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[commercial] FWD : SugarCRM Developer wanted
by Prashant Shah 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Advan-t-edge Software Consultancy is looking for Sugar CRM Developers on a urgent basis. Requirements : - He must have good knowledge of Sugar CRM and PHP - He must be able to customize Sugar CRM and also develop custom modules for it as per client requirements. - Work full time on salary or contract basis The company is located at Thane. http://www.advan-t-edge.com/ Email your resume to sunil(at)advan-t-edge.net

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F-11
by Vinod Raghavan 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Does any one has Fedora 11 DVD (i386) Vinod Raghavan Anushaktinagar MUMBAI-94 vinodrag(a)gmail.com

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Ubuntu not detecting sound
by jitendra 14 Jun '09

14 Jun '09

How do I get sound work . I have tried 8.10 as also 9.04 -- jitendra

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Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 14 Jun '09

14 Jun '09

Hi, I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect connection. I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. These are the error messages. ----------------- fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is unreachable. fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed ----------------- also: --------------------- sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 Trying ::1... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable --------------------- ------------------- lsof -i:25 gives no output ------------------- please help, I have googled but am a bit lost. Thanks, Sharukh -- Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.

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Protest against such blatant promotion of Private Corporation at the public cost
by jitendra 13 Jun '09

13 Jun '09

I get this response from www.fyjc.org.in/mumbai Only Microsoft ! Then why take monet from public? "Your Browser is Not Supported As a result of complicated functionalities and advanced features provided by this website, it seems to be unattainable to function properly in the browser you are using. We are sorry to say that you cannot continue using this browser in this website. You can find a list of supported browsers below. Please use one of such browser to browse this wesite. Please note that this is to provide you with better functionalities without hurting your experience with our website. Currently we are supporting Microsoft Internet explorer v6 or newer only. If you do not have this browser, you can download the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer from Microsoft Download Center<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx>(we are in no way affiliated to Microsoft and by using their software you are abide to their terms & conditions). Using a supported browser will enhance your experiece with our website and will give you access to advanced functionalities provided using browser-specific functionalities. We apologise for the discomfort caused, if any, and thank your patience and appreciate the time spend to support us by using a supported browser. [image: OASIS (part of MKCL)]" This is shameful jitendra -- jitendra

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[JOBS] Internship :: Linux Systems and Network Administrator.
by Arun Khan 13 Jun '09

13 Jun '09

JOB ID: 2009-06-01 Position: Internship :: Linux Systems and Network Administrator. We have a couple of Internship positions in the Linux Systems and Network administration area. We are looking for individuals who are self starters, have a thirst for knowledge and are willing to learn. The internship program varies from 3 to 6 months depending upon individual aptitude and progress in assignments. Upon successful completion of the Internship program, individuals will be inducted as “Trainee Systems and Network Administrator.” Experience: 3 to 6 months hands on exposure to the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI) tools and basic shell scripting. You should have done at least one Linux installation on your own, understand the basic concepts of disk partitioning and the configuration of video, audio and network components in a computer. Personality: Quick learner, multi-tasking, hands on and proactive. Ability to anticipate needs and implement improvements in processes a plus. Communication: Must be able to articulate your thoughts in English and prepare detailed documentation and/or presentations of the tasks undertaken. Education: BCA, MCA, B. Tech CS, B. Tech IT or equivalent. Certification: None. Job Location: Mumbai Eastern Suburbs. Stipend: Commensurate with candidate's “walk in” experience and capabilities. Relocation Package: NONE. Interested individuals, please send your CV/Resume (in OpenOffice/RTF/PDF format) to hr <at> silverarc <dot> biz with the subject line in your email: "JOB ID: 2009-06-01 Internship :: Linux Systems and Network Administrator" About Us: Silver Arc Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. is located in the western suburbs of Mumbai, India. We are a multi-faceted consulting company providing cost effective turnkey solutions in Information Technology, Management Information Systems and Telecom projects. We offer a work environment that will always keep you technically challenged and provide opportunity for technical and personal growth. Regards, -- Arun Khan

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hard disk in trouble after fsck
by Sudhir Gandotra 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

Dear List, A harddisk on the laptop asked for fsck which was done. The process took quiet some time and at the end of it, it linked all the data to the lost+found directory and also the ext3 journal info of the partition was changed by the FSCK process to ext2. Now, all the folders and files are gone and they seem to be in the lost+found directory and all the folders and files names have been changed to numerical. the command tune2fs also did not help. How to recover the folders and files from the lost+found directory ? The help will be great for an NGO whose important data is in the disk. thanks. -- Sudhir Gandotra www.openlx.com Best Indian Linux for 2008 - www.OpenLX.com Humanising Technology - Transforming Lives

