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Issues with .DOC files ..please help..!
by अिनकॆत (Aniket) 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

I am using fedora core 5. I have my apache running perfectly. I have document root as /var/www/html There is a direcory "transfer" inside "/var/www/html" But when I put any *.doc file in "transfer", no one can access it. But they can access PDF files and all other files from the same directory , with same permissions set on all files.I tried settin chmod 755 on the files again. Still pdf, zip etc files go perfect , no luck with .doc files. I also upgraded to latest version of Apache too(2.2.2), still not working. I also tried lighttpd as suggested by a friend, same problem there. Also I am not able to upload .doc files as mail attachments in gmail/yahoo mail using Opera/Firefox/Konqueror. I can attach all other types of files though. So basically, its like .doc files are not going out of my box to anyone in any manner....I have disabled SElinux at boot itself. I am at my wits end...dunno what to do..please help. -- The Future is Open...The Future is LINUX

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Re: ReiserFS author to give plea on wife's murder [Way OT]
by Vihan Pandey 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

> Yeah and then instead of thanking him, some idiots will go,"I'm not using > ReiserFS anymore because its being written by a murderer. Who knows what > it > could do to my computer?" > > I've actually heard that comment on IRC when the new first came out about > him > being accused. Man ! That is the dumbest reason anyone could give to not use a file system. Mrugesh, i hope you gave him a piece of your mind. Regards, - vihan

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Re: Linix on Laptop.
by Roshan 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

> Hello Everyone, > > I am zeroing in on an Acer Laptop for my family's > usage. The model is > TravelMate 2428NWXCi > > http://www.acer.co.in/products/notebooks/tm2420.html I have been reading advertisements on newspapers about ACER laptops pre-installed with GNU/Linux. I don't know what their model numbers are, but they have appeared around 2-3 weeks ago. If you have an indiatimes email account, you can use http://epaperdaily.timesofindia.com and check out the archives. Or find out your old paper stocks in the store-room ;) But the Acer Showroom (in SION) didn't know what Linux distribution was installed on the Laptop! :) (I had called up only to ask that!) Oh, sorry, after going through the link, the OS that comes pre-installed is Linux, but again, donno, which distro. (had written the above before visting) Psst ... Spelling mistake in subject line? (Type Linux Linux ... ;) ) -- http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc/default.asp __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Linix on Laptop.
by Rony 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Hello Everyone, I am zeroing in on an Acer Laptop for my family's usage. The model is TravelMate 2428NWXCi http://www.acer.co.in/products/notebooks/tm2420.html The sole purpose will be internet, email and office suite. I would like to know how this laptop fares with linux and which distro works best on it. I specially plan to make use of the wireless LAN, so does it work out of the box or does it need some hours of sweat and hard work? What are user experiences for this model? Any information provided will be highly appreciated and thanks for the same in advance. Regards, Rony. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Re: Linix on Laptop
by Roshan 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

<removed all text> The link below should also help you out. http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/acer.html -- http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc/default.asp __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Re: ReiserFS author to give plea on wife's murder
by Vihan Pandey 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

> i dont see any reason for u to apologize. there was no graphically > inappropriate description or content that should offend anyone Pre-emptive courtesy :-) Never the less nice to know you believe that :-) > ++1, Whatever it is, whom ever it is, IMHO their public life should not > be a matter of discussion, until and unless the same has some effect on > the subjects of our concern. Surely, a developer being sent to jail or > sentences will affect the project, but the reaction should be rather on > how the project is taken further in the future than about the > corresponding developer. Since we are on this topic now, i guess it would be prudent to say that if there is anyone looking for filesystem based projects they could look at contributing towards Reiser4. i know there are other higher priority projects out there, but if anyone is specifically interested they could check out : http://www.namesys.com/v4/v4.html Interestingly, Hans was spearheading Reiser4's design and a lot of its implementation alone. There some contribution is coming from ``talented programmers from Russia and Ukraine" but was/is the heart and sole of Reiser4 so far. Even if people have a basic interest in Computer Science, its a nice page to check out. i especially was interested in ``dancing tree structures". Just my thoughts! i think i have given mine. Regards, - vihan

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Re: ReiserFS author to give plea on wife's murder
by Vihan Pandey 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

