FSUG-Bangalore March 2009

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] [Fsf-friends] Fwd: [ilugd] AGBM, and elections to ILUG-Delhi: Sun., May 3rd, 2pm, SIT-JNU
by Harish Singh 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

+1 CK Raju wrote: > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> democratic republic we shall work to ensure that it remains as such. >> > > I guess most amongst us understand *democracy* only through its > *representative style* and subsequently try towards the conquest of > *representative*. > > However, democracy could also be interpreted in its *direct style*, > where everybody debates and decides on issues, whereby the minimal > representative character is there just to ensure this. > > If we assume FSF-I to be one upholding direct democracy in principle, > enforcing the values through its minimal representative-ness, then > where is the need for carrying ahead with such a debate ? Are there > any instances where someone is prevented from participating any > debates ? > > CK Raju > _______________________________________________ > Fsf-friends mailing list > Fsf-friends(a)mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends >

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Need info | Web-based FOSS project management tool
by Raghu 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

Hi all, I'm looking for a web-based, FOSS project management tool. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks, Raghu

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Fwd: [ilugd] AGBM, and elections to ILUG-Delhi: Sun., May 3rd, 2pm, SIT-JNU
by Vikram Vincent 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

Maybe FSF-India can learn from this. +1 for ilugd --> transparent, accountable, democratic without diluting any core ideas, dynamic==potential for evolution... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gora Mohanty <gora(a)sarai.net> Date: 2009/3/22 Subject: [ilugd] AGBM, and elections to ILUG-Delhi: Sun., March 3rd, 2pm, SIT-JNU To: ILUGD main list <ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org> Hello everyone, We will be having an annual general body meeting (AGBM), and conducting elections to the governing board for ILUG- Delhi at 2pm, Sun., 26th April. Anyone needing a postal notification should send me a request to that effect, including your mailing address. The meeting will be at the School of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (SIT, JNU). For directions, see Area 5 on the map at http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=JNUCampus Enter from the North Gate behind Munirka DDA flats, turn left at the T-point, and left again at the next T-point. The building on your right is the administration building which anyone should be able to direct you to. Turn in at the second right, and turn immediately left into the parking lot for the auditorium. The SIT is immediately behind the auditorium. Please feel free to call me at 9868527992 in case of any issues. The annual elections will also be held at this meeting, with Jyoti Bhargava <jyoti(a)jdesignlab.com>, as the election officer. Please send mail to Jyoti if you are interested in contesting the elections. The available posts are: President: Treasurer: Vice President: General Secretary: Joint Secretary: Member (2 posts): Regards, Gora _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] [Fsf-friends] Fwd: [ilugd] AGBM, and elections to ILUG-Delhi: Sun., May 3rd, 2pm, SIT-JNU
by Vikram Vincent 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

2009/3/25 V. Sasi Kumar <sasi.fsf(a)gmail.com>: > I feel some misleading statements are being made here, probably due to > ignorance. Let me just try to clarify. > > 1) FSFI is registered as a not-for-profit company under Section 25 of > the Companies Act All Companies under Sec 25 of the Companies Act are accountable, need to maintain transparency, etc... Does FSF-I follow this? What are the misleading statements being made? > > 2) The memorandum of Association of FSFI is available on its website > (http://www.gnu.org.in/about-fsf-india/fsf-india-memorandum > > 3) All decisions taken by the Board of Directors are taken > democratically through discussions and voting, where necessary > > Let me emphasise that FSF-India is not a mass movement. I hope this > clarifies the confusion. Who talked about mass movement? What was the confusion? The election of the Board members and nomination of others is not transparent (even under the Companies Act) is the issue being pointed out. Correct me if I am wrong on this. -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://swatantra.org/

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Bangalore MySQL User Group Meets At Sun Microsystems
by Sudheer Satyanarayana 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hi all, This is my first message to this list. I would like to take this opportunity to mention that there was a MySQL User Group Meeting at Sun on Saturday. You can read the summary of the meeting at http://binaryvibes.co.in/blog/bangalore-mysql-user-group-meets-sun-microsys… The Bangalore MySQL User Group will be organizing meetings regularly in the future. Interested people can join the group at http://mysql.meetup.com/297/ -- With warm regards, Sudheer. S Business: http://binaryvibes.co.in, Tech stuff: http://techchorus.net, Personal: http://sudheer.net

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Mani takes GIMP session for mount carmelites
by Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Hi, Yesterday (sunday), Mani had taken GIMP session Mount Carmel MBA students (Shivaji Nagar) & We Care group (a group working for handicapped children). There were 40 students from Mount Carmel & total around 70. The feedback was excellent and everyone praised Mani for his good english. I was not there and Mani briefed us about this. http://slumdweller.wikispaces.com/faq It is a very good effort from Mani and now he is growing confidence to take GIMP session to bigger crowd. He also told them briefly about the concept of Free Software. Thanks & Regards senthil for mani mani : is from a working class family [ son of a loading / unloading worker ] - got access to a old laptop few months back - learnt gimp himself - from screencasts given by a volunteer - need for FREE HARDWARE - FREEDOM HARDWARE - FREE AS IN FREE CHAI .

