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Careers in FLOSS... (Dec 2003 issue of LFY)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 06 Jun '24

06 Jun '24

=========================================== LINUXForYou * Dec 2003 (Vol 1 No 10) In India Rs 50 (with CD) http://www.linuxforu.com Pages 102 * US$7.95 0 74470584957 =========================================== THIS ISSUE has probably reached your city. Saw it in Bangalore, and also got a complimentary copy from the LFY team at LinuxBangalore2003. But when I reached back to Goa on Dec 4, it wasn't in as yet. So it might take time to reach 'small town' India... FN REVIEWED: Mandrake 9.2 * PhProjekt * StarOffice 7.0 COMPUTERS AT TIS HAZARI, the session courts for the city of New Delhi, are being shifted over to Linux, courtesy the National Informatics Centre. - Rahul Chopra in this month's editorial. LINUX LEARNING CENTRE at Bangalore is offering courses in administration, security, development (internals and programming essentials, programming with Qt, device driver programming, MySQL & PHP), RHCE and Red Hat rapid track certification. www.linuxlearningcentre.com DotGNU RELEASES CD: It can now be used to implement application programs and Web services in C# and C applications under multiple operating systems, including GNU/Linux, FreeBSC, MacOS, MS Windows. The 219 MB release 0.1 CD is available as a free download at http://download.freedom.biz/dotgnu/dotgnu-0.1-cdrom.iso.gz.torrent e-Bridge calls itself "the new state-of-art training facility from eSpark Infotech is now open in the heart of Bangalore". It's offering embedded Linux courses (Linux fundamentals, programming Linux, embedded C & Linux, realtime C & Linux, Linux internals, device drivers, networking) and DSP courses (DSP fundamentals, TI/analog dev programming, audio/video, image processing, bio-medical systems). www.ebridgesolutions.net Linux.net provides a free e-mail service to those who want an e-mail address that ends in '@linux.net' MAJOR UPDATES and releases: OpenNA Linux 1.0, Gibraltar Firewall 1.0, Xandros Desktop 2.0, Onebase Linux 2.0, CUPS 1.120rc6. CAN YOU MAKE money with open source? Registration entails a "nominal fee" of Rs 5000 for a three-day conference. http://www.linuxasia2004.com/attendees/ February 11-13, 2004, New Delhi. SEND IN YOUR favourite slogans for a tee-shirt, and win five free copies of the shirt... LFYedit at efyindia.com MONEY CAN't buy respect, says Robert Adkins. Some of us might have met this guy at LB2003 in Bangalore. He's the CTO of Technetra Corp, and an advocate and implementer of FLOSS solutions for government. He can be contacted at radkins at technetra.com CAREERS WITH FLOSS: The number of students opting for courses in Open Source is growing steadily, even as industry experts predict a growing need for trained professionals in this expanding field. EXIT RED HAT, ENTER FEDORA: It's official now; the free (of cost) version of Red Hat Linux will not be available anymore. This has created a lot of FUD in an already unstable environment, thanks to the SCO episode. But is Red Hat closed for good? WEB-BASED COLLABORATION SOFTWARE: PHProjekt is an easy-to-install collaboration suite, which runs on the open source platform and databases. As the design of the system is developer-friendly, adding new features and components is a piece of cake. STAROFFICE: The latest version of Sun's office suite, StarOffice 7, may just be the right solution for the cost-conscious user. It loads faster than the earlier version, and sports some noticeable improvements. IN THE LFY CD THIS MONTH: Slackware (the "oldest Linux distro") and a range of GNU software for Windows users. FALLING BACK on backup systems. MAKING ADOPTION OF Linux in the enterprise easy. www.linux4e.com Business partners required: http://wwww.linux4e.com/partners ooWRITER HELPS YOU create your own templates and styles so that you can work with documents easily. Open Source is key to IBM's vision of computing. User empowerment is key to Microsoft's, writes Alolita Sharma USING DATABASE functions in Calc, a tutorial. (Wish there were more how-tos for the user in this mag! --FN) HALDIA DOCKS: it has a uniquely designed Linux installation with an active-active cluster set up, which is considered the best of its kind. This has ensured efficiency and cost-effectiveness. BASIC UNIX commands and concepts: an extract from *Running Linux* (Shroff Publishers, Pp 674 only Rs 425 in India). VxWorks and LynxOS are definitely the biggest embedded operating systems in use today. But slowly they are acknowledging the power of GNU/Linux and how it can help them maximise deployments. HELP LINUX GO INDIAN: By using various translation tools, you can join Language translation groups working across India to help translate GNU/Linux into your language. EXPERT INTRODUCTION: Multi-threaded programming under Linux. KICKSTART YOUR Linux installation (Part I): Installing Red Hat Linux on multiple machines one after another can be quite tedious. To avoid answering the same question over and over again, try the KickStart method, as it does not need any user intervention. WRITE CHEQUES. NOT JUST BOOKS: Niyam Bhushan on how anybody can turn thoughts into words, and words into wealth. NFS CLIENTS for Windows. OpenSSL PACKAGE offers a vast crypto library of algorithms WAIT QUEUES in Linux device drivers UNDERSTANDING recursive sub-routines INDIA-RELATED NEWS: HP launches GNU/Linux laptop Mandrake's latest distribution Oracle announces 10g for GNU/Linux Delixus offers India Linux CxProtect anti-virus mailing solution for mail-servers Trade management system from Network Programs Netweb Technologies unveils Tyrone MRO-Tek rolls out Network Management Systems Review of FLOSS at BangaloreIT.com =========================================== DISCLOSURE: This journalist (FN) writes a monthly column for LFY and gets paid for it. Promoting awareness about the content of LFY however is not part of the job, and is carried on with the intention spreading awareness about FLOSS among different GNU/Linux user groups in India. -- Frederick Noronha : http://www.fredericknoronha.net : When we speak of free Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org : software we refer to Ph 0091.832.2409490 : Cell 0 9822 122436 : freedom, not price.

