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FYI VIVEK Kundra : CIO in US
by jitendra 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

Kundra on Open Source ( http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/vivek-kundra-federal-cio-in-hi.html ) *VK:* I think you look at open source, as a technology, whether it's mediawiki, for example... with Wikipedia what we did in the District of Columbia was that we had a wikipedia solution that allowed every single employee to collaborate and have access to information. * I think there is also a place for specialized software, you look at the FAA or if you are looking at DHS, there are some mission critical systems that you can't apply an open source solution to.* We need to have a very pragmatic, balanced approach in terms of software. I would argue that, whether it is open source or proprietary software one of the biggest ticket items when it comes to information technology on that $71 billion dollars is the money the federal government spends on contracts and contracts that, frankly, some of them haven't performed very well and there have not been consequences. And, we need to become serious and tough on those contractors that are not going to deliver. Eliminating those contracts and making sure that we have consultants and contractors that are adding value to the federal government. -- jitendra

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Software Patents
by jtd 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

Ref TOM TOM v/s M$. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090305203031867 This one affects everybody using FAT / LFN and will expand to affect everyone using ANY M$ file system. What is the story on the Indian Patent office's take on software patents. After all the noise they seem to be ominously silent. Did anyone attend CII –DIPP Nationwide Intellectual Property Rights -Awareness Campaign held on 3rd March in Mumbai. Btw my email to M. W. Dhumane dated 26/8/08 specifically pointing out some software patents (217179, 210794, 217913, 220214) issued by IPO has received no response. The letter also specifically asked them about the procedures they used to identify obviousness and prior art. -- Rgds JTD

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[OSI Tech Days 09] Last few Silver Passes left for registration
by Sayantan Pal 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

Dear all, As a part of the Open Source India team, I'd like to thank you all for being a part of OSI Tech Days 2009 and registering for the event in large numbers. However, this email is a reminder to all those who still haven't gotten themselves registered for the event. As of writing this email, there are only 17 SILVER passes (free) left for the grabs. So, if you had missed our previous messages or had postponed registration, this is your time! The official page of registration is http://www.osidays.com/users/delegate09.php Other highlights of OSI Tech Days 2009 - * Free promotion booths for Indian LUGs at OSI Tech Days 2009 - http://www.osidays.com/blog/?p=7 * Chennai Tweetup, March 12, Beer on the house! - http://www.osidays.com/blog/?p=12 * 'Movers & Shakers' award with prizes worth 5 Grands! - http://www.osidays.com/blog/?p=19 Shall be looking forward to meet you all at Chennai. Regards, Sayantan.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Dear Admins
by Prashant Verma 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

...snip... can we now move on??

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Trai guidelines
by Information Security 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

The following are the guidelines to be followed by the ISPs as per trai on urgent basis: - 1. Provide adequate information to subscribers regarding Internet/broadband services being offered and marketed as a good business practice. 2. Provide information regarding contention ratios (number of users competing for the same bandwidth) adopted for different services by service providers in their tariff plans submitted to TRAI, manual of practice, call centers and on their websites." 3. Publish contention ratio for different Internet/broadband services on their website quarterly to facilitate subscribers to take informed decision. 4. Ensure availability of minimum required bandwidth in their network according to maximum contention ratio suggested by TRAI for different services based on number of subscribers. Since guidelines are recommendations, and in this case, it means there aren't any deadlines to meet by the ISPs to start adhering to these guidelines. Moreover, it is mentioned in the guidelines issuance notification that "any regulatory burden in present economic environment of Internet sector may increase the cost of service provisioning and will adversely impact the growth of broadband. The Authority prefers least regulatory intervention while providing greater flexibility to service providers to ensure better quality of service to internet/broadband subscribers." Therefore, subscribers cannot expect ISPs to be in a hurry to enlighten subscribers with the nitty-gritty of why they cannot be assured better broadband services.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] connecting to gmail via imap over squid Hi All,
by Raghu Prasad 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

