Linuxers March 2002

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Does any one have libtinfo.so.5 ?
by Nikhil Joshi 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

Hi! Does anyone have the file libtinfo.so.5 ? I've installed ncurses but still I don't have the file I compiled ncurses but it did not give me the reqd library. Please mail me the file if anyone has it My mail ID : nikhiljoshi(a)subdimension.com Thx. -- I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life. -- Calvin

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Free software and price (was Re: Richard Stallman: Free Software and India)
by Amish Mehta 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

Can I sell a program written by me which uses GNU-libc? Because GPL says if I use any of programs licensed by GPL I must not charge for it. Cant I legally charge reasonable price for whatever I have written? Amish. Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe wrote: > Stallman says, 'free' software is not about the price (and says companies are free to charge a sum to offer the operating system and services to users)

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Proposal for a Meet on 6th Jan
by Nagarjuna G. 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

I am proposing a meet on 6th Jan, and also proposing an agenda (if Sameer agrees to it): Using SGML to generate Documents, and converting SGML/XML to other popular formats like, ps, rtf, pdf etc. I have been using LaTeX for this task and highly satisfied, and would also love to learn the SGML tools to do the same. It is necessary that the hackers on the list should learn the power of these time tested tools, and should be introduced to them sooner than later. Should we decide Sameer! on your introduction/tutorial to structured documentation using SGML? Nagarjuna -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nagarjun(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/gn/ Key fingerprint = C1E2 1B8C 8E98 A697 68B7 ADAC E956 6D4B DE90 BF01

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Dowload from http site
by noel seq 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

How do I automate download from an http site using lynx. I have set a cron job for downloading a file from a http site. When I give lynx http://site, it goes to the site and asks for (D)ownload /(C)ancel Only when i press d it downloads the file from the site. However, I want to download the file without manual intervention. lynx -dump htt://site gives me ascii output on the screen. Any suggestions. Noel. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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Change of Email ID
by Kunal Gangakhedkar 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

Hey guys, There is a news that Yahoo!'s POP mail service is becoming paid. Not the Web-based mailing system, though So, I've decided to change to some other Free POP based mailing server. Right now, I'm using SoftHome.net. Hence, I want to change this subscription to ILUG-BOM from my Y! address to softhome address. Any help on how this can be done without me subscribing again??? Kunal ------------------ I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel sad but true Metallica - Sad But True _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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kernel cd
by abhijeetmore＠rolta.net 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

Hi, Can somebody on the list write kernel 2.4 and 2.2 on a cd for me? My internet connection isn't very fast, so I've given up hoping to be able to download it. And Yes, I stay at New Bombay,so a closer location would be preferable. (If that's not asking for too much!) ciao abhijeet

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Richard Stallman: Free Software and India
by Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

Hi guys! So finally here's the "official" notification for RMS' talk in IITB. Most of you already know about his visit to Mumbai, and I guess there is no real need to introduce RMS to you :-) Please do come for the lecture. Date: Saturday, 23rd March 2002 Time: 4pm onwards Venue: Convocation Hall For directions for getting to IITB and to the convocation hall, please refer to this resource on the IITB website: http://www.iitb.ac.in/campus/howto/howtoget.html Here's an article that had recently figured in the Financial Express. Free software Guru -- Richard Stallman -- on India mission March 14, 2002 While the concept of using free software for back-end requirements is catching on, the desktop is yet to be liberated from the hold of the largest proprietary operating system (OS) corporations. So, as the free software movement guru Richard M Stallman sets out to spread the wings of the Free Software Foundation in India, helping build applications for the desktop that will reach the common man a daunting agenda lies ahead. Besides gearing up to popularise free software, both at the back end and especially the desktop, empowering developers to make applications ubiquitous, working with state governments to promote free software use in e-governance and using it as an effective tool to work towards bridging the digital divide is the core of Stallman's India agenda. 'Apprenticeship by tinkering' is clearly set to be the name of the game. Richard Stallman is the man behind GNU/Linux (GNU developed by Stallman and a Linux kernel developed by Linus Torwalds) open source operating system, which is believed to have more than 17 million installations worldwide. Interestingly, Stallman says, 'free' software is not about the price (and says companies are free to charge a sum to offer the operating system and services to users), but is all about the freedom and openness of use. The Free Software Foundation itself makes most of its revenues by selling copies of the software and training manuals while some funds come in by way of donations. The foundation is also looking at a business model where it will function as the certifying agency and will certify compliance of free software users with the licensing rules. "Countries can avoid paying gigantic amounts of money towards licensing of proprietary software. Specific to India, free software can be used to support computer science education at all levels. This also allows for anyone to use and learn," he said. Interestingly, the free software movement with GNU/Linux has already made inroads in India. To cite examples the Andhra Pradesh government is already set to execute projects on the free OS, while the well-known Simputer Trust has showcased this OS in its low-cost computing appliance - Simputer and some of the new technology start-ups like CDC Linux are already developing high-end clustering and parallel supercomputing solutions on the GNU/Linux operating system. Source: The Financial Express -- MTech Student, Reconfigurable Computing Lab, KReSIT, IIT-Bombay.

