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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 69, Issue 7
by Dinesh OBareja 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Who says that non-Indians can spell good ! While bad spelling is bad how can you pass judgment on a whole nation ? So typical of the majority of my dear educated friends who castigate the country and our habits at the drop of the hat. My apologies to the list for sounding so harsh but how does it matter if I make my own acronym .... if it did not make sense you can just ask what it means (be sure it will not hurt your ego to show that you did not know what it meant !) HAND Dinesh PS: HAND = Have A Nice Day ! --- linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in wrote: On Wednesday 07 Jan 2009 5:56:53 pm Harsh Busa wrote: > > After due diligence, List Administrators and Moderators have decided the > > following changes in List Moderation policy. > > can u pls review and discuss if the list policy / guidelines need to be > revisited ? s/u/you/ s/pls/please/ when will us Indians learn to spell? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Promoting a FOSS license --- to propose to major software vendors -- to promote understanding (not war between FOSS and corporate)
by Erach 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

Hi, There are five ages of man. Infanthood, childhood, teenager, householder, oldman. Now, when does wisdom come --- when you wish you had been better and renounced everything and regret everything bad you did. But as an infant, child, teenager, householder, and even as an old man ------ you do need to ACQUIRE things to live and die. So why are you renouncing acquisition ---- it is only greed you renounce. So why not come up with the INDIAN SOFTWARE NO GREED LICENSE for both corporates and the indian FOSS movement. For instance : 1. for copyrights: To be freely used, at HOW MUCH PAYMENT (free or nominal or one day's wages or one minute's wages of a person), for any purpose whatsoever ------ provided the purpose is good and ethical and moral. NOT MERELY To be freely used, at no cost, for any purpose whatsoever --------------------------------------- SO FOR SOFTWARE ---- stripping off the legalese --- what points do you want to embed in your FOSS license ------- and why is FOSS seeking war with the commercial movement by seeking to destroy the commercial movement. 1. The software should be open-source. 2. Perhaps x% of the code can be hidden for commercial or security reasons. 3. The entire software should be open. 4. You can use the software for any purpose whatsoever or only those that are ethical, legal, and promote understanding. 5. WAR is not renounced because one day you may need the weapons of war to defend the human race against extra-terrestrials in faster than light travel -------------- or perhaps war is renounced by the users of the software ------ or perhaps the companies that make weapons cannot use this software ------------------------- this is a highly contentious statement ---------------------------- tread with care --------- what about war against computers, war against living beings, war against dogs, war against bacteria. 6. The software should be backwards compatible for 3 months. I mean ---------- the LINUX users mailing list in Mumbai has over 1000 members ------------ and you cannot write your own license. Erach

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looking for Red Hat trainer ..
by Dinesh OBareja 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

Hi Are you into Linux training ? I am seeking to connect with someone who can undertake RH training for a small internal group. Thanks Dinesh

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A brief and precise copyright for software and books is needed
by Erach 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

Hi, Since the FOSS movement in India is gathering strength WE NEED TO PROPOSE OUR COPYRIGHT / LICENSE to the companies so we can understand them without any lawyer required. How is this copyright ? (C) Erach A. Irani, 2008. Can be freely used in part or in whole for any purpose whatsoever. Or (C) Erach A. Irani, 2008 Can be freely used, with or without payment of any kind, in part or in whole, for any purpose whatsoever. Erach

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Looking for internship opportunity on open source technologies in Mumbai
by Jai Vora 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Hello, Im a final year student , looking for internship on open source technologies in Mumbai . I have skills in C,C++,Java, PHP, MySQL, Ruby ,JavaScript , Ajax etc.. . If there is someone who has internship opportunity at their company then please let me know . I can then mail you my resume or get in touch with u . Thank You.

