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How to manipulate iso image
by Abhijit Navale 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

I have 10.10 cd iso image. I want to add ubuntu manual to this iso image such that, after burning this iso image to cd, in live cd mode and after installation that ubuntu manual should appear in the desktop. I am using acetoneISO. I wanted to know the location in iso image where to add the manual. -- Abhijit Navale. Mighty Monkey <http://abhijitnavale.blogspot.com/> | Ubuntu<http://www.ubuntu.com/> | Free Softwares <http://www.fsf.org/> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da Vinci.

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gnome clock at top right corner
by Pratik Anand 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

I work with on Ubuntu 10.04 with Gnome as Desktop Environment. I have all the toolbars on autohide mode as it gives me full space on the screen to work. This change , though, is more comfortable for me but is also causing some inconvenience. I often lose track of time spent. So, I want a way by which I could keep a widget or app like thing at top right corner of my screen (taking minimum space,hence time in DIGITAL format), which can show time. OR if I can integrate a digital clock on righmost side of the active window. Any idea on how this can be achieved? I am looking for simple linux hacks or some config changes to do so. Otherwise will have to do so in java , Qt etc. Please pour in your ideas... -- Pratik Anand B.Tech - CSE (3rd year) http://www.pratikanand.com Twitter: twitter.com/pratikone Facebook:facebook.com/pratikone Blog:pratik3d.blogspot.com

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e-governance policy of Govt. of Maharashtra
by Koustubh Sinkar 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

Govt of Maharashtra has placed the draft eGovernance Policy on their website ( http://maharashtra.gov.in/ ) for citizens' comments. I think one should take this opportunity to log the expectations from such policy as citizens. Besides general comments, as FOSS users, we should also insist on inter-operability of the Govt platforms (if not use of FOSS for building such platforms). We should make a joint representation to the govt. on behalf of bombay-lug?? That will be a better way of impacting the decision making process. We could have an open-source lobby, which would stress for open standards. Koustubh कौस्तुभ सिनकर

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kde conf
by Abhijit Navale 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

Hi, I am not going to kde conf banglore but i what that kde t shirt. If anyone is going from Mumbai(or Navi Mumbai) can you please help me get it for me? I dont know the cost right now, but if cost is affordable then i wll give you money and you can get me a t-shirt? anyone? -- Abhijit Navale. Mighty Monkey <http://abhijitnavale.blogspot.com/> | Ubuntu<http://www.ubuntu.com/> | Free Softwares <http://www.fsf.org/> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da Vinci.

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Debian Squeeze release 5-6 Feb.
by Arun Khan 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Debian Squeeze release date is targeted for 5-6 Feb/2011. <http://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartySqueeze> Perhaps we can organize a Mumbai ILUG meet to celebrate the event and meet up. -- Arun Khan

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Fwd: GNOME 3.0 Launch Parties
by Nagarjuna G 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

want to do this? -- GN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brian Cameron <brian.cameron(a)oracle.com> Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:53 PM Subject: GNOME 3.0 Launch Parties To: developing-world-list(a)gnome.org There are very few GNOME 3.0 launch parties planned in the developing world. http://live.gnome.org/ThreePointZero/LaunchParty If you know any contacts who might be interested in hosting a party and getting free GNOME goodies mailed to them, please help spread the news. Brian _______________________________________________ developing-world-list mailing list developing-world-list(a)gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/developing-world-list

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Fwd: [ILUG-Bom][ubuntu-in] [X-Post] conf.kde.in delegate registration opens
by Easwar Hariharan 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

For list members information. Regards, Easwar Hariharan http://www.linkedin.com/in/easwarhariharan

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[X-Post]Registrations for conf.kde.in now open
by gaurav chaturvedi 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Hear one, hear all, Registration for conf.kde.in now open! Checkout http://kde.in/conf/register/ Students and teachers get special discounts. The event will be held in Bangalore from March 9 till 11th. There will be, a 2 day coding sprint on the 12-13th. More info :- http://kde.in/conf See you there...

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Microsoft Monopoly
by Abhijit Navale 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

This is an email I am circulatting from lugc mailist list: Hello all, When I looked to buy a branded laptop, I felt much bad that I can customize a laptop *BUT* I MUST select a M$ operating system. And this really is like forcing us to pay money even if we do not want to buy it. Is there any talks before this post or is there a way to buy a branded laptop (like HP, DELL or a sony vaio). If there is no way, why are we not even trying to make a way? and also see http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/mrtpc.html In a depressed mood -- Mohi ======================================================== Thats just two lines are not enough. i think we should have a strong oposition. what i am suggesting is. Lets form a open source forum for business. If there is already then get their help, or create new. and have a strong platrform which will look for health of open source business and which will be face of 'busienss' of foss in India. When i go to our nearest mall and i asked sales person that i wll pay half price in advance but get me without os laptop they just simply declined. They want me to buy ms only laptop. Please have a look at *Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices* (MRTPC) http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/mrtpc.html *Competition Commission of India* http://www.cci.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18 We should demand healthy competition in computer industry in india through our forum. Let me know if we can seriosly do something about this. Your suggestions are welcome. -- Abhijit Navale. Mighty Monkey <http://abhijitnavale.blogspot.com/> | Ubuntu<http://www.ubuntu.com/> | Free Softwares <http://www.fsf.org/> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da Vinci.

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WiFi Routers/APs (Was Re: OT - Govt. rules regarding public wifi hotspots)
by Arun Khan 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> wrote: > While we are on this topic, there are now wireless routers in the market > which have a USB port in order to attach a pen drive or a USB HDD. This > can be shared by all the wireless users. This can be very good for > setting up a tiny local server for file sharing. Netgear has such > features in their n600 series routers. With no internet access provided, > it can be very good for sharing Linux distro ISOs or multimedia content. What is the cost of N600? I have been looking at the Buffalo models that come with dd-wrt firmware 1. WZR-HP-G300NH, 2. WHR-HP-G300N, 3. WHR-HP-GN <http://www.buffalotech.com/comparison-charts/wireless/routers-and-access-po…> Please share your experience with any of the above? -- Arun Khan

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[Commercial] Linux Opportunities @ Rhythm & Hues
by Samuel Nair 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hey Guys, Wanted to send out this email letting people know about Rhythm & Hues Studios India and specifically about the Linux opportunities available. Rhythm & Hues Studios is a Visual FX company that has worked on projects like "The Incredible Hulk", "Alvin and the Chipmunks" & more recently "Yogi Bear". We have been in this industry for over 20+ years and have been in India for about 9 years. Our head office is in Los Angeles and we have branch offices in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kuala Lumpur. On the outset you maybe be wondering what Visual FX has got do with with Linux, well we started out way back on SGI machines using IRIX and then later moved to x86 and Linux, all the software that we use for production of our visual imagery is written in house and written completely for Linux. Apart from the graphics software development we also do a lot of Production programming, MIS programming and Systems programming. We have a lot of passionate geeks that love this industry and love coming up with ingenious solutions to our various production problems. Whether it is writing our own custom NFS servers or development of peer to peer data transfer applications for our distributed facilities, all this development and hacking is done in house by a talent and passionate group of geeks. We use technologies like Perl, Python, Mysql etc all of which runs on Linux. This year we won an Academy Award for technical achievement for our distributed computing system called the "Queue". This system was developed using tools like Mysql, Perl and C. It allows us to efficiently manage and utilize large computing resources that we use to produce our computer generated imagery on. We are looking for talented and passionate people to join our technology teams in Mumbai, Hyderabad or Kuala Lumpur. We also have openings for freshers with some Linux exposure. Please look at the following link (Technology Section) for specific job openings that we have http://www.rhythm.com/india/careers/ Thanks sam

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[OT] Hiring for startups? Here is an interesting concept
by Debayan Banerjee 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

The students of NIT Durgapur, India<http://debayan.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/hiring-for-start-ups/nitdgp.ac.in>have come up with an interesting concept. The GNU/Linux Users’ Group there has been running an online judge for programming contests name “CodeCracker<http://codecracker.in/>” for sometime now. Having enjoyed a substantial amount of success in the number of participants over the years they decided to start looking for sponsors for the event. Nothing special there. What is different though is that they want to bring start-ups and potential employees face-2-face. It is very difficult<http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/difficulty-hiring-startups-india/>to find good people for start-ups and this might be a way to solve that problem. Go ahead and read the details on the CodeCracker sponsors’ page<http://codecracker.in/sponsor.php>. They will be happy with any small amount for sponsorship. -- Debayan Banerjee Software Engineer

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[X-Post]Fwd: [Ilugc] GSOC 2011 Announced
by Mehul Ved 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shrinivasan T <tshrinivasan(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:18 PM Subject: [Ilugc] GSOC 2011 Announced To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> Cc: kanchilug(a)freelists.org Google has just announced GSoC2011. http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-summer-of-code-announc… The timeline is here: http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/ti… -- Regards, T.Shrinivasan My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com Free/Open Source Jobs : http://fossjobs.in _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

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Fwd: [PLUG] GNUnify '11
by Arun Khan 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Forwarding w/o prejudice. -- Arun Khan PS - good to see the list back alive :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <webmaster(a)plug.org.in> Date: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 7:17 PM Subject: [PLUG] GNUnify '11 To: plug-mail(a)plug.org.in GNUnify '11.... excellence exemplified An Open convergence of Open minds, for an Open World. Organised by the students of the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR) in association with the Pune GNU/Linux Users Group (PLUG), GNUnify is an annual gathering of the techies. GNUnify embodies the philosophy behind Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). Initiated in the year 2003, GNUnify has soared to become an international convergence of open minds. It brings together some of the world's leading techies to share their knowledge and experience, and the latest happenings from the world of Open Source, with students and developers. This is a golden opportunity for everyone to come, explore and be a part of this wonderful experience. This year GNUnify will take place on 11th and 12th Feb 2011. More details at http://www.gnunify.in _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List