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned
by Easwar Hariharan 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Aishwarya Madineni<aishwarya(a)itforchange.net> wrote: > The following are the comments submitted by IT for Change to the U.S. > Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information > Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint > Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names > and Numbers (ICANN). These comments calls for the US to forgo its > unilateral control over critical Internet resources, since Internet is a > global public resource and all countries and people should have equal > participation in its governance. Click on the below to read more > http://www.itforchange.net/component/content/article/218-to-ntia-regarding-… Please keep the subject line short. -- Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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Need a speaker for "Kernel Compilation" Topic for ISTE course at VCET, Vasai(W)
by yogesh pingle 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

Dear All, We, (Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering & Technology, Vasai(W)) college, are arranging the ISTE approved STTP (Short Term Training Programme) on "Advanced Linux Programming" during 22nd June 09 - 3rd July 09.We are requesting you that we need a speaker on "Kernel Compilation" Topic which is scheduled on 24th June 09 from 9:00 - 5:00. If anybody is interested to conduct a said topic then please email me. I am a co-ordinator of this course. We have invited many engineering colleges for this course. Awaiting for your reply ASAP. Yours faithfully, -- Yogesh Prabhakar Pingle -- M.E. (Computer Engineering) Lecturer, I.T. Dept., Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology, Vasai Rd. (W), Pin: 401 202 Address: 107, Anupam Complex, Hetkar Alley, Dist: Thane, Maharastra, India Vasai(w), Pin:401201 Tel. No. 91 - 0250 - 2326432 (local: 95250 - 2326432) Mob. No. 9422492389 Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to http://in.movies.yahoo.com/

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Comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
by Aishwarya Madineni 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

The following are the comments submitted by IT for Change to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). These comments calls for the US to forgo its unilateral control over critical Internet resources, since Internet is a global public resource and all countries and people should have equal participation in its governance. Click on the below to read more http://www.itforchange.net/component/content/article/218-to-ntia-regarding-… Aishwarya Madineni Research Assistant IT for Change Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities www.ITforChange.net http://Public-Software.in http://India.IS-Watch.net http://IS-Watch.net http://content-commons.in *IT for Change is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with United Nations’ Economic and Social Council*

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need speaker for "kernet compilation" topic for iste course, vasai(w)
by yogesh pingle 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '09

Dear All, We, (Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering & Technology, Vasai(W)) college, are arranging the ISTE approved STTP (Short Term Training Programme) on "Advanced Linux Programming" during 22nd June 09 - 3rd July 09. We are requesting you that we need a speaker on "Kernel Compilation" Topic which is scheduled on 24th June 09 from 9:00 - 5:00. If anybody is interested to conduct a said topic then please email me. I am a co-ordinator of this course.We have invited many engineering colleges for this course. Awaiting for your reply ASAP. Yours faithfully, -- Yogesh Prabhakar Pingle -- M.E. (Computer Engineering) Lecturer, I.T. Dept., Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology, Vasai Rd. (W), Pin: 401 202 Address: 107, Anupam Complex, Hetkar Alley, Dist: Thane, Maharastra, India Vasai(w), Pin:401201 Tel. No. 91 - 0250 - 2326432 (local: 95250 - 2326432) Mob. No. 9422492389 Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mp3 Sound quality.
by Raghu Prasad 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '09

>> steve wrote: >> >> Using the link you sent in your first mail ... >> >> $ file mera_naam_joker_--_09_jeen_yahan_marna_yahan.mp3 >> mera_naam_joker<...>.mp3: MPEG ADTS, layer III, v2, 16 kbps, 16 kHz, Monaural >> >> Here's the problem ..................................^^^^^^^^ >> >> The mp3 has been encoded using a low bit rate. Most people prefer using 128kbps or 192kbps to get a decently good audio quality[1]. >> > > I know but is there any way to remove the tinny sound in the background or I say goodbye to such files? Saying goodbye is the only option available. By encoding music in lower bit rates, a lot of stuff required to make it soothing to the ear has been removed from the resultant file. Since missing parts can't be predicted using some formula, one can't recreate original audio signals. Even if some processing is done to remove the tinniness of voice, human brain is sharp enough to detect the differences in the original voice and the processed one. Unlike predictable signals like a sine wave of given amplitude and frequency, music consists of unpredictable signals. To store a predictable signal of infinite duration, one needs negligibly small amount of storage space. But for storing an unpredictable signal of limited duration, one needs comparably larger storage space. Looking at this issue from another angle; if we could re-create the missing parts from a smaller file, then why do we need a larger file in the first place? MP3 itself is a compressed audio format where a lot of undetectable (for human ear) audio signals are removed from the original using some sophisticated filtering. But there are people who can detect the differences between a CD quality audio and its MP3 form. Raghu

