Linuxers July 2009

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 75, Issue 50
by prathamesh 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in wrote: > Send Linuxers mailing list submissions to > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linuxers-owner(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxers digest..." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. VOB file merge and conversion (Ankit Sangwan) > 2. Re: VOB file merge and conversion (Sameep Kaul) > 3. Ultimate ubuntu available with me. (Krishnakant) > 4. Re: using orca to read pdf files in evince (Easwar Hariharan) > 5. Re: Ultimate ubuntu available with me. (Shirish Padalkar) > 6. Canonical releases source code for Launchpad > (Vivek Varghese Cherian) > 7. [OT] [X-Post] Setting Up a GNU / Linux Distro Store (Sameep Kaul) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [ILUG-BOM] VOB file merge and conversion > From: > Ankit Sangwan <ankit_1992s(a)yahoo.co.in> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:01:37 +0530 (IST) > To: > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To: > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > > I am new to linux. I am using Fedora 10. Recently i bought an iPod. I can't get to load my DVDs on my iPod because there are mutiple .vob files and .vob is not supported format of iPod. So please let me know if there is vob merge and convert software out there for fedora 10. > P.S.: It would be better if the software is free. > Regards, > Ankit. > > > > Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [ILUG-BOM] VOB file merge and conversion > From: > Sameep Kaul <sameep(a)tuxwire.com> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:06:26 +0530 (IST) > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ankit Sangwan" <ankit_1992s(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 2:01:37 PM GMT +05:30 Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] VOB file merge and conversion > > I am new to linux. I am using Fedora 10. Recently i bought an iPod. I can't get to load my DVDs on my iPod because there are mutiple .vob files and .vob is not supported format of iPod. So please let me know if there is vob merge and convert software out there for fedora 10. > P.S.: It would be better if the software is free. > Regards, > Ankit. > > > > > Hi Ankit , > > There are several ways to do it. Handbrake or Avidemux would be your best bet. Here are a couple of links you can use to get started. They might be for other distributions but should work well for fedora. > > Handbrake : > > http://www.zimbio.com/Ubuntu+Linux/articles/336/Using+Handbrake+Easily+Conv… > http://howto.diveintomark.org/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ > > > Avidemux > > [Screencast] > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxtxNGX6tJQ > > > Regards, > > Sameep > [tuxwire.com] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [ILUG-BOM] Ultimate ubuntu available with me. > From: > Krishnakant <krmane(a)gmail.com> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:19:31 +0530 > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > > Hello all, > I got ultimate ubuntu 32 and 64 bit downloaded and iso images (2 gb ) > are available. > > For those who don't know, ultimate ubuntu is an all inclusive distro > built up on ubuntu, with the addition of many softwares and multimedia > libraries. > > Actually it is the usual ubuntu which has be remastered to add all the > codecs for audio vidio and many softwares like inkscape and thunderbird > get installed by default. I also found a lot of admin tools in the > system by default. > softwares like gpartit and other interesting tools are also there by > default. 3D desktop is also enabled by default which can obviously be > switched on and off at will. > > the only down side of this remastered ubuntu 9.04 version is that it > takes about 45 minits to install on an average. > > If any one would be interested I would be most happy to provide dvd for > either 32 or 64 bit. > Even better I will try to download this on a server where I have about > 250 gb for foss related activities. > happy hacking. > Krishnakant. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [ILUG-BOM] using orca to read pdf files in evince > From: > Easwar Hariharan <meindian523(a)gmail.com> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:09:45 +0530 > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Krishnakant<krmane(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 16:33 +0530, Kussh Singh wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I cud get orca to start up and have configured it. But it is not able to >>> read any page which is open in the evince document reader. The key binding >>> for "reading entire document" is KP_add. I wonder what that means. Can >>> anybody help?. Orca is only able to read menus or echo typed characters, >>> words etc and that too is hardly heard (voice is cut). >>> >>> >> Orca reads every thing for me. >> I use ubuntu 9.04 and all works well. >> I for example not just get to read the full text of an openoffice >> wordprocessor, but also get to know the font attributes like bold >> italics and size, etc. >> >> spreadsheets also work abslutely fine. >> >> I use pdf2text or pdf2html depending on whether formatting information >> is of any interest to me. >> Right now evince is not accessible because the evince guys are not >> really into lot of accessibility, although they are showing some active >> interest into it off late. >> >> Else all works absolutely fine. >> >> > > Was any work on accessibility of Evince done during the recent Mozilla > Firefox 3.5 Release Party/CAMPStudio pad.ma overview,according to the > plan set forth by KK during the MumPy meet at CAMPStudio?No minutes > are available on the wiki. > > Thanks and Regards > Easwar > Registered Linux user #442065 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [ILUG-BOM] Ultimate ubuntu available with me. > From: > Shirish Padalkar <shirish4you(a)gmail.com> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:22:42 +0530 > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > To: > "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > > Another drawback of Ubuntu Ultimate (at least I noticed) is it's a bit > unstable. It crashes too often. > > If they have made some improvements in current release, then it's kool. :) > hi, i am using ubuntu ultimate edition 2.2 (32-bit). & i not yet found any crash. also it is loaded with lots of new themes which are more attractive, new features like partition editor, firewall configuration, backup facility, & many packages. must say it is ultimate. regards, Prathamesh. > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Krishnakant <krmane(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hello all, >> I got ultimate ubuntu 32 and 64 bit downloaded and iso images (2 gb ) >> are available. >> >> For those who don't know, ultimate ubuntu is an all inclusive distro >> built up on ubuntu, with the addition of many softwares and multimedia >> libraries. >> >> Actually it is the usual ubuntu which has be remastered to add all the >> codecs for audio vidio and many softwares like inkscape and thunderbird >> get installed by default. I also found a lot of admin tools in the >> system by default. >> softwares like gpartit and other interesting tools are also there by >> default. 3D desktop is also enabled by default which can obviously be >> switched on and off at will. >> >> the only down side of this remastered ubuntu 9.04 version is that it >> takes about 45 minits to install on an average. >> >> If any one would be interested I would be most happy to provide dvd for >> either 32 or 64 bit. >> Even better I will try to download this on a server where I have about >> 250 gb for foss related activities. >> happy hacking. >> Krishnakant. >> >> >> >> -- >> http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >> >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [ILUG-BOM] Canonical releases source code for Launchpad > From: > Vivek Varghese Cherian <vivekcherian(a)gmail.com> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:16:10 +0530 > To: > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To: > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > > Hi folks, > > Finally Launchpad is Free/Open sourced :-) > > http://www.ubuntu.com/news/canonical-open-sources-launchpad > > https://dev.launchpad.net/ > > > Regards, > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [ILUG-BOM] [OT] [X-Post] Setting Up a GNU / Linux Distro Store > From: > Sameep Kaul <sameep(a)tuxwire.com> > Date: > Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:15:13 +0530 (IST) > To: > ubuntu-in(a)lists.ubuntu.com > > To: > ubuntu-in(a)lists.ubuntu.com > > > Hi , > > Would anyone be interested in setting up and running an Online Store [India Only] selling CDs / DVDs of different GNU/Linux distributions ? There are a few people selling distros however noboy has a dedicated store yet. > > If anyone is interested , please contact me offlist. > > > Thanks in advance , > > Regards, > > > Sameep > [tuxwire.com] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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need help on dep packaging for gnukhata.
by Krishnakant 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

