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Re: Re: [Fsf-friends] Happy New Year
by Vijairaj R 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

>Still Redhat is the leader, Isn't it ? And it is redaht who made Linux >reach this far. There was a time in India when Linux meant readhat for >most. It still is, I was shocked when i saw that a CD contained modem drivers for "Linux 9.0". That really disturbed me. -- Regards, R. Vijairaj

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[Fsf-friends] [Fwd: [Ilugc] Swatantra- Symposium on FOSS- RMS in Vellore!!]
by Ramanraj K 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Ilugc] Swatantra- Symposium on FOSS- RMS in Vellore!! Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 07:05:45 -0500 From: contact(a)swatantra.info <contact(a)swatantra.info> Reply-To: contact(a)swatantra.info To: ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in Played around with gzip, gcc. Wana meet the person who created these software gizmos? This is event is for you then. Vellore Institute of Technology is organsing a symposium on Free and Open SOurce software technologies titled Swatantra(6th - 7th Feb, 05). Founder of GNu and the man responsible for coining the term Free SOftware, Richard M Stallman will be there to deliver the keynote address of the symposium and to answer all the questions that you have always wanted to ask about these amazingly simply yet inherently complex programs. The event will also feature various competitions to kindle your nack for Linux tweaking and tuning such as:- LINSTALL-- The Linux installation challenge. Anaconda !! YaSt !! familiar with all these name? Have been installing on your system for a long time and you find it fun?? making the X server run?? configuring the boot loader?? ..YES??..One event where apply all your skills which you developed over the years by trying to install GNU/Linux on your system. WEBMINISTER-- The Apache web server Challenge Love Apache because of the customizability it offers while deploying your website? Love fiddling with httpd.conf and think you are best at it? This is one event to prove yourself! Come and demonstrate that your are the best at the best webserver that there is and ever was..... CORE WARS-- Challenge the memory This event will feature an old game called core wars which involves destroying your opponents programs by overwriting the memory in which this program is stored. It will kindle the nerves of memory geeks with pointers and direct memory references expertise being the norm. Watch out for cool demonstartions on MONO, Linux Cluster, Linux from scratch and much more.... For further details log on to: http://www.swatantra.info or mail us at: contact(a)swatantra.info -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-request(a)ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

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[Fsf-friends] [Fwd: [Ilugc] [OT] RMS to Speak in Vellore Institute of Technology]
by Ramanraj K 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Ilugc] [OT] RMS to Speak in Vellore Institute of Technology Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:50:20 +0530 (IST) From: Muthu <ilugc(a)muthu.cotse.net> To: ilugc(a)ae.iitm.ac.in Hello All: Richard M Stallman is speaking via video conference on the 11th of January in Vellore Institute of Technology from 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM. More details are given in the following URL. http://agia.fsf.org/associate/folder.2004-06-25.5757092436/event.2004-12-22… RMS may also come to Vellore Institute of Technology during the month of February, 2005. This is yet to be confirmed. FYI. Muthu Join FSF as an Associate Member at: _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-request(a)ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

