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Session on Web 2.0 security
by System Administrator 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Hi all, Our company is sponsoring a session on Web 2.0 security Interested people can view details at http://wiki. directi.com/ display/tc/ October+11th+ -+Web+2.0+ Security+ -+Defending+ Next+Generation+ Applications<http://wiki.directi.com/display/tc/October+11th+-+Web+2.0+Security+-+Defend…> And add your name by clicking on Attend event It's a free session. Let me know if you require more details -Jeetu

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Lyx, My Beautiful GNU/Linux, Mind-Maps, and DP
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Some videos from Goa, mainly around Software Freedom Day at BITS Pilani Goa campus. FN My beautiful [GNU]Linux BITS-Pilani Goa campus has grown over the past four to five years, and now has over 2000 students on the outskirts of Vasco/Dabolim. At a Software Freedom Day held on the campus recently (Sept 27, 2008) we encounter students, and learn about their interest in Free Software and Open Source. Also some images from an event that saw talks and presentation span the better part of two days. This video starts with a showcasing of the potential of GNU/Linux, the largely volunteer-built alternative computing system... that's in fact better than the 'real thing' (my view)! http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Py6YdW03YYE Lyx ... and all that LyX is a document processor following the self-coined "what you see is what you mean" paradigm (WYSIWYM), as opposed to the WYSIWYG ideas used by word processors. This means that the user only has to care about the structure and content of the text, while the formatting is done by LaTeX, an advanced typesetting system. LyX is designed for authors who want professional output with a minimum of effort and without becoming specialists in typesetting. The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, following a predefined set of rules called a style, and not by the author. Specific knowledge of the LaTeX document processing system is not necessary but may improve editing with LyX significantly for specialist purposes. DP explains how he uses this tool... (quote from the Wikipedia) http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=F-03AtOx1Ps Mind-maps? What's all that about? A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. DP explains at the BITS Pilani, Goa centre. 27 September 2008. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=k5689nG0FEU ------------------------------- On mind-maps, please check out some other excellent presentations also on YouTube. On Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map#Origins On YouTube.com: Maximise the Power of Your Brain - Tony Buzan MIND MAPPING http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ&feature=related Mindmeister - Mindmaps with team spirit http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=FChJkOch0Fw&feature=related Getting Things Done (GTD) with Mindmaps http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=THxauHwtUpM&feature=related Mind-Maps How to mindmap http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qWz88RHQS4s&feature=related Smarter Mind Maps http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=3zdBkVvJkFU&feature=related Mind Maps and Self Coaching http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=K2xezdpNifU&feature=related Make Mind Maps with revolutionairy software from the creator http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=yY9IZoDjRwM&feature=related How Mindmaps can help you learn a language http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYDcTNI-_s&feature=related MINDMAPS - my experience http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=mch8H7LHkHU&feature=related ------------------------------- DP-1 at SFD (BITS Pilani Goa campusa, Sept 27, 2008) Talk by young ILUG-Goa/ILUG-Ponda volunteer DP. He explains issues of documentation that could be useful to any student and researcher. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=QktwiBicJ1E Other video shorts at: http://in.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490

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kmail does not accept two different passwords
by Kenneth Gonsalves 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

hi, I have two email accounts at foo.com and bar.com. They have different passwords. Receiving mail is ok - but for sending, only the password for one account is used in both - the password for the first account gets changed to that of the second account when the second account is set up. How can one overcome this without having the same password for all accounts? Or is a bug? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Letting root send email to an application level user --- and using a crontabs job to forward it on -- or TCP/IP poke or a UDP datagram
by Erach 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Hi, Root is system user --- has various privileges. The application users are completely distinct from the root user ----- but they can share the root user group "wheel". so unless you want very high thruput why are you modifying the kernel and making it bigger. You can just send an email to the application level user, have a crontab job pick it up every 1 minute or every 1 second and forward the email on. You can even change the group of the application level user. Or once you send the email --- u can send a datagram "pick/poke/UDP packet" tcp/ip signal to waken the user. You are only making the kernel fatter. Erach

