- Linuxers - lists.fsci.in

Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA
by Navin Dhanuka 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi, Free 51 Book Summaries.... Offer only valid till 1st April 2011. http://51nuts.com/summaries.html Hurrryyy... 51Nuts.com

14 36

List of 74 Indian Colleges from Indian where we have GNU/Linux Users and FOSS activities
by Narendra Sisodiya 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

http://blog.narendrasisodiya.com/2011/04/list-of-74-indian-colleges-from-in… After 20 years, GNU/Linux is able to create a space in Indian Colleges. Here is the list of 74 Indian Colleges, where we have GNU/Linux users and FOSS activities. I have a good network over colleges and students all over India. But this list must be small and many colleges will be missing. If you want to add your name or your college's name then Please let me know - narendra AT narendrasisodiya DOT com -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

1 0

Entry Level Scanner
by Manish Kathuria 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

Can someone suggest a good entry level scanner supported on Linux? The popular HP model 2410C doesn't seem to work on Linux. Thanks, -- Manish Kathuria

4 7

Text for compliance with license
by Sandeep Pillai 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Hi, If i take code from public repository and the license text is as follows. " ## Copyright (c) 2011, XYZ ## All rights reserved. ## Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without ## modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: ## Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright ## notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. ## Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright ## notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the ## documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. ## Neither the name of the <organization> nor the ## names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products ## derived from this software without specific prior written permission. ## THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY XYZ ''AS IS'' AND ANY ## EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED ## WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE ## DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL XYZ BE LIABLE FOR ANY ## DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ## (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE. " Now i make changes to the code and plan to re-distribute, the license text says " Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice", so in my license I still have to maintain "Copyright (c) 2011, XYZ" ?, or can i change it to or include "Copyright (c) 2011, MyOrganisation" ? Also can the disclaimer statement that "THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY XYZ" be edited to include the new contributor/contributors name. Does making changes to Copyright or Disclaimer break the license, Thanks Sandeep.

3 3

efax: No alert for incoming fax
by H.S.Rai 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

I am able to successfully send and receive faxes on my PC. But there is no indication of an incoming fax so there is no way to know a fax is coming, just by watching (while testing in same room) that other person is sending fax, and clicking "Answer the call" I receive fax. What that is not possible in real deployment. STANDBY MODE (automatic answering mode) is not working. I changed initialization params from Z &FE&D2S7=120 &C0 M1L0 to Z &FE&D2S7=120 &C0 M1L2 S11=55 but no success. Any help will be appreciated. -- H.S.Rai

5 23

Screencast of Indic typing booster input method
by pravin.d.s＠gmail.com 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Hi All, Indic typing booster(ITB) is a predictive text input method for indian languages. Project is hosted at https://fedorahosted.org/indic-typing-booster/ . Screen-cast of ITB input method is available in 1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTYNVP7p-xY 2] http://blip.tv/file/4961440 I think it can give better idea about the project. In screencast phonetic ITB is used for demonstration. It is available in inscript as well. I think Malayalam and Punjabi by this month end. If anyone want to contribute do subscribe to https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/indic-typing-booster-devel. Regards, Pravin Satpute

1 0

[Commercial] The Muktware Manual Project
by Swapnil 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Brussels, Belgium: We are pleased to announce The Muktware Manual Project. The aim of this project is to create comprehensive manuals/user guides for different Gnu/Linux-based operating systems. The core focus of this project is to help users in installing and using GNU/Linux systems through extremely easy, step-by-step instructions. The guides will feature images and videos to make it even easier for a novice to install & use their systems. We have selected 6 distros for this project: 1. Ubuntu 2. Kubuntu 3. Linux Mint 4. Fedora 5. openSuse 6. Debian Each project will be led by an editor. Each editor will be paid a renumeration of US $150 per project. The deadline to finish & submit the project is April 28th, 2011. We are looking for editors who can commit to releasing the projects in time and ensure error free copies of the manuals/guides. The Guides will be developed internally, but once finalized they will be released as open-source projects published under a creative commons license. The project will be open to be edited by anyone - just like a wiki. The Muktware Manual Project is our contribution to the development and growth of the free software technologies. The aim of this project is to create a comprehensive pool of information under a single roof which will benefit not just one distro, but GNU/Linux in general. I hope this project will help people to use GNU/Linux with greater ease. We are inviting the applications for editors. If you think you have the time and skills to lead the project, apply now to become a project leader/editor. Send applications to [1]editor(a)muktware.com Swapnil Bhartiya Editor Muktware.com References 1. mailto:editor@muktware.com

3 3

Low Cost Attendance Registering System with Biometrics using FOSS
by Rony Bill 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Hello, I am happy to announce that the application is finally ready. Thanks to all those who helped with their valuable inputs. The system not only marks employees as present with their thumbnail photos and a monthly report but it also rejects wrong names and prevents duplicate / repeat marking for every day. If an employee signs on someone else's name then his photo is clicked with that user's name and his hanky panky is recorded. After a duration of some hours that will be decided by the company boss, the system even marks those who are absent as 'Absent' in their monthly log. Adding or removing users is simply a process of editing a single text file with a list of employees. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message.Regards, Rony.

14 83

Re: [ILUG-BOM] How can I make voice call from pc/desktop and use mtnl 3g datacard.
by Rigved Rakshit 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

> > From: Narendra Sisodiya <narendra(a)narendrasisodiya.com> > To: IITDLUG <iitdlug(a)googlegroups.com>, "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, > India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 15:14:43 +0530 > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] How can I make voice call from pc/desktop and use mtnl > 3g datacard. > **My MTNL LW272 has feature that the close-software provided by them can > make call, > see the url - * > > http://teleguru.in/2010/08/complete-review-of-mtnl-3g-data-card-teracom-lw2… > > *Is there any foss- software exist to do so ?? OR HOw one can create such > software ?? > > any hint on AT commnads ? > > -- > ┌─────────────────────────┐ > │ Narendra Sisodiya > │ http://narendrasisodiya.com > └─────────────────────────┘ > > 1. Ask your service provider on how to install on your linux box. In case you are using Ubuntu, just connect your 3g data-card and fill in the connection information. 2. That will setup your card. Now, make sure that you are connected to the internet using this 3g connection. 3. Next, use a sip software like Skype to make the the call. Or, if the target phone has Skype installed, then you can make free Skype-to-Skype calls from your desktop to this target phone. Skype is available for many phones, excluding Blackberry.

3 3

Sudo Issues [Solved]
by Rony 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

By changing the modified line below Defaults env_reset, runas_default=rony to Defaults:test runas_default=rony Now the user 'test' can run a command as user 'rony' and user 'rony' continues to use sudo like before. I think what happened was that since Defaults:......... was blank, it assumed runas 'rony' for all users. By specifying Defaults:test, the rule applied only to the user 'test'. I have not tried it but does it mean that the line Defaults:..... can be set one below the other for different users and different respective rules? -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

1 0

Sudo Issues
by Rony 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hello, In Ubuntu, there is a default user called rony who is a part of the admin group and that user is allowed to run root commands with sudo. Now I create another user called test. There is a script in rony's home directory called timediff.bash and using sudo I want the user 'test' to run the script as 'rony'. In the sudoer's file the entry for the environment Default is as below: Defaults env_reset It is changed to: Defaults env_reset, runas_default=rony and a line is added below it: test ALL=(rony) /home/rony/timediff.bash This allows the user 'test' to run the timediff.bash script as 'rony'. All fine. However the user 'rony' gets debarred from the sudoer due to the runas_default=rony declaration. Is there any way both these features can be had? I tried different positions of Defaults in the file above the original Defaults command or below but at a time I can either run 'rony' as root or 'test' as 'rony' depending on the runas_default entry. Not both. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

1 0

No /dev/lp0
by H.S.Rai 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

I was trying to install Wep Ex 330+ DX , on finding that cups is taking serial port like /dev/ttyS0 , I found on Desktop PC (having Ubuntu 10.04), has no /dev/lp0 On ls /dev/l* it displays: log loop0 loop1 loop2 loop3 loop4 loop5 loop6 loop7, but no lp0 What could be the reason, and what can be done? On same machine, same printer do work on MSwindows (which shows port as LPT1), and it is connected through parallel port. -- H.S.Rai

2 1

Which 3G USB broadband modems works in your Linux box ?
by Narendra Sisodiya 03 Apr '11

03 Apr '11

I am using Reliance Netconnect USB modem, I want to shift to 3G usb modem, I want to know which usb modems work under Linux box ? If you give me the model number along with your Internet provider, then I will be able to compose a list and host on wiki. -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

2 1

How can I make voice call from pc/desktop and use mtnl 3g datacard.
by Narendra Sisodiya 03 Apr '11

03 Apr '11

**My MTNL LW272 has feature that the close-software provided by them can make call, see the url - * http://teleguru.in/2010/08/complete-review-of-mtnl-3g-data-card-teracom-lw2… *Is there any foss- software exist to do so ?? OR HOw one can create such software ?? any hint on AT commnads ? -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

1 0

Starting Fedora 14 in TEXT mode
by Kshitiz 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Dear Linux Users Can we start Fedora 14 File Server in TEXT mode after having installed in text mode? If yes, how? We used to install up to Fedora 10 in text only mode and also get it started in text mode. But had to start installing in graphic mode as the text mode install from Fedora 11 onwards no longer offers partitioning and package selection. Our knowledge of Linux is limited and its been a long time I passed my engineering (20 years), so kindly pardon my limited abilities in Linux. Regards Kshitiz

8 15

Re: [ILUG-BOM] Low Cost Attendance Registering System with Biometrics using FOSS
by Rony 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Hello, The wiki page for this system has been created. It is available at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Low_Cost_Attendance_Registering_System Once again, thanks to all those who gave their inputs. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

1 0

Re: [ILUG-BOM] Low Cost Attendance Registering System with Biometrics using FOSS
by Kenneth Gonsalves 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