hello all, I created the much awaited deb packages for GNUKhata. thy are right now available at http://kk.hipatia.net/public/gnukhata/ (/ at the end needs to be included ). I am facing a few problems as this is actually the very first time that I am building deployment quality deb packages. Right now the way those packages are built, I am sure that they only work on ubuntu 9.04 or perhaps the latest debian. I want to make GNUKhata work on ubuntu 9.04, 8.04 LTS, and also on debian. Can some one volantear for helping me do this? Further more, regarding daemons, I checked on the links provided by siddhesh and JTD in particular. the tutorials were good to understand basic daemon creation. But there are 2 major problems. Firstly GNUKhata is not a c program but an interprited python based application. So daemonising it is alltogether a different ball game. Secondly, if some one could help out in the deb and rpm (deb on priority ), then I would also like to know if there is a way out to write some code that automates the setup completely? For example on any distro the server deb package should first check for dependencies and install them if necessary, then create the gnukhata user, which is dedicated to run the gnukhata application server. Then the deb file should also generate the basic database and add the necessary tables. Is this possible to do with a deb file? I am sure then we can easily make an rpm by even using alien or some other software. Any help from Kartik, Rajiv or any one would be appreciated. As I mentioned the rudimentary deb packages are available at the url given at the top of this email. Help me to help making GNUKhata deployable. Thanks in advance. happy hacking. Krishnakant.

