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Questions on software applications
by Krithika 28 Nov '10

28 Nov '10

Dear All, Greetings from CIS! The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an advocacy and a research institute based in Bangalore involved in, among others, promoting values of open society to ensure access to knowledge. As part of Centre for Internet and Society's (CIS') project on software patent opposition, we need your technical expertise and assistance in getting answers for a few questions relating to software applications. If you have any information on any of the following questions, please let us know. Your help is greatly appreciated! Here are the questions: I. What are the features in Linux, Oracle, SQL server, Lotus Notes, or any version control software in existence prior to August 2005 which provided for: 1. replication or database synchronization? Was this on a peer to peer basis? 2. Synchronization via a secure channel? 3. Access control facility during database synchronisation? 4. Interface component in an application for database synchronisation? 5. Database synchronisation within a data storage system or an intranet? 6. Tracking changes in data on a peer to peer basis during data synchronization? 7. A user to offer and accept invitations for synchronization of data within a data storage system he was part of? 8. Maintenance of a membership list, modification of membership list for a community of users who could synchronize their data on a peer to peer basis? Thanks & Regards Krithika -- Krithika Dutta Narayana Program Associate The Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore http://www.cis-india.org

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Seed Funding for Startup
by Anish Mohile 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Hello Guys, On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Nadeem Khan <nadiem(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Anish, > > Can you explain what you are working on in 2-3 lines? Also lt me know > how much capital you are aiming at. If it excites me, I can invest in > this, personally. > > Thanks, > Nadeem. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Anish Mohile <anishsmohile(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 > > -- > > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > Nadeem: I am looking for capital somewhere in the range of $80,000 to $90,000 for seeding the company. Harsh: I have a theoretical working model not an actual working prototype. The seed capital includes the prototype development cost. Mitul: Help with TiE will be greatly appreciated. Any contacts with Angel Investors will also help. Thanks and Regards, Anish Mohile

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VPN Behind sify NAT
by Deepak Kashyap 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Dear Members, I require to connect to my office PC . The PC in office are connected to sify internet via a private IP Sify --->Router (NAT) at cable buy end /sify --->Router (With Private IP at our Office )--->Office PC (ubuntu ) How can I access my it , can reverse ssh tunneling work ? With regards Deepak

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [COMMERCIAL] Landline phone through PC
by Mitul Limbani 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Dear Raj, For test bed we have a single port fxo card which works with Asterisk and costs Rs. 3500/- + 5% Tax But this card is not recommended in production environments, this is what we stock and suggest for all the new guys who want to have a phone line come into asterisk and do their research projects (several of these cards have been sold in IITs all over india) Btw writing a voice modem driver would be time consuming n costly affair n still requires a lot of testing, I believe the option I have makes economic sense. Anyone wants to purchase on can get in touch with me offline. Regards, Mitul Limbani Enterux Solutions www.enterux.com +919820332422 "Raj Mathur (राज माथुर)" <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> wrote: >On Monday 22 Nov 2010, Mukund Deshmukh wrote: >> > Most modern modems (by "modern" I mean compared to the 2400bps >> > Microteks we used to use back in the early 1990s) have audio >> > handling through AT commands. Hypothetically it should be >> > possible to write a program that captures audio from the modem, >> > transcodes it and plays it through ALSA, as well as the reverse: >> > capture ALSA audio, transcode it and play it back to the remote >> > party through the modem. >> >> Check this... >> http://search.cpan.org/~mukund/Ivrs-0.24/Ivrs.pm >> No further development, as these modems have almost vanished. > >Very neat! You know what would be even neater? Make an Asterisk driver >for voice modems. Then you can use all Asterisk features without having >to buy PSTN cards, useful for test beds and low-budget installations. > >Regards, > >-- Raj >-- >Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ > GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F >PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves >-- >http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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[Commercial] Looking for a passionate Linux Person
by Debayan Banerjee 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Hi, I work for a cloud based start up named Nivio Technologies. We are located in Gurgaon. Currently there is a vacancy in my team. I am looking for someone who has the following skills: 1) Must have worked on a Gnu/Linux distribution for the last 3+ years on his/her personal computer 2) Knows C, bash scripting and preferably some Python. Gtk and Qt knowledge will be given strong preference. 3) Has built RPMs before (must) and has created and maintained yum repositories (preferable). 4) Has knowledge of FOSS principles and has interaction in online FOSS communities and IRC chatrooms Salary is not a constraint for the right candidate. Your work will involve all aspects of the MeeGo Linux distribution. You will also get to work with large scale cloud infrastructure. If you think you fit the bill kindly send your CVs to dbanerjee(a)nivio.com. -- Debayan Banerjee http://nivio.com