On Sat, 2011-04-02 at 01:42 -0400, Mohan Nayaka wrote: > >> Repos are generally servers with binary packages. > > > > what on earth does this mean? > Fairly obvious - repos as in /etc/apt/sources.list > (ignoring source archives, of course). a repository is where one houses the code one writes - for example: http://bitbucket.org , or github or googlecode or sourceforge.net or ... -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/

1 0

[Position] System Administrator Position at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
by Ganesh Gajare 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Hello, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai has a 2 position for Linux System Administrator. 1 post for Senior System Admin and 1 for Junior System Admin. Walk-In interview will be there on 13th April 2011. Please check link for more details: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/advt/one-position-of-chief-system-administrato… Also, please spread the message among your friends. Regards, Ganesh Gajare

1 0

[Humour] Linux kernel to be released under BSD licence
by Suhit Kelkar 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Source link: http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/46242-linux-kernel-to… Linux kernel to be released under BSD licence By Sam Varghese Friday, 01 April 2011 00:47 Opinion and Analysis The Linux kernel will soon be released under the BSD licence, kernel creator Linus Benedict Torvalds said today. He was speaking at a dinner held to honour the top five 2011 Linux Foundation gurus, including the ultimate Linux.com guru, the member of the site who accumulated the most contribution and participation points over the last year. The Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux. Shortly after he made the announcement, Torvalds was honoured by Foundation head Jim Zemlin for making the most meaningless contribution to Linux. In a confidential statement, which was leaked to iTWire by GNOME desktop co-founder Miguel de Icaza, Torvalds said his move to change the licence for the kernel from the GPLv2 had been driven by recent events, including Google's bid to use kernel headers without infringing copyright. "There are a host of corporations out there, all of them desperately trying to take advantage of the good code we have created," Torvalds said, referring to the kernel team. "And they are all hampered by the licence under which we have released the kernel." He said a secret summit of kernel developers, held in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, had voted unanimously to change the licence from the GPLv2 to the BSD licence which meant that anyone could use code from the kernel in proprietary software and lock it away from public view forever. Asked for a reaction, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said he would have to closely examine the statements attributed to Torvalds. "This Linux thing was like a cancer all these years and it is difficult to see it metamorphosing overnight into something that might save our company," he said. Oracle head Larry Ellison declined an offer to comment. However, sounds of glee could be heard over the telephone before he replaced the receiver. Google chief executive Larry Page, who is new to the role, said: "Gee, we never do any evil so it doesn't make any difference to us." Novell chief executive Ron Hovsepian hailed the announcement as the "dawning of a new morning." The only note of disapproval came from Free Software Foundation chief Richard Matthew Stallman. "This Linux Foundation and other bodies tasked with promoting GNU/Linux are always indulging in publicity stunts. A few years back, some organisation recruited Paris Hilton in a bid to promote the kernel. This is just another cunning stunt," Stallman said.

4 3

[OT/COMMERCIAL/WTB] 2.5" 40-80 GB IDE/SATA HDD
by Arun Khan 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

I want to convert a really old laptop (Gateway 1998) into a print server + proxy server + other gateway features depending on how well handles the load. The HDD has failed and I am looking to replace it with an used one. Please contact me off list if you have a spare 2.5" 40-80 GB IDE/SATA [1] HDD in working condition [2] with your best price. [1] Preference is for IDE but SATA will also do (I have the SATA/IDE converters and cables) [2] must pass badblocks w/o any errors. TIA -- Arun Khan

5 7

Need CLUSTERING trainer
by Kshitiz 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Dear Friends Can someone help us with someone who can train our technical team on Linux Clustering Implementation and Maintenance. Willing to pay reasonable price. Thanking you in advance. Kshitiz

1 0

Sed and Awk
by Rony 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Hello, In the page http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/unix/sedawk/ch02_05.htm I followed the instructions to create a file called nameState and byState. The earlier sample commands with nameState work. I can also 'cat byState' and see the contents too. But when I run their sample command |sed -f nameState list | byState I get the error: byState: command not found Even while typing the command itself, after the pipe, the byS does not auto complete giving a indication of a problem. What could this be? I can work with the file individually but after the pipe it does not show up. I can even do awk '{ print $0 }' byState and display the file contents. | -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

3 8

Good Sed Learning Site?
by Rony 28 Mar '11

28 Mar '11

Hello, I am trying to get a grip on sed and regular expressions. I found this site which looked nice but it appears to have mistakes in its examples. For eg. on this page http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/unix/sedawk/ch02_03.htm There is a file called 'list' and all commands are tested on this file. The file contents are:- John Daggett, 341 King Road, Plymouth MA Alice Ford, 22 East Broadway, Richmond VA Orville Thomas, 11345 Oak Bridge Road, Tulsa OK Terry Kalkas, 402 Lans Road, Beaver Falls PA Eric Adams, 20 Post Road, Sudbury MA Hubert Sims, 328A Brook Road, Roanoke VA Amy Wilde, 334 Bayshore Pkwy, Mountain View CA Sal Carpenter, 73 6th Street, Boston MA They have created a script file called sedscr. I have put the text as asked by them which is pasted below s/ MA/, Massachusetts/ s/ PA/, Pennsylvania/ s/ CA/, California/ s/ VA/, Virginia/ s/ OK/, Oklahoma/ However when I give this as input to the file called 'list', I get an error:- sed: file sedscr line 1: unknown option to `s' In the earlier examples of substitution sed 's/MA/Massachusetts/" list works only on the first instance of MA and not all which goes against their statements that sed commands are global by default unless the address is specified. The above command will work globally only if the /g option is put in the right had side. Is there any good website where I can learn sed and regular expressions. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

3 3

Help required in conducting campus interview for MCA students
by pankaj＠glug4muz.org 28 Mar '11

28 Mar '11

Hi all, I am working as a faculty in the MCA Course Department of B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar (http://www.brabu.net). I am also maintaining GNU/Linux User Group for Muzaffarpur (http://www.glug4muz.org) which is my home town. I have provided the training of LMAP environment to the last semester students of first batch of MCA Course. In addition to this some students have also got training in Java Programming from some other institute. Now I have been assigned the responsibility of conducting campus selection for these students from my Department. But I am not having the list of HR persons of companies which are interested in conducting such interview for MCA final semester students in the field of LAMP and Java Programming. I request you all to provide me the list of companies to whom I may contact for conducting such interview. It will also help me in making popular my GNU/Linux User Group in my town and attract more and more students to become member of this GNU/Linux User Group. -- Best Regards ... Pankaj Kumar

1 0

[Commercial] GNU/Linux At School
by Swapnil 28 Mar '11

28 Mar '11

Hi, Muktware is celebrating its first year of establishment. We are planning a slew of new features which will be announced in the coming weeks. To further spread the adoption of [1]GNU/Linux in colleges and schools today we are announcing two features for college and school students - Student News section and Foss @ School Forum. Student News: This section will be run and controlled by college students, covering the news reports from your college campus. If you are organizing an event in your school or college; if you are planning a Linux Install Fest or similar events you can post a report about it on Muktware and let us spread the word. If you happen to meet a Linux expert, you can conduct an interview and publish it on Muktware. There a few pointers from us, you can go beyond this and use Muktware as a platform. Keep one thing in mind: quality. Publish what will help the adoption of GNU/Linux in college and schools. Foss @ School Forums: If you are a college/school student and you want to get connected other students who are using Linux for their projects, you can use our Forum to get connected with such students. If you need help with choosing right operating system for you; getting advice about right application to suite your needs; if you are stuck with some problem and seek help from those who have already faced similar issues -- use our forums. If you want to create a website for your school, but are not sure how to do it, use this forum to seek help from your friends. Please visit this page to know more about these two features: [2]http://www.muktware.com/blogs/28/2011/895/muktware-announces-new-fe atures-students Best Swapnil Bhartiya Editor Muktware.com References 1. http://www.muktware.com/category/project/gnu 2. http://www.muktware.com/blogs/28/2011/895/muktware-announces-new-features-s…

1 0

oni hindi phonetic keyboard released, please use it
by Narendra Sisodiya 27 Mar '11

27 Mar '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Narendra Sisodiya <narendra(a)narendrasisodiya.com> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:08:07 +0530 Subject: [LUG@IITD:12801] soni hindi phonetic keyboard released, please use it To: IITDLUG <iitdlug(a)googlegroups.com> Checkout - http://code.google.com/p/soni-hindi-phonetic-keyboard/ Please use it, if you like it then spread the world. -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

1 0

{Off topic} Open sourcers urged to adopt dancing poultry license-- The Register
by Suhit Kelkar 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

