Linuxers November 2002

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Coool News For linux lovers
by Aswin Bhupalam 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hi e-body!! This is my first mail to the group. Hope u'll enjoy the following news. Thanks, #win *Kewl news for linux lovers:* For detailed News Visit: http://www.msnbc.com/news/845822.asp?cp1=1 Worth reading !! esp if u r anti M$ --carries---------------- Will Microsoft ever support Linux? Analysts sketch near-future scenario; software giant scoffs By Joe Wilcox Dec. 10 - The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm predicted Monday in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed.

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[OT] M$ to Share WinDOZE src with GOI
by Natarajan V 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hi, Catch the Front Page main headlines in Today's Economic Times. Cheers Natarajan http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=3110… <snip> MS to share Windows code with India PRAGATI VERMA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2002 02:31:31 AM ] Microsoft is virtually doing the unthinkable in India it is planning to share the Windows source code. Not with one and all, as Linux does, but with a specific government body which, in turn, will share it with others for the purposes of e-governance and education. </snip>

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How to determine "clock cycle" usage
by Rahul Saxena 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hi there, How do i find out how many clock cycles ( basically how much time, in seconds the processor is actually spending on a piece of code ) the processor is using. i have used clock() at a few place both in linux and dos, how does i change this to true time.. in seconds. Normally CLOCK_TICKS_CONSTANT or somthing is fixed to 1e6. how is this related to the processor clock speed Whats the significance. Pls tell me if there are any documentation on all this, besides the man pages. -regards rahul

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thanx 4 the permissions answer
by Pradnyesh Sawant 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hello, thank u 4 the ans 4 changing the access permissions 4 the windows partition. i tried the foll line, which did not work /dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat auto,owner,user,uid=3d500 0 0 (since 500 was the uid i wanted 2 give the permissions 2) so i tried the foll line & it worked /dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat auto,owner,user,uid=500 0 0 i did not try /dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat auto,umask=3d0 0 0 as i felt it was not right 2 give all rights 2 all users thanx 4 all the help i hope u all will also help me with my next queries: 1. i have an epson 480 color stylus printer, which has support in rhl 7.3. the docs (/usr/share/doc/ghostscript-6.52/Devices.htm) specifies that my printer can give the foll resolutions: Xdpi=180,360,720 & Ydpi=90,180,360,720. but i don't know how 2 use these resolutions. plz tell me some place where i can learn about the "gs" command mentioned in the above mentioned doc. also i didn't understand the "YourFile.ps" part. can somebody plz hlp me out? THANX! 2. how can i see the status of the ink remaining in my cartridges? also how do i replace the cartridge when it is empty? 3. when i tried taking some print-outs using gimp, i got them in the default res. if the image is color then the print-out gets messed up, whereas if i specify a b&w print-out, then the image is printed using both color & b&w inks. how do i specify if i want 2 use only b&w ink? thanx a lot in advance! -- Best regards, Pradnyesh mailto:pradnyesh@gmx.net

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DHCP client-identifier option
by Sachin Rase 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

i want to configure client classing with client-identifier option pls provide me help with this options. i don't want to use MAC address. I have win98 clients as well as win2000. Pls tell me how can i configure these clients to send client-identifier -- Regards ----------- Sachin Rase MediaIBC 26178979 ----------

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when and where is the meeting
by Linux Group 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hello, I was not in contact so can anyone tell me abt the Linux meeting and where ??? Thanx