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GNU/Linux primer
by shirish 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Hi all, I made an attempt at making a GNU/Linux primer at http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/gnulinux-primer/ To put it simply, just something which tells newbies what it is all about without getting technical. What do you guys think? Do you think I may have missed something? Do you think something could have been put up in a better way? Or you think it plain sucks. Feedback and flames all are encouraged :) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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Canonical Not Great Contributor
by Swapnil Bhartiya 28 Sep '08

28 Sep '08

I just learnt from a friend of mine that I should stop using Ubuntu as Canonical is not contributing to the development of GNU/Linux systems as compared to other players. He also suggested that since most of its stuff, or nothing, is upstream so we cant trust it. Also his argument was, being run by one man, who may tomorrow change his mind and stop support to Ubuntu, then what? So, I am bringing this issue to the lista and have people's opinion as to how much Canonical has contributed and how wise is the decision to use Ubuntu? Here is the article of Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of the USB and other subsystems in the Linux kernel mentioning Canonical contribution to be 100 patches viz a viz 230 by Mandriva and only 270 by Gentoo. Remember Ubuntu is quite young compared to Mandriva, Gentoo. http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/lpc_2008_keynote.html Please suggest. -- Swapnil Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] A request for Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1 CDs
by Easwar Hariharan 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 4:57 AM, Kussh Singh <kussh.singh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Where is the install fest going to be and at what time? I can make some > Ubuntu 8.04 CDs but i don't have the ones which come from canonical thru > shipit. > The installfest is at Ramrao Adik Inst. of Tech.,Nerul,3rd Oct,4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.It's a given that List members can make Ubuntu 8.04 CDs,which I can do myself too because,as mentioned,I do have 28 CDs,the preferable thing is that the CDs were from ShipIt. Why we need the CDs is because most of the student of our college are day scholars and don't own laptops,and I'm skeptical that people would lug their desktop PCs to Nerul. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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A request for Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1 CDs
by Easwar Hariharan 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

Hello List, A few meetings ago,I had mentioned my plans for holding an presentation on linux which turned into an install fest after consultation with LUG members.the present situation is that the installfest is scheduled on 3rd of October and the likely number of participants at the installfest is turning out to be potentially more than the CDs I have available,which is 28. ShipIt would take too long a time to send the CDs,therefore,list members who have an excess of Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1 CDs,preferably received from ShipIt,because they will be in the "official" (:P) covers,could you help out and contribute the excess CDs in your posession for the installfest? Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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[Cross posted] - National Free Software Conference -- 15 & 16 November 2008, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala
by Sudhir Gandotra 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

National Free Software Conference 15 & 16 November 2008, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala website : http://nfm2008.atps.in/ Program : The Seminar will Cover the following areas (suggested and being finalised from among these topics) Social Stream Swathanthra Software Philosophy and and its Impact on various sectors. Application of Scientific Socialism to the Information Era Knowledge Society and its impact Information Technology Workers – Myths and Reality. Co-operatives in Swathanthra Software. Information explosion & its impact on democratic advancement. Theory of Abundance in the context of Free Software. Knowledge Stream Freedom in Bio-Technology Public domain knowledge in Hardware Emerging Trends in Nano-technology Public Domain Knowledge Libraries. Medical knowledge systems Traditional and Indegenous knowledge Alternative Technologies Technology Stream Educational Projects E-governance Enterprises Resources Planning Geo Spatial Infrastructure Technology for Medias Software Stream Animation Tools DTP tools — Development & Dissemination Scientific Research Avenues Operating Systems – New Trends Localisation & Internationalisation Software Patents Free Software support General Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (OpenERP) 3D Modeling and Animation using Blender Type setting using TEX and LaTeX Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Digital Signature and Secure transmission Multimedia and FFMPEG tools Python Web Services Python Game Development Mobile Device Platform: Android and Mobilinux Discussion IPR: The New form of Private Property in Globalization Patent issues in IT and BT Malayalam Computing Python First or Last Language (High School/ Degree Course) Beginners GNU Compiler Collection and Microcontroller Python and High Level Object oriented languages Jython Language and JAVA Bytecode LAMP and Mod-Python Overview: PostgreSQL, MySQL, GUI, Eclipse Overview: GNU/Linux Servers: SMTP, POP3, DHCP,etc Workshop GNU/Linux installation ( Full Time ) Malayalam Localisation (Full Time) Products & Development Tools Open forum Expenricence of Swatanthra Malayalam Computing (By SMC) Prajasakti ERP (By Prajasakti ) BSNL case studies (By BSNL) Financial Sector Experience ( By Ernakulam P&T ) IT @ School ( By IT @ School) Askaya and Free Software ( By Akshaya ) KSEB Experience ( By KSEB ) Free Software Business Models ( By OSSICS) & any other that are requested and conforming to the theme of Free & Open Source Software. Exhibition Free Software platforms, tools, application packages & services. Hardware Networking concepts and practices. Educative demonstrations/presentations on various aspects of Information Technology Your Suggestions are Invited by the organisers at : email : program.nfm2008(a)gmail.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Creating multiple email addresses for a system users.
by Raghu Prasad 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