Please take this in the spirit in which it is intended. To be humorous, humour has to ruffle feathers. And laughter is man's foremost right. PS: for the record, I am pro-GPL. Consider that for one to jeer at what one loves may be construed as an act of nobility. --Suhit. Open sourcers urged to adopt dancing poultry licenseFree software in Swiss polka revolution By Cade Metz in San Francisco<http://forms.theregister.co.uk/mail_author/?story_url=/2011/03/26/chicken_d…> <http://search.theregister.co.uk/?author=Cade%20Metz> Posted in Odds and Sods <http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/>, 26th March 2011 00:33 GMT <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/26/> In an effort to revolutionize the world of open source, a free software advocate has submitted a new license to the Open Source Initiative. The document is two years in the making, and it's known as the CDL, short for Chicken Dance License. "The purpose of this license is to make intellectual property far more entertaining to deal with," writes Andrew Harris, the author of the license. "Rather than boring old GPL violations or licensing agreements for GPL software, [an] entertaining video of people doing the chicken dance is produced. If this was taken to court, CDL violators may even have to perform the chicken dance retroactively!" The license is meant to offset the heavy legal component of open source software. "We all want fewer lawyers in software, but that isn't always possible," he says. "We might as well dress up the ugly legal side of it all with classic Swiss polka." According to the submission, the license is based on the BSD. "I figured this was a good place to start for the CDL," he continues. "It's easy to understand and relatively short. Of note are my fourth clause and the disclaimer I added relieving oneself of liability from injuries and expenses sustained from performing the chicken dance." The license is available here <http://supertunaman.com/cdl/cdl_v0-1.txt>. Under clause 4 of the license, anyone wishing to distribute CDL software without redistributing source code must submit to the following conditions: - For every thousand (1,000) units distributed, at least half of the employees or persons affiliated with the product must listen to the "Der Ententanz" (AKA "The Chicken Dance") as composed by Werner Thomas for no less than two (2) minutes - For every twenty-thousand (20,000) units distributed, two (2) or more persons affiliated with the entity must be recorded performing the full Chicken Dance, in an original video at the entity's own expense, and a video encoded in OGG Theora format, at least three (3) minutes in length, must be submitted to <OWNER>, provided <OWNER>'s contact information. The dance must be based upon the instructions on how to do the Chicken Dance that you should have received with this software. If you have not received instructions on how to do the Chicken Dance, then the dance must be chicken-like in nature. - Any employee or person affiliated with the product must be prohibited from saying the word "plinth" in public at all times, as long as distribution of the product continues. It would seem, however, that the license is unlikely to win approval. "Clause 4 appears to conflict with OSD clause 5 because people with disabilities or cultural obligations preventing them from either singing or dancing (or religious issues portraying chickens) would not have equal freedoms under the license," writes OSI director Simon Phipps. "It also violates OSD clause 6 as it would prevent use in the plinth industry. There are also difficulties concerning dependence on contact information being up-to-date such that freedoms would cease to be available in the event <OWNER> becomes uncontactable." No doubt, Google will object to the CDL on the grounds of license proliferation. And then Microsoft will introduce its own version, dubbed the Permissive Chicken Dance license, which will require anyone who uses its code to perform the Swiss polka until they die from exhaustion. ®

1 0

Cron exception - alternate?
by Roshan 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

All, I have RE-started my journey into Unixes/Linuxes recently (if 6+ months is that), though I was into it in the earlier years of my college days. I seem to have forgotten things or probably cannot recall certain things at the right time. Nevertheless, here's why I am sending this email. I did not know about a cron exception and had to assume a particular behaviour. I have detailed that example in Wikipedia, from which, I paste a small section of it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Wikipedia: For "day of the week" (field 5), both 0 and 7 are considered Sunday, though some versions of Unix such as AIX do not list "7" as acceptable in the man page. While normally the job is executed when the time/date specification fields /all/ match the current time and date, there is one exception: if both "day of month" and "day of week" are restricted (not "*"), then either the "day of month" field (3) or the "day of week" field (5) must match the current day. The above exception would cause trouble when cron is used to specify a task that has to be run on a specific date and time by specifying "day of the month", "month", "day of the week" (where day of the month falls on day of the week). As an example see below 45 19 26 02 06 run_this_task.sh In an obvious case, one would look at it and read: run_this_task.sh runs on Saturday, 26th Feb at 7:45 PM in the evening However, CRON looks at it like this: If it is 26th Feb at 7:45 PM, run_this_task.sh, even though it is NOT Saturday (effectively reading only: 45 19 26 02) OR If it is 7:45 PM on a Saturday, run_this_task.sh, even though it is NOT 26th Feb. (effectively reading only: 45 19 <> <> 06) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this case, I would assume, it would not be wise to use CRON to schedule a one time task due to the above "OR" condition. (cron is a 'regular' habit for me ;) ) I think, using "at" is more apt for scheduling one time tasks? (Am I correct?) -- Roshan Baladhanvi

2 1

ntp v/s ntpdate (Was Re: File named with 2 variables)
by Arun Khan 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Binand Sethumadhavan <binand(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 2011/3/24 jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in>: >> You might want to add ntpdate to maintain proper time. > > ntpd, you mean. ntpdate cannot substitute for a properly configured > ntpd. It is only a one-off time adjuster (usually a precursor to > ntpd's startup). +1 for ntpd. I found out the hard way. dovecot would keep stopping in a mail server. After some investigation I correlated the dovecot stops to a cron job that ran ntpdate to adjust the system time. Installed ntpd, removed the ntpdate cron entries and dovecot worked happily thereafter. Now I run ntpd in all my systems in "client" mode. They all point to one "server" mode ntpd on the LAN. The LAN ntp "server" references from ntp.pool.org time servers. -- Arun Khan

3 3

[JOB] Sr.Faculty requirement in Gujarat
by Surya Prakash Garg 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

Dear All, We have an opening for Sr.Faculty in Gujarat for teaching M. Sc-ITIMS Kindly provide your contact details & Updated CV for further discussion Location: Gujarat University,Gujarat Designation : Sr.Faculty Roles & Responsibities : Teaching M.Sc - ITIMS Regards, Surya Prakash Garg dr.suryagarg(a)gmail.com

2 1

[JOB] Required Linux Administrators
by Surya Prakash Garg 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hi, One of our partner have Openings for LINUX Administrators. Location: *Saudi Arabia* If you are interested in the opportunity, kindly revert with an updated resume with the following details: Current Organization: Total years of Experience: Contact No: CTC: ECTC: Notice Period: negotiable (No of days) ; Current Location: Passport: Please revert, if you need more detailed info. Regards, Surya Prakash Garg dr.suryagarg(a)gmail.com

1 0

Reminder:: LUG-Meeting,26th March 2011,16.30,HBCSE
by Siji Sunny 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hi All, Looking forward to meet all of you at HBCSE. Date :26th March 2011 Time : 16.30 Venue :HBCSE,Mankur. Pls visit http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/ <%20http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/> for more details. Tentative Topics to be Converd 1.Introduction to PandaBoard With Live demo : Vikas Joshi, Texas Instruments,Banglore 2.Hacking on the Marvell touchpads ;Ganesh 3.Samsung SC2450 netbook : JTD 4.Beagle Board :Siji Sunny 5.Hawkboard & More..(If time permits) -- Siji Sunny

7 8

Lug meet
by jtd 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

A lug meet is propsed for 26th Mar or 19th Mar (Holi) Preferred date is 26th unless the majority prefers 19th, being a holiday. Time: 1630 Hrs Venue: HBCSE Mankhurd Agenda: Hawkboard - TI OMAP L138 ARM board Hacking on the Marvell touchpads, Samsung SC2450 netbook and similiar ARM devices. rootfs and nand flash on Marvell Panda Board demo by TI Anything else of interest. -- Rgds JTD

4 6

File named with 2 variables
by Rony Bill 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hello, I am creating / appending files using a variable as the input name. Eg. $USER.jpeg makes a file called rony.jpeg . I want to add 2 variables to the file name instead of one and make $USER-$DATE.jpeg (rony-23/03/11.jpeg). What is the correct syntax for it as I keep getting errors in the mv as well as rename command. Tried $USER_$DATE or $USER.$DATE etc but no result. Did look up google but it has complex sed scripts. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message.Regards, Rony.

4 6

Fwd: [Ilugc] Need help in releasing an Open source Device/App
by Hameed 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Arun Venkataswamy <arun289(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > > I have developed a local paging system based on arduino and 2.4Gz radio > modules. This is aimed at schools for the hearing impaired. It is very low > cost and am releasing it in open source, both hardware and software. I > don't > intend to manufacture it either, but will provide all tech support. Anybody > is free to do so. > > I need help in releasing the project open source. Take care of the entire > eco system. Of course, anybody and everybody involved will become part of > the project :) > Hi Friends Here's a wonderful initiative from Arun - a very low-cost product for the hearing impaired. The best part is that the hardware and software are going to be made open source and he needs inputs on the same. Anyone willing to manufacture the product on a large scale are also invited. Regards Hameed ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arun Venkataswamy <arun289(a)gmail.com> Date: 23 March 2011 15:33 Subject: Re: [Ilugc] Need help in releasing an Open source Device/App To: Linux User Group - Chennai <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Arun Venkataswamy <arun289(a)gmail.com >wrote: > Some time ago, I had mentioned on this list that I am making an open source > device for the hearing impaired. It's no serious high tech stuff, but > something I think will make the quality of life of children with hearing > disabilities a little better. Just a small summary of the device- > > OK, I realise the message was too long :) So here is a gist. If interested, read the whole mail... I have developed a local paging system based on arduino and 2.4Gz radio modules. This is aimed at schools for the hearing impaired. It is very low cost and am releasing it in open source, both hardware and software. I don't intend to manufacture it either, but will provide all tech support. Anybody is free to do so. I need help in releasing the project open source. Take care of the entire eco system. Of course, anybody and everybody involved will become part of the project :) Regards, Arun _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

1 0

Re: [ILUG-BOM] wget and rapidshare free download
by Amit Dhakulkar 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

You can try tucan or jdownloader. D -- My cell number is a prime number, is yours?

1 0

how to bypass ISP blocking NAT?
by Ratnakar Koli 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Hi friends, I have a internet connection from Nivyah Broadband, Mumbai. I have been using it for long now, and sharing it using a netgear router. Unfortunately, around 1 month back, I found that I am not able to use the internet. I did a traceroute, it showed no problem, but I was still not able to browse. I tried using other service provider on the same settings i.e. changing the access-concentrator details etc. it works fine. Switched back to Nivyah and again the same result. I am not able to browse or in otherwords not able to use internet. Please can somebody guide me, how can I bypass the ISP blocking me from using internet from a router? Also, I would like to know, how would an ISP come to know that I am sharing my net connection. I tried googling it, but was not able to find any satisfying document on same, on my own. If there is anything on same I would definitely like to read on it. Please assist. Thank you Ratnakar Koli

7 8

wget and rapidshare free download
by sanalmadatheth＠gmail.com 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Dear All, Is it possible to download from sites like Rapidshare (not premium, but free and slow download) with the commandline tool wget ? There are packages like slimrat , fatrat and tucan in debian squeeze but not working with rapidshare free download. Slimrat is a commandline tool and it failed when I tried $ slimrat --list rapidshare_links.txt --to destination_directory and the error shown was : download failed while constructing (no appropriate plugin found) Fatrat and tucan having gui also didn't work with rapidshare. Can anybody help.Thanks in advance sanal madatheth HSA Malayalam vhss irimpanam Tripunithura -- പറയാതെ പരിഭവം നീയൊന്നു മുടി കോതി- ക്കഴിയുമ്പൊഴായുസ്സു തീരും പറയാതെ പരിഭവം ഞാനൊന്നു നെടുവീര്‍പ്പിട്ടു- കഴിയുമ്പോള്‍ ലോകവും തീരും..........

