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Re: Linuxers Digest, Vol 45, Issue 39
by vivek shah 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

when i bought my acer laptop from Kolkata the price of my laptop was reduced as I refused to get windows preloaded and it came only with a hardly working version of linpus linux on it... It seems Acer recommends Windows but then they dont have issues if we refuse it.... They gave me a driver cd for Windows though and had none for Linux which was part of their recommendation agenda :-D Though I had probs initially with drivers but ultimately I found all the drivers on Dapper and perusing the Acer developers a bit and thts been awesome............. Regards, Vivek

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] ways to get a working Linux server in to an installable CD set for future reinstall?
by Debarshi Ray 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

> Debian GNU/Linux in a lab of about 50 computers.Is there any > possiblities of doing something like creating a image in one hard disk > and installing it from that instead of installing the base system in > each system individually (something like gHost images for the M$ > OS).... If all the machines are identical in their hardware configuration, then you can install the operating system on the hard disk of one of them, and use GNU Parted to copy the entire filesystems from the original machine to the others. # parted (parted) help cp Or consult the manual at http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/ The advantage with Parted is that it is a part of all the GNU/Linux distributions that I have used-- Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora. Cheers, Debarshi -- After the game the king and the pawn go into the same box. -- Italian proverb

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GLUG-BOM Wiki is down?
by Roshan 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

So was there some sort of an attack on the wiki? Has it been blocked by admins? -- FSF-India Fellow Associate http://www.gnu.org.in Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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[Commercial]Software Developers' Day @ LinuxAsia
by niraj＠efyindia.com 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

************************************ Software Developers' Day @ LinuxAsia ************************************ LinuxAsia 07 features a complete day dedicated to software development practices and technologies as part of its 'Technology.Innovation' track! Date: 1st Feb, 07 Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Timings: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm 2 Key Themes For That Day ------------------------- #1: Platforms.Tools.Development: Expose software developers to the latest open source tools, platforms and technologies #2: Scalable.Robust.Databases: Share the latest developments in open source databases Free Registration Still Open --------------------------- Free COMMUNITY PASSES are being given to the first 500 registrants! These COMMUNITY PASSES will allow entry to the 'technology.innovation' track for FREE. However, seating is subject to availability of seats, and on a first-come-first-serve basis. Special Discounts For Delegates Available ----------------------------------------- For industry professionals who want the benefit of 'assured seating' and participate in the 'networking lunch' where you'll rub shoulders with the who's who of the OSS industry and community--DELEGATE PASSES are the need of the hour. There are special discount offers for: a) ILUG-Delhi members b) Students c) Subscribers of EFY Publications Plus, there is an early bird discount too for everyone else. Visit www.linuxasia.net for more details ********************************************

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Assembled laptops
by Jigneesh Patel 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

Hi again, Does anyone know any company into assembling laptops? Thanks, Jigneesh Patel

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Windows tax refund
by Network Accelerator 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

Hi, Having faith in GNU/Linux..I am not willing to use Windows on my new purcahaes of laptops preloaded this OS. Like Europe, could it be possible for India to get money back by freeing ourself from the Windows tax by returning unused Windows license on new purchase of laptop/PC? Please read this.. http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/227237 Awaiting your comment. Cheers!

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D-Link GLB-502T slowing down Ubuntu Edgy?
by Rohit V Bhute 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

I had plugged in the GLB-502T to check out its web interface (haven't got my ADSL connection activated yet :-( )and I found my system becoming *lazy*. In the sense that applications were taking a longer time than usual to start up. The system indicator applets show no activity - CPU, memory, disk or swap - no blinking HDD LED - but there is a noticeably large lag between clicking an application and it being ready to use. So much so that it took almost 5 minutes for my desktop to load after login. Removing the router and plugging in the cablenet LAN brought things to normal. Another thing there seems to be a lot of bad karma associated with GLB-502T. <http://www.webservertalk.com/archive236-2006-9-1667246.html> Plus there's a bunch of posts on <www.broadbandforum.in> (it isn't working as of 11:20 AM today) that I came upon stating some problems to do with its WAN MAC address. Anyone on this list with experience - good or bad - of the GLB-502T? Regards. -- Rohit V. Bhute http://blog.rvbhute.org

