INTERNET, TECH SKILLS GROWING QUIETLY IN GOA
PANJIM, April 30: Goa's BSNL internet service provider is
already providing some 3000 broadband connections in the
state, and roughly another 24,000 people dial-up to get
access the Net using this central government-run service.
These figures emerged during an informal discussion at the
monthly meeting of the India Linux Users Group (Goa), a
network promoting Free Software and Open Source in the state.
ILUG-Goa, which holds its meetings usually on the fourth
Saturday of each month at the Goa Science Centre at Miramar,
sees a range of tech issues -- usually directly related to
Free Software and Open Source in Goa.
During it's meet on April 29, a range of issues came up for
discussion, from how to partition your hard-disk (to install
GNU/Linux side-by-side with Windows), to software tools to
ehance productivity, and various internet and broadband
options available to users in diverse parts of Goa.
For instance, there are some useful Free Software tools to
monitor your bandwidth usage on BSNL's broadband. One such
tool is available for free download at
http://tinyurl.com/qgu9p
Called the Data One Broadband Statistics, this is a
screen-scraper written using Perl to download usage
statistics of BSNL's Data One
(www.bsnl.co.in/service/dataone.htm) broadband service and
total it.
Generally, BSNL (www.bsnl.co.in) allows only the
Microsoft-based IE and has no monthly total. But trust Indian
software talent to find a work-around. This solution comes
from the Free Software/Open Source network in Chennai.
Meanwhile, the Goa free software network stays connected and
announces its event via http://iluggoaannounce.notlong.com
There are no fees for joining, all are welcome, and
encouraged to form parallel user-groups in diverse parts of
the state.
Meanwhile, the Fedora Core 5 Free Software distribution has
just become available on DVD in Goa. Number of foreign
magazines are also available. Members of ILUG-Goa such as
engineer Bijon Shaha and software pro Arvind Yadav gave
diverse views on techies-only distros like 'Gentoo'.
Debopriyo 'DP' Sarkar pointed to a 'mindmap' of various Free
Software distributions or 'distros' available, which was
illustrated at linuxhelp.blogspot.com
Earlier, there was a brief presentation on FreeMind.
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in
Java. It has the potential of playing the role of a high
productivity tool. Operation and navigation of FreeMind is
faster because of one-click "fold/unfold" and "follow link"
operations.
Other members raised a range of issues -- from how to get
started in GNU/Linux, to playing around with tools like
StumbleUpon, and how to encourage Free Software usage in
schools and educational institutions.
Remy Furtado of Rosary College, Navelim expressed an interest
in working on the Free Software tool Moodle, ideal for
distance education, as the Goa University moves to a pattern
of semisterisation. Goa Engineering College's Prof George
Easaw has done work on this platform, as have others.
Reacting unofficially, BSNL officials said Goa now had six
STMS 155 MBps connectivity, which was resulting in a speedy
expansion of broadband to many parts of the state.
But for broadband facilities to become available in village
areas, at least 60 subscribers were needed to make operations
viable.
So far, broadband from BSNL is available in a growing number
of areas in Goa: Panjim, Vasco (except Cortalim, but
including Sada, Mangor, Bogmalo, Sancoale and other areas),
Ponda, Bambolim, Merces, Dona Paula, Porvorim, Mapusa town,
Calangute-Candolim, and Saligao, among others.
Equipment has already been installed in Aldona exchange, and
broadband facilities are expected to go functional
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LINUXForYou * Dec 2003 (Vol 1 No 10)
In India Rs 50 (with CD)
http://www.linuxforu.com
Pages 102 * US$7.95 0 74470584957
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THIS ISSUE has probably reached your city. Saw it in Bangalore, and also got
a complimentary copy from the LFY team at LinuxBangalore2003. But when I
reached back to Goa on Dec 4, it wasn't in as yet. So it might take time to
reach 'small town' India... FN
REVIEWED: Mandrake 9.2 * PhProjekt * StarOffice 7.0
COMPUTERS AT TIS HAZARI, the session courts for the city of New Delhi, are
being shifted over to Linux, courtesy the National Informatics Centre. -
Rahul Chopra in this month's editorial.
LINUX LEARNING CENTRE at Bangalore is offering courses
in administration, security, development (internals and
programming essentials, programming with Qt, device
driver programming, MySQL & PHP), RHCE and Red Hat
rapid track certification. www.linuxlearningcentre.com
DotGNU RELEASES CD: It can now be used to implement application programs and
Web services in C# and C applications under multiple operating systems,
including GNU/Linux, FreeBSC, MacOS, MS Windows. The 219 MB release 0.1 CD
is available as a free download at
http://download.freedom.biz/dotgnu/dotgnu-0.1-cdrom.iso.gz.torrent
e-Bridge calls itself "the new state-of-art training
facility from eSpark Infotech is now open in the
heart of Bangalore". It's offering embedded Linux courses
(Linux fundamentals, programming Linux, embedded C & Linux,
realtime C & Linux, Linux internals, device drivers,
networking) and DSP courses (DSP fundamentals, TI/analog
dev programming, audio/video, image processing,
bio-medical systems). www.ebridgesolutions.netLinux.net provides a free e-mail service to those who want an e-mail address
that ends in '@linux.net'
MAJOR UPDATES and releases: OpenNA Linux 1.0, Gibraltar
Firewall 1.0, Xandros Desktop 2.0, Onebase Linux 2.0,
CUPS 1.120rc6.
