Fsf-friends January 2004

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Indian Prez uses non-free sw
by KG Kumar 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Since we're on the topic of hypocrisy (VS and Windows on his laptop), it might interest people to know that Abdul Kalam, India's president, so famous for apparently having ticked off Bill G. and advocating free software for countries like India, uses non-free software, incl. MS PowerPoint. See http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/ others/ict.pps. and http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/ others/FICCI.pps. His site (www.presidentofindia.nic.in) designed and hosted by NIC, uses a lot of non-free s/w, incl. Macromedia Flash. So much for dreaming and igniting passions. ----- KG Kumar kg at tug dot org dot in

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RMS in kerala, news..........
by Sajith VK 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

Hi, RMS in kerala, news............. Meeting with opposition leader, kerala: http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=24704 Stallman to launch courseware lessons of Free Software: http://newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20040124235932&Page=R&Title=Kera… Stallman on Saturday came down heavily on the State IT leadership..: http://newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20040124235814&Page=R&Title=Kera… We are ready to give freeSoftwares for all initiatives of govt...: http://www.kaumudi.com/ -- "Freedom Matters" Sajith VK

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Re: RMS TVM Visit - Details Please
by Arun M 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

On Sun, 2004-01-25 at 15:05, George Abraham wrote: > Heard RMS is visiting TVM on the 27th, (National Student Parliament, > Trivandrum.). There is no clue on the timing of his visit. Please > provide me info on the time, and the location of National Student > Parliament. Time : 11 am Venue : Co-Bank towers, near Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum, Kerala. regards, arun.

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RMS speech on Copyright and Freedom in Science
by V. Sasi Kumar 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

RMS delivered the Silver Jubilee Lecture at Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) entitled "Copyright and Freedom in Science". It was more of a discussion than a lecture, and the discussion covered not just copyright but went into the philosophy of Free Software and its economic and business aspects. There were a number of young faces in the small but enthusiastic crowd of around 200. And, interestingly, some of the older members of the crowd also showed considerable interest in both the copyright aspect and Free Software. The discussions were lively and went on till we had to put a stop because of lack of time. There was reasonably good media coverage, with two camera crews present along with a few from the print media. -- V. Sasi Kumar <vsasi(a)vsnl.com> CESS

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Fwd: TCE Linux Forum (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- The `TCE Linux Forum' was started on 20-12-2003. The objective of the forum was to advocate Free software and to help fellow GNU/Linux Users. Mr. Bharathi S, of ILUG-Chennai delivered a talk on Free Software and the Linux localisation project at the first meeting of the Forum, on 20-12-2003. The meeting was attended by a crowd of 325 comprising of students and teachers. In association with the meeting a demo was organised at the `UNIX &Paralled processing Lab, CSE Dept, TCE'. The demo showcased Office utitilities, Network utilities, Programming tools, gaming, etc.. The members of the `TCE Linux Forum' have been added to a mailing list called the `GNU/Linux Users Group OF TCE' (GLUGOT). The mailing list address is `glugot(a)freelists.org'. As one of the activities of the `TCE Linux Forum', ILUG-Madurai meetings are conducted at the TCE campus. The first meeting of ILUG-Madurai was conducted on 24-01-2004 at Z0 Lecture Hall, CSE Dept, TCE. Also, the GLUGOT meets regularly on every second saturday. These meetings mostly comprise of technical seminars and demos. Thanks, Joe Steeve <joe_steeve(a)gmx.net> Co-ordinator, GLUGOT. Bye :) -- Bharathi S | MeTel Team, TeNeT Group | DONLab, IIT-M, OMC Group | MidasComm.com. Known is drop, Unknown is OCEAN.

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Richard M Stallman
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Deccan Herald (Hubli-Dharwad edition... don't know about the others) carries a front-paged photo of RMS in its Jan 24, 2004 edition which says: "The Herald Diary... Freedom movement Richard M Stallman, founder of Free software Movement, puts on a hat during an event at the Cochin University of Science and Technology. Stallman promotes the GNU operating system widely used in its GNU/LINUX variant". It also carries a photo of "Saint IGNUcius"... FN -- Frederick Noronha : http://www.fredericknoronha.net Ph 0091.832.2409490 Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org Ph 0091.832.2409783 http://fredericknoronha.blogware.com Cell 0 9822 122436

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[Fsf-friends] Fwd:[TRANSLATION SOFTWARE FOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA.]
by Dileep M. Kumar 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Hello, Anybody interested ? Regards -- .''`. Dileep M. Kumar <dileep(a)kumarayil.net> : :' : http://www.kumarayil.net `. `'` Mobile: 98474-47437 `- Debian GNU/Linux - Choice of the Freedom Lovers ---- Forwarded message from kalaskar kishandutt <kalaskark(a)yahoo.com> ----- >>>Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:38:16 -0800 (PST) >>>From: kalaskar kishandutt <kalaskark(a)yahoo.com> >>>Subject: TRANSLATION SOFTWARE FOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. >>>To: fsf-webmaster(a)gnu.org.in >>> >>>DEAR SIR, >>> WE ARE VERY GLAD TO SEE YOUR "Free Software >>>Foundation of India Volunteer Directory". PLEASE TRY >>>TO HELP THE POOR LITIGANTS AND JUDICIARY. PLEASE >>>ADVISE ON THE FOLLOWING OR ASK YOUR VOLUNTEER IN >>>RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING: >>> >>>"THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IS IN NEED OF KANNADA TO >>>ENGLISH AND VICE VERSA TRANSLATION SOFTWARE. IF >>>INTERESTED TO UNDERTAKE THIS PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT >>>THE UNDERSIGNED FOR MORE DETAILS." >>> >>> >>>THANKING YOU, >>> >>> >>>YOURS FAITHFULLY >>> >>> >>>KISHAN DUTT KALASKAR >>>CENTRAL PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR (COMPUTERS) >>>HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA >>>BANGALORE-1 >>>PHONE: 080-2954 441.

