Linuxers November 2008

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linux hardware shop in Mumbai, Pune
by Kussh Singh 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hi, I have been telling a lot of people about ubuntu/linux and its advantages over windows etc in most cases. But the stumbling block that I find is knowing or recommending a one stop shop for all sorts of hardware which is linux compatible. In particular small irritating stuff like memory card readers, all in one printers, webcams and similar stuff. Can anybody here tell whether such an intelligent hardware vendor been found yet in Mumbai or Pune? The advantages in the niche linux market to such a vendor are enormous and will help the linux movement too as technology adoption will be hassle free. Kussh -- Costs of everything have decreased with time but man's greed and fear are keeping prices artificially HIGH Traveller's homeopathy kit for Rs 30 only http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1202645 http://www.ubuntu.com/ www.altlinux.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [Commercial -- well, not really] An Invitation
by Steve 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hello Kartik, On Tue 11/11/08 7:03 PM , "Kartik Mistry" kartik.mistry(a)gmail.com sent: >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Steve <steve(a)lonetwin.net> wrote: >> so, I thought of setting this up: http://tuxcompatible.com > Thanks. > > Look at: http://www.linux.com/feature/118497 Thanks for posting that link. Yes, I came across that once when I was looking for some definite resource for linux compatible hardware. I would really like tuxcompatible.com (or any site with the same intention, really) to be the place one would go with the intention of *buying* the hardware/device/service ...etc, not only researching it's compatibility. To that end, i can imagine a possibility working with various web sites dedicated to listing or discussing compatibility and performance of hardware (for example, pciids.sourceforge.net, linux-printing.org, phoronix.com, linux-wireless.org, thinkwiki.org ...etc) and somehow integrate references to these in the the listings on tuxcompatible.com. Unfortunately, I know jack about the technologies involved to make this happen. So, yeah, I could use some help :-). Thanks for the comment, it make me feel less stupid for having done this :-). Btw, I could always use more help in letting people know about this site, since it'll work only if it has enough people using it. So, please spread the word around. Thanks and regards, - steve

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Internet Connection!
by IPS Khurana 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

how to set up internet Tata & Reliance Wireless Data Card Connection on Ubuntu Linux -- IPS Khurana ***************************** Cell No: +91 9869019416 Khurana Sales & Services Distributors & Wholesellers Total IT Solutions! Thane http://ipskhurana.googlepages.com/ Proud to be Member of BNI ! The World's Largest Referral Organization ! Turning Contacts into Contracts ! http://www.bni-india.com http://www.bni.com Get Free Ubuntu Desktop OS CD! http://www.ubuntu.com

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Release - Ayttm 0.5.0-82
by Siddhesh Poyarekar 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Yet another release. Many thanks to George Black, Barry Kauler and the Puppy Linux team and users for their contribution in testing ayttm and reporting bugs -- yes, lots of them :). So here's what we have this time: * New IRC protocol library * Remove the old AIM and ICQ protocols in favour of the AIM-ICQ (OSCAR) protocol * Buddy management now in IRC as well * Finally we have icons on menus. Cleaned up some of the older icons as well * Lots of bug fixes For a detailed changelog see: http://ayttm.cvs.sourceforge.net/ayttm/ayttm/ChangeLog?view=markup&pathrev=… -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.in

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Nov 2008 LFY worth collecting.
by Rony 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hello All, This month's LFY has the Mandriva 2009 distro DVD plus another DVD that has more than 200 Free Software for Windows. The magazine too has some nice articles. I liked the one that explains GRUB in detail. The DVD packaging is good. LFY's getting more and more interesting. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Linux installation problems in Thosiba satelite A305-6858
by shishu naik 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Hi All, I am getting few errors while installing centos 5.2 in my thosiba laptop (satelite A305-6858). I have search the net for solutions but couldn't get one. I have tried several times but no use..i get these erros Kernal panic --not-syncing -Fatal exception and there is some memory crash error.. In my laptop i have 4GB of ram but in the windows properties it is showing 2.99 GB. Regards, Shishu

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RIP Software patents
by jtd 08 Nov '08

08 Nov '08

http://www.pli.edu/patentcenter/blog.asp?view=plink&id=368 http://www.pli.edu/patentcenter/blog.asp?view=plink&id=371 Software patents are no more in the USA, even if linked to general purpose hardware. Probably even those linked to special purpose hardware. -- Rgds JTD

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Fwd: Person needed for short vacancy
by Dinesh Shah (દિન ેશ શાહ/द िनेश शाह) 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

