FSUG-Bangalore August 2005

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real sorry guys
by Nirmal Thacker 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

really sorry for the invites people...i just sent it blindly to all the contacts.... anyways, im in BMS college and classes start from sept 1'st . since you guys wanted to have a seminar, can you tell me what you require. for example- acknowledgement from our HOD or principal? let me know! regards, nirmal

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Debian Quiz
by Rakesh 'Arky' Ambati 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Morning Fellows, If you are not a Debian Addict ... Stopping reading here.. If you a Debian Addict, wonder how you missed this post on debian lists. The long-hair funny guy from Germany(guess who) created this is quiz, take it http://www.df7cb.de/debian/quiz/ its good. Cheers -- arky GPG Key ID: 0x92BCF7D4 Blog [ http://arky.in ] Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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SFD -- Articles on FOSS
by Praveen A 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

<wiki href="http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/?SFD> 3. Articles on FOSS Encourage ppl[studentas and professionals alike] to write about FOSS and collect them and publish on a site. Also encourage students to put up messages on notice boards, school/college magazines, newspapers etc. Another ideas is to get regular columnists (like Anand Parthasaradhi) to write about Software freedom Day. We can offer free entry to FOSS.IN <http://foss.in/> to some selected articles and also get some other interesting prizes (sponsorship) Co-ordinators: (Volunteer to be one) </wiki> 1. How can we get hold of Anand Parthasaradhi ? Anyone know him personally ? Also any other tech authors ? Well even other columnists will do. 2. Also how you folks think of giving an entry to FOSS.IN <http://foss.in/>for selected articles [May be five or 10 ppl] (Well, we can get sponsors also). -- "GNU is the system, and Linux is the kernel." A proud GNU user http://www.gnu.org My Weblog at http://www.pravi.co.nr 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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Nirmal Thacker has invited you to try Google Talk.
by Nirmal Thacker 28 Aug '05

28 Aug '05

I've been using Google Talk and thought you might like to try it out. We can use it to call each other for free over the internet. Here's an invitation to download Google Talk. Give it a try! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nirmal Thacker has invited you to sign up for Google Talk so you can talk to each other for free over your computers. Signing up also gives you Gmail, a free Google email account with over 2,000 megabytes of storage. To accept this invitation and get Google Talk and Gmail, visit: http://mail.google.com/mail/a-970a6ddf7a-69f48fc8e2-6ae1712e7d If you already have a Gmail account, please visit: http://mail.google.com/mail/b-970a6ddf7a-69f48fc8e2-29af6a8820848d6f Google Talk is a downloadable Windows application that lets you send instant messages to your friends and make free phone calls over an internet connection. Google Talk offers excellent voice quality and works with any computer speaker and microphone. Gmail is Google's free email service, offering lots of free storage, powerful spam protection, built-in search for finding your messages, and a helpful way of organizing email into "conversations." And there are no pop-up ads or untargeted banners - just text ads and related information that are relevant to the content of your messages. Once you sign up, we'll notify Nirmal Thacker of your new Gmail address and add you to each others' Friends lists so you can start talking right away. Gmail and Google Talk are still in beta. We're working hard to add new features and make improvements, so we might also ask for your comments and suggestions periodically. We appreciate your help in making our products even better! Thanks, The Gmail and Google Talk Teams To learn more about Gmail and Google Talk, visit: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/benefits.html http://www.google.com/talk/about.html (If clicking the URLs in this message does not work, copy and paste them into the address bar of your browser).

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OFFTOPIC: We need your voice... please sign this petition on community radio in India...
by Frederick Noronha (FN) 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

Dear friends at FSUG-Bangalore: This is a freedom/free speech issue... We need your help! An online signature from you will go a long way... The current "Community Radio Policy" of India is discriminatory towards communities as it bars community members, community-based organizations, non-government organizations and other civil society groups from applying for licenses to operate low power community radio stations. The policy holds that only "well established educational institutions/organizations" can apply for a community radio license. So, what we have in the name of Community Radio is in reality Campus Radio. Several organizations, academicians and individuals have been actively campaigning for communities' right to access the airwaves for the last seven years. They have made innumerable representations to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and to the Broadcast Regulator (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India-TRAI). They have also written and submitted several drafts to reform the existing Community Radio Policy so as to include community rights in it. In spite of these efforts the government continues to be non-committal and discriminatory. We urge you join hands with us to mount adequate pressure on the government to end this discrimination against the largely rural and poor communities. Please express your solidarity by signing the Urging The Inclusion Of The Right Of The Communities Within The Community Radio Policy petition at http://www.PetitionOnline.com/comradio/petition.html Sincerely, Stalin K. DRISHTI MEDIA COLLECTIVE, Ahmedabad Preeti Soni KUTCH MAHILA VIKAS SANGATHAN, Kutch Ashish Sen VOICES, Bangalore Arun Mehta RADIOPHONY, New Delhi Vinod Pavarala UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD Vickram Crishna RADIOPHONY, Mumbai B P Sanjay UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD Frederick Noronha INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST, Goa Basheerhamad Shadrach ONE WORLD SOUTH ASIA, New Delhi ------------------------------------------------------------- 1995-2005: Ten years of waiting for community radio in India! To know more: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india