> People only have to know if the decision affects reiserfs development. That was the point behind sending the Wikipedia link and not ``just" my thoughts on the same. The end of the article raises those points. Anyway the result of the trial will give us the final picture. Never the less i felt that i should post this, and let people make their own conclusions. Anything further from me would be a biased prejudice. People > do not have anything to do with this otherwise. It is not peoples' place > to > pass judgements in public over someone they're not remotely concerned with > otherwise. Don't get me wrong, the intent was NOT to share random gossip. it is a horrible post - horribly OT, and you have not mentioned that > in the topic My apologies, Kenneth and anyone else who felt so. Dear Admin's if you felt the same, apologies as well. Regards, - vihan

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[Commercial] Fw: Urgent requirements for Linux adminsitrator:
by G Karunakar 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: kiran temkar <kirantemkar(a)hotmail.com> Date: Nov 29, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: Urgent requirements for Linux adminsitrator: telephonic conv yesterday night To: indlinux(a)gmail.com Cc: kirantemkar(a)hotmail.com Dear All, We are looking for a Linux administrator (preferably from Mumbai) with at least two-three years of experience. Fresher need not apply. This position is for Mumbai. Desirable experience: - Linux administration - Web site maintenance - Firewall Management / IP routing - VOIP / Video conferencing - Router Configuration/ Management - Networking - Database such as MySQL / PostgreSQL Job functionality: 1> Linux administration (Redhat/ Fedora) 2> Installation and maintenance 3> Web server management 4> Firewall 5> Proxy servers, antivirus management 6> VOIP/ Video conferencing 7> CISCO router management 8> VSAT connectivity 9> integration of propriety hardware such as web cam camera, biometric/smart card integration 10>MySQL / PostgreSQL database 11> Network Management Kindly get in touch with me urgently. Good job prospects assured. Initially, selected candidate will be responsible for handling a network of 20 computers, one server and 10+ remote VSAT locations on linux, 256 KBPS leased line and a Cisco router. In six to eight months this network will be expanded to 130 remote locations with VSAT connections. Regards Kiran Temkar kirantemkar(a)hotmail.com

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can't have apt-get working after changing sources.list
by krishnakant Mane 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

hello, I want to know if any one can provide me a sample sources.list file for debian system. I have a problem with ftp.de.debian.org repository. need some file that will give me some more repositories.. Krishnakant.

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ReiserFS author to give plea on wife's murder
by Vihan Pandey 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

Hi all, Those of you who are slashdot regulars probably know this but those who don't : Hans Reiser the author of the ReiserFS file system is going to give his plea(guilty/not guilty/manslaughter .....) today(actually tonight as its in California) over the charge of his wife's murder. You can check the Wikipedia page for the whole story : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser i'm sorry for such a horrible post, but i believe people ought to know. By all accounts this is the most morbid and macabre post ever on this list. Never the less, people have to know. Regards, - vihan

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Re: RHCE course??
by Vihan Pandey 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

> > can do. Remember 99% of the time the people reading resumes are not > > brainless idiots. 1% of the time you may just get lucky. > Actually, quite often the initial shortlisting is done by the HR and > they simply look for keywords. In such cases there are plenty chances > that your resume will get an initial lookin. What happens after that > depends upon the quality of your resume. Quite often H.R and a tech guy(s) do short listings together. It takes longer, but eventually ensures better quality. Regards, - vihan

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Since when is this list moderated ?
by quasi 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Sad day to find out that our list is moderated. *sigh*. -- quasi Utopia Unlimited!

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Checking hard disk health
by Mohan Nayaka 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Hi all, Is a clean chit from badblocks enough to rule out hard disk damage? fsck had earlier reported errors but they were only errors related to fs inconsistencies, not hdd errors. Anything short of a visit to Lamington, I hope. Regards, Mohan S N -- "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, the' assay so hard, so sharp the conqueryinge" -- Geoffrey Chaucer

