November 2004 - Fsf-friends

Favourites from the world of FLOSS... a short-list
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

Linux New Media Award 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below are the products and names short-listed for the Linux New Media Award 2004. Just thought of sharing the same so that we could see how the FLOSS world looks from the heart of Europe: Hardware Favorite Notebook Vendor Acer global.acer.com/products/notebook/ Apple www.apple.com/hardware/ Asus www.asus.com/products/notebook/ Dell www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s… Fujitsu Siemens www.fujitsu-siemens.com/home/products/notebooks/ HP welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/prodserv/notebooks_tabletpcs.html IBM www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=-840&la… Samsung www.samsung.com/Products/NotebookPCs/ Sony www.sonystyle.com Best Free Project for Hardware Support ACPI4Linux acpi.sourceforge.net Linux on iPod ipodlinux.sourceforge.net Ndiswrapper ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net X.Org www.x.org XBox Linux www.xbox-linux.org Linuxprinting.org www.linuxprinting.org VDR www.cadsoft.de/vdr/ growisofs/mkisofs for DVD Support fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ Linux Friendliest Printer Vendor Canon www.canon.com/technology/ Epson www.epson.com HP www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/gateway/printing_multifunction.html Lexmark www.lexmark.com Kyocera global.kyocera.com OKI www.oki.com/en/products/ Software Best Newcomer Linux Distribution gnuLinEx www.linex.org SkoleLinux www.skolelinux.org Ubuntu Linux www.ubuntulinux.org UserLinux www.userlinux.com White Box Linux www.whiteboxlinux.org Yoper www.yoper.com Best Distribution for Beginners Linspire www.linspire.com Xandros Desktop OS www.xandros.com Fedora Core fedora.redhat.com Suse Personal/Professional www.suse.com Mandrake Linux www.linux-mandrake.com Best Multimedia Framework Arts www.arts-project.org GStreamer gstreamer.freedesktop.org Jack jackit.sourceforge.net LADSPA www.ladspa.org MAS www.mediaapplicationserver.net NAS radscan.com/nas.html NMM www.networkmultimedia.org OpenML www.khronos.org/openml/ USound mattcamp.paunix.org/usound/ SDL www.libsdl.org Best Media Player XMMS www.xmms.org Xine/Kaffeine xinehq.de MPlayer www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/news.html Amarok amarok.kde.org JuK developer.kde.org/~wheeler/juk.html Ogle freshmeat.net/projects/ogle/ Helix Player player.helixcommunity.org Best Mail Client Sylpheed/Sylpheed-Claws sylpheed.good-day.net Kontact/KMail kmail.kde.org Thunderbird/Mozilla Mail www.mozilla.org Evolution www.novell.com/products/evolution/ Mutt www.mutt.org Best Database System MaxDB 7.5 dev.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb/7.5.00.html Oracle 10g www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/oracle10g/ MySQL 5.0 www.mysql.com/products/mysql/ PostgreSQL 8 www.postgresql.org/news/223.html DB2 www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/ Apache Derby (Cloudscape) www-306.ibm.com/software/data/cloudscape/ Sybase Adaptive Server www.sybase.com/products/databaseservers/ase Special Award for outstanding promotion of Linux and Open Source* Institution/Organization Creative Commons creativecommons.org Free Software Foundation www.fsf.org Eurolinux/FFII www.eurolinux.org Groklaw www.groklaw.net City of Munich www.muenchen.de Government of Brazil www.brazil.gov.br China Open Source Software Promotion Alliance Junta de Extremadura (Spain) www.juntaex.es/ OSDL www.osdl.org END OF EXTRACT... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha (FN) Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks http://fn.swiki.net http://www.ryze.com/go/fredericknoronha http://fn-floss.notlong.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difficulties to send email across? Write to fredericknoronha at vsnl.net ============================================================================

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M$ in India
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 17 Nov '04

17 Nov '04

MICROSOFT to support UPA's IT plans: Ballmer Moneycontrol.com - Mumbai,India ... He also talked about investments, especially in education, which, he says, is the focus area for India to grow in the IT literacy sphere. ... <http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/highlights/newsdetail_new.php?filename=new…> MS wants to log in to Indian PSUs Business Standard - New Delhi,India ... IT literacy. The company had tied up with nearly 4,000 schools for the Partner in Learning Programme. Listing out Microsoft's community initiatives in India, ... <http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N…>

