FSUG-Bangalore May 2009

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IEEE tutorial on GNU / Linux
by Vikram Vincent 04 May '09

04 May '09

Free Software Movement Karnataka(FSMK)<http://fsmk.org/> in coordination with IEEE Bangalore section, IBM Linux Technology Centre and BMSCE announces a Linux kernel tutorial. IEEE announcement follows. IEEE Bangalore Section in association with BMS College of Engineering and Free Software Movement, Karnataka (FSMK) announces TWO DAY TUTORIAL ON GNU/LINUX Kernel Workshop By Eminent & Experienced Faculty from FSMK and IBM Date: May, 9th and 10th (Saturday, Sunday) Venue: BMS College of Engineering, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi Bangalore - 560 019 Prerequisites: Its expected that all participants will have: 1. Basic knowledge of Operating Systems 2. Good working knowledge of C 3. Hands-on experience desirable 4. Kernel programming experience is a bonus 5. Basic scripting knowledge (ex: shell scripts) 6. Working knowledge of Gnu/ Linux. Ex: 7. Booting a Gnu/ Linux system 8. Basic system administration (adding/removing users etc) 9. Basic commands (ls, ps, chmod, mkdir, vi, etc) We have planned to provide computer system for as many participants as possible, but would encourage, especially non-student participants ,to bring their own laptops so we can accommodate more numbers. Program: May 9th, (DAY 1) 8:30AM onwards: Registration 9:30 -10:30 AM: Inauguration: (Venue: Auditorium, BMS College of Engineering) Chair: Mr. K.. Ramakrishna , POWERGRID, Bangalore, Chairman, IEEE Bangalore Section Chief Guest: Dr. S. Bisalaiah, M.A , Ph.D, Former Vice- Chancellor, UAS, Bangalore, Member, Managing Body, BMSET, Chairman, Board of Management, BMSCE Guest of Honour: Dr. K Mallikharjuna Babu Ph.D., Principal, BMS College of Engineering 10:30-11:00 AM: Tea 11:00AM to 1:00 PM: SESSION 1 Basics of Gnu/ Linux Programming & Tools 1. Simple C programs 2. Simple Makefiles 3. gcc, stace, ltrace, gdb, objdump, nm, LD_PRELOAD [EXERCISE] 4. Quick overview of a typical hardware on which Gnu/ Linux runs (CPU, Memory, Interrupt controller, IO Bus etc) 5. Overview of the Linux Kernel 6. Kernel Layout 7. CodingStyle 8. Important subsystems 9. Kernel configuration 10. Building and booting a new kernel [EXERCISE] 1:00PM to 2:00 PM: LUNCH 2:00PM to 5:00PM SESSION 2 Linux Kernel Internals: An Overview (3 hours) 1. Process and threads [EXERCISE] 2. Memory Management [EXERCISE] 3. Filesystems [EXERCISE] 4. Interrupts and exceptions & System Calls [EXERCISE] 5. Kernel synchronization 4. How is the operating system changing [DISCUSSION] 5. What are the key areas of focus [DISCUSSION] 6. Generic questions and answers May 10th, (DAY 2) 9:30-10:30 PM SESSION 3 Device Drivers (1 hour) 1. Kernel module programming 2. Char and block drivers 3. ioctls 4. Writing simple char device driver [EXERCISE] 10:30:10:45 Tea 10:45-1:00PM SESSION 4 Kernel Debugging (2 hours , 15 Minutes) 1. printk 2. Dynamic instrumentation techniques 3. SystemTap and tracing (ftrace and markers) [EXERCISE] 4. kexec/kdump/crash analysis [EXERCISE] 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM LUNCH 2:00PM to 5:00PM How You can contribute 1. Introduction to the free software community 2. How to contribute 3. New exciting areas of work in the kernel 4. Generic questions and answers Tutorial is organized in various sessions as above. Lunch and Tea are provided. Please report at 9am at the venue. Course Fee per participant: Non-member: Rs. 1500/-; Student Rs. 700/- IEEE member Rs. 1200/- ; IEEE Student member Rs.550/- Organizing Committee: Sethuraman Ganesan Chair,PAC, IEEE Bangalore Section Hitesh Mehta, Secretary, IEEE Bangalore Section Dr. T.Srinivas, SAC,IEEE Bangalore Section Ravi Kiran A.,MDC, IEEE Bangalore Setion V V Srinivasan,Treasurer, IEEE Bangalore Section Please send your registration to: Mr. Sethuraman Ganesan Chair - Professional Activities IEEE Bangalore Section ABB Ltd, Khanija Bhavan, 5th Floor, West Wing, 49, Race Course Road Bangalore 560001 Phone: +91 99014 99033 e-mail: sganesans(a)yahoo.com Visit IEEE Bangalore Section at http://www.ieee.org/bangalore.

