Linuxers November 2010

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List of FOSS Events in India
by Naveen Dhanuka 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

Hi, I am writing an article for FOSS Guru on the FOSS events that are going on in India. I know of the following events: 1. FOSS.IN http://www.foss.in 2. Open Source India http://www.osidays.com 3. Freed.in http://www.freed.in 4. FOSSKriti http://www.techkriti.org/fosskriti/ 5. GNUnify http://www.gnunify.in 6. FOSSMeet http://www.fossmeet.in/ If u know of more events please write back. Regards, Naveen Dhanuka

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Contribute to Chamba Swathanthra Cinema project
by Praveen A 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

"I will contribute 500 Indian Rupees (or 10 USD) to Chamba Swathanthra Cinema Project but only if 100 other people will do the same." — Praveen Arimbrathodiyil, Coordinator for Chamba Project Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2011 22 people have signed up, 78 more needed More details Chamba project (http://www.chambaproject.in) is an ambitious effort to create a Swathanthra (Free/Libre) Animation Movie by pooling in contributions from people around the world and funding artists directly. … [View More]

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Seed Funding for Startup
by Anish Mohile 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Hey Guys/Members, I am not sure if this is the list I should be mailing but anyways, I have an idea for developing a technology product and I am currently in the process of building a prototype. I need seed funding for this product. Can anyone tell me where can I get contacts to angel investors / investors / VC funds, etc... Any help would really be appreciated. PS: I plan to make some parts of the product open-source once things start clicking but that is still a long shot. Hope to … [View More]

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running script only if USB is mounted
by Kshitiz 03 Dec '10

03 Dec '10

Hello friends I use rsync to copy my incremental data to an external harddisk every 5 minutes using cron. However, if the external harddisk, connected to the USB port is disconnected, the root partition fills up. I need your help to create a proper script that does the following: Before running the rsync copying script, I want to a) Add some statement that would check if the external harddisk is attached and mounted. b) If not, it should be mounted before the copying script is run to … [View More]

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A radical shift in e-governance
by Venkatesh Hariharan 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

The Hindu has a nice feature on the Indian open standards policy. The examples cited in this article are very relevant. Venky ===== A radical shift in e-governance On November 12, in a very progressive and sound move, the Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology notified the National Policy on Open Standards in e-governance An Indian case study of how open standards can make an impact on the domestic technology industry and promote innovation, by offering a level-playing … [View More]

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Incremental Backup using rsync
by Kshitiz 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Dear Friends Can anyone help me write a script for incremental backup using rsync to create multiple restore-point-backup that can be easily restored? I feel a full backup once in 400 days, with hourly incremental, daily incremental and weekly incremental backup being rotated in a way in which 1 full backup followed by 24 hourly incremental backups, interspersed with 7 daily incremental backups and 5 weekly incremental backups may be protection enough for my data. What is the you all's … [View More]

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Anyone used Xeam
by Kshitij M Kotak 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Anyone has used XEAM mailing server? Sent from Handheld Excuse typos

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SOLD
by jtd 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

http://www.novell.com/news/press/novell-agrees-to-be-acquired-by-attachmate… And M$ gets 788 patents. So we are going to see some M$ innovation via litigation, now that their puppet dog SCO is dead. Wonder how many of those patents are in SUSe and mono. -- Rgds JTD

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Questions on software applications
by Krithika 28 Nov '10

28 Nov '10

Dear All, Greetings from CIS! The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an advocacy and a research institute based in Bangalore involved in, among others, promoting values of open society to ensure access to knowledge. As part of Centre for Internet and Society's (CIS') project on software patent opposition, we need your technical expertise and assistance in getting answers for a few questions relating to software applications. If you have any information on any of the following questions, … [View More]

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Seed Funding for Startup
by Anish Mohile 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Hello Guys, On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Nadeem Khan <nadiem(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Anish, > > Can you explain what you are working on in 2-3 lines? Also lt me know > how much capital you are aiming at. If it excites me, I can invest in > this, personally. > > Thanks, > Nadeem. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Anish Mohile <anishsmohile(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hey Guys/Members, > > > > I am not sure if this is the … [View More]

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Linuxers November 2010