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Redirection Query
by Roshan 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

All, I'm posting a query to the list after quite a long time. I'll ask the question right away: $cat < foo 2>errorfile bash: foo: No such file or directory According to the above command, if foo doesn't exist and I redirect the error stream to a file, it should be stored in the file and not displayed on the terminal. But it still gets displayed! At a point, I thought this is a trick question and thought that possibly, foo exists and its contents are what is shown on the display. (But that isn't really the case) (because the errorfile doesn't get created at all - not in the above one and not according to the answer I've given - i.e. being a trick question). I think, though, there's something that I do not know about the input redirection ( i.e. left chevron '<') and hence I'm not able to answer this query. (because, possibly, the error redirection 2> command is ignored completely / not executed at all). Can anybody point me to a link that explains why this happens in Bash ? (Or perhaps, even in Korn shell?) (or if anybody can put a brief explanation of this?) -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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LPI certification Mumbai
by VGNU Linux 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Hi All, Is there any institute which provides LPI certification in Mumbai ? Regards, VGNU

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Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journey
by Venkatesh Hariharan 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

This article of mine appeared at http://opensource.com/government/10/11/open-standards-policy-india-long-suc… Venky ===== Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journey Posted 19 Nov 2010 by Venkatesh Hariharan (Venky) (Red Hat) Last week, India became another major country to join the growing, global open standards movement. After three years of intense debate and discussion, India's Department of IT in India finalized its Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance, joining the ranks of emerging economies like Brazil, South Africa and others. This is a historic moment and India's Department of Information Technology (DIT) deserves congratulations for approving a policy that will ensure the long-term preservation of India's e-government data. A major victory for the Open Source community is that the policy now says, "4.1.2 The Patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard shall be made available on a Royalty-Free basis for the life time of the Standard." This victory is really important to the open source community because open source and open standards have a symbiotic relationship. While open source is the freedom to modify, share and redistribute software source code, open standards refer to the freedom to encode and decode data and network protocols. One freedom without the other is a limited freedom. In the Indian policy, proprietary software vendors wanted to define open standards in such a way that even royalty-based standards would be included. Due to stiff opposition from the free and open source software community, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), academia and others, this proposal was rolled back. Under the National e-Government Action Plan, the Indian government is spending more than 10 billion dollars on e-governance. Some of the largest greenfield e-governance projects are in India. For example, one project aims to give a unique ID to more than 700 million Indians. Given the scale and scope of e-governance in India, the storage, archival and retrieval of e-governance data is a critical state responsibility. The standards selected by India also have global implications because the sheer volumes of usage in India, could make those standards the most popular standards in the world. It must be remembered that while software changes every few years, the underlying data (birth and death records, census data, tax data etc.) is fairly static and might have to be preserved for centuries. If the government stores its data in a closed format, it could permanently lose access to that data if the owner of that format goes out of business or refuses to provide access to that format. If the government stores its data in proprietary formats that require royalty payments, the negotiation power of the vendor goes up as more and more data is stored in that proprietary format; a situation that no sovereign power should tolerate. The Indian policy also states that a single open standard will be used for e-governance. This clause is also extremely important. For example, if a Central Government Ministry requests a certain set of information from state governments in India, and each state government submits the data in a different format, enormous amounts of time will be wasted in converting the data into a common format. There is also risk that data could be lost in the process of converting data from one format to another. Therefore, the usage of a single, open standard for an application area is the backbone that will unify these applications and enable the sharing of data across different applications. This will drive more efficiency in e-governance enabling policy makers and e-government practitioners to quickly pull together data from different government departments and take more