Linuxers February 2007

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Novell in deep trouble ? - May be Banned from Distributing Linux
by Sudhir Gandotra 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=technologyNews… Novell could be banned from selling Linux: group Fri Feb 2, 2007 6:09 PM ET By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - The Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell Inc.'s <NOVL.O> right to sell new versions of Linux operating system software after the open-source community criticized Novell for teaming up with Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> "The community of people wants to do anything they can to interfere with this deal and all deals like it. They have every reason to be deeply concerned that this is the beginning of a significant patent aggression by Microsoft," Eben Moglen, the Foundation's general counsel, said on Friday. The foundation controls intellectual property rights to key parts of the open-source Linux operating system. Novell angered members of the open-source community that develops Linux and other free software programs in November when it entered a wide-ranging business deal with Microsoft. Critics called on the board to punish Novell by banning it from distributing new versions of Linux software, said Moglen. Linux is the most popular variant of open-source software. Unlike proprietary software such as Microsoft Windows, open-source software lets developers share code and add functions and is generally available at no cost. Moglen said the board has not made a decision on the matter but that he expects it to announce a ruling within two weeks. If the foundation decides to take action, the ban would apply to new versions of Linux covered under a licensing agreement due to take effect in March. John Dragoon, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Novell, declined to comment saying it would be premature to speculate on how the issue would be resolved. "We'll take a look at the final determination and we'll react accordingly," he said. Software companies such as Novell sell standardized versions of open-source programs with custom features, maintenance plans and technical support. Linux sales accounted for 5 percent of the $967 million in revenue that Novell reported last year. The deal with Microsoft has turned into a far bigger cash generator as it calls for Microsoft to make two upfront payments totaling $348 million. The two companies agreed to jointly sell their products and also develop technologies to make it easier for businesses to use Linux alongside Windows software. They will also license each other's intellectual property. Members of the open-source community have called on Novell to pull out of the pact, saying it would undermine the patent position of Linux software and also give Microsoft an edge in persuading businesses to use Microsoft products over Linux and other types of open-source software. Jefferies & Co. analyst Katherine Egbert said Novell's business was likely to suffer if it was banned from using the new versions of Linux. It would have to boost spending on research and development to upgrade its software without access to the latest versions of the open-source code provided by the Foundation. Novell shares ended down 2 cents at $7.16 on the Nasdaq. The stock is likely to trade down before the Foundation discloses its ruling as investors stay on the sidelines to avoid the worst-case scenario, analysts said. "Investors don't like uncertainty," Egbert said. "This isn't good to the extent that it creates uncertainty around the technical road map." -- Peace, Force & Joy! Sudhir Gandotra. +91-98101-20918 / +91-93124-65666 OpenLX Linux OS, Linux Training, Support, Services, Product Development Legal.Software @ Fractional Cost : http://openlx.com http://kalculate.com - Linux based Accounting-Inventory

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Feb Meet and SELF Conference
by Anurag 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hi, As announced sometime back, SELF conference would be held on 2nd Feb 2007 at Homi Bhabha Auditorium, TIFR, Colaba. We would also have the Feb GNU/Linux Users Group meeting there. Please register for conference here: http://self.gnowledge.org/ Anurag -- __ __ gnu /noo/ n. Ox like antelope; (abbr.) /gnoo/ n. (recursive acronym) Gnu's Not Unix.

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Lightscribe software for Linux ...
by Arun K. Khan 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

FWIW, Lightscribe labeler and writer from a couple of vendors http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803 http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=815 -- arun khan

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want help to connect the dail-up in linux
by Amey Salvi 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

hello all i am just started using Linux (Red Hat 9) will any one please help me out how can i connect to MTNL dial-up internet connection using modem ............ i tried configuring the modem, it get configured but not able 2 connect internet thanx Amey