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OT - Govt. rules regarding public wifi hotspots
by Richard Victor Correia 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Hi, We are in a process of setting up wifi hot spots in a chain of restaurant. I wanted to what are the new rules of Govt. regarding such hot spots. Anyone having idea related to it? Please email me on richard at florix.net Thanks, Richard Victor Correia PH: +91 9004911199

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any one knows the right usb modem to buy for Ubuntu?
by hackingKK 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Hello, I have got an aircel card specially for internet. I herd the unlimited plan is great and it gives average speed good enough during travel. The real question for me now is about purchasing the right usb modem to use with this simcard. Is micromax 611 u perfect? Are there any other suggestions? happy hacking. Krishnakant.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OT - Govt. rules regarding public wifi hotspots
by Arun Khan 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Reposting as the listserver was down. On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Richard Victor Correia <richard(a)florix.net> wrote: > We are in a process of setting up wifi hot spots in a chain of restaurant. > > I wanted to what are the new rules of Govt. regarding such hot spots. Are the hot spots going to be "open" as in anyone can get access or will they be given a some kind of userid/passwd or equivalent? Either way, I think you will be under the same purview [1] as Cybercafes with the additional management of your WiFi clients. [1] keep records for the local police station and perhaps crime branch as well and .... I hope the owner of this chain has gone through this process. -- Arun Khan

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[COMMERCIAL] Freelance Web Developer for a small project.
by Arun Khan 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

I am working on a project that needs a WebUI. In my estimation the work is about 2 weeks (3 weeks max) @ 10-15/hours/week. Skill Requirement: Freelance Developer with 2-3 yrs. experience in developing web applications using HTML/PHP/Python. Familiarity with any of the following a plus: Drupal, Django, HTML5. Interested persons please contact me off list: knura9 at gmail period com Thanks, -- Arun Khan

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OT - Govt. rules regarding public wifi hotspots
by gurteshwar singh 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] OT - Govt. rules regarding public wifi hotspots 2011/1/16 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) <raju(a)linux-delhi.org>: > Actually, if you run an open WiFi you are technically an ISP and need a > licence. I don't know how current it is, but there is a paper by DoT on this. http://drupal.airjaldi.com/system/files/Gazette+(+2.4+GHz)_Outdoor.pdf Also, have a look at airjaldi. They have an extensive outdoor wifi setup. guru

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Fwd: [ubuntu-in] [X-Post] Shortlisted talks for conf.kde.in 2011
by Easwar Hariharan 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Forwarded message on talks at first KDE conference in India. Regards, Easwar Hariharan http://www.linkedin.com/in/easwarhariharan

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The list of talks for conf.kde.in out!
by gaurav chaturvedi 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

The list of talks for conf.kde.in (in Bangaluru from 9th March till 13th March), is out! I see some kde big-wigs is the list. :) Link :- http://kde.in/conf/talks/

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[OT][COMMERCIAL] Need server side programmers
by Koustubha Kale 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Hi All, We need experienced server side Programmers / Freelancers with Java or PHP with Postgres knowledge. Persons should have proven track record of server side Java or PHP projects. Those interested please contact me off the list. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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Fwd: [PLUG] GNUnify '11
by Arun Khan 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Forwarding w/o prejudice. Any questions please contact the organizers directly at the web listed within the message. -- Arun Khan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <webmaster(a)plug.org.in> Date: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 7:17 PM Subject: [PLUG] GNUnify '11 To: plug-mail(a)plug.org.in GNUnify '11.... excellence exemplified An Open convergence of Open minds, for an Open World. Organised by the students of the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR) in association with the Pune GNU/Linux Users Group (PLUG), GNUnify is an annual gathering of the techies. GNUnify embodies the philosophy behind Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). Initiated in the year 2003, GNUnify has soared to become an international convergence of open minds. It brings together some of the world's leading techies to share their knowledge and experience, and the latest happenings from the world of Open Source, with students and developers. This is a golden opportunity for everyone to come, explore and be a part of this wonderful experience. This year GNUnify will take place on 11th and 12th Feb 2011. More details at http://www.gnunify.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Test message
by jtd 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

-- Rgds JTD

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[X-post] For those who like Wikipedia
by Roshan 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

All, Wikimedia Chapter is now a formal entity. http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Chapter_Registration_accomplished -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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Fwd: [nitdgplug] LINIT article
by Debayan Banerjee 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Praveen Kumar <praveenrocking2008(a)gmail.com> Date: 14 January 2011 10:48 Subject: [nitdgplug] LINIT article To: nitdgplug(a)googlegroups.com GLUG is coming out with its annual newsletter LINIT, students who are interested can submit their articles in the given mail address before 20th January 2011, the best articles will be published. The articles are divided into 2 categories: Technical articles: It can include the articles related to Linux, latest trends in the field of computer science and informative tech articles. Non- technical articles: It can include short stories, collection of jokes, any artwork, any interesting or amusing non tech article. Send it to us at: linit(a)lug.nitdgp.ac.in. For more info contact: ANUJ KALBALIA (9432932986) BIPLAV KUMAR (9433051704) -- Praveen kumar Information Technology(Final Year) NIT Durgapur Blog: http://kumar-pravin.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GNU/Linux Users' Group, NIT Durgapur" group. To post to this group, send email to nitdgplug(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nitdgplug+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nitdgplug?hl=en. -- Debayan Banerjee Software Engineer

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2. Hello Again (Nitesh Mistry)
by Suhit Kelkar 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Thanks! Which reminds me, a (belated) happy new year to all. Looking forward to gaining a world of knowledge from the list, as every year. Regards

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Hello Again
by Nitesh Mistry 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Hello all, Testing the send/receive to the list after changing the email service provider. The older one was biased against this list and not sending or receiving mail. Wish you all a Happy New Year (belated that is). -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry | www.mistrynitesh.com PGP key id: A6FEF696 | 'geekosopher' on freenode irc

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Can we use one RedHat Network id/pass for updating on multiple RHEL servers
by neel 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Shamit Verma <subs.linux.mum(a)vshamit.com> wrote: > Not sure if that is correct. Couple of minutes of googling suggests Red >hat is available for download Free of Cost. > http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/ >You have to pay if you want Red Hat to support it. And that is reasonable. I checked above URL but there is no RPM.. there are SRPMs but not RPMs.. so not useful.. However thanks everybody for your response. Conclusion: Though I use Spacewalk server I need to pay for B & C servers... I can not redestribute those binaries... Can we use CentOS repo for that? Regards Neelesh Gurjar

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Can we use one RedHat Network id/pass for updating on multiple RHEL servers
by neel 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Hi, Scenario: I have one RHEL 5.5 machine (Name A), connected with RHN with proper credentials. I also have 2 more servers (B & C) installed with RHEL 4.6 & 5.1 with no connection to RHN and dont have credentials to connect. Now can I set such a way that B & C will take updates from A ? For that what I things I have to configure? Regards Neelesh Gurjar

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FOSS profit
by Sagar Belure 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hi all, Maybe I'm asking another noob question. But, wanted to know, how the big companies gain profit who run Free and Open Source project like Mozilla, Apache, etc. Of course, even if you are working for Free and Open source projects, there has to be some income. I'm hoping for the varieties of views on this. PS: Apologize for the cross post. Do not include the other mailing list id if you are not subscribed to it. -- Thanks, Sagar Belure

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Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary Celebrations - Mumbai
by Vivek Varghese Cherian 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Hi, We're delighted in welcoming you all to the tenth anniversary celebrations of Wikipedia in Mumbai. URL: http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Venue: VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai Date: January 15, 2011 Time: 10 AM to 2 PM (IST) Agenda 1. A video message from Jimmy Wales (Founder, Wikipedia) on the occasion the 10th Anniversary Celebrations. 2. Keynote Address by Barry Newstead (Chief Global Development Officer, Wikimedia Foundation) 3. Talk on Indic Wikipedia by Kundan Amitabh (Wikipedia Angika Wiki Administrator) 4. Cake Cutting Party. Hope to see you all there. On behalf of the Wikipedia Mumbai Community, Warm Regards, -- Vivek Varghese Cherian (विवेक वर्गीस चेरियान) Senior System Administrator RHCSA #100-173-327 Member of USENIX,SAGE,LOPSA, FSF Associate. Website : http://www.vivekcherian.com Blog: http://www.vivekcherian.net Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekvc Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vivek.v.cherian IRC: Vivek and ViveKVC on both Freenode and OFTC GPG Key fingerprint = 1EB1 0647 9574 18A3 40B5 8D74 F842 576B 3C2B 8538

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Fwd: command to get description of packages listed in a file
by Kussh Singh 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi all Is there any easy way to get the description of all packages listed in a file which contains the names of all such packages? eg. i used sudo dpkg --get-selections >installed-software to make a list of all installed software packages on my system However I want to remove some of them in batch mode (from the command line) instead of by using synaptic and deleting them one by one which is a cumbersome process. So the description of such packages is needed in another file containing a subset of names of packages likely to be removed. How can this be done ? Kussh

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how to sync android phone with thunderbird.
by Advait Raut 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi guys, I have my HTC Desire cellphone running android 2.2 . i want to sync my cellphone contacts and calender with my thunderbird or evoluation. is it possible by any application on linux platform. iam using fedora 14 on my desktop. -- Regards Advait Raut

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Announcing the availability of "SchoolOS Digital Library" v1.0
by Narendra Sisodiya 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

