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Malayalam & Google Summer of Code: Student Reminder!
by Anivar Aravind 24 Mar '07

24 Mar '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 With the usual apologies of X-posting Just a friendly reminder that the Google Summer of Code deadline for student proposals is extended to March 26th — that's Monday of this week. And remember the time zone difference. Up until now, we , Swathnthra Malayalam Computing have received 17 proposals, and it is crucial that you get it touch with us using the SMC-discuss Mailing list <http://groups.google.com/group/smc-discuss>, so we know that you are applying, and can guide you in your proposal writing. We have 5 mentors to help you, and we'll do our best to make your project a successful one. Know of anybody that is a part-time or full-time student and would like to earn $4500 this summer by participating in Google's sponsorship program, and make Malayalam Computing better? Tell them about this! :) Full details can be found in the original Summer of Code 2007 announcement: http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/SMC/SoC/2007 Thanks, and good luck! Anivar - -- Anivar Aravind Global Alternate Information Applications(GAIA) Peringavu.P.O Thrissur-680018 India Ph. +91 9446545336 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGBX+YF+jWtLmEaycRAlq7AKCEXBz05BvVdDCei0gWS0ADa2ffFwCdFHoI iRsnWbDhJdO6t9Y38fiXO3Q= =1AsK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [Fsf-friends] The game may well be over...
by Ajay Pal Singh Atwal 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

----- Amol Hatwar <amol(a)hatwar.org> wrote: -- snip snip --- > We have Free Software, what about Free Hardware (Simputer ishtyle) or > > even a Free Network. Now thats thinking too far isn't it :o) Free networks are already there, don't forget the community wireless networks there are so many (though none in India), just make a search for it on any search engine. -- Sincerely Ajay Pal Singh Atwal Dept of CSE & IT BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab, INDIA -------------------------------- http://www.bbsbec.ac.in http://www.ajaypal.com -------------------------------- ajaypal[at]bbsbec.org, ajaypal[at]acm.org

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Re: [Fsf-friends] The game may well be over...
by Ajay Pal Singh Atwal 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

----- Amol Hatwar <amol(a)hatwar.org> wrote: -- snip snip --- > We have Free Software, what about Free Hardware (Simputer ishtyle) or > > even a Free Network. Now thats thinking too far isn't it :o) No it is not, dont forget the community wireless networks there are so many, just make a search for it on any search engine. -- Sincerely Ajay Pal Singh Atwal Dept of CSE & IT BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab, INDIA -------------------------------- http://www.bbsbec.ac.in http://www.ajaypal.com -------------------------------- ajaypal[at]bbsbec.org, ajaypal[at]acm.org

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Re: [Fsf-friends] The game may well be over...
by Ajay Pal Singh Atwal 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

----- CK Raju, Thrissur <ck.thrissur(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Anything now would only be an activity to pass time - if this is > confirmed. Was just going through eci.gov.in See this URL http://eci.gov.in/DevForum/DevForum.asp and read the para at the end of page Posting from eci website here for your convenience: --------------quote------------ We encourage use of Free/Open Source solutions. Though at ECI and State level, databases are consolidated in Oracle, we encourage smaller databases at the levels of ERO/DEO to be in MySQL, Postgres etc. We are big supporters of OpenOffice.Org. Election Machinery across the country is also encouraged to use freeware like IrfanView for Imaging, GRASS, MapServer, Google Maps API etc. for GIS etc. Our databases are mostly XMLised now, and in this section also, we have released most of the databases in XML format rather than any proprietary format. --------------quote------------ > > I lose interest and my heart. But I wont. Bravo ECI and the people behind it. Keep the good work on. -- Sincerely Ajay Pal Singh Atwal Dept of CSE & IT BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab, INDIA -------------------------------- http://www.bbsbec.ac.in http://www.ajaypal.com -------------------------------- ajaypal[at]bbsbec.org, ajaypal[at]acm.org

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US politics to FOSS!!
by Tinku Sampath 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Even though Google is widely recognized as an organization which is showing commitment to FOSS promotion (primarily for their business expansion), the same time company act as an agency for applying US politics to the FOSS which is open to all in this world regardless of the bounds of country, language, and culture. ( http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60280&topic=10730 ) """ * Who's not eligible to participate as a student in Google Summer of Code? * Google employees, interns, contractors, family members, or citizens of Iran, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea and Myanmar (Burma), with whom we are prohibited by U.S. law from engaging in commerce, are ineligible to participate. Mentoring organizations that are taking part in *Google Summer of Code* may add additional stipulations regarding which students may participate in the program under their auspices. """ We are fighting against the unhealthy policies put forwarded by Organizations and Governments (eg: DRM) which are against freedom. At the same pace, we have to protest against this anti social behaviour... --- Tinku Sampath

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MS Offering Kickbacks for using Live Search and IE7
by Ajay Pal Singh Atwal 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Microsoft is offering big co's incentives for using IE7 and Windows live search in terms of monetary discounts on MS software and services. Lets see who falls for the kickbacks. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=329 http://battellemedia.com/archives/003447.php -- Sincerely Ajay Pal Singh Atwal Dept of CSE & IT BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab, INDIA -------------------------------- http://www.bbsbec.ac.in http://www.ajaypal.com -------------------------------- ajaypal[at]bbsbec.org, ajaypal[at]acm.org

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Synopsys 07
by sujith h 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Synopsys is a program that is to be launched in GEC Calicut(Kerala). They require people to talk on Free Software. The program is on 11,12 and 13 of April. The one to be contacted is Anoop. ANOOPKRISHNAN(a)v3mail.com Sujith Haridasan -- സുജിത് ഹരിദാസ൯ http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign Bangalore

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root file system out of memory
by ANOOP KRISHNAN 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

<DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;">My root file system is out of memory although there is memory but when i give # df then i get 100% use Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda1               255912    204623         0 100%    / tmpfs                   110948         0    110948   0%    /dev/shm /dev/hda9             29467056  24383080   3587124   88%  /home /dev/hda8               369000      8267    341073   3% /tmp /dev/hda5              4807056   4012516    550356  88% /usr /dev/hda6              2885780    328016   2411176  12% /var tmpfs                   110948       112    110836   1% /dev   <HR>Slidestory, audio slideshows http://www.Slidestory.com </DIV>

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whylinuxisbetter.net
by Kussh 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/items/other_countries/index.php looks really good. Perhaps there should be mirrors of the site in case it goes down. Advocacy becomes so much faster and easier. Kussh

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Swathanthra Malayalam Computing in Google Summer of Code
by Praveen A 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Hi, Students want to contribute to Free Software and earn some money during this summer can apply for Google Summer or Code with Swathanthra Malayalam Computing. Students can apply for working on one of these ideas (Especially adding more Indian languages to Dhvani text to speech engine). http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/SMC/SoC/2007 Regards Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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