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FSD: campaign to spread Free software awareness in Karnataka
by sujith h 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Dear friends, Today I attended a meeting of Forum for Science and Development(FSD), Banglore. They are planning 2 start a campaign to increase the spread the awareness & usage of free software in colleges, schools and among NGOs in Karnataka. The energy, motivation & the spirit in the FSD meeting was very high even though they have slight misconceptions about some terminologies. I hope our Friends like Vijoo, Vickram etc on FSD can correct it soon . But I feel that this campaign needs a lot of volunteers to achieve the goals. I think Free software Community in Bangalore must support & help FSD to make this dream into reality. We can make use of our experiences in Spreading free software awareness in Bangalore Colleges for this purpose. Even the students become active through our recent campaigns on colleges like BMS can also contribute a lot to this campaign. waiting for your suggessions. -- സുജിത് ഹരിദാസ൯ http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign Bangalore -- സുജിത് ഹരിദാസ൯ http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign Bangalore

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Fwd: Etch in the hands of the Stable Release Managers
by Praveen A 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andreas Barth <aba(a)not.so.argh.org> Date: २००७ अप्रैल ८ १८:२४ Subject: Etch in the hands of the Stable Release Managers To: debian-devel-announce(a)lists.debian.org Hi, You might read about now in debian-announce [1] that we have just released. Please don't upload all your new software instantly, but wait a few days until the archive is set up properly for Lenny. At this point, we would like to thank all people who have helped to release Debian 4.0 (Etch). Only through the work of the community we were able to get to this point. It's hard to write "thank you"s for a project as big as etch because there are *so many* people involved in pulling this off, but they deserve recognition for etch as much as we do -- people like the ftp team, the installer team, the CD team, the mirror team, the porters, the release notes editors, the translators, and an amazing group of "release minions" who just worked wherever it was necessary like Steinar Gunderson, all of whose contributions were essential for getting us to this point. Special thanks to all those who have worked through the weekend for those finishing touches that brought the release together, including Ryan, Anthony, Frans, Steve McIntyre, Frank Lichtenheld, Mattias Wadenstein, Alexander Schmehl, and many others. And of course, thanks to the Debian Project as a whole, including the innumerable mass of people who have provided patches, reported bugs against testing or contributed in some other way. This is your release, friends. We also want to apologize to the translations teams and thank them for their work on the localisation of the release notes, our provided deadlines were quite tough. Thanks for handling this so well. Preparing the first point-release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are already some packages known that will need an update in stable soon. Best known is the kernel, which has some annoying bugs with pending fixes. If you are aware of any important bug that is waiting in unstable and didn't make the release because of time constraints, send a mail to debian-release(a)lists.debian.org. The usual rules that were in place for freeze exceptions are also mainly valid for the first point release of the Etch life cycle. It will be possible to accept packages directly from unstable to stable-proposed-updates. If you want the stable release team to do that, wait with new uploads until you got a confirmation that the package was accepted. Also we might accept bug fixes to meet our release goal of LSB 3.1 compliance. Continuing with Lenny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the release is before the release. We don't have too specific plans for the Lenny release cycle yet, but there are a couple of things that are already known: * Lenny should be kept in a releaseable state most of the time (with the exception of breakages caused by one of the big transitions; but we should try to keep even these as small as possible). This means that there are no excuses for not fixing an RC bug. The problems that were uncovered by piuparts runs in the past two weeks have been mostly ignored for Etch, but they need to be fixed for Lenny. These are trivial fixes, please apply them and upload soon. * Please coordinate your uploads a bit, so that the testing transition of packages stays possible. Everybody uploading new software usually makes britney cry and hinders the transition of new versions. * We will work with release blockers and release goals again for the Lenny release cycle. If you have anything that you feel belongs in one of these two categories, send a mail to -release, so that we can include it in our plans. However, we want you to remember that -release is not a discussion list. * We want to restrict the release cycle for Lenny to less than 2 years, we want to discuss experiences of Etch first though to get a more accurate time planning. We'll soon send a more in-detail information about what we think we learned from Etch, and a few more things for Lenny. We'll also try to have an Lenny-kick-off-meeting soon - we'll announce that in time as well, so that anybody can feed us with ideas. Now, we'll party and let the SRMs do the rest until Etch is out. Thanks again to all of you for the great support Debian got. Yours Debian Release Team Andi, Steve, Luk, Marc -- http://release.debian.org/ [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGGOX0mdOZoew2oYURAj9lAJ0cKv1NTX7qsFSlqWeAeD4dTu9f3gCgtEAC akW/tZk2WQARKq+AcoJbBAc= =DMRL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Workshop on Font Encoding Converters
by Harshita 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

