Re: [ilugd] RIP Atul

2013-06-03 Thread Linux Lingam
Atul. Chitnis. . . . . wow! On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: > On 06/03/2013 01:01 PM, Gaurav Mishra wrote: > > Just came to know from twitter. Atul Chitnis is no more > > http://www.nextbigwhat.com/atul-chitnis-297/ > > > > Very disturbing to see some great souls Raj a

Re: [ilugd] No page on wikipedia on Raj Mathur

2013-04-13 Thread Linux Lingam
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:36 AM, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: > On 04/12/2013 01:04 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > > though his name does show up in some searches on wikipedia. > > See Gora Mohanty's article on Raj "oldmonk" Mathur > http://buckycat.wordpress.com/201

[ilugd] No page on wikipedia on Raj Mathur

2013-04-11 Thread Linux Lingam
though his name does show up in some searches on wikipedia. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd

Re: [ilugd] Shocking and Sad news.

2012-12-12 Thread Linux Lingam
Raj! Regards niyam ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd

Re: [ilugd] Multiple installable distributions on a USB

2012-12-12 Thread Linux Lingam
would this be raj's last email to ilug-d? regards niyam On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 6:59 AM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: > On Tuesday 11 Dec 2012, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: >> On 12/10/2012 09:15 PM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: >> > On Monday 10 Dec 2012, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: >> >> On 12/

Re: [ilugd] Blender on grid

2012-01-08 Thread Linux Lingam
Very, very impressive. have you heard of the chamba project? http://chambaproject.in/ regards niyam On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Varun Mittal wrote: > Hello everyone, >  I have completed the third face of my program and now I am able to > discrete applications on an heterogeneous cluster. >

[ilugd] [jobs] possessed by steve ballmer chanting wordpress developer

2012-01-02 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, am beginning to understand why he lost his hair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE i'll lose mine chanting in the same way, but repeating 'wordpress developer' over and over again. to work on contract, BYOC, on projects, in NCR, specifically south-delhi. we meet every second

Re: [ilugd] best framework to design a wizard to customize / create / edit HTML pages online

2011-11-15 Thread Linux Lingam
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Gora Mohanty wrote: > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 5:08 PM, abhishek jain > wrote: >> hi, >> I am working on a project which needs a wysiwyg, drag and drop module, for >> HTML page editor, non-trivial. i too am looking for something usable to do this. > > As I image t

Re: [ilugd] [commercial] Web-designer with HTML+CSS skills

2011-11-07 Thread Linux Lingam
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: > On 11/07/2011 07:08 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: >> >> absolutely! there are people in the world who are adept at both. however, >> my specific requirement here is for someone who can take an existing >> websketc

Re: [ilugd] [commercial] Web-designer with HTML+CSS skills

2011-11-06 Thread Linux Lingam
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 7:20 AM, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: > On 11/06/2011 05:02 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: >> >> More details here: >> >> http://niyam.com/blog/2011/11/im-hiring-are-you-looking-for-a-web-designer-job/ > > * > Your Gear:* > >  * Your own La

[ilugd] [commercial] Web-designer with HTML+CSS skills

2011-11-05 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear All, Need to hire a couple of web-designers with HTML+CSS skills. More details here: http://niyam.com/blog/2011/11/im-hiring-are-you-looking-for-a-web-designer-job/ Giddy up! Regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.l

[ilugd] Calling Elvis: Is Ocelot Home?