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Fedora Core 3
by swathantra software 17 Nov '04

17 Nov '04

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<incom> First Monday on FLOSS (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- First Monday on FLOSS Begin forwarded message: The November 2004 issue of First Monday (volume 9, number 11) is now available at http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/ ------- Table of Contents Volume 9, Number 11 - November 1st 2004 FLOSS at Large: Selected papers from the 4SEASST 2004 joint conference, Paris, 25-28 August 2004 Introduction: FLOSS at Large by Yuwei Lin http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/linintro/ ------- Opening the sources of accountability by Shay David http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/david/ Abstract: This paper scrutinizes the concept of accountability in light of free and open source software. On the view that increasing accountability grants value to society by motivating those most likely and able to prevent risk and harm to do so, I argue that while developing software collaboratively, licensing it openly, and distributing its source code freely are promising first steps in the long journey to rehabilitate accountability in our highly computerized society, our very understanding of what accountability is changes too. This paper analyzes the concept of accountability in an open environment and explores the implications in two mission-critical application fields in which software plays a significant role - electronic voting, and electronic medical records. It further considers the potential remedies to accountability's erosion that free and open source software offer, and the ways in which accountability can be generalized to collective action if we understand it less as punishability and more as a culture that encourages the prevention of risk and harm. With such reconceptualized accountability in mind, I find that code visibility, a self-imposed standard of care and sensible licensing arrangements, are a potent, practical, and effective alternative to the strict liability standards offered as a solution to the accountability problem by earlier scholars. ------- FLOSS developers as a social formation by Frauke Lehmann http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/lehmann/ Abstract: Developers of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) are often referred to as a community or as a scene. But so far this seems mostly just a rough expression. This paper takes a closer look at FLOSS developers and their projects to find out how they work, what holds them together and how they interact. Community and social movement seem not to apply as descriptors. Looking at norms, values, structures, and conflict resolution, a hacker subculture appears which is compartmentalised into differently organised projects. By testing empirical findings against various theoretical approaches, ideas for further research are identified. ------- Contextualising knowledge-making in Linux user groups by Yuwei Lin http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/lin/ Abstract: A common critique on free/libre open source software (FLOSS) is that FLOSS-oriented products, often mutated from or based on parallel works, are not really innovative. FLOSS' development process and subsequent products (e.g. software packages, maintaining services, or the formation of user groups, etc.) definitely denote a kind of innovation driving our world towards a knowledge-based society. This perspective challenges the conventional notion of innovation in technological and economic arenas from a glocalised perspective. I argue that software development is not solely a matter of technical engineering or economic progress. Rather, it also involves cultural, social and political factors. ------- A case for Indian insourcing: Open Source interest in IT job expansion by Casey O'Donnell http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/odonnell/ Abstract: The controversy surrounding the "off-shoring" of IT jobs from the United States to other countries, in particular to India, has become a focal point in American political discourse and has been widely represented in the media. Disturbingly, little attention has been paid to this occurrence beyond its implications for American employment opportunities. Representing Indian and American IT workers as unified groups whose interests are mutually exclusive and opposed to one another is problematic given the material realities that propel "outsourcing." Among the potential benefits of growing demand for, and supply of, skilled IT workers is increased participation in the Open Source Software (OSS) movement. Expanding global involvement offers a significant opportunity for developing countries to influence the direction, importance, and future of OSS. ------- Free software: Some Brazilian translations by Alexandre Silva Pinheiro and Henrique Luiz Cukierman http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/pinheiro/ Abstract: We examine two histories in this paper. First, we briefly look at a North American history, in which we look at the relationship of free software with the founding principles of democracy. Second, we examine recent Brazilian history, especially the most policy decision to adopt free software, affirming technological autonomy. Democratic ideals, defended by the free software movement, are transformed in Brazilian politics, leading both to further free software development and a stronger democracy. ------- The realities of Free/Libre/Open Source Software developers in Japan and Asia by Hiroyuki Shimizu, Jun Iio, and Kazuo Hiyane http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/shimizu/ Abstract: A variety of individuals around the world are furthering development of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) through the Internet. Why do they participate in developers' communities and continue to develop FLOSS? Is their treatment enough to sustain their activities? Surveys, using online questionnaires, were conducted to answer these questions to analyze the FLOSS movement sociologically. However these surveys tend to focus on developers in the West. We decided to see if there are regional differences in FLOSS development. To that end, we conducted two surveys, the FLOSS-JP survey in Japanese and the FLOSS- ASIA survey in other Asian languages. In this paper, we describe regional differences, especially among Asian and Japanese FLOSS developers and compare the results to those from Western FLOSS surveys. ------- Reducing transaction costs in information infrastructures using FLOSS by Marcus Vinicius Brandao Soares http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_11/soares/ Abstract: Firms, or more generally, organizations, develop and become larger along time, using more and more computers to work. This growth in the number of computers leads to a growth of software use (operating systems and their applications, for example) and, as a result, to the growth in the number of software use/access licenses to be purchased and managed. For the owners of software intellectual property rights, this process leads to a greater supervision of users to regulate lawful access to software. The situation occurs when all of the software used by an organization is proprietary. This results in some costs - transaction costs - that are not usually taken into account by administrators and managers. What happens if FLOSS is used? We will show that this choice leads to a reduction in transaction costs in terms of computation costs and in terms of the number of managed contracts, which can be numerically reduced by half. ------- End of forwarded message ------- _______________________________________________ incom-l mailing list incom-l(a)incommunicado.info http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/incom-l

