Linuxers March 2005

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Micronet ADSL Modem setup
by John Marder 24 May '05

24 May '05

Hi! I use FC3 at home and I have taken a Touchtel/Airtel DSL Connection. The trouble is that I want to use my Micronet USB ADSL Broadlink SP3302 Modem in Linux. This modem comes with drivers only for Windows. I checked the manufacturer's website. Though they want their products to work with Linux, they donot support Linux(??). I have also checked the eciadsl Linux driver page. No mention of Micronet's products over there either. This modem connects directly to the USB port and does not go through an Ethernet card. Can you help me use this modem in Linux? What do I need to do? Thanx John

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[OT] Acer Aspire 1362 with Amd sempron
by Binulal Narayanan 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

Hello: I plan to buy an Acer Aspire 1362. Could anybody tell me about "Acer Aspire 1362" product rating and linux compatibilty? Do anybody already own this? How is the performace? Please give suggestions/advice in this regard. Thanks in advance Binulal Narayanan

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Graphics in C on linux
by Floyd rulz! 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Hello all, I'd like to know if there is a way to graphics programming on GNU/Linux .. something very similar to what I'd do in C on windows using Borland C. Just some basic graphic programming .. output of which could be displayed in the terminal or something. Thanks in advance Cheers Abhijeet

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PCQ2005 Installation Report
by Rony Bill 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Dear Friends, The PCQ Linux 2005 in the March 2005 issue is fully packed with features and its free. The system it was installed on was a P4 2.4 Ghz and Intel 845 GEBV2 motherboard. Its foundation is the Fedora Core3 linux. It has so many installation choices that its very difficult to choose. However, once you select the broader choice, before the installation starts, it gives you a package list and that is where individual packages of any type can be selected. It has a grub loader and during installation it asks if you want to add additional entries. It does not detect the existing RedHat installation and the manually added partition entry in its dialogue box is useless. The installation was smooth and everything went fine. There is however a minor hiccup of internal modem not detecting and surprisingly the 2.6 kernel does not detect my sound card, even though RHEL's 2.4 does. An older machine's external modem has been added to the system so that issue is tackled and net access is fantastic. Since there are less security programs running compared to XP, the net experience is racy. The sound driver module will have to be compiled according to Intel's website. The PCQ forum has a solution of running some sndconfig rpm but there was none for FC3. This will be a good learning exercise and I will get the steps from google. The grub script was modified to properly detect the existing RHEL and now all the 3 systems boot smoothly. Overall this is a very comprehensive free OS. It even has support for a thin diskless client server as well as clustering for supercomputing. It is rich in multimedia software. It is definately worth trying. The best part is that it is available in CDs and not DVDs. Regards, Rony.

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by Sajidali Baig 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

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Ark Linux 2005.1-SR1 Released
by Gaurav Mishra 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

This is a bug fix release of Ark Linux 2005.1: "Ark Linux 2005.1-SR1, a bugfix release of Ark Linux 2005.1, has been released. Mostly due to our lack of test hardware and testers, a couple of bugs worth fixing immediately managed to get into Ark Linux 2005.1 - based on user feedback, we have made a Service Release to address them and add some commonly requested features. ... The following features have been added: newly installed machines automatically retrieve network settings from DHCP servers (if there is one); DHCP enabled network interfaces no longer delay the boot up process if no DHCP server is found; support for Zeroconf support has been added; the X.Org Composite extension, allowing to use real transparent windows, is now enabled....

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] WinXp Vs Linux
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

On Wednesday 30 March 2005 17:42, Rony Bill wrote: Please do read the gpl. > I was refering to the present situation, not the past. SuSe's site > has a free version as well as other paid versions. RHEL as you > mention is a paid distro. The free versions are like 'personal' > editions whereas the ones for businesses are more featured and paid > for. What exactly does this stupid statement mean. I could give you a hundred very sound reasons for the "Missing features", but dont want to bore the whole list (as it would involve collating your past posts which cribbed about ease of use etc.). > Is SuSe Professional 9 or above, a freeware software like SuSe > personal? By branded distros I am refering to popular brands like > RedHat, SuSe, Mandrake and the likes. Is it legal to copy and use > as many times, paid-for linux versions? The most popular in terms of installed user base is Debian. The gpl allows you to make as many copies of any gpld software and use it in any fashion you please. The only restrictions is that you cannot change the terms of the gpl. And if you care to read, the commercial distros come with manuals and support. You are paying for the manual and support. They may also include some closed source drivers, which are distributed on different terms (eg. the winmodem drivers). There is no restriction on your downloading the distro for free or obtaining the same by any means available to you. You are however prevented from using the brand name of some distros. Quite obviously if the Company is spending money on creating a brand equity for it self I see no reason why some free loader should be allowed to exploit it's brand image. Particularly by someone ignorant enough to not know what the gpl is about let alone other things more complex. rgds jtd

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[Commercial] Job Opening
by Mike Ward 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hello, JR Technologies is looking for a web developer in the Bombay area. JR Technologies is a US based company that does web development and technologies solutions for international airfare consolidators. We're looking for someone with basic knowledge of Perl, MySQL, Linux usage and administration, XHTML/HTML, and Javascript. Experience in the travel industry is a bonus, but not a requirement. Please send all resumes/inquiries to vinay(a)skybird-travel.com -- Mike Ward Web Developer, Sky Bird Travel mike(a)skybird-travel.com (248) 372-4800, Ext. 222

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Sorry............
by Sajid ali Baig 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

hi, This is an apology for the "hi5 invitation" message sent by me by mistake. I beg your pardon regards

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INDIA-Thunderbird-1.0.2 is now available in Gujarati
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Thunderbird-1.0.2 is now available in Gujarati. Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:15:10 -0800 (PST) From: ankit patel <ankit644(a)yahoo.com> To: mozilla-l10n(a)mozilla.org Hi, I have localised Thunderbird-1.0.2 into Gujarati. So can somebody update it on mozilla.org status page. Please follow the link:- http://indianoss.sf.net/downloads.html Thank You! Ankit Patel Flosstoday mailing list Flosstoday(a)sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/flosstoday

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