2 1

[OT] Initial Experiences in 3G
by Rony 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Hello, After Vodafone announced the commencement of their 3G services that can give top speeds of 21 Mbps, it was tried out on a Nokia N82 handset which has UMTS 2100 support and download speed upto 3 Mbps. The speed of surfing is a wee bit faster than EDGE but not very fast and a mobile speed test showed a download speed of 281 Kbps, a far cry from the original claims. What have been other peoples' 3G experiences? -- 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.

7 21

Re: [ILUG-BOM] [LIH] how to bypass ISP blocking NAT?
by Arun Khan 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <linux(a)frodo.hserus.net> wrote: > They're filtering based on your NIC's MAC address. > Most NAT devices have the feature to program the MAC address on the WAN port. @OP -- it is not clear whether you are using the ISP's box or your own box to connect to the ISP on the WAN port. Have you called the tech. support to find out why you are not allowed access to the Internet. If it is a MAC address issue then look for a solution that allows MAC address settings on the WAN port. -- Arun Khan

4 5

Fwd: [OT] Initial Experiences in 3G
by Rony Bill 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rony Bill <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Initial Experiences in 3G To: Binand Sethumadhavan <binand(a)gmail.com> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Binand Sethumadhavan <binand(a)gmail.com>wrote: > 2011/3/22 Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com>: > > I do have some doubts about these speed test softwares. > > Rony, Rony... a few days back you said: > > "Guys, please do a speed test to get actual figures." > > So which is it? Do you trust speed tests or do you not? > > I would like to trust them but my last experience was weird. Right now, my EDGE only Samsung Star phone gives a speed result of 1509 Kbps on mobilespeedtest.com On dslreports.com, I get a message to choose a larger file, so I choose 1 MB abd it says "Unstable/too fast a result (1.427s) pleasechoose alarger file". 1 MB is their largest file. On ISPgeeks.com, my test result is 4 Mbps. Wow! Before doing the tests, I had cleared by browser cache. Binand, could you check your email settings. Everytime I reply to a list message of yours, it goes to your email id only. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message.Regards, Rony.

3 2

Calculating Time Difference in Bash
by Rony 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Hello, I am trying to set up an el-cheapo attendance system that only calculates how late the person has come with reference to a fixed office time. I don't want to use any database+server thing as that is complex and users are less than 20. I am thinking of a simple approach with cheap and simple biometrics to prevent impersonation. A cheap web cam will click light thumbnails and a timestamp will be generated. Every month a file will be generated after which the photos can be erased automatically. The result file will be a .csv one that can be imported in any Office application. I am stuck at the point of calculating time difference. There doesn't seem to be a direct command that will calculate time difference in HH:MM format. This link mentions a work around http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/shell-script-to-get-the-time-difference/ but it first converts time into %s which is the number of seconds since 1970. However every day for the fixed opening time, say 10:00 this figure is not constant. One way out is that every day the %s figure is generated at exactly 10:00 and this is then 'diff'ed with the user's attendance time in %s. This is then divided by 60. Is there a simpler bash command that I may have overlooked that simply takes in 10:17 and 10:00 and says 00:17? -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

3 3

Kohacon Registration page - Co-presenter anybody?
by Rajagopal Swaminathan 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Greetings, Please note that there are participants from at least 14 countries apart from India that too within few weeks of announcement. http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11/schedConf/registration Surely the students and practiioners too will gain a lot. I am planning to experiment and present CentOS as a robust High Availability Platform for Applications like KOHA/DRUPAL etc. I don't know what I will Land up with though over the course of time. Some of the question I am looking at in a practical viewpoint of an Application and IT infrastructure Architect are: 1. We need to look at lifetime of the application like KOHA - perhaps 10 year in the timeline of a library? 2. Is the quick changing Fedora/Ubuntu stand the trial? 3. What is the interaction between DSpace etc? 4. Can they both be running in HA peacefully? 5. etc. If so please reply on this list. I must declare that I am not going to invest INR(Money) in this. I can't afford HA hardware at this point of time. Would anybody like to join me in presenting a paper or experimenting? Perhaps two different department can jointly decide to own one server each and bring it together for HA demo teaching purposes and then use it later individually or using the HA setup for themselves and to educate next gen of the students. Regards, Rajagopal

3 3

About Lug-Mumbai Website
by Siji Sunny 21 Mar '11

21 Mar '11

Hi, Whoever the administrator of LugMumbai website (http://www.glug-bom.org/) pls update it as soon as possible (At least event list).As per the website last LUG meeting happens on August 24, 2008 at HBCSE. The home page also needs some major changes. -- Siji Sunny

2 3

PHP timestamp difference on Linux and Windows systems
by pankaj＠glug4muz.org 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

Hi, When I am executing a php code like below: <?php $timestamp=mktime(0,0,0,3,1,2011); echo $timestamp; ?> on Linux and Windows system then there is always a difference of 19800 in output. The result shown on Linux system is always 19800 less than the value displayed on Windows system. But theoretically output on both systems should be same because the number of seconds elapsed since 01/01/1970 to 03/01/2011 should always be same on both operating systems. Can any one please explain the reason behind this difference. -- Best Regards ... Pankaj Kumar

6 21

Re: [ILUG-BOM] Lug Meet
by Koustubh Sinkar 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

On 13 March 2011 12:00, <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> wrote: > > Send Linuxers mailing list submissions to > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linuxers-owner(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxers digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Lug meet (Arun Khan) > 2. Re: Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA (Amol Hatw?r) > 3. Re: Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA > (dharmendra pal) > 4. Re: Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA (Swapnil) > 5. Re: Fedora 13 Internet Problem ( was Free 8-10 page Summary > on books of UI, UX & IA ) (Rony) > 6. Re: Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA (Rony) > 7. Internet speed and connectivity issues (Sahil Dave) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Arun Khan <knura9(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:01:27 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Lug meet > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:40 AM, jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> wrote: > > A lug meet is propsed for 26th Mar or 19th Mar (Holi) > > Preferred date is 26th unless the majority prefers 19th, being a > > holiday. > > +1 for the preferred date 26/Mar/2011. > > -- Arun Khan > +1 for 19 March 2011 Koustubh Sinkar > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Amol Hatwár" <amol.hatwar(a)exceed.co.in> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:57:48 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA > > On Mar 11, 2011, at 11:16 AM, Mehul Ved wrote: > > > I am not unsubscribing him just as yet. But, I have put him on > > moderation. If he keeps repeating such offences then I will > > unsubscribe him from the mailing list. > > Thanks :o). It was the right thing to do. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: dharmendra pal <dharmendrpal(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:15:03 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA > Hello Everyone, > I am new user of fedora 13. I want to run internet in fedora 13 but i am not > able to run can anyone tell me which driver is require to run it and from > where i can get it (sen me link) > i will be very thanksfull to all > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Swapnil <swapnil.bhartiya(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:03:57 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA > On 03/12/2011 09:45 AM, dharmendra pal wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> I am new user of fedora 13. I want to run internet in fedora 13 but i am not >> able to run can anyone tell me which driver is require to run it and from >> where i can get it (sen me link) >> i will be very thanksfull to all > > If you need help, first thing you should do is start a new thread with clear subject line. What you just did is called hijacking. > So, please start a new thread with a subject line 'Help Needed in installing Fedora 13'. > > Welcome to Fedora. > Swapnil > Muktware.com > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:00:57 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fedora 13 Internet Problem ( was Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA ) > On Saturday 12 March 2011 02:15 PM, dharmendra pal wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> I am new user of fedora 13. I want to run internet in fedora 13 but i am not >> able to run can anyone tell me which driver is require to run it and from >> where i can get it (sen me link) >> i will be very thanksfull to all > > The question is vague. You need to give more details of type of internet service, connection, and till what stage did you reach and where do you get stuck etc. > > -- > > 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. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:07:45 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Free 8-10 page Summary on books of UI, UX & IA > On Saturday 12 March 2011 10:57 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: >> >> On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 21:40 +0530, Rony wrote: >>> >>> This is strange. To protect the freedom of the member in question we >>> should throw him out instead of giving him a chance to improve. >>> Moderation is only a temporary measure to ensure that inappropriate >>> mails do not reach the list and trouble everyone. >> >> please get a Phd in psychiatry and apply for the post of moderator. > > I am already a moderator on another (non-technical) list. > > -- > > 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. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sahil Dave <sahil.dave19(a)gmail.com> > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:34:57 +0530 > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Internet speed and connectivity issues > Hi > > I am using Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid). My mtnl wireless connection was working > pretty smoothly for a long time. > Until recently when I had some landline issues. > Now the connection seems to be experiencing some problems. > > Some observations: > - Sites are taking more than expected time to open up > - Facebook and Twitter not reachable at all (this might sound funny, but its > true) > > I am using Firefox 3.6.15 > > What could be the problem? > > -- > Sahil Dave > > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

2 1

'Help Needed in installing Fedora 13'
by dharmendra pal 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Hello Everyone i am using fedora 13 in Laptop{ Aspire 4720z,intel pentium dual coreT2330,1.60Ghz,5.33MhzFSB,1MB,l2 cache, mobile intel graphic media Accelarator X3100,1GB DDR2,160 Gb HDD,802.11b/q WLAN,Bluetooth2.0+EDR. I am not able to start wifi on my laptop Can any body tell me which driver is require to start wifi and bluetooth.

