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[Fwd: Re: [ilugc] Indian Language support under GNU\Linux / X]
by Sachin Rase 28 Dec '02

28 Dec '02

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GNUnify - The All India Free Software Festival
by N.a.v.i.n ....D.h.a.n.u.k.a 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

Hello Luggers, We the students of 'Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research' (S.I.C.S.R.) want to contribute to the GNU project. With this aim in mind, we are organizing "GNUnify", with the whole hearted support of the management of our institute. Symbiosis Society needs no introduction, but since on the list there are also people from the international free software community, I would give a small introduction about Symbiosis & our institute. # About Symbiosis Established in 1971, primarily to promote world understanding between Indian and foreign students through education, Symbiosis International Cultural and Educational center runs seventeen academic institutions in various disciplines such as Management, Law, Computer, Journalism, Telecommunications, Arts, commerce and even Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary education. The student strength of Symbiosis is over 16,000 and students from over 32 different countries and from all states of India are presently pursuing education in different Symbiosis institutions. We in Symbiosis believe that "World is one Family". # About Our Institute. Since its inception in 1985, S.I.C.S.R is striving to give quality education to students through its several full-time & part-time affiliated and autonomous courses. From this year SICSR is a constituent of Symbiosis International Education Center (S.I.E.C), Deemed University. # About � GNUnify � The annual fest of SICSR � �Unify�, is composed of various cultural, academic events & contests. This year we are adding a new feather to our cap-GNUnify, our own way of contributing & encouraging the free software movement. HomePage: http://www.sicsr.ac.in [Note: Website will be up by 1st week of Jan 2003] E-Mail: gnunify(a)symbiosiscomputers.com # The Objective of GNUnify . To unify & encourage the efforts of GNU Developers across the country by awarding the best & motivating the rest. # Events under GNUnify 2003 are: 1. Code-Presentations (open for all) 1.1 App Dev (Web Apps, Biz Apps, Edu Capsules) 1.2 Embedded Linux 1.3 Network Programming 1.4 Kernel Development / Device Drivers 2. Paper-Presentations (open only for students) 2.1 General for e.g. .... Socio Economic Aspect of using GNU/Linux .... Does GNU/Linux make sense for India? .... Will China go ahead of India, if they turn to free-software? 2.2 Free Software B-Plan Contest The major concern of most developers is that since GNU is free there is little / no money to be earned out it. To disprove this a free s/w or gnu based B-plan contest. People submit their B-plans built around free s/w. 2.3 Technical for e.g. .... How to use Apache .... Migrating from ASP to PHP .... Wirel 3. Techie-Talks [Under Planning - We are inviing speakers from accross the country.] 4. Hands-on Workshops [Under Planning] 5. Install-Fest of GNU/Linux [Distributions: Debian, Redhat, Slackware, Mandrake, ...] 6. Movie Screenings. [RMS Public Lecture @ IIT-Mumbai & Linux-The Code Movie] Event Dates: 15 & 16 Feb 2003 Tentative Program for Day 1 !!! 15 Feb 2003 - Saturday 1. Hands-on-Workshops 2. Install Fest 3. Techie Talks 4. Movie Screenings Venue: SICSR (Atur Center) Tentative Program for Day 2 !!! 16 Feb 2003 - Sunday 1. Selected Paper Presentations 2. Selected Code-Project Presentations 3. Public Lecture by RMS (We await his confirmation.) 4. Prize Distribution Venue: Vishwa Bhawan Thanking You, Navin Dhanuka Student, Msc (CA) SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES & RESEARCH. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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Re: basic help
by Parul Mathur 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 21:30:59 +0530 > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] basic help > From: Abhijeet More <abhijeetmore(a)rolta.net> > Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 09:05:03PM +0530, rajeev rajpopat wrote: > > > > I am now looking for a book for the beginers - preferably in e form. > > Can someone suggest a site from where I can download the same. No less that 17 free online books on Linux for beginners are available at http://www.tcfb.com/freetechbooks/booklinux.html Books on Linux System Administration and Linux Application Development are also available at the same site. Parul

