Linuxers October 2009

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Call for Contributors for a FOSS project
by Siddhesh Poyarekar 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi all, We are looking for contributors[+] to Ayttm[1][2], a universal instant messaging client. Here are the possible contribution scenarios along with skills required to get these things done: 0) Smileys and widget icons: Should know gimp/inkscape 1) Developers: C/C++ and gtk2/glib2 2) Developers to improve various chat protocol support: C/C++, protocol dump analysis (tcpdump, wireshark) 3) Developers to improve AIM/ICQ support: C/C++, protocol dump analysis (tcpdump, wireshark)[*] 4) Translators 5) Website/documentation maintainers: HTML, CSS, PHP, English. Basic image editing for screenshots or website design 6) Developers/Maintainers for the windows port: Windows development tools, C/C++, gtk2, glib2 Those interested may reply off-list. Please note that one does not exactly have to be a guru or an experienced hacker to give any of the above a shot. All we are looking for are people dedicated enough to want to learn any of the above skills and implement them. [1] http://ayttm.sourceforge.net [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayttm [*] Repeated 2) for AIM/ICQ since there is currently no one interested in this and we would really like this support to remain alive. [+] Voluntary basis. No pay. -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.in

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RHCE certification - Reg
by Ramang G 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

Dear all, I plan to do RHCE certification, I have familiarity with Linux servers worked for one year. Is it advisable to install Linux (RHE 4) at home PC and learn on own and do a certification. are there any CBT nuggets available? kindly advice thanks in advance, Raman.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OT RHCE certification - Reg - Digium Certification
by Mitul Limbani 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Hello, On a slightly different note, already the market is flooding with lot of RHCE around, so differentiation between expertise is very difficult. But if you have a good familiarity on Linux Servers, a very different market can be explored which has a huge demand (the Open Source Telecommunications market) especially after a lot of new Telco and VAS players coming in the market, the need for Asterisk Training and Certification has risen up to quite a good extent. All these new generation VAS companies require prior work expereince on Asterisk or Certification which can assure them on the expertise, and hence my recommendation on doing an Asterisk course along with Official Digium Certified Asterisk Professional (dCAP) would raise the bar and eventually help candidates land into a better paying jobs within India itself. Nevertheless It may sound like blowing our own trumpet, if any candidate is looking to explore better probablity in landing up a job, they can consider actively looking at an Asterisk Training n Certification course to get them booted into the VAST Open Source Telecommunications market not only in India but world wide. I would like to quote here words of John Hall (Mad Dog) - Chief Editor of Linux International -"I predict that over next three years, VoIP using an open-source solution, such as Asterisk, will generate more business than the entire Linux marketplace today," - Refrence : http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39169076,00.htm [1] So anyone interested to explore their career in the Open Source world of Telecommunications can connect with me offline and or look at : http://www.entvoice.com/training/ [2] Thanks & Regards, Mitul Limbani, Founder & CEO, Enterux Solutions, The Enterprise Linux Company (TM), www.enterux.com +91-9820332422 On Sat 24/10/09 11:59 , Vivek Varghese Cherian vivekcherian(a)gmail.com sent: On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Ramang G wrote: > Dear all, > > I plan to do RHCE certification, I have familiarity with Linux servers worked for one year. Is it advisable to install Linux (RHE 4) at home PC and learn on own and do a certification. > > are there any CBT nuggets available? > > kindly advice > > thanks in advance, > Raman. > You just need to attend one of the 'very special' certification exam oriented coaching classes at Vibrant or Ultramax (just google around for their websites) or there might be other centers if you ask around, if your sole intention is to clear the North American Linux Vendor's certification schemes. 'Familiarity' or real time hands on experience with GNU/Linux or a truly community edition operating system like CentOS 5.3 is _not_at_all_ a requirement, You need to just know how to hack (I did not say crack) the North American Linux Vendor's certification exams. The exam is designed in such a manner to very large extend that only people already familiar with the exam pattern (read having paid The North American Linux Vendor 250$ a couple of times as exam fees and having failed in the first few attempts, and and also purchased their so called study materials) can pass. The short cut way is to attend the 'very very special' coaching classes at some places in Mumbai (including at Vibrant and Ultramax). The rates of 'very special coaching' package at the coaching centers can be reduced if you know how to bargain well enough or have a few people as a batch with you. (If you want to know about the rates, kindly contact me off list). A phd in Fish Market style bargaining always helps on such occasions. Please use CentOS 5.3 and set up a small home lab consisting of at least 2 or 3 workstations to prepare for the exam. Try configuring one GNU/Linux box as a router. If possible get an MTNL connection with a static I.P Address (that is what I use these days), It took me just 1 day to get the Static I.P Address assigned (for the TriBand 256 Unlimited Downloads scheme) from the MTNL Vashi Office. The Modus operandi to get the Static I.P Address assigned within a day is to visit the MTNL office and request them (read pester) very very very very politely till they give you one. And you know Bingo it works!!!!! The whole process of setting this home lab and configuring the Hardware and Software itself would make you more than competent to handle the North American Linux Vendor's exam and most importantly will give you hands on experience with basic GNU/Linux Systems and Network Administration. CBT tutorials are good but nothing beats setting up the lab yourself. ps:- I am a practicing Senior GNU/Linux Systems Administrator and I do use Cent0S 5.3 at my work place and also on my personal laptop these days and have been using various GNU/Linux distributions for close to 7+ years including the North American Vendor's offerings. Regards, -- Vivek Varghese Cherian Website : http://vivekvc.freeshell.org Blog: http://vivekvc.wordpress.com IRC: Vivek and ViveKVC on both Freenode and OFTC GPG Key fingerprint: 0F53 447E A8D1 C4F7 C14E F117 A040 E935 7DFA D159 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers ------------------------- Msg sent via Enterux Enterprise Email Server : http://www.enterux.com/ Links: ------ [1] http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39169076,00.htm [2] http://www.entvoice.com/training/ [3] mailto:mailramang@yahoo.com

