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[gratuitously OT][PATCH] Fix for problem in starting Limewire 4.12.11
by Mohan Nayaka 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Hi all, I have GNU java 1.4.2 installed which Limewire 4.12.11 doesn't consider useful. I installed Sun's jre 1.5.0.11, but in my home directory. The startup scrip for Limewire couldn't handle this location. Hence this patch. I'm sending this patch to codepatch(a)lists.limewire.org too. --- runLime.sh 2007-03-13 23:27:04.000000000 +0530 +++ /home/neo/Limewire-clean/runLime.sh 2007-03-14 00:15:29.000000000+0530 @@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ look_for_java() { +# patch to look for java installed in home dir first + JAVA_EXEC_IN_HOME=$(find ~ -name "java") + JAVADIR=`echo $JAVA_EXEC_IN_HOME|sed -n 's/bin\/java//p'` + if look_for_javaImpl ; then + return 0 + fi JAVADIR=/usr/lib if look_for_javaImpl ; then return 0 @@ -35,22 +41,24 @@ if look_for_javaImpl ; then return 0 fi + +# try here too + JAVADIR=/usr + if look_for_javaImpl ; then + return 0 + fi return 1 } look_for_javaImpl() { - IFS=$'\n' - potential_java_dirs=(`ls -d1 "$JAVADIR"/j* | sort | tac`) - for D in "${potential_java_dirs[@]}"; do - if [[ -d "$D" && -x "$D/bin/java" ]]; then - JAVA_PROGRAM_DIR="$D/bin/" + if [ -x "$JAVADIR/bin/java" ]; then + JAVA_PROGRAM_DIR="$JAVADIR/bin/" echo $MSG2 $JAVA_PROGRAM_DIR if check_version ; then return 0 fi fi - done echo $MSG8 "${JAVADIR}/" $MSG9 ; echo $MSG4 return 1 } -- Never look up when dragons fly overhead.

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is this foss?
by Kenneth Gonsalves 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

hi, an interesting discussion took place on IRC today regarding this: http://www.space-kerala.org/downloads/foss.pdf The question was, with regard to #2 on the list - software developed by keltron, is it foss or not? My contention is that the tools used are irrelevant. The software was paid for by the government, and developed by the government, all using our tax rupees. But there is no indication whether the source for the application is open or not, available to the users or not, modifiable, downloadable or redistributable or not. Therefore this is not f/oss as it goes against the fundamental notion that software should be freely available, downloadable, modifiable and redistributeable with or without modifications. I was further of the opinion that the authors of the PDF in question have tried to give an impression that free software is flourishing in the state. I am also suprised that Richard Stallman has lent his name to this - I am quite sure that he would have opposed the same thing tooth and nail if it had happened in the US or Europe. However the free software guru with whom I was debating seemed to thing that this did not fall under the definition of proprietary software. Opinions anyone? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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calendar of foss events
by Kenneth Gonsalves 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

hi, we have set up a calendar of foss events at http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/calendar/ anyone interested in posting details/maintaining the page may contact me -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Slackware with ubuntu
by Mohan Nayaka 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

Hi all, Has anyone tried out Slackware with ubuntu on the same machine? I read that Slack uses lilo while I use grub with ubuntu now. Can a Slack installation coexist with this setup? googling suggests that skipping the lilo installation and then fixing up with grub will do it. I think I would have to use knoppix see what exact files it has put in /boot to figure out the right entries for kernel and initrd (if any). Is this right? Regards, Mohan S N -- Never look up when dragons fly overhead.

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lost trash folder in kde
by Pradnyesh Sawant 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

hello, i, by mistake, deleted the trash folder in kde, residing in ~/Desktop/Trash. Although i have recreated the "folder", it does *not* act like the trash folder is supposed to -- deleted stuff doesn't end up there. i tried searching for "trash path" in the "control center", but in vain. googling around provided the path variable to reside in "control center -> system administration -> paths", but unfortunately in my case i can't find the "trash path" variable :( -- warm regards, Pradnyesh Sawant -- Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging environment. --Anon

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[Attn] Social Network Spam
by Linuxers Admin 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hello List Members, Due to the recent increase in spamming done by social networking sites like tagged, hi5 and others, please make sure that you do not end up sending the entire list invitations to join them. Mailman has blocked several such spam mails till now, but list members should be more careful about giving their email account passwords to a third party. thanks, List Admin

