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Invitation to Sage Days 25, India
by Anoop Jacob Thomas 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

Sage Days 25 - An Invitation What is 'Sage Days'? Sage Days is a confluence of present and prospective SAGE Users and Developers. It is an opportunity to come together to share ideas, brainstorm and hack on Sage. Sage Days 25 is the 25th version of Sage Days, and is being organized in Mumbai, India. In order to cater to an Indian audience and scenario, this version has been tweaked slightly. Sage Days 25 has beginner level tutorials, in addition to the usual talks and sprints, to help new users get started with Sage and help promote the use of Sage in India. What is Sage? Sage is a free, open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It combines the power of numerous existing open-source packages into a common Python-based interface. It's mission is to create a "viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab". Sage has tools for a broad range of mathematical areas like Linear Algebra, Calculus, Symbolic Math, Plotting, Rings & Groups, Graph Theory, Number Theory and Cryptography. Essentially, "it can do anything from mapping a 12-dimensional object to calculating rainfall patterns under global warming" - as Science Daily puts it . Eager to get started? Start here. [#1] Apart from being feature rich, it's usability is one of it's greatest strengths. Sage Notebook, a web-interface for all the math you'll ever want to do, is really the killer feature! As the Sage Marketing page says, "The SAGE GUI surely works on your computer box, because it just runs in Firefox!". Try it Now! [#2] Why should you attend? Sage Days 25 is being attended by the creator and lead developer of Sage, Prof. William Stein. It will also be attended by other developers of Sage. This would be a great opportunity to meet and interact with them! The conference will be attended by a plethora of enthusiastic people from all over the country who use Sage or are interested in doing so. The conference will also see the presence of many mathematicians interested in software. Who knows, you may run into someone you'd want to collaborate with, for your future work! This event will be a great learning experience, if you are even remotely interested in math and software for it! When and Where? Venue: IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India Dates: August 9-12, 2010 Tentative Schedule: http://fossee.in/sage_days/schedule/ Register Here: http://fossee.in/sage_days/registration/register/ [#1] http://www.sagemath.org/tour.html [#2] http://www.sagenb.org/ -- Sage Days India Team, FOSSEE, IIT Bombay.

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Fwd: [Ilugc] Invitation to Sage Days 25, India
by Arun Khan 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

Forwarding without prejudice ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anoop Jacob Thomas Date: Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:19 PM Subject: [Ilugc] Invitation to Sage Days 25, India To: ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in Sage Days 25 - An Invitation What is 'Sage Days'? Sage Days is a confluence of present and prospective SAGE Users and Developers. It is an opportunity to come together to share ideas, brainstorm and hack on Sage. Sage Days 25 is the 25th version of Sage Days, and is being organized in Mumbai, India. In order to cater to an Indian audience and scenario, this version has been tweaked slightly. Sage Days 25 has beginner level tutorials, in addition to the usual talks and sprints, to help new users get started with Sage and help promote the use of Sage in India. What is Sage? Sage is a free, open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It combines the power of numerous existing open-source packages into a common Python-based interface. It's mission is to create a "viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab". Sage has tools for a broad range of mathematical areas like Linear Algebra, Calculus, Symbolic Math, Plotting, Rings & Groups, Graph Theory, Number Theory and Cryptography. Essentially, "it can do anything from mapping a 12-dimensional object to calculating rainfall patterns under global warming" - as Science Daily puts it . Eager to get started? Start here. [#1] Apart from being feature rich, it's usability is one of it's greatest strengths. Sage Notebook, a web-interface for all the math you'll ever want to do, is really the killer feature! As the Sage Marketing page says, "The SAGE GUI surely works on your computer box, because it just runs in Firefox!". Try it Now! [#2] Why should you attend? Sage Days 25 is being attended by the creator and lead developer of Sage, Prof. William Stein. It will also be attended by other developers of Sage. This would be a great opportunity to meet and interact with them! The conference will be attended by a plethora of enthusiastic people from all over the country who use Sage or are interested in doing so. The conference will also see the presence of many mathematicians interested in software. Who knows, you may run into someone you'd want to collaborate with, for your future work! This event will be a great learning experience, if you are even remotely interested in math and software for it! When and Where? Venue: IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India Dates: August 9-12, 2010 Tentative Schedule: http://fossee.in/sage_days/schedule/ Register Here: http://fossee.in/sage_days/registration/register/ [#1] http://www.sagemath.org/tour.html [#2] http://www.sagenb.org/ -- Sage Days India Team, FOSSEE, IIT Bombay. _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

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Chip makers form Linaro Linux group
by Arun Khan 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

