Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Anil Seth
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:33:10 +0530 From: vivek v [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Feb 1, 2008 10:17 AM, Sriram J

[ilugd] [Commercial]OSIW 2008 Update

2008-02-01 Thread Niraj Sahay
[Commercial] OSIW 2008 Update 1. Community Passes are over now. We thank the community for a very encouraging response. 2. Visitor Passes are now available for FREE--you get access to Keynotes and Expo, but not the Tech Tracks. Offer open to the next 200 registrants or 5th of Feb '08.

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 01-Feb-08, at 12:11 PM, Sriram J wrote: Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veerasamy insists that the government has initiated 'adequate steps' to tide over the power crisis you should believe what the govt says - steps have been taken. Anyway, that is besides the point. All problems will

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread pj
[Dinesh wrote] Same attitude... Let us give them roti, kapada aur makan (Which is same as Garibi Hatao Abhiyan. ). They really don't need education and information. Education and information is not equal to one laptop per person. Sriram J [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: if u can tell me

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Sriram J
How about empowering them with education and information with electronic devices so that they can make their own roti, kapada aur makan, instead of depending on GOV and NGOs philanthropy's? Please explain how one laptop will improve living conditions or help them earn some money so they can

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 01-Feb-08, at 3:09 PM, Sriram J wrote: How about empowering them with education and information with electronic devices so that they can make their own roti, kapada aur makan, instead of depending on GOV and NGOs philanthropy's? Please explain how one laptop will improve living

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread vivek v
On Feb 1, 2008 3:27 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01-Feb-08, at 3:09 PM, Sriram J wrote: How about empowering them with education and information with electronic devices so that they can make their own roti, kapada aur makan, instead of depending on GOV and NGOs

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Sriram J
(1) Raj, how different is this from your Motorola A1200 nmobile phone ? (2) Sriram... what model of Linux Mobile did your brother have ? Interesting to see Windows Mobile is better than linux in ur brother's experience; what model of HTC touch does your brother have ? -N I am not sure

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Sriram J
. And what good is a TV for a person who has hardly enough to eat? The answer to your question would be found in the french revolution.(Let them have cake) i think that's why the article is titled Let them have laptops. ___ ilugd mailinglist --

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 01-Feb-08, at 3:45 PM, Sriram J wrote: . And what good is a TV for a person who has hardly enough to eat? The answer to your question would be found in the french revolution. (Let them have cake) actually the answer to my question is found in the slums of chennai and it is not what

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread tirveni yadav
IE Article by Atanu Dey , 1st February 2008 Some points raised by the author: [Author] 1) The Technology can only address the technology aspects for the problem. Sociological Problem:Tech solutions won't help and may make the problems worse =It is failure of India State in last 60 years ,that it

Re: [ilugd] Let them have laptops

2008-02-01 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 01-Feb-08, at 3:55 PM, vivek v wrote: villages dont have electricity. And what good is a TV for a person who has hardly enough to eat? Great Points. They do need something different to play with. What is the Value generated here, How far is localization reached? how many actually use

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Sriram J
On 2/1/08, Nalin Savara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Sriram, Raj, list, That was a quick note of thanks... nothing else... hope I havent unknowingly hurt you by using a alien language... IMHO, sometimes, expressing thankfulness and gratitude is most important beyond all other social

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Nalin Savara
Hi Sriram, Raj, list, That was a quick note of thanks... nothing else... hope I havent unknowingly hurt you by using a alien language... IMHO, sometimes, expressing thankfulness and gratitude is most important beyond all other social codes... Anyways... I do appreciate the inputs; and Kandalaya

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Nalin Savara
okie... tx for the nfom8n raj. also, sriram, tx 4 ur inputz... gud luk to ur bro wid his touch flo windows mobile phone... -N On Feb 1, 2008 6:01 PM, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 01 Feb 2008, Nalin Savara wrote: hey Raj, Sriram, Others... The phone I saw was called

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Sriram J
On 2/1/08, Nalin Savara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: okie... tx for the nfom8n raj. also, sriram, tx 4 ur inputz... gud luk to ur bro wid his touch flo windows mobile phone... are your serious or just trying to have some fun at our expense. what happened to the rules which were proposed for

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Raj Mathur
On Friday 01 Feb 2008, Nalin Savara wrote: hey Raj, Sriram, Others... The phone I saw was called Motorola MotoMing... (1) Raj, how different is this from your Motorola A1200 nmobile phone ? It's the same thing. -- Raj Mathur[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/

[ilugd] [OT] Linkedin group for freed.in

2008-02-01 Thread Akshay Lamba
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Re: [ilugd] [Commercial]OSIW 2008 Update

2008-02-01 Thread Sahil Dave
On Feb 1, 2008 2:22 PM, Niraj Sahay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [Commercial] OSIW 2008 Update 1. Community Passes are over now. We thank the community for a very encouraging response. When will the OSIW organization get back to the registrants. i have registered but haven't got any kind of

Re: [ilugd] [Commercial]Open Source India Week 2008 Update

2008-02-01 Thread Rahul Chopra
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sahil Dave [Commercial] OSIW 2008 Update 1. Community Passes are over now. We thank the community for a very encouraging response. When will the OSIW organization get back to the registrants. i have

Re: [ilugd] [Commercial]Open Source India Week 2008 Update

2008-02-01 Thread Sahil Dave
On Feb 2, 2008 12:50 AM, Rahul Chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sahil Dave [Commercial] OSIW 2008 Update 1. Community Passes are over now. We thank the community for a very encouraging

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 01-Feb-08, at 6:03 PM, Nalin Savara wrote: okie... tx for the nfom8n raj. also, sriram, tx 4 ur inputz... gud luk to ur bro wid his touch flo windows mobile phone... dd u snd ths frm ur mble? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ilugd] FossConf Day One snaps

2008-02-01 Thread Shrinivasan T
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shrinivasan T [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friends. yesday, FossConf Day One events held well. Inaugurated at 1.00pm. stalls were arranged well by NRC-FOSS and MIT friends. people did wonders on stages. lot of students. saw some public too. Mostly classes

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Nalin Savara
Yes. My mobile is low end and forces me to type mails the way i type sms. In replying it forces me to type reply and automatically quotes orig msg. Thanks and regards, Nalin On 2/2/08, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01-Feb-08, at 6:03 PM, Nalin Savara wrote: okie... tx

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Anant Narayanan
My mobile is low end and forces me to type mails the way i type sms. Use T9 input. -- Anant ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008

Re: [ilugd] Any motorola linux mobile owners / developers / enthusiasts here ?

2008-02-01 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 02-Feb-08, at 8:09 AM, Nalin Savara wrote: My mobile is low end and forces me to type mails the way i type sms. In replying it forces me to type reply and automatically quotes orig msg. add a disclaimer - 'sent from mobile hence please forgive the top post' -- regards Kenneth