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[Commercial] Linux openings @ NetMagic
by Dhawal Doshy 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hello List, We at NetMagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (a leading data center based out of Goregaon, Mumbai) have a requirement for a Level 2 Linux Administrators / Engineers for our 24x7 Network Operations Center. Basic but critical requirements being decent communication, excellent attitude towards work and ability to work as a team (and they can compensate for lack of experience to a certain extent). You should also be willing to work in shifts. The technical requirements being: Protocols: SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP, LDAP, DNS Other Skills: Shell scripting Products: qmail/Postfix, Apache, Courier-IMAP, BIND, OpenLDAP Also beneficial if you know: Database: MySQL, PgSQL Others: iptables, perl scripting, Tomcat, SpamAssassin, SNMP If you fit the requirements and are interested OR possibly know someone who might be looking for a change, kindly contact me with your/their latest profile. NetMagic is huge supporter of Free/Open Software, though we also work with proprietary software as driven by our customer's needs. Our profile can be viewed at www.netmagicsolutions.com regards, - dhawal

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[OT] Hardware Problems - Maybe CPU/Mobo
by Mrugesh Karnik 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hi, My monitor suddenly turned itself off while I was using the computer in the afternoon. The keyboard stopped working too. Since then, I've tried: Connecting the monitor to the onboard graphics instead of the AGP card. Replacing the power supply. Both the power supplies with all the load like hard disks and DVD drives disconnected. Two different monitors. No go. Then I had an idea and tried removing the RAM. There were no beeps, so probably, even POST isn't reached. I then disassembled, cleaned and reassembled everything. Nothing worked. When I switch on the computer, the monitor doesn't get any signal. The power supply and CPU fans are on. Any suggestions or ideas? I can't find a compatible processor or motherboard anywhere to test out mine. It's a 754 pin AMD Sempron64 processor. -- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Mrugesh Karnik | Registered Linux User #375243 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Advanced Bash Scripting Guide (TDLP)
by Roshan 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hello List, Thought this link was worth sharing and helpful http://en.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html -- FSF-India Fellow Associate http://www.gnu.org.in __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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[Project] ColourCode 0.2 released
by Nikhil Marathe 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Hello all developers out there, I have released version 0.2 of ColourCode. ColourCode is a small ruby application to generate syntax highlighted HTML files from a source file. It is released under the GNU GPLv2 Currently it supports Javascript, Java, C++, C#, Python, Ruby and Shellscript(bash). I would appreciate it if some of you could take a look at it. If you find any bugs, that would be helpful too. To download colourcode go to http://22bits.exofire.net/browse.php/code/colourcode Thanks, Nikhil -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reclaim your digital rights, eliminate DRM, learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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congratulations and thanks
by Nagarjuna G. 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

My hearty congratulations to all of you, who made the gnowledge.org portal launch a great event. let us all continue to make this one of the largest collaborative portals in the world. Though the event marks the end of a project, for those who are in it, it is a beginning. The gnowledge portal team is now ready to take calls to conduct workshops to introduce the new way of organizing a very large amount of free knowledge that already exists on the Internet. Best way to begin is to register at the portal and begin contributing in your area of work. We can all decide together, how to shape this portal in future. Nagarjuna

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Errors while Installing the Glibc-2.4.6
by James Smith 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

I'm building and installing the Glibc-2.4.6 library and getting the following errors when I install: Entering state 2 Reading a token: Now at end of input. Reducing stack by rule 2 (line 345), extdefs -> program Stack now 0 Entering state 1 Now at end of input. /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: : No such file: No such file or directory collect2: ld returned 1 exit status Execution of gcc failed! The script has found some problems with your installation! Please read the FAQ and the README file and check the following: - Did you change the gcc specs file (necessary after upgrading from Linux libc5)? - Are there any symbolic links of the form libXXX.so to old libraries? Links like libm.so -> libm.so.5 (where libm.so.5 is an old library) are wrong, libm.so should point to the newly installed glibc file - and there should be only one such link (check e.g. /lib and /usr/lib) You should restart this script from your build directory after you've fixed all problems! Btw. the script doesn't work if you're installing GNU libc not as your primary library! make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/tools/glibc-2.3.6' make: *** [install] Error 2 root:/tools/glibc-2.3.6-build# I check everything listed above maybe I missed something. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks, Jim --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started!

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Linuxers February 2007