2011-10-17 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear All, Hope you've heard that Dire Straits song that inspires the subject-line. I want the Ubuntu Ocelot 11.10 disc, so i can have my Money for Nothin' And The Clicks for Free. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.l

Re: [ilugd] Plan for a workshop series

2011-10-14 Thread Linux Lingam
> > >> great idea! >> any interest in graphic-design, web-design, tools and techniques? >> or even audio, video, et al? > >> i'll volunteer for that > > > If that covers "photography", "post-processing", etc. using FOSS of-course, > then I'm interested as novice. > > Thanks it can. but for the mom

Re: [ilugd] Plan for a workshop series

2011-10-13 Thread Linux Lingam
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Gora Mohanty wrote: > Hi, > > We have been kicking around the idea of a doing a series of workshops: > * The idea is to start out with topics of interest, and on each topic, >  have a series of workshops that go progressively deeper into the >  subject. We are open

[ilugd] [commercial] I'm hiring. Apply if you love design

2011-08-01 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear all, Lookin' for a couple of bright sparks that use muft and mukt software for design. Are you one? Know any? http://niyam.com/blog/2011/08/im-hiring-do-you-understand-design/ regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.l

Re: [ilugd] [COMMERCIAL] ALSA hacker wanted

2011-01-09 Thread Linux Lingam
hi! free advice 2: On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Gora Mohanty wrote: > 2011/1/8 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) : >> [Please send offers to me personally, not to the list] >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a Dell Optiplex 380 (a fairly new model) which is having problems >> with excessive hiss when recording.  S

[ilugd] Oracle kicks LibreOffice supporters out of OpenOffice

2010-10-24 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, it's happening. oracle's kicking out LibreOffice supporters, and guess who's doing all the corporate-speak? Louis Suarez Potts, for Oracle! strange strange world, eh? http://blogs.computerworld.com/17197/oracle_kicks_libreoffice_supporters_out_of_openoffice regards niyam -- niyam b

Re: [ilugd] blender3d: new movie Sintel premieres 27 sep

2010-09-25 Thread Linux Lingam
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > dear all, > > have been following the excitement every day. > the new poster's just out. > the movie trailer was launched in may 2010. > the movie's been cut down to just 10 minutes, > but the story and the vf

[ilugd] blender3d: new movie Sintel premieres 27 sep

2010-09-25 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, have been following the excitement every day. the new poster's just out. the movie trailer was launched in may 2010. the movie's been cut down to just 10 minutes, but the story and the vfx are stunning. too late to organize a blender-ka-langar with Sintel prasada? http://durian.blender

[ilugd] turnkey linux

2010-08-18 Thread Linux Lingam
Meine freunde, Das ist interessant: http://www.turnkeylinux.org/ solves a lot of issues, but creates a few with cloud-cages. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/il

Re: [ilugd] Rupee font in open format

2010-07-21 Thread Linux Lingam
money is a very funny thing. if you discover you have a fake or a torn note in your pocket along with a perfectly legit and crisp one, you'd be tempted to use the first one immediately. people talk about the relative worthlessness of a small denomination, especially if it is heavily soiled. that i

Re: [ilugd] google docs vs openoffice-in-the-cloud

2010-07-21 Thread Linux Lingam
2010/7/18 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) > On Sunday 18 Jul 2010, H.S.Rai wrote: > > 2010/7/18 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) : > > > any viable alternative to Google Docs has to > > > present an interface that has a minimal learning curve. > > > > Don't http://eyeos.org/ fit the bill? > > Now /this/ looks hot!

[ilugd] google docs vs openoffice-in-the-cloud

2010-07-17 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, noticed a couple of emails in the ILUG-D flood, that point to docs that people have stored and shared on google-docs, for inputs and comments from ilug-d. astonishing how muft and mukt visions go up in smoke when they go up in the cloud. isn't there a better way for us to collaborate o

[ilugd] off-topic-ish: insuring a linux laptop

2010-04-20 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, googling to see if i can get insurance-cover on my laptop beyond its warranty period. discovered the four major indian insurance companies supposedly offer some fig-leaf of a cover. oriental insurance, new india assurance, national insurance, united india insurance: http://in.answers.ya

Re: [ilugd] 21" monitor in portrait mode?

2010-04-16 Thread Linux Lingam
here's an interesting video, of 6 monitors hooked to an ubuntu 9.04 machine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhMErNsEoZw i suppose it's easy to stack the monitors in column and get, well, a full column of display, to well, er... display your code. remember also the computer-displays from the movie

Re: [ilugd] 21" monitor in portrait mode?