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Struggle with OpenSuse Network Install
by Deepak Kashyap 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Dear Members, Your expertise is appreciated. Goal : To be able to setup OpenSuse11.1 DVD version on my EEEBox first & then on other computers using ftp install , my Vista Laptop running Filezilla or xlight will do the FTP work I have tried a lot of things to boot the OS using Pen drive but always ended up on the linuxrc screen To avoid the "SHA1 Sum wrong" error I now Type "Linux install insecure=1",but I still get "No Repository Found". I have extracted the OpenSuse DVD ISO using 7zip and put it in d:\xampp\htdocs\download So for ftp the path is ftp://192.168.0.101/ & for http://192.168.0.101/download I have made \htdocs\download home directory for ftp Both Ftp & HTTP install start but end with error "no repos... found" I have also tried copying the ISO content into USB, renaming isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg & using syslinux to make it bootable. It too didn't work With regards Deepak Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/

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Install Opensuse11.1 FTP Install
by Deepak Kashyap 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Dear Members, I want to Install OpenSuse 11.1 on my EEE B202 having only LAN & USB . I have the following Hardware at my disposal My Laptop with Vista Business ,This laptop has the DVD ISO image of 11.1. I have a 8GB USB Pen Drive too. So far I tried Unetbootin ( downloaded from Sf.net) to make USB image for open suse but does not work , but I am able to get into "linux rc" using it I then started FTP server on the my WinBox and extracted the ISO to a folder using 7zip . The Linux rc opens the ftp server & then it pops up an error " NO repository found" or "Ftp://192.168.0.100/%2Fboot/i386/branding SHA1 Sum Wrong" After this it exists setup ,How can I solve this.. With regards Deepak Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/

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[COMMERCIAL] Linux engineers required by our clients
by Sudhir Gandotra 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

The following openings are available, with our Corporate clients, for suitable persons. Please email your detailed resume with current and expected CTC, and time to join, to take forward the matter : 1. TOMCAT SERVER ADMINISTRATOR : Thorough experience and ability to Administer, Fine-tune, Migrate (& everything else involved in ensuring that the server with 4,00,000+ hits per day works and works), and lead a team of 3 such engineers. Three engineers are required. The Team-leader will be sent to US site initially for a month and will then manage things from India (Delhi). 2. LINUX INTERNAL SYSTEM ADMIN: If you have the confidence of knowing "everything" of Linux; If you can build and crash Linux; If you can administrate any kind of Linux server; If you can lead a team of System admins who will work on different kinds of servers; If you can lead a team to manage a Multi-location network, get back to us. The positions are in Chandigarh & Delhi initially. Remuneration will not be the first criteria for any of the above openings. Qualities of being a Team-player, Team-leader, Long-term commitments will make all the difference and get you what you want (in terms of environment, growth and remuneration). Please email only if you have the ability and confidence of great growth. Sudhir Gandotra www.sudhirgandotra.in Best Indian Linux for 2008 - www.OpenLX.com Humanising Technology - Transforming Lives