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Fwd: [JOB] Project on FOSS adoption in Indian education
by Vikram Vincent 04 May '09

04 May '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu(a)aero.iitb.ac.in> Date: Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM Subject: [JOB] Project on FOSS adoption in Indian education Hello, Project positions are open at IIT Bombay for a new government funded project on adoption of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Indian science and engineering education. Applicants may email their resumes along with a one page writeup on why they think they are well suited for the project to: admin.foss[at]iitb.ac.in News, announcements and details regarding the project are available here: http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu/Projects/FOSSEducation Overview of the project ----------------------- The eventual goal is to replace the use of commercial tools in Indian science and engineering education at the college level. Towards this we are working on the following broad themes: - Python for scientific computing. - Scilab (http://www.scilab.org, http://www.scilab.in). - Multimedia authoring tool suited for Indian languages with a LaTeX backend. - Other projects related to the above. I will be personally involved with the "Python for scientific computing" component. This will broadly involve: - NumPy (http://numpy.scipy.org), - SciPy (http://www.scipy.org), - matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sf.net), - Sage (http://www.sagemath.org), - Mayavi (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi), - ETS (http://code.enthought.com/projects), - SymPy (http://code.google.com/p/sympy), and various other packages of interest. As part of the project you will have opportunity to work with the core developers of these major projects. Requirements ------------ The positions are all for a maximum duration of 3 years. The initial appointment will be for a period of 1 year which will be extended based on performance. - Project manager: 1 position - Technical writer: 1 position - Software Developers/content generators: - Python: 4 positions - Scilab: 3 positions - LaTeX: 2 positions You will need to stay on campus or commute to IITB. Accommodation will be provided if available, otherwise HRA will be provided. Qualifications --------------- Project manager: - Good knowledge of programming and open source software community - People management - Communication - Organizational skills Technical writer: - Excellent language and communication skills (spoken and written) - Familiarity with computers - Willingness to learn Programmers/content generators: - Willingness to learn - Good programming skills - Passion for FOSS - Experience with FOSS - Good math and science skills System administration and web development skills are also required so strong applications with those skills would also be considered. Experience with Python/Scilab/LaTeX is a plus. Experience with working on a FOSS project is a big plus. Job description --------------- As part of this project you will work towards creating material for adoption of the various existing FOSS tools in the science and engineering curriculum. This will involve generation of a significant amount of documentation in the form of tutorials, audio/video demonstrations, written material, and lectures. The material will often go towards augmenting existing courses. The project will involve working with several well known packages and improving them both in terms of documentation and code to add features or fix bugs. We will be hosting several workshops, sprints and conferences where you will get to meet the developers of many important packages. Remuneration ------------- The pay will be in the range Rs. 10000 to 30000 depending on the qualifications and experience. For extra-ordinary people the upper limit is flexible. Accommodation will be provided on campus if available. Why you should apply -------------------- - You get paid to improve and write FOSS. - You get to do really meaningful work -- your work will influence generations of future students all over India and potentially elsewhere. - You get to work on some of the most important projects that will influence the future of science and engineering. - You get to meet and work with the authors of various important packages. - You will be at IIT Bombay and will have best of both worlds -- good pay and an academic environment. Thanks. Prabhu Ramachandran http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://swatantra.org/ http://fsmk.org/

