Linuxers January 2015

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10 discussions

Re: [ILUG-BOM] [Ilugc] Serious Bug in Webview-Android 4.3

by Arun Khan

On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 3:20 PM, honest raj <honestraj.it(a)gmail.com> wrote: > i am a b.tech(it) final year student..nw,i am doing my final year project > in android..please ,give some idea. > i am choosed college management system using android...please give some > idea for security based.some algorithm... How is the above related to the original subject? If you do not have the time to compose a new message with a relevant subject line, how do you expect others to devote their time to give you suggestions? Please follow list guide lines and do not "hijack" other discussions with your queries. -- Arun Khan

8 years, 10 months

tinkering with the raspberry-pi!

by Mayuresh Kathe

hi, has anyone here tinkered with the raspberry-pi enough to call themselves gurus (relative to others)? would like to know the best way forward to build a customized linux kernel based operating system for the same. the most important requirement is that the 'os' be able to control various shields/add-ons via a simple to use programmable environment of a non-gui nature. thanks, ~mayuresh

8 years, 10 months

ilug-bom : website : improvement!

by Mayuresh Kathe

hi, the ilug-bom.org.in website definitely looks like it needs a lot of care and attention. is there anyone willing to chip in with copy writing skills to generate content for the landing page? i can take care of the look-n-feel. ~mayuresh

8 years, 10 months

newbies : free software projects : idea to implementation : any support group?

by Mayuresh Kathe

hi, is there by any chance a group/forum which newbies to free software be able to approach for guidance/advice regarding the best way forward vis-a-vis going from ideation to implementation process for projects? if not, how receptive would the free software crowd be to such an effort? would it be considered good? or, would it be considered a wasteful activity? best, ~mayuresh

8 years, 10 months

ubuntu 14.04 on mac book air 6,2?

by Uday P. Khedker

I am using Ububtu 14.04 on my mac book because I wanted a smooth transition from my lenovo t61 and I am happy with the transition. However, there are a couple of problems for which I am looking for suggestions. * I am unable to get the display through vga out for connecting to a projector. Has anyone tried it? * It appears that apple has moved the webcam from usb based interface to PCI and so I am unable to use the built-in webcam (an external webcam works fine) in Ubuntu. This is lesser of the problem but would appreciate hearing any suggestions for this too. Thanks and regards, Uday Khedker. -- signature.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Uday Khedker, Professor Department of Computer Science & Engg. IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India. Email : uday(a)cse.iitb.ac.in Homepage: http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/~uday Phone : 91 (22) 2572 2545 x 7717, 91 (22) 2576 7717 (Direct)

8 years, 10 months

Serious Bug in Webview-Android 4.3

by Siji Sunny

Rapid7, a security data and analytics firm found a serious bug in the WebView component of Android 4.3 and below (it's an older bit of software that lets apps view webpages without launching a separate app) that potentially opens up affected phones to malicious hackers. Android 4.4 and 5.0 are unaffected by the bug. Read More - http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/google-wont-fix-bug-hitting-60-perc… -- Siji Sunny

8 years, 10 months

January Meetup - 11th, Sunday @ Directi

by Siji Sunny

Below the details : Date : Jan 11, 9:00 AM to 7:PM Venu : Directiplex Next to Andheri Subway, Old Nagardas Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai (map <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Next+to+Andheri+Subway%2C+Old+Nagar…> ) Registration(Free) - https://jan2015mtp.eventbrite.com Sessions : We will be having two tracks for the January edition. Track 1 will have sessions on various topics. Track 2 will have a Mozilla Codebase Bootcamp. Track-1 1) 10.00 am - 12.30 pm : Bullet Meteor Meetup [Workshop + Talk with Arunoda via Hangout] 2) 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm: Function signatures and function annotations in Python 3 by Anand Chithipothu via Hangout 3) 3.00 pm - 4.00 pm : SEO with Python by Karan Ahuja 4) 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm: Introduction to Kubernetes by Navid Shaikh 5) 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm : How to better your service uptime with consul & monit by Mayur Rokade Track-2 9:00 am - 7:00 pm: Mozilla Codebase Bootcamp Visit below links for more details - http://www.meetup.com/Mumbai-Technology-Meetup/events/219395955/ https://reps.mozilla.org/e/mozilla-codebase-bootcamp/ -- Siji Sunny

8 years, 11 months

Linux Format &Linux Voice Magazine -User Group Event coverages

by Siji Sunny

Hello All, Linux Format and Linux Voice, have an Events page managed by Les Pounder ( http://t.co/j95b9uuMfH) where they mention about upcoming events. Since these are monthly magazines, you have to inform one moth before, the event been covered in next edition. -- Siji Sunny

8 years, 11 months

gnowsys : embedded : deployment platform : advice solicited

by Mayuresh Kathe

i am initiating work on delivering an embedded variant of gnowsys [1] which i intend to complete by december 2016. for the same, i will be re-writing the entire gnowsys stack such that it is geared towards a proper decentralized control model instead of the existing centralized one [2]. the completed project would be targeted to be run on low cost compute systems like the raspberry pi to afford wider adoption by virtue of them being more economically viable than real servers or even desktops. given all of the above, and the fact that i have very little knowledge about hardware level stuff, i request information about; 1. ways in which r-pi based system be wirelessly networked without human intervention, something like creating mesh networks which can auto-discover other nodes using zeroconf. 2. a feasible approach to deploying such nodes in regions with bad electrical and network infrastructure. also, i need a custom designed linux based distribution with the following characteristics; 1. minimal disk footprint (within 8mb), 2. low memory usage (within 4mb), 3. low electrical power consumption, 4. high security (am quite fascinated by the 'olpc' model). this is targeted to be free software, both, as in speech and beer. collaborators interested in working on the above are most welcome to contact me, either on the list or off it. best regards, ~mayuresh 1. http://www.gnu.org/software/gnowsys/ 2. http://www.gnowledge.org/

8 years, 11 months

TDIL Seeking Feedback on BOSS

by Siji Sunny

Forwarded Mail : --- Dear All, Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) Programme initiated by DeitY, GOI prepared draft advisory for DCS&D, NICSI & user departments for promoting use of Language CD & Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) in government departments. Download draft advisory <http://www.tdil.mit.gov.in/pdf/Advisory_IL_Support_Draft_v_2.pdf> We hereby request you to send your feedback at *tdilinfo.dit(a)deity.gov.in <tdilinfo.dit(a)deity.gov.in>* Thanks and Regards, Indian Language Technology Proliferation and Deployment Centre -- Siji Sunny

8 years, 11 months

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