informed decisions. It was a very tough fight and the proprietary vendors used their market clout and strong field presence in their attempts to subvert open standards. For example, in the previous draft policy dated 25/11/2009, the wordings of the key section read, "4.1.2 The essential patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard should preferably be available on a Royalty-Free (no payment and no restrictions) basis for the life time of the standard. However, if such Standards are not found feasible and in the wider public interest, then RF on Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND) could be considered." Commenting on the final policy, veteran journalist, Glyn Moody said, “As you can see, there is no room for doubt here, no quibbling with 'RF on Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND)' or 'Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND)' as the earlier version suggested: just a clear and simple 'Royalty-Free basis for the life time of the Standard'.” So how did the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community succeed against tremendous odds? Some key actions that helped us succeed are: 1. We worked long and hard to educate the public and the media. At first, some journalists shied away from writing on this subject because they found it too arcane and complex. It took over six months of talking to mediapersons before one of the mainstream publications carried an article on open standards. Once that happened, the dam broke and other publications also started to write about this “arcane” subject. 2. The academic community, especially in the prestigious Indian academic institutions, were very supportive of open standards. Many academicians have influential positions on government committees and their support helped. 3. India has a very vibrant set of Civil Society Organizations. The FOSS community worked with leading CSOs like IT For Change, Center for Internet and Society, Knowledge Commons and others that are founded by people who have tremendous experience in working on technology policy issues. A loose-knit coalition was formed under the title of FOSSCOMM and some excellent representations were made to the Indian government. 4. Many sections within government itself were firmly in favor of open standards and the community worked closely with them. 5. The community made common cause with sections of industry that supported open standards. This helped counter the pressure from industry associations that were supporting proprietary standards. It was a long but extremely rewarding issue to be involved in and I am documenting this in the hope that other countries can benefit from the experiences we gained in fighting for open standards in India. Jai Ho! (May you be victorious!) -0-

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Noname.conf talk submissions now open!
by gaurav chaturvedi 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

Hi! I'm one of the members of the organising team for Noname.conf, which is a 2-day event to be held at Bangalore in mid-December 2010 and will consist of talks, workshops and discussions around all aspects of FOSS technologies. We are now accepting proposals from speakers wishing to talk at the event. Talk submissions can cover any/all aspects of FOSS software/technologies. More details can be found at http://blog.nonameconf.in/talk-submissions-now-open Last date for submissions is November 28th 2010 Looking forward to your active participation in the event. [P.S.:- Please send all your questions to team(a)nonameconf.in or, better yet join the ML and discuss :) http://groups.google.com/group/nonameconf-community ]

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [COMMERCIAL] Landline phone through PC
by Mitul Limbani 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

Hello, Sorry for top posting, my phone doesn't allow me to start writing from below. Anyway, I think as you said, its a MoDem and they understand AT command set and send data only when they get connected on the remote end. In your case you need some external application like Asterisk and also external hardware (which is not just a Voice Modem) which can send voice traffic using standard telephone signaling (like Ground Start or Loop Start) Modem's cant do any of the above activity, however I have a device which can take one line input (std telephone line from mtnl) and shows that as telephone FXO line to Asterisk. Please contact me off the list to know the pricing and working of the same, Regards, Mitul Limbani Chief Asterisk Trainer & Founder, Enterux Solutions www.enterux.com +919820332422 "H.S.Rai" <hardeep.rai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I wanted to dial telephone number (not using any Internet, just >telephone network) and if possible attending phone through PC. > > I have "conexant RD02 D400" [having only one port to connect phone >cable, and not second port to connect phone instrument], which is >connected to PC through USB port. I was able to use following command: > > modem-cmd /dev/ttyACM0 ATDP123456 > > which rings bell on dialed number. > > On picking remote phone, I expected that speaker and phone will be >used to communicate, but that did not happened. > > Is it possible to use PC's mic, speaker or head set attached to PC? If >yes, which software or what setting? > >-- > H.S.Rai >-- >http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Landline phone through PC
by H.S.Rai 21 Nov '10