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[OT] Networking, crypto, and spam control.
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Forwarded from the bsd-india list. Message: 1 Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:22:49 +0530 From: Girish Venkatachalam <girishvenkatachalam(a)gmail.com> Subject: [BSD-INDIA] Networking,crypto and anti spam talk To: bsd-india(a)bsd-india.com Message-ID: <20061125095249.GA23070(a)lakshmi.susmita.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello folks, This is a free two day tutorial on a-z of networking,crypto and spam control strategies. Take a look at the slides here(unfinished) http://www.freeshell.in/~bharathi/networking-crypto-antispam/ The talk will be sometime end Dec in IIT Madras. I hope my friend arranges for a big enough hall to accommodate everyone. Exact details will be communicated later, but as of now the plan is to have a 9 am to 6 pm class session with 6 to 8 pm for questions. This will be on a Saturday and Sunday. I hear some folks are planning to come down to Chennai. It is COMPLETELY FREE OF COST! ;) I request all of you to come and let us have some fun! Of course all are welcome, the more the merrier. :) Looking fwd to meeting you all... regards, Girish . -- Linux is for folks who hate Windoze. FreeBSD is for folks who love UNIX. OpenBSD is for folks who can't live without UNIX. -- I only work when I am not doing any assignments.

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Newly joined
by Koustubha Kale 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Hi All, Newly joined this list. Linux user since 1997. Fair implementation experience. Would like to take part in activities and particularly any related to education. With warm regards Koustubha Kale ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com

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Checking hard disk health
by Mohan Nayaka 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Hi all, Is a clean chit from badblocks enough to rule out hard disk damage? fsck had earlier reported errors but they were only errors related to fs inconsistencies, not hdd errors. Anything short of a visit to Lamington, I hope. Regards, Mohan S N -- "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, the' assay so hard, so sharp the conqueryinge" -- Geoffrey Chaucer

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hardware locks -- linux support
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

I have an old version of a windows database program for Homoeopathic medicine repertorisation. If you are curious take a look at http://www.hompath.com/ Now this is a windows only program and comes as an installable cd w/ a HASP hardware lock (which can either be parallel port or USB type). I checked out the alladin site at http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/hasp4/linuxdrv.asp for linux drivers and the only drivers they have are for Suse 8.x, 9.x and RedHat 8.x and 9.x according to the readme that came w/ the download. My question is has anybody been able to get these locks recognised under linux ? The problem is doubly compounded as I would like to run the program under wine. Of course the vendor of the database has no idea what would be required to run the program under linux. thanks, Sharukh. -- Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

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Re: [announce] Lecture on PHP, yui and javascript
by Vihan Pandey 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

> u can use a simple camera phone with decent size of free memory with > 640x480 > res. only catch is the op maynot be in open std format Since we are on the topic, how ``decent" should the memory size be for say a 1 hour clip(with sound) at a 640x480 resolution? Regards, - vihan

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Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Mozilla Firefox:------is it true
by Siji Sunny 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Hello All, visit the link: www.msfirefox.com/microsoft-press-releases.html It says that Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Mozilla Firefox................is it true or not.............. with regards -- Siji Sunny C-DAC MUMBAI Phone: (+91) (22) 2202 4641,2283 6924 Official Website www.janabhaaratii.org.in Personal www.janabhaaratii.org.in/portal/Members/sijisunny

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[announce] Lecture on PHP, yui and javascript
by Philip Tellis 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

There will be a public lecture on PHP, yui and javascript on Monday the 27th November in Bangalore. Anyone may attend. The PHP lecture will be delivered by Rasmus Lerdorf. Time and Venue will be announced shortly. Philip

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Commercial : Require Freelancer Linux Professionals for Mumbai based Company
by Mahesh Joshi 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Require Freelancer Linux Professional We require regularly Linux Professionals to Install, Configure Linux / Red Hat o/s on PC's , Server with Experience and Exposure in attending Installation, Configuration and migration at clients Site. Skills and Experience in handling trouble shooting independently. We are looking for 3 to 4 years of Experience Professionals having in-dept hands on experience in Linux / Red Hat technology. Freelancers willing to take short assignments around Mumbai ; or anywhere in India kindly mail their Profile with Terms to : maheyshjoshi(a)hotmail.com ; under CC : maheshs_joshi(a)yahoo.com regards Maheysh --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr - MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Associate - Click now to apply

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Datacards and GNU/Linux...
by Frederick Noronha 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

