Linuxers November 2011

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Beaglebone hacking session at Droidcon
by Siji Sunny 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

DroidCon : Nov-18 & 19,Bangalore http://droidcon.in/2011/ Khasim's Mail from beagleboard maillist : Hi all, We will be introducing Beaglebone running Android from arowboat.org for the first time live at http://droidcon.in/2011/ What's more ? There will be a big hackers corner with : - Lots of beaglebone(s), beagleboard xm (s), pandaboards, craneboards, flashboards, lot more - Instructors from arowboat.org community to teach/discuss Android internals - Beginners sessions will be conducted every 3 hrs. - Tools and sources will be provided handy - Win exciting prizes - You could win a "beaglebone" Thanks to Android porting, arowboat.org communities for helping us. Looking forward to meet you there, if you have more inputs, suggestions, please write to me directly. Regards, Khasim -- Siji Sunny

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Video of Linus Talking about Indian contribution
by Swapnil Bhartiya 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Extracted the chunk where Linus talks about India. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=worGBIx-pdU -- Swapnil Bhartiya Editor: Muktware.com Skype: No Way...its non-free. Looking for alternatives Facebook: http://facebook.com/muktware Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware Google+ : https://plus.google.com/109027644713767623413/posts

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Complete Docu-Interview of Linus Torvalds
by Swapnil Bhartiya 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi we just released the video of interview with Linus Torvalds. Its here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3a_HVnJSMHU -- Swapnil Bhartiya Editor: Muktware.com Skype: No Way...its non-free. Looking for alternatives Facebook: http://facebook.com/muktware Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware Google+ : https://plus.google.com/109027644713767623413/posts

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Boot to Gecko : Web based Mobile Operating system My Mozilla
by Siji Sunny 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

** *Mozilla announced more details and a project roadmap for its Android-based, web-centric Boot to Gecko (BTG) mobile operating system, including plans to release a version in the second quarter of 2012. It also announced an updated Firefox 8 web browser for desktop and mobile devices, featuring improved HTML5 support, Twitter integration, and an enhanced password function for Android.* Read More : https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G -- Siji Sunny

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Plasma Active : Technology for an intelligent user experience
by Siji Sunny 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Plasma Active is innovative technology for an intelligent user experience (UX). It is intended for all types of tablets, smartphones and touch computing devices such as settop boxes, smart TVs, home automation, in-vehicle infotainment. The goals for this KDE open source project are: - a fast embedded UX platform with minimal memory requirements - customizable and modular to support different form factors - an interface that adapts as users change Activities. http://plasma-active.org/ -- Siji Sunny

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fedora 15 - Unable to connect to Internet (Lan-based SSV/24online)
by Rony 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

-----Original Message----- From: Sachin Divekar Sent: 04/11/2011, 20:37 To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fedora 15 - Unable to connect to Internet (Lan-based SSV/24online) On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > -To ensure interoperability: Some internet service providers bind their > > > service to a specific MAC address; if the user then changes their > network > > > card or intends to install a router, the service won't work anymore. > > > Changing the MAC address of the new interface will solve the problem. > ( > > > re-read this thread ) > > > > Could you expand on the interoperability part, on what is it and how > > does binding of MAC id help ensure that? > > > > This particular ISP (SSV) bind ethernet MAC address for authentication. So > according to > them if someone is using one machine then he must stick to that if he do > not have router. > > In the context above, what do you mean by the term 'interoperability' and > how does binding a mac id help an isp achieve that? > > sorry, "interoperability" was wrong word. proper term, *maybe*, would be "to ensure portability of the connection on more than one systems". and it is in context of user not ISP. I am rephrasing my wordings. For user, changing MAC ensures that he can use the internet connection which is bound to a specific MAC id, on more than one systems. Correct! Binding mac ids prevents interoperability and spoofing mac ids is a workaround over this device locking by isps. :-) Regards, Rony.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fedora 15 - Unable to connect to Internet (Lan-based SSV/24online)
by Rony 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

-----Original Message----- > > -To ensure interoperability: Some internet service providers bind their > > service to a specific MAC address; if the user then changes their network > > card or intends to install a router, the service won't work anymore. > > Changing the MAC address of the new interface will solve the problem. ( > > re-read this thread ) > > Could you expand on the interoperability part, on what is it and how > does binding of MAC id help ensure that? > This particular ISP (SSV) bind ethernet MAC address for authentication. So according to them if someone is using one machine then he must stick to that if he do not have router. In the context above, what do you mean by the term 'interoperability' and how does binding a mac id help an isp achieve that? Regards, Rony.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Interview of Linus Torvalds; He Also Speaks Of Sad Situation Of India (Nishit Dave)
by Brian D'Souza 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

> From: Nishit Dave <stargazer.dave(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:54:29 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Interview of Linus Torvalds; He Also Speaks Of Sad Situation Of India > On Nov 3, 2011 10:08 AM, "Akshay Mishra" <akshaymishra(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > the social condition in India is very different. > > > > The issue is not about social conditions at all. People choose software > development as a lucrative career, and not just because they like it. Many > of the developers come from non-engineering backgrounds, leave aside > computer science/engg. and therefore you don't see many kernel > contributors. The understanding (engg aspect) of many comp sci graduates is just abt the same as a arts or comm student. Our education system does not build young minds in a way that kernal contributors need to think and apply their engg knowledge. > Hardly anybody understands the Free Software / Open Source philosophy. In > fact, many still believe in the ancient Microsoft FUD of open source being > more insecure as anybody can see and change it. > > Apart from philosophy and knowledge related hurdles, another one is that as > FLOSS is not prevalent, freeloaders have a license to steal code without > the fear of being discovered. However, that is a strawman argument. > > Ultimately, as long as developers continue to evaluate opportunities purely > on the basis of how much salary / development fees they will earn, they > will not program just for the joy of it. This has to be expected. We > aren't called a nation of traders for nothing.

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Interview of Linus Torvalds; He Also Speaks Of Sad Situation Of India
by Swapnil Bhartiya 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

India is kind of somewhat a sad situation. Compared to the amount of educated people, I think India is fairly low on the list compared to what it could be. Culturally it should be fairly easy, because language barriers should not be there. If you are educated in India, you know English even if it is not your first language. So India actually should have an easier time being involved in some of the discussions. Don't get me wrong, there are developers, but just not as many as I would expect. And I don't know quite why. There is a fair amount of really enthusiastic local LUGs and I get to hear about them. But, at the same time I don't know India, you know much better. My gut feeling is that a lot of the actual professional developers in India see software development as a job and not as a hobby. That's the kind of picture I've gotten, I don't know if it's true. If you see it [software development] as a job and not as a hobby the whole open source thing is not as natural anymore. http://www.muktware.com/news/2855 -- Swapnil Bhartiya Editor: Muktware.com Skype: No Way...its non-free. Looking for alternatives Facebook: http://facebook.com/muktware Twitter: http://twitter.com/muktware Google+ : https://plus.google.com/109027644713767623413/posts

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fedora 15 - Unable to connect to Internet (Lan-based SSV/24online)
by Rony 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

-----Original Message----- > > They bind your ethernet MAC id. So if you are already using their > connection > on > windows box you need to set your windows mac in linux. > > Please guide me on this part (setting the windows MAC). -- Mac ids are in the hardware not OS. It is the same in all OSs unless it is cloned from another device in a particular OS. Regards, Rony.

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