<quote> A group of chip makers including IBM, Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments unveiled Linaro, a new software engineering foundation dedicated to improving Linux distributions, including Android, MeeGo and Ubuntu, used in consumer devices. </quote> read more at: <http://news.techworld.com/operating-systems/3225572/chip-makers-form-linaro…> -- Arun Khan

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Please suggest me a GNU/Linux distribution
by Pankaj Kumar 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

Hi all, Please suggest me a GNU/Linux distribution for a PC having following configuration: Processor : VIA Samuel 2 Speed: 796.32 MHz RAM: 512 MB The suggested GNU/Linux distribution MUST have at least following packages available in it by default: 1. KDE 2. C/C++/Java Support 3. LAMP Support 4. Quanta Plus 5. Open Office 6. Desktop Publishing Support 7. All audio and video codecs 8. VLC 9. All other standard components of GNU/Linux distribution Please don't suggest URL for installation of additional packages. I want such an installation DVD which should contain ALL these packages BY DEFAULT. Best Regards ... Pankaj Kumar

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Please suggest me a GNU/Linux distribution
by Surya Sharma 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

> > Crome does not support Firefox plugins and does not have any plugin to > download (and convert) YouTube and other videos into the machine. You can always goto kickyoutube.com or vixy.net and let them handle the conversion for you. (Why let a slow computer convert media?) Surya Sharma

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Please suggest me a GNU/Linux distribution
by Suhit Kelkar 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

The Mint distribution has a LXDE version. I've used it and found it satisfactory. Everything from performance to polish was impeccable. Regards Suhit Kelkar

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[Commercial] Opening for System Administrator / Operation Engineer
by Mayank 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

Hi, If anyone is interested then do drop your CV or if you wish, do drop by at our office and meet us over a cup of coffee :) Job Profile: Role: System Administrator / Operation Engineer Experience level: 2-6 yrs exp =========================================================== Job Profile: As part of the SlideShare operations team, you'll play a key role in the design, deployment & scalability of a global scale web application. Job Profile includes - Working with open source technologies to manage the SlideShare cluster of servers that run on Ruby on Rails, FreeBSD, Debian, Amazon S3 & EC2. And we work with tools like Puppet, MemCached, Varnish, TokyoCabinet, HAProxy, Nagios, Cacti, Ganglia, and MySQL. - Responsibility for helping scale SlideShare to hundreds of servers, using automation, virtualization, and cloud computing technologies. SlideShare is a big user of cloud technologies like Amazon EC2, SQS, S3, so you'd get to work extensively on these. - Responsibility for keeping SlideShare server side performance speedy and top notch. This will include performance optimisations, DB tuning, and other problems that might progressively slow down the site as it grows globally. - Regular web operations: Setting up and managing servers, troubleshooting networks, mail servers, monitor server logs, generate site statistics, coordinate releases, tweak NFS configs, spot & eliminate bottlenecks, server surveillance, security & intrusion detection etc. Our Operations team is still small; hence you can play a pivotal role in architecting and defining its future scope. ============================================================= Candidate Profile: - Preferably B.Tech in Comp Science and/or other system related technical degrees/diplomas - 2 to 6 years exp in a software/internet company in similar role - You should speak native Linux and have hands-on operations experience with a large server cluster. - You MUST be enthusiastic about systems automation (we love Puppet, Chef or CFEngine experience will also give you the right philosophical background). We don't believe ops should spend all day firefighting and doing chores to keep the system healthy. We believe ops should create valuable intellectual property the way software engineers do. ================================================================ Company Profile SlideShare (www.slideshare.com) is the world’s largest community for sharing presentations on the web. Launched in Oct’06, SlideShare is amongst the top 500 most visited websites in the world and growing fast. It gets 23 million unique visitors & 55 million page-views every month. It is a global website with users from +150 countries and content in +60 languages. SlideShare has been covered in leading technology media publications like TechCrunch, Washington Post, Business Week, CNET, New York Times, Wired etc. SlideShare has content and/or technology partnerships with leading tech companies- LinkedIn, Facebook, Microsoft etc. SlideShare users include high profile accounts like the White House. Contact Person: Rashi Shukla (rashi [at] slideshare [dot] com) Regards, Mayank -- Today is tommorrow I was so worried about yesterday ... -- Today is tommorrow I was so worried about yesterday ...

