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GUI ACL manager
by komal 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Here's a GUI ACL Manager. http://freshmeat.net/projects/guiaclmanager/ Regards, Komal

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] opencuseeme - peer2peer multiparty conferencing
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

On Sunday 05 June 2005 00:00, Komal wrote: > Hello, > Due to the massive influence from tycoon firms, > apple for example ,during the miss use of videolan hacks > and the ongoing software patents disscussion in europe > and the pressure from the mpaa on bittorrent users > i think there is a strong need for "Opencuseeme" > a free peer2peer multiconferencing tool. > so you might have a look > and join > > Regards, > > Komal Why haven't you joined?. Besides that have u noticed that the project is dead. And alternatives like gnomemeeting are doing very well. Please do some background check before mailing pointless messages picked up from somewhere else. Your message is a verbatim copy of the only developer message on the above site posted in the last umpteen months. rgds jtd

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Small linux distros
by Nikhil Marathe 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Does anyone know linux distros which are smaller than 200mb so that i can download them. I know SLAX and Damn Small but are there any other ones? Nikhil -- ******************************************** * do u want to learn web programming? * * Visit http://pagetutor.superihost.com * ********************************************

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Debian
by Satish Alwani 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Great news, New debian is out. Its yet not mentioned on the site. If anyone is interested in downloading it. Please let me know. I dont want to download at 15-20K/sec But i will if i have no choice. I am looking for the DVD image. http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/dvd/jigdo-area/i386/ <-- jigdo for DVD 3.1 (SARGE) Regards, Satish

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adsl conection at startup
by Tushar Gosavi 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Hi , This is my first mail on linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in I have got adsl connection in my room. To activate the connection after bootup, I give command /usr/sbin/adsl-connect as root. Is there is a way to start adsl connection automatically at the bootup? I have installed Fedora-Core 2 in my system. Thanks in advance. Regards, Tushar R. Gosavi

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PRINTSERVER PROBLEM
by santoshkk 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

HI IN MY ORGANISATION, WE HAVE ALREADY CONFIGURED SAMBA AS PRINT AND FILE SERVER.WE R NOW FACING PROBLEM WITH THE PRINT SERVER.SAMBA USERS UNABLE TO PRINT ANY DOCUMENTS. WE CHECKED IN ERROR LOGS ITS GIVES AN ERROR AS FOLLOWS "Unable to connect to printer (retrying in 30 seconds): No route to host" WHAT WILL BE THE PROBLEM? CAN U HELP ME? -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Resizing partitions
by chirag radhakrishnan 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Nikhil Marathe <nsm.nikhil(a)gmail.com> wrote: I am trying to reduce the size of a partition. In the various guides i read they have told to first resize the filesystem then delete and recreate the partition with fdisk. But how do I get the resized fs size in sectors and won't deleting the partition and recreating it delete the filesystem on it and the data with it.(I have a backup) Nikhil -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers Generally it is not a very good idea to resize the partition especially if you have not used LVM. what will happen is that if you delete the partition (which if not the last partition on the HD) hen u will find missing harddisk space! made sense? no? if your prsent partition is of say 2GB and u resize it to 1 GB then there is a chance the remaining 1GB will become unusable! Chirag --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out!

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] SITEWATCH: http://www.tectonic.co.za/
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

On Monday 06 June 2005 10:59, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Monday 06 Jun 2005 9:46 am, sherlock(a)vsnl.com wrote: > > FG's posts are definetly not spam > > he sends the same post to practically every LUG in india - > unsolicited. That is why u have mailing lists - subscription means u are soliciting mail on the relevant area of interest. > I get 4 copies of each of his posts. I suppose that is what will happen if u are subscribed to 4 lists. the poster has no control over who in the mailing lists receive the mail. But he does have control over the contents and should take care to keep things short. > Now, it looks > like he has automated the process. This, in my opinion is spam If the mail has no relevance to the list it is spam. I find the job postings (most of which have little to do with FLOSS) a lot more irritating, but afaik several do find it useful. Imho classifying FN's posts as spam is a little harsh. rgds jtd