SchoolOS Digital Library - is a collection of 98 Books. Total size of this iso DVD is 1.8 GB. I have collected books from various resource and 'fit best' for School Education system Right now, It has eBooks in English language but Team is working for add book for Indian language. Majority of Book are taken Wikipedia so this ISO can server as "great" reference book. I will be glad if anyone can review this "Digital Library". SchoolOS Project is seeking collaboration with different entities world world to enhance the quality of "Digital Education" across India and worldwide. SchoolOS Digital Library is sub-project of SchoolOS Project. Many more things will come in near future. How you can help - Well download and distribute to Schools. Lets do it. Suggest more ebooks. Download - https://sourceforge.net/projects/schooloslibrary/files/v1.0/ Website - http://schooloslibrary.sourceforge.net/ Blog - http://blog.narendrasisodiya.com/2011/01/announcing-availability-of-digital… ___ Please Spread this to 'dark section' of the world where Internet is not available _____ -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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[OT] Internet Archives: event tomorrow
by Sanjay B 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hey all, Sorry for the late notice -- wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to post here - we're organizing an event tomorrow all day (10:15 AM onward) at the Max Mueller Bhavan at Kala Ghoda, entitled "Properties of the Autonomous Archive". It is a coming together of a few internet archival platforms as well as other groups with archival material / talking about forms of online / digital archival processes, with a focus on 'autonomy', open-source, etc. Some more details and schedule for the event here: http://camputer.org/event.php?id=117 Would be great to have more people into software / tech at the event, so please do make it if it sounds interesting to you. Thanks, and feel free to email me off-list if there are any questions. -Sanjay

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] FOSS profit
by mitul＠enterux.com 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

It would have been a good incentive to pay Zimbra team and get their paid version rather the movin back to exchange, still it would have been cheaper. I personally think that moving back to exchange had a fundamental thought process problem then with features, if main product is free its expected to get everything possible free of cost. Regards, Mitul Limbani Enterux Solutions www.enterux.com Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)thenilgiris.com> wrote: >On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 17:37 +0530, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: >> > Could you give a few examples? The ones I have used have >> full-featured >> > open-source editions. >> >> zimbra > >actually a pretty large industrial group in Coimbatore migrated to >zimbra 'community edition' - in one month they migrated back to >Microsoft exchange. Reason - 1. grindingly slow, and more important 2. >very rudimentary search features. These problems are not there in the >editions developed in the closet. There are hundreds of these bogus open >source apps around. Although there are quite a few where there is a >single edition - the paid for plans offer support and customisation, but >the code is the same. > >-- >regards >KG >http://lawgon.livejournal.com >Coimbatore LUG rox >http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/ > >-- >http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Contribute to Chamba Swathanthra Cinema project
by Praveen A 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

"I will contribute 500 Indian Rupees (or 10 USD) to Chamba Swathanthra Cinema Project but only if 100 other people will do the same." — Praveen Arimbrathodiyil, Coordinator for Chamba Project Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2011 22 people have signed up, 78 more needed More details Chamba project (http://www.chambaproject.in) is an ambitious effort to create a Swathanthra (Free/Libre) Animation Movie by pooling in contributions from people around the world and funding artists directly. It is an initiative to experiment and explore a more collaborative and open approach to film making, aiming to be appealing, easy to be a part of and easy to contribute for hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals alike using FOSS tools, resources, and the power of social networking. A donation system will be setup at http://www.chambaproject.in/contribute/ when we are ready to accept money. You can add your name to the pledge at http://www.pledgebank.com/chambaproject There are other ways you can help as well. See http://www.chambaproject.in/contribute/ for different ways of helping out. This is not just a movie project, it is a whole different way of creating culture, some models of which we are already familiar like Free Software, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, this time we are onto film making. We need to reach out to maximum number of people and being a community initiative we depend on you to help us promote this project. Did you blog about this project? Did you share news about this project with your friends, colleagues, facebook/orkut/twitter/identi.ca contacts? Are you a good designer? Can you create good posters and banners for this project? Make some nice ones and post it in the forum. Think about more ideas to spread news about this project. The more people talk about this project, the higher its impact. Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as they follow the rules: laws and constitution.

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Seeking: Scanners compatible with FOSS OCR , application for building Contacts database
by jitendra 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

I propose to purchase a scanner and also use the same , among other things, for reading Business cards of contacts to build a database. My query 1. Can I assume that using any scanner I can get pdf files and the same can be OCRed ( using pdfocr script which uses Cnueiform ) 2. Are there any scanners I should avoid 3. Any experience or Contra-indication against Canon LiDE 100 . 4. Any application that reads the business cards and intelligently (or interactively) give parsed data from business card 5. Any recommendation for FOSS application for building a database for contacts using scanner/OCR/manual effort jitendra

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Happy New Year 2011
by Shahid Farooqui 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Hello.. I wish you all a very Happy and prosperous New Year. May this year brings hope, peace and happiness. With Best Wishes, Shahid

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[OT] New year Gift to Schools - SchoolOS Digital Library
by Narendra Sisodiya 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

SchoolOS Digital Library - is basically a 1.7GB large DVD which has good number of Ebooks for School education visit http://schooloslibrary.sf.net for more details -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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Fwd: [lugj] [internship] Iddhis.com have an online internship for you.
by nmudgal 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: shreekant bohra <skbohra123(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 3:53 PM Subject: [lugj] [internship] Iddhis.com have an online internship for you. To: Linux User Group <lugb_ml(a)lugb.in>, lugj <lugj(a)googlegroups.com> Hello there, I am Shree Kant, building www.iddhis.com We are a young startup, launched 10 days back.Check out, if you haven't. Right now, we are looking for an student intern, who can make a dent in universe. Iddhis is a new kind of social phehnomenon, where we are trying to make personal things personal again. If you spend 20 of 24 hours over internet, have very good online presence, good following, good karma, in short if you live virtually, we want you. Please reply with your twitter/facebook/reddit/hn/digg/irc/google nick name. We would be paying 8k per month along with lots of other things. Minimum time should be 2 months. You must be working from anywhere atleast 4 hours a day/night equivalent of work. Apply to go [at] iddhis.com with 'intern application' as subject. Please tell this to your friends too or pass this to someone who you think would be a nice fit. Little more detail here <http://blog.iddhis.com/looking-for-an-intern%20%20Cheers> -- Shree Kant Bohra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lug-jaipur" group. To post to this group, send email to lugj(a)googlegroups.com -- Nitin Mudgal Open the source http://nitiniamme.wordpress.com

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A suggestion
by Rajagopal Swaminathan 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

Greetings, We see a lot of professionals and SMBs who are member of this list. I was wondering if we all can form a sort of service network of professional for various solutions using open/mixed source. Any person/organisation with skills/knowledge on FLOSS/Hweterogenous/Others can be a member. We cannot ignore the "other"/"Proprietery" completely as they are entrenched in the various verticals. Please bear with me. I have dedicated last five years of my bread and butter earning career to FLOSS solutions but have difficulty in gaining traction in the enterprises working alone. Of course there are commercials involved. Which can be discussed threadbare. Perhaps another list for that. I was having a "Single window Solutions" in mind wherein the members/prospective customers can pick and choose services they want. Modalities/details can be worked out. Soliciting opinions from the esteemed members of this list. Regards, Rajagopal

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[XPOST][KDE-India] conf.kde.in 2011 announced
by gaurav chaturvedi 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shantanu Tushar Jha <jhahoneyk(a)gmail.com> Date: 2010/12/28 Subject: [KDE-India] conf.kde.in 2011 announced To: KDE-India List <kde-india(a)kde.org> Hi everyone! The KDE India community is happy to announce its first conference in India, conf.kde.in 2011 hosted by R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore Visit http://kde.in or http://conf.kde.in for more information and spread the word all over your social network. Let the world know! Cheers! -- Shantanu Tushar (UTC +0530) http://www.shantanutushar.com _______________________________________________ KDE-india mailing list KDE-india(a)kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india

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ODBC version on Linux
by Roshan 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

List, Oracle is installed on a Linux Server. I have been trying to find out the version number of odbc installed on the server. However, I am not able to find odbc manager to find out the version of the driver(s) installed. I have tried searching the web, but cannot find a definitive answer. Can somebody help me / direct me as to where I should be looking? -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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Configuring hylafax on CentOS 5.5
by Mukesh Yadav 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Hi, I'm trying to setup and configure a fax server, the server is in remotely located. I installed hylafax by following this http://www.sertec.ca/howtos/HowtoInstallHYLAFax.html. I have the following configuration. Modem : conexant d850 version : hylafax 4.4 OS : CentOS 5.5 when I try to run sendfax I get following output but the fax is not being send, [root@localhost hylafax]# sendfax -vv -n -k ‘now +1hour’ -m -d 18003177796 /home/administrator/Desktop/fax.pdf Trying localhost (127.0.0.1) at port 4559... Connected to localhost.localdomain. 220 localhost.localdomain server (HylaFAX (tm) Version 4.4.4) ready. -> USER root 230 User root logged in. +1hour’: Can not open file I checked log and its empty. I even cant say if the server is able to detect the modem, can any guide me how do detect the modem and configuring the server ? -- Regards Mukesh Yadav

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Fwd: [Inpycon] Videos are up.
by Mehul Ved 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Noufal Ibrahim <noufal(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:56 PM Subject: [Inpycon] Videos are up. To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon(a)python.org> Thanks to Sriram and others, I've managed to get the videos up onto blip.tv. The videos are at http://in.pycon.org/2010/blog/37-pycon-india-2010-videos-are-up. Please spread the word. Thanks! -- _______________________________________________ Inpycon mailing list Inpycon(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