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Happy New Year
by Praveen A 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005 * May the year 2005 give you - * Independence of GNU * Power of Hurd * Popularity of Apache * Extensibility of Firefox * Luxury of .GNU * Efficiency of Python * Ease of Gambas * Robustness of SQL * Vision of OpenOffice * Simplicity of HTML * Style of Linspire * Dexterity of Gimp * Enormity of Blender * Vastness of Internet * Compactness of JPG * Richness of PNG * Coverage as Novell * Reach of Redhat * Choice of Gentoo -- A proud GNU user http://www.gnu.org http://www.edathanattukara.com Visit me at http://www.pravi.tk Rediscover the web ! Get firefox at http://www.getfirefox.com Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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Sharing code, thoughts ...
by Ramanraj K 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Sharing code is a fundamental fact of life: <quote> Bacteria have developed a second avenue of evolutionary creativity that is vastly more effective than random mutation. They freely pass hereditary traits from one to another in a global exchange network of incredible power and efficiency. The discovery of this global trading of genes, technically known as DNA recombination, must rank as one of the most astonishing discoveries of modern biology. Margulis describes it vividly: `Horizontal genetic transfer among bacteria is as if you jumped into a pool with brown eyes and came out with blue eyes.' This gene transfer takes place continually, with many bacteria changing up to 15 per cent of their genetic material on a daily basis. As Margulis explains, `When you threaten a bacterium, it will spill its DNA into the environment, and everyone around picks it up; and in a few months it will go all the way around the world.' Since all bacterial strains can potentially share hereditary traits this way, some microbiologists argue that bacteria, strictly speaking, should not be classified into species. In other words, all bacteria are part of a single microscopic web of life. In evolution, then, bacteria are able rapidly to accumulate random mutations, as well as big chunks of DNA, through gene trading. Consequently, they have an astonishing ability to adapt to environmental changes. The speed with which drug resistance spreads among bacterial communities is dramatic proof of the efficiency of their communication networks. Microbiology teaches us the sobering lesson that technologies like genetic engineering and global communications network, which are often considered to be advanced achievements of our modern civilization, have been used by the planetary web of bacteria for billions of years. ... ... Bacteria, again, have played a major role in this evolution through symbiosis. When certain small bacteria merged symbiotically with larger cells and continued to live inside them as organelles, the result was a giant step in evolution - the creating of plant and animal cells . ... ... Evidence has been accumulating that the microtubules, which are essential to the architecture of the brain, were originally contributed by the `corkscrew' bacteria known as spirochetes. ... ... </quote from "the hidden connections" by fritjof capra> Even bacteria seem to "understand" the value of free sharing of code. Mud, dust, rocks and other lifeless things alone don't seem to do any useful code sharing. Free code sharing seems to be a very important fact of life, at the very core of our evolutionary progress, and modern science may reveal more and more of the code sharing that occurs naturally all the time, as narrated by Fritjof Capra. Sharing code is such a fundamental element of our very being, and its importance is most visible again from the spectacular success of the free software movement. Rapid progress in science and arts, is easier by adopting and sharing innovations. The very definition of life revolves around the ability to copy, share and improve the stock of code. We ourselves are the ultimate products of code sharing and symbiosis. Any restrictions on free sharing of code would only result in sterile still born products that soon degenerate into lifeless mud. Through free code sharing alone, rapid progress, growth and better utilisation of resources is possible. Happy Hacking :)

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Patent - Automated detection of pornographic images
by Rakesh 'arky' Ambati 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

FYI --arky --- Akash <akashmahajan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Warning: > Some persons may find this offensive or in bad taste > but this patent > has been granted > > http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week24/OG/html/1283-3/US06751348-200… > > or tinyurl > > http://tinyurl.com/4h8zn > > Can this be used as an example of the absurdities > patents can go upto? > __________________ ===== ____________________________________ /\ \ \_| Rakesh 'arky' Ambati | | Bangalore (INDIA) | | Homepage: http://arky.port5.com/ | | _______________________________|_ \_/_________________________________/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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any one working on common lisp?
by ISAAC PRAVEEN 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Hi friends, anyone working on common lisp? or rather, the GNU common lisp comiler (GCL) ? (or) could someone give me some leads? Regards, Isaac Praveen 9886709301 -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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[Announce] New year alert
by list-admin＠gnu.org.in 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Announce: Please dont post messages to this list which contain only New Year wishes and nothing else. You may carry your wishes in your signatures. -List Admin

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Re: [A10_KKD] HAPPYNEW YEAR TO U ALL-
by Sriharsha 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Wish EVERYONE a VERY HAPPY SAFE PROSPEROUS EXCITING & BENIFICIAL NEW YEAR and may this be the beginning of your success stories in all the forthcoming years. Warm Regards, Sriharsha -- ***************************** * 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) * +91-98851-37338 (Mobile) *****************************

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Happy New Year
by ISAAC PRAVEEN 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Hi FSF friends, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL regards, Isaac Praveen -- ______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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