Fsf-friends January 2007

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Re [Fsf-friends] TN may shut door on Microsoft
by doxa＠sancharnet.in 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Yesterday The Hindu carried a half-page advertisement where the State Govt claimed that "All Government agencies in Tamil Nadu use only Open Source Software" (or words to such effect) and an image of Tux. Great step. (Perhaps soon we may be seeing Free Software instead of Open Source - but I think it conveys the *spirit*.) Cheers to all those behind it. CK Raju --------Original Message ------- TN may shut door on Microsoft http://egovernance.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/tn-may-shut-door-on-microsoft/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends

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Microsoft search does not give any results for badvista.org
by പ്രവീണ്‍‌|Praveen 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

... where as google has lots. http://badvista.fsf.org/blog/let-microsoft-know-they-need-to-fix-their-sear… Deleberate attempt? Cheers Praveen -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Help needed in Chennai
by Krishna Pagadala 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hi All, One of the non-profits in Chennai that I work with wants to convert 5 computers from Windows to GNU/Linux can somebody help them? Helping will involve installing and configure a GNU/Linux system. I think that they will need one CD of TheOpenCD http://www.theopencd.org/download I am suggesting that they go with Kubuntu, does anybody have install and live CD for Kubuntu? Regards, Krishna ===================================== Misinterpreting Copyright by Richard Stallman http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/misinterpreting-copyright.html "Die Gedanken Sind Frei": Free Software and the Struggle for Free Thought by Eben Moglen http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/berlin-keynote.html . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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One Laptop Per Child?
by പ്രവീണ്‍‌|Praveen 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

An interesting article by one of the GNU Classpath Developer Roma Kennke http://kennke.org/blog/2006/12/21/one-laptop-per-child/ He thinks what our children really need are: * Parents. * Time to learn. * Childhood. and they don't need: * Floods of information and media. * Plastic toys * And certainly, kids don't need a computer I really liked this article and agree with some of his views. Regards Praveen -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Mumbai Free Map Workshop, 13-14 January
by Shekhar Krishnan 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Dear All: We plan to organise an intensive two-day workshop on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial web applications based on Free and Open Source software (FOSS). This public workshop will be held on SATURDAY 13 JANUARY and SUNDAY 14 JANUARY 2007 at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) in Mumbai. The objective will be to teach and guide participants through all the steps of producing an interactive spatial database and web map using the OSGeo Toolkit. Through the workshop, participants will build their own Free Map using a combination of open source software, copyleft maps, and community information. The workshop is based on the Mumbai Free Map project collaboration, and is co-organised by the Gnowledge Lab at HBCSE, CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust), the Free Map Collective and MetaCarta Labs. For more detailed information about the workshop and any updates to the programme, please visit http://wiki.freemap.in/moin.cgi/HbcseWorkshop and to browse the Mumbai Free Map please visit http://mumbai.freemap.in REGISTRATION The workshop is free and open to the public. Ideally, participants should be familiar with the open source software and the Linux operating system, web client-server architecture, basic database management, and basic terminal commands -- we hope to cater to different skill sets and backgrounds. Participants should also have an interest in the use of OSGeo for their own work and projects. To register for the workshop, please send an e-mail to freemapworkshop(a)crit.org.in with your name, address, and contact information including phone numbers, and a brief description of your background and your interest in the workshop. Registration will remain open until WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY, but please contact us ASAP if you would like to participate. For more information, please call Shekhar Krishnan on +91.98200.45529. ORGANISERS Gnowledge Lab http://www.gnowledge.org Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust) http://www.crit.org.in Freemap Collective http://www.freemap.in MetaCarta Labs http://labs.metacarta.com -- Shekhar Krishnan 9, Supriya, 2nd Floor Plot 709, Parsee Colony Road no.4 Dadar, Mumbai 400014 India http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar http://www.heptanesia.net http://www.crit.org.in/members/shekhar

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Exaile
by Debarshi Ray 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

>> I just happened to come across Exaile. It is a GTK+ based media player >> very similar in functionality to Amarok. I could not find any RPMs for >> it though there is a package for Edgy Eft. > if there are no RPM's and people are demanding them, you could use alien > and make one then put it up online :-) There is a package in Fedora Extras for Fedora Core 6, but is not the latest version. It is 0.2.6 instead of 0.2.7. Regards, Debarshi -- After the game the king and the pawn go into the same box. -- Italian proverb

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