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To open software within three years
by Manjush G.Menon 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Original Message ----- From: "IT@School" <itschool(a)asianetindia.com> To: <manjushmenon(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:08 PM Subject: Reply > Mr.Manjush G. Menon > We are not giving to depend totally on Ms. Products. Rather MS > Office is taught along with open office and Windows along with Linux > from this year. Arranging the resource persons for training an open > software, making available the software, the maintenance of a help desk > etc. are logistical issues which could not be immediately undertaken. > We plan switch out to open software within three years. > Executive Director > ---- Original Message ----- From: Manjush G. Menon To: itschool(a)asianetindia.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:46 PM Subject: Respected sir, From Manjush G. Menon, Sr.Programmer, Sofker Solutions Pvt Ltd, Kochi-18. To The Executive Director, 'IT @ SCHOOL' Project, SCERT Buildings, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram-12. Respected sir, SUB: In protest against the inclusion of products from multinational companies in the syllabus of 'IT @ SCHOOL' It's a very dissappointing fact that when the whole world is moving towards Free software, we at kerala are going behind a major MNC - Microsoft. I hereby register my protest in such an act from 'IT @ SCHOOL' Project team. Breaking of prototypes will definetly help us in finding economical and high quality products for our future generation. For students and programmers, the GNU Linux contains 'GNU Compiler Collections' which includes C, C++, FORTRAN, PERL, TCL etc. Also, for DTP and other publishing purposes, it includes GNU Office utilities like Abi-Word, gedit, and other worksheet utilities, all these with a nominal cost of Rs 700-800/-. The software as it is, is free and the cost is accounted towards the media (CD + Documentation) included. By this letter, I urge you to take this matter seriously and suggest necessary modifications in the action plan of 'IT @ SCHOOL' project. Wishing you all the best and wishing all 'Students @ SCHOOL' a bright future, Thanking you, Yours faithfully Manjush G. Menon. ______________________________________________________ Check out all the latest outrageous email attachments on the Outrageous Email Chart! - http://viral.lycos.co.uk

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PERUVIAN EFFORT COULD BAN MICROSOFT ON GOV. COMPUTERS (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

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)

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new site of fsf in plone
by Nagarjuna G. 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

This is my first visit to this site, may be some of you may not have seen this, https://agia.fsf.org/ -- Nagarjuna G. <nagarjun(a)gnowledge.org> HBCSE, TIFR

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Hi
by fred＠bytesforall.org 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

Important data!

