Linuxers August 2016

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cheap PCB printing
by jalinder jag 09 Dec '23

09 Dec '23

hello guys, do anyone knows where i could get dual layer PCB printed, its proxmark3 pcb, i had contacted some companies but the are too high some asking abt 4000rs for single PCB Thank u, Jalinder.

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Exit Of Microsoft from School Education ?
by Milind Oka 03 May '17

03 May '17

Hi, On 27 may 2016, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has given a reply to my notice. Maharashtra State Board was neglecting Open Source directives given by MHRD. Though the Circular in this regard was issued, it was published in the education booklet "Shikshan Sankraman" !. The circular as Important as this, which could have saved huge amounts for Schools, must have been given to Schools directly and it must have been given wide publicity in major news papers. The Board's claim that by putting a note - "Schools and Colleges can use Open Source Software" on index page, they have followed directions given by MHRD is ridiculous. In the remaining pages of the reply, Board has given photocopies copies of the changes they have made in 2016-17 text books to be printed soon, and they have clarified further that Open Source can be used in "Theory as well as in Practicals" which is very important. Note that MHRD has used the word "PREFER" while Board is cleverly using "CAN" ! Anyway, I assume that this is only a symbolic exit of Microsoft from State's Schools Education. This covers State Schools and Junior Colleges in Maharashtra. But University Education too is compelling degree colleges to use proprietary software. Situation is somewhat better in Engineering courses but in the courses such as Computer Applications (TYBcom), there are softwares like MS Excel and Visual Basic. Also there are direct questions in the examination on the commands used in Excel and VB. I am going to send similar letter to Mumbai University too. Also the course MS-ACIT has been made mandatory for teachers. This course is exclusively an advertisement of Microsoft and other other proprietary software. Since after removing proprietary software from school. This course, which itself is a violation of MHRD notification, becomes meaningless for teachers. Hence appropriate changes are necessary in this course curriculum. We have to follow this matter in Education Department. I request all to help Schools in Maharashtra aware of the purpose and significance of this change and make open source movement stronger. Otherwise it will remain only on paper. http://www.mediafire.com/view/seufdy593ocbaiu/Notice_To_SSC-HSC_Board.jpg http://www.mediafire.com/view/uccych8u0hnqt6g/Notice_To_SSC-HSC_Board_%28Re… http://www.mediafire.com/download/nouxfd9a1hxnwd4/MHRD_-_Remove_Microsoft.p… -- Milind

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and now debian does me in ...
by Mayuresh Kathe 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

hi, i had been working with the high resolution of the console as delivered with ubuntu server distribution, hated it, but had to make do since i couldn't find material which could show me a way to switch off the 'vga' mode. last night, i migrated away from ubuntu, it's too big for my tastes. on debian jessie, and this too has that same high resolution console. i have tinkered around with the console-setup and grub files which only afforded me a regular console on grub, but after grub transfers command to the operating system, i am still stuck with a high resolution console. is there any solution for this problem? and ah, yes, i still work at the console, no x11 for me. thanks, ~mayuresh

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Linux kernel -- Silver Jubilee
by Arun Khan 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

August 25, 1991, it was released to the world as a "hobby" ... Slide deck by e-Week showing the evolution of the Linux kernel from 1991 (10K lines of code) to 2016 (22M lines of code) <http://bit.ly/2bfvxxA> Today, it is everywhere, from the smallest device to the biggest mainframe and beyond the boundaries of our planet. Linus Torvalds and *all* the contributors to Linux - what a legacy you have created and what a wonderful gift you have given to human kind! Hats off to all. -- Arun Khan

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[OT+XPOST] Linux T-Shirts for SysAdmin Appreciation Day
by Arun Khan 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

FWIW, July 29, 2016 was the SysAdmin Appreciation Day. Here are some interesting T-Shirts to celebrate the Day <http://www.tecmint.com/linux-tshirts-system-administrator/> My favorites #1 and #3. Njoy, Arun Khan

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