Linuxers September 2008

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[X-Post] Reliance WiMax
by Pradeepto Bhattacharya 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Hi, Has anybody use the Reliance WiMax (Broadnet) services? I am more interested in their services in Mumbai. Good, Bad, Ugly? Apparently they install separate antenna for each connection. The size of this is as big as a laptop monitor or such, thats what the marketing exec told me. What I want to know is - 1) compatibility with Linux Boxes 2) does it work during the rainy season? Considering that rains in Mumbai or Panvel is slightly on the extreme side ;), does it work fine during the rainy season? I guess the same applies to the DTH setup even. Only reason, I am thinking its worth a try is because I won't have to depend on availabilty of power and such because I will be responsible to provide power to the setup which I can in case of load shedding as well. Thanks in advance. 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

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how to find failure harddisk ?
by ravi kuamar 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

hi friends. In interview i was asked a question that. If a server is located at some remote place and in a server one of the hard disk had failed. Then how do we find which hard disk had failed from the several hard disk in the server remotely. we need to hav certain command for this in linux. in IBM AIX there is certain command but in linux i dont't know. does any 1 know this than plz reply. Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/

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Session on Web 2.0 security
by System Administrator 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Hi all, Our company is sponsoring a session on Web 2.0 security Interested people can view details at http://wiki. directi.com/ display/tc/ October+11th+ -+Web+2.0+ Security+ -+Defending+ Next+Generation+ Applications<http://wiki.directi.com/display/tc/October+11th+-+Web+2.0+Security+-+Defend…> And add your name by clicking on Attend event It's a free session. Let me know if you require more details -Jeetu

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Lyx, My Beautiful GNU/Linux, Mind-Maps, and DP
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Some videos from Goa, mainly around Software Freedom Day at BITS Pilani Goa campus. FN My beautiful [GNU]Linux BITS-Pilani Goa campus has grown over the past four to five years, and now has over 2000 students on the outskirts of Vasco/Dabolim. At a Software Freedom Day held on the campus recently (Sept 27, 2008) we encounter students, and learn about their interest in Free Software and Open Source. Also some images from an event that saw talks and presentation span the better part of two days. This video starts with a showcasing of the potential of GNU/Linux, the largely volunteer-built alternative computing system... that's in fact better than the 'real thing' (my view)! http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Py6YdW03YYE Lyx ... and all that LyX is a document processor following the self-coined "what you see is what you mean" paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. This means that the user only has to care about the structure and content of the text, while the formatting is done by LaTeX, an advanced typesetting system. LyX is designed for authors who want professional output with a minimum of effort and without becoming specialists in typesetting. The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, following a predefined set of rules called a style, and not by the author. Specific knowledge of the LaTeX document processing system is not necessary but may improve editing with LyX significantly for specialist purposes. DP explains how he uses this tool... (quote from the Wikipedia) http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=F-03AtOx1Ps Mind-maps? What's all that about? A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. DP explains at the BITS Pilani, Goa centre. 27 September 2008. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=k5689nG0FEU ------------------------------- On mind-maps, please check out some other excellent presentations also on YouTube. On Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map#Origins On YouTube.com: Maximise the Power of Your Brain - Tony Buzan MIND MAPPING http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ&feature=related Mindmeister - Mindmaps with team spirit http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=FChJkOch0Fw&feature=related Getting Things Done (GTD) with Mindmaps http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=THxauHwtUpM&feature=related Mind-Maps How to mindmap http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qWz88RHQS4s&feature=related Smarter Mind Maps http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=3zdBkVvJkFU&feature=related Mind Maps and Self Coaching http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=K2xezdpNifU&feature=related Make Mind Maps with revolutionairy software from the creator http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=yY9IZoDjRwM&feature=related How Mindmaps can help you learn a language http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYDcTNI-_s&feature=related MINDMAPS - my experience http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=mch8H7LHkHU&feature=related ------------------------------- DP-1 at SFD (BITS Pilani Goa campusa, Sept 27, 2008) Talk by young ILUG-Goa/ILUG-Ponda volunteer DP. He explains issues of documentation that could be useful to any student and researcher. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=QktwiBicJ1E Other video shorts at: http://in.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490

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kmail does not accept two different passwords
by Kenneth Gonsalves 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

hi, I have two email accounts at foo.com and bar.com. They have different passwords. Receiving mail is ok - but for sending, only the password for one account is used in both - the password for the first account gets changed to that of the second account when the second account is set up. How can one overcome this without having the same password for all accounts? Or is a bug? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Letting root send email to an application level user --- and using a crontabs job to forward it on -- or TCP/IP poke or a UDP datagram
by Erach 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Hi, Root is system user --- has various privileges. The application users are completely distinct from the root user ----- but they can share the root user group "wheel". so unless you want very high thruput why are you modifying the kernel and making it bigger. You can just send an email to the application level user, have a crontab job pick it up every 1 minute or every 1 second and forward the email on. You can even change the group of the application level user. Or once you send the email --- u can send a datagram "pick/poke/UDP packet" tcp/ip signal to waken the user. You are only making the kernel fatter. Erach

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GNU/Linux primer
by shirish 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Hi all, I made an attempt at making a GNU/Linux primer at http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/gnulinux-primer/ To put it simply, just something which tells newbies what it is all about without getting technical. What do you guys think? Do you think I may have missed something? Do you think something could have been put up in a better way? Or you think it plain sucks. Feedback and flames all are encouraged :) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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Canonical Not Great Contributor
by Swapnil Bhartiya 28 Sep '08

28 Sep '08

I just learnt from a friend of mine that I should stop using Ubuntu as Canonical is not contributing to the development of GNU/Linux systems as compared to other players. He also suggested that since most of its stuff, or nothing, is upstream so we cant trust it. Also his argument was, being run by one man, who may tomorrow change his mind and stop support to Ubuntu, then what? So, I am bringing this issue to the lista and have people's opinion as to how much Canonical has contributed and how wise is the decision to use Ubuntu? Here is the article of Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of the USB and other subsystems in the Linux kernel mentioning Canonical contribution to be 100 patches viz a viz 230 by Mandriva and only 270 by Gentoo. Remember Ubuntu is quite young compared to Mandriva, Gentoo. http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/lpc_2008_keynote.html Please suggest. -- Swapnil Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] A request for Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1 CDs
by Easwar Hariharan 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 4:57 AM, Kussh Singh <kussh.singh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Where is the install fest going to be and at what time? I can make some > Ubuntu 8.04 CDs but i don't have the ones which come from canonical thru > shipit. > The installfest is at Ramrao Adik Inst. of Tech.,Nerul,3rd Oct,4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.It's a given that List members can make Ubuntu 8.04 CDs,which I can do myself too because,as mentioned,I do have 28 CDs,the preferable thing is that the CDs were from ShipIt. Why we need the CDs is because most of the student of our college are day scholars and don't own laptops,and I'm skeptical that people would lug their desktop PCs to Nerul. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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A request for Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1 CDs
by Easwar Hariharan 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

Hello List, A few meetings ago,I had mentioned my plans for holding an presentation on linux which turned into an install fest after consultation with LUG members.the present situation is that the installfest is scheduled on 3rd of October and the likely number of participants at the installfest is turning out to be potentially more than the CDs I have available,which is 28. ShipIt would take too long a time to send the CDs,therefore,list members who have an excess of Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1 CDs,preferably received from ShipIt,because they will be in the "official" (:P) covers,could you help out and contribute the excess CDs in your posession for the installfest? Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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