3 3

Ubuntu 10.10 not working with DLP Projector Texas Xseries
by RS singh 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Dear Linux Users DLP Projector Texas Xseries screen not shown when connected with Ubuntu 10.10 on HCL Leaptop notebook xandr command results are as follows --------------------------------------------------------Notebook-PC:~$ xrandrxrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output defaultScreen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 800default connected 1280x800+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1280x800 60.0* 1280x768 60.0 1280x720 59.0 1024x768 60.0 1024x600 60.0 1024x576 60.0 1024x512 60.0 800x600 60.0 56.0 720x576 60.0 856x480 60.0 848x480 60.0 800x480 60.0 720x480 60.0 640x480 60.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADDING new mode also does not help Notebook-PC:~$ xrandr --newmode "800x600_60.00" 38.25 800 832 912 1024 600 603 607 624 -hsync +vsyncxrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Sayabon Live Linux CD when used shows Half screen on same projector . Ravinder singh Ludhiana

2 1

Internet speed and connectivity issues
by Sahil Dave 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Hi I am using Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid). My mtnl wireless connection was working pretty smoothly for a long time. Until recently when I had some landline issues. Now the connection seems to be experiencing some problems. Some observations: - Sites are taking more than expected time to open up - Facebook and Twitter not reachable at all (this might sound funny, but its true) I am using Firefox 3.6.15 What could be the problem? -- Sahil Dave

4 7

Koha Conference is coming to VPM, Thane, India
by Koustubha Kale 12 Mar '11

12 Mar '11

Hi, As you may be aware, the Koha annual conference is coming to India this year and that too at VPM, Thane :) Thanks to all your support. It will be between 31st October to 6th November. 3 days conference proper, followed by a developer hackfest. Its going to be great fun. I have setup a conference website at http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs I will keep updating the site as things progress. Conference registrations are open and call for papers is out. You will find links to both in the above link. 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

1 0

[Commercial] Muktware Anniversary and Foss Writing
by Swapnil 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

Hi, Sorry for bugging you again. Muktware will complete one year in April. It's an achievement for us, especially for me as after moving from India, and quitting LFY, it was a challenge for me to stay connected to the FOSS world and continue to contribute in the manner I could -- writing and publication. Today Muktware is a well known online publication. Thanks to a lot of LUG members who have been guiding me through this. To celebrate one year, we are increasing the payment per-article. Now we pay Rs 1,000 or US$ 20 per article. The minimum length is 750 words. We are inviting reviews of OpenSuse 11.4. Gnome 3 and other latest distros. We are also inviting columns on contemporary issues. Please help me continue this FOSS journey. PS: We are based out of Brussels, Belgium. If any of you have plans to visit Brussels, please get in touch. Best Swapnil Bhartiya

1 0

autocad alternative in linux
by Kussh Singh 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

I finally seem to have come across a viable alternative to autocad for linux. Its called bricscad and seems to be much much faster in linux/ubuntu. I have given it to some other people for evaluation purposes but it looks to finally help engg companies and technically minded people to now switch over more easily to linux. Its not free but still much affordable.--they say its one 15th the cost of autocad. Only Tally remains a barrier for the switchover from windows to linux for the general user at the small business office now--hopefully some alternative software for linux will soon come out so as to make the transition painless. Kussh -- www.goodnewsindia.com www.arvindguptatoys.com

3 2

List of FOSS Events in India
by Naveen Dhanuka 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

Hi, I am writing an article for FOSS Guru on the FOSS events that are going on in India. I know of the following events: 1. FOSS.IN http://www.foss.in 2. Open Source India http://www.osidays.com 3. Freed.in http://www.freed.in 4. FOSSKriti http://www.techkriti.org/fosskriti/ 5. GNUnify http://www.gnunify.in 6. FOSSMeet http://www.fossmeet.in/ If u know of more events please write back. Regards, Naveen Dhanuka

19 66

howto remove vocal from a song
by sanalmadatheth＠gmail.com 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Dear All, I've to make karaoke of a song.The voice is childish in nature close to the sound of a female. I tried audacity with vocal remover plugin to remove the vocal part from the song ,unsuccessfully. I think that you can help me here. Is there any freesoftware package to remove vocal from a song? Expecting support. Sanalkumar MR HSA Malayalam VHSS Irimpanam http://vhssirimpanam.org http://sskvhssirimpanam.wordpress.com/ -- പറയാതെ പരിഭവം നീയൊന്നു മുടി കോതി- ക്കഴിയുമ്പൊഴായുസ്സു തീരും പറയാതെ പരിഭവം ഞാനൊന്നു നെടുവീര്‍പ്പിട്ടു- കഴിയുമ്പോള്‍ ലോകവും തീരും..........

3 4

Jython?
by Nadeem M. Khan 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Do we have any Jython experts on board? Regards, NMK.

1 0

music anyone?
by Kenneth Gonsalves 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

hi, here are the specs for an application a company I consult with wants to build, anyone interested in joining to build/consult on this please come forward. They will pay. specs: a. Music archive (presently containing about 4000 hours of classical carnatic music, which will grow to about 10000 hours (about 1TB of disk space)) - mp3 format b. Music can be accessed by artist, composer, raga, tala, album etc (the usual metadata) c. Access through 20 touchscreen kiosks with headsets (PCs with touch screen monitors) connected to the server d. Admin facility at the backend to organize, index, sequence etc e. Touchscreen interface for the listener to choose tracks/albums by various metatags a,b and d can be done using django or some such framework. I do not have much of a clue about c and e. or is there some open source app that does most of this and can be customised? -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/

6 11

ubuntu 10.10 just frees up
by yogesh 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Dear all, My friend unaware of Linux. He want to play with linux safely so i install ubuntu 10.10 under his windows by wubi on his DELL notebook, installation was smooth no problem until login after loging ubuntu frees up this happen often after that try this in his acer power pc desktop same thing happen.. no cd used no nothing from faulty media suggest something.... sincerely, योगेश 2 Sentence never wrong 1 god is gr8 2nd life in beautiful

2 2

Fwd: can tally data be converted to csv format using gnukhata or some other foss tool?
by Kussh Singh 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

I need to convert tally data which may be kept in files with extensions such as .001 etc to csv format. Which FOSS software can help do that? Any ideas. On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Shamit Verma <subs.linux.mum(a)vshamit.com>wrote: > Have you tried accessing this data via ODBC? I think tally can expose the > data via an ODBC driver. > > With that, you can access data from OpenOffice Base/Calc or write your own > Perl/Python utility. You can save as CSV from any of these. > > -Shamit > > > I will try, and come back if it did not work out. Will take me some time though. Thank you for the idea. Had not thought in that direction. Kussh -- www.goodnewsindia.com www.arvindguptatoys.com

6 7

[Commercial] Ubuntu Writing Contest
by Swapnil 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Hi Cult of Ubuntu, the Ubuntu web magazine, is organising a contest for writers and bloggers. You can get a shiny Dell Mini netbook, preloaded with Ubuntu 11.04. If you are a blogger or a writer, you can also participate in the contest, just [1]REGISTER for the contest and write about your Ubuntu experience. What kind of blogs/articles can win you the shiny Dell Mini? Here are my suggestions: 1. Write about how and why you started using Ubuntu. If you have specialized need which Ubuntu is fulfilling, please write about those as well. 2. We are specially looking for reviews or features of the apps that you use on Ubuntu. 3. It could be an article about how to use Android With Ubuntu 4. If you are running your are a consultant or running your own business, you can write about how Ubuntu is helping you in business. 5. If you are a college student you can write about how Ubuntu is being used in your school and college. Well, just send us anything on the same lines. So, what are you waiting for, participate in the contest today. For more details about the contest, visit this [2]page. To [3]REGISTER, click here. Swapnil Bhartiya References Visible links 1. http://www.cou.muktware.com/user/register 2. http://www.cou.muktware.com/n/03/61 3. http://www.cou.muktware.com/user/register Hidden links: 4. http://www.cou.muktware.com/n/03/61

1 0

Re: [ILUG-BOM] where in India can one find wimax antennas and equipment?
by Kussh Singh 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> Do you want an internet service provider or simply expand the range of >> an existing available internet connection? >> >> If the ISP can provide a good internet connection at an affordable price, > that would be the best option. Right now Reliance is offering 2Mbps speed > non shared bandwidth wimax connection in 6 weeks time after giving an > advance of Rs 70,000 plus which is way too much money and too much money > locked up. There is no other service provider yet in the area and therefore > the quality of service is also questionable. Don't want to sink in so much > money and then find out that better and cheaper alternatives could have been > available. Reliance is offering the 2Mbps connection at around Rs 20000 per > month and want to have 3 months advance too plus make us wait 6 weeks to > give the connection. > > Kussh > > -- www.goodnewsindia.com www.arvindguptatoys.com

6 10

[OT] Please suggest WiFi AP with WPA2 Enterprise option
by Arun Khan 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

I am looking for a WiFi AP that will connect to a RADIUS server for user auth. In the AP settings this shows up as WPA2 Enterprise. I have an old Linksys WRT54GS ver. 6 that has this feature. I am looking a model that is currently available in India. Please mention brand/model if you know of any AP that supports WPA2 Enterprise. TIA, -- Arun Khan

2 2

[Job] Project R&D Engineer Required: 1-2 year experience in HW/Embedded
by Vivek Tambakad 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

Hi, We are looking for 5 good (software + hardware) candidates as project R&D Engineer and Senior R&D Engineer. If you have hands on experience with Linux and (java or hardware), Sukrut is the right place to work for you. We are a embedded development organization and provide training and project work assistance to the students as well. Please get back to us if you are interested. For project R&D engineers, you may have an interview. We are located at Shivajinagar and you may walk in after giving us a call @ 25536741 or replying to this post. NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY INTERESTED PEOPLE NEED TO APPLY. THIS IS A FULL TIME JOB. PART TIME/CONSULTANT JOB SEEKERS NEED NOT APPLY. RENUMERATION WILL BE BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE AND "WILL" TO WORK AND EXECUTE THE PROJECT(S). About Sukrut ------------------- Established by IIT alumnus, Sukrut Systems is a ‘Market Driven’ Research and Development organization delivering state of the art technology in embedded system design with hardware and software capabilities, multimedia, m2m and telecom networks. Sukrut offers a unique combination of R&D services in hardware, embedded software and application software services; with an aim to provide the innovative product & services support to its clients. Sukrut Systems has a core team of highly skilled professionals who have in-depth expertise ... READ ON <http://www.sukrutsystems.com>