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CDit and Akshya
by Arun M 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Hi, It seems that C-DIT and Red Hat India sorted out the issue on Trademark. Good that Indian Express which carried the news covered the clarification also. <snip> The Red Hat India has decided not to initiate legal action against the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) for replicating its Linux operating-system CDs without permission. A joint statement from C-DIT director Achuthsankar S.Nair and Red Hat India director Javed Tapia said: ``Red Hat India understands the context in which Red Hat Linux CDs were replicated without prior written permission on the use of logos and trademark and in this case Red Hat's Legal Department has opined that no legal action is warranted.'' </snip> http://newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20040113132150&Page=R&Title=Kera…

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A GNU/Linux community at Madhyamgram
by Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

A GNU/Linux community at Madhyamgram "The Internet has a curious paradox. At one end it breaks down barriers of geography and politics, on the other it takes away the vitality of personal interaction" says, Dipankar Das [1] Madhyamgram is around 40 minutes by train from Kolkata, and is really not the archetypal suburban township. Elements of modernity and urban living tinge the area with an upwardly mobile character. In the midst of such surroundings flourishes a GNU/Linux Community - the GNU/Linux Thek [2] The GLT-Madhyamgram [3] is an initiative of Dipankar Das, who stumbled onto the F/L OSS world by accident. Tired of being the victim of virus attacks on Microsoft platforms, he turned towards GNU/Linux and GLT-Madhyamgram (or GLT-Mad as they fondly call it) is his way of contributing to the community. "The GLT-Mad is a physical helpdesk on matters regarding GNU/Linux", says he. Asked to elaborate on the concept, he illustrates the need for people to interact on a personal level so as to learn and unlearn. "The Internet provides a wealth of material on F/L OSS, however it is best to provide a guiding path towards using the system optimally". GLT-Mad is structured to meet such a demand. The concept of a 'thek' was a deliberate attempt to break down the formal structure of 'prescribed learning' and make it more interactive and participatory. This means that the teacher and the taught are able to explore new vistas and learn together at the same time. GLT-Mad began with 'students' who were known to Dipankar and could appreciate the immense opportunity of GNU/Linux. Pacing the course material over a period of time, GLT-Mad has managed to provide some self-confidence to the users/students. "Providing the confidence to undertake a venture is important, when the user can say 'Yes I can do this', GLT-Mad attains one of its objectives". Being the founder member and the inspiration has led to Dipankar feeling the need to provide a customised content for the effort. The GLT-Mad thus has a Compilation CD which can be used by other such efforts across the country. He is also working on a primer on GNU/Linux in Bengali crystallising in simple terms the lessons and experience of the first session of the 'Thek'. GLT-Mad does not charge any money from the students, but Dipankar has no objection if other GLTs develop a revenue model. The GLT-book on 'GNU/Linux Iskool' [4] is almost complete and awaiting a publisher who would be willing to realise the publishing model of the Free Software World. Dipankar believes that this book will be of immense help to those who want to use GNU/Linux but are daunted by the aura of 'magic'. GLT-Mad could also do with some of the information rich CDs like FreEduc and Customised Knoppix (like Gnoware) that help to demonstrate the power of GNU/Linux. GLT-Mad is affiliated (if such a term could be used) to Indian GNU/Linux Users Group - Kolkata and Free Software Foundation of India - West Bengal Chapter. Regular interaction with such user groups ensure that a constant stream of ideas are exchanged. [1] Dipankar Das is actually Prof Dipankar Das and he teaches at a college in Central Kolkata. However, since he dislikes being called a 'professor', we avoid the term altogether. [2] 'Thek' is colloquial bengali for a place where free and informal discussions take place on varied topics. [3] GLT-Madhyamgram or GNU/Linux Thek - Madhyamgram is at www.geocities.com/ddipankardas/index.htm [4] Another colloquial twist on the word 'school' [5] The first chapter (actually chapter zero) of the primer is available for download and perusal from the URL mentioned above. [6] Dipankar Das can be reached at paagol at softhome dot net Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay is a member of the Free Software Foundation of India - West Bengal Chapter.His blog 'Random Thoughts' contains his take on the human aspects of F/L OSS development. He can be reached at sankarshan at bengalinux dot org ----------------- The Ankur Bangla Project www.bengalinux.org Bringing Bangla to the GNU/Linux desktop AnkurBangla LiveDestop v1.0 - Technology Preview is now available ----------------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 01/19/2004

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FYI: Zhakanini (Tamil PC) - Demo Day (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- ZhakaNini is a project to provide desktop PC running GNU/Linux and open source applications with tamil interface. zhakanini will integrate the already available tamil open source applications into a single distribution for the benefit of non-technical users. Every one is invited for a Demo of zhakanini: Date : Sunday 1st February, 2004 Venue: Loyola College - Lawrence Sundaram Hall Time : 2.00 PM onwards Ma SivaKumar (on behalf of zhakanini team also) A PC for Tamils: http://www.zhakanini.org Plz fwd to other local lugs. -- Bharathi S | MeTel Team, TeNeT Group | DONLab, IIT-M, OMC Group | MidasComm.com. Known is drop, Unknown is OCEAN.

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