It would be nice if hackers in the GNU/Linux community could help to spread awareness about data-cards, laptops and GNU/Linux. As you know, data-cards are increasingly becoming a way of getting Net access via your laptop in anywhere, anytime mode. Hence they could have growing relevance. LFY carried an article in its July 2006 issue, offering detailed instructions of how an Airtel Sierra Card can be made to work with GNU/Linux. But, as things stand, many of the cards are unsupported. I tried a ZTE (made-in-China card) with Reliance on Ubuntu, and it just refused to work. Sierra cards are out of stock with Reliance here, I was told, though given alternate information earlier. Airtel says Sierra isn't available, and were offering a Vodafone datacard, which proudly says "Airtel Data card works on Windows 2000/XP/XP Tablet/XP Pro". If you know of any option (keeping in mind that I live in Goa, with limited hardware availability) please share your notes with me. I really need a datacard to get access to mobile computing, specially when travelling. FN -- FN 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 (phone calls after 1 pm please) [http://fn.goa-india.org] [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers]

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Re: MTNL Triband using USB Interface
by Vihan Pandey 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

> Actually my lan card blew up twice. The hardware vendor blames it on my > sify > broadband connection. Since MTNL has a USB option, I wanted to see if it > works through it to avoid buying another card ;-) ``blew up" ? i've only seen that happen due to SMPS/SMPS related problems and once(interestingly to a Sify user) because the CAT 5 coming into his LAN card was ``routed" via his building's lightning rod. The most extensive damaged was of course to his LAN card, his board was too a little parched, but was fully repaired thanks to a genius at Lamington Road. This was in Chembur. i wonder if the same joker did the wiring for you... Regards, - vihan

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LDAP ???
by Jagdish Chhailkar 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

I hv. 6 servers having 1 GB ram and using RH9. I hv. created 50 users averagely on each server. Also i hv. 200 thin clients. The users are accessing their logins created on server thru. X on thin clients. If any user login have some problem then i hv. to search the login on each servers. Can LDAP be useful in this case for common authenticaion ? If yes, suggest me some pointers , urls - JAGDISH.

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MTNL Triband using USB Interface
by Vinayakam Murugan 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Hello Has anyone configured the MTNL Triband service using the USB interface on Linux? I am running Ubuntu 6.06. -- Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ Albert Einstein - "Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."

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Re: Who is going for FOSS.in Banglore?
by Roshan 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Dinesh Shah wrote: > Who all are going for FOSS.in? I am. Who I? (Roshan) :). I initially had planned to start this thread, but dropped it because of certain reasons. The content of this thread would have been about my participation as a volunteer. Hope to meet some new members from this list at FOSS.in -- http://foss.in __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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TriBand plan only for WinXP users?
by Dinesh Joshi 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Hi list, Check out this PDF on MTNL Mumbai's website: http://mtnlmumbai.in/tariff.pdf It lists all the tariff or all possible services that MTNL Mumbai provides. Now scroll down to page 16 ( TriBand ADSL Service ) and check out what is written below TriB T10 plan. It clearly says "Only for WinXP users". What kind of an ISP restricts a particular plan for a particular OS only? Got any clues why have written only for WinXP users? Is anyone using that plan with Linux? Shouldn't we complain to MTNL for such a stupidity? -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi

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The Talking Book Project
by Rony 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Hello All, I was browsing the rediff site and came across this AV multimedia player that is packed with features and has a 4 GB storage. http://shopping.rediff.com/shop/productdisplay.jsp?prrfnbr=10102619&source=… The cost of the above device is Rs. 4500/- approx. As we know, there is an ongoing project to develop a talking book for visually impaired people and Krish is actively involved in it. I recollect that he is looking for tiny motherboards with on-board CPU and Sound and RAM etc... to make the talking book. Since these boards are not very tiny, cost at least 7000/-, require a separate psu and will further require a cabinet and so on, I was wondering if the device or something similar, mentioned above in the link can be procured from the faceless manufacturers in China, who will simply provide a programmable platform to the brand maker. The software can then be developed for this platform and the result will be a battery operated, cute and sexy product that's hand-held and low cost too. What is the opinion of the experts? Regards, Rony. ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Who is going for FOSS.in Banglore?
by Dinesh Shah 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Hi! Who all are going for FOSS.in? With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-)

