Linuxers October 2007

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Flash for linux
by Kamaleshwar Morjal [कम लेश्व र मो रजाल] 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

Hi all, I need to edit and create some Flash content for the web. Do we have a tool to create Flash content on Linux that supports ActioScript 2 (or 3!) Any pointers would be greatly helpful. Thanks and regards. -- "LUCK i$ the RE$iDUE of GooD De$iGn" kamaleshwar morjal (कमलेश्वर मोरजाल)

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RE:[Ilug-cal-discuss] Introduction to Inkscape-Graphic Design and publishing with Free / Open Source Software
by Neelesh Gurjar 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

Hi Rony, Look, there must be problem with your installation of linux / hardware configuration in linux or may the distor which u r using is may not be compatible with your hardware. Otherwise I am using Linux from last 3 years, even I have setup thinclient Linux server client setup in panvel for around 40 Pcs. They are using OO, Tally7.2, even PDF viewer but no issues. Yes I got some issues in start but OO & linux forums helped me and now there are no issues. About DTP you can use scribus. It is free and fantastic tool for DTP. And it's mailing list is also good. Or if u can purchase u can use pagestream also. Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity...

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Re: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Re: [Ilug-cal-discuss] Introduction to Inkscape -Graphic Design and publishing with Free / Open Source Software
by Neelesh Gurjar 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

>Poor old Inkscape ignited the flame of this intellectual war of two >_worlds_ (Platforms); that is now going on a roller coaster ride >and in some time, the warriors would totally forget why the war started >but still keep fighting! :D I don;t think this is fight. Everybody is presenting their thoughts, their research. And thats good to for getting knowledge also. >Ahem, coming to the point, shouldn't we rather channelise our energies >towards making *all* these prominent platforms work together seamlessly, >at least pointing to ways to achieve that objective? >Well no matter how hard every linuxer tries, every computer user on >earth won't shift to Linux!! Well I love my GNU box but to be frank I >used Windoze without a single glitch since the last 4 yrs! Not a single >reformat, reinstall, "virus epidemic" or any destructive maintenance >operation for that matter! And I believe it will always be the same for >my Linux box unless i remain utterly careless and ignorant about its >functioning. So, thats the point. If well maintained, both these systems >work to satisfactory level of efficiency. I think you are the luckiest person on the earth, who had no issues in windows.... :) But here point is how much you are paying for windows and for linux. How much you are paying for support on windows and support on Linux..... Can you tell me what is happening in background of windows ? what is boot process for windows ? Yes Linux explores you the fundas of operating systems, networks... It not only shows but give you freedom of modifying itself as per your requirement.. That windows never give you... :) -- Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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[Commercial] Job Opportunity at Magnet
by Kartik Mistry 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