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Interview with Gimp developer Martin Nordholts
by Praveen A 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Many long requested features coming up. Now catching up fast with photoshop features. Read on for what is in store for upcoming gimp versions. http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/an-exclusive-interview-with-martin-… -- 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 addiction !!!
by Neelesh Gurjar 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Linux Addiction !!! I work in NGO @ Panvel. Here I switched one department (20-25 Users) 0n Linux 3 years back. They use OpenOffice 2.2, Tally 7.2 (Linux Ver), Kmail, Firefox and Write & Font software with using Wine. Today When I ask in one department in organization that "Can we switch over to Windows? As some body is donating Licensing cost for those PCs" All users said "No, We can't work on Windows now. We need only Linux"... I got pleasant surprised by their reply. I thought that they will switch to Windows. Three years back when I was pushing these users to work on Linux. I had to explain them advantages of Linux. They faced lots of issues in their daily work. Some of them I could resolved easily, some of them took a long time, In some cases they had to change their working style. But now when they are using it for last 2.5 years without any issue, they dont want to go back to Windows. They said that they forgot how to work on Windows. .... They got addicted to Linux now..... :) People say that Linux is not user friendly and cannot be used for Desktops for general users. Now I can surely say, if management plans to use Linux in offices, users & admins work hard on it without having windows in mind then they can switch to Linux. Offcourse proffessional companies like Adobe, Corel, Font making companies should make applications for Linux. -- Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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Sync Nokia E50 with Acer Aspire One (Kubuntu 8.10) with USB cable and what this has to do with GPL
by Sanjay Singhvi 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Comrades, I had asked for help on the above topic about 8 issues ago (Vol. 68, issue 47). I seem to have been drowned out in a semi-legal debate on GPL licensing. My own view is that all knowledge, and therefore all source-code (like all land and all means of production) is, in fact free. It is only the capitalist-imperialist system that makes us pay for what has been acquired by loot at some stage. Hence the only reasonable (and, therefore, ethical) response, is to take all this back by force (or guile) to the extent that one requires it to survive and to the extent that this is possible while, at the same time, fighting to change the system altogether. Hence I blatantly copied pirated copies of M$ for as long as I could. I had thought that M$ turns such a blind eye to pirating only because they don't really care about the "small" pirate. However, now I feel that it is a part of M$ strategy to kill other platforms like Linux! As long as M$ is available free of cost from pirated copies, people will not seriously turn to Linux and other platforms. M$ is backed by millions in advertising. Now with little pushes like the "Genuineadvantage" update which was automatically sent to all XP systems since the past two years or so, M$ has started gently edging the users, especially the large ones, towards paying up! I think that Linuxers must look upon this as an opportunity. We cannot, for obvious reasons, advertise like M$. We must push the new distros, with all their genuine advantages, to the people (read computer users) at large. Our methods of propaganda will, perforce have to be popular. We cannot advertise in the electronic and print media. We can, however, have free demos in schools, colleges and other places. Lists like this can be more active in providing help and alternative solutions. We can start publicising as to which corporations support Linux, like Skype and which do not, like Nokia. Which brings me to my original question. Can anyone help me to sync my Nokia E50 with my laptop (Acer Aspire One - Kubuntu 8.10) through USB? The details of my query can be found at Vol. 68, issue 47. I presume that my query was merely drowned out in the more pressing debate on intellectual property rights. I make this plea merely to remind fellow-listers that I still await a response - anxiously and eagerly. Thanks again in advance.

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OSM edits for 2008
by Kenneth Gonsalves 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

check it out: http://itoworld.blogspot.com/2008/12/openstreetmap-animation-for-2008.html -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] QT Licensing - Was--> Re: The virtualbox license --- clarification from the FAQ --
by Prashant Verma 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

At 07:40 PM 12/31/2008, Ravindra Jaju wrote: >On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Raj Mathur <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> wrote: > > > > Perhaps we can stop discussing that particular issue (what is the Qt > > licence) now? > > > >The reason behind this thread was incorrect interpretation vis-a-vis >multiple-licensing policies. >Why should the length of the thread be a criterion for stopping a >discussion? Maybe I missed it, but did Raju claim anywhere that this thread is too long? (No sir, this is a teensy-weensy thread, so please keep adding emails to it :P ) >You have the privilege to ignore, delete or mark these mails as spam! :) When a thread annoys me, I put in a filter to mark all emails in the thread as "Read", and thus they don't stick out in my mailbox. Just thought I would share. Happy New Year. If you can, please forget about licenses for a few hours and focus on ushering in the New Year :D

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