21 Nov '10

I wanted to dial telephone number (not using any Internet, just telephone network) and if possible attending phone through PC. I have "conexant RD02 D400" [having only one port to connect phone cable, and not second port to connect phone instrument], which is connected to PC through USB port. I was able to use following command: modem-cmd /dev/ttyACM0 ATDP123456 which rings bell on dialed number. On picking remote phone, I expected that speaker and phone will be used to communicate, but that did not happened. Is it possible to use PC's mic, speaker or head set attached to PC? If yes, which software or what setting? -- H.S.Rai

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Java and all that
by jtd 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi all, http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Apache-Brokeback-JCP-I-Wish-… We always never touched anything (at least since 2001) that was not clearly community driven and with a freesoftware licence. I however now find myself in a rather strange position of having to use JAVA or something similiar for a particular project. The reason is that we require tight state binding on the browser based UI interface. Background: It is an interactive robot with its clone sitting on your desk and a browser interface. The browser is used for interaction. The clone can also be used for interaction - move the leg manually and the remote will move as well as update the params on the screen. I don want to use a custom app for numerous reasons. Any and all recommendations welcome. -- Rgds JTD

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[OT] AMD vs Intel
by Rony Bill 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hello, Some time back there was a discussion on which board processor combination would be good for a workstation. My own machine has been down since many days. One day everything was fine with my dual boot Intel 845 GEBV2 system and I decided to install SP3 in my XP just for kicks. It was downloaded properly from the doze update website and after a few minutes, it started restarting my comp. The worst part was that my mobo got damaged and the HDD controller is giving trouble. Live CDs run fine but even clean installation of doze gives blue screen errors and linux gives hard disk read/write errors midway during installation. It is time for me to go for a new board. I would still go with Intel processors and Intel chipset boards (Not Intel Original Boards). AMD may be good technically but their support in India is not so good. Even simple crosschecking of processors or motherboards is difficult as most repairers have Intel based products. In my experience I have observed that higher end AMD products have better quality and life compared to the low end ones. I have had 2 processor failures in limitted quantities of AMD whereas Intel processors have been quite robust. Another thing one should avoid is Asus motherboards with nVidia chipsets. They are not very stable and solid. -- As a proper list etiquette... Please trim your replies. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. Regards, Rony.

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Open Standards policy finalized--major victory for the FOSS community
by Venkatesh Hariharan 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

The open standards policy has been finalized and it incorporates many of the suggestions made by the FOSS community in India. In the previous draft dated 25/11/2009, our major objection was to section 4.1.2 of the policy which said, "4.1.2 The essential patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard should preferably be available on a Royalty-Free (no payment and no restrictions) basis for the life time of the standard. However, if such Standards are not found feasible and in the wider public interest, then RF on Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND) could be considered." Our comment on this section reads: The usage of terms like “preferably” in a section titled, “Mandatory Characteristics” weakens the section and could even render it meaningless. Mandatory characteristics should be laid out clearly and unambiguously, The term “essential patent claims,” is meaningless because a standard cannot be implemented partially. Therefore, the ENTIRE standard should be royalty-free and not just the "essential" parts of it. In other words, ALL patent claims necessary to implement the standard should be royalty-free. Also, RF on FRAND/RAND is self-contradictory. If a Standard is Royalty Free (RF) then it cannot be RAND. Therefore, the wording of this section should be changed to "ALL patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard should be available on a Royalty-Free (no payment and no restrictions) basis for the life time of the standard. However, if such Standards are not found feasible and in the wider public interest, then Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms and conditions (RAND) could be considered.” As you can see from the extract below, the points mentioned above have been incorporated In the recently finalized policy. This section now reads: 4.1.2 The Patent claims necessary to implement the Identified Standard shall be made available on a Royalty-Free basis for the life time of the Standard. Overall, I'd say this is a major victory for the Indian FOSS community and more than three years of hard work have paid off. The file can be downloaded from: http://egovstandards.gov.in/approved-standthe suggestions mards/egscontent.2010-11-12.9124322046/at_download/file<http://egovstandards.gov.in/approved-standards/egscontent.2010-11-12.912432…> or from: http://egovstandards.gov.in<http://egovstandards.gov.in/approved-standards/egscontent.2010-11-12.912432…>(click on the links on the top left hand side). Venky