Dear All, Magnet Technologies is a new age organization providing world class innovative solutions to discerning organizations and businesses. Magnet provides end to end solutions for business transformation initiatives. Following are the openings at Magnet (Mumbai Office) : PHP Team Leader (1) Job Profile: - Monitoring and Segregation of Projects and targets for your teams. - Adherence to process guidelines stand up/ client/ team meetings etc. - Representing the the Technical team and putting forth their concerns, feedbacks and suggestions to the HR and Management. - Making sure there is adherence to coding standards, understandability, architecture. - Communication with all the teams, departments and clients. - Providing Technical Training and guidance to team members. - Personal skill upgradation tech & leadership, engaging in team building activities. - Ensure project execution aligns with cash flow targets. - Achievement of personal and the reporting teams timely goals. - Leadership and Ownership towards the organization goals and objectives. PHP Sr Developer (3) & PHP Developer (7) Job Profile: - Work closely with Project In charge and the team for ensuring project success - Coding and configuration to ensure timely execution - Participate in pre-development phases of prototyping and pseudocoding - Adherence to development standards coding, testing, quality, design - Provide on the job to the junior developers and trainees to get started with the project - Brainstorming on complex project for innovative solutions - Document on all phases of the project - Develop and share knowledge - Analyzing the project and individual oriented sessions and trainings, planning and conduction. Following are the openings at Magnet (Ahmedabad Office) : PHP Sr Developer (1) ,PHP Developer (2) & Jr Developer (3) Job Profile: - Work closely with Project In charge and the team for ensuring project success - Coding and configuration to ensure timely execution - Participate in pre-development phases of prototyping and pseudocoding - Adherence to development standards coding, testing, quality, design - Provide on the job to the junior developers and trainees to get started with the project - Brainstorming on complex project for innovative solutions - Document on all phases of the project - Develop and share knowledge - Analyzing the project and individual oriented sessions and trainings, planning and conduction. Salary : As per industry standards. Salary will not be a restriction for the right candidate. Those interested must rush your latest CV as soon as possible to reshma.t at magnettechnologies.com or jobs at magnet-i.com -- Cheers, ----------------------------------------------------------- Kartik Mistry || GPG: 0xD1028C8D || IRC: kart_ kartikmistry.org/blog || kartikm.wordpress.com ----------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: KDE Stall @ FOSS.IN
by Pradeepto Bhattacharya 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pradeepto Bhattacharya <pradeeptob(a)gmail.com> Date: Oct 18, 2007 9:27 AM Subject: KDE Stall @ FOSS.IN To: KDE-India List <kde-india(a)kde.org> Hi, So FOSS.IN/2007 is just round the corner. I am not sure if all the stalls have been allocated yet but there is no harm in trying. But more importantly these questions need to be addressed - #1 Do you want a KDE Stall at FOSS.IN/2007? #2 Who all are willing to volunteer for the KDE stall? #3 What all do you want to see at the KDE stall? Please note a few things : We are not allowed to sell merchandise at this stall. So lets not discuss things like - we can sell such and such. We are however allowed to give away merchandise. Also people who would like to volunteer - - its a fun job yes but be aware, you will miss the cool talks because you have to be man the stall. - 2-3 people at a time at the stall are more than enough. Nobody is expected to give more than 3 hours per day each day ( this is an estimate assuming that we will get atleast 9-10 volunteers during the main conference ). So basically, 3 shifts of 3 hours each. So basically a commitment for 3 hours or more per day during the Main Conference. - Ofcourse, if there is one all important talk you *have* to attend, I am guessing you can mutually decide among the volunteers take turns. - Assuming that there will be KDE talks during the Main Conference - of course all of us will go to attend that talk ( unless you are not interested in that talk and want to miss it, why would you want to do that? ; ) - Don't forget - volunteer might have to come in early - say about 30 minutes to arrange stuff and what not and probably leave last. What we can do at the stall - - Show case KDE - esp freshly baked KDE 4 from SVN - Explain potential/curious developers/contributors/students how to get involved, where to start, where to look for help. - Hand out flyers, KDE Distros - Showcase KDE based distros - Suggestions? What will you get if you volunteer ? - Lots of good wishes - Oh well you want more right .... , a KDE/KDE-India T-shirt. ( Since t-shirts[*] will be limited you will get preference :) - Lots of good wishes and gratitude. - Maybe some surprise - may be not. In case you have not checked recently - the updated KDE Project Day schedule is here [1]. It of course is not carved in stone. Will let everybody know when the speaker lists are out. Thanks for understanding. Please add to this thread any points that I might have missed. I would be more than happy if we can have a KDE Stall, but if the interest is low on this on or if I don't get enough volunteers, the idea might have to be scrapped. [*] Yes, there will be t-shirts this time. A new set of t-shirts will be made. More about this one later, there is quite a bit to talk about and talk happily about it. But it deserves its own thread :) [1]http://kde.in/foss-in07-pd.php Cheers! Pradeepto -- The KDE Project : http://www.kde.org KDE India : http://in.kde.org Mailing List : http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india -- The KDE Project : http://www.kde.org KDE India : http://in.kde.org Mailing List : http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india