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LUG Meet Reminder
by Mehul Ved 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hello, This is to remind you that Linux User's Group of Mumbai is meeting up tomorrow Time:- 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location:- Directi 330, Link-way Estate Linking Road, Malad (West) Mumbai - 400064 There will be three sessions held 1) Drupal - Prashant Shah - Introduction to Drupal - Installation - Content management - Site content, Content type, RSS Publishing, Taxonomy - Site building - Blocks, Menus, Core Modules, Themes - User management - Input formats and filters - Introduction to important contributes modules including path auto, clean urls, cck, views, panels - Reporting and logging. 2) GNU-Khata - Krishnakant Mane & Anusha 3) Firefox 3.5, HTML 5, <video> and <audio> tags which allows for Ogg embedding within web-pages in a standards compliant way - Sanjay B Please remember to put up your RSVP on the wiki - http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_meet_RSVPs -- This fortune intentionally says nothing. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1244284261

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Mp3 Sound quality.
by Rony 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hello, I am trying to download songs from the site below but in many movies the file size is about half MB and the sound has a disturbing metallic sound. Is there any other way to download it or its just jinxed at the server itself. Normally good quality mp3s have 4 to 5 MB sizes but this one is too compressed. Even the file size during download is higher (about 550 Kb) than the one sitting inside the disk after download (86 KB). Any tips or tricks? http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/535/tid/3109/mp3soundtrack.html -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Network spped issue.
by Advait Raut 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Hey guys, Am facing an issue on HP blade server. The OS installed is OEL(Oracle enterprise Linux5.2 ) when i fire mii-tool command i get the network speed as 100mbps half duplex. but when i fire ethtool eth0 commad it shows me 1000 mbps full duplex. the blade server has gigabite ethernet ports. when i checked the dmesg output it shows me 1000 mbps full duplex on eth0. pls let me know which command should i use to know the excate network card speed. -- Regards Advait Raut

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GLUG Monthly Meeting June 2009
by Prashant Shah 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Please RSVP : http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_meet_RSVPs Venue: Directi (Malad) Tentative date : 7th June 2009 Sunday (not confirmed) Speakers : 1. Mr. Krishnakanth (not confirmed) Topic : GNU Khatta 2. Mr. Prashant Shah Topic : Drupal CMS - Introduction to Drupal - Installation - Content management - Site content, Content type, RSS Publishing, Taxonomy - Site building - Blocks, Menus, Core Modules, Themes - User management - Input formats and filters - Introduction to important contributes modules including path auto, clean urls, cck, views, panels - Reporting and logging. No programming knowledge is required, so everyone will enjoy it.

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[OT] Recommendation for FTP hosting provider in Kurla/Vashi corridor
by Arun Khan 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

I am looking for a FTP hosting provider in the Kurla/Vashi corridor. The average upstream (my FTP site to WAN) data transfer is 20 GB/month. The average downstream (WAN to my FTP site) data transfer is 4-5 GB/month. This would be my rough storage requirement as well. Both upload/download speeds should be at least 200 Kilo Bytes per second. The data center (hosting FTP site) should have the service for copying files, delivered to them in a portable hard disk, on to the FTP site. I am not looking for a dedicated FTP box. Shared or VPS FTP hosting is fine if the system can deliver sustained data transfer rate mentioned above. Please let me know of any service provider that you have had experience with for FTP hosting. TIA. -- Arun Khan

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Mehul Ved 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.<lists(a)pavri.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have > discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect > connection. So, the IP has changed? If so this may be breaking something somewhere though less likely. > I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. > These are the error messages. > ----------------- > fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is > unreachable. > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed > ----------------- > > also: > --------------------- > sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > --------------------- > > ------------------- > lsof -i:25 > > gives no output > ------------------- It's not fetchmail but postfix that's the point of failure. Please provide your postfix logs. -- "Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone." -- G. B. Stearn - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1244227632

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appeal for help again, need some package developers for GNUKhata.
by Krishnakant 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

hello all, I had requested before for some help on rpm and eb packageing for GNUKhata. Rajiv had offered to help but might be he is as busy as I am and might have not got time to look into this. is any one ready to help us out with debian and rpm packages? hope rajiv will also respond : happy hacking. Krishnakant.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. <lists(a)pavri.net>wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have > discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect > connection. > > I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. > These are the error messages. > ----------------- > fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is > unreachable. > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed > ----------------- > > also: > --------------------- > sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > --------------------- > > ------------------- > lsof -i:25 > > gives no output > ------------------- > > please help, I have googled but am a bit lost. Just start/restart your postfix. Also look if postfix fails to start in syslog/maillog for error. > > > Thanks, > > Sharukh > -- > Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. > HTH With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dineshah/