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Fwd: [pandaboard] OMAP Tutorial Hour - Repeat sessions
by Mehul Ved 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Amit Karpe <amitkarpe(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:46 AM Subject: Fwd: [pandaboard] OMAP Tutorial Hour - Repeat sessions To: openarmlab(a)googlegroups.com Dear All, FYI. -- Regards Amit Karpe. http://www.amitkarpe.com/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Thondar, Geetha <geethat(a)ti.com> Date: Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 7:26 AM Subject: [pandaboard] OMAP Tutorial Hour - Repeat sessions To: "pandaboard(a)googlegroups.com" <pandaboard(a)googlegroups.com>, "omapdiscuss(a)googlegroups.com" <omapdiscuss(a)googlegroups.com>, "omapzoom(a)googlegroups.com" <omapzoom(a)googlegroups.com>, "omapandroid-discussion(a)gforge.ti.com" <omapandroid-discussion(a)gforge.ti.com> Hello All, Please find details on the upcoming “OMAP Tutorial Hour” that will be hosted on Nov 15th, Mon. There will be 2 sessions - 7 am & 1 pm CST (Central Standard Time) (UTC-5). These are Repeat Sessions from Oct to help the new users of the PandaBoard community and to suit the different time zones. http://omappedia.org/wiki/Tutorial_Hour_Topics Topics: · Introducing PandaBoard - Presented by Nipuna Gunasekera / Jayabharath Goluguri · Your guide to OMAPpedia - Presented by Geetha Thondar 7 am session: WebEx URL: https://ti.webex.com/ti/j.php?ED=127004942&UID=0&RT=MiM3 Meeting Number: 757 998 605 Meeting Password: None 1 pm session: WebEx URL: https://ti.webex.com/ti/j.php?ED=127006022&UID=0&RT=MiM3 Meeting Number: 759 506 916 Meeting Password: None Teleconference Participant Code (same for both sessions): 42691576 Teleconference bridge number in USA: 1-877-561-6828 or (972) 995 7777 Teleconference bridge numbers for other countries please visit: http://www.ticonferencing.com/globalaccess/ We invite you to present in a future session – please suggest your topics at: http://www.omappedia.org/wiki/Tutorial_Hour_Topics Thanks! -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

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Fwd: [ilugc] Ubuntu Masti
by Mehul Ved 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yogesh Girikumar <yogeshg1987(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:08 PM Subject: [ilugc] Ubuntu Masti To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in>, ilugc.tamil(a)ae.iitm.ac.in Hi, This may be of interest to FOSS enthusiasts. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/iit-bombays-e-book-computer-masti-comput… Yogesh G. _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc -- With Regards, Mehul Ved

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[X-Post] Reminder - SciPy India 2010 Last 2 Days for Talk Abstracts
by Anoop Jacob Thomas 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

