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[info] 4th fastest supercomputer in the world -- for linux enthusiasts
by Agnello George 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

HINDU group of publications Mumbai/Chennai, Nov. 13 The Tata Group on Tuesday announced that its supercomputer Eka, which became operational this October, has been adjudged the world's fourth fastest. This distinction was made at the International Conference for High Performance Computing Networking Storage and Analysis at Nevada, US. The super machine, developed at Tata Group's Computational Research Laboratories (CRL) in Pune, is the fastest computer in Asia and the first one developed using corporate funding, said Mr S. Ramadorai, Chairman, CRL, at a news conference in Mumbai. Eka (Sanskrit word for number one), is a Hewlett-Packard based system with a performance of 117.9 teraflops. A teraflop equals a trillion calculations per second. A supercomputer is the equivalent of 20,000 ordinary computers put together but the comparison stops with power. "It is like comparing an aeroplane and a bicycle," added Mr Ramadorai. 'Eka' was developed with an investment of $30 million (Rs 120 crore) in six weeks' time, funded entirely by Tata Sons. TCS, Tata Technologies, Tata Strategic Management Group and other companies from the Tata stable have contributed to the project. This computer will enable CRL to offer computing services in the field of weather forecasting, oil & gas exploration, drug discovery, gaming & animation and data mining, among others. *The supercomputer is powered by a Linux open source operating system and it is based on standard hardware to address the issue of application scalability, which has been the bane of supercomputing till date. * The Tata Group now intends to market the supercomputers` capabilities to potential customers. "We are in active negotiations with government and private agencies," said Mr Ramadorai. Group company Tata Elxsi and aircraft maker Boeing have been using the supercomputer on a pilot basis. Commenting on potential models of doing business, Dr Sunil Sherlekar, Head, Embedded Innovation Labs, TCS, said: "We will be selling time to our customers to use these systems. Another model could be to build slightly smaller capacity systems for our clients on a turnkey basis." -- Agnello . G .Dsouza -- Agnello . G .Dsouza

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[Commercial] Call for Linux Support Engineers
by Rajeev R. K. 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi All, We are looking for Linux Support Engineers to work for our company engaged in Information Technology Consulting & Training. The company has been working on standard Linux server and client systems and also on Open-Source ERP, CRM, e-governance and Groupware. Most of the work is on fedora and similar platforms. The position will involve a mix of telephonic support, onsite support, remote management and new project implementation. Some travelling within the country may be involved. Qualification : A strong UNIX / LINUX base with experience in diverse network environments. Comfort with various different distribution and styles of administration will be an required. RHCT / LPI Level 2 or higher certification will be preferred. Base Location - Lower Parel, Mumbai. Please send the CV in PDF format to rajeevrk(a)xlncenterprises.com (do not send mail / queries about this to the group). CV must have details of experience, qualification and expectation. Regards R K Rajeev

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[Commercial] Call for Linux Support Engineers
by Rajeev R. K. 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi All, We are looking for Linux Support Engineers to work for our company engaged in Information Technology Consulting & Training. The company has been working on standard Linux server and client systems and also on Open-Source ERP, CRM, e-governance and Groupware. Most of the work is on fedora and similar platforms. The position will involve a mix of telephonic support, onsite support, remote management and new project implementation. Some travelling within the country may be involved. Qualification : A strong UNIX / LINUX base with experience in diverse network environments. Comfort with various different distribution and styles of administration will be an required. RHCT / LPI Level 2 or higher certification will be preferred. Base Location - Lower Parel, Mumbai. Please send the CV in PDF format to rajeevrk(a)xlncenterprises.com (do not send mail / queries about this to the group). CV must have details of experience, qualification and expectation. Regards R K Rajeev