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Join Software Freedom Day, Aug 28, 2004
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

Software Freedom Day About SFD </staticpages/index.php/AboutSFD> Team Pages </wiki/index.php/Team_Pages> Forum </forum/index.php> Wiki </wiki/index.php/Main_Page> How to Help </staticpages/index.php/HowToHelp> FAQ </staticpages/index.php/FAQ> Submit Article </submit.php?type=story> Downloads <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/filemgmt/index.php> Contact </staticpages/index.php/Contact> Partners TheOpenCD GNSS FSF OSI Welcome to Software Freedom Day Online! *On August 28, 2004, we will celebrate the first annual Software Freedom Day.* On that day, we will make the world aware of the virtues of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), and encourage its widespread use. We will set up stations in public places to give away informational fliers and CDs with selected FOSS, including TheOpenCD <http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/> and a special all-free version of Knoppix <http://www.knoppix.net/>. This is a global grassroots marketing campaign in which we are inviting volunteers from around the world to participate. It will be up to the individual teams to chose how they wish to organize their local PR efforts. We will assist with bulk production of supplies, though the cost of supplies must be distributed. Check our team pages to see if there is already a team near you, <http://softwarefreedomday.org/wiki/index.php/Team_Pages> or use this form <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/staticpages/index.php/TLSignup> to sign up to start one. We also have a forum <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/forum/index.php> and mailing lists to help you stay informed. We hope you will join the celebration! <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/staticpages/index.php/mailinglists> We have set up a wiki <http://softwarefreedomday.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page> that will contain all the team pages so that team members can set up and maintain their own information. Matt has made a team sign-up page <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/staticpages/index.php/TLSignup> where new team leaders can register their team and provide contact information. We would ask that even established teams take a moment to fill in this form so we have some standard contact information on all the teams. We have now settled on an official approach for the supplies we will provide to teams Software Freedom Day. We have always felt that it is important to have a professional appearance on the items that we give to the public, so we decided early on to help the SFD teams attain such professional quality materials. The exact form this would take has evolved during the planning process, and we can now present this year's for provision of the materials. *"Free Software Flooding" in Macedonia* <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/users.php?mode=profile&uid=6> <http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/index.php?topic=General>Free/Libre Software Macedonia <http://www.freesoftware.org.mk/> have recently distributed 1000 CDs, half and half TheOpenCD and Knoppix, to help promote FLOSS. Here's the trick, the event was held outside the conference hall, in Skopje, where Microsoft's "Vizija" (Vision) conference was taking place, in short, Wonderful -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d88888b d8b db Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa India 88' 888o 88 f r e d @ b y t e s f o r a l l . o r g 88ooo 88V8o 88 http://www.bytesforall.org 88~~~ 88 V8o88 Phone 0091.832.2409490 Mobile 09822 122436 88 88 V888 784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Sonarbhat Saligao Goa 403511 YP VP V8P Writing ... with a difference, on issues that matter

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[Fsf-friends] [Fwd]: Sign this petition and support free/GNUsoftware
by Mahesh T. Pai 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

Lovers of freedom, unite!!!! ----- Forwarded message from ----- > Hello all > > Please sign this petition and show your support for free/GNU software. > Do not forget that Code is Law .... > > http://www.PetitionOnline.com/amadeuus/ > > TIA. > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.port5.com Distributing free copies of non-free software is like advertising drugs.

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[Fwd: [LIG] OT: Survey on political motivations of GNU/Linux-developers]
by Nagarjuna 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Free Books Publication
by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

Vimal Joseph writes: > 6) How to think like a computer scientist > (python version) > http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCS/ > > 7) GTK+/Gnome Application Development > by Havoc Pennington > http://developer.gnome.org/doc/GGAD/ Just a word of caution. Many free software packages undergo rapid changes, for example Python and GTK+. If we were to print the manuals and tutorials related to these software packages, the printed book will become outdated soon. Yet another thing is that many people will not be willing to buy books for software packages that undergo rapid changes. Vijay -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Fsf-friends] [Fwd]: Complimentary copies are not free
by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

Ramanraj writes: > They are not free copies and therefore, let us not call them as free copies. > It is better to say "Distributing complimentary copies of non-free ..." > The OED defines "complimentary" as "given free of charge". Wouldn't it be better to use the term "proprietary software" instead of "non-free software." You wouldn't have the confusion associated with the term "free." (Especially when the two meanings of the word occur in the same sentence.) "Distributing complimentary copies of proprietary software ..." Vijay -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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