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Why one more??????
by Raj Shastrakar 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

> A new GNU/Linux distribution based on GNU/Debian > aimed > at desktop users has Gnome as its Desktop and > includes > new vesrsions of the most wanted softwares, like > word > processor, web browser, image processing .... It > features brand new Gnome 2.8 (latest) and you can > order cds now (CDs are free of cost not even > shipping > cost!). So hurry and download the single feature > rich > cd or order. > > http://www.ubuntulinux.org I never undestand why one more ... as for single user is consern then i think that knoppix is better off ... well i think that ppl are wasting there energy in doing something else which is not actually required.. i asid this in may LUG ... dont invent wheel ... itz of no use .. if u agree make it a point to convey this to the author.. when u order one copy .. RNS __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com

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Guidence needed
by Sriharsha Vedurmudi 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

Hello Friends, I am facing a problem and need your suggessions. There is some material in english which I want to translate into our local language (Telugu). I also want the font to be in Telugu. While there are some free fonts that I know of for Telugu (IIT Madras has got one for their multi-lingual editor, and it looks decent enough to me), I am not able to find a nice editor. I have considered the editor from IITM (at acharya.iitm.net.in....), but its very difficult, given my knowledge of telugu on these keyboards. If I have a Telugu Keyboard it would have solved some problem but I searched the market but found none. Now, there are two things that I can imagine: 1. Go to a type institute and copy the keys layout, then come back and experiment on my keyboard until i get them right. (it sure is going to take a _LOT_ of time, given my current pressures in office). 2. Get hold of a nice editor. Earlier when I was using wind**s, I used a s/w called TeluguLipi Editor, it had this wonderful feature that if I type a word in english, it would automatically convert every syllabi of it to Telugu. So, its practically a breeze to type in Telugu using that editor with out any knowledge of the telugu keyboard layout. Is there any such editor (Mr. google returned unsatisfactory results) for Linux? I'd be indebted if anyone can help me out. Also, one more thing: A couple of days ago, some of my friends, also in the s/w field (and running a very small charitable trust), donated a computer to a school in a very remote village. (I am not a member as such, now, so I dont have a big say). When my friend told me that, I appreciated him but his very next sentence disappointed me, he said they had installed M$ Win into it. When I asked them why they were wasting money when they can get what ever they wanted to using Free Software, they said its because of the following reasons: 1. No one in the village knew anything about computers, so had to be taught from scratch. 2. None of their group are comfortable with *nix. (A pity) 3. The software that they are planning to provide now is the ones by Azim Premji Foundation http://www.azimpremjifoundation.org/html/educationalsoftware.htm which runs on Windows only. So, they had no choice but to shell out some money and buy Windows in the gray market and load it. When I raised my voice, they expressed helplessness saying that their first aim is not to teach computers to kids but to grab their attention towards studies and use educational s/w for this purpose. Since I did not know any Edu S/w for linux, I had to shut my mouth. So, im immediately writing to you friends, does anyone know anything about this? Waiting for your replies: Sriharsha.