========================================== SciPy 2010 Call for Papers & Participation ========================================== The second SciPy India Conference (scipy.in) will be held from December 13th to 18th, 2010 at IIIT-Hyderabad (http://www.iiit.ac.in/). Scipy.in is a conference providing opportunities to spread the use of the Python programming language in the Scientific Computing community in India. It provides a unique opportunity to interact with the "Who's who" of the Python for Scientific Computing fraternity and learn, understand, participate and contribute what is happening in the realms of Scientific Computing using Python. Attendees of the conference and participants of the sprints planned will be able to access and review the tools available, apart from learning domain-specific applications and how the tools apply to a plethora of application problems. One of the goals of the conference is to combine education, engineering and science with computing through the medium of Python and thereby extrapolate on how powerful Scientific Computing is in various fields and among different communities. At this conference, novel applications and breakthroughs made in the pursuit of science using Python are presented. Attended by leading figures from both academia and industry, it is an excellent opportunity to experience the cutting edge of scientific software development. The conference is followed by three days of tutorials and code sprints, during which community experts provide training on several scientific Python packages. We invite you to take part by submitting a talk abstract or register as a participant on the conference website at: http://scipy.in Talk/Paper Submission ===================== We solicit talks and accompanying papers (either formal academic or magazine-style articles) that discuss topics regarding scientific computing using Python, including applications, teaching, development and research. Papers are included in the peer-reviewed conference proceedings, published online. Please note that submissions primarily aimed at the promotion of a commercial product or service will not be considered. Important Dates =============== Wednesday, Nov. 10: Abstracts Due Monday, Nov. 15: Schedule announced Sunday, Dec. 05: Proceedings paper submission due Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 13-14: Conference Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 15-17: Tutorials/Sprints Saturday, Dec. 18: Sprints The invited speakers ================== * Fernando Perez -- PhD from University of Colorado. Currently at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. Original author and leader of the IPython project for interactive computing (http://ipython.scipy.org), and member of the Python Software Foundation. * John Hunter -- Ph.D. from University of Chicago. Currently at Tradelink, Inc. Chicago. Original author and lead developer of the scientific visualization package matplotlib. * Perry Greenfield -- PhD, MIT. Currently at Space Telescope Science Institute, Maryland, USA. Has pioneered the use of Python in astronomy. He and his group have developed PyRAF, numarray (the precursor to current numpy capabilities), PyFITS and involved with the development of matplotlib. * Prabhu Ramachandran -- PhD, IIT Madras. Currently a faculty member at IIT Bombay. He is the co-founder of the Indian Linux User Group - Chennai (ILUGC) and is the creator and lead developer of the (FOSS-India-award-winning) Mayavi and TVTK Python packages (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi). Currently heads the FOSSEE (http://fossee.in) project. * Stéfan van der Walt -- PhD, Stellenbosch University, SA. Currently a researcher and lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Stellenbosch University. One of the developers of the NumPy and SciPy packages. * Jarrod Millman -- Member of the SciPy steering committee and an active contributor to both the NumPy and SciPy projects. He is the acting managing director and the director of computing for UC Berkeley's Neuroscience Institute, where he helped found the Neuroimaging in Python (NiPy) project. * Satrajit Ghosh -- PhD Boston University. Currently a faculty member of the Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology program, Harvard-MIT. He is managing the development of the NiPy project (http://nipy.org/nipype/). * Asokan Pichai -- Head - Software Engineering at TalentSprint. Consultant/Project manager for the Python group of the FOSSEE project. He has immense experience in the field of training and instructional design. Organizers ========== * Jarrod Millman, Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley, USA (Conference Co-Chair) * Prabhu Ramachandran, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, India (Conference Co-Chair) * FOSSEE Team * EnhanceEdu Team About Python ============ Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, open source, extensible programming language. It combines clarity and readability, making it an extremely powerful language that can be used for various applications and problems. Python is simple and easy to learn and apply. It offers an interactive environment in which to explore procedural, functional and object oriented approaches to problem solving. Its high level data structures, extensive documentation and clear syntax make it an ideal first language, while the large number of existing libraries make it suitable to tackle almost any programming tasks. Its simplicity makes it easy to adapt to multiple educational domains. Python has several libraries that enable numeric and symbolic computing. It also interfaces well with native codes in C,C++ and FORTRAN and has excellent libraries for plotting/visualization. Python also provides libraries for general purpose computing including generating user interfaces and web development. These, coupled with it's interactive interpreter, make Python an excellent language for Scientific Computing. All these features when combined with their wide-ranging applications make Python a perfect fit for use in Education, Industry and Scientific Computing. Registration Fees =============== Registration, accommodation and food are offered at highly subsidized rates for teachers and students, while registration and food will be offered to all conference participants at subsidized rates. Details about the fees can be found at: http://scipy.in/scipyin/2010/about/fees/ Publicity ======== The posters can be downloaded from the website : http://scipy.in/scipyin/2010/publicity/ Contact ======= Feel free to email the organizers at info(a)scipy.in -- Anoop Jacob Thomas FOSSEE, IIT Bombay.

