Linuxers December 2006

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Re: December GLUG Meet photos (Roshan)
by Sobi pillai 26 Dec '06

26 Dec '06

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:00:01 Roshan wrote: >Those GLUGers who attended it from CDAC-Mumbai, are > >you active on the list? Drop in a line to say hi ;) > Firstly a big HI !!!! (as demanded) :) Yeah! we are very much active. Active in reading all the mails :) N since we are newbies its too early for us to respond or comment on any of the mails... till then we are happy with our role of listener...... i guess we guys will catch up soon.... :) and join in the discussions.... Sobi :)

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ubuntu+pacenet howto on wiki
by Rohit V Bhute 26 Dec '06

26 Dec '06

I 've put up a report on connecting to Pacenet on Ubuntu. <http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Broadband_Pacenet> I would appreciate if you guys go through it and correct any errors. Also, documentation about connecting from Red Hat, Mandriva, etc. is needed. Regards. -- Rohit V. Bhute http://blog.rvbhute.org

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A Linux Brochure.
by Rony 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

Anurag wrote: > > > That doesnt change the fact that there are several useless discussions going > on the mailing list. People have even started calling this list as ``General > Knowledge'' mailing list where you ask any question and it will end up with > 80 replies. > > I think we all need to ask ourselves that while we have expectations from this list, what can we do for it. Some time back there was a discussion on why there is lack of Indian contribution to development of FOSS. Lets put on our thinking caps to find out what we GLUG-BOM can do for Linux. We also need to find centralised locations nearer to railway stations or major junctions so that members from all over Mumbai can attend regular LUG meets. May I propose a simple assignment for this list? Some time back when I was with Krish, I mentioned to him the need for a linux brochure as, other than live CDs, there is nothing in text to distribute to people from the windows background. Many people may not want to use the CDs or may not know what work to do with them. So can we as a list create a brochure for Linux. We need to start with an overall picture and then a basic partitioning information to show them the difference between the windows and linux partitions and the file system hierarchy like 'C:\' and '/'. Provide a lot of links too. There may be brochures available on the net but lets do it our way. We could create the brochure on the net as a wiki or some online room where the project grows and leave the printing to the downloader. Regards, Rony. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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About gprof
by Mohan Nayaka 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

Hi all I am planning to do a little write up on gprof this weekend & put it up on the wiki. Is this OT ? With flame wars on the rise, I don't want to take any risk :) Regards, Mohan S N -- "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, the' assay so hard, so sharp the conqueryinge" -- Geoffrey Chaucer

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The battle for wireless network drivers
by പ്രവീണ്‍‌|Praveen 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

The battle for wireless network drivers Written by Jem Matzan Dec 20, 2006 at 08:52 PM "BSD and Linux programmers have had a lot of success in creating drivers for new computer hardware in a timely manner, but much of their effort has been without the support of major hardware manufacturers. Intel, Marvell, Texas Instruments and Broadcom, though separate and competing entities, seem by one consent to prevent non-Microsoft operating systems from working properly with some of their most widely-used network chips." Read the full story http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/293 It is a bit long but really worth it. The author has interviewed many of the wireless chip manufactures and gives an insight into the issues surrounding wireless card drivers for Free and Open Source Operating Systems. He suggests the main issue is the lack of communication between the developers and the manufacturers. Take this into account when you buy a new wireless network card and support the companies which provides specifications and documentation to the Free and Open Source Operating Systems developers. Cheers Praveen PS: Sorry for cross-posting -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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how to uninstall kubuntu
by Vivek R 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

i have a dual boot wth kubuntu/win 98 on my system. both are on separate hard disks.in kubuntu it shows all the hard disks(i.e, drives used by windows as well) but in windows it does not show me the kubuntu installed drives. now i want to uninstall kubuntu, how do i do that? had the drives been visible in windows which is definitely a drawback, i wldve formatted the kubuntu harddisk, but since it does not show me the drives, how do i uninstall kubuntu ? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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Thread waiting to be delivered?
by Roshan 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

The mailman has received one of my threads titled "Want to install Fedora Core 6 without installing?" but it hasn't delivered it to me. I have selected the option of "Receive a copy of your post to the list" in the subscription options page. Did someone (or anyone) receive this message? I have passed a link describing about the LIVE CD and the link to download it. -- http://houdini-aboutnothing.blogspot.com/ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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uninstalling kubuntu
by Vivek R 24 Dec '06

24 Dec '06

my dear brothers, the issue was not of not being able to view linux partitions on windows, i just wanted to know how does one uninstall kubuntu. and for the record, to the person who said he does not see me using any of the gnu/linux versions, i am using ubuntu right now instead of kubuntu. i could have very well installed ubuntu over kubuntu, but i thought knowing how to uninstall it would add to little knowledge. anyways, thank u all for the help. i got it done. thanks again ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now.

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Want to try out Fedora Core 6 without installing?
by Roshan 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

You may be interested to download a 682 MB iso file, provided, you have no data caps on the internet connection provided by your ISP. Follow the link below. http://www.linuxlookup.com/2006/dec/22/fedora_6_zod_live_cd -- http://houdini-aboutnothing.blogspot.com/ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Need inputs for FOSS Hospital Management Tools
by Dinesh Shah 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Hi All! I will meeting a charitable hospital management tomorrow. They want to migrate to FOSS technologies for their hospital. This hospital caters to about 1000 OPD cases on daily bases. They already have some accounting, attendance and payroll software running on MS Windows. They would also like to know if the same can me run on the Linux (GNU/Linux) system. I would like to get inputs from people who are associated with health care industry what are the components and tools required for Hospital Management. Are these tools available in FOSS. If yes, how good are they? What amount of customisation will be required? TIA for all your feedback and inputs. With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-)

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