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[Cross-Posted] [Commercial] Quality Assurance Engineer openings at Red Hat, Pune
by sankarshan.mukhopadhyay＠gmail.com 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

The following Quality Assurance Engineer roles are in the process of being hired at Red Hat (Pune). Interested candidates may send in their resumes to careers-in at redhat dot com. Please mention the role in the subject line of the mail. *Quality Assurance Engineer* As a Quality Assurance Engineer you are expected to set the quality standards for a small product or, for a significant area of large product. You are expected to develop test cases and test plans for areas of ownership and, would be capable of directing the efforts of 3 to 4 quality engineers. You should be able to effectively and accurately communicate testing status to management and other interested parties. You should be able to interface with customer and partner quality organizations and, can be relied on to exercise good judgment around critical issues. You should be able to work with developers to resolve issues and analyze data in a timely manner. You are expected to process in-depth understanding of the testing processes and standards. Primary focus is on API, WebUI, and client tool testing. Job Requirements: Test Automation and Development Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least three of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. *JBoss Operations Network Quality Assurance Engineer* JON Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for JBoss Operations Network, you will be responsible for expanding our existing test automation framework, as well as evaluating and implementing new Open Source tools to verify the quality of the product. The job will have you working with an international team of Software Developers and fellow QA Engineers. Primary focus is on WebUI automation and agent testing. Will be responsible for writing test plans and test cases for assigned functional areas. Will then be responsible for running manual tests, writing automated tests, and running automated tests. Also responsible for writing, verifying, and closing bugs on each version of the product. JON Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Subversion preferred). * Ability to read and write Java code. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Middleware and/or application servers. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. *Satellite and Proxy Quality Assurance Engineer* Satellite/Proxy Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for the Red Hat Network Satellite and Proxy products, you will be responsible for expanding our existing test automation frameworks, as well as evaluating and implementing new Open Source tools to verify the quality of the product. The job will have you working with an international team of Software Developers and fellow QA Engineers. Primary focus is on API, WebUI, and client tool testing. Will be responsible for writing test plans and test cases for assigned functional areas. Will then be responsible for running manual tests, writing automated tests, and running automated tests. Also responsible for writing, verifying, and closing bugs on each version of the product. Satellite/Proxy Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least two of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Excellent skills in reading and writing technical documentation in English. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. * Basic previous experience in Solaris administration a plus. *Test Automation and Development Quality Assurance Engineer* Test Automation and Development Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for Test Automation and Development, you will be responsible for creating, writing, and maintaining Selenium automated tests, test frameworks in Java, and XML-RPC JUnit automated tests. You will need to be able to work with other teams in implementing integration and maintenance of Hudson continuous integration environment. Must have a willingness to be involved in manual testing as needed (but minimal). Will be responsible for writing test plans for feature areas and then writing, executing, and automating test cases. Test Automation and Development Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least three of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Demonstrated skills in Middleware and/or application servers. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL.

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[OT] Reliance Broadband ( Broadnet )
by Dinesh Joshi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hello folks, I was in Mumbai recently and thought of getting an additional internet connection to have better redundancy. For all those who are MTNL's religious followers, I decided to minimize the use of their connection primarily because of their lack of support ( 2 months of horror ) and ADSL is extremely sensitive to noise. MTNL's plans are also pretty costly as compared to Reliance's. Reliance provides connectivity through cat5e fiber in my area ( Andheri West ). They also provide ADSL connections but only in certain areas. I did have a Reliance connection but I disconnected it primarily due to the haphazard nature of their service and lack of reliability. But now they have professionalized their customer support ( atleast yelling at times yields extremely good results ). They have also improved the reliability of their network - they have battery backups and all :P Previously they relied on the horrible WAN setup by BSES powersurfer. Coming to the technical aspect of this thread, they have a really annoying login system ( which is a big security threat as well ). They basically rely on their DNS servers to authenticate the user. For example, if I'm not logged in and I type google.com, their DNS server returns an internal IP ( 10.x.x.x ) and they issue a 302 redirect so the browser is redirected to a login page. This is where you enter your credentials and you get logged in. This is a very annoying method of logging in the user but now-a-days many ISPs prefer it! On Linux you have the option of using a script called AutoLogin to keep you logged in 24x7. Heres the gotcha! This connection wouldn't work when I connected it to the WAN port of my wireless router ( Netgear WGR614v5 ). The problem was / is that when my router gets the IP and DNS information from the DHCP server, it ends up with 4 DNS servers but it remembers only 2 =P The first two are vanilla DNS servers while the last two take care of redirecting and logging in the user. So the router was querying the vanilla DNS servers and it never redirected me to the login page. They also have MAC address binding in place =P -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] feedback on gnu-khata (Rony)
by Pravin Dhayfule 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