> In my perl Script I have written command > > `cat stat_file.txt | mail -s "Some subject" admin(a)server.name` > > and getting email properly on address admin(a)server.name > In this email I getting from: root(a)server.name, my question is, Is it > possible to change this email address to something like > do_not_reply(a)server.name. Use mailx instead. Try cat stat_file.txt | mailx -s "Some subject" -r do_not_reply(a)server.name -R do_not_reply(a)server.name admin(a)server.name Details of command line options are available at http://manpages.unixforum.co.uk/man-pages/linux/opensuse-10.2/1/mailx-man-p… Raghu

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[commercial]Web developers needed
by Justin Moore 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

Hello, We have immediate openings for the following contract position: Web developer. We are an American based company that provides managed iPBX and Web hosting solutions, with a solid foundation in FOSS. Web developer: The ideal candidate will have solid experience with HTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL and be familiar with Web standards. We need someone with strong design experience. All development work is done under Linux with SVN. Previous experience with payment gateways/e-commerce solutions is a plus. Ability to work with minimal supervision is required. This is a contract position, but could be a temp to perm situation. You will be able to work from home, on timings of your choosing and will be paid monthly via wire transfer. Please submit all resumes/vitaes to me along with preferred timings, salary requirements, and any questions that you may have. Have a nice day. Justin -- Justin Moore SagiSys LLC (877)394-4838 ext. 101 (Toll Free) (727) 362-1423 (Fax) http://www.SagiSys.com

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Creating multiple email addresses for a system users.
by Meghanand Acharekar 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Hi, I have written a perl/shell script on one of our servers which checks the server health and send alert emails to administrators.The script runs as a cron job under root privileges, it is working properly.But the email which we receive has From email address : root(a)server.name, Is there any way to change this email address ? Is this possible to chang 'from' email header ? If yes how ? and Is it possible to assign multiple email addresses to a single system user (not aliases) -- Regards, मेघानंद नं. आचरेकर Meghanand N. Acharekar " A proud GNU\Linux User " Reg Linux User #397975 Email : vasco.debian(a)gmail.com URL : www.debian.org