2010-04-16 Thread Linux Lingam
dear raj, oh! this gets better. apparantly, this proprietary-ware does pivoting in software. http://www.portrait.com/enu/pivot/overview.html so, taking the vision and philosophy of foss forward: "once it's done by proprietaryware, it can easily be replicated in foss" all this would need is a fe

Re: [ilugd] 21" monitor in portrait mode?

2010-04-16 Thread Linux Lingam
> [snip] > > To sum up, I'm unlikely to change my working style just because hardware > demands it. > > /me pets his old 17" 4:3. > > spoken like a true living FOSSil: unreasonable to the multi-core as usual. you can of course, trust apple to have come up with solutions for such unreasonable peop

Re: [ilugd] evolution+multisync+openSyncML to Nokia over bluetooth

2010-03-05 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip] > AFAIK, this phone has the Symbian OS. > > So, try your luck at symbian.org. > ah yes., already did. there's a nice article there on using ubuntu linux with symbian, also browsed through allaboutsymbian.org to look for some .sis or .sisx or even a java app to break the ice between the two

Re: [ilugd] evolution+multisync+openSyncML to Nokia over bluetooth

2010-03-05 Thread Linux Lingam
>  > a regular bluetooth connection within wammu also failed, >  > though the mobile connects easily with my computer over bluetooth for >  > drag-and-drop. > > See http://wammu.eu/phones/nokia/?page=6 > and > http://wammu.eu/phones/nokia/?page=5 > > E series has one of the worst supports on g/wamm

Re: [ilugd] evolution+multisync+openSyncML to Nokia over bluetooth

2010-03-04 Thread Linux Lingam
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > dear all, > > some rogue software crashed my Nokia E61i, and deleted 779 contacts > and all calendar entries. > don't ask.[snip] > > fortunately, the only backup i have is a single vCard file, and the > calend

[ilugd] evolution+multisync+openSyncML to Nokia over bluetooth

2010-03-04 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, some rogue software crashed my Nokia E61i, and deleted 779 contacts and all calendar entries. don't ask. so i've got this mobile that looks and behaves like matt daemon from the Bourne Identity. no backup of the data on the external microSD card either. fortunately, the only backup i ha

[ilugd] free music using free software on ubuntustudio at cc-salon delhi

2010-03-01 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, thanks to kinshuk, and mohawk (!), for pushing ahead to hold the CreativeCommons cc-salon delhi at sarai this weekend. as promised there, have published 'Flight' a music-track under the cc-by-sa 2.5 india license. interesting details of how the track was authored using free software, un

Re: [ilugd] Venue Suggestions and Probable dates

2010-02-20 Thread Linux Lingam
> About the dates - I, personally, favor late september (if it has to be > september). good luck running an event a scant five days before the CWG. i'd say is not a good idea, but what do the others think? regards n ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.l

Re: [ilugd] Venue Suggestions and Probable dates

2010-02-20 Thread Linux Lingam
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Sawrub wrote: > On 02/20/2010 03:33 AM, Ankur Saxena wrote: >> >> Guys, >>> >>> Freed.in buzz is going out faster than we have expected and we have >>> already 2 sponsorship requests :) >>> >>> We need to finalize on the venue and probable dates ASAP, Can we have >

Re: [ilugd] Venue Suggestions and Probable dates

2010-02-19 Thread Linux Lingam
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Rajesh Lalwani wrote: > > 1) We have CWG 2010 from 3-14 October 2010 > 2) We have one more FOSS event probably around 17th September in Delhi. > > I guess any dates in last week of September will rock. It's a nice > weather by then too. given that CWG is from 3rd

Re: [ilugd] Venue Suggestions and Probable dates

2010-02-11 Thread Linux Lingam
When do we have our next meet? Thursday's already gone. N -- niyam bhushan ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd

Re: [ilugd] ILUGD meeting: 2.30pm, Sun., 7th Feb., 2010, SIT, JNU

2010-02-07 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, >> > > Minutes of the meeting (MOM) : thanks honey for the MOM, my POP is that the overall feelgood factor for freed.in is high, the team is refreshed and motivated, and everybody seems to have a better sense of what works, what would not work, and how to delegate tasks, and to coordina

Re: [ilugd] how to convert an airtel pdf bill into a spreadsheet using FOSS tools or apps?

