hi linuxians,
i am a silent watcher of this group and after hearing you peoples
discussion i think its time to start some thing.
what you people is now discussing is in my mind from the very
begining after i introduced to linux.
before that a breif about me i am an software engineer working in
an cmm l 5 company in cochin .
if we want to make linux popular like windows then we should
develop applications with good and easy user interfaces which can be
easly accessed by the normal user for there regular purpose.
what i sujjest is our community can develop simple applications (CD
writing applications with nero like interface which is easy to install
and configure by the ordinary people, accounts management ,video
lending library software etc....)
with good user interface (this is a must) which will be useful to the
normal people as the hardware is very cheap now a days if ordinary
applications like the one's stated aboce with good user interface is
available for them then the ordinary people will come to use linux .
now educatinal softwares and other multimedia softwares can also be
developed. we can develop failover routing or switching hubs for the
cafe's even linux servers can be installed in the cafes for that
awareness is necessery we can organize this in our weekends and can
form groups in order to do the awareness and support for those who
using linux servers.
and good chatting applications with extenseble features and good
user interfaces can also be developed as this is another thing our
local people uses regulerly.
all these are my ideas or dreams but if some one from this community
can show the interest then i am ready to give my service for the
things like this.
regards
sunil yousuf.
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> From: priyadarsan roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 23:51:03 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: [Mailinglist] Re: good question Arun
> Arun good thinking...
>
> One more thing, a group of people can surely make a
> change. More than that an individual can make better
> changes. So take the initiative youself. Come up with
> some programs and start doing it. Dont wait for others
> to join you in the begining, when result start showing
> ppl wil automatically join you.
>
> Most of the Idustry dignitaries who come to take
> lectures in my management institute always say that we
> Indians have a lot of ideas in our head. But very few
> go ahead by taking the initiative to start working on
> it. I think may be if we had the initiative part in us
> we could have had 100's of Linus torvald's here in
> India itself with our excellent population.
>
> So Arun we will not wait for others. If you have
> something in you mind, count me in for that project..
>
> Kind Regards
>
> --- Arun Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Its really long since I have written anythign in
> > this forum but have been observing the matters being
> > discussed here. Know that many of you wont know me
> > and maybe some remeber me. I would just like to ask
> > one thing?? I would like to know what all have been
> > done till now after all these discussions for the
> > past few months. I ahve seen that many a discussions
> > have been going on till now but all the things
> > endign with just that. There doesnt seem to be any
> > action and I would like to ask if this is a forum
> > for group discussion?? Having demonstration is one
> > good thing but have this been able to spread linux
> > into the hearts or minds of the young people around
> > you?? Rather than discuss about things in NASA I
> > think it would be better if we tought somethign to
> > spread linux in our dear own cochin and make someone
> > else realise the benefits of linux. Sorry if my
> > words hurts but as I beleive better late than never.
> > I just wanna see this community grow and not to see
> > it holding meetings with a few members. Well see ya
> > guys later.
> >
> >
> >
> > Arun.
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> From: "Zaheer Mohamed Kozhakkaniyil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:53:57 -0500
> Subject: [Mailinglist] XFLD anyone?
> Xfld is 'Xfce live demo', a GNU/Linux operating system (derived from
> Knoppix) that can be run completely from CD. It features an up-to-date Xfce
> as desktop environment. Xfce is a desktop environment for Linux and various
> Unix derivates, alternative to GNOME and KDE, based on GTK+ toolkit, and
> follows the Freedesktop specifications.
> Homepage at http://xfld.org/Xfld/en/index.html and don't forget to take a
> look at the screenshots at http://xfld.org/Xfld/en/screenshots.html
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> If anybody is downloading Xfld, please tell me, so that i can also have a
> copy of it.
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> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:29:47 +0000 (GMT)
> Subject: Re: [Mailinglist] (Re)Minutes of the Meeting of November 2004
> please give some suggestions (implimentable )on how
> the group can spread linux in cochin .....
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Its really long since I have written anythign in
> > this forum but have been observing the matters being
> > discussed here. Know that many of you wont know me
> > and maybe some remeber me. I would just like to ask
> > one thing?? I would like to know what all have been
> > done till now after all these discussions for the
> > past few months. I ahve seen that many a discussions
> > have been going on till now but all the things
> > endign with just that. There doesnt seem to be any
> > action and I would like to ask if this is a forum
> > for group discussion?? Having demonstration is one
> > good thing but have this been able to spread linux
> > into the hearts or minds of the young people around
> > you?? Rather than discuss about things in NASA I
> > think it would be better if we tought somethign to
> > spread linux in our dear own cochin and make someone
> > else realise the benefits of linux. Sorry if my
> > words hurts but as I beleive better late than never.
> > I just wanna see this community grow and not to see
> > it holding meetings with a few members. Well see ya
> > guys later.
> >
> >
> >
> > Arun.
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> Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 19:24:45 +0530
> Subject: Re: [Mailinglist] (Re)Minutes of the Meeting of November 2004
> Dear Friends,
> After a long time back attend the last meeting ,and we talk abouth the
> future plans , how the community itselft will take new projects & how
> the community members will got the benefict by standing in the community
> itsellf, when i talk with some of my friends regarding this matter ,i
> got a good respnse .Anyway expecting a good response from the Community
> itself.
