members already consider themselves living in Another World. http://www.wsfindia.org/newsdetails.php?id=22

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[Fsf-friends] RMS speech on Free Software at Homi Baba Centre for Science Education
by Rishi Gangoly 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hi RMS is going to talk about Free Software at 4:00 PM today. If you have questions or want to know about Free Software, please come for this speech today. Venue: V.J. Kulkarni Auditorium, Homi Baba Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Adjacent to Anushakti Nagar Bus Depo. Mankhurd. Phone: 25555242 / 25567711 Contact: Dr. Nagarjuna Please forward this to your friends that would be interested in this topic. Regards Rishi

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mv crap out of email footers
by Ramanraj K 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Mahesh T. Pai wrote: >Moreover, mv will work even if the target does not exist. That is >what `move' is supposed to do. > I hope the point gets across, and those who quote the crap, move it out of their email footers ;)

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[Fwd: Re: [LIG] Indian Prez uses non-free sw]
by Rajkumar S 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

An answer from LIG, where KG's mail was cross posted. raj -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [LIG] Indian Prez uses non-free sw Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:14:44 +0530 From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <linux(a)frodo.hserus.net> Reply-To: linux-india-general(a)lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-india-general(a)lists.sourceforge.net References: <20040117183234.M49609(a)tug.org.in> On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 01:46:32PM -0500, KG Kumar wrote: > Since we're on the topic of hypocrisy (VS and Windows on his laptop), it > might interest people to know that Abdul Kalam, India's president, so > famous for apparently having ticked off Bill G. and advocating free > software for countries like India, uses non-free software, incl. MS > PowerPoint. See http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/ > others/ict.pps. and http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/ > others/FICCI.pps. You don't have to be a GNU zealot in order to tick off Bill Gates -- linux(a)frodo.hserus.net (Suresh Ramasubramanian) jaharkes@ravel:/usr/src$ mv linux Gnu/Linux mv: cannot move `linux' to `Gnu/Linux': No such file or directory jaharkes @ cs.cmu.edu in reply to RMS on linux.kernel

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