Fsf-friends January 2004

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Re: GNUnify - All India Free Software Festival
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 gnunify(a)symbiosiscomputers.com wrote: > Dear Sir, > > We would like to thank you for the support you had given for the last GNUnify > organised at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR), > Pune. This year we are organising GNUnify on 14th and 15th February 2004. > > We would be obliged to you if you kindly avail to arrange your presence on the > event on the above mentioned dates. Continuing to that, we would request you > to kindly refer us some eminent personalities as the speakers or guests either > in India or are coming to India during the mundane. > > Looking ahead for your kind favour for the same. > > Thanks > > Sincerely > GNUnify Team > (for SICSR) > > -- 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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Re: WSF using GNU/Linux
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Richard Stallman wrote: > > > hi rico, > > > just discovering the joys of linux at the World Social Forum. the entire > > > media center has been equipped with the debian version of linux. > > Actually, it is the Debian version of GNU/Linux (and it says so when > it starts up). It started out as the GNU operating system, with Linux, > Torvalds' kernel, filling the last gap. > > I started developing the GNU operating system 20 years ago plus two > weeks. I'm here in Mumbai now, and will give a speech about free > software and GNU tomorrow afternoon at 1pm in room A5. > I will be in the WSF media center this afternoon starting around > 5pm. > -- 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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Is there a 'free(dom)' variant of Knoppix?
by Rishi Gangoly 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Hi I got to know that there are non-free applications bundled along with Knoppix CD. Does anyone know if there is a variant of Knoppix? I figured it would be easier to just download and use / distribute that instead of removing the non-free packages from the Knoppix CD and creating one myself. Apparently RMS told me a few days back that the 'vrms' tool does not guarantee the results to be 100% true since it purely depends on the deb package maintainer. http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/vrms.html Regards Rishi

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GNU/Linux at the WSF
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

This is from a journalist friend in Mumbai, India. Great job guys! Sorry I couldn't be there myself... FN On Sat, 17 Jan 2004, Shiv Kumaar,91-22-28906693, 9820320927 (mobile) wrote: > hi rico, > just discovering the joys of linux at the World Social Forum. the entire > media center has been equipped with the debian version of linux. nice to see > some technophobes among Indian journos freeze when not finding the Internet > Explorer logo on the desktop. they pick up fast though. the (foreigners)of > course have taken to it like fish to water. many of them use linux only at > wsf meets. first at port allegro and now in mumbai!!!! the FSF guys have a > stall and are happily indoctrinating ppl against MS and the other biggies. > sk > -- 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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"info-gnu" mailing list
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- info-gnu(a)gnu.org mailing list distributes progress reports and annoucements about the GNU Project or of interest to those interested in the GNU project and the Free Software Foundation. It is also used by the GNU Project to ask people for various kinds of help. It is NOT for general discussion. The list is moderated. To post to this list, send your email to: info-gnu(a)gnu.org General information about the mailing list is at: http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: info-gnu-request(a)gnu.org with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions.

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Re: Linux use at WSF 2004
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

Thanks a lot Sivasankar for your feedback! FN On Sat, 17 Jan 2004, Sivasankar Chander wrote: > Hi Fred, > I read with interest the use of GNU/Linux for all IT > related matters at the WSF 2004 event under way in Bombay. > I'd like to draw your attention to my open-source project, > Qryptix (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/qryptix). > It simplifies the use of encrypted filesystems as home directories. > This could conceivably be a great boon to activists and other > individuals who are under threat of surveilance and/or > confiscation of their PCs, along with all their data. Qryptix > makes their home directories cryptographically secure. > > If you have any connection to or know anybody who is > a delegate/organizer on the IT side of things at WSF, could you > please pass the word along about the availability of this > GPLed software? It could save lives in some of the more > repressed parts of this world. > > Thanks, > Sivasankar Chander > (Volunteer, ILUG Chennai) > -- 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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LFY CDs
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

First the bad news: LFY in Jan 2004 is priced at Rs 70 (against Rs 50 earlier). On the other hand, they've come out with a couple of CDs which seem interesting: * FreEduc 1.4 www.ofset.org -- the very interesting educational tools running off a Knoppix-like interface. Check it if you haven't seen it yet. It worked fine on my PC (after grumbling and mentioning a few errors). But it took time to run off my CDrom, using my PC. Waiting for someone (Banduji or Derek) to help me install it to my harddisk. My daughter loved the earlier version of FreEduc, which also taught her the rudiments of playing chess. * GNOME 2.4 (the latest release of the GNOME desktop), Allegro, Alsa, CheckInstall, Glib, glibc, GTK, gtkmin, RAWRITE, SmartBootManager, messengers (Yahoo, MSN), Blender (3D modelling tool), downloader4X (downloading utility), VisualWorks (IDE for small talk), Lazarus (IDE for free Pascal), GIMP (latest release), Apollon, Briquolo, Flwriter, Epiphany, Gnumeric, Yawk, BomberClone, LSH, Peacock... and a whole lot of News Clients (MyNewsGroups, Gnus, Tin, KNode, Mahagany, Knews, Slrn, Sylpheed, Thunderbird, Pan, tr6pro_vikmans.zip I've not checked any of these s/w though... Disclosure: I write a column for LFY, but highlighting what's interesting in its issues is not part of my work, but rather intended to help build interest in GNU/Linux. FN -- 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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Attack on GNU/Linux
by Manilal 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

Hello everybody, The media in Kerala is always keen in attacking Free Sostware especially GNU/Linux. Today one of the (mis)leading newspaper, viz Malayala Manorama came up with a "striking discovery" about the reason why IT at School failed. The author P.Kishore has some very interesting findings. The deterioration that caused IT is due to "Swathanthra Software". Yesterday also there was a report on Linux but it was not directly dealt with "Swathanthra software". He(reporter) has also concern about the "Project Shiksha" of Microsoft. Today a half page editorial is against Free Software. The motivation behind such reports is not clear but I believe that it's part of the politics.I think these matters have an adverse effect on the public about Swathanthra Software especially in the occassion of Stallman's visit and WSF. regards Manilal

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Attack on GNU/Linux
by Manilal 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

Rajkumar S said: >> This is not the reason for the failure of IT at School. > > So it failed? No, It was a typing error by me. It was a success. I didn't intend to say so. But in the report it was mentioned that IT@School is a failure. The training for the teachers started only last week of this month. it was published in almost all newspaper.

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T Shirts - details.
by Arun M 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

Hi all, Price for the Tshirt is 175 Rs. It is available in Medium, Large, eXtra Large, and "free" size. Payment can be made in the form of DD or Cheque to Free Software Foundation of India. Bank Transfer is also possible. Account information is Free Software Foundation of India. Acc No : 632000002698 Bank : HDFC Bank LTD. Branch : Trivandrum. VPP is another option available. Note 1: Postage is extra. Note 2: T Shirts will be available in FSF India stall at WSF. ---------- The design concept from the designer will be posted soon. It was provided to FSF India by one of our friend some time back in April 2003.

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