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 86, Issue 19
by Ashok Sinha 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

I am a low end user of Linpus Linux. I am using Chrome browser. Installation help at http://macles.blogspot.com/. Ashok Sinha

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[OT]BOSS ad by CDAC & NRC-FOSS
by Easwar Hariharan 06 Jun '10

06 Jun '10

Hi list, Just saw a glimpse of an ad for BOSS (the 'desi' Linux distro) by CDAC & NRC-FOSS. Was gone just after I realized what it was. Quite a pleasant surprise. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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Animation , gnu/linux and truth
by shreekant bohra 06 Jun '10

06 Jun '10

Hi I always come across discussion about gnu/linux not being good for design and animation, here is some eye opener . Dreamworks, the worlds largest movie production house uses gnu/linux more than anything else. Check out http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9653 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4803 Cheers -- Shree Kant Bohra Let the Source be open www.geekybuddha.org

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] List of FOSS Events in India
by Sanket Shah 05 Jun '10

05 Jun '10

Well the avg user will hav a shifty set of speakers and no requirement... and I was talking in their regards only. High end stuff would mean better skills and hence other softies, the noob user doesn't mix audio or do shitload video edits... they want something that plays songs, blends with portable players, loads pics and videos frm devices and such stuff. Highend multimedia works is a totally diff thing and not in question here... Syncing devices on Linux is still a nightmare. Even android phones based on Linux are not easily synced with Linux. This is the basic stuff people require bfr doing audio video mixing and other "professional" stuff... On 4 Jun 2010 17:02, "jtd" <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> wrote: On Friday 04 June 2010 16:22:58 Sanket Shah wrote: > Well multimedia is screwed on updates in ubuntu... Multimedia as in professional Multimedia was always miles ahead of doze. Listen to a puretone on linux and listen to the same on doze. Oh well maybe one's ears are a bitwornout. Use a distortion meter and you will know. Playing mp3s on tinpot speakers is not mutimedia. It's time pass. Nonetheless i havent had a problem with tinpot multimedia since 2002. > > CAD is very nascent. The softwares compare very badly to paid ones > like autocad etc. Ah the drafting package masqerading as cad. > And availability of older versions freely is also > preventing switches. I looked for alternates... IMO R & D requires stuff that industrial guys dont even know about. So that would put the R&D stuff 5 years ahead of the industry. > Accounting is kinda disappointing but projects are running in > rudimentary states. I'm sure it ... -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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List of FOSS events in India
by Suhit Kelkar 05 Jun '10

05 Jun '10

===Begin Quote=== goodbye - was nice knowing you ;-) -- Regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC ===End quote=== Is that a threat? How often have you made personal comments on this list yourself ? But you're still here, Kenneth.

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Fwd: [fsf-community-team] Great victory for Free software in Quebec, Canada
by shreekant bohra 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fabian Rodriguez <magicfab(a)member.fsf.org> Date: Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:00 PM Subject: [fsf-community-team] Great victory for Free software in Quebec, Canada To: FSF Community Team <fsf-community-team(a)gnu.org> Hi all, I am a bit short on time but I just wanted to share these news: Quebec broke law in buying Microsoft software http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/03/quebec-microsoft-lawsuit.html "Quebec's government broke the law by buying software from Microsoft without considering offers from other vendors, the province's Superior Court has ruled. The government's procurement agency acted illegally in spending $720,000, beginning in the fall of 2006, on the migration of 800 workstations to Microsoft software, including Windows Vista and Office 2007, Judge Denis Jacques ruled in Quebec City on Thursday. The government did not perform a "serious and documented search" for alternatives, which it must do with any expenditure over $25,000, he said. The decision was in regards to a suit filed in March 2008 by Savoir Faire Linux, a small Montreal-based firm that deals in open-source software. [...]" Digg: http://digg.com/d31Sx63 Original blog post and full PDF with judgement (French): http://blogs.savoirfairelinux.net/cyrilleberaud/2010/06/le-jugement.html Cheers, Fabian Rodriguez FSF Member #3877 http://wiki.facil.qc.ca/FabianRodriguezEn ____ Freeform discussion: irc.gnu.org #fsf Sharing news and links: #fsfct http://identi.ca/tag/fsfct How to use this list: http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Workflow -- Shree Kant Bohra Let the Source be open www.geekybuddha.org GPG Key Fingerprint - D2E1 A688 FC61 C3F5 DFE5 F972 4E7F 1243 6E23 5F22

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 86, Issue 10
by Suhit Kelkar 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

==Quote== please take personal comments offlist -- Regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC ==EndQuote== Certainly not, if such comments are pertinent to the usage of the list. So, you can hand out but can't take, eh? Suhit Kelkar

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] List of FOSS Events in India
by Surya Sharma 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

Comparisons of events apart, if anyone here wants to team / volunteer for a Mumbai event, I could propose to my principal after we have a draft. We have had a mini Foss event under JTD, with just 8 - 10 students, and I don't know if it would quantify as a success, but I don't think there's a harm in trying again. Surya Sharma buzz(a)suryas.info 9920482321

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List of FOSS Events in India
by Suhit Kelkar 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