2009-11-12 Thread Linux Lingam
updated. see in-line: On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Linux Lingam wrote: > the pdf e-bill emailed by airtel to me saves paper, but i want to > sort, filter, and mangle it. > tried opening it with openoffice.org on my ubuntu 9.04 here, but it > displays hex, maybe also because >

[ilugd] how to convert an airtel pdf bill into a spreadsheet using FOSS tools or apps?

2009-11-12 Thread Linux Lingam
the pdf e-bill emailed by airtel to me saves paper, but i want to sort, filter, and mangle it. tried opening it with openoffice.org on my ubuntu 9.04 here, but it displays hex, maybe also because it's a password-protected file (more annoyance than security, but that's another matter). any clues on

[ilugd] linux-gamers: how about BYOFC

2009-11-12 Thread Linux Lingam
on monday past, read an interesting story of a *huge* game-fest at some local school. loads of youngsters played computer games, in a Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) festival. so, how about a Bring Your Own FOSS Computer (BYOFC) and let's hold a linux-games contest. er... that may include copyleft

[ilugd] UNESCO and Sun on openoffice.org, ODF, for schools

2009-11-05 Thread Linux Lingam
just stumbled across this news while researching on Open Education Resources. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28685&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://f

Re: [ilugd] Advice needed: which notebook

2009-10-02 Thread Linux Lingam
Apple Macbook Pro. Or, for even better performance with price, laptops customised by Emperor Linux. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://

Re: [ilugd] Hall of Shame, or Shoot Yourself in the Foot?

2009-07-29 Thread Linux Lingam
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:00 AM, Gora Mohanty wrote: > Hi, > >  Can anyone confirm this? When I go to http://flykingfisher.com or > http://flykingfisher.in I get redirected to > http://localhost/welcome.aspx . > > I mean, talk about stupidity. Oh well, another reason to fly > Indigo. > who flies

[ilugd] BOSS Linux by C-DAC?

2009-07-28 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear all, I remember a few years ago LFY magazine distributing the government initiative, BOSS Linux, with its copies. What is the status of BOSS today? Is it the Red Flag of India, yet? Also, i heard a lot of community-folk murmering about how free is free in BOSS, and about it's indic support. A

[ilugd] microsoft violated GPL before releasing linux code?

2009-07-23 Thread Linux Lingam
does this explain microsoft's recent-found love of GPL? http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135853/Engineer_Microsoft_violated_GPL_before_Linux_code_release the community has welcomed microsoft's contribution favourably, nevertheless. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___

Re: [ilugd] Petition to Macromedia

2009-07-21 Thread Linux Lingam
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 5:39 PM, sawrub wrote: > Hi All, > > Just came across this,and thought of sharing it.May be it have been > circulated in long back,but re-sending in for people like me. > > Come up and sign it on > http://www.petitiononline.com/linuxswp/petition.html > > beg-ware? that's r

Re: [ilugd] [OT]Request for help to migrate to GNU Linux for a Newspaper

2009-07-21 Thread Linux Lingam
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Sudev Barar wrote: > 2009/7/22 Linux Lingam >> > Been in touch with him and have given him a path forward to try a >> > pilot themselves. [snip] >> >> curious. what's the progress? >> i saw the email when it first got

Re: [ilugd] [OT]Request for help to migrate to GNU Linux for a Newspaper

2009-07-21 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip] >> >> I am not sure about that. I forwarded the request to the group directly. >> Perhaps Anish can enlighten us all about this. > > Dharamsala. > > Been in touch with him and have given him a path forward to try a > pilot themselves. [snip] curious. what's the progress? i saw the email wh