Dear all, This is to inform you that there is a workshop on Font Encoding Converters which is going to be held on 6th April, from 7pm to 10pm in IIIT, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. This might be the late invitation, but we will be glad if you attend the workshop and make it a successful event. We are looking for your valuable suggestions. A brief introduction about the workshop is given below. Harshita, Swecha Telugu Localistation Team Phone: 9440849626 P.S: Dinner and transportation shall be arranged by IIIT. Please contact us for further details. Introduction about the workshop: Duration: 3 hours Time: 7pm to 10pm Date: 6th April, 2007 Location: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad For quite some time now, non-standard encodings introduced by proprietary fonts developers have caused hurdles to information processing both for end users and researches alike. Vast amounts of data is locked up in these non-standard encodings. Lack of wide-spread usage of fonts, applications and tools that are based on Unicode technologies has lead to continued production of the content in these "font encodings". Numerous efforts have been made in the past and continue to be made to address this problem. Community based approaches like Padma Firefox Extension have made great strides in solving this issue. Time has come to standardise the converters. There are also many gaps to be filled in before the converters can be put to use universally. Agenda: * Review the current status of various font encoding converters * Discuss various techniques for reverse engineering font encodings * Attempt to bring all efforts on font encoding converters under one umbrella * Understand requirements of various groups for font encoding converters: ** What encodings are to be handled? ** Need a programming API? ** Need command line/GUI tools? ** What are the operating environments? * Chalk out future activity * Gather help from the involved teams in the following areas: ** Language expertise, reverse engineering and verification ** Programming, documentation and packaging

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DRM-free Music from EMI through Apple iTunes
by Praveen A 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Hi, April 3, 2007: EMI, the world's third largest music company, said today that it was making its music available online without a key anti-piracy measure in a deal with Apple Inc. to boost sales of digital music. Read the full story http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/technology/03music.web.html Great news for the DRM elimination crew!! Lets continue educating the consumers about the evils of DRM. Join the DRM Elimination Crew today !! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign "If consumers even know there's a DRM, what it is, and how it works, we've already failed," Peter Lee, an executive at Disney http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=4342418 Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Sony Memory Stick Pro slot on Ubuntu
by Javed Rahman 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Hi, Is it possible to get the sony memory stick pro slot of a vaio to work under linux? I tried googling a lot about this but it looks like people have just ignored this piece of hardware. Javed.

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Airtel Data Card on Ubuntu
by Javed Rahman 31 Mar '07

31 Mar '07

Hi, Has anyone used an AirTel Data Card on Ubuntu to access the internet? Any tips on how to do this? I haven't bought the card yet. I just wanna make sure it works before i buy it. Just in case this is helpful : I am using ubuntu edgy on a sony vaio vgn-fe48g. Thanks in advance, Javed.

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Torvalds 'pretty pleased' with new draft.
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

>From the ILUG-Cochin mailing list: Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:24:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Binny V Abraham Subject: [Mailinglist] Torvalds 'pretty pleased' about new GPL 3 draft To: ILug Cochin Mailing List <mailinglist_AT_ilug-cochin_DOT_org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 According to CNet, Linus Torvalds is 'pretty pleased' with the current GPL v3 draft. He said, 'Unlike the earlier drafts, it at least seems to not sully the good name of the GPL any more.' After his earlier criticism, some had questioned whether such controversies would lead to rifts in the community, especially if the kernel ended up under a different license than the GNU tools. But with the latest revisions, Linus will entertain moving the kernel over to the GPL v3. Read more here... http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6171300.html That's good news! Binny V A http://binnyva.blogspot.com/ -- GPG key ID: 63D4A5A7 Key server: pgp.mit.edu

