FSUG-Bangalore January 2009

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] Swanalekha & Sampada
by Hemanth H.M 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

I did follow the steps , and am able to type in any language , but the keyboard is not behaving as in Google indic !! { Input mode is SCIM }. -Hemanth.HM www.ubunt2.blogspot.com

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Al Jazeera Announces Launch of Free Footage under Creative Commons Attribution License
by Praveen A 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

Lawrence Lessig, the founder of Creative Commons organization and Professor of Law in Stanford University, stated, "Al Jazeera is teaching an important lesson about how free speech gets built and supported. By providing a free resource for the world, the network is encouraging wider debate, and a richer understanding". http://cc.aljazeera.net/content/launch-press-release -- 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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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] FSUG-Bangalore Digest, Vol 33, Issue 8
by Hemanth H.M 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

Nudi , is good , but i feel this is better : Google Kannada <http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic/Kannada> is the best interface and the best keyboard layout , i have seen . It is translates so well , its like sending an SMS as we do in mobile :). Try typing to know , how good it is . ex : kannada ==> ಕನ್ನಡ , i need not use any caps or anything . So why cant we implement something similar to this , rather an offline version . There is a ff plugin , but not for current version though :( , cos its an experimental add-on -Hemanth.hm http://www.ubunt2.blogspot.com

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] FSUG-Bangalore Digest, Vol 33, Issue 7
by Purnateja D Ghat 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

Hi, Although distros like Ubuntu has Kannada support,its hard to remember the key board layout and start working to full fledge capabilities(Atleast for beginners like me). Thus Kannada(unicode) on a FOSS OS is long been a short coming I'm facing in a FOSS OS. Baraha helps to overcome this. We can use Baraha on a FOSS OS using WINE,but it is not all that easy using it. I request Mr.Sheshadri Vasu(Baraha developer) and the ANAKRU foundation to come out with a Open/Cross platform version of Baraha or atleast with the code so that somebody else can work on porting it to FOSS. 2009/1/13 <fsug-bangalore-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in> > Send FSUG-Bangalore mailing list submissions to > fsug-bangalore(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsug-bangalore > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fsug-bangalore-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fsug-bangalore-owner(a)mm.gnu.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of FSUG-Bangalore digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Nudi and FOSS (vinay sreenivasa) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:46:21 +0530 > From: vinay sreenivasa <vinay(a)itforchange.net> > Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] Nudi and FOSS > To: fsug-bangalore(a)mm.gnu.org.in > Message-ID: <496AEE45.7070507(a)itforchange.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi All, > > In trying to promote FOSS with the government of Karnataka, one of the > problems is that Nudi does not work on any FOSS OS. However in getting > Nudi to work on a FOSS OS, i guess there are various issues , some of > which I have written below. Requesting the community to go through the > same and let me know If I have captured the problem accurately and also > let me know your thoughts on the solutions. > > There is a way to make Nudi work on a FOSS distro by using SCIM I guess, > but that will mean that we have to implement Nudi in its existing format > which is not in Unicode. On the other hand, to move Nudi to Unicode, it > has to be done only by the KGP, soemthing which we dont know if they are > willing to do. > > Now assuming that we get KGP to move Nudi to Unicode(and make it free > and open) i guess there are some problems with rendering kannada on > unicode(some things like arkavottu will not work? ), also the other > issue being that we need someone to support Nudi continuously as > Fedora,Ubuntu,Debian etc keep releasing newer versions right? > > Please do let me know your thoughts. > > Thanks, > Vinay. > > > > > > > > Vinay Sreenivasa > IT for Change > 91-98805-95032 > vinay(a)itforchange.net > > http://itforchange.net > http://india.is-watch.net/ > http://is-watch.net > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > FSUG-Bangalore mailing list > FSUG-Bangalore(a)mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsug-bangalore > > > End of FSUG-Bangalore Digest, Vol 33, Issue 7 > ********************************************* > -- Purnateja.D.Ghat ಸುವರ್ಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡಂ ಗೆಲ್ಗೆ ------------------------------- www.purnateja.devadutta.net purnateja.blogspot.com

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Apple to launches 8 million songs DRM-free
by Shashi 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

I just watched this vedio: http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfFKk1wMY_n8 It says Apple aims to make all songs on its iTunes library DRM-Free AAC encoded (not FAAC, though)! -- , , / \ ((__-^^-,-^^-__)) `_----' `-----_-' `--| o` 'o |--' \ ` / ): : ( :o__o: "---- " www.gnu.org www.uncorkers.org

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] Apple to launches 8 million songs DRM-free
by Hemanth H.M 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

A major victory in the campaign to eliminate DRM -- Apple, the last major retailer of DRM-encumbered music has announced, live at MacWorld, that iTunes music will be going DRM-free. Of course, what this really makes clear is that this was never about the record companies withholding DRM-free music from Apple, but rather that Apple was unwilling to concede a tiered pricing structure to the recording companies. In the end, anti-DRM activists -- including yourself -- were able to educate the public enough to pressure Apple to give in. * Digg this story! < http://digg.com/tech_news/Help_Apple_is_holding_me_ransom_for_0_30_per_song> * Read the full story: <http://www.defectivebydesign.org/itunes-drm-free> -- The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell http://ubunt2.blogspot.com -Hemanth HM