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NEWS-BANGALORE: Big Blue counters Gates' offer for Indian software
by Frederick Noronha 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Big Blue counters Gates' offer for Indian software By Imran Qureshi, Indo-Asian News Service Bangalore, Dec 12 (IANS) After Microsoft chairman Bill Gates' lavish offerings for health, education and proprietary software, his company's biggest competitor IBM has offered to transform India into a software industry hub if it adopts the open source standard. The world's second largest software company that is also known as the Big Blue is offering to build "enablement centres" for India to shift from being a mere software services powerhouse to a full-fledged software industry hub. "We are willing to invest heavily in the enablement centres based on what decision the government takes. It should standardise on open source and we will create centres for the software industry to flourish," Amuj Goyal, vice president, solutions and strategy, IBM software group, told IANS. "Innovation on the Microsoft platform has moved out. VCs (venture capitalists) are not investing any more on the MSN platform. Gates' visit was only to carry the message of proprietary software that will not benefit the customers," he said. Goyal, the highest ranking Indian in IBM worldwide, has helped drive the growth of the hardware leader's foray into the software business and made it a $13 billion group in just seven years, displacing Oracle from the position of the world's number two software company. "IBM was on proprietary technology in the early 1990s. We could not see outside that. We were trying to look after ourselves, not the customers, until we started the software business in 1995. Today Microsoft is on the wrong side," said Goyal, an alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. "We will put up enablement centres (like e-governance or e-business centres) for software centres. Our strategy is different. Customers need to have control and that can come only through open standards. Microsoft's strategy is to get in their proprietary technology. That's a big trap," he added. "Today you can use database from IBM or any other vendor on open standard. The reason why customers like us is because our systems are robust and scalable and for support services. If you are caught in the proprietary trap, the software business cannot be built. Those are hooks and lures he (Gates) is investing in. Customers don't want that," Goyal said. He quoted examples of the governments of Britain, Germany and Singapore that have adopted open source standards. "India does not have a software business. We want to build the future SAP or a BEA in India by focusing on open standards." IBM is leveraging India not only for its "tremendous skills in software and services" but also because it sees the country as an important market. It has set up five software research and development centres and a solution partnership centre in India. The company has committed $100 million until 2003 for the India software laboratory in Bangalore, which is being scaled up from a headcount of 500 to about 600. "But the skills in India can be applied far beyond the Indian market, primarily the English-speaking countries in the Asia-Pacific unlike China or Japan, which are country-focussed labs," Goyal said. So, was the shift in focus from hardware to software during the downturn coincidental? "No, it was not coincidental. We have been on this strategy for the last 10 years. We have recorded growth for 21 consecutive quarters," Goyal said. The software group drives about 30 percent of IBM's profits. It is the largest supplier of Internet infrastructure software, called middleware, which accounts for about 80 percent of IBM's software revenue of over $10 billion. "We are young -- just seven years old -- and growing, and we will continue to grow. Given the current economic situation, if an opportunity exists, we will go in for acquisition, as we did with Rational Software (the world's leading supplier of software tools for $2.1 billion). It makes sense because it is open standard. We have completed seven acquisitions in 18 months." --Indo-Asian News Service

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linux lunacy 22 dec "yes" or "no"??
by Gurpreet Singh 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

hello luggers could someone plz tell me.... IS LINUX LUNACY SCHEDULED FOR 22 DEC STILL A PLAN OR HAS IT BEEN SCRAPPED. There is not talk abt the same on list thus have this doubt. could someone plz update us on what is the plan?? what talks?? what timings?? waiting... Gurpreet ________________________________________________________________ NIIT supports World Computer Literacy Day on 2nd December. Enroll for NIIT SWIFT Jyoti till 2nd December for only Rs. 749 and get free Indian Languages Office software worth Rs. 2500. For details contact your nearest NIIT centre, SWIFT Point or click here http://swift.rediff.com/ Gurpreet Singh Student Final Yr Computer Sc. & Engg. --------------------------------------------------------------------- M A K E Y O U R O W N R O A D --------------------------------------------------------------------

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The OpenCD : Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Windows
by Frederick Noronha 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From henrik(a)theopencd.org Wed Dec 11 22:40:25 2002 Hello, My name is Henrik Nilsen Omma, and I am one of the project leaders of a new Open Source Project called TheOpenCD. Our aim is to create a simple to use CD distribution of Open Source software for Windows, and in that way spread the OSS message. I'm writing to various LUGs to announce the launch of our first edition, and hope that you might find it a useful tool in promoting Linux and OSS to a wider public. The disc allows new users can try out Open Source software (OSS) in the comfort of their own, familiar operating system, rather than having to take the drastic step of reformatting their hard drive to install Linux or BSD. The collection, which includes OpenOffice.org, AbiWord and Beonex is primarily intended for non-technical computer users. However, we expect that the disc will appeal first to experienced OSS users, who will hopefully find it a useful vehicle by which to introduce OSS to their less computer-savvy friends. We invite all OSS enthusiasts to download the ISO, burn CDs and distribute them widely to friends, local schools, universities, and companies. We further encourage you all to stop by our to comment, discuss and contribute! http://www.theopencd.org/ Best wishes, Henrik Nilsen Omma & TheOpenCD Team -- Henrik Nilsen Omma Theoretical Physics, Oxford 35 Frenchay Road 1 Keble Road Oxford OX2 6TG Oxford OX1 3NP h.omma(a)btinternet.com henrik(a)thphys.ox.ac.uk

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Karnataka & M$
by Amol Hatwar 15 Nov '02

15 Nov '02

http://rediff.com/money/2002/nov/13gates.htm This is about Govt. of Karnataka and M$ signing an MoU for a portal called Bangalore One. Shit happens! Regards, Amol Hatwar.

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Linuxers November 2002