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Re: [Fsf-friends] With Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolescence of half the world’s PCs ...
by Ajay Pal Singh Atwal 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

A little addition. ----- Frederick Noronha <fred(a)bytesforall.org> wrote: > http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=8226 > > > That's because, according to a report by the Department of Government > Commerce about Open Source Software Trials in Government, open source > software has lower hardware requirements and needs less frequent > hardware refreshes. Not a unique feature of GNU/ Linux but because we have the freedom to tailor **our** OS as per our hardware. Maybe it is a feature we get with GNU GPL. ---- snip -------- > The report continued: "Open Source operating systems such as Linux do > not usually have the regular major upgrades that are a feature of > Windows, and thus do not have the requirement that goes with these > upgrades for a new or upgraded computer to run them." It is pure economics. If MS aint selling software from where the money will come. Anyway MS need to **force** the users to upgrade (read as to force them to shell out money) somehow; and also create a monopoly. -- snip -- > > Greenpeace went on to argue that Microsoft should have considered > this > when producing its new OS. > So what do you want a poor bill? -- 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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posting from news << >> mail gateway
by Mahesh T. Pai 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

For the list admin(s) - what prevents opening up posts to this list via gmane news <> Mail gateway? You can enable this from here ``list administrative interface'' > ``Mail << >> News geteway'' -- Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.blogspot.com/

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With Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolescence of half the world’s PCs ...
by Frederick Noronha 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=8226 [GNU] Linux makes for greener computing By Manek Dubash, Techworld The UK Government reckons that servers with Linux installed are greener than those running Windows. That's because, according to a report by the Department of Government Commerce about Open Source Software Trials in Government, open source software has lower hardware requirements and needs less frequent hardware refreshes. In particular, it said that: "for equivalent open source and Microsoft Windows systems, the open source system will require less memory and a slower processor speed for the same functionality." It points out that Windows needs a hardware refresh every three to four years, while a Linux box might need a new platform as infrequently as every six to eight years - half as often. The report continued: "Open Source operating systems such as Linux do not usually have the regular major upgrades that are a feature of Windows, and thus do not have the requirement that goes with these upgrades for a new or upgraded computer to run them." The report then concludes that the reduction in hardware demands brings environmental benefits, because it translates into lower energy requirements and less waste, "reducing landfill requirements and costs arising from disposal of redundant equipment." The report also coincides with Tory shadow chancellor George Osbourne's call for the use of more open source software in government. He said that the UK government could save in excess of £600 million a year if more open source software was deployed across various departments. But if the timing of the report is good news for the open source community, it's possibly less welcome for others. Microsoft Windows Vista has just been released to a flurry of criticism from environmental groups such as Greenpeace who slammed Microsoft for the hardware-hungriness of Vista, saying that upgraders will "will trigger a deluge of e-waste in developing countries." Beau Baconguis, Greenpeace's southeast Asia toxics campaigner, argued that: "With Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolescence of half the world's PCs, especially in the absence of fully-functioning global take back systems for PCs. Companies will feel the need to upgrade more computers sooner - and when they do, the world is unfortunately not prepared for the massive e-waste the upgrades will generate." Greenpeace went on to argue that Microsoft should have considered this when producing its new OS. It's a problem for which a solution will need to be found eventually. While most enterprises have few if any plans right now to move their desktops onto the new OS, most will eventually be forced to migrate as Microsoft starts to implement its phased withdrawal of support for Windows XP under its public life-cycle policy. This is some way off, although the company has announced that the availability of licences for Windows XP Professional would be withdrawn for OEMs after 28 January 2008, and for system builders a year later. Mainstream support for XP Pro ends on 14 April 2009 while extended support - in other words, paid-for support - ends five years later. Before that happens, Vista - or maybe even its more hardware-hungry successor - will have become the only commercial OS choice. SEE: http://www.arb.ca.gov/oss/articles/Report-v8d.pdf -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com What bloggers are saying about Goa: http://planet.goa-india.org/

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