> > I want to ask one question to all readers, Will the end-user ever care >> if we have postgresql or mysql at the back-end unless he is a programmer >> or a techno person? >> >> > The objections were raised by a programmer cum hacker and his opinion does > carry weight if it helps improvise and simplify the target software. > End Users indeed are concerned. May be not with the name, rather with the deployment. When we build and distribute Desktop Applications, end users assume that they can just install the application through a setup file and its done. When they want a backup, they just need to click on a "Backup Menu Item" and enter the "Save As" file name. These are the perspectives of end users. Now it doesnt matter if we use My-SQl or any other DB, the users are concerned with ease to deploy.... Bye Regards

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Socket Program Clustering
by ilug＠mohancheema.net 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, Is there a way to cluster a socket program? I have been assigned a task to cluster the program which connects to server using a socket. The purpose is to get the redundancy of program (i.e. if program fails on machine A machine B should take over). We need this as this is the program which has the routing logic based on the input received from the server it routes the request to different application. Any help or pointer to achieve this is welcome. Thanks In advance. Regards, Mohan Cheema

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Debian DVD
by Mukund Deshmukh 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, I am still not able no get debian DVD. Surprisingly, No Linux CD vendor on the list. Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com

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Wiki CDs Wanted page is protected
by Easwar Hariharan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi I understand that the CDs Wanted page has been protected due to repeated vandalism by bots from the WWW.When is it likely to be opened up?And since the wiki is based on the wikimedia engine,can't we have semi-protection allowing registered accounts to edit the page?After all,if one has no need of the CD posted earlier,(s)he should be able to remove the request. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 PS:I also understand the CDs Wanted page hardly sees any traffic from list members,and only unwanted attention from spam bots,still can we have the page back?

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Wiki CDs Wanted page is protected
by Easwar Hariharan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi I understand that the CDs Wanted page has been protected due to repeated vandalism by bots from the WWW.When is it likely to be opened up?And since the wiki is based on the wikimedia engine,can't we have semi-protection allowing registered accounts to edit the page?After all,if one has no need of the CD posted earlier,(s)he should be able to remove the request. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 PS:I also understand the CDs Wanted page hardly sees any traffic from list members,and only unwanted attention from spam bots,still can we have the page back?

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pravin Dhayfule 31 May '09

31 May '09

> > I had registered my grievance at the Consumer Online Resource & Empowerment > Centre (http://www.ccccore.co.in/ or http://www.core.nic.in/). Let's see > what happens. > Core indeed works.... However you need to do much than that. I had been cheated by ICICI Lombard people in similar fashion. They sold me Health insurance through phone, and told me that its applicable only on credit card. Fearing hidden costs, I told them I dont want to pay through credit card, but they insisted that there wont be any other charges apart from Premium and service charge.... Eventually I realized that they converted my 20K premium to EMIs and started charding me EMI.... On calling them they denied of not making me aware of EMI. When asked for cancellation of Policy, they demanded 70% of the premium as cancellation charge. I launched a complaint with Core.nic.in and also sent a mail t ICICI Lombard grievence department demanding the recording of my call with Lombard during the time of purchase... They retrived the recording and as I said they realized that I was not made aware of EMI. Finally they agreed to cancel the policy and gave me complete refund along with Service charges. *Now here's what you can do... Call up Reliance and ask them to provide you the recording of the telephonic conversation between you and the executive where he/she assured you about the FREE service. If they deny launch a compliant stating that you are not provided information. If RTI act covers telecom, then go ahead and file RTI suit against them.* *I was told that my money is gone, but I got it back. You just need patience and right move. All the best.* Bye Regards

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Wireless internet, choice of
by Ashok Sinha 31 May '09

31 May '09

Anyone willing to suggest which wireless internet (USB) I should consider - I am going to be in Pune (Camp area) - Using linux on laptop ie. linux comaptibility - Using XP on desktop - Speed not important - No limitation of download preferred. - Would be happy to spend Rs 750 pm or so. - Would travel occasionally Thanks -- Ashok Sinha

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Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pankaj Jangid 31 May '09