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[Commercial] Invite suggestions for Open Source India Week (LinuxAsia)
by Janani Gopalakrishnan 17 Oct '07

17 Oct '07

Hi all, LinuxAsia is now morphing into a bigger avatar -- Open Source India Week -- a three city event that will start on a Monday from Bangalore and end on a Friday at Delhi, with a stop at Mumbai on a Wednesday. How is it different from LinuxAsia as it was? --------------------------------------------- 1. OSIW will be held in three cities: Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi 2. The tech track will, almost entirely be, 'by the techies, for the techies' (and that's precisely the reason for this email: to request you to shape it!) What is the goal of the event (what sets it apart from other FOSS events in India)? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. OSIW is not focused on specific projects, but on the technologies and concepts behind these. For example, workshops on technopreneurship through FOSS models, embedded systems, developing applns for mobiles, the future of Web programming (hmm, maybe even more power in the user's hands!), etc. What's more, it is not just about software but spans the entire gamut of IT solutions that qualify as free/open source. For example, technologies like the T-Engine also find a place. 2. Also, OSIW aims to foster entrepreneurship through FOSS models. If any of you run companies based on FOSS, please come forth and encourage others. Perhaps it would also be a good idea to bring in venture capitalists and get to know their views on FOSS companies, how to pitch to them, etc. It would also be nice to highlight what is hot and what is not in terms of tech domains so that those with start-up dreams know where to invest their energy. Also, I always wonder how some projects like Ubuntu rose to fame much faster than others, maybe others would like to know that too. 3. Companies can also come forth to conduct customised workshops for techies and users. 4. The FOSS India awards have also been launched and will be given away at the event. Entries are invited (http://www.openitis.com/openitis/index1.php) I am launching a discussion on behalf of the non-profit FOSII (http://fosii.org) to seek the suggestions of the community on workshop themes, preferred topics of discussion/talks, suggestions for the event as a whole, possible help to link up with keynote speakers, etc -- these will be compiled and discussed with the OSIW/LA team. The wiki is up at http://www.linuxasia.net/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome -- look forward to your suggestions. If you have any nits about the past LA episodes to dig up, I am not the person to discuss it with. But if you have any suggestions for the upcoming event, I am all ears. So, even if it is criticism, disguise it as suggestions please! I request you to please share your thoughts on the Wiki, and please spread this message across the community, so we get more suggestions (already posted on Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Goa GNU/Linux user group mailing lists). Perhaps you can also discuss this at your respective LUG meets and share your collective suggestions with us. Cheers! Janani http://gjanani.googlepages.com

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restrict max . number of mail per user
by Agnello George 16 Oct '07

16 Oct '07

Hi Is there a way at the server side to to restrict user to send out mails . I am currently using postfix mail server having virtual domains and users on it. Which parameter do i need to edit in the main.cf file to restrict users to send out mails. ( this feature i want to enable cause i don't want people doing mass mailing ) Thank you -- Agnello . G .Dsouza

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server setup: ubuntu server version.
by Abhishek Daga 16 Oct '07

16 Oct '07

I am planning to get myself a new machine to be used as a server. To deploy ubuntu 7.04 server version (amd64 bit). It would be a LAMP stack with subversion, wiki, trac, postfix. Does anyone have the CD/DVD handy? ubuntu 7.04 amd 64 bit server version. thanks. abhishek

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[Commercial]Sneak Peek Into LINUX For You
by niraj＠efyindia.com 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

