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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mandrake9.0 problems
by Amol Hatwar 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Which lappy do you use?

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mandrake9.0 problems
by Nikhil D. Kikkeri 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

did you go through the hardware compataibility list on Mandrake's website? _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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MS Proposes Disclosing Windows Source To India
by Bhargav Bhatt 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Wow fellows! It seems that Microsoft really wants India. As the Economic Times article, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/comp/default? (linked from Slashdot) points out, they are going to disclose code of Windows to a certain goverment body. According to some, this could be fatal to the rise of Linux. However, I dont think so. The secret of the astronomic rise of Linux, IMO, lies in the free spirit it fosters among developers which enables each and everyone of them to make meaningul contributions to the code (surely M$ wont allow that). This helps retain the zeal among the developers which also explains why the relatively fewer bugs OSS get patched relatively quickly. Anyways, I am rambling OT. I am anxious to hear what you guys think about it. Will the FSF-India write another letter to the govt? -- Bhargav Bhatt, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University. -- "If English was commutative, we could all talk like Yoda." - Anonymous.

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Fw: Update on Linux Lunacy trip...30PPl in.
by Trevor Warren 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hello All, Thx for the support you have given us in registering for the event. The trip is as scheduled on 22dn Sunday, to arnala. The Speakers...pls plan out your talks in advance. Most of these will be discussions cum talks, just to make the whole event a very unformal one. Bye for now. Lemme know for any intended last minute entries. http://mlasia.mine.nu/ilug/lunacy.php Trevor -- ( >- GNU/LINUX, It's all about CHOICE -< ) /~\ __ http://www.qmailtheeasyway.com __ /~\ | \) / mailto: trevor.w(a)media.mit.edu \ (/ | |_|_ \ Research Asst, MediaLab / _|_| \___________________________________/

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Xqueeze - a compact and fast alternative to XML
by Kapil Karekar 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Congrats Tahir, for the first release of Xqueeze ! Xqueeze is a compact and fast alternative to XML for applications where human-readability of XML is not a requirement. The objectives of Xqueeze are: o Minimization of space consumed by markup o Compatibility with XML design, development and deployment cycles o Fast Parsing o Minimum/no loss of generality afforded by XML Developers: Tahir Hashmi, Swapnil Shrivastava, Soarabh Madan Details regarding Xqueeze can be found on the Xqueeze homepage at http://xqueeze.sourceforge.net. You might like to read the pages "The Concept", "Feature Details" and "Specifications" in that order. Tahir is giving a talk about Xqueeze on 13 Dec, 2002 at 16:00 hrs in the Lecture Theatre (NCST Juhu). Regards Kapil Karekar

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Whats keeping you on windows? [slashdot.org]
by Bhargav Bhatt 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Guys, A Huge slashdot article/poll on the factors that deter users from switching over to *NIX completely. I was not going to submit this initially, but this is 10th largest article on Slashdot on its very first day and is rising. Definitely worth read/comment if u have the time. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/13/2127227&mode=thread&tid=109 Statutory Warning: Page is Huge. May take a while to load. -- Bhargav Bhatt, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University. -- "If English was commutative, we could all talk like Yoda." - Anonymous.