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Videos of WOS3 (june 2004)
by balachandran c 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

hi, http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=wizards%20of%20os%20AND%20mediatype… I found some good videos of the discussions at Wizards of OS 3, june 2004. If this is redundant, kindly ignore. regards, bala.

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Microsoft search encounters glitches on first day
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

Friday November 12, 7:30 AM Microsoft search encounters glitches on first day SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s widely anticipated search engine, which launched in test mode on Thursday, encountered some glitches on its first day, the world's largest software maker said. The new search engine, Microsoft's first assault on Google Inc.'s leading position in the market, returned "temporarily unavailable" messages to some users looking for answers to queries at its Web site at beta.search.msn.com. "In the process of making our new MSN Search Beta globally available, we experienced technical difficulties that rendered it unavailable for some consumers for periods of time," Microsoft said in an e-mailed statement. Microsoft said it had expected such problems with MSN Search during its beta, or test mode, while soliciting feedback from users. "We expected to find some problems in the beta, and we anticipate there will be additional times when we limit service availability for maintenance purposes," the company said. Microsoft had been working on its search engine for the last 18 months after deciding to challenge Google's leading position the market. Microsoft's said its new search engine would deliver results from a database index of more than 5 billion indexed Web documents and pages. Google said on Wednesday that it had nearly doubled its index database to 8 billion pages.

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Test
by jeffrin 12 Nov '04

12 Nov '04

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by jeffrin 12 Nov '04

12 Nov '04

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[Fsf-friends] Financial Express (Delhi) on GNU/Linux... and insurance
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 12 Nov '04

12 Nov '04

SWITCHOVER to Linux: Insurance majors to invest Rs 400 crore Financial Express - New Delhi,India ... Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive officer, comes calling next week, he has to convince government-owned insurance companies that rival Linux is no ... <http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73952>

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Ubuntu GNU/Linux cds available now!
by Praveen A 11 Nov '04

11 Nov '04

A new GNU/Linux distribution based on GNU/Debian aimed at desktop users has Gnome as its Desktop and includes new vesrsions of the most wanted softwares, like word processor, web browser, image processing .... It features brand new Gnome 2.8 (latest) and you can order cds now (CDs are free of cost not even shipping cost!). So hurry and download the single feature rich cd or order. http://www.ubuntulinux.org

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Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Guidence needed]
by Raj Shekhar 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

bimal pandit wrote: > Dear Sriharsha, > > there is a project for the same purpose as you are looking for and not > to say help from all over the globe even here in india!! > > the project is LTSP(linux terminal server project) just give it a > thought and i will try to help you as much as i can. > > the site is <http://www.ltsp.org> I think you wanted to point to http://k12ltsp.org/ rather than LTSP page. However, I think he does not want a LTSP setup .. (but LTSP will make things easier to maintain) . After grepping through my memory, I was able to locate the following projects that may be helpful to you http://schoolforge.net/ --> start your search here http://www.linuxforkids.org/ -- lots of softwares, well indexed and I hope much better than what your friend is planning to use :-) http://www.bluelinux.org/ --> BlueEDU is a distribution of the Linux operating system focused on educational packages. http://www.tux4kids.com/tux4kids/projects/ --> more software That should be enough to get you started -- ,-.___,-. Raj Shekhar \_/_ _\_/ System Administrator, programmer and slacker )O_O( home : http://rajshekhar.net { (_) } blog : http://rajshekhar.net/blog/ `-^-' work : http://netphotograph.com

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what is wrong with s/w patents?
by Mahesh T. Pai 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Most comprehensive listing of problems with software problems so far:- http://technocrat.net/article.pl?sid=04/11/08/1640206 also at http://perens.com/Articles/PatentFarming.html -- Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.port5.com End Users are just friends who haven't submitted a patch yet.

