Linuxers January 2009

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Request support : Gujarat governments possible move to have FOSS in schools state-wide

by vinay sreenivasa

>> This is the big mistake that people not familiar with IT (and FOSS ) >> make. It's not the price, it's the Freedom. One should stress that IT >> is crucially dependent on the software to achieve it's magic. We completely agree. Governments look at cost in a big way and we have been try ing to get across the point that freedom matters and what advantages freedom br ings. However, while we do not stress on the cost angle, we cannot ignore it either. For eg.when governments can use Open Office and save lakhs of rupees on license fee for MS office, they should be going for Open Office and should not spend p ublic money on proprietary software. > > ANY lug group will be very supportive. Thanks! Vinay Sreenivasa IT for Change 91-98805-95032 [1]vinay(a)itforchange.net [2]http://itforchange.net [3]http://india.is-watch.net/ [4]http://is-watch.net References 1. mailto:vinay@itforchange.net 2. http://itforchange.net/ 3. http://india.is-watch.net/ 4. http://is-watch.net/

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Wilson Kuriakose wants to chat

by Wilson Kuriakose

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Request support : Gujarat governments possible move to have FOSS in schools state-wide

by vinay sreenivasa

Hi All, I am Vinay from IT for Change, an NGO in Bangalore. The Gujarat government has announced a 500 crore ICT education program for its schools. (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-500-cr-for-computers-in-schools/405217/ ) .They have also said that they are inclined to opt for FOSS in the schools. They have not however fully decided. What has possibly queered the pitch is that Microsoft has said that they will offer windows for free. Getting FOSS in schools will greatly benefit the Gujarat government and all the students. Hence some of us are initiating a campaign to influence the government to decide in favour of FOSS. We need the support of the FOSS community here, especially the FOSS community from Gujarat. I am writing to ILUG-Bombay though since I heard that a lot of members here are supportive of the Gujarat FOSS scenario. If a lot of people from Gujarat join us in the campaign it will help to get the government to go the FOSS way. Showing the Gujarat government that there is a vibrant FOSS community might assure them that there might be support for them if they go the FOSS way. What will also tip the scale is if can show the government that a localised (Gujarati) distro of FOSS, localised FOSS apps exists, which can be used in schools. We need the help of the community here too - to help us figure out what apps/distros should be suggested. Requesting your support in this campaign. Please do write back to let us know if you can support us/ if you have any queries. Please do write back for any suggestions as well. Thanks, Vinay. -- Vinay Sreenivasa IT for Change 91-98805-95032 vinay(a)itforchange.net http://itforchange.net http://india.is-watch.net/ http://is-watch.net

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protocol handing in squid

by sameer shinde

Hi All, How to enable socks v4 and Z39.50 ports support on port 210 in squid 3.0 proxy server? or how to allow the proxied users to reach to the internet over any protocol on port 210 (or any port)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sameer Shinde. M:- +91 98204 61580 Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

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Fwd: Why do people cc mails to linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org

by Praveen A

List doesn't like mails bigger than 15k size, so no screenshots :-( ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Praveen A <pravi.a(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/1/23 Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Why do people cc mails to linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> 2009/1/23 Nachiketa Sadhu <sadhu(a)iitb.ac.in>: > But when you see same mail twice in one group mail, I think you are > entitled to be annoyed. May be every mail client is not smart enough. Gmail web interface show it as single mail (that is how cross post is supposed to work to reduce bandwidth and multiple mails). You won't even notice it unless you click on see details. Same with thunderbird, it shows it as one mail only. See screenshots. What mail client are you using? Or does it depend on the mail server? -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Linux discovered by Windower

by U N Gaitonde

Here is something I came across a few days ago. Part funny! Most of the stuff is known to us linuxers (and iluggers) already! U N Gaitonde ------------- Living free with Linux: 2 weeks without Windows Can a dedicated Windows user make it for two weeks using only Linux? Preston Gralla tried it and lived to tell this tale. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&tax… Name=&articleId=9126042&taxonomyId=&intsrc=kc_feat<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&tax…> -------------

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Why do people cc mails to linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org

by Nachiketa Sadhu

Hi, I have seen several list users carbon copying their mail to linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org. Is it necessary? The mails gets sent to the same list. If there is some difference please let me know. Thanks and regards. sadhu

14 years, 10 months

cache usage check

by sameer shinde

Hi All, Can any one let me know, how much cache is being used by my squid3, so that I can increase/decrease it, if required. Currently I've 2GB of cache defined in spool. Is it really required? If yes, is it really been using? When I look into my access log file, I can find most of the time it is TCP_MISS/200, TCP_MISS/204, TCP_MISS/304. How can I measure the performance of my squid proxy server? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sameer Shinde. M:- +91 98204 61580 Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

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unable to see client ip address in log file

by sameer shinde

Hi All, Below given are the containt of my access log file. 22/Jan/2009 09:00:46 125 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 486 GET http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif? - NONE/- image/gif 22/Jan/2009 09:00:46 305 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3462 GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? - DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html 22/Jan/2009 09:00:47 242 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/304 468 GET http://www.mail2web.com/includes/functions.js? - NONE/- - 22/Jan/2009 09:00:47 240 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 1339 GET http://www.mail2web.com/cgi-bin/banner/ad.asp? - NONE/- text/html 22/Jan/2009 09:00:48 482 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3703 GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? - DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html 22/Jan/2009 09:00:49 126 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 486 GET http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif? - NONE/- image/gif 22/Jan/2009 09:00:50 498 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3280 GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? - DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html 22/Jan/2009 09:00:58 468 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 1290 GET http://www.mail2web.com/cgi-bin/banner/ad.asp? - DIRECT/168.144.1.11 text/html 22/Jan/2009 09:00:58 220 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3153 GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? - DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html The log file shows my network id (192.168.1.0) and my proxy server ip address (192.168.1.75) How can I set the log format, so that the client computers ip address can be logged. (IP address of a computer from which the site was accessed) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sameer Shinde. M:- +91 98204 61580 Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Request support : Gujarat governments possible move to, have FOSS in schools state-wide (satyaakam goswami)

by vinay sreenivasa

> Looks like this is going to be to be on a BOT ( Built > Operate Transfer) basis, so > > 1) Have they decided or they are in the process of vendor selection , is > there a Tender or RFP on this proposal. they have not decided yet. We are trying to get them to decide. We are trying t o get more details about where the process stands currently. > 2) Is this news item some sort of arm twisting exercise by Govt to get a > better deal from M$ , folks on the ground will know about whats happenign > any clues anybody . Dont think so. They seem to be genuinely interested in FOSS. > 3) What kind of support you expect from the community , are these folks who > will be working on a campaign for some Vendors be getting paid by Vendor or > will they be Hired in some way at a later stage, since this one looks like > a long term project if at all it happens. we are not looking at anybody getting paid for the support on the campaign :-) -- Vinay Sreenivasa IT for Change 91-98805-95032 [1]vinay(a)itforchange.net [2]http://itforchange.net [3]http://india.is-watch.net/ [4]http://is-watch.net References 1. mailto:vinay@itforchange.net 2. http://itforchange.net/ 3. http://india.is-watch.net/ 4. http://is-watch.net/

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