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Russian to compete with windows.
by Advait Raut 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Hi guys, I came across this topic i think India should also do the same thing in there military systems. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech-News-Software-Services/Russia-to-de… -- Regards Advait Raut

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Russian to compete with windows.
by Sanket Shah 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

The defense industry hardly uses LINUX. Its Micro$oft all the way. They complain about the unavailable support for Linux. I'm working in a defence organization, all networks are windows including the servers. Sanket Shah Sent via Android™ Spica

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[OT][COMMERCIAL] Need a Mobile application developed.
by Koustubha Kale 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Hi All, We need a mobile based photo tagging application developed. Here is a description of the requirements The features of our app would be that: a) it will auto turn on the gps of the mobile phone when the mobile is turned ON and make it TSR and, whenever a photo is clicked, it will : b) Insert the gps lat / long data in the photos exif data c) automatically insert Artist's name into EXIF data which in this instance will be the mobile's phone number. d) calcuate gps date & time in UTC/GMT and insert into image's EXIF data e) seek input for ImageDecription ( which will be text of arbitary length ) and then insert into image's EXIF data f) seek input for audio file input i.e. a voice recording and then insert cross tag into image's EXIF file, if and when created. ( This feature can be implemented in version 2 if it proves to be too time / resource consuming ) This app needs to be developed for 1) S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Symbian OS v9.3 2) iPhone 3) Android in the above order i.e. symbian first. Please contact me off the list with a proposal if you are able to develop this for us. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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Fwd: Meet The Movement: A public talk with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, and members of Wikimedia India
by Koustubha Kale 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Please do come - and circulate widely. Wikipedia is a vital, free resource used by millions of people all over the world, including in India. This ubiquitous information repository includes hundreds of thousands of articles in various Indian languages, covering myriad of topics about India and its culture. Although Wikipedia is an indispensable resource to millions, little is known about how this online encyclopedia is written and who it is written by. This Sunday, October 31 at 6:30pm, anyone who is interested in learning more about this global public resource is invited to “Meet the Movement:” a talk with Jimmy Wales and members of the Wikimedia community in India. This talk is an opportunity to learn more about how Wikipedia works and why participation from the people of India is integral to Wikimedia’s global free-knowledge movement. The iconic leader, who founded Wikipedia in 2001, will give a public talk about the history of Wikipedia and what the free knowledge movement means to India. For instance, 75 percent of all schools in India have either online or offline access to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, a sister project. Additionally, 94 percent of page views from India are for the English Wikipedia, rather than Indian languages. What does that mean about the importance of Wikipedia in India and the needs of Indian users? Wales will discuss this during his talk and members of Wikimedia India, as well as Wikimedia Foundation Board member, Bishakha Datta, will join Wales for a 30 minute open question and answer session with the audience. Date: Sunday October 31 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College campus, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy, Mumbai 400026 This talk is open to the public on a first-come-first-seated basis. For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai3