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FSF(I) statement on Microsoft's "investments" in India
by Frederick Noronha 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Free Software Foundation of India Press Release Apropos Microsoft's "investments" in India Thursday, November 14, 2002 The Free Software Foundation of India would like to bring to the attention of the Government and the general public the negative implications of the "investments" pledged by the Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates, during his present visit to India. At the outset, it needs to be made very clear that the proposed investments have no motive other than the motive of profit and nobody should be under the illusion that these "investments" are being made for the betterment of society or for the development of India. On the contrary, the type of software developed and sold by Microsoft, proprietary software, -- software which is supplied without its underlying source code and without the freedoms to study, modify and redistribute it -- constrains indigenous development and divides society. Of particular concern is the Microsoft Chairman's pledge of money to `Project Shiksha' aimed at educating 35 lakh children, tied to the condition that the Project will purchase and use licensed Microsoft software! Mr. Gates magnanimously declared that "In education, we have very low pricing. For big education projects, we will have larger donations so that the cost of software is lower." However, this is not a question of initial software cost. Microsoft would benefit tremendously from such a project even if it were to supply it's software free of cost as long as it is Microsoft software. That is because the children and teachers would learn (or shall we say "indoctrinated") to use only Microsoft software, allowing the company to maintain it's monopolistic stranglehold in education and beyond. This is akin to an MBBS course teaching potential doctors how to use medicines manufactured only by one particular pharmaceutical company! Besides the obvious issue of monopoly, there is another far more fundamental concern, that of software freedom. As pointed out earlier, Microsoft software is proprietary -- it is supplied without it's underlying source code under a restrictive license which denies its users the freedoms to study, modify and redistribute the software. Which means that the students and teachers of `Project Shiksha' will not have the option of "looking under the hood" to see how the software works. If they find problems with the software or if they wish to customize it, they will not have the means or the right to make such corrections or modifications, either by themselves or by engaging a third party. They will have to depend solely on Microsoft to provide such corrections or modifications. They will be denied the right to share the software with others outside the purview of the project premises, leading young and impressionable minds to believe that sharing is wrong! The People and the Government of India should reject outright any grant or investment which is tied to such restrictive conditions whose sole aim is to perpetuate a monopoly and make a nation's software infrastructure so hopelessly dependent on one corporation. The Government should set up an expert committee to look into the above implications and seriously consider formulating an IT and education policy based on Free/Swatantra Software. Swatantra Software gives the users all the rights and freedoms denied by proprietary software. It enables and encourages collaborative development independent of any corporate entity thereby guaranteeing the freedom and independence of its users. It facilitates devising local solutions to local problems independently of the software's supplier. It gives the users the means and right to study how the software works and, as software educationists know, the best way to learn to write good software is by studying other peoples' work. It allows the software to be shared, both "as is" as well as in modified forms, in keeping with the ethical tradition of the free flow of knowledge. An example of Free/Swatantra Software is the GNU/Linux operating system which is in widespread use especially in the enterprise, in government departments and in academic institutions around the world. The country-wide SchoolNet program of Namibia, for instance, uses GNU/Linux. Other countries like Peru are in the process of mandating or legislating the use of free software such as GNU/Linux to ensure their independence. References: Peru: [1]Peruvian Congressman's Open Letter to Microsoft [2]An Interview with Peruvian Congressman Villanueva Namibia: [3]SchoolNet rebuffs Microsoft About FSF India The Free Software Foundation Of India is a non-profit organisation committed to advocating, promoting and propagating the use and development of swatantra software in India. Our goal is to ensure the long term adoption of free software, and aim for the day when all software will be free (swatantra). This includes educating people about software freedom and convincing them that it is the freedom that matters. We regard non-free proprietary software as a problem to be solved, not as a solution to any problem. _________________________________________________________________ Back to: FSF India's [4]press page. FSF India's [5]home page. References 1. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-06-012-26-OS-SM-LL 2. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-20-006-26-IN-LF-PB 3. http://www.schoolnet.na/pr/msftrelease.html 4. http://www.gnu.org.in/press/press.html 5. http://www.gnu.org.in/press/../

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test message
by sameer shinde 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hi This is a test message. Just to check whether I can receive the emails from the mailing list or not bcoz, since last 2 days I'm unable to receive any mail from the mailing list. Thanks, SAMEER :)

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Plans to start-up PC User Meets in Goa...can we do this too
by Trevor Warren 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hello Luggers..... Can we have regular Activites planned on the following lines...??? Pls read on....... Bye for now. Trevor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >Begin forwarded message: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:47:45 +0530 (IST) From: Frederick Noronha <fred(a)bytesforall.org> To: ilug-goa(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [ilug-goa] [GOA-GENERAL] Plans to start-up PC User Meets in Goa Not directly GNU/Linux-related, but hoping this would see our members' participation in strength. FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Hi All, The CSI Goa Chapter, plans to start-up PC User Meets, for users of PCs (Office users, professionals using PCs, Home users, student users, etc.). These (open to everyone) meets are planned to help PC Users get more out of their PCs by way of productivity and overall usage and awareness. We plan to have these meets on the second Saturday of every month, from 4 to 6 PM so that they're convenient for all sections of PC users. The meets will be "open to all" for no charge and are proposed be held at the CSI office in Panjim (and maybe sometime alternatively in Margao too -- if there's demand for it there). The plan for the meet is a short talk (30 min) by an advanced PC User on some of the tools/technologies and tips-n-tricks with normal usage PC Software. This will be followed by a usual informal question-answer and discussion session. We plan to take requests from attendees for topics and schedule and cover these topics, as part of the CSI Goa Chapter activities in the areas of de-mystifying and e-nabling better PC usage. It's proposed to start-off with a session this Second Saturday (14th Dec 2002 4 PM to 6 PM), where one of our members has offered to take a session on Email. Suggestions for future sessions will also be accepted. I'm sending you this email, as I need your ideas/suggestions on the same. If you're a PC user that would like some special sessions taken, let us know. If you're an advanced PC User that thinks you "have something to share" with the rest of Goa's PC users, write-in... Or even if you "just have some ideas/suggestions you think may be useful", email us. You can email us at <office(a)csi-goa.org>. Keep in touch. Regards, Ricky Noronha Online -- Goa (For CSI Goa Chapter, Activities Committee - 2002). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! http://us.click.yahoo.com/CBxunD/vN2EAA/xGHJAA/0XFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To Post a message, send it to: ilug-goa(a)yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ilug-goa-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ( >- GNU/LINUX, It's all about CHOICE -< ) /~\ __ http://www.qmailtheeasyway.com __ /~\ | \) / mailto: trevor.w(a)media.mit.edu \ (/ | |_|_ \ Research Asst, MediaLab / _|_| \___________________________________/

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[OT] domain query
by Amol Hatwar 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

Hi, Does anyone know of a good domain registrar who gives me all the controls? Thanks, -ah

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Linuxers November 2002