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. Status Of Akshaya (swathantra software) 2. Re: [Fsf-kerala] Status Of Akshaya (Arun M) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:44:02 +0530 From: swathantra software <s2s2service(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Fsf-friends] Status Of Akshaya To: fsug-calicut(a)freelists.org, Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in>in>, fsug-kochi-discuss(a)symonds.net, fsf-kerala(a)gnu.org.in Message-ID: <4e0791a805072806146cebaf3a(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Friends, Can anyone please provide some help on the following topic.? This is regarding the "Akshaya" (www.akshaya.net) project being implemented by State Govt of Kerala. The pilot project was kicked-off in May 2003 in Malappuram District, with the launching of over 600 Akshaya e-kendras. Now it is being implemented at other districts of the state and at Kannur, the process is currently going on. I am also a candidate to start one centre in My Panchayat. I wanted to get valuable feedback/opinions/suggestions from others. As self-employment for many, it involves huge investment and many are dependent on bank loans( At least I am)!! .Proper help from others will be valuable guidance. 1) My plan is to set up Akshaya e -kendra using only GNU/Linux and free/open source softwares. The website of akshaya says the infrastructure should have minimum five PCs in a client server configuration. So I plan to setup a LTSP based diskless thin client configuration. I wanted to promote this and provide support to others setting up LTSP based Akshaya centers. I have few queries in this regard. 1) Does anyone( especially anyone from Malappuram) have experience with Akshaya at Malappuram. If so is to possible to share their experience?. 2) Did any one used GNU/Linux and free software application for setting up akshaya centers?. If so did they face any problem!!! 3) Does the CDs and other material supplied by concerned authorities work on LTSP thin client machines?. 4) Will it demand any requirement for any proprietary softwares?. 5) What is the current status of the Akshaya project at Malappuram??. I have read a news last month saying about 60% of the centers are facing closure due to lack of income generation and heavy burden on Bank loans!!. At the site there are many success stories, but can anyone tell us about the ground reality!!!. Any help is appreciated.. Regards Sujeevan. Kannur ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDs from S2S2: Debian Sarge,Fedora Core4,Centos4,Mandriva2005,Gentoo,HowTo Cd etc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:58:54 +0530 From: Arun M <colonel.m(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Fsf-friends] Re: [Fsf-kerala] Status Of Akshaya To: swathantra software <s2s2service(a)gmail.com> Cc: fsug-calicut(a)freelists.org, fsug-kochi-discuss(a)symonds.net, fsf-kerala(a)gnu.org.in, Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in> Message-ID: <729f2876050728202836088eb0(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, If you are making investment make your backup plans. dont trust the project. I've visited few centers. No. Training programs and modules from KSITM were in Windows hence almost all of them used Windows. There were some suggestions of having training programs on free software. But i dont think they happened. I think they are flash files. You have to talk to officials of Akshya project. I think they will allow use of free software. If not we will fight for it. Best thing you can do is go to Malappuram and discuss with people there. Situation is not so good. You will have to make your own business plan. Akshya will provide you some business. That wont break even your project. Dont get carried away by the hype. Do a good study and plan and then start. Akshaya project got ArsElectronic award. I dont know what is the selection criterion. But I am not very much convinced about the claims made about the project in Ars Electronic site. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 27, Issue 19 *******************************************