Linuxers May 2003

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Confusion... Internet Speeds.
by Hrushikesh Tilak 19 May '03

19 May '03

Hi, I am confused about internet speeds and download speeds. I guess (please correct) a 56 KBPs modem allows a maximum inflow(&outflow!) of 56 KiloBits ps of data between 2 computers. But still most(or all?) ISPs in Mumbai offer download speeds(the thing that u see in the browser downloader or a download manager) is only 5KBPs. So when we here about Broadband Internet of 1MBPs or 128 KBPs...what are the actual download speeds? Why dont all the people refer to actual download speeds rather than the max transfer speeds while referring to their connection? Please Help! Thanking in advance, Hrushikesh Tilak. _________________________________________________________________ Win a PC. Every 15 days! http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/hclbeanstalktour/index.asp Just take this quiz.

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Commercial - Contract - Mumbai
by Shilpi K. Kedia 19 May '03

19 May '03

Hi, I am looking for a subject matter expert on the topic Sendmail. The person should be well versed with the configuring and installation and troubleshooting for sendmail. The person would be required to work with us for a few hours a week and would have to check the accuracy of the content that is written by the writers. Please get in touch with me if you are interested in this opportunity. Regards Shilpi K. Kedia Net Systems Solutions Tel : 91-22-56926874/75 Mobile : 9820504608 Email : shilpi.k(a)n-syst.com Website: http://www.n-syst.com

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Microsoft to license Unix code
by Sthitaprajna 19 May '03

19 May '03

http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1007528.html Hilarious?

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Starcom Software expertise in LINUX Server.
by Ajay Sharma 18 May '03

18 May '03

Dear all, We are a five year old software company based at India specialised into: * Network infrastructure setup, management and consultancy and security and system integrity. * Network infrastructure support and managed operations services. * Web application development and web infrastructure setup. * Business process design and application design . We are launching a Product called MANUS (Manager of a Network Unix Server).It is a Comphrensive software solution which allows system administrator to handle the integrated management of a network of servers across the enterprise using a single web-based console. MANUS manages all common network services includes file & print,email,web proxy services,Usenet News(NNTP),address book directories(LDAP),and many more.For more information you can visit http://manus.starcomsoftware.com Brief features of Network Monitoring:- a)Monitor capacity utilisation of key resources eg.lease lines,server CPU loads etc., and tackle capacity planning in a scientific manner with quantitative data. b)Monitor the health of key network resources in real time,and raise alarms when attributes fall outside acceptable boundaries,eg.traffic on a leased line crosses 90% of capacity c)Get daily, weekly and monthly reports,consolidated and pre-user,about usage of the key services. Partial List of our well known Clients are as follows: i) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd ii) The National Securities Depository of India Ltd iii)Mahindra British Telecom Ltd iv) A Petrochemicals major in the Private sector v) Zodiac group of Garments exporters vi) Homeindia, India's online retailing trend-setter vii)The Indian Express Newspaper groups viii) ICICI ix) S.Kumar's Online Ltd,nation-wide e-commerce venture x) Amarchand and Mangaldas and suresh A.Shroff and company,India's most reputed law firm. pls find enclosed our company profile along with our vital accomplishments. Pls reply me for any requirement. Regards, Ajay Sharma. Starcom Software Pvt Ltd.

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kernel recompilation problem
by chandan kumar 18 May '03

18 May '03

Respected Sir, I have same problem that you have faced in recompilation of the kernel. So, kindly tell me how you removed that problem. Thank You. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

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Mailman udpated
by Nagarjuna G. 18 May '03

18 May '03

Due to some unknown problems which could not be fixed with the old version, I decided to upgrade mailman to 2.1 version. This version seems to be more feature rich particularly for the administrators. During this repairing period all the messages posted were delivered yesterday early morning. Please let me know if you are facing any recent problems. this will help us to keep mailman working better. If any of you know mailman very well and are willing to coordinate with me the lists, please come forward. Thanks for your cooperation. Nagarjuna

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test
by Nagarjuna G. 16 May '03