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[Commercial/Vacancy] Looking for RPM packagers
by Debayan Banerjee 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

Hi, We are looking for someone who has hands on RPM packaging and repository maintenance experience. We would ideally like someone who has also used an automated build system like Koji or the OpenSuSE OBS. Good shell scripting abilities would be appreciated. If hired, you will be required to relocate to Gurgaon, India. If you think you are a good fit for the role, kindly send your CV to dbanerjee(a)nivio.com. -- Debayan Banerjee nivio Technologies

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connect to office from factory
by Kenneth Gonsalves 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

hi, a friend wants to connect to his office from his factory and other locations. In the old days I used to fit a dialup modem and he would dial in to his office machine - how is it done now? Do dialup modems still exist? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves

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Ubuntu 10.10 on Dell 14R N4010
by Koustubha Kale 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

In all my years with Linux, this is the first laptop on which everything like sound, mike, webcam, wifi, screen resolution, external display, sleep and resume, function keys, even the sd card read/write all work out of the box with Ubuntu 10.10. Amazing!! Comes with DOS only so no M$ tax on purchase price. Intel Core i3 370M @ 2.4 Ghz, 4gb DDR3 ram, 500Gb hdd, 14" WLED screen. About 35000+ I will recommend this to anyone wanting to use Linux on a laptop. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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Mapping rural India
by jtd 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Students might be interested in this. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Rural-coordinates/723535 -- Rgds JTD

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iRedMail setup
by Richard Victor Correia 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Hi, Anyone use iRedMail for mailserver setup? http://www.iredmail.org/ Can we use it on production server? Thanks, Richard Victor Correia http://www.vasaiflowers.com

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Mystery between: eth0 Link not ready - Reliance Netconnect BB+ 10.04 (Ubuntu)
by Roshan 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

All, I was able to use Reliance Netconnect BB+ on Ubuntu 10.04 without doing much and Ubuntu detecting the device and just asking for the number to be dialled and credentials. However, once I had to just test a proxy server on ubuntu so I plugged in a LAN Card and then tried to connect to BB+ the usual way I do. However, since then (and at that time) I have not been able to connect to BB+ at all and Ubuntu just doesn't connect to the internet. I recently noted that in the logs (dmesg) it shows up eth0: link not ready for some odd reason - I do not have the LAN cable connected any longer now. Is this a recent known bug (I couldn't find any bugs though) or is there something that I'm not doing correctly? -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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Keys misbehaving in GUI
by H.S.Rai 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

Strange behaviour observed. On latest Ubuntu 10.10 updated, when I login as a particular user in GUI, most of keys towards right half of keyboard start misbehaving. Many keys don't produce any action, some make cursor to move. I checked keyboard layout, it is not changed. If I login in Console mode, it is OK. For other users, it is OK. Can it be virus? How I can find problem, or how I can correct it / restore to original one. -- H.S.Rai

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Verify application with .sig file
by Sagar Belure 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Hi, user@ubuntu:~$ gpg --import id_public_key.asc gpg: key 79A9F115: "Immunity Debugger (Immunity Debugger Sign Key) <immunitydebugger(a)immunityinc.com>" not changed gpg: key 54BF70F2: "Immunity Debugger (Immunity Inc.) <immunitydebugger(a)immunityinc.com>" not changed gpg: Total number processed: 2 gpg: unchanged: 2 user@ubuntu:~$ gpg --verify ImmunityDebugger_1_80_setup.exe.sig ImmunityDebugger_1_80_setup.exe gpg: Signature made Tuesday 07 December 2010 03:07:31 AM IST using DSA key ID 54BF70F2 gpg: Good signature from "Immunity Debugger (Immunity Inc.) <immunitydebugger(a)immunityinc.com>" gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature! gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner. Primary key fingerprint: 6E32 9351 3A61 5274 6FBF 8273 ABCA 792D 54BF 70F2 user@ubuntu:~$ Is this the proper way of checking the integrity of application with .sig and public key files? Sorry if it sounds a silly question, but this is the first time I'm dealing with .sig file instead of md5/sha1 hashes. -- Thanks, Sagar Belure

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Firefox/Chrome(on Linux) compatible DVRs?
by Raghu Prasad 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Hi! I am planning to buy a 4 channel DVR for video surveillance. The models I have seen supports only IE (using ActiveX) for real time monitoring and movement of cameras. Some claimed to work with Firefox but on actual testing it didn't work at all. Has anyone implemented any non-PC based DVRs which can be accessed from Linux based systems using either Firefox or Chrome? I am against using a dedicated PC for it due to its larger form factor and high power consumption. This device is supposed to be running 24x7 in a closed loft. Thanks in advance. Raghu

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Eucalyptus private cloud on Centos 5.5
by Prashant Verma 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Hi, Does anyone have experience in deploying Eucalyptus private cloud using Centos 5.5? Would appreciate it if you let me know. We (a couple of linuxers from Kolkata) are trying to implement a solution with this configuration and would like to discuss with someone who has already done this. Regards, Prashant

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mapping rural India
by Shuvam Misra 15 Dec '10

15 Dec '10

> > My mistake. I was referring to mobile phone gps. It is not very > > accurate. In google maps on my phone, my location is off by about 200 > > 300 meters. Not good for giving directions as I am not present on > > spot. A left or right turn based on this perceived location can be > > disastrous. > > either you need a new phone or google maps are inaccurate. In Mumbai, on > openstreetmap, my phone is accurate to about 10-20 meters which is less > than the width of the roads. I don't have a GPS phone, but I've had long chats with friends who do about GPS accuracy, and they seem to confirm this --- 10-20 metres is typical outdoor accuracy. They add a couple of ifs. First, you may need to wait fairly long, maybe 10-15 mins, to get this accurate a fix specially after a long off-line gap, because a lot of cached data inside the phone needs to be validated with the satellites. Second, they say that this accuracy is possible only if satellite reception is acceptable, which it is not in some situations, typically indoors. In the absence of these two factors, you'll get position data from cellphone towers (AGPS) which will be +/- a few hundred metres. This is typically what a newbie "GPS user" sees with his phone. When the first Motorola Milestone came to our office, I remember this is what we all used to see, till we did all this knowledge gathering and re-tried. Shuvam

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NetworkManager Permission Issue on Fedora 14
by Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Hello Gang, I have upgraded my Netbook from Fedora 10 to Fedora 14 so I can use MTNL's Teracom 3G USB Data card. The data card is detected and usable on Ubuntu 10.04 Live CD and Installed version using Network Manager. In Fedora 14, the card is detected and setup without any problem. But I can not use/activate it as normal user as Network Manager does not allow me to give permission to use by normal user. Please help me in figuring out how to set permission in Network Manager on Fedora 14. Google did not provide any useful info/pointers. TIA for your help and hints. With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System Pvt. Ltd. +91-98213-11906 +91-9833-TICKET http://www.shahmicro.com http://iopt.in http://crm.iopt.in Blog: http://dineshah.wordpress.com

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Regarding PAT rules
by Dattatray Kamble 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

Hi, I am in trouble while writing PAT rule in my iptables configuration. Lan ips - 192.168.2.0/24 Public ip - y.y.y.y I need to implement PAT for ssh ---> At ip - y.y.y.y port - 1 should redirect to 192.168.2.1:22 At ip - y.y.y.y port - 2 should redirect to 192.168.2.2:22 At ip - y.y.y.y port - 3 should redirect to 192.168.2.3:22 please let me know how to resolve it..!

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Language Technology Meetup with Wikimedia team
by Praveen A 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Hi, Danese Cooper who is currently the CTO for Wikimedia, Erik Möller, Deputy Director of Wikimedia Foundation and Alolita Sharma, Engineering Programs Manager, Wikimedia Foundation is visiting Pune from Dec 12-14. They are keenly interested in exploring tools, techniques and approaches they might collaborate on in localizing large-scale content repositories. They can do some brief presentations about what Wikimedia is up to. Wikimedia is looking for contributors in Indian content, open source technologies and growing its community in India. They would like to meet local Indic localization community to talk about the amazing work that they’ve accomplished in Linux and open source localization. Wikipedia needs that kind of help since its community in India has some localization contributors but not enough. Date: : Tuesday, 14-December-2010 10:00 AM IST Venue:: Red Hat Office, Tower 10, Cyber City, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar For registration see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pune/Pune4 Share this with others who might be interested. Thanks Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as they follow the rules: laws and constitution.