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Regarding Device Drivers For Embedded Linux..
by Manjunath R.V 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi , I am a student working on a project " Object Detection using openCV on ARM9 Platform" ... The platform we are using has i.MX21 multimedia processor.. running Linux kernel 2.6.16... named coglinux 2.6.16... We have a camera sensor module OV9655 connected to Camera Sensor Interface of this processor.. We have built the bare metal application of capturing the image and displaying on console But now since we are building aplication through the OS.. need help in building drivers for this device.. The basic function of the driver is to communicate with this camera module.. get the raw image data (RGB values ).. Thanks and Regards... -- Manjunath.R.V Innovate..Invent..Inspire..

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Fwd: [ilugd] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
by Vikram Vincent 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raj Mathur <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> Date: 2009/3/19 Subject: Re: [ilugd] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) To: ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org On Wednesday 18 Mar 2009, vinay ವಿನಯ್ wrote: > The CPI(M) manifesto released on the 16th of March calls for the > promotion of FOSS. The manifesto can be accessed at > http://www.cpim.org/manifesto.pdf > > Following are some of the highlights of the policy - > - Promoting FOSS and other such new technologies, which are free from > monopoly ownership through copyrights or patents; > - Revamping the functioning of the Patent offices to ensure strict > adherence to the Indian Patent Act; Stop training and orientation of > Indian Patent office personnel by the US and European Patent offices I wish they'd also explicitly mentioned revamping the school IT syllabus. OTOH, it's great we have at least one more party with a stated vision that encompasses FOSS -- now everything else being equal I'd toss a coin and vote for either BJP or CP/M ;) Digression... I don't recall the BJP stating a position on patents in agriculture and pharmaceuticals yet. However, at the risk of being forever banned from this list, I believe that openness and transparency in those sectors is orders of magnitude more critical than some piddly little software patent and FOSS vs proprietary software debate that only affects a few of us elite types. People dying because of lack of food, farmers unable to use the seeds of their crop for their next sowing, patients not receiving treatment since they cannot afford patent-encumbered medicines -- these are issues that make intellectual debates about software seem as relevant as a dispute in a kids games of marbles during all-out nuclear conflict. From that point of view, thank you CP/M for at least mentioning patents in agriculture on page 16. OldMonk's Thought of the Day: No one died because of proprietary software. </digression> Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/

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Fwd: [ilugd] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
by Vikram Vincent 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: vinay ವಿನಯ್ <vinay(a)itforchange.net> Date: 2009/3/18 Subject: [ilugd] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) To: ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org, ilug-cal-discuss(a)list.ilug-cal.org Dear All, The political support for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) continues to increase. The CPI(M) manifesto released on the 16th of March calls for the promotion of FOSS. The manifesto can be accessed at http://www.cpim.org/manifesto.pdf Following are some of the highlights of the policy - - Promoting FOSS and other such new technologies, which are free from monopoly ownership through copyrights or patents; - Revamping the functioning of the Patent offices to ensure strict adherence to the Indian Patent Act; Stop training and orientation of Indian Patent office personnel by the US and European Patent offices These above measures are critical to support the public education system, local economy and the knowledge commons and counter neo-liberal pressures that aim to privatize the public information/knowledge domain. The CPI(M) has been a traditional supporter of free software, the comprehensive IT programs in Kerala, including in the public school system (http://itschool.gov.in/otherprograms.php#6) is based on FOSS. With key parties from both the left and the right end of the political spectrum endorsing FOSS, the Congress is left as the only major national party which is yet to formally take a position on FOSS. One hopes that the Congress too will soon extend its support for free software when it releases its own manifesto next week, and explicitly acknowledge the significant political, socio-cultural and economic advantages of FOSS over proprietary software platforms (see http://public-software.in/FOSS-manifesto for a call from the Network of the FOSS Community in India to the political parties, to recognise the advantages of FOSS in their election manifestos). Thanks, Vinay. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/

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EW-FSUG successfully inaugurated!
by Purnateja D Ghat 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

Hi list, Today (18th March) we successfully inaugurated the East West Institute of Technology FSUG. It was attended by 100-120 students and faculty members. Renuka Prasad Sir helped us by explaining the Free Software philosophy and showed us some interesting alternatives to proprietary software. Later Madhusudhan and Santosh inspired and motivated us by sharing their experience in GSoc and Free Software Movement with us. Totally it turned out to be a good start for our group. In the near future our group plans to promote Free Software in our campus including our hostel, and I would keep you informed about these activites. I would like to thank Mr Renuka Prasad,Madhusudhan and Santosh for coming in helping us out. -- Purnateja.D.Ghat ಸುವರ್ಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡಂ ಗೆಲ್ಗೆ ------------------------------- www.purnateja.devadutta.net purnateja.blogspot.com

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