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[Commercial] Why not enroll in FOSS India Awards?
by Niraj Sahay 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi, Are you working on any free software or open source (FOSS) project? Do you know anyone who is? There's a great opportunity for all Indian FOSS contributors to showcase their work at the national level, and perhaps global too! Plus, the development team (or individual) can get a minimum cash prize of Rs 25,000! But, there's more to it than just cash prize. The winners will get exclusive coverage in LINUX For You magazine, and openITis.com (aka linuxforu.com). Which in turn could mean: (a) more media coverage for the project and its developers, (b) publicity amongst targeted customers, and (c) more contributors getting attracted to the project. Launched with an initial kitty of Rs 5 lakhs, the FOSS India Awards aim to recognise India's top 20 FOSS projects. The LINUX For You team is working with FOSII (Forum for Open Source Initiatives in India) on this venture. The registration for FOSS India Awards is FREE! All one has to do to register is to visit http://www.openitis.com/awards/ and fill in the two-minute form. Registration for FOSS India Awards is open till 15th December '07. The awards will be announced during Open Source India Week (aka LinuxAsia 2008) during the 2nd week of February '08. Please do forward this message to anyone whom you believe is working on a FOSS project, and is a good candidate. Let's prove to the World that India contributes to FOSS too... Best Wishes! LINUX For You team

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Helpful article on Linux Graphics Drivers
by Sarfaraz Kazi 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Here's a newbie-friendly and very helpful article about the various Linux Graphics Drivers - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=908&num=1 Regards, Sarfaraz

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VPN
by Nilesh 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Dear , We are having two linux server with os RHEL4-U4 one server is in pune office and another is in mumbai. Now we have to configure VPN between these two server kindly provide me step by step configuration that i could configured it Regards -- Nilesh

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Re: Ilug-bom wiki
by Neelesh Gurjar 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

> We are in the process of migrating the some of the services to a > better server with better connectivity. At first, Ilug-bom wiki has > been migrated and is working at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki . It's gr8 news that our wiki is started. Can I upload my docs about Linux on this wiki ? If yes can anybody provide me the short steps please ? I have created my account on this wiki ? Thanks NeeleshG

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Firefox 3 and memory usage
by Chetan S 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hi All, Just an headsup on the upcoming firefox 3 ( Granparadiso ). This version is very very snappy as against firefox 2. Also a developer named Pavlov has implemented a "memory defrag" kind of plugin for firefox 3 that works real well, driving down the memory usage drastically. ( http://www.pavlov.net/blog/archives/2007/11/memory_fragment.html ) A point in case is the speed with which ff 3 can spawn new windows. This is specifically more important when the window in question is a small login popup or such. Another example - As I type this, I am using a measly 512 mb, T42 centrino laptop with the following elements in memory 1. Lotus Notes - Hog hog hog 2. PDF viewer with a image heavy file open 3. 2 xls in openoffice. 4. Terminal 5. John the cracker cracking my passwd file in background. Lastly firefox 3 with no less than 18 tabs open consuming 94 mb of non-shared memory and 119 mb gross memory ! And with compiz and wobbly effects on. As of now no slowdown in any of my applications. W00t ! Plugin compatibility ============== >From my perspective I care only about adblock plus and no-script which work with the current alpha available on ubuntu gutsy 7.10 Suggested you give firefox 3 a try. There are few things that are different from 2.0 and will require you to be generally competent with fixing problem with help via Google searches. regards, C

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Ilug-bom wiki
by Anurag 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hello and Diwali Greetings to all! We are in the process of migrating the some of the services to a better server with better connectivity. At first, Ilug-bom wiki has been migrated and is working at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki . Taking Siddhesh's suggestions forward, is it a good idea to keep the wiki itself as the main website? Anurag

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List downtime notification.
by Anurag 11 Nov '07

11 Nov '07

Hello! We are shifting our mailing list to another data center on tomorrow, 12th November. Mailing list services may remain unavailable tomorrow till evening as the MX records get updated. Anurag

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Document on Setting up Centralized Authentication Server
by Neelesh Gurjar 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:> >http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/ is always up, and you can add content >without logging in. I have uploaded file on http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/ . Giving link below: http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/attachment/wiki/WikiStart/Centralized_Authen… Please review it. Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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Login Problem with KDM
by Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक आंब ेरकर] 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

I am facing login problem with KDM. I am not able to login with KDM as well as XDM. But login through Virtual Console is working fine. I tried log in with other username. But that works only with XDM and not KDM. I reinstalled KDM but no go. I even tried removing ~/.kde but still same problem. ~/.xsession-errors shows only one error > Failed to start SCIM < What can be the problem? Is there any other file where I can check for KDM logs? -- With Regards Abhishek Amberkar There is no operating system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels.

