FSUG-Bangalore October 2008

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Science progresses only if knowledge is shared - says US dept of energy ( Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
by renuka prasad 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

An interesting message --- To make great discoveries, researchers need scientific information, and they need it fast. Through a suite of innovative tools and resources<http://www.osti.gov/collections>, OSTI works to ensure scientists and the American public can readily find and share research so that science can advance. This requires expertise and innovation in both knowledge management and knowledge diffusion, critical components of the nation's science cyberinfrastructure<http://www.osti.gov/innovation/research/cyberinfrastructure> . to read more ---check the link below http://www.osti.gov/innovation/

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A Brief Report on National Public meeting on Software Patents
by Anivar Aravind 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

See http://cis-india.org/advocacy/floss/software-patents/blog/the-national-publ… Anivar -- 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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IEEE - Kernel session
by Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

IEEE BANGALORE SECTION ANNOUNCES TUTORIAL ON Gnu/Linux KERNEL DATE: 18th October 2008 VENUE: Atria Hotel Palace road, Bangalore The Tutorial aims at increasing the technical excellence of programmers in defining technologies in free software domain. This is targeted at programmers in the industry and engineering students. Schedule: 18th October, 2008 08.30 AM Registration 09.00AM Inauguration and talk by IEEE Bangalore Section 09.30AM Basics of Gnu/Linux Programming & Tools 1.Simple C Programs 2.Simple Makefiles 3.Gcc, stace, Itrace, gdb, objdump, nm, LD_PRELOAD 4.Quick overview of a typical hardware on which Gnu/Linux runs (CPU, Memory, Interrupt controller, IO Bus etc) 5.Overview the Gnu/Linux Kernel * Kernel Layout * Coding Style * Important Subsystems * Kernel configuration 6.Building and booting a new kernel EXERCISE 10.30 AM: Tea 10.45AM Gnu/Linux Kernel Internals - An Overview * Process and threads Mem * ory management * File systems * Interrupts and exceptions & System Calls * Kernel Synchronization * EXERCISE 1.00 PM: Lunch 2.00PM Device Drivers * Kerne Module programming * Char and block drivers * Ioctls * Writing simple char device driver EXERCISE 3.15 PM: Tea 3.30 PM Kernel Debugging * Printk * Dynamic instrumentation techniques * System Tap [EXERCISE] * Kerec/kdump/ crash analysis EXERCISE 5.00 PM Free software philosophy * Introduction to the open source community * How to contribute * New exciting areas of work in the kernel 5.30 PM: Conclusion Pre requisites It is expected that all participants will have: * Basic knowledge of operating Systems * Good working knowledge of C * Hands-on experience desirable * Kernel programming experience is a bonus * Basic scripting knowledge (ex: shell scripts) * Working knowledge of Gnu/Linux Resource Persons Arun Krishnan, Huawei Technologies India. Srivatsa Vaddagiri, Linux Technology Centre, IBM India Balbir Singh, Linux Technology Centre, IBM India Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli, Linux Technology Centre, IBM India Sachin Sant, Linux Technology Centre, IBM India Ankita Garg, Linux Technology Centre, IBM India Course Fee per participant Non-member: Rs. 1200/-; Student Rs. 600/- IEEE member Rs. 1000/- ; IEEE Student member Rs. 500/- The course fee includes tutorial kit, inter session tea and lunch. Organizing Committee M. M. Babu Narayanan, IEEE Bangalore Section Hitesh Mehta, IEEE Bangalore Section Ravikiran. A, IEEE Bangalore Section Dr. Debabrata Das, IEEE Bangalore Section Dr. T. Srinivas, IEEE Bangalore Section Please send your registration to: Mr. M.M. Babu Narayanan Chair - Professional Activities IEEE Bangalore Section Central Power Research Institute Sir C.V. Raman road PB No. 8066, Sadashivanagar PO, Bangalore - 560 080 Telefax : 23605367 Email: babu(a)cpri.in <mailto:babu@cpri.in>

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Microsoft FAT Patents Declared Valid
by haynes davis 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-fat-patents-declared-v… The US Patent and Trademark Office has declared that patents Microsoft holds on file allocation tables (FAT) are valid. Unfortunately Linux OS uses FAT file system. Public Patent Foundation had moved last year to declare FAT patents invalid , but the US Patent Office ruled that the patent techniques are new and non obvious. Florian Mueller, a noted campaigner against software patents, said: "This is now a situation in which Microsoft could cause major problems to Linux vendors and users. Microsoft may not want to do that yet… but it gives Microsoft the strategic option to do so at a time of its choosing." FAT patents now hang as damocles sword on Linux vendors users and may significantly affect its adoption in corporations.

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Congrats All.
by Anivar Aravind 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Dear Friends Congrats for all helped to make yesterdays event as a big success. I just found the hindu report http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/05/stories/2008100559810400.htm while posting images on flickr use following tags upcoming:event=1155577, Saynotosoftwarepatents, National Public meeting Anivar -- 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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Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman
by Vikram Vincent 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

"Web-based programs like Google's Gmail will force people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that will cost more and more over time, according to the free software campaigner" Read more here<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/29/cloud.computing.richard.st…> . -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://swatantra.org/

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Part 2 of the GNU/Linux primer
by shirish 02 Oct '08

02 Oct '08

Hi all, One of the comments fuelled a part 2 of the GNU/Linux primer. http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/gnulinux-primer-2/ Some caution though, I had played with few themes before settling on this one, what do you think? Some more changes in the coming week or two are expected. Feedback, suggestions and flames all invited and encouraged. :) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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FSUG-Bangalore October 2008