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Re: Re: [ILUG-BOM] GNU/Linux India Expo 2003 ... tentative outline
by vinayak 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

Yes, Feb/March was indeed rather early. For students projects, let's get the PRC site in place and send notifications to colleges so that students may register on the PRC. Later on, the most successful of the projects can be exhibited in the Expo. I can help with managing the content of PRC site once the set-up is ready. ------ in fact check out the site www.thefreespeech.org The site is good enough for groupware it seems. Only we need a sourforge like cvs repository. Mr Nagarjuna and Mr Shah are setting it up as discussed in the LUG meeting. ------ ***************** Vinayak Hegde APGDST Student NCST-JUHU. ***************

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] GNU/Linux India Expo 2003 ... tentative outline
by vinayak 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

Event Title: GNU/Linux India Expo 2003 Dates: End Feb / Early March (Not early/mid Feb please!) ----- i second this (Not early/mid Feb please!) ----- Duration: 3 days / 1 week Objectives: [1] Conference on GNU/Linux, FS/OSS [2] Exhibition of FS/OSS Student Projects from across the nation ---- Maybe we can have some kind of preliminary contest for the finals @ the expo. ---- [3] Stalls for commercial activity related to hardware/software ----- IBM,Redhat,TCS,etc will be interested. will bring in money to fund the event. Concessions for small companies who are starting out??? ----- [4] Some fun events (Geeks vs. Nerds quiz? Geek of the yr. award?) ----- Give away books on OSS by raffle / hourly quizzes Oreilly/Wrox etc will be interested. ----- [5] Promotion of GNU/Linux user networking (Stalls of various LUGs) [6] A press conference a day ?? ----- This I believe is mandatory. ----- To qualify for exhibition in the Expo, any given software may or may not be proprietary. However, the software MUST be available for GNU/Linux or any other FS/OSS based platform. This is necessary since there's no dearth of Free Software available for other dominant proprietary platoforms. Attendance the conference must be charged. Entry to the Expo however should be inexpensive. I am in favor of a nominal (say Rs. 10 to 30) entry fee for the expo too avoid wanderers on the site. Only stalls being covered under [3] must be charged. [4] May have an entry fee for participation but definitely not for audience. Let us not think of management (outsourced vs. voluntary) currently. Of course, Saswata, Gurpreet and other volunteers can collect details about professional management and have them ready when the time for decision comes. <snip> ***************** Vinayak Hegde APGDST Student NCST-JUHU. ***************

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] NY Times story on Gates' India trip
by vinayak 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

Hi tahir, The story on nytimes is excellent. Two point stand out in the story. 1> All this talk of AIDS in india is blown up. Star news had a story in which the health minister. Mr Shatrughan Sinha disputed the figures quoted by bill gates saying that they were out of proportion. No one is buying the M$ FUD that M$ is trying to help India. Almost all believe that M$ is eeing the Indian market after losing out china to Linux. 2> The government itself is thinking of implementing it's e-governance initiative by using linux. However it's sad that Narayanmurthy is doing Ads 4 M$. -----Original Message----- From: Tahir Hashmi <code_martial(a)softhome.net> To: linuxers <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 11:10:46 +0530 Subject: [ILUG-BOM] NY Times story on Gates' India trip <snip> ***************** Vinayak Hegde APGDST Student NCST-JUHU. ***************

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NY Times story on Gates' India trip
by Tahir Hashmi 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/11/technology/11GATE.html?ex=1037682000&en=a… Excellent story. Also check this Slashdot discussion: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=44770 -- Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://staff.ncst.ernet.in/tahir tahir AT ncst DOT ernet DOT in We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed

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LB2002: Conference delegate registration begins...
by Frederick Noronha 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