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[COMMERCIAL] File System Hacker Wanted
by Vihan Pandey 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: need you to forward this to relevant places From: "quasi" <quasi(a)cleartrip.com> Date: Wed, February 28, 2007 1:51 pm To: "vihan" <vihan(a)cleartrip.com> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Vihan, Can you please forward this to relevant places ? We need a person who is interested in Storage. Distributed file systems, databases, flat files - whatever. ;) This is a longish project. We need to devise and implement a flexible storage solution for large collection of arbitrary data units. The exact solution may not be open sourced but any enhancements to the underlying systems will be given back to the community. If it is possible, any generic solutions encountered in this quest will also be given back to the community. We will work on the GNU/Linux system for this. This person also has the responsibility of getting up to 1 more people for this project if he needs him. Person should have extensive programing experience in C and should have in-depth knowledge in the above mentioned areas. About us : Cleartrip is a company who wants to "make travel simple". Hence more enjoyable and enriching. We try to use technology to solve problems and invent better experiences in the travel domain. We have our tech & design teams inhouse. Visit us at www.cleartrip.com. Please write to me at quasi(a)cleartrip.com if you feel like it. regards, quasi Cleartrip

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[COMMERCIAL] File System Hacker Wanted
by Vihan Pandey 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

We need a person who is interested in Storage. Distributed file systems, databases, flat files - whatever. ;) This is a longish project. We need to devise and implement a flexible storage solution for large collection of arbitrary data units. The exact solution may not be open sourced but any enhancements to the underlying systems will be given back to the community. If it is possible, any generic solutions encountered in this quest will also be given back to the community. We will work on the GNU/Linux system for this. This person also has the responsibility of getting up to 1 more people for this project if he needs him. Person should have extensive programing experience in C and should have in-depth knowledge in the above mentioned areas. About us : Cleartrip is a company who wants to "make travel simple". Hence more enjoyable and enriching. We try to use technology to solve problems and invent better experiences in the travel domain. We have our tech & design teams inhouse. Visit us at www.cleartrip.com. Please write to quasi(a)cleartrip.com <http://ctmail.cleartrip.com/src/compose.php?send_to=quasi%40cleartrip.com> if you feel like it.

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[Fwd: [ilugd] Algothythm'07 - ...the rhythm of technogeeks...]
by Parthan 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

-- With Regards Parthan (TechnoFreak) . A Proud GNU/Linux User and Ubuntero .0. ..0 [Web] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Parthan 000 [Blog]http://technofreakatchennai.wordpress.com

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Wireless Linux Download --> Installation Stage
by Rony 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Hello all, This is with reference to the wireless linux download idea that I had posted a month ago. Just to refresh your memories, it consists of a stand alone repo server that is linked to a WAP. So anyone and everyone who want to download CD/DVD ISOs can visit the location with their wireless enabled laptops and locally download the required isos. We can also keep some LAN cables for older lappys. Recently I bought a secondhand pc, an HP, AMD K6 450 MHz. with 128 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD, CD ROM. It also came with a colour printer that was serviced today. It only needs new cartriges now. I am keeping the printer for personal use and it will be used to print the linux brochures. A few at a time as per the need. The pc box will be used for the WLD idea and I want to install it in any institution which is willing to run it for 24 hours. The HDD was cleaned and installed with the Debian Etch base package CD that I had downloaded last month. So now Debian is up in command line. Net is up too. Apt is giving some trouble as I did not use the mirrors during installation. I tried various entires in the sources.list but it hangs midway and then throws errors. It should be resolved with the blessings of the experts. There are 4 primary partitions created in the box as follows:- 100 MB /boot 3 GB / 36 GB /var (for the web pages) 2 GB swap Now the actual installation and setup stage begins and I would like to know if anyone is interested in setting up the system. I feel that a one or two day session in any place would be ideal where we meet as a group and finish it up. We document the procedure to help others do the same. Right now I don't have the budget to buy a wireless AP but I/we can pool in later or use a secondhand one. Right now we can test the same with a LAN cable and a laptop. I will bring the box with kb and mouse to the venue. JTD also had an idea of setting up Linux Radio Station through the WAP and we can implement this idea too on this box. -- Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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