Linuxers May 2011

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38 participants
31 discussions

03 Jun '11

Hello, I am looking for a good multimedia organiser that can dig into my system and organise pictures, music, video files that are scattered across many folders as doing it manually is just not possible for me. It should automatically categorise media types. It should have category views that I can simply click on like music, videos etc. so I can get all those files in one list. I have been trying out different media players/centers but they don't have what I want. -- Freedom is a shared … [View More]

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Kernel 3.0 - without absolutely anything new
by jtd＠mtnl.net.in 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/5/29/204 Trust Linus to be a boring techie. Atleast he could have named it 8.0 Astra or 8.0 Gilese. But he's promised to be a ^&^hole.

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Why are We Cross-posting ??
by Narendra Sisodiya 31 May '11

31 May '11

We are seeing an increasing trend of crossposting of email on most of the LUGs of India.. So can we stop this??? we can choose one or create a FINAL mailing list for this purpose or BAN cross-posting in all LUGs.. We need to think some better solutions.. Constructive replys are highly welcome.. -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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[cross-post] Ruby on Rails vs Drupal - for new website
by Hameed 29 May '11

29 May '11

Hi Friends I would like to know which of these frameworks - RoR or Drupal - should be chosen for developing a new website. The website should support the following. - A system for - requests to be created by customers, - which get automatically assigned to engineers - request gets resolved by the assigned engineer - customer closes the request with a rating - Excellent Database support - both customers and engineers must be able to register / login to … [View More]

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Mx Host look up problem
by Vishal Shinde 27 May '11

27 May '11

Hi Team, I have 4 postfix relay configured with Local DNS cache. I am facing a problem for MX host Look Up for only one particular domain . Whenever I restart named service it works fine for few hours but again the same issue comes back. Please suggest. When ido "host -tmx xyz.com" it gives 2 (SERVEFAIL) -- * With Regards,** Vishal V Shinde ***

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Skype - M$ screws Asterisk
by jtd＠mtnl.net.in 27 May '11

27 May '11

Digium (Asterisk) cannot distribute a skype connector with their appliances, having been served a notice from M$. http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2011/05/a-liberating-betrayal/

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Another Blow To Oracle In Google-Java Lawsuit
by Swapnil Bhartiya 26 May '11

26 May '11

The pre-mature 'conclusions' of Oracle winning the case against Google in the ugly Java battle seems to be falling apart. The court has given an order which makes it clear that Oracle must simplify the case by bringing the patents claim down to a triable number. In case Oracle fails to do that the court will wait for the US Patent Office to verify the patents in question -- which will take quite some time. The reason behind this decision is that the court doesn't want to drag this trial … [View More]

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[cross]Linux Mint 11: Manual Table Of Content
by Swapnil Bhartiya 26 May '11

26 May '11

After Fedora 15, we have created a comprehensive Linux Mint Manual for users. It is a very simple guide which will helps users to migrate from Windows or other operating systems to Linux Mint with greater ease. It also helps you in upgrading to the latest version of Linux Mint along with a detailed guide about how to manage your Linux Mint. You can read the manual here. We invite you to translate it into local Indian languages. http://www.muktware.com/man/1254 Swapnil Bhartiya

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[Cross-Post] Fedora 15 Manual Published
by Swapnil Bhartiya 26 May '11

26 May '11

Hi, We have published a comprehensive Manual for Fedora 15, targeting novice users. The content is available here: http://www.muktware.com/man/1217 The manual is available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Please feel free to translate it into your own language. If you wish we can publish the translated version on Muktware to give it visibility. Please also feel free to suggest chapters, improvements to it. *Swapnil Bhartiya* Editor: Muktware.com Facebook: http://… [View More]

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USB to parallel port dongle
by jtd＠mtnl.net.in 25 May '11

25 May '11

Anyone used a usb to parallel dongle? I need to use it with LCDproc, and dont want to build an ft232 parallel dongle.

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