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i4d Monthly Digest - FLOSS
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- i4d Monthly Digest October, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This i4d monthly digest is to bring to you of the features and stories in the October issue on Free / Libre And Open Source Software, which are also available on http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/content.asp Coming Soon: i4d thematic issue on e-Culture -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE Theme: Free / Libre And Open Source Software (FLOSS) Features: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free / Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) Understanding the global debate http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/global.asp Foss Usage in Africa Untapped potential http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/untapped_full.asp FLoss in Latin America and the Caribbean A social movement for freedom of knowledge http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/floss_full.asp FLoss In Asia Bridging the yawning digital divide http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/floss_asia.asp Closed Vs. Open Software License fee and GDP per capita http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/license_full.asp A Vision In the years to come... http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/vision_full.asp Revolutionising The Process FOSS and localisation http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/process_full.asp Columns: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foss and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Why civil society is not embracing FOSS http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/civil.asp Floss Down to basics http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/down.asp Interview Red Hat: Fuelling the OSS movement http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/interview.asp Free / Libre and Open Source Software (floss) Understanding the global debate http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/global.asp Open Content and Open Standards in FLOSS Promoting partnerships http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/promoting_full.asp Insight Ankur Bangla Project http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/ankur_full.asp Bytes for All... http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/bytes_full.asp ICT and Education FOSS resources in education http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/ict_edu.asp In Fact FLOSSophy http://www.i4donline.net/oct04/infact.asp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For subscribing to daily/weekly/monthly i4d newsletter click here You can search all the news by date at www.i4donline.net Learn more about e-Learning projects http://www.i4donline.net/elearn.asp Now you can subscribe to the i4d print magazine online. http://www.i4donline.net/subscribe.asp Your comments and suggestions and request to subscribe/unsubscribe are welcome at info(a)i4donline.net [The first daily news service on ICT4D] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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INDIA: Pantoto, a communities software with the GPL
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Pantoto communities software Anand Balasubramanyan <anand.groups(a)gmail.com> informs that the PANTOTO Communities software is being made available on Source Forge. The software is available under both GPL and Apache Licenses. Says Balasubramanyan: "Please join the effort." http://SourceForge.net/projects/pantoto> PANTOTO is a platform independent, web-enabled software product that allows end-users to configure information management systems, online communities, and extranets It is targeted at SMEs, not-for-profit organizations and government organizations by being a software that aims to reduce the dependency on the software developer. Developed in Java, PANTOTO uses a MySQL database and a Tomcat/Resin web-server. The user interface has been developed using the WebMacro template engine. To know more about the PANTOTO Communities project please visit http://www.PANTOTO.com Who is developing PANTOTO? * Development of the PANTOTO Communities project is being driven by Servelots Infotech Pvt. Ltd. * Servelots is a Bangalore based IT company and its sole agenda is to develop, enhance and service the PANTOTO software. * With a current team strength of ten, the team is expanding, also into other cities, to meet a growing set of customization needs of clients. * PANTOTO is a free/open source software on sourceforge.net, and the developer circle extends beyond the team at Servelots. What is the profile of PANTOTO users? Mostly from the NGO and SME sector. PANTOTO adopters are typically functional experts who are not computer savvy, but are able to put together simple web-based applications for information and community management for their needs. ~~~~Calling for Participation~~~~ * We are currently seeking software developers who have worked with Open Source and in an Open Source Environment. * We also invite participation from individuals who have experience in information management/documentation/networking with an interest in the social development sector. Working with us in this project requires an understanding of the significance of your contribution to the NGO sector. We are today in an environment where IT resources are inaccessible to the NGO and SME sectors. Visit < http://PANTOTO.com> for more information. ----------------------------------------- PANTOTO Communities - Communities Managing Community Knowledge 3354 KR Road, Bangalore 560070 totomaster(a)servelots.com < http://PANTOTO.com> ------------------------------------------ Pagelet ID: 1064 Pagelet Title: Press Release: Latest Public Release on Sourceforge Posted by: Totomaster < http://www.pantoto.com/servlet/ViewPosting?urlid=webs&di_p=1064> Last Updated: 2004-09-20 22:28:18 This pagelet is posted in these categories: News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha (FN) Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks http://fn.swiki.net http://www.ryze.com/go/fredericknoronha http://fn-floss.notlong.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difficulties to send email across? Write to fredericknoronha at vsnl.net ============================================================================

