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Last Updated: Friday, 12 May 2006, 11:32 GMT 12:32 UK
India lays down 'open' challenge
After his first trip to India, regular columnist Bill Thompson looks
forward to the end of western domination of the free software community
Indian computer
COMING SOON! The Code Breakers - A BBC World
Documentary on Free/Open Source Software and Development
COMING SOON!
The Code Breakers
A BBC World Documentary on Free/Open Source Software and
Development
http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdoc
INTERNET, TECH SKILLS GROWING QUIETLY IN GOA
PANJIM, April 30: Goa's BSNL internet service provider is
already providing some 3000 broadband connections in the
state, and roughly another 24,000 people dial-up to get
access the Net using this central government-run service.
These figures emerged
Some issues that caught my eye in LFY April 2006 issue. LFY, or Linux
For You, is published from New Delhi. See http://linuxforu.com And LFY
team, can you have more content for newbies please?
Software features: * Ntop, excellent monitoring tool that makes remote
configuration and administration
I have set up XAMPP[1] (a distribution of Apache+PHP+MySQL+ProFTPD etc)
via SSH on a server located outside. It doesn't give any errors on
start-up, but images fail to load. Images are broken links. Help? FN
PS: There's no error in the logs...
[1] http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
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No Software Patents
People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Vol. XXIX
No. 50
December 11, 2005
No Software Patents
Govt Assures FSF India
UNION minister of commerce and industries, Kamal Nath has assured that the
Indian government is committed to its stand
From HINDUSTAN TIMES
January 5, 2006
GOOGLE MAY NOT GO SIMPUTER WAY
Venkatesh Ganesh
Mumbai, January 4
GOOGLE's ENTRY into the sub-Rs 10,000 PC market has rattled the cage of
existing players. But the search-engine giant's entry into the hardware
sector in India with a thin-client model (a PC
FN's Eye on FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) 2JAN2006
Please forward this to FLOSS groups you know... help it grow -FN
The Community-Linux Training Centre: Practice Briefing 2
Using Linux with Kids from 3 to 7 – an introduction
By the Free Range Comunity-Linux Training Centre Project, CLTC-P02,
version 1.1, December 2004.
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.fraw.org.uk/cltc/
Using computers with kids
This is something interesting I read in the linux-magazine.com:
Not so long ago, professional quality 3D
animation required expensive workstations. The software
they ran, for example, Maya (Unlimited Vision), cost
more than $15,000 early in 2002, and the
One of the biggest challenges facing LUGs at the moment stems from the
fact that a growing number have existed for ten years or more. Many of
us know each other quite well, and newcomers often find it difficult to
get a word in without feeling that they're somehow offending those to
whom their
LinuxQuestions.org Launches Redesigned Website
LinuxQuestions.org launches redesigned Website.
(PRWEB) December 6, 2005 -- LinuxQuestions.org is proud to announce the
launch of its redesigned website. Along with the new look comes a
variety of new features and sections. LQ currently has over 60
Can someone in the Delhi network see if it's possible to help here? FN
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FN's Eye on FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) 10NOV05
Please forward this to FLOSS groups you know... help it grow -FN
FreeBSD Project Launches FreeBSD 6.0 - Raises the Bar for Open Source
Operating Systems
Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) November 4, 2005 -- The FreeBSD Project announces
the availability of FreeBSD 6.0, an open source operating system derived
from BSD UNIX, which offers a powerful alternative to Linux,
http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumsfiche.php?queryforumspages_id=9
Free and Open Source Software for E-learning
1-25 June 2004
Useful Resources
Introductory Remarks
During the discussion held from 1-25 June 2004 over 200 links were
shared and proposed by the participants. More
Battleground of ideas: FLOSS debate raises tempers at BytesForAll
APC member BytesForAll's mailing list[1] recently played host
to a strong, and at times polemical, debate on
proprietary-versus-FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source
Software). In this debate, there were these couple of great
posts
Would you believe this? FN
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[for immediate release]
FSFE: Early comment on new Microsoft Shared Source Licenses
[This came up for debate on the BytesForAll list at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers Please check it out
there. FN]
COMMENT ADDED BY FN:
[A rather dismissive paper of Free/Libre and Open Source Software in
the so-called 'developing countries'. Needless to say the interest in
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MEET INDIAN FLOSS BLOGGERS: http://planet.foss.in/
Any idea if Debian 3.1 Sarge would work on a 915 original Intel mother
board? Thanks in advance. FN
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IOSN COMES OUT WITH A PRIMER ON OPEN STANDARDS
IOSN's open standards primer.
* Download the primer:
lease visit http://linuxindianews.notlong.com/
* Respected Sir... appeal to the VC (open letter to VTU-Ktaka))
* CHECK IT OUT: IMB announces LinuxPPC64 contest
* We'll miss you Mandal Hembrom (Santhali localisation)
* When sharing moves beyond software (Ahmedabad)
The most recent version of this essay can be found at
http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html.
Recipe for a Successful Linux User Group
by Rick Moen
See the full essay online ** Really good. -FN
1. You need a Web page.
2. Your Web page needs a reasonable URL.
3. You need a regular
/group/linux-brasil-total/
GNU/Linux links and lists (Miscellaneous)
* Linux Announce
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.announce/
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Where
Pune Symbiosis' GNUnify draws big names
http://www.linux-india.org/index.pl?id=3496isa=Newsitemop=show
Brian Behlendorf of Apache will be taking part in the Pune GNUnify event,
organisers announced. So will some other big names, include MySQL founder David
Axmark. This year's event will focus on
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MCD primary teachers return to Microsoft classroom
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
... Commissioner Rakesh Mehta has signed an MoU today with Microsoft Corporation
India Private Limited under the company's India Education programme --
project ...
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Dear ISDF Colleagues,
I am working with a group of (mainly) developing country colleagues who
are interested in mounting an Open Source Textbook Initiative. They are
increasingly concerned about the degree of
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(Please crosspost to any mailing lists you feel are appropriate)
The Asian Open Source Centre (http://www.asiaosc.org)
is pleased to announce that we now offer free web
space to non-profit community open source projects in Asia.
The aim of the new
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Linux Bangalore/2003 announced
India's biggest annual Open Source event to take place on December 2/3/4,
2003
Bangalore 19-Nov-2003: Linux Bangalore/2003, India's biggest and
most popular Linux and Open Source event, will take palce at Bangalore on
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U.S. IT firm charged with using unauthorised software
From Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Astell Infotech Limited, the Indian arm of a New
Jersey-based IT services firm, has been charged with using unauthorised
software, Delhi Police said Monday.
The economic offences wing of
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We will pay them more than what they get in India but their
pay here in Malaysia must make them more attractive than locals.
Bye,
Marco.
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Freelance
The figures sound (are meant to sound?) sensational. Could we suggest that
these guys try marking Free Software instead? FN
Pirated software, VCDs worth Rs.50 mn seized
From Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Raids conducted by the economic offences wing of
Delhi Police have
Express Computer - Linux Special (Issue dated 25 Aug 2003)
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Linux in the Enterprise
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20030825/linuxspecial.shtml
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Tier-one Vendors
* NOISE or substance?
Tier-one vendors like
Express Computer - Linux Special (Issue dated 25 Aug 2003)
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Linux in the Enterprise
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20030825/linuxspecial.shtml
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Tier-one Vendors
* NOISE or substance?
Tier-one vendors like
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fred at bytesforall dot org COPYLEFT 2003. May be freely circulated provided
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Looks like Microsoft is doing its bit to
promote Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)
in the more affluent parts of the globe, like the Gulf.
Some background of an interesting case.
Interesting, many of the key
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