You make it real hard to respect 'old farts', old Kenny G. Cribbing and putting people down is all that you do on the list. You've been vitiating the atmosphere here for how many years now? What sort of trip are you on and where do you get off? Suhit Kelkar

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top and bottom posting?
by Suhit Kelkar 03 Jun '10

03 Jun '10

==Begin quote== > > there you go. my 'input'.. be polite.. sarcasm would irk the grandsons as > well > please avoid bottom posting ==end quote== When tea's nothing to complain about, start whining about the cup. Regards

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[OT] which laptop should I buy
by Mukesh Yadav 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

Hi, I'm planning to buy my first laptop, and I'm confused. Can you people suggest me. Budget is 30-35 K Use :- For development purpose. It should run Eclipse, Firefox ( atleast 20-25 tabs), Multimedia. at the same time. on my current office laptop( Dell latitude D810 with 2GB Ram) I can only run firefox, and small IDE. No multimedia at one go. It hangs... though I use xubuntu. OS :- Kubuntu. -- Regards Mukesh Yadav

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[ILUG] [Job] Fwd: Opening for C++,linux
by Sanket Shah 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

Thought people might be interested. Please don't ask me if any doubts, I'm just forwarding it. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Patni computer systems ltd" <vinay.mestry(a)patni.com> Date: 2 Jun 2010 13:13 Subject: Opening for C++,linux To: <88.sanket(a)gmail.com> *For Internal Use of Employer (Please don't delete or modify while replying to this email)* Monster Resume ID: 20848684 Personal Folder ID: 8312747 *Dear Sanket, * Greetings from Patni Computer Systems !! Opening for C++,linux , Required Skills • Technology skill set includes – C++, Linux , Experience: 2 - 7Yrs Position: Multiple Location : Mumbai About Patni: Our range of high-quality, scalable Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Solution offerings include: Consulting Customized Business Intelligence Solution Development Application Management. Patni has a proven Business Intelligence track record. Through hundreds of successful Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects, representing over 2,000 person-years of delivered effort, we have gained in-depth Business Intelligence expertise that spans domain knowledge, methodologies, technologies and tools. Customers in a wide range of industries - insurance, banking and financial services, manufacturing, telecom, utilities and retail, to name a few - rely on Patni"s Business Intelligence solutions; these include more than 15 Fortune 100 companies. If you are interested in the above-mentioned positions, please email your updated resume in Word format. It will also help us to process your profile faster if you can give us the following details: Contact No.: Present Salary: Expected Salary: Feel free to refer any of your friends or colleagues who would be interested. Thanks & Regards Vinay Mestry Patni Recruitment Team This mail has been sent by one of the employers (Employer name: Patni Computer Systems Ltd) accessing the services of monsterindia.com<http://www.monsterindia.com>and not by Monster. Monster is committed to protecting the privacy of our users and our “Terms of Use” prohibits any misuse including spamming. If you consider the contents of the mails inappropriate or as spam, please forward this mail to spam(a)monsterindia.com ------------------------------ *Double your chances of getting the right job by keeping your resume updated.* *Update Resume now* <http://my.monsterindia.com/login.html?spl=empmailjun19> ------------------------------

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] which laptop should I buy
by Sanket Shah 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

Hey could you please mention where u bought, I'm having hard time looking for stores that sell stuff without windoz. I'm also looking for a similar configuration n budget and this seems to fit my bill perfectly... Regards n Thanx, Fellow Linux Fan On 2 Jun 2010 12:59, "Mukesh Yadav" <mak.gnu(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hey Friends, Finally bought DELL inspiron HD 500Gb RAM 4 GB ddr3 1GB ATI redeon graphics without OS. For 36500 Rs. Tested Ubuntu 10.04. Still not got the chance to test the wi-fi. For graphics had to install driver's and also for wi-fi. On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Sunday 30 May 2010 04:28 ... -- Regards Mukesh Yadav -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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[Job] FOSS Ambassadors
by Koustubha Kale 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

Dear All, We have job openings for FOSS Ambassadors. Location : Thane. The job involves creating / raising FOSS awareness in target clientele and generating business for FOSS services offered by our company. Candidate profile Required : Fresh MBA's or engineering graduates with passion for FOSS, excellent communication skills and a career orientation towards business development. 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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Btrfs
by jtd 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Does grub boot linux from a btrfs? Google has left me confused, especially with some threads stating that patches will leave grub incapable of detecting jfs. -- Rgds JTD