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Articles on Software patents and software freedom in today's(Sep 24) 'Hindu'
by vinay sreenivasa 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Hello All, Apologies for cross-posting. On the occasion of 'International Day against software patents' , the Hindu has extensively covered the issues of software patents and software freedom. There are four articles below - 2 of them explore software patents (view from foss community, industry, academia) . 2 other articles cover software freedom (a generic article on software freedom and another on the absence of foss in school curricula) . *********************************************************** * Will patenting take the byte out of IT here? * Deepa Kurup BANGALORE: Picture this. Indian mathematicians came up with the concept of the “zero” — often touted as India’s greatest contribution to civilisation — and got a patent for it. By now they would have raked in inestimable amounts in royalty. Seems preposterous? Members of the Free Software community say that patenting every other algorithm would be somewhat in the same league. For full article pls read - http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/24/stories/2008092461910300.htm *********************************************************** * Why is it important to go the ‘free’ way? * V. Sridhar Bangalore: One of the most misleading aspects of the “debate” on free software — or Open Source software — pertains to what is meant by “free.” Those ridiculing the free software activists — typically dismissed as “the techie types” — portray them as a bunch of folks who just want software to be sold for free. However, those who passionately advocate free software argue that their emphasis is on free, as in freedom. “Let software be free from the shackles of full-fledged commercial exploitation” seems to be their refrain. It is important to steer clear of the pejorative connotations implied by those who adopt an adversarial stand on free software. For full article please read - http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/24/stories/2008092461920300.htm ************************************************************* * Black-and-white, with some grey areas ( * Anand Parthasarathy Bangalore: For the mainstream global IT players, software patenting is a clear-cut issue, and they have no time for ifs and buts: They are for it. In the wake of the ongoing public consultations on the Patent Manual, which throws up issues related to software patenting, /The Hindu /spoke to India leaders of some key IT players to find out what they thought: Naresh Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Print & Publishing Business Unit Adobe, and Managing Director, Adobe India, a leader of the imaging software and solutions business, says: “We believe in safeguarding of intellectual property rights. Adobe invests significant resources towards innovation and we expect protection of our Intellectual Property Rights, to be able to sustain business.” For full article read - http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/24/stories/2008092461930300.htm *************************************************************** *How would it be if you read only one type of book? * Deepa Kurup */ Wrong choice?/ Students are taught to use only proprietary software. * BANGALORE: A computer literacy programme in a public sector organisation teaches the following modules: MS Office, MS Power Point, MS Excelsheet and Internet Explorer. A glance through the “computer syllabus” in most schools, and the list is similar. All items on this checklist have one thing in common: proprietary software. So, if every computer user is being taught exclusively on proprietary platforms, would they ever be comfortable switching to the easier, cheaper and readily available alternatives? For full article please read - http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/24/stories/2008092461820300.htm *************************************************************** Thanks, Vinay Sreenivasa IT for Change http://itforchange.net http://india.is-watch.net/ http://is-watch.net

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[X-Post][ilugd] Serious e1000e driver issue in SLE 11 Beta 1]
by Parthan SR 23 Sep '08

23 Sep '08

[Forwarding without prejudice] +1 ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- ----- Forwarded by Sanjeev K Gupta/SG/eSys on 09/23/2008 10:37 AM ----- Novell PartnerNet <einfo(a)novell.com> 09/23/2008 04:23 AM Please respond to einfo(a)novell.com To sanjeev(a)esysmail.com cc Subject Serious e1000e driver issue in SLE 11 Beta 1 Dear Partner and Beta Tester, the Intel e1000e driver on openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Beta 1 might have a serious issue with the potential to damage the network card in a way that it cannot be used any longer. Intel and Novell are currently working to analyze and solve the issue. For the time being: Please do NOT USE openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 or SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Beta 1 on systems with Intel e1000e hardware. Any other hardware, including systems with Intel e1000 (without -e) network cards, is not affected. We will keep you posted. With kind regards Your SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Team -- Thorsten Kukuk, Project Manager/Release Manager SLES SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) ------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 -- --- With Regards, Parthan "technofreak" <gpg> 2FF01026 <blog> http://blog.technofreak.in

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[X-POST]Government going all-out to damn privacy in name of terrorism
by Easwar Hariharan 22 Sep '08

22 Sep '08

Hi, Some recent reports in the daily DNA in Mumbai point to alarming steps being taken by the government in the name of fighting terror.[1] talks about steps already in place and [2] is an opinion piece which looks possible considering the stealthy manner in which [1] has been implemented.I think the Free Software Community has much to say about this,and influence the government if possible, with a large enough outcry. [1]http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1192217&pageid=0 [2]http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1190790&pageid=0 Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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want FOSS fonts for malayalam and Hindi
by Farida Umrani 22 Sep '08

22 Sep '08

can any body please help? Thanks and best wishes - farida

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Reminder: ILUG-BOM September 2008 Meet
by Dinesh Shah (દિન ેશ શાહ/द िनेश शाह) 22 Sep '08

22 Sep '08

H! All, The ILUG-Bom September 2008 Meeting is just a week away. The details are as follows. Date: Sunday, 21st Sep. 2008 Time: 2:00 - 5:00 PM IST Venue: B-103, Powai Sarovar Co op Society, next to Powai Police station, Bldg no 1, MHADA, Rambaug Powai, Mumbai - 76 Topics: 1. Programing using QT by Prashant 2. This slot is open. I would invite people to make presentation on topic of their choice. 3. Understanding and countering Software Patents in India We need a portable projector at this venue. Sanjay, you have a portable projector which you can bring to the meet? Looking forward to meet many LUGers. With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Gilda Radner - "I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch."

