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JNTU Linux User group meets!!!
by pavithran 05 Jul '06

05 Jul '06

hi I am organising JNTU LUG meet.. I am s.pavithran a student and a FOSS lover ... I came to foss.in and Linux bangalore. I am really inspired by the way a community meets ....so that enthusiasm paved the way to create a LUG for my university ... JNTU LUG ... It has matured in 3 months to a community of 85 members!!! So the same enthusiasm made me organise a meet at hyderabad... and so far the response was positive ... This is the community of the total university ... I hope you would come ... * Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University *(*JNTU*) is a *university < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University>*located in *Hyderabad, India < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad%2C_India >*. JNTU also has campuses in the districts of *Kakinada <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakinada >* and *Anantapur < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anantapur >*. Though the university focuses mainly on engineering, it offers programs at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral level in a wide variety of fields, including a business school that offers an MBA program. The university also includes the Institute for Post Graduate Studies and Research (IST), made up of ten "Schools of Excellence," each dedicated to a particular discipline of technical education. These schools offer programs leading to post graduate degrees. In addition, the emphasis is on research and development activities in collaboration with R&D organizations like TATA IBM. The meet will be held at hyderabad around 65 people are meeting ... and many more to come bye

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Some ideas that could be useful to someone
by sandeep Kumar 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Hi, Some of my musings on computers hardware and software are available at http://www.geocities.com/shimple0/techcorner.html . If anyone finds any of these useful for student project/research, community development, please feel free to discuss about those either (preferrably) here or personally. Some more ideas and sample programs I hope to put up on homepage in coming months. Sandeep ----- Want to know more about me? Check out http://www.geocities.com/shimple0 -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes!

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(no subject)
by sandeep Kumar 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Hi, While browsing http://www.gnu.org.in/lists, I checked couple of lists there and found that most of these are having long periods of silence. This means either the FSF movement in India is having some health problems or people are seriously busy working on some ideas. What could be the case? Btw, I have a small suggestion related to above list information page. Could we have one list description updated (or another column added) there indicating the last month of activity on that list. It would save one going through the archive page of each list there and figuring out the same information, and also give a quick picture of activity on different lists. I suggest that new information could look like - - Existing-Description (Month & Year of last activity - #posts in that month) - Existing-Descritpion (DD/MM/YY of last activity) Since I am looking for a summary information, I am not suggesting a activity graph for various lists, that would require me similar browsing efforts as in case of via list archives page. Sandeep ----- Want to know more about me? Check out http://www.geocities.com/shimple0 -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes!

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Free Software Foundation of India announces Associate Fellowships
by Baishampayan Ghose 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

Hello Freedom Lovers! I am very glad to announce that the Free Software Foundation of India (FSF-I) has started offering associate fellowships to organisations and individuals. This with the primary aim of collecting funds for its operations. The money thus collected will be utilised for running expenses of the FSF-I and to achieve the objectives for which it was established. The fellowship also offers some benefits to the fellows such as FSF-I merchandise and discount on its publications. The FSF-I has obtained 80G status under the Income Tax Act under which all donations will get a 50% Income Tax exemption. We invite you to become a fellow of the FSF-I and show your support for the Free Software Movement in India and beyond. More details about the fellowships can be had from http://www.gnu.org.in/fellowship/ or you can mail us directly at fellowship AT gnu.org.in Regards, Baishampayan -- Baishampayan Ghose Free Software Foundation of India b.ghose at gnu.org.in

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Re: [Fsf-discuss] opinion
by arun t 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Ok, since it is difficult to comment on my blog at yahoo I am giving the contents of my entire blog here: From: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-FFcwQdY1fqnmzMXxPGKAHiI-?p=26 idea of free software - part 2 Well, the goddamn point is "free software is not about software." It is about deciding how to make something free for modification; it is about actually allowing something to be modified; and it is about helping other people help themselves. All this sounds really benign. But the truth is free software is relatively nascent. I personally feel that free software is beneficial to community welfare. But still there needs to be some control on "putting ideas out there." Most of us has not really thought in this direction. Take for e.g., an application you built. You dedicated a website for your source code. If others do have some antipathy against you, they might resort to anti-social activities. They can hack your site change the code, and then corrupt your program setup. People will download the application, and then 'poof'; their system crashed. They always seek someone for blame. Where would be the first place to look? Your source code!!! Because your source code will always have a reference to your identity. I believe we really have not done anything to discourage people to resort to such (anti-social) activities. But I do have a solution even if it is not the solution: before you do distribute your application and put the source online, you have to submit it to a reviewing committee. This committee will take care of conflict issues. They will, say you have actually used this person's idea. Did you come about with your idea independently? If yes, then they would document it as your version. They might think of some intelligent way to reference to your version. Thus, it is this way conflicts can be settled. But how should such an organization survive? Public funding!!! Well,that is what I could only think of... There should be an organization like this setout in every country of the world. This would be like taking freedom to another level...just think about it. //end of blog Please feel free to give me your feedback!!! --------------------------------- Win a Yahoo! Vespa NEW - Yahoo! Cars has 3 Vespa LX125s to be won Enter Now!

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opinion
by arun t 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

I have an opinion about the 'idea of free software'. I made a blog about it: click here to go to that page. Don't worry it is a short blog. If possible tell me what you think... --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

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Identity issues
by arun t 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

Hi. I think there is a kind of glitch with free software. I am discussing things related to creating free software According to this idea I am supposed to: a) furnish source code along with the application (with the public license and everything) b) give the user rights to view the source code or modify it according to his or her needs. c) the user can make another application out of my code, provided he or she preserves my identity. I had confusion about copyrights, but later I figured out that these rights exist solely to preserve ones identity. Meaning if his or her idea is being used by some other person, then that person (who is using the idea) should pay a price for it. Here the idea becomes a commodity. Now back to our main problem. The code is free, the software is free; anyone can acquire it. He or she can happily modify it. He or she can make an application out of it. Suppose a person who is heavily intent on maligning me might use my code, modify it, and create an application that crashes down your system. In other words that person makes a virus out of my application. And he does not include his name or any identity reference. Let us say that person has put this software online on my website via hacking. Now other people will definitely download my software; thinking that it is a perfect application. When they run it and their system crashes down, then naturally dont you think my identity is at a crisis here Well such incidents are possible. I dont mean to complain here. Is there some solution for this? Now again answer my previous question: is it right to make free software using proprietary/commercial software. (Like for e.g., the dictionary software in visual basic?) ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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conceptual clarifications
by arun t 30 Oct '05

30 Oct '05

Ok, I know Windows is proprietary. I also know that Free Software is not about software in a philosophical sense...But my doubt for the time being is connected with software. Ok, I want to develop a dictionary software; and I want to make it free software too. But I'll be developing this in Visual Basic. (It is proprietary software). Is there something technically wrong in doing so? For the software to be free I know I must publish code and allow others to make modifications, and warn others about not destroying my identity, right? Suppose, along with this application I supply the source code and all the above-said terms and conditions then is not my software "free software" yet? Is there any problem using proprietary softwares to create free software? ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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