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[Fwd: does anyone know asterix?]
by Anivar Aravind 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: does anyone know asterix? Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:08:11 -0000 From: Jamie Woolley <jamie.woolley(a)uk.greenpeace.org> To: Global New Media Group <globalnewmedia(a)dgroups.org>, <practitioners(a)ecampaigningforum.com> Mike Grenville from 160characters.org is urgently looking for someone with knowledge of Asterix (_http://www.asterisk.org/_). Anyone who can help, please contact him at mike(a)160characters.org <mailto:mike@160characters.org>. Do you know someone who knows Asterix? With the media clamp down in Pakistan I have been contacted by an NGO who are about to fly someone out there to find a company there who would build them a system now so that regional press can distribute news. They would appreciate their guy having a chat with someone who can give him some pointers. ref this article _http://www.160characters.org/news.php?action=view&nid=2435_ <http://www.160characters.org/news.php?action=view&nid=2435> thanks mike *web editor* *greenpeace uk* *+44 (0) 20 7865 8286* *skype: callto://jme.woolley* *www.greenpeace.org.uk* <http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/> _______________________________________________ Do you know anyone who may be interested in joining this list? If so, direct them to: http://www.ecampaigningforum.com/discuss eCampaigning Forum Practitioners email list: Practitioners(a)ecampaigningforum.com To change your subscription settings or removed yourself from the list, simply go to: http://www.ecampaigningforum.com/discuss (or email practitioners-unsubscribe(a)ecampaigningforum.com to be removed)

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Announce: November 2007 GLUG meet at HBCSE
by Anurag 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Hello list members, We'll be having our November GLUG meet at HBCSE on sunday, 11th November 2007. Date: Sunday, 11th November 2007 Time: 4:00 PM Venue: HBCSE, Mankhurd Topics: 1) Common Lisp - The language basics. - By Chaitanya Gupta 2) How to get started with SBCL and Emacs Everyone is invited to attend and benefit form the talks. We'll try to finish the talks by 6PM so that we get more time for one to one interactive discussions, and those who are coming from far away can leave early. Anurag -- __ __ gnu /noo/ n. Ox like antelope; (abbr.) /gnoo/ n. (recursive acronym) Gnu's Not Unix.

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Re:Announce: November 2007 GLUG meet at HBCSE
by Easwar Hariharan 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

> Vihan - Getting started with GCC (The C, compiler) (Probably a series of GNU tools - >GNU Nano, and so on) > what about Vihan's textbook? Isnt it time it was dragged out of the > closet? > I thought of demo-ing KDE4. But I am not sure if I will have > time to build the latest svn or even come to the meet. Its festive > season and many more things on the plate atm. So I will inform the > list if it is possible at all. > > Honestly Qt4 intro can't be done in 15-30 minutes, imho, > that too as a talk and no hands-on. Pradeepto?Vihan?Yes/No?? Regards, Easwar

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Document on Setting up Centralized Authentication Server
by Neelesh Gurjar 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Mehul Ved wrote:> >Do I have your permission to put it on wikia or any other wiki you >specify so it can come across wider reader base and be improved. It >will also be useful to those who cannot access odt documents for >whatever reason. Yes you can upload that. I have created lot of documents which I can provide on this forum, for eg. Nagios setup, LTSP setup, Tuning Linux. And all this documents I have created based on my experience, while setting up all this in one Ashram. Please advice me a central place where I can upload. Regards NeeleshG *LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity *

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Re: [Commercial] Why not enroll in FOSS India Awards?
by Roshan N Baladhanvi 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

[snip ...] > Let's prove to the World that India contributes to FOSS too... http://foss.in/2007/shortlist.php The above list, lists Indian as well as others. foss.in/2007 could be a great place for evaluation. :) http://www.ubuntu-in.org

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[unofficial] free ruby on rails book
by Prashant Shah 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

http://www.sitepoint.com/books/rails1/freebook.php There are few ads in the pdf and registration is required. -- Elite System. A open source company http://www.freewebs.com/elitemumbai/index.htm elite.mumbai(a)gmail.com