URL : http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/participate/delegates/ Conference Delegate Registration System Please read this before continuing with the registration. Introduction Last year, we had an issue with more people at the venue than actuallyattending the talks. This caused a lot of inconvenience to people, becausethey had to stand in long queues, and our poor BLUG volunteers were tearingtheir hair out. Many people who stood in the queues actually did so because the event was free, and because registration would give them "attendance" in colleges and at work. While we are proud that principals and employers considered the event worthy of such recognition, we were quite upset about how it was misused by some people, and of course the inconvenience caused. Another problem was that of the people who registered online, very few people came with their registration codes/cards, causing our volunteers to have to re-enter everything. So, after a lot of deliberation, we have decided on the following system to ensure that only people actually interested in the event show up. Registration Charge 1. We are going to charge a gate fee of Rs.300 per head for people who have pre-registered online and bring their correct registration code (i.e. the printout of the registration card that you get to see when you register online). 2. We are going to charge a gate fee of Rs.500 for people who show up to register, but have not registered online or who do not have a valid registration code with them. The money we collect is *not* for our coffers, or even for the event. Instead, every delegate will receive a Conference T-Shirt (valued atRs.150) and food coupons for all three days (valued at Rs.150).This is, of course, in addition to any handouts that our sponsors give us toinclude in delegate kits. What this means is that while delegates have to pay Rs.300 to attend the event (Rs.500 for those lazy guys who make us work extra hard), they will receive at least Rs.300 worth stuff in return - thereby rendering the actual cost of attending the event to zero. What does this mean? 1. You *will* have to spend some money to attend the event. The amount is low enough to be attractive to even the poorest student - with 70 talks, an exhibition and tons of other stuff, plus the food coupons and T-Shirt, this is a total steal. 2. If you are in it for the attendance only, and wish to sneak off even after paying - well, you are the proud owner of a t-shirt and food coupons that you cannot use anywhere but at the event. 3. If you are really not interested and don't want to spend money, then you don't have to. While we recognise that some people are likely to complain about not getting in for free, we have to look at the greater good. Please note: 1. The people who don't register online also affect our estimates on how many T-shirts are required. On the other hand, so do people who register but don't show up. 2. The food coupons are not encashable, nor is any other part of the package (i.e. the T-Shirt). You pay, you get, you use. No discounts because "I don't need the T-Shirt" or "I am on a diet". 3. Food is veggie only, and fixed menu. We eat our own dogfood - complaints about food quality (if any) should take into account that the managers will eat the same stuff you will. 4. Extra T-Shirts will not be available. However, if you anticipate the need for extra T-shirts, register twice, pay twice, and Bob's your uncle. ;-) About the T-Shirts: The T-Shirts will have the conference Logo on the left breast, and the Conference name on the back, with the Platinum sponsor's logo on the sleeves. We cannot guarantee T-shirts to people who don't pre-register. Quantities (with reasonable margins) will be based on the number of pre-registrations via the CDRS. Even if enough T-shirts are available, we cannot guarantee sizes for people who do not pre-register. (In fact, we do not guarantee anything except that a good time will be had by all.) About the registration cards: When you register, you will receive a conference deletgate pass which you *MUST* display whenever you enter the premises or any area within the premises (such as an auditorium). It is common for people to have the pass on the first day and forget it at home (or lend it to a cheapskate friend) on the second and third day. I am afraid that will result in your eviction. Moral of the story: DON'T LOSE YOUR DELEGATE PASS! This is especially important on evening of the last day's Mondo Major Monster BLUG meet and the "cultural programme" (he he he - maha-evil chuckle, accompanied by sinister rubbing of hands, bolts of lightning, crash of thunder...), which will take place in an auditorium that can accommodate no more than 1000 people who will keep perfectly still and seated - a most unlikely scenario given the programme... Seats We do not guarantee the availability of seats at talks. First come, first served. We will be happy to reserve seats for people who are willing to pay the value of the event to them, but then we don't think even Bill Gates has that much money ;-) Register OK, you may now spend 5 minutes flaming us for "commercialising the event", "violating the spirit of Linux" and "being the Microsoft of the Linux world" , after which you may click on the link below to register as a delegate for the event. ;-) Please note that you don't have to pay to register - you only have to pay when you actually show up at the event. [15][Register] References 1. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/ 2. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/about/ 3. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/updates/ 4. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/participate/ 5. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/schedules/ 6. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/photos/ 7. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/press/ 8. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/discussions/ 9. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/guides/ 10. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/sponsors/ 11. http://linux-bangalore.org/2001/ 12. http://linux-bangalore.org/ 13. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/credits/ 14. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/contact/ 15. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/participate/delegates/index2.php 16. http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/sponsors/