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"Call for URL" for FOSS education tools
by Narendra Sisodiya 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Whenever you are learning something, Please paste url for good tutorial here - http://wiki.schoolos.org/index.php?title=Links_of_Tutorial_on_Education_Too… -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Live CD
by mitul＠enterux.com 09 Dec '10

09 Dec '10

Look for Yast thats suse's swiss army knife for any sort of system config. Mitul RSCL Mumbai <rscl.mumbai(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > Have you tried Suse Studio? >> >> oops! forgot link >> http://susestudio.com/ >> >As per recommendation from Rajagopal, I tried susestudio. Its awesome. > >I created a new distro based on OpenSUSE 11.3 - Base system + GNOME, 32bit. >Added Firefox, Adobe Flash Player and NetworkManager. >All configuration were standard and created a new ISO. >The ISO was 351 MB. >Tested it, worked great!! > >I need help on 2 issues. >(1) Are there any modules (as per the above selection) which I can >remove to reduce the ISO size >(2) Where will I find the GUI tool which allows me to setup my network >interface parameters (IP, NM, G/w & DNS). I included NetworkManager, >assuming that it will help me setup my network interface. But I would >not find a menu option for this anywhere. > >Any help is appreciated. > >Thx & regards, >-- >http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Live CD
by RSCL Mumbai 09 Dec '10

09 Dec '10

Hi, Can someone recommend a Live CD distro meeting following specs: - Firefox 3+ built in - less than 150MB - 200MB (quick bootup) - works on Laptop / desktop. - Supports Wifi (optional) I tried a few distros but did not fit well. SUSE, Fedora -- both has everything I need, but I only have the DVD version which takes a long time to boot Slax -- details on website looked just perfect, but CD did not boot, just threw some messages {I do not recollect them} and stopped. Also tried Puppy Linux & DamnSmallLinux, but faced some issues with them too. I think one of them had an old / stripped down version of Firefox Thank you in advance. Best regards, Sans

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Seed Funding for Startup
by Anish Mohile 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Hey Guys/Members, I am not sure if this is the list I should be mailing but anyways, I have an idea for developing a technology product and I am currently in the process of building a prototype. I need seed funding for this product. Can anyone tell me where can I get contacts to angel investors / investors / VC funds, etc... Any help would really be appreciated. PS: I plan to make some parts of the product open-source once things start clicking but that is still a long shot. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and Regards, Anish Mohile

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Call for Chapter for book for Indian Schools
by Narendra Sisodiya 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

*Call for Chapter - can we produce a great book using our collaboration ? * SchoolOS is a Operating System for schools. Its latest SchoolOS-2.0 going to be released in Jan/2011 with new updates. We are focusing on following 44 applications *We need your help* - We need your help in creating tutorial/videos so that these tutorial can be shipped alongwith SchoolOS DVD as resource material. - Here is the procedure to participate - Select an application out of 44 for which you are going to work and tell us on schoolos mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/schoolos OR mail narendra ATnarendrasisodiya.com So that we can contact you regularly. - learn the tool first - search previous blogs and tutorials over that tool - List all at one place and try to reuse them. always give us url of source too - Create a Good tutorial over in ODT/HTML/Wiki (you can use thiswiki too), We have created basic introduction to all the packages for quick start - Use webcam/camera and gtk-recordmydesktop to create tutorial over it. - Just devote 1-2 hour for working on this project. In one month you can create a great resource for students of India. - Do not work alone, always take help from friends and create small group to work onbigger application. - If some application is missing them please let us know. Now visit this page - http://wiki.schoolos.org/index.php?title=Complete_Course_in_Computer_for_Sc… -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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DVD raw copy
by Richard Victor Correia 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Hi, I am using mkisofs to create a copy of a DVD. But this command is unable to to create an ISO due to read error. The DVD works fine .. all study material works perfectly. Is there any security mechanism added in the DVD so that it can not be copied? Is there any way to create a RAW copy of DVD? Thanks, Richard Victor Correia PH: +91 9004911199

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Reliance Netconnect
by Kaushal Shriyan 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Hi Has anyone configured Reliance Netconnect ZTE Chipset Model AC2736 on Ubuntu Desktop Linux 10.04 ? Thanks Kaushal

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Centos 5.5 DVD install on VirtualBox 3.2
by Richard Victor Correia 04 Dec '10

04 Dec '10

Hi, I am trying to install the centos 5.5 on VirtualBox. The installation is stopping at NET: Registered protocol family 2 Any idea what could be the problem? I tried various install options but no luck. I also tried it on VMware, but same error. Thanks, Richard Victor Correia PH: +91 9004911199

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running script only if USB is mounted
by Kshitiz 03 Dec '10

03 Dec '10

Hello friends I use rsync to copy my incremental data to an external harddisk every 5 minutes using cron. However, if the external harddisk, connected to the USB port is disconnected, the root partition fills up. I need your help to create a proper script that does the following: Before running the rsync copying script, I want to a) Add some statement that would check if the external harddisk is attached and mounted. b) If not, it should be mounted before the copying script is run to copy only to this external disk. c) If it is not mounted, mount should be attempted, and if it does not mount, rsync copying command should not be executed. Is there any better way to do this? Under no circumstances, I want the rsync script to execute if the USB connection is not active. Regards and thank you all in advance Kshitiz

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Help required in setting up Pacenet connection in Ubuntu10.10
by gautam verma 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Hi, I have been trying to connect pacenet from Ubuntu for a week but hadn't found any success. I goggled on this stuff and have tried all the things told but yet always the chap authentication fails. The link from which i took help is: http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Broadband_Pacenet <http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Broadband_Pacenet>I have generated encrypted password and used it. But i was unable to understand how to "Setup your LAN card using your preferred GUI or terminal utility. I used the GUI utility *System > Administration > Networking*. Enter your private IP address, net mask and gateway". On giving command sudo pppoe-discovery , it shows me pacenet as the only Access-Concentrator. Can anyone plz help me out? because right now i am doing programming on windows and it is frustrating as it is slows and not that much friendly. Thanks in advance, Note: I can put output of my all files that are required but as this is first mail so i am just withholding until i get someone who has been running pacenet on Ubuntu. -- Yours Sincerely , Gautam Verma , ASE, CGI India . office : 022-66088093, mob- 7208529739

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A radical shift in e-governance
by Venkatesh Hariharan 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

The Hindu has a nice feature on the Indian open standards policy. The examples cited in this article are very relevant. Venky ===== A radical shift in e-governance On November 12, in a very progressive and sound move, the Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology notified the National Policy on Open Standards in e-governance An Indian case study of how open standards can make an impact on the domestic technology industry and promote innovation, by offering a level-playing field for technology companies — both big and small — is the Smart Card Operating System for Transport Applications (SCOSTA). SCOSTA was a standard developed for smart card-based driving licences and transport-related documentation by different State governments. It was developed by the National Informatics Centre in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Despite attempts by proprietary lobbies to make the body opt for a proprietary standard, the NIC and academics went ahead and developed an open standards, one that comprised technological specifications that were entirely royalty-free, and put up the specifications on their website. By doing so, they made a huge impact on the entire market. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article907442.ece

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Incremental Backup using rsync
by Kshitiz 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Dear Friends Can anyone help me write a script for incremental backup using rsync to create multiple restore-point-backup that can be easily restored? I feel a full backup once in 400 days, with hourly incremental, daily incremental and weekly incremental backup being rotated in a way in which 1 full backup followed by 24 hourly incremental backups, interspersed with 7 daily incremental backups and 5 weekly incremental backups may be protection enough for my data. What is the you all's expert opinion? Kindly suggest a better methodology please. Would it be better if these backups are compressed and stored in tar format? Kindly guide please. Regards and thank you all in advance Kshitiz

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Anyone used Xeam
by Kshitij M Kotak 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Anyone has used XEAM mailing server? Sent from Handheld Excuse typos

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SOLD
by jtd 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

http://www.novell.com/news/press/novell-agrees-to-be-acquired-by-attachmate… And M$ gets 788 patents. So we are going to see some M$ innovation via litigation, now that their puppet dog SCO is dead. Wonder how many of those patents are in SUSe and mono. -- Rgds JTD

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Questions on software applications
by Krithika 28 Nov '10

28 Nov '10

Dear All, Greetings from CIS! The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an advocacy and a research institute based in Bangalore involved in, among others, promoting values of open society to ensure access to knowledge. As part of Centre for Internet and Society's (CIS') project on software patent opposition, we need your technical expertise and assistance in getting answers for a few questions relating to software applications. If you have any information on any of the following questions, please let us know. Your help is greatly appreciated! Here are the questions: I. What are the features in Linux, Oracle, SQL server, Lotus Notes, or any version control software in existence prior to August 2005 which provided for: 1. replication or database synchronization? Was this on a peer to peer basis? 2. Synchronization via a secure channel? 3. Access control facility during database synchronisation? 4. Interface component in an application for database synchronisation? 5. Database synchronisation within a data storage system or an intranet? 6. Tracking changes in data on a peer to peer basis during data synchronization? 7. A user to offer and accept invitations for synchronization of data within a data storage system he was part of? 8. Maintenance of a membership list, modification of membership list for a community of users who could synchronize their data on a peer to peer basis? Thanks & Regards Krithika -- Krithika Dutta Narayana Program Associate The Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore http://www.cis-india.org

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Seed Funding for Startup
by Anish Mohile 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Hello Guys, On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Nadeem Khan <nadiem(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Anish, > > Can you explain what you are working on in 2-3 lines? Also lt me know > how much capital you are aiming at. If it excites me, I can invest in > this, personally. > > Thanks, > Nadeem. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Anish Mohile <anishsmohile(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hey Guys/Members, > > > > I am not sure if this is the list I should be mailing but anyways, > > > > I have an idea for developing a technology product and I am currently in > the > > process of building a prototype. > > > > I need seed funding for this product. > > > > Can anyone tell me where can I get contacts to angel investors / > investors / > > VC funds, etc... > > > > Any help would really be appreciated. > > > > > > PS: I plan to make some parts of the product open-source once things > start > > clicking but that is still a long shot. > > > > Hope to hear from you soon. > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > Anish Mohile > > -- > > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > Nadeem: I am looking for capital somewhere in the range of $80,000 to $90,000 for seeding the company. Harsh: I have a theoretical working model not an actual working prototype. The seed capital includes the prototype development cost. Mitul: Help with TiE will be greatly appreciated. Any contacts with Angel Investors will also help. Thanks and Regards, Anish Mohile

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VPN Behind sify NAT
by Deepak Kashyap 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Dear Members, I require to connect to my office PC . The PC in office are connected to sify internet via a private IP Sify --->Router (NAT) at cable buy end /sify --->Router (With Private IP at our Office )--->Office PC (ubuntu ) How can I access my it , can reverse ssh tunneling work ? With regards Deepak