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Fwd: Meet The Movement: A public talk with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, and members of Wikimedia India
by Nagarjuna G 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Wikipedia is a vital, free resource used by millions of people all over the world, including in India. This ubiquitous information repository includes hundreds of thousands of articles in various Indian languages, covering myriad of topics about India and its culture. Although Wikipedia is an indispensable resource to millions, little is known about how this online encyclopedia is written and who it is written by. This Sunday, October 31 at 6:30pm, anyone who is interested in learning more about this global public resource is invited to “Meet the Movement:” a talk with Jimmy Wales and members of the Wikimedia community in India. This talk is an opportunity to learn more about how Wikipedia works and why participation from the people of India is integral to Wikimedia’s global free-knowledge movement. The iconic leader, who founded Wikipedia in 2001, will give a public talk about the history of Wikipedia and what the free knowledge movement means to India. For instance, 75 percent of all schools in India have either online or offline access to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, a sister project. Additionally, 94 percent of page views from India are for the English Wikipedia, rather than Indian languages. What does that mean about the importance of Wikipedia in India and the needs of Indian users? Wales will discuss this during his talk and members of Wikimedia India, as well as Wikimedia Foundation Board member, Bishakha Datta, will join Wales for a 30 minute open question and answer session with the audience. Date: Sunday October 31 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College campus, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy, Mumbai 400026 This talk is open to the public on a first-come-first-seated basis. For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai3 -- GN

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Please suggest/recommend a workstation class AMD Phenom solution
by Arun Khan 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

I want to put together a workstation class system that will be running 24x7. Please suggest mother board CPU combo in case you have personal experience with such a system. Thanks. -- Arun Khan

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Fwd: INVITE: Mumbai's biggest Startup Event is here! Meet the founders of several cool startups on Oct 30th
by Shirish Padalkar 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Startup City <lakshmi(a)siliconindia.com> Date: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:08 PM Subject: INVITE: Mumbai's biggest Startup Event is here! Meet the founders of several cool startups on Oct 30th To: shirish4you(a)gmail.com Hello, How are you doing? After the phenomenal success of Five-editions of siliconindia Startup City in Bangalore,Chennai & Mumbai, we are happy to announce the sixth edition of Startup City in Mumbai on Saturday October 30th, 2010 at Ravindra Natya Mandir. Meet over 40 cool startups and 500 CEOs at the siliconindia Startupcity, Mumbai. It's by far the largest and most exciting event of its kind in Mumbai. Watch live product demonstrations Get a peek into cutting edge technologies Lay hands on the best-of-breed solutions Meet young, energetic, passionate geeks Experience the culture of innovation in small companies Visionary Keynotes In-depth Panel Discussions Learn new Technologies Platinum Sponsor: Rediff.com Badge Sponsor: SMS160 Exhibitors: Precious Microtech, Interworld Commnet, Enterprise DB, AptSource Software, myBantu.com, escan,spatial ideas, Borget solutions, Sankalp computer, Gamiana, Hayagriva, Handigital, Nitman, Megavision,ESDS, Biz technologies, and many more Last year’s Startup city-Mumbai saw 300 CEOs and 30 Startups participating, over 3000 delegates attending the event. WHEN: Saturday October 30, 2010 TIME: 8.30 AM to 4:30 PM WHERE: Ravindra Natya Mandir Near Siddhivinayak Mandir Prabhadevi Mumbai-25 Limited Seats: To attend this event, register FREE : http://www.siliconindia.com/events/siliconindia_events/register.php?eid=Sta… This is undoubtedly the biggest event for startups in Mumbai. You will be marveled by Mumbai’s entrepreneurial spirit ! Thanks SiliconIndia Events Team

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Fwd: ILU - India Linux Users - New Facebook IRC
by Narendra Sisodiya 24 Oct '10

24 Oct '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Narendra Sisodiya <narendra(a)narendrasisodiya.com> Date: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:22 PM Subject: ILU - India Linux Users - New Facebook IRC To: ILUG-C <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in>, The Linux-Delhi mailing list < ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org>, iitdlug <iitdlug(a)googlegroups.com>, glug-meerut(a)googlegroups.com, Indian FOSS Community Network list < network(a)lists.fosscom.in> Hey, Facebook is making communities - Lots of Linux users are now interacting on facebook - Please Join and have a facebook IRC - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_123580221032826&ap=1 Lets discuss how we can use this new platform for Linux adaptation and promotion purpose -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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