Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-05-30 Thread PJ
Niyam wrote: > > > unless, are we supposed to merely agree with all-things linus, the > > pied-piper on the gates of dawn? Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I don't know how starkly I can say this, but I will try: Linus > doesn't owe anyone shit [snip] Well, actually, he does. If h

Re: [ilugd] Pledge to download FF3 on Release Day

2008-05-30 Thread Raj Mathur
On Friday 30 May 2008, Pratul Kalia wrote: > > The URI is http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ > >I have just noticed, there is probably some bug in the "pledging" > process, it gives no notification that your pledge has been accepted > or whatsoever. So just click the button and wai

Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu 8.04 on an Asus EeePC 701

2008-05-30 Thread Nalin Savara
Hi ILUG-D-members & Also Shivkumar... On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Shiv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sure, > I wouldnt buy the Asus 701 if I werent in the market for a UMPC. > Comparing it with the Fujitsu U1010 or HP Mini-Note 2133 or the Sony Vaio UX490 would be the correct >apples-to-apples

Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu 8.04 on an Asus EeePC 701

2008-05-30 Thread Shiv
>--- On Fri, 30/5/08, sudhanwa Jogalekar Thus Spake:- >I think there are better configurations available at competitive >price. Sure, I wouldnt buy the Asus 701 if I werent in the market for a UMPC. Comparing it with the FujitsuĀ U1010 or HP Mini-Note 2133 or the Sony Vaio UX490 would be the corr

Re: [ilugd] Pledge to download FF3 on Release Day

2008-05-30 Thread Nalin Savara
ALso, a warning: This is not a bug-fixed release-- but a "Release Candidate" (RC = Rel Cand..). Hence if you folks do netbanking/credit card payments/mission critical stuff... better to wait for a bug-fixed mature release than to replace a working firefox with a Release-Candidate. Regards, Nalin

Re: [ilugd] Pledge to download FF3 on Release Day

2008-05-30 Thread sudhanwa Jogalekar
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Pratul Kalia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> The URI is http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ > > I have just noticed, there is probably some bug in the "pledging" > process, it gives no notification that your pledge has been accepted > or whatsoever. S

Re: [ilugd] Linux Laptop Lessons, Suggestions and Tips Needed-- Is Dell da best choice ?

2008-05-30 Thread Nalin Savara
Hi FOlks... What I want--> prices & configs frm ppl that recently bought Core2 Duo with 1GB or 2GB ram-- Lennovo or Toshiba Laptops... from Nehru place... Also, Thx for the inputs... Prashant & Tanveer-- my comments below the quoted text... On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Prashant Batra <[EMAI

Re: [ilugd] Pledge to download FF3 on Release Day

2008-05-30 Thread Pratul Kalia
> > The URI is http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ I have just noticed, there is probably some bug in the "pledging" process, it gives no notification that your pledge has been accepted or whatsoever. So just click the button and wait for a few minutes. You will get a confirmation e

[ilugd] Pledge to download FF3 on Release Day

2008-05-30 Thread Pratul Kalia
Hi all! Please spend a minute and pledge to download Firefox 3 on the day it releases. People around the world will join this effort, to make a Guiness World record for the "Most downloaded software in a day" The URI is http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ Mozilla shall announce the r

Re: [ilugd] Linux Laptop Lessons, Suggestions and Tips Needed-- Is Dell da best choice ?

2008-05-30 Thread Tanveer Singh
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Prashant Batra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > go for the 17000 one.. try it its new and with asus motherboard.. it > will be fine.. > i have a lenovo laptop.. it works perfectly fine with linux.. m > completely satisfied.. waise i wont suggest u dell as some of my >

Re: [ilugd] Linux Laptop Lessons, Suggestions and Tips Needed-- Is Dell da best choice ?

2008-05-30 Thread Prashant Batra
go for the 17000 one.. try it its new and with asus motherboard.. it will be fine.. i have a lenovo laptop.. it works perfectly fine with linux.. m completely satisfied.. waise i wont suggest u dell as some of my friends were not satisfied with the same.. On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Nalin Sa

Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-05-30 Thread Praveen A
2008/5/30 Linux Lingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > okay, time for me to go check some popular new videos on youtube using > the flash plug-in in firefox, gnash works with youtube videos. > fiddle with that nvidia plug-in, I have Intel graphics card with Free driver providing accelerated graphics. >

Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-05-30 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip] > > I think you're right, but there're so many devices which requires > firmware to be uploaded at runtime. I never thought that my Intel > ethernet card requires a non-free binary blob to function properly. I > thought I am running a complete free software (binary blob-free except > BIOS)

[ilugd] penguin

2008-05-30 Thread Lokesh Bhog
Interesting photo of penguin at: http://www.100mb.nl/ Regards, Lokesh ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http:/