Linuxers May 2003

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DOC-SHOP Review TODAY
by PUKAR Monsoon 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

Dear Friends: PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research) invites you to the DOC-SHOP Review -- a series of student presentations followed by a two-hour panel discussion on archiving and documentation with ASHISH RAJADHYAKSHA, C.S. LAKSHMI and MADHUSHREE DATTA. This Review is the concluding event in the PUKAR Monsoon DOC-SHOP, a five-day workshop for undergraduate students held from 19-23 May 2003 at PUKAR. For more information about the DOC-SHOP, see http://www.pukar.org.in/doc-shop/index.html. The panel discussion will feature the following speakers: ASHISH RAJADHYAKSHA is Senior Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Culture & Society (CSCS), Bangalore (http://www.cscsban.org), and was the editor of the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (1999). He is an active member of the editorial collective of the Journal of Arts and Ideas, and is a regular contributor to Framework and to Sight & Sound. He has written the book Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic (1983), was Editor, The Sad and Glad of Kishore Kumar (Research Centre for Cinema Studies, 1988); was Editor, with Amrit Gangar, of Ghatak : Arguments/Stories (Screen Unit/Research Centre for Cinema Studies, 1987). He is currently coordinating the CSCS Media Archive (http://www.cscsban.org/html/media_archive.htm). He was co-curator, with Geeta Kapur, of the exhibition Bombay/Mumbai 1992-2001, part of the exhibition Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis, at the Tate Modern, London, 2001. C.S. LAKSHMI is the Founding Trustee and Director of SPARROW (Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women), Mumbai (http://www.sparrrowonline.org). She writes fiction in Tamil under the pseudonym Ambai, and her translated stories have been published in a collection called A Purple Sea (Manas, 1997). She has been a researcher in women's studies for thirty years, and has authored The Singer and the Song: Conversations with Women Musicians (Kali for Women, 2000), the first in a three-volume oral history series called Seven Seas and Seven Mountains, with detailed interviews with fifty notable women in the arts in India. She is also the author of The Face Behind the Mask: Women in Tamil Literature (Stosius/Advent Books, 1984). MADHUSHREE DATTA has been making non-fiction and documentary films since 1993. Her first film was "I Live in Behrampada" (1993), on the Bombay riots in 1992-1993. She has since made eight films on diverse themes such as performance and female impersonation in "Sundari: An Actor Prepares", on visual cultures in "Made in India", on young girls growing up in "Memories of Fear", on the 12th century bhakti poet Mahadevi Akka in "Scribbles on Akka", and on sexuality and girl trafficking in "Ailo Bailo Sailo". She has written extensively on the politics of facts, and is presently working on a multi-part film on the mega-metropolis of Mumbai. She is a Founder Member and is the Executive Director of Majlis, Mumbai, a centre for multicultural initiatives. Date: TUESDAY 27 MAY 2003 Time: 5.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. Presentations from the PUKAR Monsoon DOC-SHOP 7.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. Panel Discussion on Archiving and Documentation At: PUKAR c/o Aragon Services 4th Floor, Kitab Mahal Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road Mumbai 400001 Kitab Mahal is next to New Excelsior Cinema, and is near VT Station. Entrance to Kitab Mahal is from the New Book Company on Dadabhai Naoroji Road. _____ PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research) P.O. Box 5627, Dadar, Mumbai 400014, INDIA E-Mail <mailto:secretariat@pukar.org.in> Phone +91 (022) 2207 7779, +91 98200 45529, +91 98204 04010 Web Site http://www.pukar.org.in

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Re:Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: PHP help needed
by Dot Dot 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

>It's one thing to ask for help configuring PHP on your box. But >this was just asking for how to program in PHP/JavaScript. It's >like asking beginner C questions on this list just because GCC >is free software. I will suggest that we stop trying to moderate every user and ask for a perfect mailing list with all well behaved members. >> request - plz tone down your replies. We don't want to be >> percieved as unfriendly to newbies/question posers. > >I think my reply was very friendly, by ilug-bom standards :) Vinayak, I will classify some of your replies as very unfriendly too. If you guys want to flame each other, why don't you do it sending a personal mail. Don't ask me why I'm not sending personal mails. :) Lets get back to Linuxing. __________________________________________________________ Get Your Electric Email at http://webmail.electricmela.com

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[Fwd: [ilug-goa] GNU/Linux positions in Pune][OT]
by Trevor Warren 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