31 May '09

Hi, After much research I purchased a Reliance Netconnect broadband but to discover there pathetic customer care. I have written a my experience on my livejournal blog, http://jangid.livejournal.com/27778.html, so that others are not cheated. Pasting it here for readers' convenience. /* I had applied for Reliance Netconnect plus wireless internet service on 23rd of March. And that was the last day for getting the 2 month bundled unlimited usage (10GB) free; that is worth Rs 3500. The next day I have got a call from RCOM that I am eligible for this offer. The official also asked me if I would like to see a demonstration of the wireless device. I said yes and after seeing the demo, at my home, I agreed to purchase this. I paid Rs 3500 to the dealer for the device on 04/04/2009. I got the device and connection was enabled. Everything was good. The problem begins. Contrary to my belief that I'll get Rs 0 bill for the first two months, at end of the first month I have got a bill, of Rs 383, from RCOM. The bill amount should have been Rs 0. I have registered a complaint with them. I haven't got any response. Instead I am getting regular calls from RCOM for non payment of bills. Every time I get a call I tell them the full story. And each official agreed to resolve my issue. Now one day I planned to visit my native place, Jaipur, to meet my parents. I was hoping that my business/work will not suffer because I can work remotely using the device I purchased from RCOM. I reached Jaipur and discovered that my internet is not working. I called up the toll free number of RCOM (1 800 3000 5555) and learnt from the official that my connection is deactivated due to non payment of bill. @#$#$%&%. I also learnt that a new bill is also generated for the second month. The second bill is of Rs 1125. Again the bill amount should have been Rs 0. I again registered a complained. I was told that the problem will be resolved in 24 hours. I had registered my grievance at the Consumer Online Resource & Empowerment Centre (http://www.ccccore.co.in/ or http://www.core.nic.in/). Let's see what happens. */ Do forward this to your friends who are deciding to buy a wireless device for an internet connection. -- Thanks & Regards Pankaj <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/frank_lloyd_wright.html>

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[OT] New Wireless Broadband USB Modems.
by Rony 30 May '09

30 May '09

Hello, Reliance and Tata Indicom have now come out with USB modems that provide broadband speeds theoretically upto 3.1 Mbps in major cities with National low speed roaming in other areas. A client of mine told me that his friend uses a Reliance one and clocked upto 1.5 Mbps on it. Reliance promo emails mention peak hour speeds between 512K and 1Mbps. Tata also provides a wireless router that talks wirelessly to the tower and provides a wired+wireless LAN for the office. MTNL and BSNL broadband are getting competition. Great! Now use your note/netbooks for video conferencing on the move. No more linesman telling you that your modem or wiring is bad. Is this the 3G thing by the back door before the licenses are issued or something in between, before 3G makes a big bang? Will 3G bring in something even newer? -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Which is the cheapest hand-held available?
by Deboo 29 May '09

29 May '09

Which is the cheapest / low-cost hand-held computer (not mobile phone) available which even a por man anywhere in India can buy with little money? If it can run linux, great.

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Installing open office 3
by Ashok Sinha 29 May '09

29 May '09

So I down loaded the RPM package (a tra.gz file) of Oo3. Unpzipped it in a new folder named Open office in my Downloads folder. I double clicked Setup. Got an error msg that Java is not installed. Now what? -- Ashok Sinha

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[OT] Triband clocks 22Mbps.....No kidding.
by Rony 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hello, Today at one place I was amazed to see triband going out of control. DVDs getting downloaded in one hour, large files in minutes. It was an unlimited 512 Kbps scheme but was overclocking. In between it would come down to 600 to 700 KBytes per second, otherwise it was above 1 MBytes per sec. It was the AT&T server connection (username@a). While this utopia is in bloom since a week or two and may last a few days more, It shows that our telephone lines are capable of giving 22 Mbps which I actually saw in the new D-Link modem stats. Upload 1 Mbps and download max. 22 Mbps. Seeing is believing. Gosh! MTNL when will you open your tap to full? We could be on a virtual LAN and share files with each other just like the cablewalas do in some areas. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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equivalent of icponfig on widoze
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 28 May '09

28 May '09

I am using Hathway cable internet where they bind your ip settings to your pc. If I unplug the lan cable from the pc and plug it into my laptop, I cannot browse. They are using some sort of dhcp with a static ip (I know that sounds funny - but that's what they say). When I called the helpdesk, they said what I need to do is release the ip from my machine and then renew it on my laptop. something like ipcfg release and then ipcfg renew. The guy obviously has no clue how to do it in linux. What would be the equivalent in linux. I am using debian 5 and kubuntu 9.04 on the two machines. Thanks, Sharukh. -- Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home.

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Installing open office 3
by Ashok Sinha 28 May '09

28 May '09

I am running linpus linux which is based on fedora core and would like to know if it is possible to ver 3 of open office. I was checking there was a version for RPM and another for Debian. Which one should I download? -- Ashok Sinha

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pankaj Jangid 28 May '09

28 May '09

True. Talking to them for the same problem again and again is more painful then spending a day without internet.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pankaj Jangid 28 May '09

28 May '09

But there was no alternative available in the market. There is BSNL but they do not cover Delhi. MTNL is not providing data connections; only some value added services over 3G. I am regreting the decision and again.