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ACM Seminar-Fri Mar 22,2002-"Introducing Python" by Chirag Wazir
by Philip S Tellis 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

hello folks, We are organizing a seminar: "Introducing Python" by Chirag Wazir at NCST juhu (probably in the seminar room due to DEP being held in the lecture theatre). Details of the seminar/speaker are given below. All are cordially invited. Please note that there won't be a video-conference link-up to ncst,vashi for this seminar. regards - Jayprasad J. Hegde on behalf of the ACM Mumbai Chapter. ACM Seminar Friday, March 22, 2002 - 6:30 p.m. Title: Introducing Python Speaker: Chirag Wazir Venue: Lecture Theatre, NCST, Juhu Abstract: Python is an increasingly popular scripting and programming language. This seminar will cover Python basics from the point of view of a programmer who knows one or more other languages. About the Speaker: Chirag Wazir is a freelance programmer and consultant. He spends most of his time reading and is interested in almost everything, especially those things computer-related.

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(no subject)
by Girish Hanchate 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

At what time the meeting is there & where in IIT premises. Rgds girish If any ILUG-BOM members are interested , they may join a meeting on Saturday at IIT where some are meeting. This is in response to an appeal made in ArthVrittant article on Stallman, by Anil Shaligram on 18 March issue of Loksatta. Some of the ideas that came up while thinking about Marathi Linux There are 3 levels of work in Marathi-isation 1> Applications like office software: Free softwares like a>StarOffice , which are quite a good substitute for MS-Office and available in Linux : b> GIS softwares like GRASS or MYWorld useful for urgent problms like water and environment c> educational softwares Like LOGO, STARLOGO, Model-It, Worldwatcher, DrGenius We need to translate the labels and messages and documentations and tutorials, multi-lingual CDs with multimedia. 2>Creating application in Marathi: Using gtk, glade emacs etc. 3> Working at the OS level : Creating labels/message table in marathi. NCST has already done a large part for Hindi, some in Marathi too. We also need to create mass awereness thru newspaper article in all the press. We should ask our local cybercafe to have marathi software loaded. AKRUTI have agrred to support anyone helping. Similarly other Marathi and Indian language developers can be asked to make offers. This would make the idea of working in Indian language a day-to-day affair without too much cost. jitendra For details contact jitendras(a)vsnl.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

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Modem (ttyS1) busy error
by Nikhil Joshi 20 Mar '02

20 Mar '02

Hi! I am not able to connect to net using wvdial as a normal user. when i give command $wvdial ISP it gives following message: --> Cannot open /dev/ttyS1: Device or resource busy But I can connect normally as root The permissions of ttyS1 are as follows: crw------- 1 root uucp 4, 65 Mar 20 08:03 /dev/ttyS1 please guide

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