-----Forwarded Message----- From: Frederick Noronha (FN) <fred(a)bytesforall.org> To: ilug-goa(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [ilug-goa] GNU/Linux positions in Pune Date: 30 Apr 2003 03:24:20 +0530 Message: 3 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:49:47 +0530 (IST) From: <careers(a)acclivitous.com> To: <plug-mail(a)plug.org.in> Subject: [PLUG] [COMMERCIAL] Positions for Linux Experts in Pune Reply-To: plug-mail(a)plug.org.in Hi, We have the following positions open with one of our MNC clients in Pune. If match the profile and are interested, please email your detailed resume to careers(a)acclivitous.com. Please mention the post applied for in the subject. ** Senior Software Engineer - Linux: - At least 4 years of experience in programming in Linux/Unix environment: C/C++, Perl, Python, Shell Scripting, XML - Knowledge of development tools and networking - Good Communication Skills - Ability to work in fast paced environment - Experience working with remote development teams is a plus - Commitment to delivering high quality software on time. - Familiar with full life cycle of software development ** Software Engineer- Linux: 2-3 years development experience on Linux/Unix. Sound knowledge of Unix Operating System internals and good trouble-shooting skills. Programming experience in languages like C, C++ and sound knowledge of Object Oriented concepts is a must. Programming Experience with Internet technologies like DNS, Mail, web servers, web-hosting, FTP, and SSH are highly desirable. Knowledge of Redhat packagers a must. ** Build and Release Engineer: The ideal candidate will have solid background in Windows and Linux build environment, good experience with CVS and the ability to implement an automated process to build and release. Nice to have skills include Perl, PHP, VB, bash and knowledge of .NET technologies. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring quality and delivery of builds. Work closely with Development Team and coordinate/drive the build development/release process. - Keep abreast of the build process and associated changes on an ongoing basis. - Introduce ongoing improvements/automation in the release process. - Troubleshoot build errors and maintain release matrix. ** Systems Engineers (Linux) for customer advocacy group: - Strong knowledge in Linux. - Extensive knowledge of Apache, BIND, Sendmail, POP3/IMAP4 is mandatory - Knowledge of Web hosting business - Extensive hands-on experience (2 years Linux Sys Admin) - Windows 2000 Server experience is desirable - Strong knowledge in network and systems architecture, firewalls and Internet technology - Should know vi or equivalent editor (to edit documents in a UNIX environment) - Ability to grasp technical information quickly with proven track record in logical problem solving techniques to troubleshoot system problems independently - Superior customer service skills with excellent verbal and written skills Thanks, Rinku Chopra --__--__-- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! http://us.click.yahoo.com/xaxhjB/hdqFAA/bW3JAA/0XFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: ilug-goa(a)yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ilug-goa-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ( >- GNU/LINUX, It's all about CHOICE -< ) /~\ __ trevorwarren(a)softhome.net __ /~\ | \) / Pre Sales - Technical, Red Hat \ (/ | |_|_ \ 9820349221(M) | 22881326(O) / _|_| \___________________________________/

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Meeting on June 8th
by Nagarjuna G. 04 Jun '03

04 Jun '03

Is the meeting planned, venue and agenda. Let me know in advance if HBCSE venue is required. Due to science olympiad camps presently going on at the centre unless I make reservation the lecture room may not be available. We also need volunteers to maintain the keep the informations uptodate. Even if the drafted material is sent to me I will update the site. Will find it difficult to manage writing it myself. We had several workshops and at least two monthly meetings, and the website is not updated. Is there a write up on recent workshop at Hubli. Nagarjuna -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nagarjun at hbcse tifr res in. http://www.gnowledge.org/ I support Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/

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Apache module on OSX
by Satya 04 Jun '03

04 Jun '03

mod_auth_any works on Linux but not on OSX. apxs i -c, and then apachectl: Syntax error on line 271 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf: Cannot load /usr/libexec/httpd/mod_auth_any.so into server: (reason unknown) Any ideas? Line 271 is: LoadModule auth_any_module /usr/libexec/httpd/mod_auth_any.so Relevant screen dumps: [root]~/mod_auth_any/src# uname -a Darwin macserver 6.6 Darwin Kernel Version 6.6: Thu May 1 21:48:54 PDT 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.34.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc [root]~/mod_auth_any/src# httpd -l Compiled-in modules: http_core.c mod_so.c suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/sbin/suexec [root]~/mod_auth_any/src# httpd -v Server version: Apache/1.3.27 (Darwin) Server built: 01/15/03 19:22:17 [root]~/mod_auth_any/src# httpd -V Server version: Apache/1.3.27 (Darwin) Server built: 01/15/03 19:22:17 Server's Module Magic Number: 19990320:13 Server compiled with.... -D EAPI -D HAVE_MMAP -D USE_MMAP_SCOREBOARD -D USE_MMAP_FILES -D HAVE_FCNTL_SERIALIZED_ACCEPT -D HAVE_FLOCK_SERIALIZED_ACCEPT -D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT -D HARD_SERVER_LIMIT=2048 -D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr" -D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/sbin/suexec" -D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="/var/run/httpd.pid" -D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="/var/run/httpd.scoreboard" -D DEFAULT_LOCKFILE="/var/run/httpd.lock" -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="/var/log/httpd/error_log" -D TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/httpd/mime.types" -D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/httpd/httpd.conf" -D ACCESS_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/httpd/access.conf" -D RESOURCE_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/httpd/srm.conf" And google is very unhelpful. -- Satya. <URL:http://satya.virtualave.net/> 'Press to test.' <click> 'Release to detonate.'