H! Please get in touch directly with contact info given below. Short-term vacancy for Project Coordinator Requirement - immediate. Duration three months. Location - Mumbai based but would involve some travelling to nearby rural areas. Comet Media Foundation are carrying out a short term project whose purpose is carry out a study of the security and legal aspects of running a telecentre or cyber cafe and to convert this information into study and reference materials that can be used by telecentre operators and their staff to meet regulatory requirements, protect themselves and help their customers in the current security scenario. This need is felt due to risks to telecentres and users as well as legal liabilities faced by the operators in this regard. This is a good opportunity for a curriculum developer to gain hands-on experience in creating content to fit a context. The study involves designing a questionnaire, and meeting with 10 urban and rural telecente operators and about forty users of different profiles. Detailed interviews will need to be scheduled and conducted with a total of about 25 persons. The coordinator would also have to interact with external experts - a lawyer, cyber security expert, research associates, instructional design consultant, visual designer and coder as well as with the project partner who would function as a community leader among telecentre operators. With the help of these resource persons, we will convert the inputs into six training sessions of about 1-2 hours each. The coordinator and team members will then run two pilot workshops to test the materials with a target audience. The feedback from these sessions will be used to refine the content and methodology as required. In parallel, all activities will be documented and converted into a final report by the end of January, 2009. We are looking for a young person with at least one year of social research experience with a fair understanding of ICTs (Information & Communication Technologies) and fluency in Marathi, English and Hindi who can function independently in the field against tight deadlines and resource constraints. S/he must be based in Mumbai and familiar with nearby areas. Good relationship skills, communication (oral and written) and analytical skills are essential. Remuneration: A consolidated salary of Rs. 15,000 per month will be paid for a maximum of three months. Travel and related expenses will be reimbursed as per norms. If interested, please email your CV immediately to: cometmediafdn(a)gmail.com Comet Media Foundation is located at Topiwala Municipal School, Lamington Road, (Opp Lamington Rd Police Station - near Grant Rd Rly Stn.), Mumbai 400007. website: www.cometmedia.org To schedule a meeting please call: 022- 2382 6674. Comet Media Foundation Topiwala Municipal School, Lamington Road Mumbai 400007, India Tel: 91-22-2382 6674 or 2386 9052 e-mail: cometmediafdn(a)gmail.com website: www.cometmedia.org

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Fwd: Person needed for short vacancy
by Dinesh Shah (દિન ેશ શાહ/द िनेश शाह) 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Please get in touch with details given below if you are interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Comet Media <cometmediafdn(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:28 PM Subject: Person needed for short vacancy To: Dinesh Shah <dineshah(a)gmail.com> Dear Dinesh Please circulate this to people who may have a keen-ness for social aspects of ICTs ? We need someone with research capacity who can then turn the learning from reasearch into a short curriculum of 6 lessons. Please read on and circulate widely to likely people. We need the person immediately. Chandita ============================== Short-term vacancy for Project Coordinator Requirement - immediate. Duration three months. Location - Mumbai based but would involve some travelling to nearby rural areas. Comet Media Foundation are carrying out a short term project whose purpose is carry out a study of the security and legal aspects of running a telecentre or cyber cafe and to convert this information into study and reference materials that can be used by telecentre operators and their staff to meet regulatory requirements, protect themselves and help their customers in the current security scenario. This need is felt due to risks to telecentres and users as well as legal liabilities faced by the operators in this regard. This is a good opportunity for a curriculum developer to gain hands-on experience in creating content to fit a context. The study involves designing a questionnaire, and meeting with 10 urban and rural telecente operators and about forty users of different profiles. Detailed interviews will need to be scheduled and conducted with a total of about 25 persons. The coordinator would also have to interact with external experts - a lawyer, cyber security expert, research associates, instructional design consultant, visual designer and coder as well as with the project partner who would function as a community leader among telecentre operators. With the help of these resource persons, we will convert the inputs into six training sessions of about 1-2 hours each. The coordinator and team members will then run two pilot workshops to test the materials with a target audience. The feedback from these sessions will be used to refine the content and methodology as required. In parallel, all activities will be documented and converted into a final report by the end of January, 2009. We are looking for a young person with at least one year of social research experience with a fair understanding of ICTs (Information & Communication Technologies) and fluency in Marathi, English and Hindi who can function independently in the field against tight deadlines and resource constraints. S/he must be based in Mumbai and familiar with nearby areas. Good relationship skills, communication (oral and written) and analytical skills are essential. Remuneration: A consolidated salary of Rs. 15,000 per month will be paid for a maximum of three months. Travel and related expenses will be reimbursed as per norms. If interested, please email your CV immediately to: cometmediafdn(a)gmail.com Comet Media Foundation is located at Topiwala Municipal School, Lamington Road, (Opp Lamington Rd Police Station - near Grant Rd Rly Stn.), Mumbai 400007. website: www.cometmedia.org To schedule a meeting please call: 022- 2382 6674. =========================== Comet Media Foundation Topiwala Municipal School, Lamington Road Mumbai 400007, India Tel: 91-22-2382 6674 or 2386 9052 e-mail: cometmediafdn(a)gmail.com website: www.cometmedia.org -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog-1: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Blog-2: http://dineshah.blogspot.com/ Chris Rock - "You don't pay taxes - they take taxes."

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how to Capture Audio?
by IPS Khurana 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

How do you record *audio* from a tape *cassette* to the computer, and finally, to a *CD* recordable disc? in UBUNTU Linux -- IPS Khurana ***************************** Cell No: +91 9869019416 Khurana Sales & Services Distributors & Wholesellers Total IT Solutions! Thane http://ipskhurana.googlepages.com/ Proud to be Member of BNI ! The World's Largest Referral Organization ! Turning Contacts into Contracts ! http://www.bni-india.com http://www.bni.com Get Free Ubuntu Desktop OS CD! http://www.ubuntu.com

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