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Re: [ilugd] [Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Guidence needed]
by Sriharsha Vedurmudi 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Hi Bimal, I've checked LTSP. But I did not understand how it is useful for me? I was not looking for a server for Thin Clients..... :-) As far as I understood, its a server that uses BOOTP, TFTP and the like protocols to serve remote thin-client machines. Im very sorry, I did not get the relation.... Thank You and Regards, -Harsha. bimal pandit wrote: > Dear Sriharsha, > > there is a project for the same purpose as you are looking for and not > to say help from all over the globe even here in india!! > > the project is LTSP(linux terminal server project) just give it a > thought and i will try to help you as much as i can. > > the site is <http://www.ltsp.org> > > regards, > > bimal > -- ***************************** * Sriharsha Vedurmudi * Software Engineer * * Redpine Signals Inc. * Gate #395, Plot 87,88 * Sagar Society, Road #2, * Banjara Hills, * Hyderabad - 500 034 * www.redpinesignals.com * * +91-40-23559911 (Office) * +91-9849133133 (Mobile) *****************************

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Guidence needed
by Sriharsha Vedurmudi 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Hi Vijay, Thank you. This looks very promising. Im trying to install it (though it warns of many requirements). Will let you know if it gets correctly installed and I start working. Then, can you please tell me if I should include any Notice (that it is a free software/document and is unrestricted, in anyway, for reproduction/alteration as long as the person does not claim (s)he has done the work from scratch on his/her own). Any link is fine. Thank You Very much. Harsha. Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh wrote: >> I am facing a problem and need your suggessions. There is some material in english which I want to translate into our local language >>(Telugu). > > > Did you try out ITRANS. It is availabe from http://www.aczoom.com/itrans/ > > Regards, > Vijay -- ***************************** * Sriharsha Vedurmudi * Software Engineer * * Redpine Signals Inc. * Gate #395, Plot 87,88 * Sagar Society, Road #2, * Banjara Hills, * Hyderabad - 500 034 * www.redpinesignals.com * * +91-40-23559911 (Office) * +91-9849133133 (Mobile) *****************************

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Re: [Fsf-friends] Guidence needed
by Sriharsha Vedurmudi 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Hi Vijay, Thank you. This looks very promising. Im trying to install it (though it warns of many requirements). Will let you know if it gets correctly installed and I start working. Then, can you please tell me if I should include any Notice (that it is a free software/document and is unrestricted, in anyway, for reproduction/alteration as long as the person does not claim (s)he has done the work from scratch on his/her own). Any link is fine. Thank You Very much. Harsha. Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh wrote: >> I am facing a problem and need your suggessions. There is some material in english which I want to translate into our local language >>(Telugu). > > > Did you try out ITRANS. It is availabe from http://www.aczoom.com/itrans/ > > Regards, > Vijay

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Patents and India
by Rajeev J Sebastian 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

Hi, Just a question: What is FSF and the free software/linux user groups in India doing about getting rid of software patents in India ? And what is the impact on India wrt global patent regimes like WIPO ? Does India have clauses in its agreement with the global patents organizations such that software patent rights cannot be exercised in India ? What are the recommendations given and actions taken, by FSF-India regarding the new Royalty-free license agreement of Microsoft for Internel protocols ? Rajeev J Sebastian

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Reg. a M$ patent application
by Joe Steeve 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

I was searching for something and stumbled into this http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/viewer?PN=WO0057315&CY=ep&LG=en&DB=EPD Now is that not close to what NFS does? -- A proud GNU user http://gnukid.shyper.com/ | http://www.joesteeve.tk/ PS: This is insecure mail. If you have problems please request for a secure confirmation. Geschenkt: 3 Monate GMX ProMail + 3 Top-Spielfilme auf DVD ++ Jetzt kostenlos testen http://www.gmx.net/de/go/mail ++

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[Fwd: [slugnet] Richard Stallman's talk in Singapore]
by Dileep M. Kumar 08 Nov '04