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Festival... talking in Hindi and Marathi
by Frederick Noronha 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

[From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers ] Priti and team: Congrats! It's nice to have Festival in Indian languages. Just what is needed. Hope this news will be shared with all the GNU/Linux user groups and others interested. (Have sent it to ILUG-Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa already.) For those who might not know Festival: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_Speech_Synthesis_System Festival is a general multi-lingual speech synthesis system developed at Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) at the University of Edinburgh. It is distributed under a free software license similar to the BSD License. It offers a full text to speech system with various APIs, as well an environment for development and research of speech synthesis techniques. It is written in C++ with a Scheme-based command interpreter for general customization and extension.[1] The Festvox project aims to make the building of new synthetic voices more systematic and better documented, making it possible for anyone to build a new voice. It is distributed under a free software license similar to the MIT License. --- In bytesforall_readers(a)yahoogroups.com, priti patil <pritisd@...> wrote: > > Get it from here > > > http://janabhaaratii.org.in:9673/indicbhaaratii/Members/Priti_Patil/festiva… > > http://janabhaaratii.org.in:9673/indicbhaaratii/Members/Priti_Patil/festiva… > > Priti > > priti patil <pritisd@...> wrote: Hi all, > > On this upcoming special occassion of new year I am very happy to announce a new year gift on behalf of janabhaaratii team :) > > festival_mr (Marathi Text-To-Speech engine) and festival_hi (Hindi Text-To-Speech engine) are in their alpha state. Working crudely for both Marathi and Hindi, now under refinement process for it's next version. > > Will be available for testing on an eve of new year (most probably) !!! > > After testing, please do revert back to us since your valuable inputs can make it BETTER. > > Acknowledgments to Dr. Alka Irani (Chief Investigator, janabhaaratii), Sunil Mohan and Chaitanya Kamisetty (telugu l10n team), DONLab, Dept. of CS&E, IIT Madras, our team, karunakar (indlinux) and many.... > > > Warm Regards > > Priti Patil > janabhaaratii > Language Computing Group > C-DAC, Mumbai -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com

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Next Monthly meet?
by Roshan 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

--Dhawal Doshy wrote: >when is then next monthly meet and >what is the agenda? i'd like to be a part of it It could include 1) Running Linux on handhelds - HP iPaq demo by Rajeev RK (because, this wasn't included in the past GLUG-Meet [Dec]). Please confirm, Mr. Rajeev 2) Mr. JTD's suprise, that he intends to show us. <quote> --JTD wrote: I am getting one of these for the next meet. http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115889/rb/24101214779 </quote> 3) (could be Your contribution /talk ?) >Are the meets traditionally held on Sundays? why? Assuming most of the members are free (and free to attend) on Sundays. Also, *I guess*, the location (more commonly, HBCSE) is available on Sunday. --Dinesh Joshi wrote: >Not on Feb 4! Please NOT on Feb 4! :( The January GLUG-meet could be on 7th, 14 or 21st or 28 (Sundays ;) ) We'll probably keep a note of Feb 4, for the Feb GLUG-Meet :) (psst... forked a new thread instead of continuing with the thread "Linux Brochure") -- FSF-India Fellow Associate http://www.gnu.org.in __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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How to save Microsoft Tax
by Mandar Joshi 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

Hello, Have a look at this too How to get a Windows tax refund http://community.linux.com/community/07/01/03/227237.shtml?tid=12 Regards Mandar Joshi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Bacula 2.0.0 released [Maybe OT]
by Dhawal Doshy 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

For those into enterprise backups, here is some news.. Bacula 2.0.0 was recently released with tonnes of major features, improved maturity and performance. For those who are not aware, bacula (www.bacula.org) is a network based backup and recovery program (under the GPL license). From my experience it is comparable to Legato Networker (which i use) and Veritas Netbackup and is probably better since the storage and indexing formats are non-proprietary.. With this release, the project copyrights were transferred to FSF Europe. Release notes and press-kits can be found here: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=31347109&forum_id=87… http://www.bacula.org/about/press/presskit200.html.en cheers, - dhawal PS: This mail is in response to the developers call for inviting more users to the community, see: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.bacula.user/30293