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Career in Software testing
by Nitesh Mistry 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Hello all, I keep reading a couple of ads in newspapers regarding 'Diploma in Software Testing'. Being a commerce graduate with fair amount of computer skills (that sounds too sujective) I want to know from the people in software industry following this list, whether it is worth pursuing it, and what are the future opportunities? What would be the scope of development after the initial employment at software tester? What kind of skills are involved in getting successful at this career? What might be the range of remuneration? Thanks in advance for helping me make a career decision. -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry www.mistrynitesh.com -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GB/J/IT/O>TW d+(-) s+:+>: a- C+ UL>+++ P L++>+++ !E W++ N* o? K? w--- O? M-- V? PS+() PE(++)(-) Y+ PGP+ t 5? X R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++>++++ h-- !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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Google ditching M$
by jtd 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html Hmm. Looks like the Phds were sleeping on the job. Maybe they should hire a few ilug members as policy makers. -- Rgds JTD

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[Job] Entry level Linux Support Engineer
by Koustubha Kale 31 May '10

31 May '10

Dear All, We have opening for fresh candidates at the Linux Support Engineer level. Location Thane. Job would be mostly to provide remote login and trouble shooting of customers servers plus occasional onsite support in Mumbai. Thus offers excellent opportunity for freshers to gain hands on experience of server admin and support. Req : RHCE. Knowledge of scripting a definite plus. Perl knowledge would be icing.. 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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[job] Req. Exp. Linux data-center administrator
by krazy lizard 30 May '10

30 May '10

Dear all, We are looking for a Linux Datacenter admin profile. Location would be mumbai. Broadly the responsibilities would be Planning, Deploying and Maintaining Remote data centers distributed geographically. The candidate has to have excellent knowledge of Linux server administration, clustering, failovers, scripting and Best practices like ITIL processes etc. This a senior position. We are looking for experienced candidates of more than 4-5 yrs experience. Package is not a problem as long as you can fit into the profile. To know more and apply, kindly visit the link below: http://solutionenterprises.co.in/careers Regds, HR Solution Enterprises. http://www.solutionenterprises.co.in/

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Tata Photon+
by Kaushal Shriyan 28 May '10

28 May '10

Hi Has anyone tried working Tata Photon+ Broadband on Ubuntu 10.04. I am able to connect on Ubuntu 9.04 and not on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Please suggest/guide. Thanks Kaushal

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Anyone with hands on experience with Lustre FS?
by Arun Khan 27 May '10

27 May '10

Please contact me off list, if you have (or some you know with) hands on experience with Lustre FS. -- Arun Khan

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[X-Post]Mumbai Python User's Group Meet - June 2010
by Mehul Ved 25 May '10

25 May '10

Hi, The Mumbai Python Users Group meeting will be held on 6th June 2010 from 3:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Venue: Aero Annexe Lecture Hall, IIT-B, Powai, Mumbai How to get there: http://www.iitb.ac.in/campus/howto/howtoget.html Sessions * Advanced DJango concepts * Pylons Basics Pre-Requisites: * Basics of DJango for the DJango session RSVP for the event: http://mumpy.org/wiki/June2010RSVP

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How to convert mkv to mp4 or other DVD player compatible format
by Pratik Anand 25 May '10

25 May '10

I am searching for an enocoder/decoder that can convert .mkv to .mp4 or any other format that I can play in my DVD player without loss of quality. I have tried using Mplayer's *mencoder* to convert to mpg or avi but it resulted in pathetic quality. Any other ideas ? Please suggest ...... -- Pratik Anand B.Tech - CSE (2nd year) Blog: pratik3d.blogspot.com Twitter: twitter.com/pratikone

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] How to convert mkv to mp4 or other DVD player compatible format
by Sanket Shah 25 May '10

25 May '10

Ffmpeg would work. It works best from command line, but various gui tools also there. Arista transcoder came with lucid works ok, meant for portablea alone. Various gui frontend there for ffmpeg, try winff, was buggy when I used it a few years back, nothing works like the comand line though... Sanket Shah Sent via Android Spica On 25 May 2010 18:50, "Pratik Anand" <pratik.preet(a)gmail.com> wrote: I am searching for an enocoder/decoder that can convert .mkv to .mp4 or any other format that I can play in my DVD player without loss of quality. I have tried using Mplayer's *mencoder* to convert to mpg or avi but it resulted in pathetic quality. Any other ideas ? Please suggest ...... -- Pratik Anand B.Tech - CSE (2nd year) Blog: pratik3d.blogspot.com Twitter: twitter.com/pratikone -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter (non-standard)
by jtd 25 May '10