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AMD 64-bit Ubuntu / Kubuntu LIVE / Installation CD (6.06)
by Roshan 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Hello, Though I can order (and I have done it), just wanted to know if anyone has a Ubuntu / Kubuntu LIVE CD / Installation CD 6.06 for AMD 64 bit. Preferably CD; DVD would do, though. -- http://foss.in __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Re: Friendly Bluetooth (Vihang Dudhalkar)
by अिनकॆत (Aniket) 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Have you tried kdebluetooth? It has quite many functions and automation . I use it regularly with my phone , it also has GUI for pairing and entering PIN. -- The Future is Open...The Future is LINUX

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Friendly Bluetooth
by Francis 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Greetings , I was wondering if three are any apps that manage bluetooth services provided by a remote device . Currently I can use all services like dial-up [via rfcomm and wvdial ] , sent & receive [ via obex] , hid [ via hidd ] . The issue is its kinda of hard to get someone else who isn't a techie to accept it . More over pairing is done using command line something that a normal cell phone user doesn't want to do . Is there any appp like the M$ app called BLuESomething that is shipped with most bluetooth dongles that helps manage services and devices all in one application ?? Cheers { Francis; }

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Who is going for FOSS.in Banglore?
by Kartik Mistry 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Philip Tellis assembled some alphabets to say: > > Who all are going for FOSS.in? > I am. Me +1, Nirav :) -- Regards, ---------------------------------------- | Kartik Mistry | kartikmistry.org | | 0xD1028C8D | kartikm.wordpress.com | ----------------------------------------

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Linux Infringing Microsofts IP
by Siddhesh Poyarekar 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

The FUD never seems to end: http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/17/1324248&from=rss Regards, -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.tk http://siddhesh.phpnet.us

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The "Java Is Open" Contest
by Harshad Oak 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Hello Linuxers, As you might know, Java Is Now Open Source. So to mark the occasion, IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology is running a contest where you answer four questions and can win - 1) A copy of "Beginning EJB 3 Application Development: From Novice to Professional" by Raghu R. Kodali, Jonathan R. Wetherbee and Peter Zadrozny 2) A copy of "Java Persistence with Hibernate" by Christian Bauer and Gavin King 3) A full conference pass to the IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology For Details Check Out - http://www.IndicThreads.com or http://conference.indicthreads.com thanks, harshad oak

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Re: User paid to uninstall Windows XP
by Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

-> A guy in my office bought an IBM thinkpad that he planned to install > Debian on. When he bought it, he asked for no OS to be installed, and > got the laptop at a lower price. My Compaq Presario 2203AL came with Mandrake in 2004. I bought it from a HP dealer/showroom in Kolkata. However all the higher end models came with Windows. However I did not inquire about the possibility of having them without Windows. Regards, Debarshi -- Computers are like air conditioners -- they stop working properly if you open Windows.

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[ANN] Indian FOSS Conclave - 2007
by Kenneth Gonsalves 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

hi, NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC is pleased to announce the Indian FOSS Conclave - 2007. The preliminaries for the IFC will commence in foss.in and will culminate in the Conclave to be held at Chennai in March 2007. Foss.in will be providing BOF slots for the preliminary sessions of the IFC on all three days of foss.in. Please check the schedule for details. Full details of the IFC are available at the IFC wiki at http://nrcfosshelpline.in/ifc/ -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Re: User paid to uninstall Windows XP
by Roshan 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Rony wrote: > Hello All, > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6144782.stm is an interesting story. Reading the EULA should be made compulsory. ;) (BSc [Comp. Sci.]/[I. T.] can recall in MS-Visual Basic; something such as modal) -- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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modprobe: FATAL Error
by Ranjit Sapre 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

hey guys, Thanks for ur advises, but im stil facing the same issue. Let me give more details to all of u. 1. I am dual booting with Fedora Core 2 and Windows XP. 2. Fedora was working fine initially. When i was away, my parents used my PC, and they never used Fedora, they used Windows only. So you can say, Fedora was not used for around 2 months. 3. When I am back, I start Fedora and the booting stops with the following error message: modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting floppy (/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/kernel/driversblock/floppy.ko): Device or resource busy. IMP: the booting stops at the same point even if i try with CD-1 of fedora. btw..Harsh, Vivek, Rony, Siddhesh, thanks a lot for ur prompt replies. But i am quite new to this linux community and have limited knowledge of this OS. Hence, i do not know what to do when u say "you might need to reinstall your boot loader" . thanks again all. Regards, ranjit On 11/14/06, Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh.poyarekar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On 11/14/06, Harsh Busa <harsh.busa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > you might need to reinstall your boot loader incase you are dual booting > > with windows or some other os. > yup, forgot that one :) > > > -- > Siddhesh Poyarekar > http://siddhesh.tk > http://siddhesh.phpnet.us > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