08 Nov '04

Sorry, the files are in non-free format -- Dileep -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [slugnet] Richard Stallman's talk in Singapore Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:47:07 +0800 From: Lim Swee Tat <st_lim(a)stlim.net> Organization: Ernitech Consulting Pte Ltd To: committee(a)lists.lugs.org.sg CC: slugnet(a)lists.lugs.org.sg Hi folks, For those of you who did not attend the Richard Stallman talk on Monday, the links below should allow you to access and listen in on what he has to say. Latest link:- Lecture http://media.smu.edu.sg/sis/041101/lecture.asx Questions & Answers http://media.smu.edu.sg/sis/041101/q&a.asx Ciao ST Lim

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Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector [Details and Form] (fwd)
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Friends, Please apply if you are interested in Free/Open Source Software and Development. AND/OR Please forward to your colleagues from the voluntary sector in South Asia / South East Asia. Thanks, Sunil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Source: Tech camp for the voluntary sector [Details and Form] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangalore, India. January 28th to February 4th 2005. Asia Source hopes to bring together over 100 people from 20 countries to increase the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) amongst the voluntary sector in South and South East Asia. This week long event will bring together NGOs and NGO technology support professionals working at the grassroots level across the region to learn new skills, exchange tips, and share experiences. Together with regionally and globally renowned experts and specialists they will look at the use of FOSS within the non-profit sector from both an access and a content perspective. Offering participants the opportunity to explore the practical technical side of FOSS whilst providing a conceptual backdrop. Asia Source will be the first event of its kind in the region, bringing together regional non-profit professionals with a rights based focus, it will invite those from both the technical and content end of the spectrum to focus on the practical elements of FOSS deployment. Participants with a range of expertise will be provided with a space for intensive peer learning. They will be given the opportunity to develop their understanding of FOSS, learn how to select and apply alternative technologies, and be provided with the skills and tools to utilise this within the context of their daily work. They will also be encouraged to explore the challenges and the future potential of FOSS adoption within the social context. During this 'camp' style event, participants will take part in a range of sessions. From planning and helping an NGO to migrate to FOSS, to sharing tips and techniques on using FOSS tools for content development, advocacy and campaigning. In parallel to this they will look beneath user-level scenarios, and break-down tricky issues such as localisation techniques and how to develop total cost of ownership models. Four themes will flow throughout the event 1. 'FLOSSophy' for NGOs 2. Migration and Access 3. Tools for content and communication 4. Localisation Asia Source will be held in a small artists community on the outskirts of Bangalore. Its aim is to become a community building event, with the potential to seed connections and future partnerships across borders and between skillsets. The event is co-organised by Mahiti.org (Bangalore) and the Tactical Technology Collective (Amsterdam). The event is guided by an advisory board of established non-profit and FOSS professionals from across the South and South East Asian region. Asia Source belongs to a larger family of Source Events that seek to increase the viability of FOSS use by the non-profit sector. Other source events have taken place in South East Europe, Southern Africa and are planned in 2005 in Western Africa. For more information please visit http://www.tacticaltech.org/asiasource or http://www.mahiti.org/asiasource Participants will be selected by the advisory board based on their interest and experiences. There will be a small registration fee for the event. A limited number of travel and registration fee scholarships will be available and may be applied for on application. If you have any questions please write to asiasource(a)tacticaltech.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Source: Application Form -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please send the application to asiasource(a)tacticaltech.org. The deadline for sending applications is 19th of November 2004. We will confirm receipt of the application immediately and will ask you to check and reserve (if you do not have to pay for this) your flight to Bangalore, India. We will also ask people who need visas to check how they can apply for it. As we have limited space and funds, we cannot accept all participant applications and cannot reimburse the expenses for all of them. Between the 19th of November and 3rd of December 2004 we will personally inform each applicant by email if we are able to invite him/her and in some cases reimburse expenses. Dates:- Asia Source is a week-long meeting, to be held January 28th - February 4th 2005 in Bangalore, India. If you would like to participate, you will need to attend the entire event, which means arriving in Bangalore on or before January 27th and leaving on or after February 5th. Fees and subsidies:- Participants will arrange for their own travel to Bangalore, India. Once there, transport to the venue from the airport in Bangalore will be provided. All meals and accommodation during the meeting will be provided, for the modest participation fee of US$ 75. There