25 May '10

On Tuesday 25 May 2010 11:34:30 you wrote: > On Tuesday 25 May 2010 10:27:39 Arun Khan wrote: > > Need to place a WiFi AP as well as an IP camera (different > > locations); both devices are not near any power outlet. Is PoE > > (non standard*) a solution for such cases? From what I have > > seen on web sites, these contraptions have two units, one near > > the switch to inject the DC voltage + the LAN pairs and the > > second near the device end to tap out the DC and separate the LAN > > pairs. I am not sure if 12VDC/1A (the input power requirement > > for AP and camera) is sustainable over the CAT5 pairs. > > POE is 48v. Unless the endpoints have an internal switcher, you > will fry everything. > > > Furthermore, Google searching for products came across the DLink > > DWL-P200. Has anyone on this list used the product? All > > suggestions welcome. > > > > * not the 48V as per 802.3af Standard. Looks like this one passes on the input supply to the output. Cat6E sustains upto 2 amps upto 100M. -- Rgds JTD

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[OT] Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter (non-standard)
by Arun Khan 25 May '10

25 May '10

Need to place a WiFi AP as well as an IP camera (different locations); both devices are not near any power outlet. Is PoE (non standard*) a solution for such cases? From what I have seen on web sites, these contraptions have two units, one near the switch to inject the DC voltage + the LAN pairs and the second near the device end to tap out the DC and separate the LAN pairs. I am not sure if 12VDC/1A (the input power requirement for AP and camera) is sustainable over the CAT5 pairs. Furthermore, Google searching for products came across the DLink DWL-P200. Has anyone on this list used the product? All suggestions welcome. * not the 48V as per 802.3af Standard. -- Arun Khan

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Upgradation
by beta tester 24 May '10

24 May '10

I have a server running FC 10 which is being used as a proxy with the help of squid. I would like to upgrade it from FC 10 to FC 12 which should be the prefered upgrade method would it be using preupgrade or directly upgrade using dvd. I need to have all my configurations in place. Regards, Dilip Khanolkar, +919769107738.

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Mailing list search link broken
by Surya Sharma 24 May '10

24 May '10

> > Mailing list search link broken > Also, you can use google, just add "site: http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/pipermail/linuxers/" to the search query. Surya

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Mailing list search link broken
by Sarfaraz Kazi 23 May '10

23 May '10

Hi! The "Search GLUG Mailing List Archive" link (http://www.glug-bom.org/Data/ObjectType/S/SearchArchives/viewObjectType) is broken at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Is there any other way I can search the mailing list archives? Regards, Sarfaraz

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(no subject)
by punit chaturvedi 23 May '10

23 May '10

http://tekumesi.t35.com/

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[commercial] foss training abroad
by Kenneth Gonsalves 23 May '10

23 May '10

hi, we have a requirement for foss training abroad. The trainer would sign a contract with AU-KBC centre and would have to be on location for the duration of the training (a week or so). Subjects to be covered (each is separate): Sl.No. Topic Duration 1. Java Programming for the following certifications: SCJA, SCJP, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCDJWS,SCMAD 40 hrs each 2. Linux Admininstration for the following certifications: LPIC-1 (Exams 101, 102); LPIC-2 (Exams 201,202); LPIC-3 (Exams 301,303) – total six 40 hrs each 3. Android programming – split into two modules. 40 hrs each 4. Symbian,iphone, windows mobile – short courses 40 hrs each 5. PHP,Eclipse, Drupal, Alfresco, Liferay- short courses 40 hrs each please contact me offlist. (There seem to be one or two proprietary models here, but I assume that the training will be in open source programming of these models.) -- Regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC

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Some observations.....
by Rony 22 May '10

22 May '10

Hello, The Ubuntu 10.04 32 bit installation in my system works fine except for one basic flaw that the display crashes on any higher load, like opening many applications etc. The crash requires the system to be forced shut down and restarted. It happens suddenly in the middle of some work. There is no xorg.conf in the X11 directory and on the net many others too have reported facing this problem with older 845 mobos. There is no text based or gui control to adjust display related settings like refresh rate etc. As with other modern distros before it, it appears that slowly Linux is going the Windows way where the simple text file configuration is being replaced by system automated processes and the user is loosing control of his system unless he/she is an advanced expert. At least in Windows there are GUIs for hardware setups to replace or update drivers. Ubuntu appears to be too interested in racing ahead of other distros even at the cost of stability. This makes the Ubuntu system good for Beta testers and as a latest toy but not good for serious users. There should be some automated benchmarking software that tests their distros on various machines and reports problems, in simulated conditions. That way they don't have to depend only on filed bug reports to correct problems. For a change, I downloaded the Fedora 12 live + install CD and it looks quite good. Ubuntu 10.04 uses the 2.6.32 kernel and Fedora 12 uses 2.6.31, very close. The live CD boots fine with 512 MB RAM. Its installation was the fastest I've seen as it simply copies the entire cd image to the hard disk, reboots and then adds new users. This live CD installs only on Ext4 partitions. It comes with gnome and has no OpenOffice. I took the opportunity to download Oxygen Office 3 and installed its rpms. OxygenOffice has better compatibility with Office2007 files. http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/OxygenOffice-Professional-Download-… After un-taring the folder, simply go to the RPMS folder and run 'rpm -i *.rpm' (as root) to install everything. Then go to the menus subfolder in RPMS and install the Red Hat rpm, to create the menu icons. In both the distros Google Earth crashes in my Intel 845 mobo with a requirement for a forced restart. In Fedora12, the display goes not get garbled, it simply freezes. However Google earth works fine in my Acer Laptop with 915 chipset and Lenny. However due to its 256 MB RAM, its painfully slow. Like Vista and Windows 7, it looks like those who want to use the latest Linux distros will have to upgrade their systems for better stability and display support. Regards, Rony. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Virtual hosting
by Richard Victor Correia 21 May '10

