Linuxers February 2008

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[Commercial]CTOSummit: A unique event that discusses Open Source related business opportunities
by Niraj Sahay 02 Feb '08

02 Feb '08

CTOSummit: A unique event that discusses Open Source related business opportunities Dear Sir/Madam, What's happening in the Open Source space? Is this growth for real or is it just another bubble? Are Indian IT firms benefiting from this phenomenon too? How? Why? These questions will be answered at the CTOSummit happening on the 12th of February 08, at The Taj Westend. Sample of speakers at the CTOSummit: Brian Behlendorf, Co-founder Apache and Collabnet; David Axmark, Co-founder, MySQL; Klaus Knopper, Co-founder, Knoppix. Speakers from Novell, Ingres, TCS, Satyam, Intel, Microsoft, and many more IT firm, will be participating in the discussion at the CTOSummit. Inspired from the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), which is an annual event in the US, the CTOSummit should be an excellent opportunity for you to discover the business and economics of open source, interact with global and Indian entrepreneurs who have been successful in this arena, and network with the who's who of the IT industry. The Background CTOSummit is one of the events being organised within the Open Source India Week (OSIW), which was earlier known as LinuxAsia. Both, CTOSummit and OSIW are being organised by the EFY Group--publishers of magazines like Electronics For You and LINUX For You. The earlier four LinuxAsia were held only in Delhi, but this year the event has expanded into three cities: Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. Few facts related to the business side of Open Source: · MySQL just got bought by Sun Microsystems for UDS$ 1 Billion. · Ingres and SugarCRM are expected to go IPO this year, and despite being open source firms, they are the darling amongst tech investors and analysts. · Indian IT giants, like Satyam and TCS, have started releasing open source projects. · Many SME-IT firms have witnessed growth of over 100-percent in the last three to four years, while working in the Linux/Open Source space. The Specifics: Date: 12th February '08, 10 am to 6 pm Venue: The Taj Westend, Banglore Deadline for registration: 7th February '08 Entry Fee: Rs 5,000 (including service tax 12.36%) Pay to: EFY Enterprises Pvt Ltd For queries: Call Ruchira or Manu at 011-26810601, 02, 03

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Creating opportunities for Linux imlementations
by Sudhir Gandotra 02 Feb '08

02 Feb '08

Friends, We have been making various attempts to create opportunities for Linux deployments and have met with mixed successes. Recently, thinking that RTI can be used as a tool for entering the Government sector, we used this tool and have stopped/postponed one implementation, where we feel Linux can be the option, whereas the user has opted for win$ only. We feel that a small group, what is also called a "special interest group" could be created that can take up this activity strongly. After the RTI is filed and the response received, there is need of a follow-up that would involve technical expertise, which the members of this group can provide and this activity can then move forward. If there is interest in it, please get in touch with me. I am at Delhi and the first case we have got is in delhi itself. Due to legal reasons, its good not to take the name here at this stage, but, this can be a very good beginning for Linux entering into areas that are kept away from it by the "smart fellows" (actually, we may better called them bribed fellows). This activity, can not only give a good name to the LUGs but also make a real difference in the environment. There may be soon the need of filing cases and taking the matter to a level where the decible level of sound about Linux can grow real big, for the environment to notice it in a very interesting manner. Once we do some tests at one location, then they can replicated all across the country. RTI can be very interesting for this. With best wishes for Unity in thinking, feeling and action. Sudhir Gandotra. 98-101-20918 IIPL: B-220/2, 2nd Fl., Savitri Nagar, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi 110017, India 1/G, Shrikrishna Sansthan Building, Bistupur, Jamshedpur 831001, India Phone : +91-11-26014670, 71, 72. Fax : +91-11-26014672 OpenLX Linux OS, Linux Training, Support, Services, Product Development Legal.Software @ Fractional Cost : http://kalculate.com http://www.openlx.com/openlx.html - Linux from India for your PC http://openlx.com/features.html - OpenLX Linux features You don't need violence to shake the world Treat Others As You Would Have Them Treat You www.humanistmovement.org

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FossConf Day One snaps
by Shrinivasan T 02 Feb '08

02 Feb '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shrinivasan T <tshrinivasan(a)gmail.com> Friends. yesday, FossConf Day One events held well. Inaugurated at 1.00pm. stalls were arranged well by NRC-FOSS and MIT friends. people did wonders on stages. lot of students. saw some public too. Mostly classes are filled, speakers rocked there. Still two days are there. come and see our friends doing wonders. see the snaps here. http://picasaweb.google.com/tshrinivasan/FossConfDayOne -- dear, T.Shrinivasan My experiences with Linux are here http://goinggnu.wordpress.com For Free and Open Source Jobs http://fossjobs.wordpress.com -- dear, T.Shrinivasan My experiences with Linux are here http://goinggnu.wordpress.com For Free and Open Source Jobs http://fossjobs.wordpress.com -- dear, T.Shrinivasan My experiences with Linux are here http://goinggnu.wordpress.com For Free and Open Source Jobs http://fossjobs.wordpress.com

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[Commercial]OSIW 2008 Update
by Niraj Sahay 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