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [COMMERCIAL] Landline phone through PC
by Mitul Limbani 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Dear Raj, For test bed we have a single port fxo card which works with Asterisk and costs Rs. 3500/- + 5% Tax But this card is not recommended in production environments, this is what we stock and suggest for all the new guys who want to have a phone line come into asterisk and do their research projects (several of these cards have been sold in IITs all over india) Btw writing a voice modem driver would be time consuming n costly affair n still requires a lot of testing, I believe the option I have makes economic sense. Anyone wants to purchase on can get in touch with me offline. Regards, Mitul Limbani Enterux Solutions www.enterux.com +919820332422 "Raj Mathur (राज माथुर)" <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> wrote: >On Monday 22 Nov 2010, Mukund Deshmukh wrote: >> > Most modern modems (by "modern" I mean compared to the 2400bps >> > Microteks we used to use back in the early 1990s) have audio >> > handling through AT commands. Hypothetically it should be >> > possible to write a program that captures audio from the modem, >> > transcodes it and plays it through ALSA, as well as the reverse: >> > capture ALSA audio, transcode it and play it back to the remote >> > party through the modem. >> >> Check this... >> http://search.cpan.org/~mukund/Ivrs-0.24/Ivrs.pm >> No further development, as these modems have almost vanished. > >Very neat! You know what would be even neater? Make an Asterisk driver >for voice modems. Then you can use all Asterisk features without having >to buy PSTN cards, useful for test beds and low-budget installations. > >Regards, > >-- Raj >-- >Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ > GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F >PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves >-- >http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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[Commercial] Looking for a passionate Linux Person
by Debayan Banerjee 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Hi, I work for a cloud based start up named Nivio Technologies. We are located in Gurgaon. Currently there is a vacancy in my team. I am looking for someone who has the following skills: 1) Must have worked on a Gnu/Linux distribution for the last 3+ years on his/her personal computer 2) Knows C, bash scripting and preferably some Python. Gtk and Qt knowledge will be given strong preference. 3) Has built RPMs before (must) and has created and maintained yum repositories (preferable). 4) Has knowledge of FOSS principles and has interaction in online FOSS communities and IRC chatrooms Salary is not a constraint for the right candidate. Your work will involve all aspects of the MeeGo Linux distribution. You will also get to work with large scale cloud infrastructure. If you think you fit the bill kindly send your CVs to dbanerjee(a)nivio.com. -- Debayan Banerjee http://nivio.com

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Redirection Query
by Roshan 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

All, I'm posting a query to the list after quite a long time. I'll ask the question right away: $cat < foo 2>errorfile bash: foo: No such file or directory According to the above command, if foo doesn't exist and I redirect the error stream to a file, it should be stored in the file and not displayed on the terminal. But it still gets displayed! At a point, I thought this is a trick question and thought that possibly, foo exists and its contents are what is shown on the display. (But that isn't really the case) (because the errorfile doesn't get created at all - not in the above one and not according to the answer I've given - i.e. being a trick question). I think, though, there's something that I do not know about the input redirection ( i.e. left chevron '<') and hence I'm not able to answer this query. (because, possibly, the error redirection 2> command is ignored completely / not executed at all). Can anybody point me to a link that explains why this happens in Bash ? (Or perhaps, even in Korn shell?) (or if anybody can put a brief explanation of this?) -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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LPI certification Mumbai
by VGNU Linux 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Hi All, Is there any institute which provides LPI certification in Mumbai ? Regards, VGNU

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Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journey
by Venkatesh Hariharan 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

This article of mine appeared at http://opensource.com/government/10/11/open-standards-policy-india-long-suc… Venky ===== Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journey Posted 19 Nov 2010 by Venkatesh Hariharan (Venky) (Red Hat) Last week, India became another major country to join the growing, global open standards movement. After three years of intense debate and discussion, India's Department of IT in India finalized its Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance, joining the ranks of emerging economies like Brazil, South Africa and others. This is a historic moment and India's Department of Information Technology (DIT) deserves congratulations for approving a policy that will ensure the long-term preservation of India's e-government data. A major victory for the Open Source community is that the policy now says, "4.1.2 The Patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard shall be made available on a Royalty-Free basis for the life time of the Standard." This victory is really important to the open source community because open source and open standards have a symbiotic relationship. While open source is the freedom to modify, share and redistribute software source code, open standards refer to the freedom to encode and decode data and network protocols. One freedom without the other is a limited freedom. In the Indian policy, proprietary software vendors wanted to define open standards in such a way that even royalty-based standards would be included. Due to stiff opposition from the free and open source software community, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), academia and others, this proposal was rolled back. Under the National e-Government Action Plan, the Indian government is spending more than 10 billion dollars on e-governance. Some of the largest greenfield e-governance projects are in India. For example, one project aims to give a unique ID to more than 700 million Indians. Given the scale and scope of e-governance in India, the storage, archival and retrieval of e-governance data is a critical state responsibility. The standards selected by India also have global implications because the sheer volumes of usage in India, could make those standards the most popular standards in the world. It must be remembered that while software changes every few years, the underlying data (birth and death records, census data, tax data etc.) is fairly static and might have to be preserved for centuries. If the government stores its data in a closed format, it could permanently lose access to that data if the owner of that format goes out of business or refuses to provide access to that format. If the government stores its data in proprietary formats that require royalty payments, the negotiation power of the vendor goes up as more and more data is stored in that proprietary format; a situation that no sovereign power should tolerate. The Indian policy also states that a single open standard will be used for e-governance. This clause is also extremely important. For example, if a Central Government Ministry requests a certain set of information from state governments in India, and each state government submits the data in a different format, enormous amounts of time will be wasted in converting the data into a common format. There is also risk that data could be lost in the process of converting data from one format to another. Therefore, the usage of a single, open standard for an application area is the backbone that will unify these applications and enable the sharing of data across different applications. This will drive more efficiency in e-governance enabling policy makers and e-government practitioners to quickly pull together data from different government departments and take more informed decisions. It was a very tough fight and the proprietary vendors used their market clout and strong field presence in their attempts to subvert open standards. For example, in the previous draft policy dated 25/11/2009, the wordings of the key section read, "4.1.2 The essential patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard should preferably be available on a Royalty-Free (no payment and no restrictions) basis for the life time of the standard. However, if such Standards are not found feasible and in the wider public interest, then RF on Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND) could be considered." Commenting on the final policy, veteran journalist, Glyn Moody said, “As you can see, there is no room for doubt here, no quibbling with 'RF on Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND)' or 'Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND)' as the earlier version suggested: just a clear and simple 'Royalty-Free basis for the life time of the Standard'.” So how did the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community succeed against tremendous odds? Some key actions that helped us succeed are: 1. We worked long and hard to educate the public and the media. At first, some journalists shied away from writing on this subject because they found it too arcane and complex. It took over six months of talking to mediapersons before one of the mainstream publications carried an article on open standards. Once that happened, the dam broke and other publications also started to write about this “arcane” subject. 2. The academic community, especially in the prestigious Indian academic institutions, were very supportive of open standards. Many academicians have influential positions on government committees and their support helped. 3. India has a very vibrant set of Civil Society Organizations. The FOSS community worked with leading CSOs like IT For Change, Center for Internet and Society, Knowledge Commons and others that are founded by people who have tremendous experience in working on technology policy issues. A loose-knit coalition was formed under the title of FOSSCOMM and some excellent representations were made to the Indian government. 4. Many sections within government itself were firmly in favor of open standards and the community worked closely with them. 5. The community made common cause with sections of industry that supported open standards. This helped counter the pressure from industry associations that were supporting proprietary standards. It was a long but extremely rewarding issue to be involved in and I am documenting this in the hope that other countries can benefit from the experiences we gained in fighting for open standards in India. Jai Ho! (May you be victorious!) -0-

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Noname.conf talk submissions now open!
by gaurav chaturvedi 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

Hi! I'm one of the members of the organising team for Noname.conf, which is a 2-day event to be held at Bangalore in mid-December 2010 and will consist of talks, workshops and discussions around all aspects of FOSS technologies. We are now accepting proposals from speakers wishing to talk at the event. Talk submissions can cover any/all aspects of FOSS software/technologies. More details can be found at http://blog.nonameconf.in/talk-submissions-now-open Last date for submissions is November 28th 2010 Looking forward to your active participation in the event. [P.S.:- Please send all your questions to team(a)nonameconf.in or, better yet join the ML and discuss :) http://groups.google.com/group/nonameconf-community ]

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [COMMERCIAL] Landline phone through PC
by Mitul Limbani 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

Hello, Sorry for top posting, my phone doesn't allow me to start writing from below. Anyway, I think as you said, its a MoDem and they understand AT command set and send data only when they get connected on the remote end. In your case you need some external application like Asterisk and also external hardware (which is not just a Voice Modem) which can send voice traffic using standard telephone signaling (like Ground Start or Loop Start) Modem's cant do any of the above activity, however I have a device which can take one line input (std telephone line from mtnl) and shows that as telephone FXO line to Asterisk. Please contact me off the list to know the pricing and working of the same, Regards, Mitul Limbani Chief Asterisk Trainer & Founder, Enterux Solutions www.enterux.com +919820332422 "H.S.Rai" <hardeep.rai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I wanted to dial telephone number (not using any Internet, just >telephone network) and if possible attending phone through PC. > > I have "conexant RD02 D400" [having only one port to connect phone >cable, and not second port to connect phone instrument], which is >connected to PC through USB port. I was able to use following command: > > modem-cmd /dev/ttyACM0 ATDP123456 > > which rings bell on dialed number. > > On picking remote phone, I expected that speaker and phone will be >used to communicate, but that did not happened. > > Is it possible to use PC's mic, speaker or head set attached to PC? If >yes, which software or what setting? > >-- > H.S.Rai >-- >http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Landline phone through PC
by H.S.Rai 21 Nov '10