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User paid to uninstall Windows XP
by Rony 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Hello All, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6144782.stm Regards, Rony. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Re: RHCE course??
by Vihan Pandey 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

> I'm going thru serious crises as I stand at crossroads in terms of career. > Can someone please suggest me if its mandatory to have a RHCE certification? Are planning on a job in GNU/Linux system administration itself or something more? > I'm NOT a graduate yet > i'm probably the LAST person who will say this, but i will. If you can finish your graduation PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do so. i mean it. i know Mumbai University is a farce in the name of education, i know majority of the teachers are hopeless mediocres even in so called ``good colleges". i know that it is knowledge that is FAR more important than a ton of stupid degrees who's paper quality has reached such limits that it can't even be used as as BEST bus ticket or even substandard toilet paper. BUT, a graduation does help makes things a little easier in terms of getting an initial job and does carry forward in professional life. Knowledge AND a graduates degree is the key. and what are my chances of getting a decent job armed with RHCE > certification. It depends on how you have polished your resume with what you have done and can do. Remember 99% of the time the people reading resumes are not brainless idiots. 1% of the time you may just get lucky. > Is graduation a pre-requisite for jobs as SA? It depends on the kind of job at hand. Under normal circumstances probably not, but a degree DOES help. If you can finish your graduation. PLEASE do. Regards, - vihan

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RHCE course??
by A A 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Hi all, I'm going thru serious crises as I stand at crossroads in terms of career. Can someone please suggest me if its mandatory to have a RHCE certification? I'm NOT a graduate yet and what are my chances of getting a decent job armed with RHCE certification. Is graduation a pre-requisite for jobs as SA? If yes, which are the best institutes in Mumbai that offer RHCE? Or any tutors of RHCE? TIA. Regards, AA. --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

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HELP PLZ
by Ranjit Sapre 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Hi, I wish to un-install Fedora Core 2. Currently it is not booting, it gives an error. Same happens when I boot it with the CD-1 of fedora core 2. I want to free my hard disk space and install Fedora on my portable hard disk. please sumone advise. regards, Ranjit

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Kernel 2.6.10 weird message and system lockup
by Dinesh Joshi 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Hi, I know this might sound highly improbable but Linux has been locking up randomly. Heres details of my problem: Hardware: - P4 2.8C GHz 800MHz FSB Northwood processor with HT - 256MB Hynix RAM in single channel dynamic paging mode - Intel D865GBF motherboard - 120GB Samsung SATA Harddrive - 80GB Seagate PATA Harddrive - 20GB Seagate PATA Harddrive - Sony DVD writer ( new ) - Netgear WGR311v2 54Mbps wifi card - Dlink 538TX 10/100Mbps wired network card - ATI Radeon 7000 AGP card All hardware is about 2 years old except the one mentioned as new. Software: - Fedora Core 2 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows XP Symptoms: - The system has been locking up randomly after the addition of the Sony DVD writer. - One peculiar symptom that my system has been exhibiting with / without the writer is that the display doesn't come on at boot up. The monitor's LED just keeps on blinking. The keyboard doesn't respond at all and the harddisk LED just keeps on glowing as if it is accessing something. - Recently dmesg shows these suspicious entries: EXT3 FS on sda3, internal journal device-mapper: 4.3.0-ioctl (2004-09-30) initialised: dm-devel(a)redhat.com Adding 522104k swap on /dev/sda2. Priority:-1 extents:1 program scsi_unique_id is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO program scsi_unique_id is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO .... ( 10 msgs repeatedly. No where else are these messages repeated ). I understand the the swap part but why is it complaining of deprecated API? As I understand its seeing my SATA HD was a SCSI HD. But I've been using this harddisk for a while now and I haven't seen these messages appear - ever! :( - I've seen only 1 kernel panic and it was related to some SCSI function. I dont have the exact message but thats all I remember! Troubleshooting: - For the first problem, I've observed that after disconnecting the writer, the system is stable for a few hours now. But can't say with certainty if it will remain so. Will continue to test. - I've tried removing all component from the system and keeping the bare necessities i.e. just the keyboard, monitor, RAM, processor. The system still exhibits symptom No.2 though randomly. This problem has been occurring on and off. Initially I thought it might be due to loose contacts, dust etc... Yet even after cleaning the system and securing all components properly, the problem persists. So I'm inclined to think that the new hardware has nothing to do with the problem. - I've also replaced the harddisk cables just incase but to no avail. Rather the system works better / stabler with the old ones in place. - I have only tried troubleshooting on Linux. I have to yet boot into Windows and see if the same problems occur. In my opinion this can't be software specific bug which is causing the lockups. I am stumpted on problem No.1 Any inputs would be appreciated. Bye! :) -- Dinesh A. Joshi