> I'm using squid3.0 as our proxy server to serve the internet users, > which is working fine. Now I want users to access IMAP(say gmail on imap) > over my proxy. Can anyone let me know, How do I do this? > Is there any way I can do it with squid? Is there any other way? > > So far what I've read on google is, as squid is an http proxy, > it only supports http/ftp protocol. not fully for even https. > Is there any other way to proxy remaining protocols like imap/imap4/pop3/smtp Even if you can do it via squid (somehow by using CONNECT method), it won't log IMAP level details. Your best option is to use an application proxy server like Delegate (http://www.delegate.org). It handles a lot of protocols. But I don't think it is _free_ software even though the sources are available and is being distributed freely. Raghu

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[x-post][OT]? Response to Misleading News Article - Netbook Security
by Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

H! I have posted a rebuttal about a misleading article about netbook security @ http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ The links to original articles are there in the post but I am including here as well. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52201120090303 http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=d1b8ded8-f7be-448… I am inviting you all to write to the authors of these article at http://reuters-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/reuters_en.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p… and htworld(a)hindustantimes.com With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog-1: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Blog-2: http://dineshah.blogspot.com/ Dick Cavett - "If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you."

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Fwd: High Resolution video conferencing.
by Rajeev R. K. 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rajeev R. K. <rajeevrk(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] High Resolution video conferencing. To: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> We will start with the demo on video conferencing from 2 p.m. We will >> have some time after this and can chip in one session if someone can >> come forward with one. > > Hi Rajeev, > Can you please confirm if you can hold this demo on Sunday at the LUG Meet. > With Regards, > Mehul Ved. > Hi Mehul, Sunday sounds dicey, as i happen to have a Server migration happening on saturday night, so it may spill over.... in case it does, i will have to be online to monitor it... The server is in the US, so as long as directi can ensure internet availability for me, i guess i can make it work. Infra that i can carry will include 1. 2 x Laptops with IEEE1394 firewire ports 2. 1 x Sony Camcorder with Firewire port + firewire cable 3. 1 x DLP Projector What is missing here is -- 1. 1 x Digital Camcorder with a IEEE1394/firewire/i.Link port with the cable needed to connect to a laptop(i.e mini connector firewire.) 2. 1 x Digital Projector If that missing piece can be organised, i guess we are on. Also, we will need 2 rooms that are provided with a wall/screen to project on, and connectivity between them... Regards R. K. Rajeev > > -- > > Real Time, adj.: Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only > occurs there and then. >

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High Resolution video conferencing.
by Rony 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

Hello, There is an advt. of CISCO where a group of people from China and Some European country come face to face virtually on huge screens. Is this really possible or just trick photography? If possible, it would not only help in overseas conferencing but also in huge office complexes where one has to travel a long distance or even a few floors to get to the boss's cabin or some place else. The normal video conferencing has a very small screen where one cannot even move one's head or it would get out of the visible area. With high resolution videos, a huge life size image is possible and groups of people can talk to each other. It has a fantastic effect and looks really good. Keeping aside the cost and availability of net bandwidth, is this possible with Linux. If it is not very expensive, could we actually setup a prototype in HBCSE during our forthcoming GLUG meets over the months? A LAN cable should provide good bandwidth for intraoffice video conferencing. We can link up two classrooms or the lab and classroom. We already have a projector and a 17/19" LCD screen. I am sure this has good commercial potential too for big corporate offices. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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[X-Post] Linux Format free to download for 24 hours only
by Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) 04 Mar '09

04 Mar '09

OK, it's time to rock: below you'll find high-res PDFs of Linux Format issue 116. That's the current, on-sale issue of the magazine. No DRM. No cost. No catches. You get everything. But there is one small proviso: it will be online for only 24 hours. At 23:59:59 GMT March 4th we'll be taking down this link. http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linux-format-free-download-24-hours-only Enjoy! With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog-1: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Blog-2: http://dineshah.blogspot.com/ Carl Sagan - "In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe."

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