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The battle for wireless network drivers
by പ്രവീണ്‍‌|Praveen 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

The battle for wireless network drivers Written by Jem Matzan Dec 20, 2006 at 08:52 PM "BSD and Linux programmers have had a lot of success in creating drivers for new computer hardware in a timely manner, but much of their effort has been without the support of major hardware manufacturers. Intel, Marvell, Texas Instruments and Broadcom, though separate and competing entities, seem by one consent to prevent non-Microsoft operating systems from working properly with some of their most widely-used network chips." Read the full story http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/293 It is a bit long but really worth it. The author has interviewed many of the wireless chip manufactures and gives an insight into the issues surrounding wireless card drivers for Free and Open Source Operating Systems. He suggests the main issue is the lack of communication between the developers and the manufacturers. Take this into account when you buy a new wireless network card and support the companies which provides specifications and documentation to the Free and Open Source Operating Systems developers. Cheers Praveen PS: Sorry for cross-posting -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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how to uninstall kubuntu
by Vivek R 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

i have a dual boot wth kubuntu/win 98 on my system. both are on separate hard disks.in kubuntu it shows all the hard disks(i.e, drives used by windows as well) but in windows it does not show me the kubuntu installed drives. now i want to uninstall kubuntu, how do i do that? had the drives been visible in windows which is definitely a drawback, i wldve formatted the kubuntu harddisk, but since it does not show me the drives, how do i uninstall kubuntu ? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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Thread waiting to be delivered?
by Roshan 25 Dec '06

25 Dec '06

The mailman has received one of my threads titled "Want to install Fedora Core 6 without installing?" but it hasn't delivered it to me. I have selected the option of "Receive a copy of your post to the list" in the subscription options page. Did someone (or anyone) receive this message? I have passed a link describing about the LIVE CD and the link to download it. -- http://houdini-aboutnothing.blogspot.com/ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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uninstalling kubuntu
by Vivek R 24 Dec '06

24 Dec '06

my dear brothers, the issue was not of not being able to view linux partitions on windows, i just wanted to know how does one uninstall kubuntu. and for the record, to the person who said he does not see me using any of the gnu/linux versions, i am using ubuntu right now instead of kubuntu. i could have very well installed ubuntu over kubuntu, but i thought knowing how to uninstall it would add to little knowledge. anyways, thank u all for the help. i got it done. thanks again ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now.

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Want to try out Fedora Core 6 without installing?
by Roshan 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

You may be interested to download a 682 MB iso file, provided, you have no data caps on the internet connection provided by your ISP. Follow the link below. http://www.linuxlookup.com/2006/dec/22/fedora_6_zod_live_cd -- http://houdini-aboutnothing.blogspot.com/ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Need inputs for FOSS Hospital Management Tools
by Dinesh Shah 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Hi All! I will meeting a charitable hospital management tomorrow. They want to migrate to FOSS technologies for their hospital. This hospital caters to about 1000 OPD cases on daily bases. They already have some accounting, attendance and payroll software running on MS Windows. They would also like to know if the same can me run on the Linux (GNU/Linux) system. I would like to get inputs from people who are associated with health care industry what are the components and tools required for Hospital Management. Are these tools available in FOSS. If yes, how good are they? What amount of customisation will be required? TIA for all your feedback and inputs. With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-)

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[OT] FUD against CAS
by Rony 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Hello Everyone, This mail is not meant to create any controversy or flaming. It is to simply highlight the FUD article that was printed in today's Mumbai Mirror under the title "Shock in the box". A PWD certified electrical engineer has stirred up a FUD against the Conditional Access System and DTH set top boxes by claiming that they consume high amount of power. The vested interests are trying their level best to scare people from migrating to CAS which will empower them with the freedom of choice. This engineer goes about with a tong tester and has measured a current of 500 mA in his set top box while another reader claims to have measured 1 A. This translates to 110 Watts and 220 Watts. The paper has even produced photographs of the engineer using the tong tester. They claim that this will increase electricity bills by 150/- per month. The first stupidity of this engineer is that he is using a tong tester to measure currents in mA. Tong testers are meant to measure high currents in thick power cables that cannot be disturbed, not domestic appliances. For normal current measurements, an ammeter is connected in series with the power cable and the unit is powered on to measure the current flow. I measured my DTH box's current and it was only 35 mA which means a power of 7.7 watts at 220 volts. I have been using DTH since 2 years and never had any increase in power bills. So those who want to switch over to CAS or DTH in Mumbai need not worry about the power consumption. Signal processing does not consume too much power. Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] December GLUG Meet photos
by amit pundir 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

On Thursday 21 December 2006, Rohan wrote: > >Those GLUGers who attended it from CDAC-Mumbai, are >you active on the list? Drop in a line to say hi ;) or >create a poll on Favourite GNU/Linux distro ;) > Hi, yes we are pretty much active in this mailing list. -- Regards Amit "If its got a processor, someone somewhere is trying to get GNU/Linux running on it!"

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Re: Linux expert with a monitoring background required.
by Vihan Pandey 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

> ok i'll be honest. i am a OS/2 user (actually dos 6.22) with no clue of > windows and *linux* if it makes you happy. It's not about making anyone ``happy", its about what you say and what you stand for. >> Gimme a break and be practical.. use the right tool for the job and > >> stop being a GNU/Linux fanboi.. and while you are at it, stop > >> calling it GNU/Linux as well.. simply 'linux' does the trick. Don't > >> get me wrong, I love linux.. it gives me and my family lunch, > >> dinner, an occasional drink and a good life. I am a linux > >> user/admin, not a slave. A lot of us here too earn a living out of GNU/Linux. In assuming you are a ``slave" you are forgetting what the entire movement was all about. > > Freedom is responsibility.. freedom is letting others do what they > choose. Freedom is NOT using things/encouraging(directly or indirectly) which take freedom away from you and others. Freedom is NOT choosing your toothpaste, freedom is choosing > whether you want to brush at all (ok bad example) as long as others > don't get affected by bad breath. Sigh, maybe i went to the wrong school. try visiting gnu.org > If you fit the requirements and are interested, then send me your > profile preferably in plaintext (but .doc and .odt are welcome as well). you still don't get it. Why must you welcome .doc AT ALL? Regards, - vihan

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Allison resigns from Novell - first nail in the coffin
by jtd 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Jeremy Allison developer of samba has resigned in protest over the Microvell deal. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=170 -- Rgds JTD

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