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22 Dec '10

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

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iRedMail setup
by Richard Victor Correia 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

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

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

19 Dec '10

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

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

19 Dec '10

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

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

18 Dec '10

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

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

17 Dec '10

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

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

16 Dec '10

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

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

15 Dec '10

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

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

14 Dec '10

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

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Regarding PAT rules
by Dattatray Kamble 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

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

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

10 Dec '10

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

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

10 Dec '10

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

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

09 Dec '10

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

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Live CD
by RSCL Mumbai 09 Dec '10

09 Dec '10

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

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Seed Funding for Startup
by Anish Mohile 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

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

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

07 Dec '10

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

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DVD raw copy
by Richard Victor Correia 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

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

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Reliance Netconnect
by Kaushal Shriyan 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

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

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

04 Dec '10

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

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

03 Dec '10

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

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

01 Dec '10

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

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

30 Nov '10

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

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Incremental Backup using rsync
by Kshitiz 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

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

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Anyone used Xeam
by Kshitij M Kotak 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

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

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SOLD
by jtd 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

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

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