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Reg: Ubuntu latest version
by Nagraj Prabhu 04 May '09

04 May '09

All: I am in the process of promoting opensource in pretty much every aspect of organization and my daily use. I am looking for an idea office set up with all OpenSource components. Can anyone let me know if this is the ideal set of software I need to have? - Ubuntu (latest stable ver 9.0.4??) - Open Office (or staroffice) - GIMP - Thunderbird 2.x (any other suggestions here)? - Firefox 3.x - Joomla/Django for CMS (intranet) - Alternate to Visio (flowchart)? Does anyone have a DVD/CD containing all the latest version of the above (or part of it) set of software? Thanks Nagraj Prabhu *'Be the Change you want to see!'*

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Sorry
by arvind_khadri 03 May '09

03 May '09

On Sat, 2009-05-02 at 12:00 +0530, fsug-bangalore-request(a)mm.gnu.org.in wrote: > Hi Fsug-bangalore, > > I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and > events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you > need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own > profile. > > Thanks, > Khadri Am extremely sorry about this.

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] BSNL EVDO on Ubuntu 8.10
by Hemanth H.M 03 May '09

03 May '09

These steps may help you to fix the issue Steps to connect are: 1. As *root*, in terminal, type : # wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf 2. Now edit */etc/wvdial.conf, type:* # vim /etc/wvdial.conf 2. Now enter your *username*, *password*, & *phone no* as: Phone = #777 Username = cdma Password = cdma 3.Check your *wvdial.conf * file for these two entries: Stupid Mode = 1 Auto DNS = 1 If they are not there, add them. 4. Save the file *wvdial.conf* and exit the text editor. 5. Now type *sudo wvdial* in the terminal and the EVDO should start working [image: :)] -- 'I am what I am because of who we all are' http://www.h3manth.com -- Hemanth HM

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BSNL EVDO on Ubuntu 8.10
by Balaji Kutty 03 May '09

03 May '09

Hi friends, Has anyone configured BSNL EVDO on Ubuntu 8.10(amd64)? I facing some difficulties. I have a Dell inspiron 1525 and installed Ubuntu 8.10(amd64) on it. I bought this BSNL EVDO and struggling to get it configured. Once my device is inserted, I see the following messages. May 3 08:13:27 quanta kernel: [ 1690.284341] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 19 May 3 08:13:28 quanta kernel: [ 1690.540768] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 20 May 3 08:13:32 quanta kernel: [ 1692.554928] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 21 May 3 08:13:32 quanta kernel: [ 1692.652394] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice However, I do not see a device file is assigned to it. The wvdialconf doesn't see a modem device. I tried to install the driver downloaded from ztemt.com. But, it get only a 32bit driver. I get an error if I forcefully install. sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture ztemtEVDO-1.1-8-i386-ubuntu804.deb insmod: error inserting '/usr/local/bin/ztemtEVDO/ztemt.ko': -1 Invalid module format dpkg: error processing ztemtevdo (--install): I didn't get much googling around. Has anyone configured this before on 64bit ubuntu? Thanks, -balaji

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Google sued
by Hemanth H.M 02 May '09

02 May '09

Hi everyone , felt like sharing this : Google sued for trademark infringement over "Android" name. http://tr.im/ki9G -- 'I am what I am because of who we all are' http://www.h3manth.com -- Hemanth HM

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Check out my photos on Facebook
by Khadri Arvind 01 May '09

01 May '09

Hi Fsug-bangalore, I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile. Thanks, Khadri To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=722435805&k=3YETYXP6442M5EECSB65VW&r fsug-bangalore(a)mm.gnu.org.in was invited to join Facebook by Khadri Arvind. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=c096ce&u=1713200273&mid=64fc59G661d5c91G0G8 Facebook's offices are located at 156 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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