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nice work done
by Prince 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

this is Yashraj how abt my digi cam snap , actually i do not believe the snaps taken in tubelight Light but those are ok ! hope you like the snaps _ yashraj

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24 Online Clients
by kshitijv 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Hi Mitul, Thanks for prompt reply. I am aware of "linc". I have tried it also and able to connect to my ISP. But, my problem is, my ISP has configured the server software so that I can login from only one OS. E.g. if I login from WIN2000 for first time, I will have to use WIN2k for accessing the Net. I will not be able to login from Linux or even WIN98 afterwards. It says "You are not allowed to login from this machine". I actually wonder how the server software is identifying that I am trying to login from different OS. The hardware (i.e. Machine) is the same. It is just the case of multibooting system. I have checked that the port used by the client software on WIN98 and Win2k is different. Is it the cause of problem? If yes, how can I force the client to use same port across all OSs that I have? -Kshitij > From: "Mitul Limbani " <mitul(a)mitul.com> > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] 24Online Client for Linux and Multiboot systems > Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:21:20 GMT > Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > > Relax dude, > > We are all over it now ;) > > check out > linc.sourceforge.net > > search for cyberoam on sf .. u will get that too. > > Best Regards, > Mitul Limbani > CTO, > Enterux Solutions kshitijv e-mail: kshitijv(a)forindia.com

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change in telephone numbers
by Harsh R Busa 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Hi All Please update your Phone Books, all telephone numbers of MTNL Bombay will carry a dialing prefix of digit "2" as a part of their system upgradation program, in effect from 00:00 10th Nov 2002 (IST) ie 18:30 9th Nov 2002 (GMT) Mobile phone numbers and telephone numbers of other telephone service providers will remain unaffected. Regards Harsh R Busa

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10nov meet photos
by Prince 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Group name : ilugmail Group home page : http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/ilugmail Group email : ilugmail(a)yahoogroups.co.in Be a member & check out the Photos ! _ Yashraj

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Re: Re: 24 Online Clients
by kshitijv 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Hi Mitul, I have a single Network card and it's my home machine. Single machine, single NIC, multiboot (WIN2K, WIN98 and Linux) system. I have checked MAC addresses using sniffers. In both cases WIN2K & WIN98, they are same. The difference is in the lenght of Login message (raw bytes) sent to the server. Also the ports used by 24 Online client on 2 OSs are different. My concern is not about continuos availabity of connection, but to connect from multiple OSs. -Kshitij > Message: 13 > From: "Mitul Limbani " <mitul(a)mitul.com> > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] 24 Online Clients > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:59:14 GMT > Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > > AAggggh.... > > Here i know exactly wat is the problem... > u having two network cards on ur machine ?? > if yes then u got to either stick to only one OS permanently, coz u need to > tell ur ISP to reset your MAC Address Information and then go in Linux and > login there, and then never ever u can login frm win2k ;) (coz i dont know > y is that so ... but it is like that ...) > > and linc is the only one which keeps your connection on n on n on ... the > 24online linux client given doesnt give constant connection. > so take that extra pain n find out the login code :) > > should u need any thing, let me know. > > Best Regards, > Mitul Limbani > (mitul 2 mitul.com) kshitijv e-mail: kshitijv(a)forindia.com

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