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Linux OS Inoperable
by SUBHASH UDIAVAR 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi everybody, I was introduced by Anurag, after finding out his mail in the open forum while surfing the Net to set my problem. He had suggested to be part of the mailing list which I have done, however the site refuses to open up for me for unknown reasons repeatedly stating that the the username and/or password is incorrect dspite inputtting the correct details.I have experienced a snag on my desktop which is loaded with a LINUX OS way back in 2005. In fact, the OS was installed by my friend who is terribly sick and I feel it indecent to call him for this, we are in the late fifties. One would be wondering as to what I was doing all these years, Yes, I was operating my WIN XP Pro thru the laptop which I have carried to almost all cities in India and a couple of times abroad when on duty tour. Now I am a relaxed and retired guy. This Linux OS is installed on a pc having Athlon CPU on a Asus motherboard. I used to use the PC for as much as 5 years prior to my friend installing the Linux OS on the same PC with XP home and the other day after opening the desktop I had to update all the MS prog and you well know it took me almost 5 hours, maybe more to download and install. The switch provided by my friend, a toggle switch to 'switchover' from the XP to Linux ( after shutting off the PC) and I saw it is working fine as when in a particular direction the OS switches either to XP or Linux. On opening the Linux OS I found after booting which must be taking less than a minute or slightly more faced with a login page. I appreciate my friend that he has mentioned both my login ID and password within the Linux symbol for ease of use and on punching these details the 'login failed' pops up. As I am new I was wondering if you could help in solvingin starting my Linux OS. Something like disabling the login itself or in the least to reprogram the login dialogue. Please remember- *I am a novice as far as PCs go *and use it mostly to surf,mail and IM etc. Trust I have contacted the correct persons for the advice. Grateful if one of you could help me out. Thanks and regards SBUdiavar *PS: Could somebody post this on the forum page please as I can not do it due to login prob I'm facing in the ILUG site. Thnx.*

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[X-POST] Call for "I Know What You Are Going To Do This Summer 2009"
by Kushal Das 24 May '09

24 May '09

Hi all, We are happy to announce "I Know What You Are Going To Do This Summer 2009",[1] a free (as in freedom), online (IRC-based) [2] training sessions for wannabes to Free/Libre/Open Source Software at #dgplug on irc.freenode.net [3]. If you are a mentor, or trainer, or prospective enthusiast who would like to participate in this years' sessions please go through last years' IRC logs: http://www.dgplug.org/irclogs/ We will have a review or Q&A session on last years' sessions before we proceed into new topics, this year. The session timings are mostly varying, usually after 1900 IST every day. If you are interested in participating, please confirm your participation by sending an off-list mail to me (kushaldas AT gmail DOT com). Poster: http://kushaldas.in/tmp/summer_training-small.png URL: http://dgplug.org/intro/ Planet: http://planet.dgplug.org/ Wiki: http://wiki.dgplug.org/ Mailing list group (for queries, discussions): http://lists.dgplug.org/listinfo.cgi/users-dgplug.org [1] http://wiki.dgplug.org/index.php/SummerTraining09 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat [3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/IRCHowTo Regards, Kushal -- http://fedoraproject.org http://kushaldas.in

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[OT] Net PC catching on...
by Rony 23 May '09

23 May '09

Hello, Finally with broadband speeds improving, the concept of a low cost thin client net pc seems to be catching on. http://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_b/Bharti_Tele-Ventures/20090523… -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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avsap is back
by Kenneth Gonsalves 23 May '09

23 May '09

hi, I have updated avsap to run on the wxPython 2.8.9.1. It is available here: svn co https://svn.nrcfosshelpline.in/public/helpline/branches/avsap avsap for those who do not know the history of avsap, it was used in production for several years by some clients of mine, was first released in perl and then later ported to python. Unfortunately in 2003, installation was extremely difficult as cool things like yum and apt-get were not there. Since not one of the thousand or so people who downloaded it was successful in installing it, I got fed up and stopped maintaining it. I will maintain and develop it if a few people show interest in using it. I think it is the only accounting software in India available in so many Indian languages (and Italian too). For this reason I have not set up a mailing list or any other support infrastructure. You may mail me if you have questions. I have changed the license to the BSD license. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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OSALT for Tally?
by Pravin Dhayfule 21 May '09

21 May '09

Hi Folks, Am building a list of Applications to be presented as OSAlt (Open Source Alternatives) to frequently used commercial applications. Some of my accountant friends asked me one single question, and am finding answer for it: "Do you have anything for Tally that will work on Linux?" Since I am not from financial background and never used Tally, I didnt find a proper answer. Through Search Engine I did come across GnuCash, but dont know how it compares to Tally. Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from Tally to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally. Bye Regards

