Linuxers December 2008

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The virtualbox license --- clarification from the FAQ --
by Erach 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

please let me know (see previous mail which may not be put on the linuxusers list) 1. I have Kubuntu LINUX 8.0.4 from CANONICAL (ONLY security upgrades are free from 3 years). 2. How do I install virtualbox on Kubuntu LINUX 8.0.4 or should I say accomodate UBUNTU 8.10 ----- newer linux version --- free and legally for a 10 user organization or even say a 100 user organization ---- read the license below, i have to install it manually it appears to say ---- no sysadmin tools can be used or i … [View More]

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Linux addiction !!!
by Neelesh Gurjar 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Linux Addiction !!! I work in NGO @ Panvel. Here I switched one department (20-25 Users) 0n Linux 3 years back. They use OpenOffice 2.2, Tally 7.2 (Linux Ver), Kmail, Firefox and Write & Font software with using Wine. Today When I ask in one department in organization that "Can we switch over to Windows? As some body is donating Licensing cost for those PCs" All users said "No, We can't work on Windows now. We need only Linux"... I got pleasant surprised by their reply. I thought that … [View More]

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Sync Nokia E50 with Acer Aspire One (Kubuntu 8.10) with USB cable and what this has to do with GPL
by Sanjay Singhvi 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Comrades, I had asked for help on the above topic about 8 issues ago (Vol. 68, issue 47). I seem to have been drowned out in a semi-legal debate on GPL licensing. My own view is that all knowledge, and therefore all source-code (like all land and all means of production) is, in fact free. It is only the capitalist-imperialist system that makes us pay for what has been acquired by loot at some stage. Hence the only reasonable (and, therefore, ethical) response, is to take all this back by … [View More]

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OSM edits for 2008
by Kenneth Gonsalves 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

check it out: http://itoworld.blogspot.com/2008/12/openstreetmap-animation-for-2008.html -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] QT Licensing - Was--> Re: The virtualbox license --- clarification from the FAQ --
by Prashant Verma 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

At 07:40 PM 12/31/2008, Ravindra Jaju wrote: >On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Raj Mathur <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> wrote: > > > > Perhaps we can stop discussing that particular issue (what is the Qt > > licence) now? > > > >The reason behind this thread was incorrect interpretation vis-a-vis >multiple-licensing policies. >Why should the length of the thread be a criterion for stopping a >discussion? Maybe I missed it, but did Raju claim anywhere … [View More]

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QT Licensing - Was--> Re: The virtualbox license --- clarification from the FAQ --
by Ravindra Jaju 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Faraz Shahbazker < faraz.shahbazker(a)gmail.com> wrote: > And more .. clearly contradicting: > > > http://trolltech.com/developer/faqs/192?hotspoturl=http%3A//trolltech.com/d… > > http://trolltech.com/developer/faqs/191?hotspoturl=http%3A//trolltech.com/d… > > Hi. I don't (yet) see a contradiction. Opera bought licenses from QT, hence they can produce closed-source software. The reason Opera bought license(s) was to keep their … [View More]

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QT license - Was --> Re: The virtualbox license --- clarification from the FAQ --
by Ravindra Jaju 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:02 PM, jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> wrote: > While your contention is correct (ref your second para), that is not > what i am getting at. What i am saying is that troltech's contention > that i cannot commercially distribute gpl software is rubbish. > Trolltech is implying that i cannot sell gpl software because their > licence is gpl + restrictions. I'd really like to see where Trolltech is making such a claim. And, let me quote from their file, … [View More]

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Can somebody tell me how to get 3 years compatibility on ALL packages of LINUX and Windows on ONE machine
by Erach 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Hi, What do I do ? I have a machine with 786 MB of RAM. If it was Windows, I could use ALL my purchased packages on it for 3 years --- till the Windows was replaced ------------- I assume. Now, LINUX supporters say, over 3000 packages free. So, Kubuntu LINUX 8.0.4 is installed on my machine in MAY. Do I download (I did not) 3 DVDS of entire possible packages with that release. CANONICAL guarantees SECURITY updates for 3 years. I tried installing UBUNTU 8.10 on my system. IT did not install. … [View More]

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux addiction !!!
by debarshi.ray＠gmail.com 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

> Innovative and integrated User experience. As a developer, I still have not > come across development environment + documentation comparable to MSDN + > Visual Studio. Personally I find GNU Emacs to be a very good IDE. Otherwise did you have a look at Anjuta or KDevelop? What other development things did you look at? > I work on a C++ product that works on few platforms (Solaris, Win32/64, > Linux). Is this a GUI product. In that case Anjuta (for Gtk+) and KDevelop (for Qt) … [View More]

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An appeal from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales
by Pradeepto Bhattacharya 28 Dec '08

28 Dec '08

Hi, A very good friend and old timer of this lug - Vihan Pandey sent this to me and some others, and he rightly thinks this should be sent to the lug-list. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Letter/en?utm_source=2008_jimmy_… == Dear Reader, Today I am going to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation. This might sound unusual: Why does one of the world's five most popular web properties ask for financial support from its users? Wikipedia is built differently from almost every … [View More]

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Linuxers December 2008