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Talk on "THE OPEN DATA INDIC CHALLENGE" by Ms. Alolita Sharma @IIT Mumbai
by Siji Sunny 29 May '14

29 May '14

THE OPEN DATA INDIC CHALLENGE Speaker: Ms. Alolita Sharma Time: Friday, 30 May 2014, 2:00pm Venue: Conference Room, C Block, 01st Floor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kanwal Rekhi (KReSIT) Building, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai. Abstract: India has 23 official languages which have millions of native users as well as many more smaller languages supported by 8 major scripts, distinct vocabularies and grammatical rules. But when it comes to Wikipedia and other large repositories of user generated content on the Web, all these languages are very poorly represented compared to their real world usage. There are many factors for this anomaly on the Web ranging from access to the Internet and computing devices to lack of language tools such as fonts and input tools and linguistic resources such as dictionaries, terminology glossaries, structured and linked data. As the Web transforms itself into the mobile Web, an enormous opportunity to access and distribute information in Indic languages to billions of people is at stake. To make this opportunity real, user generated content needs to be jumpstarted with open data of all categories. Non-digital forms of dictionaries, terminology glossaries, geo-data - all kinds of categorized data need to be transformed into digitally consumable, standardized, and structured open data repositories which can be leveraged by users to create and contribute digital content on platforms like Wikipedia. This talk will examine the barriers and solutions in creating open data repositories for Indic languages leveraging platforms like Wikipedia and language technologies for reading and creating content on the Web and mobile Web. -- Siji Sunny

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Fwd: [Ilugc] PyCon India 2014 - Call for proposals closing date
by Siji Sunny 28 May '14

28 May '14

From: Baiju Muthukadan <baiju.m.mail(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:05 AM Subject: [Ilugc] PyCon India 2014 - Call for proposals closing date To: Chennai LUG <ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in> Hi, PyCon India 2014 call for proposal is closing on May 30th! The CFP was opened on February 1st and now after 4 months, there are 100+ proposals in the funnel. If you have prepared a proposal but not yet submitted, submit now! If you're interested in submitting a proposal, take a look at our Call for Proposals at http://in.pycon.org/funnel/2014/ and poke around the site for advice and resources to help you create a great proposal. PyCon India 2014 will be taking place from September 26-28 in Bangalore and we're ready to accept proposals. Registration are opened ( http://pyconindia2014.doattend.com/ ), so mark your calendars and get ready to visit Bangalore for another great PyCon India. If your company is interested in sponsorship, we need you. Sponsors are what make PyCon India a possibility, and sponsorship offers some great values to the generous organizations who support the conference. Check out prospectus at http://in.pycon.org/2014/sponsorship-prospectus.pdf Contact Vijay Kumar at contact(a)in.pycon.org with any sponsorship inquiries. Keep an eye out for news on our blog at http://in.pycon.org/2014/blog/ and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/pyconindia and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PyConIndia Vijay Kumar, Coordinator vnbang2003(a)gmail.com Baiju Muthukadan, Publicity Coordinator baiju.m.mail(a)gmail.com -- Siji Sunny

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Handicapped after moving from 13.10 to 14.04
by H.S.Rai 28 May '14

28 May '14

HP Pavilion X2 worked almost fine on Ubuntu 13.10. Touchpad (stop working after sometime), Touch Screen. WebCam, WiFI worked fine. On upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04, everything above mentioned stopped working. Even external USB mouse fail to work. Never expected such a situation. Similar thing I heard from other with different hardware. Is there issue of drivers with Ubuntu 14.04 or Is there something I missed? How to manage it to bring to life. It does not have Ethernet card. Only WiFI is there. -- H.S.Rai

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Handicapped after moving from 13.10 to 14.04 (H.S.Rai)
by Uday Gaitonde 26 May '14

26 May '14

I have installed 14.04 (64 bit, desktop) on a Dell Vostro 1310 (2009). No issues after installation (as yet). The mouse (external, USB) as well as the touch-pad works nicely. U N Gaitonde

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A Linux sighting Mumbaikars might find amusing
by Weldon Goree 23 May '14

23 May '14

I was waiting in line at the train station today because one of the ATVMs was down. As I looked more closely, I noticed my old friend Rxvt (or is that Xterm?) appearing where it probably shouldn't: http://b.rontosaur.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/atvm.jpg (As a side note, this is why you should probably not use username or hostname in your prompt for kiosks -- there's no need for any user to ever know either of those things...) I'm also trying to figure out what the underlying window manager is; those widgets look almost NeXT-ish. WMG

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Inquiry/complaint regarding use of bus pass on route 311.
by Royce Pereira 22 May '14

22 May '14

Hello, I have been using a pass for routes from Santacruz station to Kurla station. This included route no 311. However now the bridge near Air India colony, Kalina has been closed due to repairs. Therefore the route 311 had been cut short at Air India colony. Now the conductor is not accepting the pass, saying that there is no bus anymore in that route and I need to buy a ticket. Why must the passenger be penalised if the BEST has cut short a route due to some repair work? I request you to please clarify the correct position in this case. Thank you and best regards, Royce Pereira. Tel : 9820061636

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May Mumbai Linux Users Group Meetup
by Rigved Rakshit 18 May '14

18 May '14

Hello, Date: 18th May, 2014 (Sunday) Time: 10:00 to 13:00 IST Venue: Directiplex, near Andheri Subway, Andheri (E), Mumbai, India Entry is free of charge and anyone can attend. We welcome anyone who wants to take sessions (presentations, workshops etc.) during this event. Please reply to this thread if you want to conduct a session. Hope to see some of you there! Best Regards, Rigved

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[x-post] ERPNext Version 4 Released
by Rushabh Mehta 10 May '14

10 May '14

Dear all, We very happy to announce the release of ERPNext Version 4 and our rebranded web application framework Frappe (Framework + Apps). Announcement: https://frappe.io/blog/announcements/erpnext-version-4-is-here GitHub Repo: https://github.com/frappe/erpnext Demo: https://demo.frappecloud.com VM / Install instructions: https://www.erpnext.com/use Do give it a spin and give your feedback! best, Rushabh @rushabh_mehta https://erpnext.org

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debian : package : creation and maintenance
by Mayuresh Kathe 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

hello, is there anyone on this list with debian package creation and maintenance skills? would like to get work done on a package, paid work. do write back at the earliest. ~mayuresh

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Call for Proposals
by Ganesh Gajare 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Dear Friends, In TISS, Mumbai. We have call for proposal for android developement. Please refer to below link, http://www.tiss.edu/lefttop/jobs-tenders/tenders-1 If anyone interested send proposal or contact on the given contact details. Thanks, Ganesh, Use GNU/LINUX

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