21 Nov '10

I wanted to dial telephone number (not using any Internet, just telephone network) and if possible attending phone through PC. I have "conexant RD02 D400" [having only one port to connect phone cable, and not second port to connect phone instrument], which is connected to PC through USB port. I was able to use following command: modem-cmd /dev/ttyACM0 ATDP123456 which rings bell on dialed number. On picking remote phone, I expected that speaker and phone will be used to communicate, but that did not happened. Is it possible to use PC's mic, speaker or head set attached to PC? If yes, which software or what setting? -- H.S.Rai

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Java and all that
by jtd 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi all, http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Apache-Brokeback-JCP-I-Wish-… We always never touched anything (at least since 2001) that was not clearly community driven and with a freesoftware licence. I however now find myself in a rather strange position of having to use JAVA or something similiar for a particular project. The reason is that we require tight state binding on the browser based UI interface. Background: It is an interactive robot with its clone sitting on your desk and a browser interface. The browser is used for interaction. The clone can also be used for interaction - move the leg manually and the remote will move as well as update the params on the screen. I don want to use a custom app for numerous reasons. Any and all recommendations welcome. -- Rgds JTD

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[OT] AMD vs Intel
by Rony Bill 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hello, Some time back there was a discussion on which board processor combination would be good for a workstation. My own machine has been down since many days. One day everything was fine with my dual boot Intel 845 GEBV2 system and I decided to install SP3 in my XP just for kicks. It was downloaded properly from the doze update website and after a few minutes, it started restarting my comp. The worst part was that my mobo got damaged and the HDD controller is giving trouble. Live CDs run fine but even clean installation of doze gives blue screen errors and linux gives hard disk read/write errors midway during installation. It is time for me to go for a new board. I would still go with Intel processors and Intel chipset boards (Not Intel Original Boards). AMD may be good technically but their support in India is not so good. Even simple crosschecking of processors or motherboards is difficult as most repairers have Intel based products. In my experience I have observed that higher end AMD products have better quality and life compared to the low end ones. I have had 2 processor failures in limitted quantities of AMD whereas Intel processors have been quite robust. Another thing one should avoid is Asus motherboards with nVidia chipsets. They are not very stable and solid. -- As a proper list etiquette... Please trim your replies. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. Regards, Rony.

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Open Standards policy finalized--major victory for the FOSS community
by Venkatesh Hariharan 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

The open standards policy has been finalized and it incorporates many of the suggestions made by the FOSS community in India. In the previous draft dated 25/11/2009, our major objection was to section 4.1.2 of the policy which said, "4.1.2 The essential patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard should preferably be available on a Royalty-Free (no payment and no restrictions) basis for the life time of the standard. However, if such Standards are not found feasible and in the wider public interest, then RF on Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND) could be considered." Our comment on this section reads: The usage of terms like “preferably” in a section titled, “Mandatory Characteristics” weakens the section and could even render it meaningless. Mandatory characteristics should be laid out clearly and unambiguously, The term “essential patent claims,” is meaningless because a standard cannot be implemented partially. Therefore, the ENTIRE standard should be royalty-free and not just the "essential" parts of it. In other words, ALL patent claims necessary to implement the standard should be royalty-free. Also, RF on FRAND/RAND is self-contradictory. If a Standard is Royalty Free (RF) then it cannot be RAND. Therefore, the wording of this section should be changed to "ALL patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard should be available on a Royalty-Free (no payment and no restrictions) basis for the life time of the standard. However, if such Standards are not found feasible and in the wider public interest, then Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND) could be considered.” As you can see from the extract below, the points mentioned above have been incorporated In the recently finalized policy. This section now reads: 4.1.2 The Patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard shall be made available on a Royalty-Free basis for the life time of the Standard. Overall, I'd say this is a major victory for the Indian FOSS community and more than three years of hard work have paid off. The file can be downloaded from: http://egovstandards.gov.in/approved-standthe suggestions mards/egscontent.2010-11-12.9124322046/at_download/file<http://egovstandards.gov.in/approved-standards/egscontent.2010-11-12.912432…> or from: http://egovstandards.gov.in<http://egovstandards.gov.in/approved-standards/egscontent.2010-11-12.912432…>(click on the links on the top left hand side). Venky

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Fwd: [pandaboard] OMAP Tutorial Hour - Repeat sessions
by Mehul Ved 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Amit Karpe <amitkarpe(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:46 AM Subject: Fwd: [pandaboard] OMAP Tutorial Hour - Repeat sessions To: openarmlab(a)googlegroups.com Dear All, FYI. -- Regards Amit Karpe. http://www.amitkarpe.com/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Thondar, Geetha <geethat(a)ti.com> Date: Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 7:26 AM Subject: [pandaboard] OMAP Tutorial Hour - Repeat sessions To: "pandaboard(a)googlegroups.com" <pandaboard(a)googlegroups.com>, "omapdiscuss(a)googlegroups.com" <omapdiscuss(a)googlegroups.com>, "omapzoom(a)googlegroups.com" <omapzoom(a)googlegroups.com>, "omapandroid-discussion(a)gforge.ti.com" <omapandroid-discussion(a)gforge.ti.com> Hello All, Please find details on the upcoming “OMAP Tutorial Hour” that will be hosted on Nov 15th, Mon. There will be 2 sessions - 7 am & 1 pm CST (Central Standard Time) (UTC-5). These are Repeat Sessions from Oct to help the new users of the PandaBoard community and to suit the different time zones. http://omappedia.org/wiki/Tutorial_Hour_Topics Topics: · Introducing PandaBoard - Presented by Nipuna Gunasekera / Jayabharath Goluguri · Your guide to OMAPpedia - Presented by Geetha Thondar 7 am session: WebEx URL: https://ti.webex.com/ti/j.php?ED=127004942&UID=0&RT=MiM3 Meeting Number: 757 998 605 Meeting Password: None 1 pm session: WebEx URL: https://ti.webex.com/ti/j.php?ED=127006022&UID=0&RT=MiM3 Meeting Number: 759 506 916 Meeting Password: None Teleconference Participant Code (same for both sessions): 42691576 Teleconference bridge number in USA: 1-877-561-6828 or (972) 995 7777 Teleconference bridge numbers for other countries please visit: http://www.ticonferencing.com/globalaccess/ We invite you to present in a future session – please suggest your topics at: http://www.omappedia.org/wiki/Tutorial_Hour_Topics Thanks! -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

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Fwd: [ilugc] Ubuntu Masti
by Mehul Ved 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yogesh Girikumar <yogeshg1987(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:08 PM Subject: [ilugc] Ubuntu Masti To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in>, ilugc.tamil(a)ae.iitm.ac.in Hi, This may be of interest to FOSS enthusiasts. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/iit-bombays-e-book-computer-masti-comput… Yogesh G. _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

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[X-Post] Reminder - SciPy India 2010 Last 2 Days for Talk Abstracts
by Anoop Jacob Thomas 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

========================================== SciPy 2010 Call for Papers & Participation ========================================== The second SciPy India Conference (scipy.in) will be held from December 13th to 18th, 2010 at IIIT-Hyderabad (http://www.iiit.ac.in/). Scipy.in is a conference providing opportunities to spread the use of the Python programming language in the Scientific Computing community in India. It provides a unique opportunity to interact with the "Who's who" of the Python for Scientific Computing fraternity and learn, understand, participate and contribute what is happening in the realms of Scientific Computing using Python. Attendees of the conference and participants of the sprints planned will be able to access and review the tools available, apart from learning domain-specific applications and how the tools apply to a plethora of application problems. One of the goals of the conference is to combine education, engineering and science with computing through the medium of Python and thereby extrapolate on how powerful Scientific Computing is in various fields and among different communities. At this conference, novel applications and breakthroughs made in the pursuit of science using Python are presented. Attended by leading figures from both academia and industry, it is an excellent opportunity to experience the cutting edge of scientific software development. The conference is followed by three days of tutorials and code sprints, during which community experts provide training on several scientific Python packages. We invite you to take part by submitting a talk abstract or register as a participant on the conference website at: http://scipy.in Talk/Paper Submission ===================== We solicit talks and accompanying papers (either formal academic or magazine-style articles) that discuss topics regarding scientific computing using Python, including applications, teaching, development and research. Papers are included in the peer-reviewed conference proceedings, published online. Please note that submissions primarily aimed at the promotion of a commercial product or service will not be considered. Important Dates =============== Wednesday, Nov. 10: Abstracts Due Monday, Nov. 15: Schedule announced Sunday, Dec. 05: Proceedings paper submission due Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 13-14: Conference Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 15-17: Tutorials/Sprints Saturday, Dec. 18: Sprints The invited speakers ================== * Fernando Perez -- PhD from University of Colorado. Currently at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. Original author and leader of the IPython project for interactive computing (http://ipython.scipy.org), and member of the Python Software Foundation. * John Hunter -- Ph.D. from University of Chicago. Currently at Tradelink, Inc. Chicago. Original author and lead developer of the scientific visualization package matplotlib. * Perry Greenfield -- PhD, MIT. Currently at Space Telescope Science Institute, Maryland, USA. Has pioneered the use of Python in astronomy. He and his group have developed PyRAF, numarray (the precursor to current numpy capabilities), PyFITS and involved with the development of matplotlib. * Prabhu Ramachandran -- PhD, IIT Madras. Currently a faculty member at IIT Bombay. He is the co-founder of the Indian Linux User Group - Chennai (ILUGC) and is the creator and lead developer of the (FOSS-India-award-winning) Mayavi and TVTK Python packages (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi). Currently heads the FOSSEE (http://fossee.in) project. * Stéfan van der Walt -- PhD, Stellenbosch University, SA. Currently a researcher and lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Stellenbosch University. One of the developers of the NumPy and SciPy packages. * Jarrod Millman -- Member of the SciPy steering committee and an active contributor to both the NumPy and SciPy projects. He is the acting managing director and the director of computing for UC Berkeley's Neuroscience Institute, where he helped found the Neuroimaging in Python (NiPy) project. * Satrajit Ghosh -- PhD Boston University. Currently a faculty member of the Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology program, Harvard-MIT. He is managing the development of the NiPy project (http://nipy.org/nipype/). * Asokan Pichai -- Head - Software Engineering at TalentSprint. Consultant/Project manager for the Python group of the FOSSEE project. He has immense experience in the field of training and instructional design. Organizers ========== * Jarrod Millman, Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley, USA (Conference Co-Chair) * Prabhu Ramachandran, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, India (Conference Co-Chair) * FOSSEE Team * EnhanceEdu Team About Python ============ Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, open source, extensible programming language. It combines clarity and readability, making it an extremely powerful language that can be used for various applications and problems. Python is simple and easy to learn and apply. It offers an interactive environment in which to explore procedural, functional and object oriented approaches to problem solving. Its high level data structures, extensive documentation and clear syntax make it an ideal first language, while the large number of existing libraries make it suitable to tackle almost any programming tasks. Its simplicity makes it easy to adapt to multiple educational domains. Python has several libraries that enable numeric and symbolic computing. It also interfaces well with native codes in C,C++ and FORTRAN and has excellent libraries for plotting/visualization. Python also provides libraries for general purpose computing including generating user interfaces and web development. These, coupled with it's interactive interpreter, make Python an excellent language for Scientific Computing. All these features when combined with their wide-ranging applications make Python a perfect fit for use in Education, Industry and Scientific Computing. Registration Fees =============== Registration, accommodation and food are offered at highly subsidized rates for teachers and students, while registration and food will be offered to all conference participants at subsidized rates. Details about the fees can be found at: http://scipy.in/scipyin/2010/about/fees/ Publicity ======== The posters can be downloaded from the website : http://scipy.in/scipyin/2010/publicity/ Contact ======= Feel free to email the organizers at info(a)scipy.in -- Anoop Jacob Thomas FOSSEE, IIT Bombay.