[Commercial] OSIW 2008 Update 1. Community Passes are over now. We thank the community for a very encouraging response. 2. Visitor Passes are now available for FREE--you get access to Keynotes and Expo, but not the Tech Tracks. Offer open to the next 200 registrants or 5th of Feb '08. **** TO REGISTER, VISIT: http://www.osiweek.com/users/delegatetemp.php 3. Speaker registration opened for a day. Great response. Now we are closing that too. 4. FREE booths for non-commercial organisations like LUGs available at the B'lore's OSIW Expo and Delhi's ManageIT Expo. Five 6 sqr mtr booths available at both locations. Please contact niraj.sahay(a)efyindia.com (M:09899637885) to exhibit. 5. Two workshops announced: (1) Open Source Powered Virtualization (Delhi) (2) FOSS-enabled software development for mobile devices, B'lore 6. Agenda and programme for all CIO/CTO level summits have been announced. 7. Coming soon: (i) The complete schedule for the Tech Tracks at Delhi and B'lore (ii) Workshop powered by Mr Uma Sankar (ELCOT) and Klaus Knopper (Knoppix): Open Source solutions for people with disabilities at Delhi (Free Entry) (iii) Workshop for those who want to become Entrepreneurs in the FOSS world at B'lore (Free Entry) Thanks a lot for supporting OSIW. Yours truly, Team, OSIW OSIweek.com PS: Bonanza for Naukri.com registrants! If you are registered with Naukri.com, then look for special offers coming your way. [Commercial]

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Mysql embedded with Qt.
by Rajen M. Parekh 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

Hi, I am currently trying to make a small portfolio managing application using Qt4.3.3 + mysql-5.1. I wanted to use Mysql embedded rather then full server. I recompiled the qt mysql driver for using mysql embedded as explained in the Qt manual (qassistant) and the driver compiled successfully. I installed the newly compiled driver at its appropriate location. Now when I start my application, I get the following error...... 080201 14:10:06 InnoDB: Operating system error number 13 in a file operation. InnoDB: The error means mysqld does not have the access rights to InnoDB: the directory. InnoDB: File name /var/lib/mysql/ibdata1 InnoDB: File operation call: 'open'. InnoDB: Cannot continue operation. Actually I don't know how to use this driver.... or rather I should say that how to use the embedded MySQL system. Am I supposed to copy the any files within my application project directory. I tried to search on the net, but couldn't find much to continue. In my main.cpp (where I initialise the mysql server connection), I commented the connection parameters that are used when using the mysql server. My main.cpp looks like this..... ///////////main.cpp///////////////// #include <mainmenu.h> #include <QSqlDatabase> #include <QSqlError> #include <QMessageBox> int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ QApplication app(argc, argv); QSqlDatabase mdb = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QMYSQL"); /*mdb.setHostName("localhost"); mdb.setDatabaseName("portfolio"); mdb.setUserName("rajen"); mdb.setPassword("somePassword");*/ if (mdb.open()){ QString success = "Success!!"; QString con = "Connection Successful."; QMessageBox *mbox = new QMessageBox(QMessageBox::Information, success, con, QMessageBox::Ok); mbox->exec(); } else { QMessageBox::critical(0, QObject::tr("Database Error"), mdb.lastError().text()); } MainMenu *main = new MainMenu(&mdb); main->show(); return app.exec(); } ///////////main.cpp///////////////// Any guidance or some links on the net would be helpful. Regards, Rajen.

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POSITIONS AT HBCSE
by alpesh gajbe 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT Ref:HBC/EST/SA/ 30/01/2008 NOTICE NO. 02/08. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai hereby invites applications for one temporary position of System Administrator. 1. System Administrator at HBCSE - 1 position : Qualification: Candidates should have B.Tech/M.C.A. with 5 years experience (relaxable for meritorious candidates). Job Discription : HBCSE has a LAN with about 120 clients, and several servers. The candidate is required to manage and monitor the network, the websites and provide basic support. All the servers run GNU/Linux operating system and exclusively use free software. This is a major and key assignment, requiring high quality of professional skill and experience. The applicant should have sound knowledge of GNU/Linux (Unix) system administration. System administration includes setting up and maintaining servers for web, email, spam and virus filtering, firewalls, network traffic monitoring, databases, wikis, backups,etc. HBCSE conducts computer related workshops for schools and other educational organizations. Applications are sought from individuals with a passion and commitment for working in a learning environment, and an excellent understanding of free software development and support systems. The candidate should also have good communication skills with interest in technical education. The position is purely temporary, for one year in the first instance and extendable by one or two more years. A consolidated honorarium will be paid as follows. * Rs. 25000/- p.m. + HRA 30% in lieu of Institute accommodation. Age: Upto 35 years (relaxable for meritorious candidates) Application giving full details such as Name, Date of Birth, Full address with phone/mobile number and e-mail address, Educational Qualification, names and addresses of two referees (attach testimonials from referees) together with true copies of relevant certificates, testimonials duly attested & super scribing the post applied for and the Notice No. 02/08 on the envelope, should reach the Administrative Officer, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, T.I.F.R, V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai - 400 088 within 20 days from date of publication of this notice. Applicants in Govt. / Semi-Government / Public Sector undertakings /Autonomous bodies must apply through proper channel. For more information visit our website: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in (M.D. Gaitonde) Admn. Officer – D NOTICE BOARDS : HBCSE, Mankhurd : GMRT, Pune : TIFR Main Campus : RAC Colony : TIFR Centre, Bangalore : CRL, Ooty : NCBS, Banglore : BF, Hyderabad : NCRA, Pune : HEGRO,Panchmarhi

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] GPRS /EDGE etc performance
by Kartik Mistry 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

jtd wrote: > The CDMA usb modem from tata is about tolerable I am using it, the speed is much better at Ahemdabad than Mumbai! I am wondering if it is location specific.. > Basically Schuyler Erle one of the freemap faculty would like to > obtain a connection when he is India. Tata modem will suck for them, specially who had experience with broadband/or other good connection. -- Cheers, Kartik Mistry | 0xD1028C8D | IRC: kart_ blog.ftbfs.in | kartikm.wordpress.com

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