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[OT] TuxDVDs - Online Linux Distro Store Open
by Sameep 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

TuxDVDs is a brand new online store selling Linux , BSD and Solaris Distros . Since its only a couple of days old , it only has 50 distros as of now. However , new Distros are going to be added everyday. Presently , PayPal and Cheque / DD are the only modes of payment , however a Cash On Delivery solution is in the pipeline. All CDs are about Rs. 50 and DVDs about Rs. 100 . The prices may vary a bit since they are pegged to the US Dollar [ A PayPal Requirement ] . Big Distro Packs like Debian are at a discounted price of about Rs. 250. Shipping is at a flat rate of Rs. 50 [Approx], handled by Professional Courier Services and should take a maximum of 3 Working Days. I hope everyone finds it useful. TuxDVDs : The Best Online Distro Store The store is brand new and might have a few bugs. I would be grateful if members of the LUG would be kind enough to point them out.

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Linux Credit Card ?
by Anjanesh Lekshminarayanan 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Linux Credit Card - Will this really materialize ? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/28/linux-foundation-launches-branded-cred… http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/linux-credit-card -- Anjanesh Lekshmnarayanan

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[commercial]Drupal / PHP Programmers required
by Amit Gupta 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

We are looking for Drupal / Open Source Professionals 6 Months of Drupal Experience or minimum 1 Year PHP is required. Please list a few sites you have already done. Send your resumes to info(a)creativemerchants.com Regards, Amit Gupta Creative Merchants +91 9819258570 www.creativemerchants.com <http://www.creativemerchants.com/>

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Tally ERP on Linux-OpenSuse 11.1 Works
by Deepak Kashyap 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Dear Linuxsers, I have installed Tally Erp 9 on wine using OpenSuse 11.1 on a regular AMD Athlon Desktop.It work well. Now My issue is how do I load Opensuse to eeeBox b202 pc which has only usb based external drive. Previously I have used Unetbootin to create a Ubuntu Interprid loader.. When I use the same method for Opensuse it just does not boot gives an error /ubkern corrupt ? I have used the same ISO to make the DVD to load the other computer Please help me with this , At least a lan based installl should be possible But I don't know how to ? With regards Deepak Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/

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Tally ERP on Linux-OpenSuse 11.1 Works
by Deepak Kashyap 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Dear Linuxsers, I have installed Tally Erp 9 on wine using OpenSuse 11.1 on a regular AMD Athlon Desktop.It work well. Now My issue is how do I load Opensuse to eeeBox b202 PC which has only usb based external drive. Previously I have used Unetbootin to create a Ubuntu Interprid loader.. When I use the same method for Opensuse it just does not boot gives an error /ubkern corrupt ? I have used the same ISO to make the DVD to load the other computer Please help me with this , At least a LAN based install should be possible But I don't know how to ? With regards Deepak Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/

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Obama's CTO is Aneesh Chopra
by jitendra 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

President Obama's CTO is Aneesh Chopra . Aneesh graduated with a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1997. He graduated with a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1994. (http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/aneesh-chopra-great-federal-cto.html) "Chopra demonstrates a deep understanding of the idea that the government is an enabler, not the ultimate solution provider. From the list of (his) initiatives , you can see that Chopra grasps the power of open source software, Web 2.0, user-participation, and why it's better to harness the ingenuity of a developer community than to specify complete top-down solutions." (http://paniit2009.org/program/speakers/aneesh-chopra) Key Priorities: "The private sector needs to lead within a culture of open standards," -- jitendra

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A question on security.
by Cyril Chacko 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Hi All, Today a friend of mine showed me a security feature in Windows XP, which to my knowledge is not available under Linux.(Please tell me I am wrong). So here goes, he showed me a security feature in Windows XP wherein the user can setup a custom access to their own files and restrict access to others, including Adminstrators. Is there a way to do so in GNU/Linux systems (for root)? As I am not aware of any means, I was not able to give him any answers. This feature came to light when we were discussing our Company's adoption of IS)-27001. He has also claimed that this is also the reason why Linux adoption in Enterprises is very low. Regards Cyril Chacko -- Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Make sure they are on you.