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Oracle's Linux
by Koustubha Kale 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Hi All, Just got to read this. Be interesting to know the thoughts of the community on this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gartner's First Take: Oracle's 'Unbreakable Linux' Will Threaten Red Hat Sponsored by: Oracle Corporation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download this release from Gartner to get a brief run-down of how Oracle's release of the new "Unbreakable Linux" will bring significant changes for the open source community. According to Gartner, this new service may significantly threaten the customer base of Red Hat. Click here to learn more. http://go.techtarget.com/r/881673/5764392 With warm regards Koustubha Kale __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Guest lecture - ethical hacking
by Koustubha Kale 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

> A guest lecture has been arranged by Department of > IT, > VPM's BN Bandodkar College of science, Thane College > Campus on "Ethical Hacking" on 18th december 2006 at > 1500 hrs > > The speaker will be the author of the book > "Unofficial > guide to ethical hacking" Shri Ankit Fadia. FYI. With warm regards Koustubha Kale __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Duplicate message delivery ? (Mailman?)
by Roshan 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Hello List, I am receving two copies of each message. Are others too? I saw 84 unread messages in my inbox today morning, and all of them were duplicates. (Though, at first instance I was about to boast and say, "Wow! our traffic has increased, though with technical and non-technical discussions") Is this a _specific_ problem with people having Yahoo! Ids? -- FSF-India Fellow Associate http://www.gnu.org.in Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Fedora Core & RHEL wrt brochure
by Debarshi Ray 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

The brochure at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Brochure says: "Fedora Core is an RPM based Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Its goal is to be a complete, general-purpose operating system that contains only free and open source software. It also considered to be the testing ground for future versions of Redhat Enterprise Linux." According to a Fedora Project member in December's issue of LFY, Fedora Core is the upstream of RHEL and many of the other Fedora 'based' distributions like Scientific Linux, etc.. The person was categorical about Fedora Core not being a 'beta' or 'test-bed' for RHEL. Cheers, Debarshi -- After the game the king and the pawn go into the same box. -- Italian proverb

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How to save Microsoft Tax
by Mandar Joshi 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Hey guys, Check this out.. This guy actually managed to convince Acer refund the money for the Windows OEM installed on his laptop because he did not want to use it!! He saved the Microsoft Tax! http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=139627 Would you do it if you get a new laptop/comp with Windows OEM pre-installed ? I didn't 'cauz, even though I primarily use Gentoo/FC , I still need to have Windows. Like it or not, most business applications are written for Windows, especially in the stock broking world. Regards Mandar Joshi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Airbus runs linux
by Philip Tellis 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

http://code-martial.livejournal.com/162379.html?style=mine -- /* * Should be panic but... (Why are BSD people panic obsessed ??) */ 2.0.38 /usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/ip_fw.c

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] A Linux Brochure
by Kartik Mistry 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Rony wrote: > May I propose a simple assignment for this list? <snip> No, you can't. We must have ILUG-Delhi rule. You have given the idea, you need to work on it first! > We could create the brochure on the net as a wiki or some online room > where the project grows and leave the printing to the downloader. We can spin the globe in reverse direction. Please start the things on LUG wiki. -- Regards, ---------------------------------------------------------- Kartik Mistry | kartikmistry.org 0xD1028C8D | kartikm.wordpress.com -----------------------------------------------------------

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[OT] Triband Problems - Anyone?
by Roshan 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hello List, Anyone on this list, using Triband, facing problems surfing the web? i.e. few websites open really fast, and others dont? (for e.g. mail.yahoo.co.in opens up quickly, while address.yahoo.com, or even rediff.com) Is is because of an upgrade to 2 Mbps? I have checked my speed using http://internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/ but it still remains 216 Kbps (download) and around 83 Kbps (Upload). -- FSF-India Fellow Associate http://www.gnu.org.in Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] A Linux Brochure
by Debarshi Ray 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