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Sun kicks off open DRM project
by Jhinuk Cchowdhury 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Sun kicks off open DRM project Sun Microsystems wants to create an open and free digital rights management technology. The company's president and chief operating officer Jonathan Schwartz unveiled the new project called Dream (DRM everywhere available) at the Progress and Freedom Foundation Aspen Summit in Colorado. Digital rights management technology ensures access to digital content for legitimate users while blocking access to individuals who try to access the data in violation with its licence. Many companies have developed DRM technologies, including Apple, Microsoft and Real. Those technologies however aren't compatible, meaning that a song purchased in Apple's iTunes music store can't be played in media players from Microsoft or Real. Such an abundance of DRM technologies is holding back the adoption of digital media, claimed Schwartz. "We must not allow progress to be stifled by clumsy, self-defeating Internet tollgates in the form of a monolithic, closed digital rights management system. " Schwartz expects that by creating an open source DRM technology, he can set a standard that is used across the industry. "We fundamentally believe that a federated DRM solution must be built by the community, for the community." Dream had been under development by researchers in Sun Labs since 2002. Sun has made the software available under the common development and distribution licence (CDDL), an open source licence governed by the enterprise computing vendor. The technology allows DRM technologies to interoperate. It enables licences to be issued to individual users rather than that restrict the use of content to certain devices based on its manufacturer. In additional to the interoperability technology, Dream contains software to allow for video delivery. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2141430/sun-kick-open-drm-project -- "You see things and ask why, I dream of things as never before and ask why not" :) GB Shaw

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Software Freedom Day celebrations in Bangalore
by Praveen A 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Hi folks, We are also going to be a part of the world wide celebrations of Software freedom day on this September 10. See this page for more (I just started working towards it and nothing is in place yet -- chip in with ideas and help :-) . http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/?SFD I have registered a team and looking for volunteers. here you can get some ideas. http://softwarefreedomday.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&… Regards Praveen A -- "GNU is the system, and Linux is the kernel." A proud GNU user http://www.gnu.org My Weblog at http://www.pravi.co.nr 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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Development ?
by Nagappan 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Hi Rakesh, I guess we have very good developers in this list, it will be nice, if we all could contribute to or associate with at-least one of the free software projects listed in project page ? And more over we could also discuss something related to development ? BTW, Through GNOME Bangalore chapter (http://gnomebangalore.org), Novell Supports students to contribute to Open Source projects, like Mono, OpenOffice, GNOME, Beagle and ofcourse GNU/LDTP ;). Rakesh we can be online in irc channels and help newbies ? As an initiator of Bangalore FSUG, you would be having more ideas :) Thanks Nagappan -- Nagappan A <anagappan(a)novell.com> Novell Software Development (I) Pvt. Ltd. Novell, Inc., the leading provider of information solutions - www.novell.com

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Bangalore Linux Users group meet on 25th August
by Praveen A 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

<Surjo> Hi Everyone, I guess the subject matter would have put a sparkle in everyone's eyes :) So here we go: The BLUG is going to have a Meet on Thursdy, 25th August (14th Anniversary of Linux) at the Shantala Hall, Ashraya Hotel, Infantry Road. Here is the map to reach the place: http://linux-bangalore.org/images/ashraya-map.png The agenda items include: General discussion more like a BoF One hour video recording of Eben Moglen speaking at WOS3 last year. Great talk on freedom of thought, software, etc. as suggested by Atul. The cover charges for attending the Meet is Rs. 150 per head. Please accept my apologies as I couldn't convince the Ashraya folks to continue with the cover charges what we used to charge from each participant 2 years ago (Rs. 100 per head). We will try to look for a cheaper place which has a spacious hall and can provide some snacks/food to eat at the end if its okay with everyone. Please feel free to discuss. So, see you all at the Ashraya Hotel on 25th August ! Regards, Surjo. I forgot to mention the timings. As if no one knows :) But for those of you who don't the Meet will start at 6:00 pm. </Surjo> -- "GNU is the system, and Linux is the kernel." A proud GNU user http://www.gnu.org My Weblog at http://www.pravi.co.nr 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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Freedom of ?
by Rakesh 'Arky' Ambati 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Morning Friends, Its all over the morning newspapers, calling people to rejoice our 'Freedom' from oppression 50 odd years ago. Wadding thro the throngs of people with apparent smiles on faces I thought 'Is this the joy of Independence day or just that people are happy they got a vacation of straight 3 days?'. On the next traffic signal I was suddenly brought out of my reverie but someone who poking a handful of bright plastic 'Indian flag's right into my face, on his dirty and half soiled shirt were numerous golden pin's, some stating 'Be Proud to be an Indian' or just the tri-colours embossed on some cheap metal painted in gold.I know in a few days I would see those very bright and patriotic tri-colours would be floating around in the cities sewers and trampled under the feet of the people rushing to their jobs. Now and then, I wonder 'Freedom from' what ? Perhaps today is the day to hit the last nail with all my energy. Maybe, I cherish the fact we have fought to free ourselves from bondage from the white man. Maybe, we have always been slaves of our in-abilities and still remain so. Perhaps, we should free ourselves from idea of in-ability, that change can not be brought, let it be in our education system or in the government or bureaucracy or in the local governing.We shouldn't be a slave to idea of 'Impossibility'. I don't relish to hear words 'Its Impossible ' to get VTU or some Indian University to accept Free Software or what ever or 'This isn't the way to do it ' . Impossible, my dear is very relative to what you __think__ you can or you can't.So, I set upon promising myself that from today. I will be ... Free - in my thoughts Fair - in my judgement Firm - in my actions If you have read until this time, I thank you for your time.And yes, am growing old and senile. Cheers -- arky GPG Key ID: 0x92BCF7D4 Blog [ http://arky.in ] Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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