FSUG-Bangalore May 2006

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Re: [IHUG] Re: [fsug-bangalore] Hurd Hackers meet this weekend
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 12 May '06

12 May '06

12 May 2006 16:26:33 +0530, Isaac Praveen <isaac(a)deeproot.co.in>: > Good idea. What time are we meeting tommorrow then ? Cubbon Park ? Tomorrow 2.30 pm Cafe Coffee Day , Cunningham Road. (Cubbon park is risky with the rains :-) ) Some more deatails of what we are gonna discuss. We will split each task to small logical ones and start working on those as soon as possible. ,---- > | > | Well these are the ideas I would like to work on > | > | 1. Filesystem as package manager > | > | No need for a separate database and file format for packages. > | > | /packages/meta - contains information about the available packages like > | dependencies /packages/binary - contains binary files from a package > | /packages/source - source code files > | > | unionfs will give a merged view of these package files in the / like > | /bin /lib /var ... > | > | so if you install a package from source like > | > | ./configure --prefix=/packages/binary/emacs ; make; make install will > | have all the binary files in /packages/binary/emacs direcory and it > | will be immediately available to everyone and it is recognised by the > | packaging system wothout any other commands or configuration > | > | to check whether you have emacs installed > | > | ls /packages/binary/emacs is enough to update the metadata rsync can be > | used > | > | More details has to be thought of and finalised. Tasks: a. Investigate on Unionfs and find out how to show /packages/binary/*/lib as /lib b. Design a strategy to resolve dependencies | > | 2. Filesystem as email client. > | > | Use fetchmail to get email from server and use mboxfs to extract the > | email info. Use any editor be it vi, emacs or gedit to read. > | > | To write a mail we will use a write only file system. You just drag and > | drop to a folder and the mail is sent. We can have this icon in the > | panel (the traditional mail box makes sense here, you post it to the > | box and it is gone). a. Read up RFC for IMAP and design an IMAP to mbox translator (check if one exists already) b. Same for SMTP (It is going to be trickier though) | > | 3. Flexible backends for /etc/passwd file. > | > | Use mysql, pgsql, ldap ... for authentication and create a translator > | for /etc/passwd so than zero configuration is required for all other > | programmes. a. Implement a simple single file filesystem. | > | If you have an idea, we can discuss that as well We can discuss each in detail tomorrow and may be split up to even smaller tasks and lets each take up tasks that interests us. if someone feels not yet ready for jumping right away into coding we can think of some simple tasks which does not require hurd specific knowledge a. Documentation b. A demo and presentaion (can have different levels from introduction to deeper knowledge). c. Maintain hurd.in wiki. d. Be a manager to the team, many might wanna be a boss :-) The tasks include getting people to meetup get them work on things. Motivate them .... e. Be a Public Relations rep, how we can get more students to get on to hurd... I am excited... Lets start hacking right away. | > | Happy Hacking Praveen > | > | -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't > | bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- > | Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr > `---- > > Splendid . Will talk about this and more tommorrow :) > > > isaac > > > -- > > Isaac > http://freeshell.in/~ike > * I work at Deeproot Linux * > http://deeproot.co.in > -------------------------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian GNU/Hurd Users Group - http://i-hug.sarovar.org > To unsubscribe, email i-hug-discuss-request(a)lists.sarovar.org with > "unsubscribe" in the subject or body of the message. > http://lists.sarovar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/i-hug-discuss > > -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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FOSS Documentary on BBC World
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hey All , I think many of us would be intrusted in watching this Documentary on BBC world **The Code Breakers** Microsoft has dominated the world of computing for many years, with its heavily guarded 'code' being beyond reach to many in the developing nations. In some of the poorest countries the cost of upgrading an operating system to keep up with the rest o fthe world amounts to a year's wages, and there are few legitimate options. In Thailand for example, 95 percent of software on computers is pirated. The poorest countries are now beginning to use free or open source software (FOSS), a software that parallels many of Microsoft's programmes but with the major difference being that they are distributed free of charge and can be altered by computer programmers who are allowed unfettered access to the 'source code'. In this two-part documentary, Code Breakers includes stories and interviews from around the world where FOSS is making an impact, from disaster management in Sri Lanka to tortoise breeding programmes in the Galapagos. Thursday 11th May at 0100 Repeated: Thursday 11th May at 1500; Saturday 13th May at 0100^; Monday 15th May at 0700# & 1300 -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Hurd Hackers meet this weekend
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hi, As a follow up to previous meetup we are meeting up this weekend (saturday) to discuss some of the ideas to start hacking on Hurd. The place can be cubbon park itself if anyone can bring a laptop with qemu. Otherwise we will have to meet in a place where we can get a system (any college labs). We can have an intro to Hurd session if students turn up. Well these are the ideas I would like to work on 1. Filesystem as package manager No need for a separate database and file format for packages. /packages/meta - contains information about the available packages like dependencies /packages/binary - contains binary files from a package /packages/source - source code files unionfs will give a merged view of these package files in the / like /bin /lib /var ... so if you install a package from source like ./configure --prefix=/packages/binary/emacs ; make; make install will have all the binary files in /packages/binary/emacs direcory and it will be immediately available to everyone and it is recognised by the packaging system wothout any other commands or configuration to check whether you have emacs installed ls /packages/binary/emacs is enough to update the metadata rsync can be used More details has to be thought of and finalised. 2. Filesystem as email client. Use fetchmail to get email from server and use mboxfs to extract the email info. Use any editor be it vi, emacs or gedit to read. To write a mail we will use a write only file system. You just drag and drop to a folder and the mail is sent. We can have this icon in the panel (the traditional mail box makes sense here, you post it to the box and it is gone). 3. Flexible backends for /etc/passwd file. Use mysql, pgsql, ldap ... for authentication and create a translator for /etc/passwd so than zero configuration is required for all other programmes. If you have an idea, we can discuss that as well Happy Hacking Praveen -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Talk on GNU/Hurd internals
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 04 May '06

04 May '06

(Added i-hug-discuss and fsug-bangalore lists) 2006/5/4, Aanjhan R <aanjhan(a)gmail.com>: > > Hi All, > > Can someone post the Details abt the Talk that happened like > 1. Links and references that were provided etc. It will be available through the newly setup wiki http://hurd.in it is in an early stage so jump in and start helping out 2. Decisions that were made!! Go ahead and start hacking on GNU :-) some suggested topics. * port linux 2.6 or 2.4 drivers to mach * /dev/urandom translator * take up tasks from the main todo list * have our own identity like hurdfr ... So that people who did not attend [like me ;)] can benefit out of it. > Some link to the presentation made will also be helpful to an extent I > guess. > > Thanks in Advance. > -- > Aanjhan > ---------------------------------- > a.k.a Tuxmaniac > Locations: #ubuntu-in, #linux-india, #gnu-india @irc.freenode.net > CyberHome: http://www.tuxmaniac.com > ---------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Fsf-friends mailing list > Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Re: [FOSS-EDU-IN] Dollar one Encyclopedia
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 04 May '06

04 May '06

Hi, Wikipedia on CD available for download http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/education-cd.htm Cheers Praveen -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Free Software alternative to skype
by प्रव ीण् ए (Praveen A) 02 May '06

02 May '06

Hi, Checkout this. They have a Firefox extention as well. http://openwengo.com/ Regards Praveen -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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