2 1

can tally data be converted to csv format using gnukhata or some other foss tool?
by Kussh Singh 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

Hi, I need to convert tally data which may be kept in files with extensions such as .001 etc to csv format. Which FOSS software can help do that? Any ideas. Kussh -- www.goodnewsindia.com www.arvindguptatoys.com

2 1

where in India can one find wimax antennas and equipment?
by Kussh Singh 05 Mar '11

05 Mar '11

Hi There is a school in a remote location and I was wondering if that location could be connected via wimax or wireless mesh networking at a reasonable cost. The service provider there is asking too much money upfront for speeds as low as 2Mbps. Is there a possibility of a layman/do it yourself type to set up a wimax network for them so as to access the internet easily? Which are the unregulated frequencies for wimax/wimesh and which equipments would be needed? Can anybody help? At the Pabal school (vigyanashram.com) some company from bangalore had setup a communication link but unfortunately it was not sustainable maybe due to financial or logistic problems or it happenned when the technology was raw. Kussh. -- www.goodnewsindia.com www.arvindguptatoys.com

3 4

how to convert a mime base 64 attachment
by Kussh Singh 05 Mar '11

05 Mar '11

Hi With what command line tool in linux can a mime base 64 attachment/file be converted to its proper format? Pls help. I have been unable to make much headway using synaptic kussh -- www.goodnewsindia.com www.arvindguptatoys.com

3 3

USB Mobile Broadband Service
by Kaushal Shriyan 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

Hi, How do we address the issues of making it work the latest chipset provided by the Service Provider to make it work on Ubuntu Desktops. I mean whenever there is a new USB Mobile Broadband Service chipset available in Market how do we make them work in Ubuntu. Do i need to update my Desktop to the latest release every time ? For example : I use Tata Photon + with EC1260 chipset which works in Ubuntu 10.10 but when i try to use the latest Tata Photon + with EC152 chipset it does not work out of the box. Please suggest/guide further. Thanks Kaushal

3 2

[x-post] Scientific Linux 6.0 released
by Arun Khan 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

Scientific Linux 6.0 is based on RHEL 6.0 with add-ons for scientific computing. FWIW, the Admin tools etc. are pretty much the same as in RHEL. There is no firm date for CentOS 6.0 yet; so you if you want to see what is in RHEL 6.0 (and don't have subscription) you can try this distro to get your hands wet. Read more at <http://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/6x/60/> I am downloading the amd64 iso. -- Arun Khan

1 0

Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 95, Issue 2
by nishant kumar 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

How to use tcpha??????????????????????????????? If you can tell then tell me,,,,,,other wise linux mailing list is hellllllllllllllll On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in>wrote: > Send Linuxers mailing list submissions to > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linuxers-owner(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. USB Mobile Broadband Service (Kaushal Shriyan) > 2. Re: USB Mobile Broadband Service (Nishit Dave) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:22:33 +0530 > From: Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshriyan(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] USB Mobile Broadband Service > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Message-ID: > <AANLkTimicD2MFZMw6tgVHjcLsVqY=xp-9jNoBg8QYVQZ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi, > > How do we address the issues of making it work the latest chipset provided > by the Service Provider to make it work on Ubuntu Desktops. I mean whenever > there is a new USB Mobile Broadband Service chipset available in Market how > do we make them work in Ubuntu. Do i need to update my Desktop to the > latest > release every time ? > > For example : I use Tata Photon + with EC1260 chipset which works in Ubuntu > 10.10 but when i try to use the latest Tata Photon + with EC152 chipset it > does not work out of the box. > > Please suggest/guide further. > > Thanks > > Kaushal > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 23:35:18 +0530 > From: Nishit Dave <stargazer.dave(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] USB Mobile Broadband Service > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" > <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTi=Jz3MkgzGatR_3=7mLVyUpXf_TBJ8N6npgjwCq(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Mar 1, 2011 7:35 PM, "Kaushal Shriyan" <kaushalshriyan(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > How do we address the issues of making it work the latest chipset > provided > > by the Service Provider to make it work on Ubuntu Desktops. I mean > whenever > > there is a new USB Mobile Broadband Service chipset available in Market > how > > do we make them work in Ubuntu. Do i need to update my Desktop to the > latest > > release every time ? > > > > For example : I use Tata Photon + with EC1260 chipset which works in > Ubuntu > > 10.10 but when i try to use the latest Tata Photon + with EC152 chipset > it > > does not work out of the box. > > You just need the latest usb-modeswitch-data (and preferably the latest > usb-modeswitch) > > -Nishit > > Posted from my Notion Ink Adam > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > End of Linuxers Digest, Vol 95, Issue 2 > *************************************** >

2 1

Linux with X in 10MB
by jtd 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Tiny Core linux fits in 10MB. Tried it out quite minimal but the size is impressive. http://www.tinycorelinux.com/ -- Rgds JTD

2 1

Fwd: [PLUG] [Job posting] Fwd: FOSS employment at IIT Bombay
by Mehul Ved 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Manjusha Joshi <manjusha.joshi(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:05 PM Subject: [PLUG] [Job posting] Fwd: FOSS employment at IIT Bombay To: Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List <plug-mail(a)plug.org.in>, bhaskaracharya-pratishthana <bhaskaracharya-pratishthana(a)bprim.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kannan Moudgalya <kannan(a)iitb.ac.in> Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 8:50 PM Subject: [FOSS-in-Science] FOSS employment at IIT Bombay To: foss-in-science(a)mm.gnu.org.in Dear All, Our spoken tutorial project has several job openings. Those who are interested can view the details at http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/Circular/F_80_P15_10_11.pdf. The last date for receiving applications is 7 March 2011. Thanks. Kannan -- Want to promote FOSS and bridge digital divide? Please see the video at http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial -- Manjusha S. Joshi P.I. of project on Use of Open source software for Teaching Maths, http://fossme.bprim.org Lecturer in Computational Mathematics, BIM, Pune, India. www.bprim.org Mobile: 09822 319328 blog:http://manjushajoshi.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

1 0

FOSS Representative of Indian Colleges and Institutes
by Narendra Sisodiya 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Please edit and help to connect with each other - http://lug-iitd.org/FOSS_Representative_of_Indian_Colleges_and_Institutes -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

1 0

Vote for VPM, Thane to host Koha Conference
by Koustubha Kale 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Dear All, As you may be aware, VPM, Thane is trying to bring KohaCon11 the annual conference of the international Koha community to India this year. The Koha community has decided to conduct a online vote to decide where to host this years conference. This is separate from the show of support on Koha's wiki page & will be the decider. The voting closes on 17th Feb 2011. Request you all to please visit following link and vote for VPM, Thane as your first choice. http://survey.web2learning.net/limesurvey/index.php?sid=15529&lang=en Please request all your friends and colleagues also to vote for VPM, Thane by visiting the above link. We need all the support we can get.. 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

4 7

Fwd: [LOOKING FOR JOB] 1 year experienced mobile Apps developer [ J2ME ] seeking opportunities in Mumbai
by Loknath Swain 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

A mobile application developer with 1 year experience in J2ME is looking for opportunity in Mumbai . I request communities in this group to contact me if anyone is having any requirement. He is Dependable & hardworking . My contact details : Loknath Swain MOB: *09833181107* EMAIL: * loknathswain(a)gmail.com* Thanking you, *Loknath Swain*

1 0

Samsung laptops now supported
by jtd 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/9/334 -- Rgds JTD

1 0

Finnix 101 - Good Boot Options
by Rony 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Hello, I regularly use 'finnix' as a bootable CD to get a root command prompt with lots of utilities for system maintainence. This time the latest version 101 was downloaded and burned. Along with the usual boot time utilities, I found a nice option called 'Hardware Detection Tool'. This is very useful to get details about your motherboard, chips, devices etc. without opening your machine. Very quick and handy. So..... go ahead and try it out. http://www.finnix.org/ -- 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.

