Linuxers March 2008

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] .. opensource application similar to Tally ??

by jtd

On Saturday 08 March 2008 05:56 pm, Agnello George wrote: > HI > > I would like to know if there is any account software similar to > Tally According to those who know Tally is the worst possible software you could use to manage your accounting. Search for Saswata and KG's post on this list. -- Rgds JTD

14 years, 3 months

Re: [ILUG-BOM] is SEO unethical -- going much OT now :)

by Ravindra Jaju

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)au-kbc.org> wrote: > > > > Both are related. Increase in business is an absolute goal for most. > > Being near the top in google results _gets_ you more business, > > anecdotally > > speaking. It's one of the aspects for most online businesses > > so which comes first? the chicken or the egg? the aim of a search > engine is to rank the sites according to some criteria - I assume > usefulness and popularity would be the main criteria. So if your site > is useful and popular, it will rank high - and you will get more > business (but only if you remain useful and popular). If only it were so simple. This is already a quite a bit OT, and going into details would be stretching it too far (and I have stretched a bit - see below) But you can look for some guidelines from google itself: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35769 SEO has acquired a bad connotation due to unscrupulous elements, as can be seen from the tone of: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291 But, the first link (above) is what 'good' SEO-ers will do. As a very simple example, if you have a page with many advertisements/partner links (needed for business), and useful content of your own, then one SEO guideline would be to use a (non-standard, but search-engine recognized?) "nofollow" attribute within the URL tags. Or, to have better sitemaps. Else, the number of outlinks on a page would drain your "rank" into those external ad/partner links, reducing your own estates' pageranks. Another example: search for "subversion" on google.com. and see what additional information you see along with the first result. See the various categories "found" on subversion's website. These are the kinds of things "good" SEO should help you do. It helps both the business, and search engines. Search engines aren't _exactly_ as intelligent as we would want to believe! They put in place some logic to be "more useful" (this example), and then more people start making sure their pages are designed in a way google will "extract" structure from... Best wishes, jaju

14 years, 3 months

Accounting Software for Linux

by Ashwin Shah

Hi I am very much interested in LInux However i run a business and am not one of the techies who is only taking abount the greatness of opensource Business requires ready made and strong fundamentals of any platform The Linux forum should change their approach from promoting open source to talking about making things simpler to the man on the streets A typical small business requires the following to cover 99% of its needs 1) An operating system 2) Open office 3) Accounting software india compliant And remember there is no way to by pass Microsoft hence all the persons who do not use linux must still get all reports and comunication which can still be compatible to Windows and Microdsoft or the other leading companies who offer thier software viz autocad/adobe etc I wish the LInux platform comes forward and promotes all these together and takes up a challenge of converting ( let us say 25000 ) businesses in 2008 Thanks Ashwin R Shah

14 years, 3 months

Re: [ILUG-BOM] is SEO unethical [Highly OT]

by Ravindra Jaju

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Nishit Dave <stargazer.dave(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Ravindra Jaju <ravindra.jaju(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Both are related. Increase in business is an absolute goal for most. > > Being near the top in google results _gets_ you more business, anecdotally > > speaking. It's one of the aspects for most online businesses. Google adwords > > wouldn't have taken off in such a big way had this not been the case > > (that's SEM, > > btw). > > I don't know if it's true any longer, but a long time back when > N.Delhi had water scarcity, some people started fitting micropumps on > their municipal pipelines under the pretext that they weren't getting > enough pressure. Within a short time, everyone in their localities > had attached micropumps, so that they didn't lose out. > > End result, lots of wastage of electricity (leading to what - more > theft?) and the same quantity of water as before. > > OK, this is only anecdotal, but may apply to everyone indulging in SEO. Applies to the current power-crunch scenario with many people installing inverters too! Finally, the amount of energy available is the same, and everyone will be drawing in more, leading to more power-shedding, leading to ...