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[COMMERCIAL] Fwd: Geodesic needs perl hackers
by Mrugesh Karnik 22 Sep '08

22 Sep '08

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Fwd: Geodesic needs perl hackers Date: Monday 22 Sep 2008 From: "Mrugesh Karnik" <mrugeshkarnik(a)gmail.com> To: mrugeshkarnik(a)gmail.com --- In linux-bangalore-jobs(a)yahoogroups.com, "Linux Bangalore Admin" <listadmin@...> wrote: Geodesic Information Systems Ltd. (http://geodesic.com) is a reputed, rapidly growing company, listed on the BSE and NSE, and well known for its Mundu range of products. We urgently require competent, experienced perl hackers, with both web and MIS processing experience. Additional experience in things like Asterisk, web frameworks, etc. are desirable, and should be highlighted. If you qualify, we want to hear from you. Send your resume to careers@..., and make sure to include samples of your work. Atul Chitnis Senior Vice President Geodesic Information Systems Ltd. http://geodesic.com --- End forwarded message --- -------------------------------------------------------

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Reminder: ILUG-BOM September 2008 Meet
by Dinesh Shah (દિન ેશ શાહ/द िनेश शाह) 20 Sep '08

20 Sep '08

Dear Linuxers, The ILUG-Bom September 2008 Meeting is tomorrow. The details are as follows. Date: Sunday, 21st Sep. 2008 Time: 2:00 - 5:00 PM IST Venue: B-103, Powai Sarovar Co op Society, next to Powai Police station, Bldg no 1, MHADA, Rambaug Powai, Mumbai - 76 Topics: 1. Programing using QT by Prashant 2. Understanding and countering Software Patents in India 3. Check the status of Namazu We need a portable projector at this venue. Looking forward to meet many LUGers. With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Stephen King - "French is the language that turns dirt into romance."

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a gnu/linux cd shop online
by Suhit Kelkar 20 Sep '08

20 Sep '08

Hey, this might be useful. http://www.linuxbazar.com/

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[ILUG-Bom]Request for Xubuntu 8.04.1/8.04
by Easwar Hariharan 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