Re: [ilugd] GNU/Linux PDF viewer with ability to read comments

2009-05-06 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear anupam, if i read your need correctly, you wish to view and comment on documents in a collaborative environment. Hence the need to read comments in pdf. You mention you've asked people to move from msoffice fileformats to pdf. Maybe it's too late to recommend another workflow, but here's what

Re: [ilugd] GNU/Linux PDF viewer with ability to read comments

2009-05-06 Thread Linux Lingam
have you tried installing acrobat reader under linux, maybe even under wine? it may save you the trouble of installing win or mac. regards n On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Anupam Jain wrote: > Hey all, > > What's the easiest way to read PDFs with embedded comments (created > with Acrobat Profe

Re: [ilugd] FOSS and Indian Political Party Websites

2009-05-05 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip] > > Samajwadi Party Website is www.samajwadipartyindia.com which is PHP based. [snip] those pleasant folks who effectively wanted to ban the use of computers, and english, and even all forms of mechanized farming? an assertion which they later tried to soften? i've also noticed their site

Re: [ilugd] [Freed] Fw: ILUG-D Elections on May 3 - Results

2009-05-04 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, best wishes and good cheer to all for their new or renewed posts. regards niyam > The 5 posts were filled unanimously in the following manner: > > President: Kishore Bhargava - nominated by Andrew Lynn > Vice President: Andrew Lynn - self-nominated > Treasurer: Tirveni Yadav - nominate

[ilugd] Ubuntu for HeavyMetal fans: Jes*s Jugular, after Headless Horseman.

2009-04-24 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, just headbanged into this site, though i may urge you to proceed with caution, the ubuntu themes and imagery are not for the faint-hearted, and not for those not into heavy-metal's stark imagery. so those interested, may google for Ubuntu + the above keywords to discover the site on you

Re: [ilugd] oracle buys sun

2009-04-23 Thread Linux Lingam
meanwhile, i've been thinking of openofice, and the whole ODF and open-standards battle around it. gotta hand it to oracle. they *never* dreamt of making a foss suite like openoffice.org. sun did. now what will oracle do with it? am also thinking of javafx. not oracle's core domain expertise area.

[ilugd] some sony LCD tv screens use GPL and copyleft software

2009-04-23 Thread Linux Lingam
thought you'd find this interesting. stumbled across it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_bravia haven't found anyone hacking them. yet. so that means millions of people will experience the 'invisible' linux: my term for those who use linux without knowing they're using it. for example in m

[ilugd] RIAA attacks FSF

2009-04-21 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, this news would really prick your ears: RIAA attacks FSF [The RIAA]...termed the FSF an organization 'dedicated to eliminating restrictions on copying, redistribution, and modifying computer programs', and accused the FSF of having an 'open and virulent bias against copyrights' and 'bla

[ilugd] oracle buys sun

2009-04-21 Thread Linux Lingam
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363 what next, ads for unbreakable opensolaris? regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gm

Re: [ilugd] apple airport express on ubuntu with foss apps?

2009-04-20 Thread Linux Lingam
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Arun Khan wrote: > On Monday 20 Apr 2009, Linux Lingam wrote: >> [snip] >> >> meanwhile, kishore hastily hides behind his shiny new macbookpro >> running terminals in hi-res. :-) > > In Mac OS X or a Linux variant? hehhee.

Re: [ilugd] apple airport express on ubuntu with foss apps?

2009-04-19 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip] meanwhile, kishore hastily hides behind his shiny new macbookpro running terminals in hi-res. :-) mark shuttleworth pores over every pixel to find inspiration for his next release of ubuntu. Countless foss developers join him to develop muktified slices of the apple experience. steve jobs

Re: [ilugd] apple airport express on ubuntu with foss apps?

2009-04-17 Thread Linux Lingam
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Abhishek Nandakumar wrote: > You may find this thread useful: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=192806 > thanks. had spotted it earlier, but did not see the thread ran into 6 pages. it is quite a kludge of a solution. will do some more tests around thi

[ilugd] pirate bay founders found guilty, but the boat's still sailing

2009-04-17 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, this may be of interest to many: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8003799.stm rabid discussions on the internet on this, keyworded with free, freedom, europe, sweden, RIAA, and more. regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailingli

Re: [ilugd] apple airport express on ubuntu with foss apps?