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error when rebuilding bind binaries ( undefined reference to `dbus_connection_close' )
by Agnello George 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Dear sir / madam i am tryin to intergrate bind ( bind-9.4.2-0.4.rc1.fc7.src.rpm ) with mysql ( bind-dlz ) by rebuilding the biniries ( rpmbuild -ba bind.spec ) i edited the bind.spec file to intergrate bind-dlz ( this is what i did ) cd /usr/src/redhat/SPEC vi bind.spec ######################################################### . . . %if %{IDN} pushd contrib/idn/idnkit-1.0-src libtoolize --copy --force; aclocal; automake -a; autoconf %configure make %{?_smp_mflags} popd %endif libtoolize --copy --force; aclocal; autoconf cp -f /usr/share/libtool/config.{guess,sub} . %if %{WITH_DBUS} %ifarch s390x x86_64 ppc64 # every 64-bit arch EXCEPT ia64 has dbus architecture dependant # includes in /usr/lib64/dbus-1.0/include export DBUS_ARCHDEP_LIBDIR=lib64 %endif %endif if pkg-config openssl ; then export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `pkg-config --cflags openssl`" export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS `pkg-config --cflags-only-I openssl`" export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS `pkg-config --libs-only-L openssl`" fi %if %{efence} export LDFLAGS=-lefence %endif %configure \ --with-libtool \ --localstatedir=/var \ --enable-threads \ --enable-ipv6 \ --with-pic \ --with-openssl=/usr \ --with-dlz-mysql=yes \ ( added by me ) --with-dlz-sdb=yes \ ( added by me ) %if %{LIBBIND} --enable-libbind \ . . . ####################################################################################### then i rebuild the spec file rpmbuild -ba bind.spec ( the following is the error i got ) ######################################################################################## . . . nt -lz -lcrypt -lm -lnsl -lpthread -ldbus-1 dbus_service.o(.text+0x13dc): In function `dbus_svc_shutdown': ./dbus_service.c:1154: undefined reference to `dbus_connection_close' dbus_service.o(.text+0x198d): In function `dbus_svc_init': ./dbus_service.c:1027: undefined reference to `dbus_connection_close' dbus_service.o(.text+0x19fc):./dbus_service.c:1051: undefined reference to `dbus_connection_close' dbus_service.o(.text+0x1b95):./dbus_service.c:1111: undefined reference to `dbus_connection_close' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [named] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/bind-9.4.2rc1/bin/named' make[1]: *** [subdirs] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/bind-9.4.2rc1/bin' make: *** [subdirs] Error 1 error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.32862 (%build) RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.32862 (%build) [root@bind SPECS]# . ########################################################################################### Can some one tell me how to solve this issue . Thank you very much :-) Agnello . G .Dsouza

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Fwd: Announcement - CodeCampMumbai ( 17th - 18th Nov 2007 )
by Easwar Hariharan 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

>Subject: Announcement - CodeCampMumbai ( 17th - 18th Nov 2007 ) >Hi, > >If you enjoy coding, then you should participate at CodeCampMumbai >(17th & 18th of Nov). > >CodeCampMumbai caters to the community of CodeCampers, bound by the >"culture" of Hackathons and is based upon "open participative and >collaborative" nature of BarCamps. > >At CodeCampMumabai you code for 24 hours straight with like minded >people on ideas that interest you. > >Take a look at CodeCampMumbai wiki ( http://barcamp.org/CodeCampMumbai ) and >see what Campers will be coding. Contact the project coordinator if >you want to collaborate on the project. In case you have an idea, then >list it on the wiki, and be part of the camp. > >Date:: 17th - 18th Nov 2007 >Register at:: http://barcamp.org/CodeCampMumbai >Venue:: IIT-B Mumbai >Mailing list:: http://groups.google.com/group/codecampmumbai > >Regards, > >Ankur Gupta (http://uptosomething.in) >Akshay Surve (http://www.akshaysurve.com/blog) Regards, Easwar