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Re: Making the baby HP Deskjets: 3320, 3325 or 3420 work with Linux?
by Parul Mathur 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:11:59 +0530 > From: "Baji J. Ram Rao" <ramrao(a)bajirao.com> > Organization: Bajirao Technologies Private Limited > To: linux-india-programmers(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: Krishan <kris8ul(a)yahoo.com>, linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Making the baby HP Deskjets: 3320, 3325 or 3420 work with Linux? > Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > > Experienced friends told us that Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat 8.0 weren't > stable enough, so best avoided. We're currently committed to RedHat 7.2. Redhat 7.3 and 8.0 are not unstable in any way. In the bioinformatics division at TCS we are using all three versions and a significant speed-up has been reported for version 8.0 in CPU-intensive and memory-intensive applications that process huge amounts of protein and gene data. I know that there have been many negative reports of Redhat 8.0 but we use it day in and day out and not a single complaint. Try it yourself and don't let others prevent you from benefitting from the significant upgrades present in the new versions. After all, Redhat 7.2 is now roughly a year old. And do remember that the latest drivers come bundled with the latest releases. Parul

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Making the baby HP Deskjets: 3320, 3325 or 3420 work with Linux?
by Baji J. Ram Rao 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

Our Linux-based hospital software needs to support some budget HP deskjet printers. Experienced friends told us that Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat 8.0 weren't stable enough, so best avoided. We're currently committed to RedHat 7.2. We had successfully used the HP Deskjet 880C and Deskjet 845C color inkjet printers, but today there are lower-priced printers. Right now,� we're trying to work with the latest budget entry-level printer, the HP Deskjet 3325 which sells for Rs. 3,899/- in Mumbai. It handles 1200x600 dpi color and prints a page in approx. 12 sec. The trouble is that while older deskjets could handle PCL, the new Deskjet 3325 can only handle LIDIL (Lightweight Imaging Device Interface Language). What about Linux drivers? Linux support comes in the form of the "hpijs" driver starting version 1.3. The driver supports resolutions only up to 600 dpi. The bigger deskjets: 3820, 5550, 6122, 995C and big daddy 1220C all support HP PCL 3 and thrive on the drivers that come with the RH7.2 distro. Anyone have experience in making the baby Deskjets: 3320, 3325 or 3420 work with Linux? Ram Rao <ramrao(a)bajirao.com> Bajirao Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Chembur, Mumbai 400071

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squid proxy server problem
by tejinder saroha 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

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basic help
by rajeev rajpopat 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

Hi I have set up PCQuest Linux on my machine. The installation was smooth except for a hitch in seting up the modem. After some efforts I managed to get the modem to work. I am now looking for a book for the beginers - preferably in e form. Can someone suggest a site from where I can download the same. Thanks in advance Rajeev

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Motorola SM56 modem not detected and depmod error
by sameer shinde 27 Dec '02

27 Dec '02

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Re: Linuxers digest, Vol 1 #750 - 14 msgs
by Rajiv S Banerji 26 Dec '02

26 Dec '02

........snip............. From: Jayesh Samant <samantjayesh(a)softhome.net> I am stuck with an Motorola SM56 internal modem, which works as a charm in windows. However my Redhat 8.0 system does not seem to detect it. Any clues... -- snip Will only work with RH 7.1 [kernel 2.4.2-2] . Discontinued from then onwards. Install 7.1 or Mandrake. Brgds Rajiv

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Linux India Initiative
by Nagarjuna G. 26 Dec '02