3 7

[Announcement] Delhi/NCR Python Users Group India - Started
by Arulalan T 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Dear All, I am happy to announce that a new Python usergroup is created for Nation Capital Region consisting of * NCT Delhi * Haryana * Rajasthan *Uttar Pradesh . Do join us on the mailing list for " NCR Python Users Group India ". Mailing List : http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/ncr-python.in Wiki Page : http://wiki.python.org/moin/Ncr-Python.in This mailing list is for all those who want to know about "What is Python?", "How to learn it?" as a beginner etc.. If you are a Python Geek, then please join with us and share your Python coding stuff. So that all of us can improve our Python knowledge. -- Regards, Arulalan.T Project Associate Centre for Atmospheric Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Delhi My Experiments In Gnu/Linux ! : http://tuxcoder.wordpress.com Kanchi Linux User Group Rocks ! : http://kanchilug.wordpress.com

1 0

Need info on Boot Process of Ubuntu 10.10
by neel 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Hi, I noticed Ubuntu 10.10 boots faster. Also Fedora 14 boots faster. I tried to study boot process of it. I also google it. Found little information on it. However can anybody please help me and send me link where I can find detail boot process of Ubuntu 10.10 / Fedora 14 ? Or any other way around to understand it. Regards n Thanks Neelesh Gurjar

3 2

Re: [ILUG-BOM] 1. Wine and usb (jtd)
by Koustubh Sinkar 13 Feb '11

13 Feb '11

कौस्तुभ सिनकर On 13 February 2011 12:00, <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> wrote: > Send Linuxers mailing list submissions to > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linuxers-owner(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxers digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wine and usb (jtd) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:21:28 +0530 > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Wine and usb > Anybody used a usb device on wine? > If yes which distro /kernel and wine version. > > I have to reverse engineer some code on the pc for programming embeded > stuff. As usual looking for a short cut. > > -- > Rgds > JTD > > > I have used the USB2Serial(Prolific) adapter with Flash magic running on WINE on a Fedora 11 and 12 machine for connecting to P89V51RD2 via the USB2Serial adapter. I also tried to use WINE to connect a programming kit to using USB to my computer but was not able to do that due to permission issues, I guess. I am not sure about that because it did not occur to me then. Could you please share the details so that we could provide you with better pointers, if we already have had some such similar experience? > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

2 1

Wine and usb
by jtd 12 Feb '11

12 Feb '11

Anybody used a usb device on wine? If yes which distro /kernel and wine version. I have to reverse engineer some code on the pc for programming embeded stuff. As usual looking for a short cut. -- Rgds JTD

1 0

Preparing file for offset printing from pdf
by H.S.Rai 12 Feb '11

12 Feb '11

Are there FOSS tool to prepare pdf file for offset printing? This involve rearranging of pages (4 pages on big page, with different orientation and different sequence), and then colour separation. -- H.S.Rai

6 17

[X Post] Canonical Releases World’s Largest Component Catalog for Linux
by thereader 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

FYI Sent to you by thereader via Google Reader: Canonical Releases World’s Largest Component Catalog for Linux via Softpedia News - Linux by Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) on 2/10/11 Canonical announced a few minutes ago, February 10th, that it just made publicly available its entire database of certified hardware components for Linux and Ubuntu, for the first time. This will rapidly reduce the time-to-market for ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) working on Linux or Ubuntu systems. Canonical's cata... (read more) Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Softpedia News - Linux using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

2 1

[OT] Speed Test for 21 Mbps 3G modems?
by Rony 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

Hello, Has anyone tried out the 21 Mbps 3G usb modems from Reliance or Tata? If so, what is the overall performance? Right now both these companies seem busy selling off their older 3 Mbps EVDO modems with small reductions in price, in their current mktg. campaigns. -- 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.

1 0

[Position] Project Fellow position at Gnowledge Lab, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
by Ganesh Gajare 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Hello, Gnowledge Lab, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science education has position for project Fellow. Walk-In interview will be there on 4th March 2011. Please check link for more details: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/advt/one-position-of-project-fellow-for-gnowle… Also, please spread the message among your friends. Regards, Ganesh Gajare

1 0

Real-life meetings
by Joachim Breitner 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Hi, the website is quite outdated, but the mailing list is active, so I wonder if there are regular real-life meetings of ILUG-BOM these days and if so, where can I find details about them? Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim "nomeata" Breitner mail: mail(a)joachim-breitner.de | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Key: 4743206C JID: nomeata(a)joachim-breitner.de | http://www.joachim-breitner.de/ Debian Developer: nomeata(a)debian.org

2 1

[X-Post]List of keynote speakers for conf.kde.in
by gaurav chaturvedi 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Hi folks, conf.kde.in organizers just announced the keynote speakers. Please go to http://kde.in/conf/keynotes to read up more about them. Also do check the talks and workshop list here at http://kde.in/conf/talks. You can register for conf.kde.in at http://kde.in/conf/register . If you have any questions, please mail admin(a)kde.in . We can also be reached by our twitter handle @kdeindia

1 0

ARM cross-compiling issues
by Koustubh Sinkar 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Namaskar: I have only used the Keil compiler for arm development before. Now I am trying to use the arm-gcc. I got this BlinkingLed program with my Olimex development board. I have been trying to compile it with the arm-gcc cross compiler from codesourcery as well as the one provided by redhat. The zip file which contains the sources as well as the errors for their respective compilations can be found here:- https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B36jlLaq9jMFMzMwMWQ5YTctZTk0YS00ZDdmLTgzMG… I can't make head or tail of the error messages thrown by the redhat cross-compiler. Please help me debug. Also I want to cross compile the Linux Kernel for ARM. I downloaded the source from kernel.org (2.6.36). i did the following changes ARCH?=arm CROSS_COMPILE ?= armv5tel-redhat-linux-gnueabi- I got this error while compiling the kernel for ARM after running make with only these modifications in the Makefile In file included from drivers/block/cciss.c:379: drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c: In function ‘scsi_cmd_stack_setup’: drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c:218: error: negative width in bit-field ‘<anonymous>’ drivers/block/cciss.c: In function ‘cciss_init’: drivers/block/cciss.c:4947: error: negative width in bit-field ‘<anonymous>’ make[2]: *** [drivers/block/cciss.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [drivers/block] Error 2 make: *** [drivers] Error 2 My Host Platform is Fedora 11 i386. Are there no other precautions to be taken while cross compilation??? Regards, Koustubh SInkar कौस्तुभ सिनकर

2 1

Photoshop Replacement required.
by Kshitij M Kotak 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

A start-up in E-commerce, subsidiary of a 100-crore group is looking for Web-site designers and Graphic Designers on Open-Source alternative. Can my friends here guide me on what is a good alternative and would you have someone wanting to work with such a company in the specified profile? Regards and thanks in anticipation. Kshitiz Sent from Handheld Excuse typos

8 9

Debian release party in Mumbai
by Nitesh Mistry 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Debian release party in Mumbai: http://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartySqueeze/India/Mumbai Thanks to Vivek for hosting the party. -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry | www.mistrynitesh.com PGP key id: A6FEF696 | 'geekosopher' on freenode irc

3 4

OT - Commercial - Nuttx
by Akshay Mishra 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

Any Nuttx fans here ? I have used Nuttx since past few months and find it quite interesting. While not Linux and hence OT (?), it is an open-source RTOS and works like a charm on our micro-controller platforms. Again, looking for somebody who can work with us on Nuttx for some interesting application development. These are also open to fresh Linux enthusiasts. Regards, Akshay 98693 21611 www.dspworks.in

1 0

OT-Commercial-OpenWRT specialists required
by Akshay Mishra 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

Any OpenWrt specialist with ability to work on Linux drivers and based out of Mumbai on this list ? We have some work on our own product and need somebody willing to get his hands dirty. Looking for somebody with atleast 3 years of Linux driver experience and atleast 6 months of OpenWRT exposure. Please contact me offlist. This is a short-term requirement. Thanks and Regards, Akshay 098693 21611

1 0

[X post] Fwd: New look for Debian's websites
by Kartik Mistry 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

Finally. Head over to debian.org for new fresh look! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <tolimar(a)debian.org> Date: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:11 AM Subject: New look for Debian's websites To: debian-news(a)lists.debian.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ New look for Debian's websites press(a)debian.org February 5th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205b ------------------------------------------------------------------------- New look for Debian's websites On the occasion of the release of Debian 6.0 "Squeez" [1], the Debian website team is pleased to publish a new design for Debian's web presence. After roughly 13 years [2] with nearly the same design, the layout and design of many of the websites run by Debian changed together with today's release of Debian Squeeze. Debian's main website [3] and its wiki [4], lists archive [5], blog aggregator planet [6] and package information system [7] now have a consistent new layout. The new layout is meant to give Debian's web presence a cleaner and more modern look as well as making the web pages easier to use and navigate. 1: http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a 2: http://web.archive.org/web/19981212024258/http://www.debian.org/ 3: http://www.debian.org/ 4: http://wiki.debian.org/ 5: http://lists.debian.org/ 6: http://planet.debian.org/ 7: http://packages.debian.org/ "I didn't expect my slight annoyance to result in a published redesign. The work others have done to make sure that happened has been most impressive. Hopefully the redesign can start a refinement process that will converge at the best distro website ever." says Kalle Söderman, who was one of the driving forces behind the layout change. The website team also took care that the new design includes accessibility improvements (e.g. for the colorblind) and scales well for different resolutions. About Debian ------------ The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly free community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of the largest and most influential open source projects. Thousands of volunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain Debian software. Available in 70 languages, and supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the "universal operating system". Contact Information ------------------- For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at http://www.debian.org/ or send mail to <press(a)debian.org>. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-news-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110206014128.GX11890@melusine.alphascorpii.net -- Kartik Mistry Debian GNU/Linux Developer IRC: kart_ | Identica: @kartikm

1 0

[X Post] Fwd: Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" released
by Kartik Mistry 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

