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Gnu/Linux Habba v3 @ Nitte
by Omshivaprakash H L 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

Hi All, Sampada Community is happy to announce *Gnu/Linux Habba v3*. This time we are @ NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte (60km's from Mangalore) on 7th February. The event aims to: * Create awareness and share information about Free and Open Source Software. * Clarify doubts regarding availability, philosophy, usage related issues, to the extent possible. * Explore GNU/Linux and its tools with education as an aspect. * Distribute GNU/Linux distributions for people to try it out. (Free CDs, no cost involved) * Help people install GNU/Linux on their machines (laptops @ venue). * Help people configure and optimize GNU/Linux installations for using Kannada. * Answer queries pertaining to usage of Kannada on the GNU/Linux platform, to the best of our knowledge. * Help people to avoid proprietary lock-ins. GNU/Linux Habba was started in Bangalore with its first edition in April 2008 by volunteers of Sampada Community (http://sampada.net) to not only spread the word about free software, but also to introduce GNU/Linux to the non-technical computer users. The first edition organized at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore received tremendous response with more than 377 registrations running up to the event. Many participants installed GNU/Linux on their Desktops/Laptops and learnt how to use Kannada on it. From NGOs to Public sector officials keen to learn more about GNU/Linux - many people participated in the event. Following the success of the first edition, the group of volunteers behind the event decided to extend the festival to other cities in Karnataka, starting with Mysore. The second edition of GNU/Linux Habba (http://habba.in) was held on 21st September, 2008 at Physics Department, University of Mysore. Following the overwhelming response to the event, we have decided to enable users to work with Gnu/Linux at Mangalore. Date :- 7, February 2009 Venue :-Sambhram, NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte Event Portal :– http://habba.in Sampada Community :– http://sampada.net Twitter :- http://twitter.com/techsampada IRC :- #kannada on irc.freenode.net E-mail :- mangalore(a)habba.in, tech-volunteers(a)sampada.net Wiki :- http://dev.sampada.net/GNU_Linux_Install_Fest -- -- "A well-directed imagination is the source of great deeds" -- With Best Regards, Omshivaprakash.H.L | ಓಂ ಶಿವಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಎಚ್. ಎಲ್ | ॐ शिवप्रकाश् एच्. एल् Website : http://www.techfiz.info Blog : http://platonic.techfiz.info Phone: 91- 9902026518 AIM : fizworks ICQ : 265216744 IRC : #techfiz server: irc.freenode.net channel: #linux-india #ubuntu-in #gnu-india #kannada

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FOSSMeet@NITC '09
by Kishore A 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

Hello... FOSS Meet@NITC, an annual conference on Free and Open Source Software at NIT Calicut, brings to you a gamut of talks in Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) along with a number of workshops , bofs and video conferences. The fest, the fourth largest of its kind in India, draws FOSS enthusiasts from all over India. Year after year, we expand our horizon and endeavor to ensure that innovative thoughts and ideas get every opportunity to realize their potential, release it and share it. The 2009 edition of the event is scheduled to be held from Feb 27th to 1st March.The registrations have already begun. Do visit our website <http://www.nitc.fossmeet.in/> for the same. Get yourself registered for the event.. -- Publicity Team FOSS Meet@NITC 2009 Feb 27th to 1st March publicity(a)fossmeet.in

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Venezuela adopts ODF
by V. Sasi Kumar 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

The Government of Venezuela has declared ODF as the official and mandatory format. See here: http://homembit.com/2009/01/1-venezuela-adopts-odf.html Best -- V. Sasi Kumar Free Software Foundation of India http://swatantryam.blogspot.com

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Fsf-friends Digest, Vol 16, Issue 45
by sreejith g.s 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Hi, Another interesting link on this topic: Call for Opensource Government: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm Sreejith On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM, <fsf-friends-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in> wrote: > Send Fsf-friends mailing list submissions to > fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fsf-friends-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fsf-friends-owner(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Fsf-friends digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. US President thinking of mandating "Open Source" (V. Sasi Kumar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:27:25 +0530 > From: "V. Sasi Kumar" <sasi.fsf(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Fsf-friends] US President thinking of mandating "Open > Source" > To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in> > Message-ID: <1232989045.6757.101.camel@sasi-laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Obama exploring option of mandating "Open Source" software in > government, says this story: http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4297 > > Seems interesting. When will we have a Prime Minister who understands > the benefits of Free Software? Hope Obama really decides to mandate Free > Software in government. We can then use the story to campaign in our > country. Wish Obama understood the philosophy of the Free Software > movement and mandated Open Access and Creative Commons licencing for > material generated using public funds too. > > Best > -- > V. Sasi Kumar > Free Software Foundation of India > http://swatantryam.blogspot.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fsf-friends mailing list > Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > > > End of Fsf-friends Digest, Vol 16, Issue 45 > ******************************************* >