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hi all
by fjsylvester 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

hi all I am linux enthusiasist for badlapur, love fjsylvester

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Sun Releases GPL Java Today
by പ്രവീണ്‍‌|Praveen 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

[sorry for cross posting] "Months of speculation and waiting are now over. Sun will release key parts of Java under GPLv2 today (November 13th, Monday). The initial release today will include the HotSpot runtime, javac compiler, JavaHelp, and Sun's Java ME implementation. The rest of Java will be released under GPLv2 early next year. Richard Stallman of the FSF has endorsed the move, and will appear on a live web cast <http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/index.jsp> with Sun CEO Johnathan Schwartz and software chief Rich Green. " http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t84244.html Great win for Free Software. Cheers Praveen -- "Value your freedom, or you will lose it, teaches history. `Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn." -- Richard Stallman Me scribbles at http://www.pravi.co.nr

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Java opensourced under GPLv2
by Vinayak Hegde 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Quite a landmark move by Sun to Opensource Java (EE, ME and SE) after Solaris. Links: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061113/sun_java_open_source.html?.v=2 http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/11/12/OSS-Java http://digg.com/programming/Sun_to_Open_Source_Java_Under_GPL_v2 -- Vinayak

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Rexecd server configuration
by ryan coelho 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Hi I am unable to configure the rexecd server. Please note the following details 1) Server Red Hat 9 2)Server Side RPM: rsh-server-0.17-14 List Of files: /etc/pam.d/rexec /etc/pam.d/rlogin /etc/pam.d/rsh /etc/xinetd.d/rexec /etc/xinetd.d/rlogin /etc/xinetd.d/rsh /usr/sbin/in.rexecd /usr/sbin/in.rlogind /usr/sbin/in.rshd /usr/share/man/man8/in.rexecd.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/in.rlogind.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/in.rshd.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/rexecd.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/rlogind.8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/rshd.8.gz 3) Client Side RPM: rsh-0.17-14 4) As you can notice the only executable server side is /usr/sbin/in.rexecd and I have also restarted the xinetd server Also I have touched on pam rexec here is what it looks like #%PAM-1.0 # For root login to succeed here with pam_securetty, "rexec" must be # listed in /etc/securetty. #auth required pam_nologin.so #auth required pam_securetty.so auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth account required pam_stack.so service=system-auth session required pam_stack.so service=system-auth I have commented the above two lines . Also I have edited the following files from this path /etc/xinetd.d and made disable = yes to no the file names are as follows -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 360 Nov 6 11:05 rexec -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 377 Nov 13 11:13 rlogin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 430 Nov 13 11:13 rsh Kindly let me know where I am going wrong Thanks & Regards Ryan Coelho