> If there are college students on this list (I'm sure there are) please > let us know when your technical festivals are. We could target those > for brochure distribution as well. Our technical festival is from 30th March to 1st April. I will be in Bombay from 14th January to 2nd February and perhaps I will get to have look at some of the hard copies. Our institute GLUG can take care of the distribution during the festival. Cheers, Debarshi -- After the game the king and the pawn go into the same box. -- Italian proverb

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Interesting article about Linux adoption in Government
by Koustubha Kale 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

http://egovernance.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/tn-may-shut-door-on-microsoft/ With warm regards Koustubha Kale __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[Commercial] LinuxAsia is BACK!
by Niraj Sahay 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Dear Members of the community, LinuxAsia 2007 is coming. And this year, we would like to ensure that the Linux/OSS community is fully engaged with the event. What all is happening at LinuxAsia this year? ********************************************* The main track - 'technology.innovation(a)oss.in', which will go on for 3 days from 31st January till 2nd February 2007 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The second track - CXOSummit - is a one-day event being held at Hotel Taj Mahal, Man Singh, New Delhi on the 1st of February 2007. Besides that, there will be an IOSN summit, ODF India Chapter summit, technical workshops, sessions by LUGs, and last but not the least, the Expo. What are the entry charges? *************************** FIRST 500 FREE!!! Ok, this is best news of the day - the first 500 registrants can get the COMMUNITY PASS, which allows them entry to the 'technology.innovation(a)oss.in' track for FREE (subject to availability of vacant seats in the main hall and on a first-cum-first-served basis)! Though there is an element of organisers' checking your details and approving the serious cases only, but then, if you're serious about attending International-level Linux/OSS events - then REGISTER NOW at http://www.linuxasia.net. DELEGATE PASSES FOR SERIOUS PROFESSIONALS For the serious professionals who want 'guaranteed seating' at LinuxAsia 2007, we have the DELEGATE PASS. There is an 'early bird' offer till 25th Jan 07 (subject to availability of seats). Simply opt for 'more info on the Delegate Pass' while registering for LinuxAsia 2007, and our team will get back to you immediately. Plus, there are special discounts on the DELEGATE PASSES for ILUG-Delhi members, EFY subscribers, and students! What about entry to the CXOSummit? ********************************** The CXOSummit is a 'by-invitation-only' event. But, you can opt for that while registering for LinuxAsia 2007, and if your profile matches that of a CXO, our team will connect with you immediately. Who all are going to speak at LinuxAsia 2007? ********************************************* Klaus Knopper (Knoppix), Brian Behlendorf (Apache and CollabNet), Dr Negroponte (one-laptop-per-child programme), are some of the international technology Gurus who have confirmed. We expect 3-4 more global luminaries to be there--their confirmation is in progress. Any facilities for out-station delegates? ***************************************** We have tied up with 'hospitality partners' who can assist you in getting best deals for travel and stay. If you need this support, simply select that option while registering. What is LinuxAsia trying to achieve this year? ********************************************** The goals that have been laid down for LinuxAsia 07 are: Goal #1: Promote open source driven innovation so that India can showcase a minimum of 20 globally recognised OSS projects at LinuxAsia 2008. Goal #2: Accelerate the adoption of Linux and open source software by highlighting their advantages, sharing success stories, and discussing strategies on how CXOs can gain advantage from both "open source" and "proprietary" worlds. Goal #3: To provide a platform where other organisations with OSS-related agendas can hold their own sub-events and network with the entire community. So, we request you to register, participate, and let us know how we fared in achieving those goals. Cheers! Team, LinuxAsia team(a)fosii.org