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Projects for pre university students
by jtd 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnugeneration -- Rgds JTD

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[Commercial][X-Post]Required: Software vendor to create application for NGO (Mumbai based)
by steve 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Hi, An acquaintance of mine works for a Mumbai based NGO[1]. They are looking to replace (and add additional features to) an existing application that they use to record and manage their data (I don't know the exact details about this yet). The current application they use was built by a couple of guys using ASP+MS SQL. They do not have the source code for the current application. So, they are looking to: a. Replicate all the functionality of the current application. b. Migrate the current data to the new application. c. Add a new module which provides a workflow similar to the existing one. d. Design the application in such a manner that allows addition of further workflows. e. Provide support and feature enhancement (for something like 5+ years) They also would like to share this application with their offices worldwide if they find it useful enough for their purposes. I strongly recommended that they go the Open source way by asking whichever vendor they choose to provide them with the source code under a FOSS license. I further recommended that they insist on building the application using FOSS (for instance, a LAMP stack). Now, since they are non-technical per se and it seems like their original software provider is no longer 'available', they need guidance/advice for the specifications itself. So, here's my request, can somebody in Mumbai ... a. Be willing to visit this organization, take a look at their existing application and advise them on the best (FOSS oriented) approach to take ? (It'll be nice if someone can do this without slapping a consulting fee on them). b. Build this application and provide the required support (This, of course, would be a regular business contract). Obviously, (a) and (b) can be the same person/company. If you are interested, please contact me offline and I'll provide further details. cheers, - steve [1] http://psi.org/ http://psi.org.in/ -- random non tech spiel: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ tech randomness: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ --------------------

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Last Date for comments - National Policy on ICT in School Education
by vinay ವಿನಯ್ 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Dear All, The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) has released a draft 'National Policy on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) In School Education' (see http://education.nic.in/secedu/ict.pdf , I have also attached the policy). While the earlier policy draft did not have even a single mention of FOSS, the current draft states in para 5.3.2 "Free ware, free and open source software applications will be preferred". Certain other sections which are appreciable are - "4.1.2 The ICT literacy programme will endeavour to provide a broad set of generic skills and conceptual knowledge and not focus on mastering the use of specific software applications." It will be great if you can send in your feedback to MHRD, appreciating/welcoming the preference accorded to FOSS and also requesting if FOSS can be made mandatory instead of just preferred. (The FOSSCOMM letter is present here - http://fosscomm.in/LetterForEducationPolicy . If required you can use the text from there in the feedback you send to the ministry. ) The feedback needs to be mailed to : ictpolicy.edu(a)nic.in The last date for receiving comments is 29 July (today) hence request you to please send in your comments at the earliest. Please mail me /call me for any queries : vinay(a)itforchange.net ; 91-98805 95032 Thanks, Vinay. -- Vinay Sreenivasa IT for Change 91-98805-95032 vinay(a)itforchange.net http://itforchange.net http://public-software.in

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[JOBS] [X-Post] Application Engineer at Guruji.com : PHP, Perl & MySQL
by Harish S 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