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Fwd: [Ilugc] [Ann] FossConf Chennai feb08 is on
by Kenneth Gonsalves 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Begin forwarded message: > From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)thenilgiris.com> > Date: 7 November 2007 11:04:16 AM GMT+05:30 > To: ILUG-C Chennai <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> > Subject: [Ilugc] [Ann] FossConf Chennai feb08 is on > Reply-To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> > > hi > > We have decided on the name: FossConf. The name will be in three > parts: > > Name: FossConf > City: Chennai (this time) > Date: feb08 (this time) > > This leaves us a choice whether to hold it once a year or twice a > year, and also to change the city each time. The city and date for > the next FossConf will be announced at the end of the previous > FossConf. However, regardless of where and when it is held, the > scope of the conference - newcomers to foss, new speakers, new > contributors - in short 'Foss for the common man', will not change. > So now we move to stage two - publicity and getting the common man > to come to our conference - ideas/action please > > Please forward this info to other lists > -- > > regards > kg > http://lawgon.livejournal.com > http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email ilugc-request(a)ae.iitm.ac.in with"unsubscribe > <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/ > mailman/listinfo/ilugc -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Linus' talk on Git
by Kumar Appaiah 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Dear Linuxers, When you get the time, please watch Linus' talk on Git at Google[1]. It helps if you have an idea of what Git is and why it's different from the other source (version) control systems around, though not necessary. This is a very informative discussion. It's about 70 minutes in duration. HTH. Kumar [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036

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[Report] Etch-Kde Single CD Installation - Multimedia
by Rony 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Hello All, Further to the earlier writeup about the Debian Etch KDE installation. This writeup refers to installation of multimedia support for Debian Etch KDE. The links were found from this site given below. http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2812/how-to_setup_debian However it has a lot more stuff that may not be necessary so simply follow the following steps. Add the Debian multimedia repo to your /etc/apt/sources.list as given below. #multimedia deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main Then run the following 2 commands one after another. gpg --keyserver hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 1F41B907 gpg --armor --export 1F41B907 | sudo apt-key add - Then do a sudo apt-get update. After that install the packages using this command. sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvdcss2 liblame0 flashplugin-nonfree streamtuner xmms msttcorefonts banshee realplayer This is a long installation. Note that from the site, the totem-mozilla entry was removed as we don't use Gnome. Then install kaffeine using sudo apt-get install kaffeine. If apt returns errors then follow its instructions to run sudo apt-get -f install to correct broken package lists. Then run the kaffeine installation again. Once Kaffeine is installed, you system is now ready for multimedia playback. You can now play VCDS, DVDs and other media formats to your hearts content. Kaffeine will automatically detect a VCD or DVD and offer to play it. There is no volume control in the desktop so right click on the task bar and select 'Add applet to panel...'. From the list select 'Sound mixer'. After it is installed, right click on its icon and select 'Channels'. Remove the unwanted ones to keep the icon slim. The necessary ones are 'Headphone' and 'PCM' as they actively control your sound level. Now your system is ready as a desktop pc. Those new to Debian can simply follow the 2 writeups and get Debian Etch running in their systems with practically no problems. -- Regards, Rony. Knock Knock Who's There? Linux Who Linux? GNU/Linux

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Problem configuring yum and webcam in fedora 7 on acer 4710z
by Vidyadhar Bhise 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Hi, I have recently bought the acer 4710z laptop, with linpus linux installed. I formatted and installed Fedora 7 on it. The webcam (acer Crystal eye) was not detected thus i tried the script given on forums.....http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=169878 After this i started experiencing problems with yum and though webcam was detected, was not compatible with video drivers. The GUI of software updater also hangs most of the time. Internet connection on my laptop is taken from my windows xp desktop. and i am a newbie with linux. Please guide to restore yum and also regarding the webcam. thank you.