list, There are two pending requests for Xubuntu 8.04.1/8.04 on the wiki,one is by myself ;) and one by Ashish Tripathi.Could someone with some spare bandwidth download the distro for us please(knura,please note :P)?I would be attending the GLUG-Bom meet on 21st at Powai,so that should be a convenient location for exchange of media or burning.In case someone has the distro but is not attending the meet,please contact me off-list. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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A CPIM Hijack of Free Software Foundation?
by Praveen A 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsf-friends/2008-September/005460.html My mail is not appearing in the list archive Posting it again ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind at gmail.com> Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:02 PM Subject: A CPIM Hijack of Free Software Foundation? To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends at mm.gnu.org.in> Cc: rms at gnu.org, "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun at gnowledge.org>, "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjunag at gmail.com> Today I came to know about an event called freedom and software happening in Chennai on 21st September through a blog. The event website is a google site http://sites.google.com/site/freedomandsoftware/ Most of the friends participating are our friends. But this mail is for some clarifications The invitation text says following <quote> M. Subramanian - The Mayor, N. Ram - Editor, The Hindu, Debesh Das - Minister of Information Technology, West Bengal, Kiran Chandra - Director, Free Software Foundation India & Prabir Purkayastha - Secretary, Delhi Science Forum, have been confirmed to be the panel of speakers. The objective of the event will be the launch of the project for the development of a Tamil Version of the GNU/ Linux operating system. The launch will be made by the Mayor, M.Subramanian. The project will be developed by engineering students with able technical support from the IT professionals & professors, and infrastructural support by the entrepreneurs. The logo and caption for the Free Software Foundation, Tamil Nadu will be launched by Mr. N. Ram. The event will be attended by the IT professionals, Entrepreneurs, Researchers and professors of reputed colleges, from all over the country and the registration will be open to all, so you can bring all your friends as well. There will be no entry fee for the same. </quote> My questions are Following 1.Is this event anyway related with Free Software Foundation? 2. This news is not announced in any Free Software Mailing lists, like FSF-Friends, FSF-Tn(http://mm.gnu.org.in//pipermail/fsf-tn/) ILUG Chennai etc . It is not announced yet in gnu.org.in also. Why This much secrecy around this? 3.. The above invitation text says "logo and caption for the Free Software Foundation, Tamil Nadu will be launched" in the function. Is FSF India decided to start regional FSFs? If yes why this is organising in a a secret maner? 3. The Invitation text says "The objective of the event will be the launch of the project for the development of a Tamil Version of the GNU/ Linux operating system", why there is a need of another distribution when tamil is well supported in most of the upstream distributions? . Let it be the work of Tamil Localisation groups. 4. The contacts provided in the website contact page is not at all familiar in Free Software Community. And There is no information on who is organising this event. On a quick checkup with friends in Chennai, they says it is an event Organised by Communist Party of India (Marxist) . Thats why the secrecy. I don't have a problem in a political party supporting free software cause. But If it is the case i am very suspicious on following points 1. The exclusion of the Free Software Movement in Chennai in Organising it, 2. Creating a body with power structure before Contributing anything . I dont think a free software Foundation is not needed for releasing a Localised GNU/Linux Distribution 3. Secrecy in whole process of a Public event I am expecting a reply from FSF India on this Anivar -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Online quick introductory books/notes.
by Pradeepto Bhattacharya 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Hi, Bumped into this [1] via Ruby-lang.org. Lots of nice online books ( called $Topic Essentials ) - short and very fast introduction to various topics - from Xen to Fedora to PHP. Esp helpful if you want a quick intro to a certain topic. Have fun. [1]http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Main_Page Cheers! Pradeepto -- The KDE Project : http://www.kde.org KDE India : http://www.kde.in Mailing List : http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india

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[OT][Commercial] opening for a Linux Sys. Admin
by P.S Rathinam 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Hi All, We have an immediate opening for a Linux Sys. Admin. Experience: 5-8 years of experience in Linux/Unix systems administration, Windows administration is a plus *****Should have necessarily handled a team ****** Profile: - Bachelor's degree in IT - Experience in My SQL administration and support, replication is a plus. - Working knowledge of administrating applications using Apache and MySQL - PHP/Perl/Python programming skills a plus. - Drupal and Joomla administration experience a big plus. - Previous experience of working in a globally distributed environment would be a plus. - System administration in a mixed Linux/Windows environment. The servers are Linux SUSE or Windows Server 2003 - Ability to work closely with technology teams to define the deployment end-state. - Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems efficiently. - Ability to work with globally distributed teams. - Demonstrated good communication skills. - Self-motivated, with ability to work independently in a fast paced environment. - Strong in office productivity tools like Excel, Access, Visio Job Location: Mumbai. Interested individuals please contact me directly. Please mention your experience in the subject of your reply. Regards, Poornima Rathinam

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Free Software technologies for media streaming
by Chandita Mukherjee 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

Dear Friends Have you ever thought of being able to set up your own audio and video server, creating on-line media using Free Software? A workshop on media streaming is planned on 28-29-30 September at the Gnowledge Lab of the HBCSE conducted by Yves Degoyan and Lluis Gómez i Bigordà of GISS (Global Independent Streaming Support) Visit http://giss.tv for details. It will be intensive but a great opportunity for those who value it. If this idea intrigues you, please write to cometmediafdn(a)gmail.com with the same subject line, asking for the detailed schedule or look it up at www.cometmedia.org under forthcoming workshops. G Nagarjuna for the Gnowledge Lab at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education of TIFR Chandita Mukherjee for Comet Media Foundation.

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