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Richard Stallman On FOSS GNU And Freedom
by Shankar Moorthy 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Richard Stallman On FOSS GNU And Freedom - A Must-Watch: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C2233C191A464B26

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AMR to MP3 or other Audio Formats
by Rony 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Hello, Came across this usefull utility to convert mobile audio files (.amr) to other audio formats. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=174215 The relevant link and instructions are in the second last and last message. Earlier messages have broken links. http://www.miksoft.net/products/mmc-lin.tar.gz Somehow the 'MobileMusicConverter' script file in the unzipped folder does not open on clicking. It has to be run in a gui terminal using ./MobileMediaConverter Then it will open a gui for the program. Rest is very direct and intuitive. Very handy utility to convert amr audio recordings from mobile phones. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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[OT] internship opportunities in NGOs related to FOSS
by Nikhil Marathe 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Hi all, I'm a second year engineering student. As part of our curriculum at DA-IICT ( http://www.daiict.ac.in ) we are required to do a rural internship ( ie. work with an NGO and contribute to society in some way ). Now I really want to do this well, so I figured if I could find a place where I could work with technologies I'm passionate about, that would be the best. So I'm really hoping to find some organisation which uses FOSS extensively in its day to day activities and could use another hand. The details are: Time frame: 2-3 weeks in December 2009 Place: willing to go almost anywhere, but I live in mumbai Areas I can work on: * Web development * Software development * Computer/Network setup * System administration * Teaching FOSS My resume can be found at http://22bits.exofire.net/resume.html PS. I would also appreciate pointers to organisations which could use any kind of IT help, not necessarily in FOSS. Thanks a lot, Nikhil

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Fwd: [FSF] Why is free software important to you? Submit your response to our new video campaign!
by Nagarjuna G. 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Holmes Wilson <campaigns(a)fsf.org> Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:20 AM Subject: [FSF] Why is free software important to you? Submit your response to our new video campaign! To: info-fsf(a)gnu.org, info-member(a)gnu.org The FSF is launching a new advocacy campaign, and we'd love to have you involved. One of the most important tasks for us at FSF is to help foster the understanding that free software is crucial to a free society, and that citizens should switch to free software at home and in their own work, for freedom's sake. But in many ways, most of this work has always been done by the millions of free software users around the world, telling others why they care about free software and what they use it for. So, why not make all that energy, specificity, and persuasion part of our message to the world on FSF.org? And what better way to do it than with videos from free software supporters, published using free formats and an exciting new free standard for online video? In 2-5 minutes, using a camcorder, digital camera, or webcam, you can create a video about why you or a friend love free software. Then submit your video and invite friends to do the same! Submission guidelines: * <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/video_testimonial_guidelines/> At the Women in Free Software Summit and the Boston celebration of Software Freedom Day 2009, FSF volunteer Dana Moser roved the event asking participants the following questions, and making videos of the responses: * "What do you do with free software?" * "Why do you like free software?" * "Why is software freedom important to you?" Blog post with Dana's videos: * <http://www.fsf.org/news/video_testimonials_campaign/> Direct links to the video files: * <http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/what_like_sm.ogv> * <http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/important_sm.ogv> More about Dana: * <http://curiousart.org/resume.html> We look forward to watching your contributions! Thanks, Holmes Wilson Free Software Foundation P.S. We've been collecting written testimonials for a while -- check out the link below. If you'd like to submit a written testimonial, email testimonials(a)fsf.org. * <http://www.fsf.org/resources/testimonials> If you'd also like to put up a short video to be part of our end of year fundraising campaign, instructions are here: * <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/year-end-fundraising-videos/> info-fsf mailing list info-fsf(a)gnu.org Unsubscribe: http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-fsf -- Nagarjuna G. http://www.gnowledge.org/

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Knoppix... at six
by Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरो नया] فريدريك نورونيا 20 Oct '09