2009-04-17 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, thanks for your responses. i am talking about the apple airport express base station. specifically, this router has a neat little 'audio-output' port built into it. here's the horrendously-cryptic url: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB321LL/A i've connected my JBL speakers to the w

[ilugd] apple airport express on ubuntu with foss apps?

2009-04-09 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, anybody has any experience in running apple's airport express under ubuntu or any other flavour? http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/ since you can connect wired speakers to airport express, and then use wi-fi to stream music to them, am looking for a FOSS app that can do that. so far,

Re: [ilugd] reliance NetRoaming Broadband+ 3.1Mbps on linux ubuntu?

2009-04-04 Thread Linux Lingam
i've gone ahead and ponied up for it. it works great. the speeds are blazingly fast. however, some hiccups with reliance are worthy of mention: 01. to monitor my net-use, i was told i have to register at the reliance site. when i registered, the web-engine asked for my name and data-card number, a

Re: [ilugd] reliance NetRoaming Broadband+ 3.1Mbps on linux ubuntu?

2009-03-27 Thread Linux Lingam
Arun, thanks for your detailed response. How recent is/was your team's problems with the datacards, and the dns? Are you still with reliance? Have you recently tried checking the dns issue? anybody else with positive or negative experiences and tips to share on reliance under linux? regards n --

[ilugd] reliance NetRoaming Broadband+ 3.1Mbps on linux ubuntu?

2009-03-27 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, am evaluating the reliance rocket + sportscar + fast-bowler thingie, though it's just a usb dongle offering evdo roaming access at 3.1Mbps in some cities and towns in india. does this work under gnu/linux, and specifically under ubuntu 7.04 and 8.04? any people with experience of this s

[ilugd] apple FUD on freeware vs foss

2009-03-26 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, am hugely dismayed to note that a company that obviously understands foss, adn cleverly uses foss tools to its advantage, spreads the fud about foss by calling it freeware. here they are calilng 'audacity' freeware, among several dozen examples i found: http://www.apple.com/downloads/m

[ilugd] IBM: I Believe in Mornings with the Sun

2009-03-18 Thread Linux Lingam
the web is suddenly ablaze with IBM's talks for acquiring Sun. no one seems to be talking about the impact on openoffice.org, odf, and sun's newer push into extending java further, especially with stuff like javafx. the good news everyone's missing: it's not microsoft in talks to buy sun. whew! th

[ilugd] how to web-browse for foss while filtering out political advertising

2009-03-17 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, strange. every time i browse through foss-based sites or search for some foss-based resource, i find with increasing frequencies, ads from certain indian political parties adorning the relevant pages. is there anywhere i can create filters or do something, so that types or categories of

Re: [ilugd] ILUGD (society) as a funding umbrella for FOSS development

2009-03-15 Thread Linux Lingam
dear andrew, [snip] your proposal for ilug-d is worthy of a thoughtful discussion, and delivers a wham worthy of the name of your former rock band. on the one hand, LUGs find meaning and context only if they belong to a specific organization, which is usually a college, or a commercial software

[ilugd] freedom pdf readers

2009-03-11 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, hopefully, someone will soon realize the huge gaps to cover for a full drop-in replacement. http://pdfreaders.org/ regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [ilugd] Blog post about Freed.in Day 1

2009-03-01 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear shirish, no need to generate code. Just add static text. Like you see in the credits of a movie or tv documentary, a magazine colophon, a calendar, and anywhere else where authored works need credit, copyright, and licensed text. it's my pleasure to accept your thanks in advance for explaini

Re: [ilugd] Blog post about Freed.in Day 1

2009-03-01 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear shirish, yes, you do need to mention the three things under each authored work. This is how it works, irrespective of copyright or copyleft or CC. It is tedious, but correct. Your other choice, is to only use Images in the public-domain, where no such restrictions apply, or to seek written pe