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US President thinking of mandating "Open Source"
by V. Sasi Kumar 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

Obama exploring option of mandating "Open Source" software in government, says this story: http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4297 Seems interesting. When will we have a Prime Minister who understands the benefits of Free Software? Hope Obama really decides to mandate Free Software in government. We can then use the story to campaign in our country. Wish Obama understood the philosophy of the Free Software movement and mandated Open Access and Creative Commons licencing for material generated using public funds too. Best -- V. Sasi Kumar Free Software Foundation of India http://swatantryam.blogspot.com

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Kerala Marxists see red as 'free' software drive goes out of control
by Praveen A 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

http://epaper.mailtoday.in/2512009/epaperimages/2512009/2512009-md-hr-16/32… -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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free fonts -FSF
by shirish 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Hi all, I was trying to see if there are any gpl fonts. One of the links talked about Akruti fonts. The said fonts are unavailable on the site. After some searching came to this mail. http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsf-friends/2003-May/000947.html which tells that the fons have been taken back due to copyright issues. Has there been any move to get some indic fonts put up for distribution on the fsf's site ? -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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Re: [Fsf-friends] OpenOffice Spreadsheet Template for KVAT Filing
by ipmurali＠gmail.com 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

On Jan 20, 2009 1:57pm, Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM, ipmurali(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am trying on Windows XP SP2 (at office) > > > Used IE to download the file from > > > http://www.zyxware.com/software/utilities/sales_purchase_invoice_v.0.9.1.ods, > > > It downloaded a zip file which does not contain any ODS file. > > > > Zip file? It must be ODS file (ODs format is actually a compressed > > file). IE usually have the habit of changing extensions while saving. > > > > > Then I tried with Firefox 3.0.5, it downloaded the ODS file. > > > But it could not open with OO Version 3.0.0. > > > > It is Openable with OO 3.0 . I tested in my Virtual Host Installation > But in my system it is not opening, no error message also ? Anybody else having the issue on Windows XP SP2. with OO.Version 3.0.0 ??? > > > > > > > > > Now let me try on Ubuntu 8.10/OO 2.4 > > > It seems working here, didn't check in detail. > > > > > > regards, > > > murali. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 20, 2009 10:50am, Anivar Aravind anivar.aravind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM, ipmurali(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > Anoop, > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > I am getting a zip file when downloaded from the provided link, and it > > >> > > >> > doesn' contain any spread sheet file (*.ods)!!! > > >> > > >> > Can you please check, the site contain the right file? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> It works fine for me. Open the downloaded ods file with Openoffice > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free > > Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. > > Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds. >

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Re: [Fsf-friends] OpenOffice Spreadsheet Template for KVAT Filing
by ipmurali＠gmail.com 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

Anoop, I am getting a zip file when downloaded from the provided link, and it doesn' contain any spread sheet file (*.ods)!!! Can you please check, the site contain the right file? regards murali. On Jan 20, 2009 1:50am, Anoop John <anoopjohn(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the good words. > > > A new version has been uploaded with the reported issues fixed > > > * Support of ooo3 > > > * Licensing info in properties. > > > > > > The new download link has been added to the page > > > http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2009/01/16/openoffice-spreadsheet-template-…> > > > > > > Please report any issue as comments to the above post. > > > > > > You can download the new file from > > > http://www.zyxware.com/software/utilities/sales_purchase_invoice_v.0.9.1.ods> > > > > > > Cheers > > > Anoop > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > http://www.zyxware.com > > > http://www.anoopjohn.com > > > http://www.thondomraughts.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > "Be the change you wish to see in the world", MK Gandhi > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Fsf-friends mailing list > > > Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > > >

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OpenOffice Spreadsheet Template for KVAT Filing
by Anoop John 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Dear All, I have converted the Microsoft xls template that was provided on keralataxes.in into an OpenOffice template and am attaching the document herewith. For those of you who cannot download this attachment, you can download the OpenOffice Spreadsheet file from the following page. <http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2009/01/16/openoffice-spreadsheet-template-…> Until the Sales Tax Department starts supporting this document I will gladly be providing support to those who take the pain to report any issues. With this, we in the Free Software Community, once again demonstrate that we are willing to work with anybody to further the cause of Free Software and Freedom in General. I believe all the work done by the Government using public funds is supposed to be Free (as in Freedom) as per the IT policy. So I am issuing my derived work under GPL. Wish you all a Happy and Wonderful GNU Year Best Regards Anoop John CEO, Zyxware Technologies -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.zyxware.com http://www.anoopjohn.com http://www.thondomraughts.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Be the change you wish to see in the world", M. K. Gandhi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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