> Regards
> Gejo Paul
>
> On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:12:05 +0000, "Arun Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> said:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Its really long since I have written anythign in this forum but have
> > been observing the matters being discussed here. Know that many of you
> > wont know me and maybe some remeber me. I would just like to ask one
> > thing?? I would like to know what all have been done till now after all
> > these discussions for the past few months. I ahve seen that many a
> > discussions have been going on till now but all the things endign with
> > just that. There doesnt seem to be any action and I would like to ask
> > if this is a forum for group discussion?? Having demonstration is one
> > good thing but have this been able to spread linux into the hearts or
> > minds of the young people around you?? Rather than discuss about things
> > in NASA I think it would be better if we tought somethign to spread
> > linux in our dear own cochin and make someone else realise the benefits
> > of linux. Sorry if my words hurts but as I beleive better late than
> > never. I just wanna see this community grow and not to see it holding
> > meetings with a few members. Well see ya guys later.
> >
> >
> >
> > Arun.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sameer Thahir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software"
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> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:45:47 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: [Mailinglist] same old story??
> dear ILUG members
>
> Arun thomas had send a mail... indicating that we
> should concentrate more on spreading gnu/ linux
> awareness ...
>
> i just wanted to remind some long forgotten
> principles...
>
> Well i think ... an individual should first think how
> he can spread the awareness among his friends ..,
> relatives and friends..
>
> first you should spread the awareness among your near
> and dear ones..
>
> and once they have become part of the community ..
> tell them how they can spread the awareness...
>
> i think if each one of us .. thinks that way...then
> its more easy...
>
> and besides .. many people give up hope before
> trying...
>
> And if large ... scale awareness .. programmes .. are
> intended.. then we have been having lot of discussions
> .. its true .. but no action..
>
> we have same problem .. no one to take an initiative..
>
> im not leaving this message as it is..
>
> cos im planning a .. special awareness programme for
> my institution itself...
>
> if everyone can do this for their own institutions
> itself... we can do much better
>
> think about it...
>
> bye
>
> Sameer
>
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> From: Arun Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:37:32 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Mailinglist] same old story??
> Hey,
>
> Thanks for the response. To begin with I will start answerin the questions
> one by one. First of all how can you spread linux in cochin. Well I dont know
> if you are aware of all the latest distros creepign up in the linux world.
> Well freshers need thinsg liek simplicity and gaurentee that there would be
> no harm to their system by trying out linux. Well so live CDs shoudl work
> well. Also they care more for ebtertainment and if it suits their needs they
> will get used to that. There is a versionc alled Damn Small Linux which is 50
> MB but contains almost all teh features including a video player and network.
> People could be introduced into the wold of linux with things like these.
> About how I was able to spread linux the answer is this. SInce I was stayign
> in a hostel this was a bit too easy. I amde people try out live CDs and also
> made them listen to songs and Videos in Linux. The plugin suppost is
> excellent and the effect of the music was so great that people started usign
> linux just for that. Slowly they tried things like games, GIMP etc and I was
> able to help them play with the stufs. Some really liked it and now 90% of
> the systems in the hostel have dual boot and there are almost 6 different
> distros running in the systems. Guess this is a good start.
>
> Next question is what all thinsg can be done in cochin. Well I am not in a
> position to tell that but I can give my comments on that. First of all what
> kind of people do we want to educate?? Guess student will be the ebst since
> its difficult to start with a middle aged mand and sit with him to explain
> linux when he's half bothered to listen. So select the audience first. Then
> of thoose in colleges and schools they could just talk with someone in charge
> and have someone to run a linux course in parallel. Maybe someone from ILUG
> coudl help. It just say once a week and if given enough importance it will
> survive. Another thing for colleges mainly wanna be software engineers, is to
> make them realise in the importance of linux and how it will help them to get
> a better job. Guess thats a too good initiative for them to miss out. At
> least let them start and maybe someone would get enough interested to bring
> out soemthign new. Presently I dont think that bringing out a software or
> soemthing like that is possible since we need to have a larger group and a
> better infrastructure.
>
> To Mr. priyadarshan. Sir thanks for teh feedback. Talkign about projects in
> mind I think I have one. Its about clustering. Just to use the Open MOSIX
> technology and build a kinda cluster management tool. Another thing is to
> port the Open Mosix patch from 2.4 series kernel to 2.6 series kernel. But I
> dont think that I am professional enough to do anything good right now. I am
> still studying. About coming to the frount for an initiative I dont know how
> much that thign is fesiable becasue I sm in the engineering final year and
> guess one knows of the trouble one need to go through. Now we are in teh
> middle of university exams. Also got the big troubles like projects, seminars
> and placements. We are working 7 days a week and its really a nsaty time of
> the life. Well will try to find some time but can't promsie anything. At
> least hope I will be able to help you out with some ideads. Sorry for boring
> all of you with such a long mail. Hope everyone comes foreward to get
> somethign done by ideas or other. See ya all. Happy Linuxing.
> Arun Thomas
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