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[Announce] msnp.py 0.3 released
by Manish Jethani 31 May '03

31 May '03

msnp.py is an implementation of the MSN instant messaging protocol in the Python programming language. This pure Python package makes it extremely easy, quick, and efficient to build applications that need to interact with the MSN messaging service. http://msnp.sf.net/ Features: * Login; logout * Presence states (online, away, etc.) * Full-fledged API-supported friend list management * Privacy settings * Chat conversations (start, join, leave) * Instant messages * Typing notifications * HTTP proxy (tunnelling) support Version 0.3 includes full support for friend list management, enhancements to session/chat APIs, minor bug fixes, and a new tutorial: http://msnp.sf.net/tutorial.html msnp.py is based on the works of Mike Mintz: http://www.hypothetic.org/docs/msn/index.php -Manish -- ``There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.'' -- Morpheus, in The Matrix

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experiences with the upcoming kernel 2.6
by linuxdev 31 May '03

31 May '03

Hi everybody, Just been testing kernel 2.5.70 on rh 9.0 with reiserfs. One thing's for sure, the final stable 2.6 is going to be a surefire cracker of a kernel. Not only is it fast (no i am stating it subjectively no tests to back it up from my side), but due the pre-emptive kernel feature for desktop along with the interactivity improvements to scheduler, the response is more than snappy. It rocks. Here's a simple "test" i carried out. On my regular kernel i was untarring the kernel tarball and at the same time i tried listening to an mp3 on xmms. Needless to say there was skipping. and even after the untar was complete there was considerable disk thrashing. Step in kernel 2.5.70. Everything works as if its the only thing running around ! The trend for this kernel is to sort of split it as for server and for desktop. You don't need, infact you will hate 2.6 if you use pre-emptive kernel feature for a server environment. However before you jump for www.kernel.org to get a tarball here's a few things that might help you along. 1. do not. i repeat do not select filesystems, ide,scsi options as modules. build them into kernel. The simple reason for this is that there are lots of issues to be ironed out in modules before the stable release. As of now there will be no new features to be added. Its more like a bug-fixing contest right now. 2. before you start whining about unresolved symbols in modules while installing take a look at the modutils available at kernel.org. i forget the link right now. The regular stock modutils do not work with newer kernel. Thats another reason to build the options into the kernel. 3. one thing i haven't got right on my i845glad mobo. alsa sound. Can't get that damned thing to work. And add to my pain every keeps praising it all the more. grrrr. Having said all this please do not blame me for any data / hair loss for any experiments you carry out with that new cracker. I simply stated my experience. ;) I could definitely help you out trying to get a stable conf for this new gizmo tho. next time around i'll post my experience with different (ext2/3/reiserfs) filesystems. cya, C Get Your Private, Free E-mail from Indiatimes at http://email.indiatimes.com Buy The Best In BOOKS at http://www.bestsellers.indiatimes.com Bid for for Air Tickets @ Re.1 on Air Sahara Flights. Just log on to http://airsahara.indiatimes.com and Bid Now!

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Keeping in touch
by Roshan D'Silva 31 May '03

31 May '03

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Munich Moves to Linux..
by Pranav Joshi 30 May '03

30 May '03

Interesting article on ZDnet The local government in Munich, Germany, has voted to move 14,000 computers from Microsoft's Windows to the rival Linux operating system, despite efforts by the software giant to hang onto the multimillion-dollar contract. http://www.zdnetindia.com/techzone/linuxcentre/stories/82640.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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can Linux recognise windows files
by Royce & Sharal Pereira 29 May '03

29 May '03

Hi, Many thanks to all who replied to my query on partitioning. I'll try it out over the wkend! One question: I have some files jpegs, docs etc. in Windows fat32 system, while linux uses ext2(I gather). Can I still access these docs from linux? Thanks, --Royce.

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