Fsf-friends November 2009

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Fsmk Newsletter Volume-6
by naveen mudunuru 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Dear Friends, FSMK is releasing another edition of its Newsletter. http://fsmk.org/NewletterVol6-2009 We have already discussed lot of policies and politics of free-software. It has enhanced the importance of FSMK day by day. Today we are interacting with many people like you. It is ultimately propagating the necessity of free-software and the message of freedom! Come and join the hands of FSMK and be part of a freedom movement. Regards, FSMK EB Team

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Why internet data cards are not available for laptops which work on GNU/Linux?
by jaykumar hs 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Hi , My friend Dr. Chatterjee is using Debian on his HP laptop and is in search of intenet data card which supports GNU/Linux. But service providers Reliance, and Tata Indicom intimated that their datacards donot support GNU/Linux. BSNL's customer care has informed that its datacards which support GNU/Linux are out of stock. Can some one help us on this issue? Regards Jaykumar

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Fwd: On UID and FOSS
by jaykumar hs 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ravi Shanker <raviscn(a)gmail.com> http://pragoti.org/node/3686 *The Free Software movement had raised an issue relating the possible threat to sovereignty due to the UID project. This fear was raised in the context of Microsoft's declaration of desire to be a partner on the UID project. Microsoft as a corporation is tied to the laws of the United States of America. Microsoft being a proponent of proprietorial software would never let out the source code of the programs it would use on any project. If Microsoft or any other provider partners on the UID project there could be three possible situations: 1) In case of an adverse international political situation a foreign government could order the software vendor to lock or cripple the UID database in India – a case of cyber-warfare; 2) it could lead to a situation of a vendor lock-in, whereby each time the UIDAI wishes to make changes to the database it would require the services of the software vendor, thus enabling the vendor continue to earn rent income; 3) the use of proprietorial software could have the unintended consequence of being incompatible with e-governance platforms which already use Open Source programing. The UIDAI team responded to these concerns: 1) The Open Source model will be used for the UID project and the Source Code will be under public ownership; 2) all APIs will be standard and published APIs and can be accessed using a variety of software; 3) Proprietorial software may have to be used for specialized tasks like biometrics for that may be the cheaper and more efficient choice at hand, but in such cases the contract with the software firms will have sufficient safeguards to prevent any vendor lock-in.* * *

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Looking for Free Software developers
by V. Sasi Kumar 18 Nov '09

18 Nov '09

SPACE (http://space-kerala.org) is looking for programmers who have knowledge in php, python, C, etc. and interest in Free Software. Familiarity with GNU/Linux is desirable. They may have to work primarily in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). SPACE is looking to start activities in other places (inside Kerala and, later, outside too) soon, and hence there is a possibility of moving out of Thiruvananthapuram too. Salaries may not be comparable to industry levels but are negotiable. Interested persons can write to me personally with biodata. Best -- V. Sasi Kumar http://swatantryam.blogspot.com

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Report on Python workshop at St.Joseph's college
by Pramode C.E. 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

http://pramode.net/2009/11/12/report-on-python-workshop-at-irinjalakkuda-st… Regards, Pramode ----------- The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/

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[ANN][X-Post] SciPy India 2009 - Call for Papers
by Kadambari Devarajan 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

Call for Presentations ====================== The SciPy India 2009 Program Committee is currently developing the conference program. We are seeking presentations from industry as well as the academic world. We look forward to hearing your recent breakthroughs using Python! Please read the full 'call for papers' <http://scipy.in/talks-cfp/>. SciPy India 2009 Conference --------------------------- The first 'SciPy India Conference' <http://scipy.in> will be held from December 12th to 17th, 2009 at the 'Technopark in Trivandrum'<http://www.technopark.org/>, Kerala, India. The theme of the conference will be "Scientific Python in Action" with respect to application and teaching. We are pleased to have Travis Oliphant, the creator and lead developer of 'numpy' <http://numpy.scipy.org>as the keynote speaker. Please register here <http://scipy.in>. Important Dates --------------- * Friday, Nov. 20: Abstracts Due * Friday, Nov. 27: Announce accepted talks, post schedule * Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13: Conference * Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 14-15: Tutorials * Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 16-17: Sprints Organizers ---------- * Jarrod Millman, Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley, USA (Conference Co-Chair) * Prabhu Ramachandran, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, India (Conference Co-Chair) * FOSSEE Team Sponsors -------- * National Mission On Education through ICT - Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India * SPACE-Kerala (India) * Kerala State IT Mission(KSITM) * SIG-FOSS Of CSIy -- Check out my blog at http://kadambarid.livejournal.com

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White House embraces Free software
by ck raju 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

"..The White House launched a new version of its website on Saturday. While little has changed on the surface, the underlying technology is now powered by the open source Drupal content management system..." http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2009/10/27/white_house_goes_open_source.h… -- CK Raju

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