To Apply send a mail with your resume to : harish *AT* guruji *DOT* com * Application Engineer* *Job Responsibilities* You will be responsible for developing new features for the core search platform. The job includes writing PHP and Perl scripts to develop auxiliary applications for the search engine. You will have added advantage if you have working knowledge in MySQL database. You will be working in a fast paced environment in which you will be expected to have a quick grasp of new problems. *Candidate's Profile* You should have 1 to 5 years of experience developing web applications using PHP and Perl. You should have Bachelors degree in Engineering (Computer Science graduates are preferred) with good programming skills. You have to take initiatives to identify bottlenecks and come up with solutions. You should have the passion to learn and apply the new technologies on the job. You should also be able to work independently with little or no supervision. *Required Skills* Expertise in PHP and/or Perl. Working knowledge of HTML, Linux, MySQL and Scripting (bash/tcsh/zsh). * Desired Skills* Javascript, CSS, AJAX, Working knowledge of Web Servers (Apache,lighty, nginx) *Additional Skills* C/C++, Python, XSLT, Flash, GIMP, Hadoop * Desired Experience* * About 2 to 3 years in a systems, search or networking company. * Experience with distributed systems. * Research experience in advanced computing especially networking, data mining, and information retrieval. * Experience of working in GNU/Linux OS. *Note:* With your resume, we strongly encourage you to send (if any). 1) Source codes of projects you have developed. 2) Links to technical posts in your blogs/ conversations in a LUG and/or other mailing lists. To Apply send a mail with your resume to : harish *AT* guruji *DOT* com Regards Harish -- Computers are like air conditioners - They can't do their job properly if you open windows

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Ayttm-0.5.0-111 is out
by Siddhesh Poyarekar 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Hi, Ayttm-0.5.0-111 has been released! There have been a number of improvements under the hood. Changes Changes: * Users can specify a different character encoding for each of their chat rooms/windows. There is also a new preference added called "encodings", which can be used to specify the list of encodings to be used to decode incoming data in case it is not in UTF-8. * Pong for the IRC ping. This enables ayttm to be used with servers that require a pong to keep a connection alive * Conform to Debians Lintian standards * Multiple fixes to irc * Multiple fixes to jabber * Fixed multiple UI related issues * Lots of bug fixes * A new contributor in the form of Piotr Stefaniak :) * Conform to Fedora packaging standards by providing a workaround for libtool to enable use of *.so for dynamically loading modules. We should have a Fedora package soon! For a full ChangeLog: http://ayttm.cvs.sf.net/viewvc/ayttm/ayttm/ChangeLog?revision=1.784&view=ma… Report bugs at: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=77614&atid=550744 Coming up in the next release: ========================= * Support for the new yahoo messenger protocol. Our messenger has not been disabled yet since we use a very old protocol. The transition to the new protocol will happen before August 15th * Support for the new MSN protocol * Better connectivity support under the hood Wishlist: ====== * Hunspell support * Prettier smileys and icons -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.in

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Canonical releases source code for Launchpad
by Vivek Varghese Cherian 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi folks, Finally Launchpad is Free/Open sourced :-) http://www.ubuntu.com/news/canonical-open-sources-launchpad https://dev.launchpad.net/ 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

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] VOB file merge and conversion
by Sameep Kaul 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ankit Sangwan" <ankit_1992s(a)yahoo.co.in> To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 2:01:37 PM GMT +05:30 Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi Subject: [ILUG-BOM] VOB file merge and conversion I am new to linux. I am using Fedora 10. Recently i bought an iPod. I can't get to load my DVDs on my iPod because there are mutiple .vob files and .vob is not supported format of iPod. So please let me know if there is vob merge and convert software out there for fedora 10. P.S.: It would be better if the software is free. Regards, Ankit. Hi Ankit , There are several ways to do it. Handbrake or Avidemux would be your best bet. Here are a couple of links you can use to get started. They might be for other distributions but should work well for fedora. Handbrake : http://www.zimbio.com/Ubuntu+Linux/articles/336/Using+Handbrake+Easily+Conv… http://howto.diveintomark.org/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ Avidemux [Screencast] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxtxNGX6tJQ Regards, Sameep [tuxwire.com]