26 Dec '02

Ministry of Information Technology organized a meeting, called `Linux India Initiative' where more than 40 people from various depts of govt IITs, NCST, BARC, CDAC, NIC, main companies like IBM, redhat, netcore, exocore etc., and also from the state govts (secreatary level representatives.) It was rather surprising that there is so much of awareness in the Govt circles. This meeting tookplace in Delhi in the Electronics Niketan close to the Nehru Stadium on Lodhi Road. Mr. S. Ramakrishnan (popularly known as Ramki) made the only presentation in the meeting. His presentation displayed that he did his home work very well, and the presentation was comprehensive. He listed various advantages of using OSS. He made it clear in the beginning itself that Linux actually stands for GNU/Linux, and so it should be understood as inclusive of GNU and not exclusive. Later Mr. Shaw (secretary MIT) chaired the meeting that went on from 3pm to 6.15pm. He took notes of almost all the speakers points and appeared serious. Prof. Sivakumar from IIT Mumbai, Barua of IIT Gauhati, were the prominent members from the Academia. Issues such as support, GUI, security, localization, took the attention of most speakers. Also since the Chairman explicilty asked every one to respond to GUI and security concerns. Keyur Shroff from NCST made a brief presentation on localization work being done at NCST, and Atul Chitnis of Exocore also made very good points. Two volumes containing several documents downloaded from the internet are circulated to the participatns. This also included some pages from our own website. I represented the users community and FSF India. The points mentioned by me were as follows: General Comments: Why cost should not be the sole reason for promoting the use of Free (Swatantra) Software? Most people argue in favor of Free Software because of the cost factor. This should not be the sole reason for promoting free software. Achieving self-reliance is often very pain-staking and difficult path. India's success stories in Space and Atomic energy are good illustrations in this regard. We don't and we should not do `cost of ownership' analysis on our path towards self-reliance. We should run for the values enshrined in our constitution, such as `self-reliance', even if they are expensive. Incidentally, though, free software is several times economical than Proprietary software. Why the expression `Linux India Initiative' is not appropriate? The term `Linux' refers to only one of the free kernels available, though the most popular. `BSD' does not use the Linux kernel, but is also a free OS. Another free kernel called HURD is also being developed by the GNU community. Since most applications that run on GNU/Linux also run on several OSs, including MS Windows, it is not appropriate to use only `Linux.' We should promote the use of free software even on propreitary OS. Most users who are already using MS windows can also use most of free software, though it is desirable to use a free OS in the long run. My suggestion is to use `Swatantra Software Initiative'. One of the main reasons why we should go for using Free Software is not merely because of the economic implications, but its use gives the users freedom, and self-reliance. The English expression ``Free Software Initiative'' also is not appropriate because, the term `free' is ambiguous, for in most widely used contexts it refers to `free of cost/charge'. Since India is committed to self-reliance it will be appropriate to use `Swatantra'. There are a few blocks in the road of taking Swatantra software to various corners of ICT use, such as the following: Using documents encoded in proprietary format, preventing free usage of data across different OS. This also encourages monopoly and facilitates lock-in. Most IT training institutions provide training mostly emphasizing or exclusively on proprietary applications. The syllabus in several colleges and Universities knowingly or unknowingly mentions not the neutral descriptions of what the student is supposed to learn, but names of proprietary applications. E.g., Excell in place of spreadsheets, or Ms-Word in place of word processor, Oracle in place of SQL, etc. At least in all Govt controlled institutions a policy should be made against this practice. A policy decision/discussion should happen regarding the software that is being developed within the Govt organizations, and its possible release under GPL or similar protected forms of free software license. The Annexure-I already contains several broad issues for discussion. Having supported the spread of Free software in the country for several years, and keeping in mind my expertise and the mandate of the institution (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai) where I am working, I wish to contribute in whatever form on the following: Setting up of Resource Centres SIG in Education sector (including schools) Introduction in curricula of engineering colleges, universities and colleges. I do hope that some thing meaningful will come out of this Initiative. Mr. Ramki also mentioned in the notes that are curculated that setting up of foundations like FSF India. Nagarjuna

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