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] SITEWATCH: http://www.tectonic.co.za/
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

On Sunday 05 June 2005 13:02, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Friday 03 Jun 2005 3:55 pm, Frederick Noronha (FN) wrote: > > SITEWATCH: http://www.tectonic.co.za/ > > I wish to register my formal and indignant protest at the way fred > is spamming this list. FG's posts are definetly not spam. I for one find some of the links useful sometimes and presumably others find it so too. But I do agree that whenever it is self glorification posting a link and very brief synopsis or quote from another reputed person is all that is required. In fact whenever posting a link a very brief synopsis is definetly a plus. I am sure FG will take the hint. rgds jtd

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Free CDs spread open source in India
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

http://news.com.com/Free+CDs+spread+open+source+in+India/2100-7344_3-572000… Free CDs spread open source in India Published: May 25, 2005, 9:17 AM PDT By Ingrid Marson Special to CNET News.com The Indian government is trying to encourage the use of computers across the country by distributing free CDs that contain localized versions of popular open-source applications. The government has started distributing CDs containing Tamil-language versions of various open-source applications, including the Firefox browser, the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and the Columba e-mail client. It plans to freely distribute 3.5 million copies of the CD to Tamil speakers worldwide, according to R.K.V.S. Raman, a researcher at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, a Bangalore-based organization involved in the production of the CD. Open Source Software In India, seeking avenues for growth There's no standing still in a competitive global market--just check out the tech action in Bangalore. Raman told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that the CDs have been in considerable demand following a newspaper-and-television advertising campaign last month. "We have had a tremendous response to this (initiative)," he said. "In the first two weeks of the campaign we got about 100,000 hits daily on the Web site offering CDs, and about 2,000 to 3,000 downloads (of Tamil-language applications). We have already sent out around 50,000 CDs and have a backlog of 35,000." Once the requested CDs have been sent out, more copies will be distributed with computer magazines and newspapers, according to Raman. Even the president of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has taken an interest in the project and earlier this month met the team involved in the production of the CD. The next stage of the project is to distribute CDs containing applications in Hindi, the national language of India. This stage will be launched on June 21 and likely will involve more than the 3.5 million CDs earmarked for the current phase, said Raman. Eventually, the government plans to release CDs in all of the 22 official languages of India. Raman believes open-source software has two main advantages for the Indian population--it is relatively inexpensive and it can be modified fairly easily. "We are sometimes not comfortable with Western user interfaces--they don't make sense in our culture, particularly for rural people who haven't had much access to technology. If we want to modify the software we have to have access to the code," he said. The Indian government's decision to ship free software in this way likely will be a blow to Microsoft, which plans to release a low-cost version of Windows in India soon. Microsoft originally hoped to release its Windows XP Starter Edition--a low-cost, feature-restricted version of Windows XP--by the end of March, but it's now aiming for a June release. Ingrid Marson of ZDNet UK reported from London.

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SITEWATCH: http://www.tectonic.co.za/
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