CAN YOU MAKE money with open source? Registration entails a "nominal fee" of
Rs 5000 for a three-day conference. http://www.linuxasia2004.com/attendees/
February 11-13, 2004, New Delhi.
SEND IN YOUR favourite slogans for a tee-shirt, and win
five free copies of the shirt... LFYedit at efyindia.com
MONEY CAN't buy respect, says Robert Adkins. Some of us might have met this
guy at LB2003 in Bangalore. He's the CTO of Technetra Corp, and an advocate
and implementer of FLOSS solutions for government. He can be contacted at
radkins at technetra.com
CAREERS WITH FLOSS: The number of students opting for
courses in Open Source is growing steadily, even as industry
experts predict a growing need for trained professionals
in this expanding field.
EXIT RED HAT, ENTER FEDORA: It's official now; the free (of cost) version of
Red Hat Linux will not be available anymore. This has created a lot of FUD
in an already unstable environment, thanks to the SCO episode. But is Red
Hat closed for good?
WEB-BASED COLLABORATION SOFTWARE: PHProjekt is an easy-to-install
collaboration suite, which runs on the open source platform and
databases. As the design of the system is developer-friendly,
adding new features and components is a piece of cake.
STAROFFICE: The latest version of Sun's office suite, StarOffice 7, may just
be the right solution for the cost-conscious user. It loads faster than the
earlier version, and sports some noticeable improvements.
IN THE LFY CD THIS MONTH: Slackware (the "oldest Linux distro")
and a range of GNU software for Windows users.
FALLING BACK on backup systems.
MAKING ADOPTION OF Linux in the enterprise easy. www.linux4e.com
Business partners required: http://wwww.linux4e.com/partners
ooWRITER HELPS YOU create your own templates and styles so that you can work
with documents easily.
Open Source is key to IBM's vision of computing. User
empowerment is key to Microsoft's, writes Alolita Sharma
USING DATABASE functions in Calc, a tutorial. (Wish there were more how-tos
for the user in this mag! --FN)
HALDIA DOCKS: it has a uniquely designed Linux installation
with an active-active cluster set up, which is considered
the best of its kind. This has ensured efficiency and
cost-effectiveness.
BASIC UNIX commands and concepts: an extract from *Running Linux* (Shroff
Publishers, Pp 674 only Rs 425 in India).
VxWorks and LynxOS are definitely the biggest embedded
operating systems in use today. But slowly they are
acknowledging the power of GNU/Linux and how it can
help them maximise deployments.
HELP LINUX GO INDIAN: By using various translation tools, you can join
Language translation groups working across India to help translate GNU/Linux
into your language.
EXPERT INTRODUCTION: Multi-threaded programming under Linux.
KICKSTART YOUR Linux installation (Part I): Installing Red Hat Linux on
multiple machines one after another can be quite tedious. To avoid answering
the same question over and over again, try the KickStart method, as it does
not need any user intervention.
WRITE CHEQUES. NOT JUST BOOKS: Niyam Bhushan on how
anybody can turn thoughts into words, and words into wealth.
NFS CLIENTS for Windows.
OpenSSL PACKAGE offers a vast crypto library of algorithms
WAIT QUEUES in Linux device drivers
UNDERSTANDING recursive sub-routines
INDIA-RELATED NEWS:
HP launches GNU/Linux laptop
Mandrake's latest distribution
Oracle announces 10g for GNU/Linux
Delixus offers India Linux
CxProtect anti-virus mailing solution for mail-servers
Trade management system from Network Programs
Netweb Technologies unveils Tyrone
MRO-Tek rolls out Network Management Systems
Review of FLOSS at BangaloreIT.com
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DISCLOSURE: This journalist (FN) writes a monthly column for LFY and gets
paid for it. Promoting awareness about the content of LFY however is not
part of the job, and is carried on with the intention spreading awareness
about FLOSS among different GNU/Linux user groups in India.
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Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org : software we refer to
Ph 0091.832.2409490 : Cell 0 9822 122436 : freedom, not price.
http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C400693880C1257459002948D2.html?ref=te…
""The Indian appeal was not lodged in the correct procedure it was not
send to the CEOs of the two organizations but nonetheless it has been
received," Buck said, adding that it will be treated in the same way as
the Brazilian and South African appeals."