are a limited number of participation fee subsidies available to cover this US$ 75 for those who are not able to raise the funds. Travel subsidies are also available for participants who would not otherwise be able to attend the meeting. Please apply as soon as possible for subsidies as there availability is limited. Who should attend? This is an event for experienced professionals actively working with the non-profit sector in South and South East Asian countries. To be eligible to attend, you will need to answer the questions below, providing detailed information about projects you have worked on. The application deadline is November 19th, 2004. We are interested in all kinds of non-profit and technical experience, but areas of particular focus will include the following: 1. Localisation and multi-language projects 2. The use of technology within monitoring or campaigning projects 3. The use of technology for organising and collaborating 4. Audio/video, streaming media and/or radio 5. Innovative use of technology within non-profit projects 6. Experience deploying FOSS operating systems or applications Demonstrating that you have worked on projects in one or more of the above areas will make your application stronger. All participants at Asia Source are required to be proficient desktop users of computers, have been involved in at least one NGO/technology project before and to have an existing awareness of the concept of Free and Open Source Software. Applications from women are highly encouraged by the event organisers. Application Questions:- Please answer the following questions. You do not need to write long responses, but please provide us with enough information to understand your skills and interests, and to have a sense of why you want to attend Asia Source and what you can contribute to the event. Please provide answers to all the following questions. 1) Basic personal information: a. Name: b. Gender: c. Nationality: d. Country where you live and work now: e. E-mail address: f. Telephone and emergency contact number(s): g. Anything else we should know about you (allergies, diet, medical condition, special needs): h. Do you need a visa to come to India? 2) What is your experience of working with non-profit organisations/the voluntary sector. What kinds of projects and initiatives have you worked on? 3) Have you been involved with any technology projects for non-profit or civil society organizations? If so please briefly explain them. 4) Where are you from, where do you live now, and what is your current professional affiliation (organization you work for, mission of the organization, position you have in the organization, is your organization a non-profit, etc.)? 5) Please describe your current technical expertise and ability. 6) Why are you interested in attending Asia Source; what do you hope to learn? 7) Asia Source participants are encouraged to teach as well as to learn. What tutorials, development sessions or discussions would you like to lead (or help lead)? 8) Will you need to receive a participation fee subsidy in order to attend Asia Source? If so, please explain why. 9) Will you need to receive a travel subsidy in order to attend Asia Source? If so, please explain why and estimate how much your round-trip travel to Bangalore will cost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ Thanks, ಸುನೀಲ್ -- Sunil Abraham, sunil(a)mahiti.org http://www.mahiti.org 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mob: (60) 1-6311-1330 Currently on sabbatical with APDIP/UNDP Manager - International Open Source Network Wisma UN, Block C Komplex Pejabat Damansara. Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights. 50490 Kuala Lumpur. P. O. Box 12544, 50782, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: (60) 3-2091-5167, Fax: (60) 3-2095-2087 sunil(a)apdip.net http://www.iosn.net http://www.apdip.net "A world opened up by communications cannot remain closed up in a feudal vision of property" - Gilberto Gil, Minister of Culture, Brazil _______________________________________________ s-asia-it mailing list s-asia-it(a)lists.apnic.net http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/s-asia-it

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[Fsf-friends] News:Indian government initiative launches Linux portal
by Praveen A 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

India's National Informatics Centre (NIC) has launched an Open Source Forum (OSF). The project is part of an initiative of the government's Department of Information Technology. OSF encourages an exchange of ideas, information, and first-hand reports of Linux in practice. Read full story at : http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2209345962.html

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RMS on FSM and patents
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

http://www.iosn.net/country/singapore/events/rms-singapore-2004/ Richard M. Stallman on the Free Software Movement and Patents The Free Software movement highlights the issues regarding patents and the generalization and use of the term Intellectual Property Rights. For countries that are entering into global agreements such as WIPO, it is now crucial to assess the implications and impacts of international patent practises and policies, and to examine and assess the arguments introduced by the Free Software movement. UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network in collaboration with the School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University cordially invites you to attend an open session featuring Richard M. Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement. Topic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org

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