SITEWATCH: http://www.tectonic.co.za/ 3 June 2005 Last Updated: 2005-06-02 , Diary of an open source developer workshop: Independent journalist Frederick Noronha blogged his way through the Asia Source open source developer workshop in India earlier this year. Now he has collected all his writings over the entire workshop and released them as a small book which offers a fascinating insight into the state of open source software, not only in Asia, but throughout the world. SA partners to participate in global free software study: The CSIR and the University of the Western Cape have been selected to participate in a two-year global study on free and open source software. X Factor - understanding the X window system: Unix systems and their derivatives, including Linux, these days have one major thing in common. They all use the same system as the back end for their graphical interfaces. This system is called the X window system, or more commonly X. Creative Commons launched in SA: Founder Larry Lessig joins African counterparts to launch South African chapter of organisation working to challenge and re-define the notion of intellectual property rights. Skills deficit still dogs open source software in Africa - report: Bridges.org this week released the findings of its study on the use of free/open source and proprietary software in public computer centres in Africa. It found that where free software was well-implemented there were many advantages but FOSS still faces many challenges to widespread adoption. It also found that many of the preceived advantages of free software - such as cost - were not realised in Africa. CSIR's open source centre evolves: Around R50 million a year to be pumped into growing the number , and quality of technical skills in South Africa through learnerships, increased research and new technologies. BitDefender for small businesses and FreeBSD: The security conscious will be pleased with the decision by BitDefender to extend support to FreeBSD as well as introducing a small business-focused version that runs on most Linux distributions. SA has skills to challenge global software market - Tax CIO: The South African IT sector has an unparalleled work ethic and the skills needed to be a major innovator in the global software market but needs to pick its battles carefully, South African Revenue Service CIO Ken Jarvis said this morning. Obsidian gets Ubuntu deal: Shuttleworth signs up Obsidian as Ubuntu support partner in South Africa. 111 LPI exams written at LinuxWorld: The LPI certification event held yesterday at LinuxWorld South Africa saw candidates writing 111 exams. Maddog rails against 'false' TCO debate: Long-time Linux advocate and a keynote speaker at the first LinuxWorld ZA conference, Jon "Maddog" Hall told conference delagates that the real value of open source is not captured in a total-cost-of-ownership calculation. LinuxWorld kicks off with Shuttleworth: EduBuntu and a local support partner for Ubuntu topped Shuttleworth's opening address at LinuxWorld yesterday. He also gave some hints on what to expect from Breezy Badger, the next release of Ubuntu expected in October. Managed Linux services on show at LinuxWorld: Synaq plans to showcase the "clear cut" advantages open source software offers businesses, irrespective of their size. Web-based OpenOffice.org 2.0 training Local training company Intoweb to launch web-based interactive OpenOffice.org 2.0 training package at LinuxWorld. News you might have missed LinuxWorld kicks off with Shuttleworth 2005-05-18 - EduBuntu and a local support partner for Ubuntu topped Shuttleworth's opening address at LinuxWorld yesterday. He also gave some hints on what to expect from Breezy Badger, the next release of Ubuntu expected in October. Managed Linux services on show at LinuxWorld 2005-05-17 - Synaq plans to showcase the "clear cut" advantages open source software offers businesses, irrespective of their size. Web-based OpenOffice.org 2.0 training 2005-05-17 - Local training company Intoweb to launch web-based interactive OpenOffice.org 2.0 training package at LinuxWorld. Obsidian to unveil new look at LinuxWorld 2005-05-16 - SA Linux "veterans" Obsidian Systems plan to use local show to launch their new corporate identity. Tangent to unveil Linux management tools at LinuxWorld 2005-05-13 - Distro-independent tools to make administering Linux as simple as possible. News | About Us | Contact Us | Newsletter | User Groups | Advertise | Copyright (c) 1998 - 2005 Tectonic Media. All rights reserved. .......................................................................... Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance Journalist | Mobile +91 9822 122436 Tel +91.832.2409490 | http://fn.swiki.net | http://www.bytesforall.net ..........................................................................

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OpenLDAP
by Komal 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

Hello, Please explain me What is objectClass attribute ?Isn't it objectClass from which new objects are define? Also explain me the notion behind below assertion. OpenLDAP 2 requires an equality index on the objectClass attribute for performance reasons. ## Must be maintained for performance reasons index objectClass eq Regards, Komal

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MADE IN INDIA: Anjuta 2.0 released... after much of a wait
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