14 years, 3 months

Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] India GPS WAS Blender as a primary 3d software for our studio

by Nishit Dave

On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 6:11 PM, jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> wrote: > > On Saturday 08 March 2008 05:38 pm, Nishit Dave wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM, jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> wrote: > > > The openstreetmap data for mumbai is bad afaik. > > > > Sorry for going off-topic, but what map? what device? I want to > > know with extreme eagerness. > > gps device used for mapping the area around HBCSE during the > openstreetmap workshop, several of which were held in the country by > the FSF and friends with Schyuler Erle and Mikel Maron last month. > > The map data donated by AND corp for mumbai is randomly inaccurate, > thus requiring people to go into the streets with a gps logger (fat > plug - one such i happen to make and sell), collecting coordinates > and using a combo of your collected data, yahoo imagery and maybe AND > data to generate accurate stuff. > > BTW the personal navigation devices (with data) being sold here claim > 70% accuracy. God help you with that. > > For the record even google maps data is wrong in most places, with > gps data, street maps and satellite imagery producing three > different results. > Have been frantically searching phoren malls, e.g. Singapore for a good, cheap GPS navigator, but they cost Rs.16,000 upwards. And come with maps for S'pore and Malaysia. I really want one, but don't want to spend a big amount. New Symbian S60 phones are also a no-no, and are even more expensive.

14 years, 3 months

[COMMERCIAL] Software Engineer opening at Red Hat (Pune)

by Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 There is an opening for a Software Engineer at Red Hat (Pune) in the team that I am part of. The ideal candidate is required to have a good grasp of POSIX standards, FHS guidelines and possess familiarity with LSB guidelines pertaining to distributions. Should be comfortable with using traditional debugging tools for userspace, can demonstrate competence in scripting and scripting languages and familiar with the processes of producing open source software. We are looking at relevant experience of around 3 years, but that is flexible If interested, do drop a mail with your CV attached (PDF / text / ODF) along with a small portfolio of code to sankar at redhat dot com. Please do put "Software Engineer" in the $SUBJECT line. Please do not reply to this list. ~sankarshan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH1JxOXQZpNTcrCzMRAkckAJ4sD/vt0HpSifA+svVLjemz/GsIlACfT+St THB5T/vV/Z/nbKwWiZdCcxU= =PGyN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

14 years, 3 months

Blender as a primary 3d software for our studio

by Aniruddha Dasgupta

Hi, We at E-dutainment Unlimited and our sister concern, Redstreet productions have been thinking of using blender as our primary 3d software. But we have our apprehensions regarding the shift. firstly, we don't have enough material to train ourselves, as well as train our artists. Can that be arranged by some organisation ? How much support can we expect from the community and in what fields ? what about promotions ? Our concern is : is there an organisation to support us ? or is there a group or an individual who can help us out ? we have a lot more to ask and discuss, but i think, having a personal discussion would be helpful. so if someone thinks likewise, he or she can call us at the below mentioned phone numbers and we can take it further. +91-9860931588 +91-9324696842 Thanking everyone for their help. regards Aniruddha Dasgupta Director Animation E-dutainment Unlimited. Nerul, Navi Mumbai.

14 years, 3 months

script to send mail when error detected in log file

by Agnello George

HI I have a small query !! I need to write a script whenever there is an error generated in the spamd.log or any general log file to send me a mail only once, the bellow script is what i came u with but i doubt it would work. if [ $(grep -e "unable to start service" /var/log/spamd.log) = 1 ] ; then mail -s " pls check server IP 203.185.XXX>XXX" agnello.dsouza(a)gmail.com fi Is there any application that can scan the log file for a specific word or error as soon as the logs are generated. I have even heard of SMS being sent in some cases. Your inputs will be of great help -- Regards Agnello Dsouza www.linux-vashi.blogspot.com www.bible-study-india.blogspot.com

14 years, 3 months

opensource application similar to Tally ??

by Agnello George

HI I would like to know if there is any account software similar to Tally available for Linux ( Debian based ) . Red hat had tied up with Tally to come up with a software to support Indian customers ( http://www.redhat.in/news/article/41.html ) .But no deb packages. There are application like Gnu Cash , Nola Pro , Grisbi . But nothing close to Tally , because Tally is *specific to Indian Economy*. The reason i am posting this query is cause i have a friend of mine who has a Engineering Business , Pro Linux, and want to convert all his desktops to the Linux OS from a windows. But the only thing stopping him is the the issue with Tally. and few other softwares . Any suggestion That I can pass on to him !! Thanks -- Regards Agnello Dsouza www.linux-vashi.blogspot.com

14 years, 3 months

Blender Workshop at HBCSE

by Rony Bill

Hello All, It will be possible this Sunday 9th March to hold the Blender video tutorial workshop at HBCSE Mankhurd so those interested may reply with their confirmation so we can get an idea of the number of people attending. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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