Thats a great initiative for the Indian market!! Thats what I would recall when told glocalization!! Way to go folx! My best wishes to all in OpenLX. Its a superb example of both Open Source Development model and Open Source Business model!
The desktop CDs at Rs.500/- are a steal I guess! When can I get my hands on it? On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:34:18 +0530, Jaybrata Bhattacharyya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > From: Sudhir Gandotra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: HumanistMovement.org - Kalculate.com - OpenLX.com - > Netshooter.com > Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:43:32 +0530 > Subject: [LIH]Announcement : Entrprise Grade GPL Linux Distribution launched > from India > > Friends, > > OpenLX Linux has been launched from India. > > An introduction is here below : > > ====================================================================== > OpenLX Linux: like no one else has! > > Bring home the Linux that promises to make available applications for > all your Enterprise, Desktop and Home needs with a Desi flavour. > > With > Kalculate (Financial Accounting on Linux), CollabCAD, KDE 3.3.2, Blender > (3D), NVU Graphical HTML Editor, Hydrogen Audio-Video Editing, and many > Multi-Media tools, Games, Tool-Kit for Oracle, Mozilla-Firefox, Mobile > Phone Utility, Mono Development IDE, Eclipse, Sun Java, Kernel 2.6, and > a lot more > > Everything you wanted in a Linux distro > > # Ease of Installation > > # Single CD Desktop install > > # LTSP Thin-client automated Installation > > # Kalculate(SOHO), the First Financial Accounting package bundled > > # Supermount making CD-Rom handling easy, enabled by default for > removable media (CD-ROM, Floppies, USB-storage, etc.) > > # SCSI emulation is no longer needed to use CD recorders > > # POSIX ACLs option available, just add "acl" to the mount options. > Samba can also take advantage of this to emulate NT-type ACLs > > Hardware support > > Number of hardware devices that require drivers supplied by the device > manufacturer are now configured at system installation time. > > # NVIDIA 3D drivers > > # Soft-modems drivers included for many soft-modem models > > # CUPS Printers driver, easily configurable, includes support for over a > thousand printer models > > # MacromediaFlash7 plugin > > # Java-2 SDK & Eclipse pre-configured for Java Developers > > # Gambas the new VB-like IDE alternative pre-configured with Unix-ODBC > and Sqlite > > # WINE custom-configured to run many MS-Windows applications straight > out of the box with printer support > > # DOSEMU pre-configured with mouse support, supports legacy DOS > applications developed in Foxpro & Clipper > > # Anti-virus: ships with Clamav and Amavisd, Samba shipped with several > VFS anti-virus modules, > > # Ximian connector included as a plugin allowing Evolution users to > access the group-ware features on Exchange 2000 or 2003 server, as well > as email > > # Personal firewall with graphical configuration utility myfirewall, > aimed for desktop users, not servers, with a simple configuration > > # Support for many Indian languages with fonts > > # Support to all possible Initiatives from India > > # Unique features for the use of IT-Engineering students with > top-of-the-line Development environment and tools to study and conduct > their projects that can become live-part of the Distribution > > # Creative scope for Educational Institutions > > # Institutions can become excellent centers of technical development for > the world, giving their students the best exposure > > # Availability of tools used by NGOs and other Social-sector > organisations reducing their cost of Computing, while using the best > possible tools for their work. > > OpenLX fills the gap by making available an Indian Linux Distribution > for free-download (GPL distribution) while having a > commercial-enterprise-grade-version of the same. > > OpenLX is the Global Alliance of LINUX companies spread across India and > the world. > > OpenLX is an alliance of Linux companies providing a wide-spectrum of > services on Linux. Services provided across India and the world > ======================================================================= > Availability: > We would like to send 3 complimentary copies to every LUG in India. > Please send me your postal address (of someone incharge who will take it > to the next meeting and make it available for copying to all who may be > interested) and I will courier the Boxes. > The full version, having 4 CDs / 1 DVD is available in Box packing, > commercially for Rs. 500/- and can be made available at special price to > LUG members from our office @Rs. 60/- in Delhi. > Once the copy is with the LUG, members can locally share it to make any > copies as required. > > The single CD Desktop version will be released soon, followed by more > products for various segments of users. More details will soon be on > www.openlx.com website. It will also be available for free-download > soon from the website. > > Your feedback will be highly valued. > > Peace, Force & Joy! Sudhir Gandotra. 98-101-20918 > > Transform lives : http://humanistmovement.org > !!! Treat Others As You Would Have Them Treat You !!! > > - -- > jaybrata > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFCJDASK+sKO9ZfalwRArvBAJ9Na2UuXi/fttO4EeHAgePFbIOZsACggJTr > UWo7SrhIqt7v/UJcyzfO7WU= > =6LW5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- - Prem I spent a minute looking at my own code by accident. I was thinking "What the hell is this guy doing?" ---------------------------------------------------- Prem Kumar Aparanji M: 00919830631687 [Kolkata, WB, INDIA] http://prem.shaliniprem.com http://www.shaliniprem.com -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. 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