16 May '03

Please ignore! Nagarjuna

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OT : News Article on various Linux Distros
by Saswata Banerjee & Associates 16 May '03

16 May '03

Study: SuSE leads in Linux improvements Linux has improved significantly in the last two years, a new study released Thursday has found, with a version from SuSE edging out that of rival Red Hat in the businesses features race. Since D.H. Brown Associates last reviewed Linux, versions of the operating system from SuSE and Red Hat have moved from "OK" to "good." Debian made a bigger leap, from "weak" to "good," but still lags the other two versions. May 15, 2003, 10:42 AM PT | Read Full Story http://cl.com.com/Click?q=95-Xd_rQvddoeVatrOY_nyVUWnt0iK5 Regards Saswata

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SCO's lawsuit...
by Matthew, Anu 16 May '03

16 May '03

Greetings Luggers, http://infoworld.com/article/03/05/15/HNscowarns_1.html What do you think about that? Personally I think that this would only *attempt* to tarnish Linux's image in the corporate world, and divert the real benefits to M$. ~Anu Mathew For those who cannot acccess internet: --------------------------------------------------------- SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The SCO Group, which owns key components of the Unix operating system, has sent letters to Linux customers claiming the software is an "unauthorized derivative" of its property. The letters, which were sent earlier this week to companies around the world, warned that commercial users of Linux may face legal liability for using the operating system without a license from SCO. The move follows the filing of a $1 billion lawsuit in March against International Business Machines Corp. for allegedly taking bits of Unix code and transferring them to Linux. IBM dismissed the lawsuit as unfounded. If the latest tactic is successful, it could undermine a tenet of the Linux movement, which has been growing in large part because of the software's very low cost and freedom from the hassles of proprietary software, such as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows. But even if SCO fails to convince Linux users to pay for licenses, it has raised fear, uncertainty and doubt - or "FUD" - about Linux and whether end users can be held liable if other portions are found to be what amounts to stolen property. "When SCO's own UNIX software code is being illegally copied into Linux, we believe we have an obligation to educate commercial users of the potential liability that could rest with them for using such software to run their business," Chris Sontag, a SCO senior vice president, said Wednesday. Lindon, Utah-based SCO acquired control of Unix intellectual property from Novell, which had bought the rights in 1992 from AT&T. AT&T's Bell Laboratories created Unix for minicomputers in the late 1960s and commercialized it in the 1980s. Linux, a Unix derivative first developed in the early 1990s by Finnish college student Linus Torvalds, has in recent years gained in popularity because of its low cost, reliability and ability to run on inexpensive computer hardware. In an e-mail interview Wednesday, Torvalds said he has not heard what components of Linux might be infringing. "I'd dearly love to hear exactly - what - they think is infringing, but they haven't told anybody," he said. "Oh, well. They seem to be more interested in FUD than anything else." SCO also announced it was pulling its own version of Linux, which may be significant because it was distributed under the same license as other versions. That license allows for the free redistribution of the software. "I suspect the current letter is because their lawyers finally noticed that as long as they ship Linux, they are themselves bound by the license under which it ships," Torvalds said. Some observers believe SCO sued IBM in an effort to be bought - a charge SCO denies. SCO's stock price has nearly doubled since it filed the lawsuit, said Bruce Perens, an open-source software advocate and consultant. He said he believes it's a tactic of SCO's investors to recoup their investment. "They don't care who or what they hurt," he said. Darl McBride, SCO's chief executive, said the company is not trying to find a buyer but rather informing users of the problem. He said most Linux distributors leave their customers liable. "Everyone is protected except the users," he said. "We're trying to alert users there are these problems. We're trying to do this in a favorable fashion. ... The hot potato is being passed. We're trying to keep them from being burned."

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phone answering s/w
by Niyant 16 May '03

16 May '03

hello, until i was using windows, i used to run some "phone answering/ message recording" softwares like "supervoice". is any1 here using any such s/w on linux? thanx, ny -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opera 7 rocks !!! www.opera.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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