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linux training for chennai corpn school teachers
by vinay sreenivasa 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Corporation_school_teachers_to_b… CHENNAI: School teachers of Corporation schools will soon be adept in computer operations , thanks to a new training programme launched by the civic body. "A total of 2,000 teachers from primary and middle schools will attend the training . We aim to reach 500 teachers in the first phase, of which 150 will sit for the three-day training module provided by ELCOT starting today," Corporation Mayor M Subramanian said at the launch of the initiative here on Monday. Teachers from 139 primary schools, 109 middle schools, 38 high schools and 29 higher secondary schools will be covered by the programme. A sum of Rs 50 lakh has been spent on the initiative. "As a policy, ELCOT has been promoting open source software and we use Linux in our operations for word processing, spreadsheets and so on. It might be a little difficult for those who are used to Windows to operate on Linux but we are assuming that the teachers we train do not know how to work on computers. For every computer we purchase, we estimate an amount of Rs 2,500 to take care of the training," Santhosh Babu, managing director, ELCOT, said. In a bid to better the infrastructure at schools, the Corporation has procured 844 computers at a cost of Rs 2.3 crore, which will be distributed by local administration minister M K Stalin, Mayor Subramanian said. A total of 804 teachers who helped achieve 100% result among students of classes X and XII will be given a cash incentive of Rs 4,42,000 in total, he added. CHENNAI: School teachers of Corporation schools will soon be adept in computer operations , thanks to a new training programme launched by the civic body. "A total of 2,000 teachers from primary and middle schools will attend the training . We aim to reach 500 teachers in the first phase, of which 150 will sit for the three-day training module provided by ELCOT starting today," Corporation Mayor M Subramanian said at the launch of the initiative here on Monday. Teachers from 139 primary schools, 109 middle schools, 38 high schools and 29 higher secondary schools will be covered by the programme. A sum of Rs 50 lakh has been spent on the initiative. "As a policy, ELCOT has been promoting open source software and we use Linux in our operations for word processing, spreadsheets and so on. It might be a little difficult for those who are used to Windows to operate on Linux but we are assuming that the teachers we train do not know how to work on computers. For every computer we purchase, we estimate an amount of Rs 2,500 to take care of the training," Santhosh Babu, managing director, ELCOT, said. In a bid to better the infrastructure at schools, the Corporation has procured 844 computers at a cost of Rs 2.3 crore, which will be distributed by local administration minister M K Stalin, Mayor Subramanian said. A total of 804 teachers who helped achieve 100% result among students of classes X and XII will be given a cash incentive of Rs 4,42,000 in total, he added. -- Vinay Sreenivasa IT for Change 91-98805-95032 vinay(a)itforchange.net http://itforchange.net http://india.is-watch.net/ http://is-watch.net

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Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Comrades’ new-found love with IT
by Vikram Vincent 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sri Ramadoss M <shriramadhas(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/1/6 Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Comrades' new-found love with IT To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Praveen, > I already proved that Anivar's Chennai conspiracy theory was a big > bunch of lies. You had a big hand in propagating those lies. Guys, Leave Chennai. We are friends now with the Organisers of the event. -- Sri Ramadoss M _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends

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Demolition of Chennai Conspiracy Theory (Was: Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Comrades’ new-found love with IT)
by Vikram Vincent 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/1/5 Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Comrades' new-found love with IT To: "V. Sasi Kumar" <sasi.fsf(a)gmail.com> Cc: fsf-friends <fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in> 2009/1/5 V. Sasi Kumar <sasi.fsf(a)gmail.com>: > On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 21:38 +0530, Vikram Vincent wrote: >> Let me try to sketch out a possibility you may not have thought about... > >> <possibility> >> Some youth who were inspired by the ideals of free software and >> FSF/FSFI wanted to contribute their efforts to building the free >> software movement in TN. They were not aware about FSFI's policy on >> local chapters(I can safely say that not many knew that until >> recently) and did not know that they would have stones thrown at them >> for using the FSFI logo and also branded as "misguided activists of a >> political party". They invited people who they felt would support the >> cause of free software. Due to being extremely busy in organising such >> a program they were not able/forgot to send a mail to the required >> lists. >> Then certain people on this list, instead of trying to guide these >> youth, started throwing stones at them. Youth do not want to be beaten >> with stones and hence do not reply to FSFI's mail. >> </possibility> >> Sasi Sir, >> In your wisdom please see if such a situation is even remotely possible. > > Thank you for presenting another possible scenario. But this still > leaves me with several doubts. They knew of the existence of FSFI, > enough to use the logo. The minimum they could have done was to write to > any of the FSFI mailing lists to inform FSFI about their intentions. > They did not do so. FSFI wrote to the email id given in their website to > ask about the people who were organising the conference. There was no > response. If someone wants to condone these things, they will have to > admit that these people were very naive and ignorant. But the contents > of the newsletter they had put up on their website showed that they were > not all that ignorant about Free Software or FSF. > > Dear Vikram, > > I don't think I am a very wise person. There is too much to understand > about life for most people to become really wise in their lifetime. In > my limited wisdom and intelligence, I think the scenario you have > described is possible, but very highly improbable. The fact that you have admitted that this is a possible situation is sufficient. In a court of law, if there is room for doubt then an entity cannot be condemned and thus unless the situation I have sketched out is disproved beyond reasonable doubt the "Chennai conspiracy theory" stands demolished. -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://swatantra.org/

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Interview with Gimp developer Martin Nordholts
by Praveen A 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Many long requested features coming up. Now catching up fast with photoshop features. Read on for what is in store for upcoming gimp versions. http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/an-exclusive-interview-with-martin-… -- 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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