http://anjuta.sourceforge.net/ Anjuta 2.0.0 released! kh_naba - 2005-05-15 03:02 - Anjuta C/C++ IDE After much waiting we are please to announce Anjuta 2.0.0, the first release of Anjuta 2.x series. This is an alpha & unstable release and may not be suitable for production use. However, we encourage to use it and help us with bug reports. Both stable and development release can be used simultaneously, but they should be installed in different install prefix (important). (7 Comments) [Read More/Comment] The goal of Anjuta DevStudio is to provide a truely customizable and extensible IDE framework and at the same time provide the basic implementations of common development tools. libanjuta is the framework that realizes the Anjuta IDE plugin framework and Anjuta DevStudio realizes many of the common development plugins. Anjuta branches Anjuta currently has two main branches, ANJUTA_1_2_0 and HEAD. The ANJUTA_1_2_0 branch is stable branch and corresponds to anjuta-1.x release series. The HEAD branch is the anjuta-2.x releases and is the latest development series. Anjuta 2.x development series has new extensible plugin architecture and all the plugins have been ported to this new plateform. The libanjuta interface defines all the IDE APIs and is used to write anjuta plugins. In addition, it also provides many utility classes. Following are the major milestones that we will attempt to reach by the estimated dates given. There will be smaller releases in-between, mainly stablization and bugfix releases. Milestone 2.1.0 - (Estimated release time Aug 2005) - Compelete autotools project management implementation (gnome-build) - Complete libanjuta API definition and documentation - Complete Users manual, tutorials and FAQ - Partial implementation of ants (java) project management (gnome-build) - Partial implementation of Online anjuta plugin installer - Fix GDL to restore widgets dock locations correctly. - Fix GDL to restore widgets geometry correctly on dock. .......................................................................... Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance Journalist | Mobile +91 9822 122436 Tel +91.832.2409490 | http://fn.swiki.net | http://www.bytesforall.net ..........................................................................

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Wanter volunteers: IndianFreeSoftwareProjects page...
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

Wanted volunteers to support and encourage the growth of this page. http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/?IndianFreeSoftwareProjects It's very important to all. Can you help? FN .......................................................................... Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance Journalist | Mobile +91 9822 122436 Tel +91.832.2409490 | http://fn.swiki.net | http://www.bytesforall.net ..........................................................................

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opencuseeme - peer2peer multiparty conferencing
by Komal 05 Jun '05

05 Jun '05

Hello, Due to the massive influence from tycoon firms, apple for example ,during the miss use of videolan hacks and the ongoing software patents disscussion in europe and the pressure from the mpaa on bittorrent users i think there is a strong need for "Opencuseeme" a free peer2peer multiconferencing tool. so you might have a look and join Regards, Komal www.cuseeme.de

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CDAC-??
by Puneet Lakhina 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rony Bill <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 22:06:45 +0530 > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Govt. not promoting linux > Hello All, > > I came across this article in the Asian Age about microsoft teaming up > with the Uttaranchal Govt. to provide PCs with starter XP packs for all > the Govt. employees on easy loans. Microsoft is also talking to other > states to push its product. It is even trying to tie up with HCL and > BSNL to introduce a joint offering for boradband users. Does this mean > killing linux support??? > > The www.asianage.com <http://www.asianage.com> site says that it will not > open without IE. So this > is a link from times of india's site. > http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1131085.cms > > I don't understand why the Govt. is not promoting open source software > when their own prestigious organisation CDAC has been doing good work in > this field to develop software in Indian languages. I dont know if you know this or not but all the so called good work by CDAC has been a wastage of the precious resources of our country because all the work that they have done hasnt been released as open standards so in effect i pay them as a tax payer and the work that they do is not available to the public... They have used the > ease opensource to provide new custom software for the rural areas. Then > why is the Govt. not promoting the same among its employees. This will > also bring down costs of the pcs and reduce dependence on software > monopolisers. When we have talent in India, why scout for foreigners? > > The information and technology ministry should follow some policy on > promoting opensopurce software and also make it mandatory for every IT > based service provider to provide support for linux platforms. > > Regards, > > Rony. regards, Puneet

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] RIP doc format? well almost
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

On Friday 03 June 2005 11:01, Devdas Bhagat wrote: > On 03/06/05 09:47 +0500, sherlock(a)vsnl.com wrote: > <snip> > > > How touching of them to discover their hereditary diseases and > > go public. Or is it that OASIS compatibility is already squeezing > > the family jewels. Wonder what new debilating side effects their > > medicine will produce. > > Patented XML, which contains binary strings anyway. The freesoftware spoilsports are spoiling the patent party - prior art they say. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39201784,00.htm rgds jtd

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openoffice 2.0 beta (.ods) format
by Abhishek Daga 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

