>> This is the big mistake that people not familiar with IT (and FOSS )
>> make. It's not the price, it's the Freedom. One should stress that IT
>> is crucially dependent on the software to achieve it's magic.
We completely agree. Governments look at cost in a big way and we have been try
ing to get across the point that freedom matters and what advantages freedom br
ings.
However, while we do not stress on the cost angle, we cannot ignore it either.
For eg.when governments can use Open Office and save lakhs of rupees on license
fee for MS office, they should be going for Open Office and should not spend p
ublic money on proprietary software.
> > ANY lug group will be very supportive.
Thanks!
Vinay Sreenivasa
IT for Change
91-98805-95032
[1]vinay(a)itforchange.net
[2]http://itforchange.net
[3]http://india.is-watch.net/
[4]http://is-watch.net
References
1. mailto:vinay@itforchange.net
2. http://itforchange.net/
3. http://india.is-watch.net/
4. http://is-watch.net/
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Hi All,
I am Vinay from IT for Change, an NGO in Bangalore.
The Gujarat government has announced a 500 crore ICT education program
for its schools.
(http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-500-cr-for-computers-in-schools/405217/
) .They have also said that they are inclined to opt for FOSS in the
schools. They have not however fully decided. What has possibly queered
the pitch is that Microsoft has said that they will offer windows for free.
Getting FOSS in schools will greatly benefit the Gujarat government and
all the students. Hence some of us are initiating a campaign to
influence the government to decide in favour of FOSS.
We need the support of the FOSS community here, especially the FOSS
community from Gujarat. I am writing to ILUG-Bombay though since I heard
that a lot of members here are supportive of the Gujarat FOSS scenario.
If a lot of people from Gujarat join us in the campaign it will help to
get the government to go the FOSS way. Showing the Gujarat government
that there is a vibrant FOSS community might assure them that there
might be support for them if they go the FOSS way. What will also tip
the scale is if can show the government that a localised (Gujarati)
distro of FOSS, localised FOSS apps exists, which can be used in
schools. We need the help of the community here too - to help us figure
out what apps/distros should be suggested.
Requesting your support in this campaign.
Please do write back to let us know if you can support us/ if you have
any queries. Please do write back for any suggestions as well.
Thanks,
Vinay.
--
Vinay Sreenivasa
IT for Change
91-98805-95032
vinay(a)itforchange.net
http://itforchange.nethttp://india.is-watch.net/http://is-watch.net
Hi All,
How to enable socks v4 and Z39.50 ports support on port 210 in squid
3.0 proxy server?
or how to allow the proxied users to reach to the internet over any
protocol on port 210 (or any port)?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sameer Shinde.
M:- +91 98204 61580
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
List doesn't like mails bigger than 15k size, so no screenshots :-(
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Praveen A <pravi.a(a)gmail.com>
Date: 2009/1/23
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Why do people cc mails to linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org
To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in>
2009/1/23 Nachiketa Sadhu <sadhu(a)iitb.ac.in>:
> But when you see same mail twice in one group mail, I think you are
> entitled to be annoyed.
May be every mail client is not smart enough. Gmail web interface show
it as single mail (that is how cross post is supposed to work to
reduce bandwidth and multiple mails). You won't even notice it unless
you click on see details. Same with thunderbird, it shows it as one
mail only.
See screenshots. What mail client are you using? Or does it depend on
the mail server?
--
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<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)
Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now!
http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign
Hi,
I have seen several list users carbon copying their mail to
linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org. Is it necessary? The mails gets sent to the
same list.
If there is some difference please let me know.
Thanks and regards.
sadhu
Hi All,
Can any one let me know, how much cache is being used by my squid3, so
that I can increase/decrease it, if required.
Currently I've 2GB of cache defined in spool. Is it really required?
If yes, is it really been using?
When I look into my access log file, I can find most of the time it is
TCP_MISS/200, TCP_MISS/204, TCP_MISS/304.
How can I measure the performance of my squid proxy server?
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sameer Shinde.
M:- +91 98204 61580
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
Hi All,
Below given are the containt of my access log file.
22/Jan/2009 09:00:46 125 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 486
GET http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif? - NONE/- image/gif
22/Jan/2009 09:00:46 305 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3462
GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? -
DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html
22/Jan/2009 09:00:47 242 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/304 468
GET http://www.mail2web.com/includes/functions.js? - NONE/- -
22/Jan/2009 09:00:47 240 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 1339
GET http://www.mail2web.com/cgi-bin/banner/ad.asp? - NONE/- text/html
22/Jan/2009 09:00:48 482 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3703
GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? -
DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html
22/Jan/2009 09:00:49 126 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 486
GET http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif? - NONE/- image/gif
22/Jan/2009 09:00:50 498 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3280
GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? -
DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html
22/Jan/2009 09:00:58 468 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 1290
GET http://www.mail2web.com/cgi-bin/banner/ad.asp? -
DIRECT/168.144.1.11 text/html
22/Jan/2009 09:00:58 220 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.75 TCP_MISS/200 3153
GET http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads? -
DIRECT/209.85.153.154 text/html
The log file shows my network id (192.168.1.0) and my proxy server ip
address (192.168.1.75)
How can I set the log format, so that the client computers ip address
can be logged.
(IP address of a computer from which the site was accessed)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sameer Shinde.
M:- +91 98204 61580
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
> Looks like this is going to be to be on a BOT ( Built
> Operate Transfer) basis, so
>
> 1) Have they decided or they are in the process of vendor selection , is
> there a Tender or RFP on this proposal.
they have not decided yet. We are trying to get them to decide. We are trying t
o get more details about where the process stands currently.
> 2) Is this news item some sort of arm twisting exercise by Govt to get a
> better deal from M$ , folks on the ground will know about whats happenign
> any clues anybody .
Dont think so. They seem to be genuinely interested in FOSS.
> 3) What kind of support you expect from the community , are these folks who
> will be working on a campaign for some Vendors be getting paid by Vendor or
> will they be Hired in some way at a later stage, since this one looks like
> a long term project if at all it happens.
we are not looking at anybody getting paid for the support on the campaign :-)
--
Vinay Sreenivasa
IT for Change
91-98805-95032
[1]vinay(a)itforchange.net
[2]http://itforchange.net
[3]http://india.is-watch.net/
[4]http://is-watch.net
References
1. mailto:vinay@itforchange.net
2. http://itforchange.net/
3. http://india.is-watch.net/
4. http://is-watch.net/