Re: [ilugd] Blog post about Freed.in Day 1

2009-02-27 Thread Linux Lingam
how to use cc-licensed works: under the photo or hte authored work, mention three things: 1. author (who owns the copyright). with the copytight symbol or word, used before this. 2. the year, date, of the copyright (feb 2009) 3. the cc-license being used, in this case, cc-by-3.0 or whatever. a br

[ilugd] more photos, all from day 2, of freed.in

2009-02-26 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, please volunteer to add captions and details to the fresh batch of photos, all from day 2, added to the freed.in pool on flickr. also, please do contribute your photos to the pool. http://freed.in/2009/buzz/more-photos-from-freedin.html regards niyam -- niyam bhushan _

Re: [ilugd] Blog post about Freed.in Day 1

2009-02-26 Thread Linux Lingam
dear shirish, looking at some of those photos and been wondering, how difficult is it for an intelligent and experienced foss-professional such as you, to adhere to the terms of the most liberal creative-commons license, as detailed here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en as the

Re: [ilugd] [Freed] Freed.in volunteers meeting: Tue., Feb 17th, 6pm, JNU

2009-02-15 Thread Linux Lingam
er.. 5:30pm is what we agreed on. regards niyam On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Gora Mohanty wrote: > Hi, > We will be having the planing meeting for all > volunteers for Freed.in 2009 as per the details > below. If you want to be part of Freed.in 2009, > you should be at this meeting, as it

Re: [ilugd] microsoft on intel's linux: "this is a nightmare"

2009-01-31 Thread Linux Lingam
On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Yashpal Nagar wrote: > On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Linux Lingam wrote: >> fwiw: >> >> http://boycottnovell.com.nyud.net:8080/2009/01/30/microsoft-intel-anti-linux/ > > Wow, this shows what matter a lot for M$, to kill Linux a

[ilugd] help us promote freed.in with web-buttons

2009-01-31 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, blog, twitter, facebook, orkut, myspace . . . here we come: http://freed.in/2009/promote -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org

[ilugd] microsoft on intel's linux: "this is a nightmare"

2009-01-31 Thread Linux Lingam
fwiw: http://boycottnovell.com.nyud.net:8080/2009/01/30/microsoft-intel-anti-linux/ regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org

[ilugd] Gargi College launches Gargi Linux Users Group

2009-01-18 Thread Linux Lingam
over the next few weeks and months, expect large-scale migration to linux and foss at gargi, not just in departments, but also on the personal desktops and laptops of students. also expect a growing list of contributors to the foss-ecosystem and to creativecommons-attributed authored works. http:/

Re: [ilugd] dimdim anyone?

2009-01-17 Thread Linux Lingam
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Vikas Rawal wrote: >> Till then one could use a VNC client for that single purpose. Like >> TightVNC which is under GPL. >> > > > Yes. But the fact that you can just display your screen on other > people's web browser is simpler and more convenient. The fact that i

[ilugd] EmperorLinux

2009-01-17 Thread Linux Lingam
would it be viable for someone in india to offer this, or a similar service, in India, given our growing foss community? http://www.emperorlinux.com about time, actually, no? regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-

[ilugd] dimdim anyone?

2009-01-16 Thread Linux Lingam
dimdim is a sophisticated web-conferencing solution, under gpl, but also under various other licenses: http://www.dimdim.com/opensource/dimdim_gpl.html looks like it's geared to take on webex, adobe, and everybody else in the web-conf arena. what's your experience with dimdim? the 'about us' pag

[ilugd] police: is your wifi secured?