FYI and forward to your favorite [G/]LUGs ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Meike Reichle <meike(a)debian.org> Date: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:50 AM Subject: Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" released To: debian-announce(a)lists.debian.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" released press(a)debian.org February 5th, 2011 http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110205a ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" released After 24 months of constant development, the Debian Project is proud to present its new stable version 6.0 (code name "Squeeze"). Debian 6.0 is a free operating system, coming for the first time in two flavours. Alongside Debian GNU/Linux, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is introduced with this version as a "technology preview". Debian 6.0 includes the KDE Plasma Desktop and Applications, the GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environments as well as all kinds of server applications. It also features compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.2 of the LSB. Debian runs on computers ranging from palmtops and handheld systems to supercomputers, and on nearly everything in between. A total of nine architectures are supported by Debian GNU/Linux: 32-bit PC / Intel IA-32 (i386), 64-bit PC / Intel EM64T / x86-64 (amd64), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Sun/Oracle SPARC (sparc), MIPS (mips (big-endian) and mipsel (little-endian)), Intel Itanium (ia64), IBM S/390 (s390), and ARM EABI (armel). Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" introduces technical previews of two new ports to the kernel of the FreeBSD project using the known Debian/GNU userland: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD for the 32-bit PC (kfreebsd-i386) and the 64-bit PC (kfreebsd-amd64). These ports are the first ones ever to be included in a Debian release which are not based on the Linux kernel. The support of common server software is strong and combines the existing features of Linux-based Debian versions with the unique features known from the BSD world. However, for this release these new ports are limited; for example, some advanced desktop features are not yet supported. Another first is the completely free Linux kernel, which no longer contains problematic firmware files. These were split out into separate packages and moved out of the Debian main archive into the non-free area of our archive, which is not enabled by default. In this way Debian users have the possibility of running a completely free operating system, but may still choose to use non-free firmware files if necessary. Firmware files needed during installation may be loaded by the installation system; special CD images and tarballs for USB based installations are available too. More information about this may be found in the Debian Firmware wiki page. 1: http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware Furthermore, Debian 6.0 introduces a dependency based boot system, making system start-up faster and more robust due to parallel execution of boot scripts and correct dependency tracking between them. Various other changes make Debian more suitable for small form factor notebooks, like the introduction of the KDE Plasma Netbook shell. This release includes numerous updated software packages, such as: * KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications 4.4.5 * an updated version of the GNOME desktop environment 2.30 * the Xfce 4.6 desktop environment * LXDE 0.5.0 * X.Org 7.5 * OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 * GIMP 2.6.11 * Iceweasel 3.5.16 (an unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox) * Icedove 3.0.11 (an unbranded version of Mozilla Thunderbird) * PostgreSQL 8.4.6 * MySQL 5.1.49 * GNU Compiler Collection 4.4.5 * Linux 2.6.32 * Apache 2.2.16 * Samba 3.5.6 * Python 2.6.6, 2.5.5 and 3.1.3 * Perl 5.10.1 * PHP 5.3.3 * Asterisk 1.6.2.9 * Nagios 3.2.3 * Xen Hypervisor 4.0.1 (dom0 as well as domU support) * OpenJDK 6b18 * Tomcat 6.0.18 * more than 29,000 other ready-to-use software packages, built from nearly 15,000 source packages. Debian 6.0 includes over 10,000 new packages like the browser Chromium, the monitoring solution Icinga, the package management frontend Software Center, the network manager wicd, the Linux container tools lxc and the cluster framework Corosync. With this broad selection of packages, Debian once again stays true to its goal of being the universal operating system. It is suitable for many different use cases: from desktop systems to netbooks; from development servers to cluster systems; and for database, web or storage servers. At the same time, additional quality assurance efforts like automatic installation and upgrade tests for all packages in Debian's archive ensure that Debian 6.0 fulfils the high expectations that users have of a stable Debian release. It is rock solid and rigorously tested. Starting from Debian 6.0, the "Custom Debian Distributions" are renamed to "Debian Pure Blends" [2]. Their coverage has increased as Debian 6.0 adds >Debian Accessibility [3], DebiChem [4], Debian EzGo [5], Debian GIS [6] and Debian Multimedia [7] to the already existing Debian Edu [8], Debian Med [9] and Debian Science [10] "pure blends". The full content of all the blends can be browsed [11], including prospective packages that users are welcome to nominate for addition to the next release. 2: http://blends.alioth.debian.org/ 3: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-accessibility/ 4: http://debichem.alioth.debian.org/ 5: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEzGo 6: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis 7: http://blends.alioth.debian.org/multimedia/tasks/index 8: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu 9: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/ 10: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience 11: http://blends.alioth.debian.org/ Debian may be installed from various installation media such as Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs and USB sticks or from the network. GNOME is the default desktop environment and is contained on the first CD. Other desktop environments — KDE Plasma Desktop and Applications, Xfce, or LXDE — may be installed through two alternative CD images. The desired desktop environment may also be chosen from the boot menus of the CDs/DVDs. Again available with Debian 6.0 are multi-architecture CDs and DVDs which support installation of multiple architectures from a single disc. The creation of bootable USB installation media has also been greatly simplified; see the Installation Guide [12] for more details. 12: http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/installmanual In addition to the regular installation media, Debian GNU/Linux may also be directly used without prior installation. The special images used, known as live images, are available for CDs, USB sticks and netboot setups. Initially, these are provided for the amd64 and i386 architectures only. It is also possible to use these live images to install Debian GNU/Linux. The installation process for Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 has been improved in various ways, including easier selection of language and keyboard settings, and partitioning of logical volumes, RAID and encrypted systems. Support has also been added for the ext4 and Btrfs filesystems and — on the kFreeBSD architecture — the Zettabyte filesystem (ZFS). The installation system for Debian GNU/Linux is now available in 70 languages. Debian installation images may be downloaded right now via BitTorrent [13] (the recommended method), jigdo [14] or HTTP [15]; see Debian on CDs [16] for further information. It will soon be available on physical DVD, CD-ROM and Blu-ray Discs from numerous vendors [17], too. 13: http://www.debian.org/CD/torrent-cd/ 14: http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/#which 15: http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ 16: http://www.debian.org/CD/ 17: http://www.debian.org/CD//vendors Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 from the previous release, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codenamed "Lenny"), are automatically handled by the apt-get package management tool for most configurations, and to a certain degree also by the aptitude package management tool. As always, Debian GNU/Linux systems may be upgraded painlessly, in place, without any forced downtime, but it is strongly recommended to read the release notes [18] as well as the installation guide [19] for possible issues, and for detailed instructions on installing and upgrading. The release notes will be further improved and translated to additional languages in the weeks after the release. 18: http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes 19: http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/installmanual About Debian ------------ Debian is a free operating system, developed by thousands of volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the Internet. The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its dedication to the Debian Social Contract and Free Software, and its commitment to provide the best operating system possible. Debian 6.0 is another important step in that direction. Contact Information ------------------- For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at http://www.debian.org or send mail to <press(a)debian.org>. -- Kartik Mistry [Proud] Debian GNU/Linux Developer IRC: kart_ | Identica: @kartikm

1 0

Re: [ILUG-BOM] Photoshop Replacement required.
by khanolkardilip＠gmail.com 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Hi kshitij You can try on gimp its a great replacement for photoshop ------Original Message------ From: Kshitij M Kotak Sender: linuxers-bounces(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in To: LUG GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India ReplyTo: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Photoshop Replacement required. Sent: Feb 4, 2011 7:43 PM A start-up in E-commerce, subsidiary of a 100-crore group is looking for Web-site designers and Graphic Designers on Open-Source alternative. Can my friends here guide me on what is a good alternative and would you have someone wanting to work with such a company in the specified profile? Regards and thanks in anticipation. Kshitiz Sent from Handheld Excuse typos -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone

1 0

[OT/Humor] Penguin goes shopping for fish
by Arun Khan 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

http://www.flixxy.com/pet-penguin-goes-shopping.htm The penguin "back pack" is cute :) Enjoy, -- Arun Khan

1 0

Fwd: [PLUG] Gnunify: Delegate registration open
by Arun Khan 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Forwarding w/o prejudice. -- Arun Khan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <webmaster(a)plug.org.in> Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 6:29 PM Subject: [PLUG] Gnunify: Delegate registration open To: plug-mail(a)plug.org.in Hi Delegate registration for Gnunify 2011 is now open: Check out at http://www.gnunify.in --webmaster @ plug _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List

1 0

GNUnify 2011 _ A forum to Unite open minds
by ABHI MEHTA 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Hello, GNUnify, one of the India's biggest open source is back for its 9th year. Organized by Pune Linux Users Group(PLUG) and the students of SICSR. The tagline itself “A forum to unite open minds“ says it all. Sponsored by Mozilla and to be held on 11th and 12th February, 2011, SICSR, Pune will be the host to a variety of exciting events such as techie- talk, FOSS in education, workshops, install-fest and many more. There will also be eminent personalities from the Open Source World sharing their experiences through talk, lectures and workshops. There will also be representatives from Wikipedia and Mozilla who will be conducting workshops for two days. For more details, please visit http://gnunify.in/ Team Gnunify.

1 0

Re: [ILUG-BOM] Please use appropriate subject line (Was Re: Fwd: [PLUG] GNUnify '11) (Binand Sethumadhavan)
by Suhit Kelkar 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Quote-- the urge to show off is one of the fundamental characteristics of the human male-- unquote So is the urge to dominate, to assert one's presence, to browbeat and to bully. A hint to the wise. Regards Suhit Kelkar

2 1

Please use appropriate subject line (Was Re: Fwd: [PLUG] GNUnify '11)
by Arun Khan 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Please change the subject line. The last few messages in this thread have no connection to GNUunify 2011. Also please avoid 17 lines of PGP public key in each and every message. IMO it is as bad as legal disclaimers; instead post it on a public key server and give a link to it. -- Arun Khan

6 21

WindowXp PHP MySQL Connectivity Problem
by pankaj＠glug4muz.org 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Hi all, On one of my Windows XP system I am unable to connect to mysql from php script. I am able to login to mysql server from the command line as well as mysql console provided by WAMP 2.0 but from php script mysql_connect() function is always failing. I have tested WAMP 2.0 and three versions of EasyPHP but in each case I am facing the same problem. Even phpMyAdmin is not being starting on this system. I have also followed the steps mentioned on the page http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Error2003-CantConnectToMySQLServer but of no use. Can any one give me clue for reason behind this type of problem? Best Regards ... Pankaj Kumar

4 3

[OT] GSM Security
by Rony 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Hello, I was reading about tethering security when I came across this article in this link on the net. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02/25/gsm_encryption_broken/1 An important part of the text is reproduced below. "GSM encryption comes in four flavours: A5/0 is no encryption at all, and is the standard for GSM devices shipped to countries the distributors don't like all that much; A5/1 is the fairly robust 'default' encryption implementation used in the EU and the USA; A5/2 is a weakened version of A5/1 offered to countries the distributors have no strong feelings about but which the government may want to keep its eye on; A5/3 is a newcomer to the scene, offering a more robust scheme than A5/1 but currently not implemented for anyone who doesn't work for a three-letter-agency." I am curious to know, what security do we use in India? I could not get exact details on the net. Is the security of GSM equipment pre-set by foreign manufacturers (read: their Govts.) or do we as Indians have some say to modify it? -- 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.

5 8

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Linuxers