20 Oct '09

SEE VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovA3haaDmO4 Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (pronounced /kəˈnɒpɪks/, kə-NOP-iks[2]), is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD, one of the first of its kind for any operating system. Knoppix was developed by GNU/Linux consultant Klaus Knopper. When starting a program it is loaded from the optical disc and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly. Although Knoppix is primarily designed to be used as a Live CD, it can also be installed on a hard disk like a typical operating system. Computers that support booting from USB devices can load Knoppix from a live USB flash drive or memory card. Animesh Nerurkar of Goa, India demos Knoppix 6 from his home at Miramar. Oct 20, 2009. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com FSUG-Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fsug-goa/join

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[GLUG-Bom]Request from Indian Express' tech magazine for an interaction
by Easwar Hariharan 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:18 AM, <aditya.kelekar(a)expressindia.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM, <aditya.kelekar(a)expressindia.com> wrote: > > > > Sub: Request from Indian Express' tech magazine for an interaction > > > > Dear Easwar Hariharan, > > > > How are you? I am Aditya Kelekar, part of the editorial team with Express > > Intelligent Enterprise, an enterprise technology magazine from the Indian > > Express group. > > > > I got your details from the Mumbai Linux Users Group forum. I would like > to > > have an interaction with you on the usage of open source technologies in > > Indian enterprises. > > > > Can you please let me know your interest in the interaction by Monday? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Regards > > > > Aditya > *Questions for a feature on use of open source technologies in Indian enterprises* *1. What have been your main projects involving open source in the last six months?* What have been your observations: (i) Are the technologies as robust and useful as you would have expected to find in some of the established proprietary solutions packages? (for eg there are arguments that individual versions of Unix have features that are not found on Linux) (ii)Is the support mechanism well established? (iii) is the support price much lesser than the licensing + support price from vendors selling proprietary software? *2. Finding talent* skilled at open source market – is this still a challenge in India? Do you think that the certifications programs (for testing technical skills related to open source technologies) have sufficiently matured? 3. What happens when technology platforms vary across departments and the diverse platforms don’t talk to each other (for eg. one department uses open source, another uses proprietary) *Is this a problem with many organizations and if so, how is it being resolved*? 4. Do you find the open source v/s proprietary debate a meaningful one or one lacking relevance? (In the wake of the fact that there are an increasing number of alliances between vendors selling proprietary technology and those providing services for open source applications)? From Aditya Kelekar Sr Correspondent Intelligent Enterprise The Indian Express > <disclaimer snipped> > > I am delighted to be given this opportunity, but regret that I'm the > wrong person for such a discussion. I'm a final year engineering > student and will graduate only in May 2010. :) I could, though, > redirect you to persons more competent to handle this like J.T. > D'Souza, or R.K. Rajeev, or with your permission, I could forward your > mail to the GLUG-Bombay mailing list, whereupon the relevant persons > may volunteer to conduct this session with you. > > Regards, > Easwar > Registered Linux user #442065 > Dear Easwar, A Happy Diwali to you! Nice to know that you are taking active part in open source communities even in your student life! Yes, please forward the mail to Mr D'Souza and Mr Rajeev. I suppose they are either open source solution providers or have deployed open source in their own firms/organizations and would have formed some opinion on some of the current issues. Also, it would be nice if you could post it on the GLUG-Bombay forum...I will be happy to interact with members who want to share their views. I would like to interact with you also. I suppose you must have experimented or have been witness to experiments on FOSS in your institution. I would like to know about your experience. Would be grateful if you could spare some time. (If it's convenient for you, we can meet; I am based out of South Mumbai). Thanks a lot for your willingness to co-ordinate. Warm regards Aditya <disclaimer snipped> As outlined in the email above, Mr. Aditya Kelekar from the Indian Express would like to find out about the usage of FOSS in enterprises. In this regard, I recommended, in consultation with Mehul and Roshan, JT D'Souza and R.K Rajeev for the session, since, being a student, I'm not in a position to comment on the issue. Mehul also recommends Rahul Sundaram and Raj Mathur for the same. With Mr. Aditya's permission, I'm posting this to the list for discussion. People interested in discussing this may please post to this thread, while I direct Mr. Aditya to follow the discussion on the list. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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squid failover using RHCS
by Advait Raut 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hi guys, I have configured squid server on two nodes. my requirement is to have a squid failover using RHCS. RHCS is also configured with a virtual ip monitoring both the servers. virtual ip :- 192.168.1.100 Now the issue is that my virtual ip is configured on all browsers with port 8080 for proxy purpose. ie:192.168.1.100:8080 now the request coming from browsers with virtual ip and port number 8080 are properly directed to a active server but the request going out from the active squid server doesn't takes virtual ip it takes its on eth0 ip ie:192.168.1.1 of Active server and hits firewall due to which firewall blocks the ip and hence no page is displayed. so what i have did was i have configured iptables postrouting which nats all the outgoing request from eth0 to virtual ip. #iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.1.1 -o eth0 -j SNAT --to- 192.168.1.100 After this rule am able to receive web pages. but cluster doesn't works at all. what i mean is if i try to shutdown active server the virtual ip doesn't shifts to passive server. note:- before applying iptables the cluster works fine but cat get webpages as mention earlies. please help guys if any body have any solution or have configured RHCS for the same. -- Regards Advait Raut

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