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally?
by Pravin Dhayfule 20 May '09

20 May '09

> > Yeah I got your point. Indeed by transitioning I mean to say for a fresh setup for users who are familiar to tally. For example a new firm who has decided to go for Open Source Platform, this can be recommended to them: 1. Desktop Linux as Operating system (Open Suse, Ubuntu, Fedora etc.) 2. Open Office as Office Application 3. Lots of inbuilt tools in Linux corresponding to the tools for similar activities in Paid OS 4. GNU Cash, GNU Khata, AVSAP or any Open Source financial Application if the firm needs accounting software. There's always a quest to learn new things, so enthusiastic and optimistic people may not hesitate to tryout these new applications. Bye Regards > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Indranil Das Gupta <indradg(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:55:46 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally? > Hi Pravin, > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Pravin Dhayfule <dhayfule(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > <snipped> > > > Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from > Tally > > to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally. > > Not nitpicking, but have you used the word "transitioning" thoughtfully? > > Accounting / workflow / ERP software are not just software that works, > they create and manage data. So, if you actually *mean* migration, you > may first want to take a look at the data export / migration options > from your existing prop. package, rather than anything else. > > So, if your existing data can't be exported the "migration" project > may entirely fail, as it is not usually feasible to re-enter years or > even months of existing business data into the new system. And AFAIK, > tally uses some sort of prop. data storage schema which is neither > open nor documented. You may not face this problem if you are starting > out the accounting practise at a new firm / company with zero backlog. > > hth > -indra > > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally?
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 20 May '09

20 May '09

Sorry, openerp / tinyerp does not come up as anternate to tally. Tally is a simple accounting software not constrained by erp norms like data authenticity, audit trails, interlocking controls and even data integrety. Openerp is a much more complex software and not a substitute for tally. In the normal sense, an erp is mot an accounting software. Its much more. And due to that it can't take place of accounting software. It will only work where the users WANT something much more than accounting. Saswata -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)au-kbc.org> Subj: Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally? Date: Mon May 18, 2009 6:22 pm Size: 587 bytes To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> On Monday 18 May 2009 17:43:31 Pravin Dhayfule wrote: > Since I am not from financial background and never used Tally, I didnt find > a proper answer. Through Search Engine I did come across GnuCash, but dont > know how it compares to Tally. it does not > > Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from > Tally to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally. check the archives of this group for openERP/tinyERP -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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positions available at NRC-FOSS
by Kenneth Gonsalves 20 May '09

20 May '09

hi, http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/full/66/AN/ -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Thanks a Lot Everybody
by Pravin Dhayfule 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi Folks, Thanks a lot for answering my query with enthusiasm. I am looking forward to try Gnu Khata. Also for Kenneth's message: On Tuesday 19 May 2009 11:43:00 Pravin Dhayfule wrote: >* However I also came across http://avsap.sourceforge.net/ through Google. * dont - it is not maintained. Although I would be thrilled if you came forward to maintain it ;-) -- I would like to maintain it, if its matter of maintaining the website. Similar to GNU Khata are there any more software developed by the members of this mailing list. Would love to know about them, so that I can build a repository to share them through my site www.dhayfule.com Bye Regards On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:14 PM, <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in>wrote: > Send Linuxers mailing list submissions to > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linuxers-owner(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxers digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Pravin Dhayfule) > 2. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Kenneth Gonsalves) > 3. Re: OSALT for Tally? (anusha k) > 4. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Kenneth Gonsalves) > 5. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Krishnakant) > 6. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Rajeev R. K.) > 7. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Mehul Ved) > 8. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Krishnakant) > 9. Re: feedback on gnu-khata was OSALT for Tally? > (Kenneth Gonsalves) > >

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OT - Web designer/developer requirement
by Richard Correia 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi, We are looking for a web designer, who can design (GUI) CSS based websites. We are also looking for a PHP developer with 3 years of experience. Please contact me on richard.correia(a)zizatech.com Thanks, Richard Correia ZiZaTech.com +91 9764287004

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally?
by Pravin Dhayfule 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi Folks, Thanks a lot for the inputs. These discussions really helped me a lot. I am now looking forward towards GNU Khata. However I also came across http://avsap.sourceforge.net/ through Google. I will try both of them. Bye Regards

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Difference on EXT2 and EXT3 filesystems
by george＠annamsoft.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hi ALL, Please tell the major differences between the EXT2 and EXT3 file systems. Which one is more reliable and why? Regards, George John.

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