Dear Readers, To begin with apologies for posting the October 2007 Sneak Preview rather later. Now, were were we? Yes! I'm sure you know that virtualisation is the latest buzz. And therefore we've dedicated our October 2007 issue to detailed articles on various Free and Open Source virtualisation technologies to give you an idea of what's the reason behind the "buzz". Following are the five articles you can check out in this special issue: * A Hitchhiker's Guide to Virtualisation, where we briefly cover the technology and how hardware assists come into play. Then, we try and analyse how Xen can take advance of a virtualisation-capable processor. * Xen Live Migration Using iSCSI Target: Here we show you how to successfully migrate a live Xen virtual machine from one physical server to another, without interrupting any service. * Virtualise with Bochs and QEMU: In here we try and analyse how to use two easy-to-follow technologies, and have tried to avoid too much technical jargon - it's as simple as follow the instructions and set up a virtual guest OS in no time. * Spartan Virtualisation with Lguest: So, who's heard of Lguest? It's a mare 6,000 line virtualisation solution that has been integrated into the mainline kernel, and you can get a sneak peak once Linus releases keenel 2.6.23. However, since we couldn't have waited that long, we straight away went ahead with an RC release to give you a an idea of what's coming. * High-Speed Virtualisation with KVM-How it Works: Well, KVM was the first solution that was added to the mainline kernel back in the days of kernel 2.6.20. Here we try and find out wot's ...uh the deal with it. The October issue of LFY has already hit the stands! So if the concept of virtualisation intrigues you, then we can assure you this issue won't disappoint you. Also in this issue you'll find: For You and Me ~~~~~~~~~~~ * ODF SPAT: IV's Version * Desktop Linux Redefined: SLED 10 SP1 * SPACE-A Society that Promotes FOSS * Making Sense of the Many Caesars - An interview with the autopackage developers * All About Linux Certifications * OOXML: The Anti-Common Man Standard For Developers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Introduction to C++ Templates * Getting Familiar with RPC * Getting Started with the Trolltech Greenphone SDK For BizUsers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * GnuCash: A Freeway to Managing Money * Make Screencasts for Building a Business Training Programme * Software as a Service is the Next Big Trend - An interview with Raven Zachary, research director for Open Source, 451 Group Players ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * IBM's Bob Sutor On OSS and Standards - An interview For Geeks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * I Like Making Strong Statements - Interview with Linus Torvalds (Part II) * Multimedia Dynamite * KDE-enliven Your Videos * The Ultimate Linux Home * A Music-Playing Daemon Called MPD The LFY CDs ~~~~~~~~~~~~ LFY DVD - SLED 10 SP1: Find out what makes Novell say "Your Linux Is Ready!" LFY CD - A collection of best-of-the-breed virtualisation software, plus other assorted software applications. Our effort is in your hands now. We hope you cherish reading the issue. WHERE TO GET YOUR COPY? Problems getting a copy of LFY? Feel free to reach out to our distributors (IBH) listed below: # Ahmedabad - Mr. S. K. Sharma (079-26577068, 09898121277) # Bangalore - Mr. Devaru Bhatt (080-22261305, 080-22252385) # Chennai - Ms. R. Hira (044-28592582, 28592743) # Hyderabad - Mr. Ramesh Rajgopal (040-27564945) # Kolkata - Mr. Mehta (033-22498096/97) # Mumbai - Mr. Indur Vaswani (022-24925651) # New Delhi - Mr. P. K. Das (011-23313014/15) # Pune - Mr. Ashok Basant (020-26131261) # Trivandrum - Mr. Hari Kumar (0471-2475443) HOW TO SUBSCRIBE OR COMPLAIN? Go to our website www.lfymag.com OR email at support(a)efyindia.com OR call at 011-26810601/02/03 Warm Regards! LinuxFor You Team

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How to open Pagemaker .pmd files in Scribus?
by Riyaz Usman 12 Oct '07

12 Oct '07

Hi All, For people who've worked on scribus -> Is there a way to open/import Pagemaker file format in Scribus? Or is there any FOSS capable of doing that? I've a couple of PMD files with me, which I need to edit. -- Riyaz Usman http://riyaz.bitinc.co.in 1d:c5:fb:59:df:ec:79:88:ec:81:d9:3a:87:28:10:25

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Linuxers October 2007