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Fwd: [Ilugc] CFP - FOSS Conference '08
by Kenneth Gonsalves 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Begin forwarded message: > From: Bharathi Subramanian <sbharathi(a)MidasComm.Com> > Date: 5 November 2007 4:52:15 PM GMT+05:30 > To: Indian Linux Users Group - Chennai <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> > Subject: [Ilugc] CFP - FOSS Conference '08 > Reply-To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> > > CALL FOR PARTICIPATION > > The Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai[1] Chapter, in association with > NRC-FOSS[2], Chennai take great pleasure in inviting you to > participate in the FOSS Conference to be held at MIT, Chromepet, > Chennai from noon on Friday Feb 1st 2008 to noon on Sunday Feb 3rd > 2008. > > THE ORGANISERS > > ILUGC is one of the oldest lugs in the country and has been > continuously active since it was founded. It keeps a low profile and > specialises in grass roots work all around Tamilnadu (and in the > neighbouring states too). Under it's guidance, many lugs are active in > colleges and towns all around Tamilnadu. At the same time, ILUGC > members are in the forefront of the FOSS movement both at the national > and international level. > > NRC-FOSS, a Central Government Project, funded by the DIT and jointly > run by CDAC and AU-KBC, Chennai, for the past two and half years has > been actively promoting FOSS in the academic domain. It's main focus > has been getting FOSS introduced into the curriculum of Engineering > Colleges in the country. Also apart from encouraging student projects > in FOSS, it has been active in encouraging academia to release it's > work under FOSS/Creative Commons licenses. AU-KBC Research Centre, > MIT, Chennai has strengths in NLP, Bio-informatics, Wireless, > Cryptography and Embedded computing, much of which uses FOSS tools > and has released some of this research as FOSS. > > SCOPE > > The conference will focus on new users/contributors to FOSS. > > As Audience: First timers or newcomers. > > As Speakers: First time speakers. > > As contributors: Students who are doing their projects, academic > personal who have worked with FOSS tools but are yet to release their > work, and, of course, the huge surge of new users in the government > domain. At the same time, provide a forum for interaction for more > experienced developers who will be coming to the conference. > > CALL FOR PARTICIPATION > > We invite participation in the following areas - in order of > importance. > > 1. Delegates to the conference. There is no fun in having a conference > if there is no audience. Our primary focus is on audience. Please > register as a delegate and encourage your friends to do so. We cannot > guarantee transport and accommodation, but if you have a group of > people who want to come and let us know early enough, we will try to > get your travel and accommodation sponsored. > > 2. Volunteers. Volunteers are the lifeblood of a conference and will > be treated as privileged persons. Volunteers are needed at the > conference venue for myriad tasks. But, more important, are volunteers > from outside Chennai who are needed to contact students, teachers, > government employees and get them to come for the conference. We > envisage holding training camps for teachers and government employees > - and will do so if we are able to convince enough of them to come. We > can send people to address meetings to motivate people to come - if > you organise the meetings. > > 3. Sprints. A FOSS conference that does not contribute documentation/ > code is worthless. A sprint is where a group of people sit together > and finish a task. We have had sprints before, once in Loyola college > to do translation, and again, last year at MIT to do translation. A > sprint can be for translating applications, mass fixing of bugs, doing > long pending documentation, writing code etc,. Sprints need to be > carefully planned, tasks laid down before hand, participants fixed, > facilities arranged. If you are interested in organising a sprint, > please register and attend the meeting in January for finalising > proposed sprints. Since this is an entry-level conference, please be > aware that you may need a day to train volunteers for the sprint > before actually starting it. Some ideas: making a comprehensive > list to > be uploaded to the ILUGD Hall of Shame websites, completing a list of > all lugs in India, making a directory of FOSS contributors in India, > contribute to the OpenMoko project ... > > 4. Student projects in FOSS. We will give special place to student > projects in FOSS - past, present and future. Now is the time for your > project - register and exhibit it at the conference. Prizes will be > given for the best projects. > > 5. Formal academic projects using FOSS tools. There are a huge number > of these lying unsung in university and government archives. We invite > academics to present their work here. > > 6. Talks. On any aspect of FOSS except installation issues. Talks will > be of 30 minutes duration with 15 minutes for discussion. note: > installation demos will be arranged anyway > > 7. Mini talks - one hall will be reserved for this. 10 minute talk > followed by 5 questions. > > 8. Cultural contests - drawings, paintings, skits, dances ... with > FOSS as the theme. Prizes will be given for the best performances > > 9. Sub-conferences and BOFs - these will largely be left to be > organised by those who propose them. Facilities will be provided as > needed. > > 10. Workshops for teachers and government employees will be organised > by the conference organisers depending on demand. > > 11. The registration website will be up in a day or two. Kindly > forward this CFP to all LUG, GLUG and FSUG mailing lists. > > [1] ILUGC : http://www.chennailug.org/ > [2] NRC-FOSS: http://nrcfosshelpline.in/ > > Thanks, > -- > Bharathi S > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email ilugc-request(a)ae.iitm.ac.in with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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