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Mumbai Free Map Workshop, 13-14 January
by Shekhar Krishnan 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Dear All: We plan to organise an intensive two-day workshop on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial web applications based on Free and Open Source software (FOSS). This public workshop will be held on SATURDAY 13 JANUARY and SUNDAY 14 JANUARY 2007 at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) in Mumbai. The objective will be to teach and guide participants through all the steps of producing an interactive spatial database and web map using the OSGeo Toolkit. Through the workshop, participants will build their own Free Map using a combination of open source software, copyleft maps, and community information. The workshop is based on the Mumbai Free Map project collaboration, and is co-organised by the Gnowledge Lab at HBCSE, CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust), the Free Map Collective and MetaCarta Labs. For more detailed information about the workshop and any updates to the programme, please visit http://wiki.freemap.in/moin.cgi/HbcseWorkshop and to browse the Mumbai Free Map please visit http://mumbai.freemap.in REGISTRATION The workshop is free and open to the public. Ideally, participants should be familiar with the open source software and the Linux operating system, web client-server architecture, basic database management, and basic terminal commands -- we hope to cater to different skill sets and backgrounds. Participants should also have an interest in the use of OSGeo for their own work and projects. To register for the workshop, please send an e-mail to freemapworkshop(a)crit.org.in with your name, address, and contact information including phone numbers, and a brief description of your background and your interest in the workshop. Registration will remain open until WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY, but please contact us ASAP if you would like to participate. For more information, please call Shekhar Krishnan on +91.98200.45529. ORGANISERS Gnowledge Lab http://www.gnowledge.org Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust) http://www.crit.org.in Freemap Collective http://www.freemap.in MetaCarta Labs http://labs.metacarta.com -- Shekhar Krishnan 9, Supriya, 2nd Floor Plot 709, Parsee Colony Road no.4 Dadar, Mumbai 400014 India http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar http://www.heptanesia.net http://www.crit.org.in/members/shekhar

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Re: A Linux Brochure
by Vickram Crishna 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

--- Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On 03-Jan-07, at 10:52 PM, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote: > > > * Where do we distribute the brochure(s)? > > the best place would be through hardware dealers. We can request cybercafe operators to keep it, either as a folded A4 sheet (as someone suggested) or stapled/bound multiple sheets, or as a single sheet A4 poster on the wall. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fwd: Mumbai Free Map Workshop, 13-14 January
by Frederick Noronha 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Courtesy: India-GII list ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shekhar Krishnan <shekhar(a)crit.org.in> Date: 03-Jan-2007 15:10 Subject: [india-gii] Mumbai Free Map Workshop, 13-14 January To: india-gii(a)lists.cpsr.org Dear All: We plan to organise an intensive two-day workshop on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial web applications based on Free and Open Source software (FOSS). This public workshop will be held on SATURDAY 13 JANUARY and SUNDAY 14 JANUARY 2007 at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) in Mumbai. The objective will be to teach and guide participants through all the steps of producing an interactive spatial database and web map using the OSGeo Toolkit. Through the workshop, participants will build their own Free Map using a combination of open source software, copyleft maps, and community information. The workshop is based on the Mumbai Free Map project collaboration, and is co-organised by the Gnowledge Lab at HBCSE, CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust), the Free Map Collective and MetaCarta Labs. For more detailed information about the workshop and any updates to the programme, please visit http://wiki.freemap.in/moin.cgi/HbcseWorkshop and to browse the Mumbai Free Map please visit http://mumbai.freemap.in REGISTRATION The workshop is free and open to the public. Ideally, participants should be familiar with the open source software and the Linux operating system, web client-server architecture, basic database management, and basic terminal commands -- we hope to cater to different skill sets and backgrounds. Participants should also have an interest in the use of OSGeo for their own work and projects. To register for the workshop, please send an e-mail to freemapworkshop(a)crit.org.in with your name, address, and contact information including phone numbers, and a brief description of your background and your interest in the workshop. Registration will remain open until WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY, but please contact us ASAP if you would like to participate. For more information, please call Shekhar Krishnan on +91.98200.45529. ORGANISERS Gnowledge Lab http://www.gnowledge.org Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust) http://www.crit.org.in Freemap Collective http://www.freemap.in MetaCarta Labs http://labs.metacarta.com -- Shekhar Krishnan 9, Supriya, 2nd Floor Plot 709, Parsee Colony Road no.4 Dadar, Mumbai 400014 India http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar http://www.heptanesia.net http://www.crit.org.in/members/shekhar ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: india-gii(a)lists.cpsr.org To be removed from the list, send any message to: india-gii-unsubscribe(a)lists.cpsr.org For all list information and functions, see: http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/india-gii -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.goa-india.org http://feeds.goa-india.org/index.php

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