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using orca to read pdf files in evince
by Kussh Singh 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi, I cud get orca to start up and have configured it. But it is not able to read any page which is open in the evince document reader. The key binding for "reading entire document" is KP_add. I wonder what that means. Can anybody help?. Orca is only able to read menus or echo typed characters, words etc and that too is hardly heard (voice is cut). Regards, Kussh

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VOB file merge and conversion
by Ankit Sangwan 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

I am new to linux. I am using Fedora 10. Recently i bought an iPod. I can't get to load my DVDs on my iPod because there are mutiple .vob files and .vob is not supported format of iPod. So please let me know if there is vob merge and convert software out there for fedora 10. P.S.: It would be better if the software is free. Regards, Ankit. Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/

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[OT] [X-Post] Setting Up a GNU / Linux Distro Store
by Sameep Kaul 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi , Would anyone be interested in setting up and running an Online Store [India Only] selling CDs / DVDs of different GNU/Linux distributions ? There are a few people selling distros however noboy has a dedicated store yet. If anyone is interested , please contact me offlist. Thanks in advance , Regards, Sameep [tuxwire.com]

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CD / DVD Requests
by Roshan 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

List, Off late I've become yet-another-it-guy showing symptoms of 'busy-at-work'. I haven't been able to answer queries or follow up with people who have emailed me asking about Linux / requested media. I'm likely to forward many or all of these to the mailing list for media requests / queries. Quite a few newbies, so may be, they'll be advised to check the mailing list etiquette before, but I guess, some may read it, some may forget it! Also, if someone happens to log on to linux.org, please feel free to change the contact person (I seem to have changed it to my name, when I was sort-of so-called 'reasonably active') for the GLUG-BOM list / group. If you, the reader, are an active member here, please do so. I'll try to push myself back to 'reasonably-active' state. :) -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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flv conversion to ogg or mp3 files --video to audio files
by Kussh Singh 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

Hi all, Does anybody know of any FOSS program in linux which can convert from flv format (video) to mp3 or ogg (audio) format. I am using the file conversion service at zamzar.com and it takes pretty long to upload large files. It would be nice if there was a program for this sort of work. Also earlier i had heard about a site to convert pdfs to mp3 files but can't seem to find the site. if anybody knows of a good site or software pls let me know. I have been trying to update my knowledge and many times the eyes get tired and so audio would help supplement the learning process. Thanks for any help. Regards, Kussh

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Fwd: [ilugd] Openings@Yahoo
by Dinesh Shah 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Begin forwarded message: > From: recruit it <itrecruiterforyou(a)yahoo.com> > Date: 25 July 2009 1:59:13 GMT+05:30 > To: ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org > Subject: [ilugd] Openings@Yahoo > Reply-To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <ilugd(a)lists.linux-delhi.org> > > > Hi > > Yahoo is looking for senior professionals with the following skillset: > If interested pls send in your resume to itrecruiterforyou(a)yahoo.com > > Atleast 8 – 10 years of experience in IT industry, with hands-on exp > erience on multiple Unix variant high-end servers; operations that i > nclude high availability, capacity planning, SLA planning, etc. > > UNIX / Web / Database and other related: > > Excellent hands on linux or unix or any similar variants; both > administration and internals. > Working knowledge of apache or any web servers > Good understanding of apache logs, config, etc. and be able to debug > the issues > Experience of the file systems, nfs, dns, mail > Should be able to interpret system condition by looking at system > stats/profiles (e.g. CPU, Memory, Swap, disk capacity). > Good Working knowledge of ftp, tcp/ip, sockets and other necessary > protocols. > Automation experience in infrastructure monitoring > Usage of open source tools like nagios etc > > > Networking: > > Understanding of routers, switches, Should have dealt with network > debugging tools to check the trace routes, packet loss, TCP dumps > and relate it to the applications impact. > > Programming: > > Scripting in shell / Perl > Well versed with usage of Regular expressions, awk, sed >

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