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Fwd: Freedom Task Force now launched
by Nagarjuna G. 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Free Software Foundation Europe" <press(a)fsfeurope.org> To: press-release(a)fsfeurope.org Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:56:12 +0100 Subject: FSFE Launching Freedom Task Force, Co-operating with gpl-violations.org FSFE Launching Freedom Task Force, Co-operating with gpl-violations.org FTF to educate programmers and corporations on how to avoid licensing problems, as well as enforce Free Software licences The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) announced today the launch of the Freedom Task Force, [1] thanks to a grant of EUR 30.000 from Stichting NLnet. The organisation, working closely with Harald Welte of gpl-violations.org [2], seeks to help programmers properly set up and organise projects legally, as well as educate companies to understand how the GPL works. As needed, the purpose of the group will also include enforcement in the case of licence violations. FTF is located in FSFE's offices in Zurich, Switzerland. "Free Software itself has become commercial mainstream, but knowledge about Free Software and in particular its licences is often lagging behind," explains Georg Greve, FSFE's president. "With large companies like SUN embracing Free Software at the heart of their business, the software ecosystem is transforming in ways that underline the requirement for services like the FTF." FTF will include experts with technical and legal backgrounds as well as volunteers, working together to provide organised and co-ordinated responses to individual cases where there may be misunderstandings about what a licence requires or a violation of its terms. FSFE has hired Mr. Shane Coughlan to serve as FTF Co-ordinator. Shane Coughlan on the other tasks of the FTF: "We seek to give commercial and non-commercial Free Software developers the maximum support possible with our fiduciary activities. By helping them bundle their legal interests, we are able to safeguard the legal status of a project while it can focus on technological and managerial issues. For projects that FSFE has accepted into its fiduciary program, FSFE will also be in a position to defend their interests in the eventuality of licence violation." Harald Welte, the first person who enforced the GNU GPL in court, will be working closely with the FTF: "My gpl-violations.org work has shown how much the community needs a more focussed approach to deal with these violations. While there was good contact with FSFE in the past, we will now be working closely together, sharing our information and resources to best protect the rights of Free Software developers." "We have as a primary goal to help corporations to adhere to the licences from the onset, rather than to have to enforce violations later," explains Mr. Coughlan. "We encourage those responsible for compliance for their company to contact us, so we can work together to avoid licence compliance problems, rather than having to later solve problems that could have been avoided in the first place." Stichting NLnet [3] Chairman Teus Hagen expressed pleasure at the launch of FTF: "We are very happy to support the launch of the FTF because in our view this is a timely and necessary step to consolidate Free Software. We ourselves at times felt the need for a reliable partner to handle these issues, and in our experience the FSFE is such a partner. We hope that many others will contribute to and support this effort, and see the FTF as an important step in the maturing of Free Software." [1] http://fsfeurope.org/ftf [2] http://gpl-violations.org [3] http://www.nlnet.nl About the Free Software Foundation Europe: The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and involved in many global activities. Access to software determines participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study, modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of the FSFE. Further information: http://fsfeurope.org About gpl-violations.org: In the past 30 months, gpl-violations.org has helped uncover and negotiate more than 100 GPL violations and has obtained numerous out-of-court settlement agreements. The gpl-violations.org project is a not-for-profit effort to bring commercial users and vendors of Free Software into compliance with the licence conditions as set forth by the original authors. The project was founded and is managed by Mr. Harald Welte, a Linux Kernel developer and Free Software enthusiast. For more information on the project, its mission, milestones and goals, please see http://gpl-violations.org Contact: Free Software Foundation Europe Belgium: +32 2 747 03 57 Switzerland: +41 43 500 03 66 UK: +44 29 200 08 17 7 Germany: +49 700 373 38 76 73 Shane Coughlan, FTF Co-ordinator, FSFE extension: 408 Joachim Jakobs, Media Relations, FSFE extension: 404 mobile: +49-179-6919565 -- Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org> Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org) Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! (http://www.fsfe.org) What everyone should know about DRM (http://DRM.info) -- Nagarjuna

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Ubuntu Dapper
by BombayNews 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

whenever I open firefox to surf a site, I get this message on the status bar for a couple of seconds: Waiting for desktop.richmedia.in Contacting desktop.richmedia.in befo then the message changes to Waiting for rediff.com Contacting rediff.com before the site loads. what is this desktop.richmedia.in? And why don't I get this when I open Opera, Firefox or IE on a Windows machine? At present I have Ubuntu Dapper running Also I find Firefox 2 on Ubuntu slightly slower than when I had IE running on Windows XP. Shiv Kumar

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