OO 2.0 beta has adopted the .ods format whereas I just converted all the excel files to .sxc!!!!!! Is there a utility that will allow the mass conversions from .sxc to .ods or should i just rename the extension? What do you suggest? -thanks! abhi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Want to work on a open source
by Nikhil Marathe 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

Hi, I am interested in open source and i want to work on some project for experience. The project should preferably be small since this is my first time. I know Java, Qt/C++, Python and PHP. If anyone knows a project which is good for first timers please let me know Thanks, Nikhil

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Govt. not promoting linux
by Rony Bill 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Hello All, I came across this article in the Asian Age about microsoft teaming up with the Uttaranchal Govt. to provide PCs with starter XP packs for all the Govt. employees on easy loans. Microsoft is also talking to other states to push its product. It is even trying to tie up with HCL and BSNL to introduce a joint offering for boradband users. Does this mean killing linux support??? The www.asianage.com site says that it will not open without IE. So this is a link from times of india's site. http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1131085.cms I don't understand why the Govt. is not promoting open source software when their own prestigious organisation CDAC has been doing good work in this field to develop software in Indian languages. They have used the ease opensource to provide new custom software for the rural areas. Then why is the Govt. not promoting the same among its employees. This will also bring down costs of the pcs and reduce dependence on software monopolisers. When we have talent in India, why scout for foreigners? The information and technology ministry should follow some policy on promoting opensopurce software and also make it mandatory for every IT based service provider to provide support for linux platforms. Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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Live Project details required
by Roshan 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

I am a student, studying BSc (Information Technology, Final year , in a college in Mumbai. My other three friends and I are now in Semester V and are thinking of doing a Live Project (Industry Based) for our Semester VI. Please guide me how to go about this. Also, what kind of skill set does the industry expect from a student? Which are the companies that offer Live projects for students and what is the procedure for applying for obtaining a Live Project? Regards, Roshan _____________________________ www.geocities.com/d_rosh2001 --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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k8s-mx
by vinay kumar 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

my pc.conf : AMD64 2800+,Asus K8S-MX the motherboard has an onboard ethernet controller: SiS 190 / 191 anybody with this m/b and managed to get ethernet working??? I tried gentoo-64-(univ.cd),Ubunto-64 but couldnt find aprop. drivers.. SiS190.c is there in kernel sourcetree.. upto 2.6.5 but i couldnt see it after that.. I installed gentoo anyway.. and also FC3 (recompiled kernel 2.6.11.11) .. but some how I feel its not as fast as it shud be.. sadly though, winXP runs decently fast.. TIA.. vinay. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] Google Summer of Code
by Vickram Crishna 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

>From: Omi Azad <omi(a)ekushey.org> > >I came across this "event": > >http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html > >I thought someone might be interested. Hope some of you are participating. -- Vickram

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re: [ILUG-BOM] Nokia 770
by Arun Khan 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

> On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 13:39 +0530, linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > wrote: > > Hi guys, ... snip ... > > But one thing struck me about the nokia main site for the device( > > www.nokia.com/770 <http://www.nokia.com/770>) it does not even mention the > > term Linux or Open source. Dont know why that is?? > > > > Regards, > > Puneet It would have been nice if they had mentioned Linux but is there any obligation to mention it? Sharp is good about it; for Zaurus they mention it. Many other device manufacturers are using embedded Linux (DLink, Linksys, Maxtor NAS devices come to mind) and they don't mention Linux either. HP uses embedded *BSD in some of their storage devices and they don't mention it either. rgds, akk

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Xandros 3 Stinks :(
by Rony Bill 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Dear Friends, I wasted 2 evenings trying to setup and use this linux joke called Xandros 3 that came free with this month's chip cd. Are they trying to promote linux or get people pissed off and avoid linux? Its lilo does not integrate with the existing grub. Tried out all combinations of grub script but it would always give kernel panic. Finally after reloading it and creating a bootable floppy, it finally booted from the floppy only to show what a disgrace it is to linux and its earlier version 1. Its dialup does not work even on an external modem. (Version 1 worked even on an internal modem). The xine player hanged and got stuck on my screen. The Xandros forums are full of complaints against this new version. Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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