21 May '10

Hi, Any one using slices from http://www.slicehost.com/our-servers/? Please let me know if anyone has good experience with similar service provider. Thanks, Richard Victor Correia PH: +91 9004911199

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Cloud Computing Conference, Pune, India - Call For Papers
by Harshad Oak 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear Linuxers, Please note that the annual IndicThreads.com Conference On Upcoming Technology will be held on 20-21 August in Pune, India. "Cloud Computing" will be the focus technology for the 2010 conference. Visit http://u10.IndicThreads.com for conference details & the call for papers. Do submit / share as appropriate. Thanks, Harshad --- Harshad Oak Founder - Rightrix Solutions, IndicThreads Oracle ACE Director, Sun Java Champion

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[JOB] Linux Enthusiast
by Akshay Bajaj 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hi, My company is looking out for linux enthusiasts with some decent programming experience (1 ~ 3 years). Depending upon your experience level we can give you a designation of Software (or Senior) Software Engg.. Freshers with hands on experience in the form of projects done at home are also welcome!. Our focus here, is primarily directed towards developing applications that work on devices that run on linux. Some of these applications involve gaming, and therefore we work with the best available open source technologies to give our products a great looking and responsive UI. Candidates Requirements: - Should be interested in open source application development - Have basic understanding of the workings of Linux OS - kernel, Rootfs, X windows system - Excellent logic, analytical and reasoning skills - Ready to learn new technologies & concepts - Good communication skills - Basic knowledge of C programming - Job Location: Mumbai (Office at Malad (w)) Pls. mail your cv to akshay.bajaj(a)net4uonline.com. Thanks. Akshay Bajaj Founder and CEO http://www.bizmobiletech.com/

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FREE SOFTWARE MEET in Highschool
by sanalkumar mr 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear All, You are cordially invited to the third edition of Swathanthra Software Sangamam, conducted by VHSS Irimpanam and Indian Libre User Group, Cochin. This event brings together the Free Software community, teachers and students(of std.6,7,8 and9) for 5 days of Knowledge sharing programmes. You can go through the program details here<http://sskvhssirimpanam.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/swathanthra-software-sanga…> . Hope to see you at the event Thank You Regards Sanalkumar.M.R. Programme Coordinator Swathanthra Software Sangamam-2010 VHSS Irimpanam Irumbanam.P.O. Thripunithura,Ernakulam,Kerala *PHONE :9496449969* -- പറയാതെ പരിഭവം നീയൊന്നു മുടി കോതി- ക്കഴിയുമ്പൊഴായുസ്സു തീരും പറയാതെ പരിഭവം ഞാനൊന്നു നെടുവീര്‍പ്പിട്ടു- കഴിയുമ്പോള്‍ ലോകവും തീരും..........

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history in emacs
by sanalkumar mr 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear all, Can emacs keep history of commands executed in former sessions.After C-x C-c the history becomes zero.Any tricks to keep the history in its mind? Sanalkumar vhss irimpanam irumbanam.p.o. thripunithura,ekm,kerala -- പറയാതെ പരിഭവം നീയൊന്നു മുടി കോതി- ക്കഴിയുമ്പൊഴായുസ്സു തീരും പറയാതെ പരിഭവം ഞാനൊന്നു നെടുവീര്‍പ്പിട്ടു- കഴിയുമ്പോള്‍ ലോകവും തീരും..........

