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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Tata Indicom CDMA USB Modem not working with GNU/Linux [solved]
by km 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

On 7/2/08, Arun Khan <knura(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Wednesday 02 Jul 2008, kamal wrote: > > Arun Khan wrote: > > > On Wednesday 02 Jul 2008, Mehul Ved wrote: > > >> On Wed Jul 02, 2008 at 09:39:35AM +0530, Arun Khan wrote: > > >>> km needs to add the opendns entries *after* the connection is > > >>> established. It is being overwritten by DNS supplied by ISP but > > >>> I don't think this is root cause of his problem. > > >> > > >> As per that thread, there is an option Auto DNS, setting it off > > >> might help, as in the case of one of the people there.Thus, the > > >> /etc/resolv.conf file won't be overwritten. > > > > > > The stock Ubuntu version ignores AutoDNS setting, works in openSUSE > > > though. > > > > > > -- Arun Khan > > > > is there a way it can be worked around in Ubuntu? It worked fine with > > doze. > > > I gave you a workaround; you have not reported yet whether it works for > you or not. > > read my other post, even though there is an option to ignore ISP DNS, > the Ubuntu wvdial ignores it in and pops in the DNS servers from the > ISP (this has been my experience). > > Anyway, given that you have 2 NICs and now a Indicom connection (3 'net > connections), you basically have a "def. route" routing problem. > > -- Arun Khan > It surely was this problem. :) Thank you very much all Linuxers for all the help with this issue. I finally got things working, although I do not completely understand how :P However, I am really glad to post to the list from the `problem-machine`, of course the problem's solved @Arun: the sources you've linked to here are great help. I am trying to catch up with the basics as much as i can. :) Thanks a ton. -- Regards km

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report on the stake holders meeting
by Nagarjuna G. 09 Aug '08

09 Aug '08

I attended the stake holders meeting in Mumbai at the Patent's office. The room was full of people, more than 80 people attended the meet. Of which about 30 were interested in the software issue. the rest of them are interested mostly in bioinformatics, chemical processes etc. What gave me solace is that this is not an attempt to modify the law. So, status quo exists. software patents per se are not possible in India. However. what the office is doing is it prepared a draft of a Manual helping the inventors in how to apply for a patent. In that manual, there is an attempt to suggest how to exploit the 'per se' and apply for software patents in combination with hardware. Due to several questions on this issue raised by several of us, and also due to written feedback submitted by quite a few others in Delhi meet, they are organizing a stake holders meeting in Bangalore later (in the coming three to four months period) where they are going to settle all the doubts and listen all the points of view. The date of bangalore meeting is not yet announced. Meanwhile, chennai and kolkatta meetings are still going to be held before the bangalore meeting. It is a good idea to send our supporters to both these places, so that the officers must see that there is sufficient opposition to this manipulation. Nagarjuna

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Software For Kids
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 09 Aug '08

09 Aug '08

SOFTWARE FOR KIDS: A new site focussing on what is freely available (free-beer, free-speech) for helping children learn. Specially the young ones, with a focus on India and South-Asia. Current links include * Yobler.com … educational videos * The Digital Study Hall (DSH) * ET? What's that? (An Aug 2008 conf in Bangalore) * Educational power points…. http://pppst.com/ Pete's Power Point Station. * Educational resources… from azimpremjifoundation.org * Taking sharing to the classroom (downloadable FLOSS report) * The 4000-rupee computer shows up in Goa * Why Free Software makes sense in education * Computer education for rural kids riddled with obstacles http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org 784 Nr Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Ph +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402

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Congratulations Kartik
by Harsh Busa 08 Aug '08

08 Aug '08

Many congratulations to Kartik for becoming a Debian Developer. Many thanks to Kartik for leading by example and sticking to the task with conviction, dedication and perseverance in a country better known for its downloads till recently. Keep up the great work. Best wishes Harsh -- __________________________ http://www.ebackend.com/blog

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Software Patents in India
by jtd 08 Aug '08

08 Aug '08

http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/07/stakeholders-meeting-on-draft-patent.ht… And the usual suspects who were pressing for OOxml as a standard. Bootlicking the devil is all the rage at these places i think. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Infy-TCS-lock-horns-with-Red-Hat-over-… -- Rgds JTD

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] USB disk as RAM
by Sameep 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

> My friend has a very low end computer with 128 MB RAM with Fedora 3 > running on it. Can he use a USB stick as RAM. I know that wont help > much. But people at different forums have suggested to use USB flash > drive as a SWAP partition to improve performance. Will that help to > some extent? You can ask your friend to use a light distro like Puppy or DSL.They are optimized for older / slower hardware and can work quite well even with 128 Mb RAM. Regards, Sameep

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USB disk as RAM
by Devranjan Das 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Dear List My friend has a very low end computer with 128 MB RAM with Fedora 3 running on it. Can he use a USB stick as RAM. I know that wont help much. But people at different forums have suggested to use USB flash drive as a SWAP partition to improve performance. Will that help to some extent? Is there anything called USB RAM? -- Dev Ranjan Das Scientific Officer 'C' Laser and Plasma Technology Division Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay, Mumbai - 400085 Phone: Office: 022-25595697 e-mail: devranjandas(a)gmail.com 513,Nilgiri, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai- 400094, Phone: 022-25572003 http://vision-2020.blogspot.com

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tataindicom and firefox
by Kenneth Gonsalves 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Hi, has anyone succeeded in paying tatindicom bills through firefox? I click on 'pay' and nothing happens. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/

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[Commercial] [Jobs] Rhythm & Hues India is looking for Freshers with Linux experience
by aditya 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Hello everyone, Rhythm & Hues is an Academy Award(R) winning film production studio specializing in visual effects and computer animation. Founded in 1987, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Rhythm and Hues India Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the company was founded in 2001 and has offices in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Some of the recent projects that we have worked on include: The Golden Compass Alvin and the Chipmunks The Incredible Hulk Mummy 3 R&H is an entirely Linux oriented facility. We use Linux across the entire facility, both on the server side as well as on the desktop. We focus on servicing all our technology needs in-house and invest a lot of time in Linux systems and software development. We have also contributed to open source projects in the past. We leverage FOSS technologies extensively across our production process and pride ourselves in coming up with unique solutions to overcome some of our toughest production challenges. The company currently has openings for the role of Operations Support personnel. This position is ideal for freshers with some Linux exposure who are looking to work in a challenging, high-end Linux-only environment. For more information on the company, check out www.rhythm.in For more information on this position, you can visit: http://www.rhythm.com/india/ca_opsSup.html If you need additional information, drop a mail to: techjobs-ind [AT] rhythm.com Alternatively, feel free to contact me directly. I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank You Aditya Wasudeo

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Software For Kids...
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Please take a look and send me your suggestions... thanks! http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org 784 Nr Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Ph +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 16,000+ photos from Goa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/

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