On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 19:47 +0530, Anivar Aravind wrote:
> It seems india also appealed ISO process. But I didn't get the
> confirmation yet
>
> see this news
> <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146468/india_and_brazil_file_…>
>
> thanks for PJ of Groklaw for pointing this
>
> If anyone have more details please send to me
"The national body of South Africa (SABS), as a P member of JTC 1,
hereby submits an appeal against the outcome of the fast track
processing of DIS 29500 Office open XML. This is based on the
procedures followed before and during the ballot resolution meeting
(BRM) held from 25 to 29 February 2008 to discuss the comments
submitted on the fast-tracked DIS 29500 and the proposed responses
from Ecma."
Read the full letter from
http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-61468/south-africa-appeals-against-ooxml-cal…
Can we get BIS to back this appeal, considering it has voted no and
raised concerns about the process?
Cheers
Praveen
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Edward Terry <eterry(a)openboxbuilder.com>
Date: 2008/5/21
Subject: [+PLUS] Open Source Developer
To: plus-discuss(a)lists.sarovar.org
I'm looking for an entry-level software developer to work on a series of
projects on a full-time basis. This would be a long-term engagement as
an independent contractor.
I'm in the process of starting two businesses, one assembling and
selling Linux-based computers to small resellers, and one to develop an
educational simulation game targeting the home-school market. Some
projects will be related to improving the usability of open-source
software that will be bundled with the computers I sell, and others will
be related to simulation game development.
The first project involves integration between OssimPlanet
(http://www.ossim.org/OSSIM/ossimPlanet.html) and Delta3D
(http://www.delta3d.org).
OssimPlanet is an open-source virtual globe, similar in many ways to
Google Earth and NASA World Wind. Delta3D is an open-source game and
simulation engine. OssimPlanet lacks physics, while Delta3D lacks
terrain. OssimPlanet + Delta3D could provide an excellent base for a
simulation game set in the real world. The projects have discussed
integration to allow them to work together, but haven't done anything
about it due to lack of resources and more urgent needs.
I'm looking for someone who is interested in taking on the necessary
integration and can commit to at least 6 months. The work would be done
as a series of projects. Payment would be on a per-project basis (based
on deliverables), rather than hourly.
The following are required:
-Fluency in English.
-Reliable broadband Internet access.
-Ability to work without supervision.
-Skill in C++.
Experience with OssimPlanet
(http://www.ossim.org/OSSIM/ossimPlanet.html), Delta3D
(http://www.delta3d.org), and Ubuntu Linux (http://www.ubuntu.com) would
be helpful but is not required if you're willing to familiarize yourself
with them on your own time. Experience contributing to an open-source
project would also be very helpful but is not required.
Please email me if you would like more information.
_______________________________________________
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PLUS-discuss(a)lists.sarovar.org
http://lists.sarovar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plus-discuss
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Microsoft will be signing up Malayalam movie star Mammootty as one of
the brand ambassadors for the Computer Literacy programme that is to
be organized soon in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for
its pro-free software policies.
Read, Sign and Share the letter at
http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Open_Letter_To_Mammooty
Also digg the story
http://digg.com/microsoft/Mammooty_don_t_join_hands_with_Microsoft
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Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now!
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Hi,
You can use the Sugar interface (originally designed for OLPC) on Debian now
If you are on Debian sid (unstable), just install sugar
apt-get install sugar
and install any of the activities you like
apt-cache search sugar activity
It is amazingly new feel, completely innovative interface.
Try it now !!!
Cheers
Praveen
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But it is a non-free logo with trademark restrictions. Thats why
Iceweasel is born
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM, V. Sasi Kumar <sasi.fsf(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I wonder whether this is really a message from heaven!
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Mohan K.G <k.g.mohan(a)gmail.com>
> To: k_gmohan(a)yahoo.com, V. Sasi Kumar <v.sasi.personal(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Hubble Firefox
> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 09:16:21 +0300
>
> This "Firefox logo" image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in
> March 2004. It's actually the variable star V838 Monocerotis near our Milky
> Way Galaxy. I personally think it's actually a sign from Heaven for everyone
> to stop using Internet Explorer.
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> --
> K.G.Mohan
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> V. Sasi Kumar
> Free Software Foundation of India
> http://swatantryam.blogspot.com
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Hello all,
IBPS(http://ibps.in) on behalf of SBI Life (subsidiary of State bank of
India) has invited applications for Recruitment of Graduate Trainees and
Associates. However, the online application doesn't work with Free Software
alternatives such as Mozilla Firefox and Konqueror. This denies the
candidates who uses Free Software to apply for the positions.
Refer: http://app1.ibps.in/SBILifeSPmenu.asp
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http://libregeek.blogspot.com
Very extensive coverage of the Free Software acceptance in India.
"As 13-year-old Nalin Sathya, who will sit for these exams next year,
puts it, "The system is very easy to use and I can now use it even
without seeing the monitor. Python programming language is very easy.
I am trying to learn it."
Sathya's confidence emerges from a series of events that began eight years ago.
Full story
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20080430&filename=news&s…
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