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Fwd: [TwinCLinG] FYI OpenOffice.org announces Summer Internship Programme
by Mehul Ved 19 May '10

19 May '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: satyaakam goswami <satyaakam(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:39 AM Subject: [TwinCLinG] FYI OpenOffice.org announces Summer Internship Programme Subject:[ooo-announce] OpenOffice.org announces Summer Internship Programme Date:Tue, 18 May 2010 21:33:17 +0200From:Florian Effenberger <floeff(a)openoffice.org> <floeff(a)openoffice.org>Reply-To: announce@openoffice.orgOrganization:OpenOffice.orgTo:announce@openoffice.org OpenOffice.org announces Summer Internship Programme Mentors will guide students through OpenOffice.org development Bounties up to 3.500 EUR per enhancement and bug fix The OpenOffice.org Community today announced the launch of its Summer Internship Programme. Students from all over the world are invited to take their first steps in OpenOffice.org development. A cash bounty up to 3.500 EUR per enhancement or bug fix is available. Participants will benefit by learning from experienced mentors from the worldwide community, gaining valueable skills -- not to mention the opportunity of coding for millions of users worldwide. Mathias Bauer, a lead developer of OpenOffice.org, says, "We think that working on OpenOffice.org is real fun. On the other hand, we kow that it's also a challenge for new developers. But skilled students who have mastered the first steps together with their mentor, will have a great opportunity to work on interesting features in one of the biggest and most important open source projects." Cor Nouws, member of the OpenOffice.org Community Council, adds: "OpenOffice.org is an exciting and challenging project. From our experience, we know that interested students can learn lots of cool stuff. Implementing a feature for millions of users worldwide is a perfect reference for your resume -- and something you can be really proud of!" The Summer Internship Programme follows the community's previous bug-bounty programmes that have been successfully organized in the past. It runs from May 31st to October 31st and accepted students are required to work full-time for a period of about three months on their project. Space is limited, so students are encouraged to apply for the programme now! Contacts Florian Effenberger (UTC +01h00) OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead Email: floeff(a)openoffice.org Phone: +49 8341 99660880 Mobile: +49 151 14424108 Skype: floeff | Twitter: @floeff Louis Suárez-Potts (UTC -04h00) OpenOffice.org Community Manager Email: louis(a)openoffice.org Phone: +1 (416) 625-3843 International contacts are available at http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html Links OpenOffice.org Summer Internship Programme: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Internship Project Proposals: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Internship/ProjectP…

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[x-post] please recommend a dot matrix printer
by Arun Khan 18 May '10

18 May '10

I am looking for a letter quality dot matrix printer that can handle single page as well as continuous feed paper. Preference is Epson - but open to other brands as well. This search gives a long list <http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Epson> which is quite daunting. A colleague recommended LX300+II but it is not listed above. I am not sure if the generic dot matrix (24 pin) driver will work with it or not. I do not want to spend Rs 7500 and find out that it will not work with Linux :) Please suggest brand/model that you have personal experience with under Linux environment (heavy duty usage @ law firm). Thanks in advance. -- Arun Khan

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USB to Ethernet
by Rony 18 May '10

18 May '10

Hello, A client recently got a usb to ethernet adapter from Lam. Rd. for doze and I borrowed it to check it on my Ubuntu 10.04 box. It works and has the following details in /var/log/messages. Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet I was able to surf the net. The model number is KY-RS9600 2009-02-668A. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Fwd: [Ilugc] GCC Workshop @ IIT-B
by Mehul Ved 18 May '10

18 May '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bharathi Subramanian <bharathi.list(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:12 AM Subject: [Ilugc] GCC Workshop @ IIT-B To: Indian Linux Users Group - Chennai <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: GCC Resource Center <grc(a)cse.iitb.ac.in> Date: Thu, May 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM Workshop on Essential Abstractions in GCC, 2010 (http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/grc/gcc-workshop-10) Organized: GCC Resource Center (http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/grc). Venue: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay (http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in). Dates: 5-8 July (Monday to Thursday) 2010. The workshop has been designed such that people with experience in GCC can join the workshop on the second day (Tuesday 6 July). Please visit the workshop web page for the details. ------------------------------------------------------------------- HTH -- Bharathi Subramanian _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

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IT Professional with 26+ years experience looking for a suitable opening
by Rajagopal Swaminathan 17 May '10

17 May '10

Greetings, I am an IT professional with last 5+ years being exclusively IT Inrastructure, DC, Linux/ FOSS experience looking out fro an opening in and around Mumbai. As attachements are not allowed in the list postings, interested people may please contact me by mail. Regards, Rajagopal

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [off-topic] Wireless Modem/Router
by Surya Sharma 17 May '10

17 May '10

> > I plan to buy a wireless modem/router of my own before booking the > connection. Can you guys suggest some good make/model# of wireless > modem/router that work smoothly with both linux and mtnl? > > Lamington Road (Grant Road) is a good place for Computer Hardware. I'd suggest taking the cheapest ADSL modem that Mtnl will give you, and taking a Netgear / Linksys Wireless router. I use a Netgear 54 Mbps WGR 614 <http://cgi.ebay.in/Netgear-54-Mbps-WGR-614-Wireless-WiFi-Router-54-Mbps-/32…> which works very well for a 1500 - 2000 sq feet area. Linux compatibility isn't an issue with it.

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