--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ILUG-Goa's GNU/Linux links: From Goa, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. To run the program for any purpose. To study how it works, and adapt it to your needs. To redistribute copies so you can help your neighbour. To improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.) ILUG-Goa http://www.ilug-goa.org http://www.ilug-margao.org Mailing-list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa To subscribe, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Teach-Yourself-Linux To join: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List of software available in Goa http://sofall.vze.com (Ajay Cuncoliencar's site) For CDs in Goa: Clinton Vaz <klintvaz at gmx.net> Ph 2736828 or 9822123535 Possible speakers from ILUG-Goa: Tech: Gurunandan Bhat (2461520, 2453199), Arvind Yadav (2415460/61), Arvind Clement (2700891 or 9422018922), Dr Anil Seth (2741872), Prof George Easaw of GEC (2319185), etc. For an entire list of possible speakers and other GNU/Linux contacts, ask FN (fred at bytesforall.org). For links across India http://www.linux-india.org Linux India network Check out the three mailing lists on this site (LIG-Linux India General for news, LIH-Linux India Help for tech help discussions, and LIP-Linux India Programming) Free Software Foundation-India http://gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends The mailing list, fsf-friends, is as above. Project Resource Centre Get ideas on what could be a good GNU/Linux project http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/prc Coverage of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in the tech press: Linux For You, monthly, Rs 50 with CD DeveloperIQ, monthly PCQuest, Digit/Chip, etc also offer occasional coverage. Mostly available in Panjim. Enquire Varsha Bookstall: 2425832 Free Software and Open Source Free Software http://fsf.org/ Open Source http://www.opensource.org/ Some useful sites explaining various terms: http://catb.org/esr/jargon/html/frames.html The New Hacker's Dictionary http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/glossary/index.html Salon's Free Software Project, Glossary http://www.walthowe.com/glossary/ Walt's Internet Glossary http://www.tucows.com/help/glos.html Tucows Glossary http://www.fdt.net/support/q-z.html Florida Digital Turnpike Glossary of Terms Q-Z http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/acro/index.htm The UNIX Acronym List Some FLOSS information sites: GNU http://gnu.org Linux http://www.linux.org/ Linux Journal http://www.linuxjournal.com Newsforge http://newsforge.com Open Source Initiative http://www.opensource.org Richard Stallman http://stallman.org Slashdot http://slashdot.org Most successful FLOSS projects and technologies Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org SuSe Linux http://www.suse.com Red Hat Linux http://www.redhat.com Apache (world's most popular web server) http://www.apache.org Mozilla (wonderful web browser) http://www.mozilla.org Openoffice.org (wordprocessing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, data charting, formula editing, file-conversion) http://www.openoffice.org Koha (integrated library system) http://www.koha.org/ Sendmail (most widely used mail server) http://www.sendmail.org Postfix (newer mail server) http://www.postfix.org BIND (program for turning host names into IP addresses) http://www.isc.org/ PHP (general purpose scripting language, specially suited for Web development, and can be embedded into HTML) http:/www.php.org/ Perl (high-level programming language, favourite tool of sys admins) http://www.perl.org/ MySQL (most popular open source database in the world) http://www.mysql.com Samba (file and printer sharing) http://www.samba.org/ Zope (application server, specializing in content management, portals and custom applications. Zope enables team to collaborate in the creation and management of dynamic web-based business applications like intranets and portals) http://www.zope.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ########################################################################## # ILUG-Goa meets in Panjim (Goa) on the fourth Saturday of each month, # # from 4 to 6.30 pm, at the Computer Society of India, Goa chapter. # # Location: Third Floor, Naguesh Apts, Opposite Hotel Navtara, Market # # Area, Panjim 403001. In Margao, we meet on the second Saturday of each # # month at Adarsh Vidyalaya School. There are also meetings held at # # the Goa Engineering College, depending on timings suitable to # # students at Farmagudi. We would support the setting up of similar # # user-groups in other areas of Goa. Membership open to all. # ########################################################################## -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO LITTLE boys exchanged toys, both went away with one toy each. Two wise men exchanged ideas, both went away with two ideas each. -African proverb. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