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Russian to compete with windows.
by Advait Raut 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Hi guys, I came across this topic i think India should also do the same thing in there military systems. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech-News-Software-Services/Russia-to-de… -- Regards Advait Raut

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Russian to compete with windows.
by Sanket Shah 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

The defense industry hardly uses LINUX. Its Micro$oft all the way. They complain about the unavailable support for Linux. I'm working in a defence organization, all networks are windows including the servers. Sanket Shah Sent via Android™ Spica

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[OT][COMMERCIAL] Need a Mobile application developed.
by Koustubha Kale 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Hi All, We need a mobile based photo tagging application developed. Here is a description of the requirements The features of our app would be that: a) it will auto turn on the gps of the mobile phone when the mobile is turned ON and make it TSR and, whenever a photo is clicked, it will : b) Insert the gps lat / long data in the photos exif data c) automatically insert Artist's name into EXIF data which in this instance will be the mobile's phone number. d) calcuate gps date & time in UTC/GMT and insert into image's EXIF data e) seek input for ImageDecription ( which will be text of arbitary length ) and then insert into image's EXIF data f) seek input for audio file input i.e. a voice recording and then insert cross tag into image's EXIF file, if and when created. ( This feature can be implemented in version 2 if it proves to be too time / resource consuming ) This app needs to be developed for 1) S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Symbian OS v9.3 2) iPhone 3) Android in the above order i.e. symbian first. Please contact me off the list with a proposal if you are able to develop this for us. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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Fwd: Meet The Movement: A public talk with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, and members of Wikimedia India
by Koustubha Kale 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Please do come - and circulate widely. Wikipedia is a vital, free resource used by millions of people all over the world, including in India. This ubiquitous information repository includes hundreds of thousands of articles in various Indian languages, covering myriad of topics about India and its culture. Although Wikipedia is an indispensable resource to millions, little is known about how this online encyclopedia is written and who it is written by. This Sunday, October 31 at 6:30pm, anyone who is interested in learning more about this global public resource is invited to “Meet the Movement:” a talk with Jimmy Wales and members of the Wikimedia community in India. This talk is an opportunity to learn more about how Wikipedia works and why participation from the people of India is integral to Wikimedia’s global free-knowledge movement. The iconic leader, who founded Wikipedia in 2001, will give a public talk about the history of Wikipedia and what the free knowledge movement means to India. For instance, 75 percent of all schools in India have either online or offline access to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, a sister project. Additionally, 94 percent of page views from India are for the English Wikipedia, rather than Indian languages. What does that mean about the importance of Wikipedia in India and the needs of Indian users? Wales will discuss this during his talk and members of Wikimedia India, as well as Wikimedia Foundation Board member, Bishakha Datta, will join Wales for a 30 minute open question and answer session with the audience. Date: Sunday October 31 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College campus, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy, Mumbai 400026 This talk is open to the public on a first-come-first-seated basis. For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai3

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Fwd: Meet The Movement: A public talk with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, and members of Wikimedia India
by Nagarjuna G 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Wikipedia is a vital, free resource used by millions of people all over the world, including in India. This ubiquitous information repository includes hundreds of thousands of articles in various Indian languages, covering myriad of topics about India and its culture. Although Wikipedia is an indispensable resource to millions, little is known about how this online encyclopedia is written and who it is written by. This Sunday, October 31 at 6:30pm, anyone who is interested in learning more about this global public resource is invited to “Meet the Movement:” a talk with Jimmy Wales and members of the Wikimedia community in India. This talk is an opportunity to learn more about how Wikipedia works and why participation from the people of India is integral to Wikimedia’s global free-knowledge movement. The iconic leader, who founded Wikipedia in 2001, will give a public talk about the history of Wikipedia and what the free knowledge movement means to India. For instance, 75 percent of all schools in India have either online or offline access to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, a sister project. Additionally, 94 percent of page views from India are for the English Wikipedia, rather than Indian languages. What does that mean about the importance of Wikipedia in India and the needs of Indian users? Wales will discuss this during his talk and members of Wikimedia India, as well as Wikimedia Foundation Board member, Bishakha Datta, will join Wales for a 30 minute open question and answer session with the audience. Date: Sunday October 31 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College campus, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy, Mumbai 400026 This talk is open to the public on a first-come-first-seated basis. For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai3 -- GN

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Please suggest/recommend a workstation class AMD Phenom solution
by Arun Khan 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

I want to put together a workstation class system that will be running 24x7. Please suggest mother board CPU combo in case you have personal experience with such a system. Thanks. -- Arun Khan

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Fwd: INVITE: Mumbai's biggest Startup Event is here! Meet the founders of several cool startups on Oct 30th
by Shirish Padalkar 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Startup City <lakshmi(a)siliconindia.com> Date: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:08 PM Subject: INVITE: Mumbai's biggest Startup Event is here! Meet the founders of several cool startups on Oct 30th To: shirish4you(a)gmail.com Hello, How are you doing? After the phenomenal success of Five-editions of siliconindia Startup City in Bangalore,Chennai & Mumbai, we are happy to announce the sixth edition of Startup City in Mumbai on Saturday October 30th, 2010 at Ravindra Natya Mandir. Meet over 40 cool startups and 500 CEOs at the siliconindia Startupcity, Mumbai. It's by far the largest and most exciting event of its kind in Mumbai. Watch live product demonstrations Get a peek into cutting edge technologies Lay hands on the best-of-breed solutions Meet young, energetic, passionate geeks Experience the culture of innovation in small companies Visionary Keynotes In-depth Panel Discussions Learn new Technologies Platinum Sponsor: Rediff.com Badge Sponsor: SMS160 Exhibitors: Precious Microtech, Interworld Commnet, Enterprise DB, AptSource Software, myBantu.com, escan,spatial ideas, Borget solutions, Sankalp computer, Gamiana, Hayagriva, Handigital, Nitman, Megavision,ESDS, Biz technologies, and many more Last year’s Startup city-Mumbai saw 300 CEOs and 30 Startups participating, over 3000 delegates attending the event. WHEN: Saturday October 30, 2010 TIME: 8.30 AM to 4:30 PM WHERE: Ravindra Natya Mandir Near Siddhivinayak Mandir Prabhadevi Mumbai-25 Limited Seats: To attend this event, register FREE : http://www.siliconindia.com/events/siliconindia_events/register.php?eid=Sta… This is undoubtedly the biggest event for startups in Mumbai. You will be marveled by Mumbai’s entrepreneurial spirit ! Thanks SiliconIndia Events Team

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Fwd: ILU - India Linux Users - New Facebook IRC
by Narendra Sisodiya 24 Oct '10

24 Oct '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Narendra Sisodiya <narendra(a)narendrasisodiya.com> Date: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:22 PM Subject: ILU - India Linux Users - New Facebook IRC To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in>, The Linux-Delhi mailing list < ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org>, iitdlug <iitdlug(a)googlegroups.com>, glug-meerut(a)googlegroups.com, Indian FOSS Community Network list < network(a)lists.fosscom.in> Hey, Facebook is making communities - Lots of Linux users are now interacting on facebook - Please Join and have a facebook IRC - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_123580221032826&ap=1 Lets discuss how we can use this new platform for Linux adaptation and promotion purpose -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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