2009-01-09 Thread Linux Lingam
hope the cops use gnu/linux on their laptops rather than some proprietary os: http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090079455 regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.n

Re: [ilugd] FOSS seminar

2009-01-09 Thread Linux Lingam
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:43 AM, navneet sharma wrote: > Dear friends, > i want to share some moments during which we conducted FOSS seminar in > chandigarh and nurpur (H.P). > we conducted seminar in Nurpur where IT people from the surrounding location > of nurpur attended the seminar in 21st dec

Re: [ilugd] indian freedoms cut

2009-01-04 Thread Linux Lingam
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 3:41 AM, PJ wrote: > IT bill passed through parliament. Summary at: > > http://www.countercurrents.org/karun020109.htm > > Discussed on slashdot at: > > http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/09/01/03/0246252.shtml > > The likely abuse bodes ill for the future. > unless those concerne

[ilugd] Eklavya Thumbdrive. corrected url.

2009-01-04 Thread Linux Lingam
http://freed.in/2009/buzz/eklavya-thumbdrive-universities-own-patents-from-student-research.html -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gma

[ilugd] Eklavya ThumbDrive.

2009-01-04 Thread Linux Lingam
the url below does not just point to a post on freed.in/2009, it also points a finger at you: uncle sham kneads you. http://freed.in/2009/news/eklavya-thumbdrive-universities-own-patents-from-student-research.html regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ i

Re: [ilugd] google selling unlocked android G1 in india

2008-12-09 Thread Linux Lingam
all this makes me wonder: are foss-values-based mobiles DOA? niyam ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-arch

[ilugd] google selling unlocked android G1 in india

2008-12-08 Thread Linux Lingam
[roach-bite] hope to see quite a few of you toting a google android G1 at the http://freed.in event on feb 20 and 21.[/roach-bite] here's the link to the android story: http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Google_Selling_Unlocked_G1_Phones_in_India/551-96192-613.html regards niyam -- niyam bhusha

Re: [ilugd] Fwd: NIIT and Adobe

2008-12-03 Thread Linux Lingam
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do we have anything equivalent to the Ad*be Creative Suite in the FOSS > arena? the short answer: equal = no. equivalent = no. similar = no. what we have: a smattering of independent tools, organically developing. gimp. inksc

[ilugd] good OS announces cloud, a new os(?) for 2009

2008-12-01 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, just discovered gOS that has just launched 'cloud', which to me seems like a compressed linux-kernel booting some core apps like a browser, skype, and a few more. if you want additional apps or functions, press a button to optionally boot winxp which is also pre-installed sounds lik

[ilugd] discuss DRM this winter?

2008-12-01 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, as winter approaches delhi, some inspiration for discussing DRM (digital restrictions management): http://xkcd.com/511/ regards niyam -- niyam bhushan ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/lis

Re: [ilugd] high-end linux laptop?

2008-11-27 Thread Linux Lingam
> > Take a look at http://www.emperorlinux.com/ - their Gazelle series come with > an ATI X1600 and seems to work out of the box ( again, not sure how shipping > / support into India will work though! ) bingo! that's what i need. some of their laptops can cost till USD 9800+... however, they have

Re: [ilugd] high-end linux laptop?

2008-11-26 Thread Linux Lingam
dear karanbir, always refreshing and stimulating to hear from the bleeding-edge from you. [snip] > > do you want linux preinstalled for hardware compatibility check or to not > pay the MS tax ? in case its the latter, you might be able to get a refund, > or just not pay for it upfront. Vendor depe

Re: [ilugd] [X-Post] KDE Posters @ FOSS.IN/2008

2008-11-26 Thread Linux Lingam
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 19 Nov 2008, Pradeepto Bhattacharya wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We have made some posters for upcoming FOSS.IN/2008. One to >> showcase the "Pillars of KDE", and other to showcase the Indic >> localisation for KDE.

[ilugd] why is virtualbox not a gpl-violation?

2008-11-23 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, virtualbox is a GPL-ed software. a binary closed-source version of the same software is available as freeware with added features. i can't understand how come this is not a violation of the terms of the GPL, specifically modifications must also be released under GPL. the authors do clai

Re: [ilugd] high-end linux laptop?

2008-11-22 Thread Linux Lingam
> > plenty of people sell the sager/clevo variety preloaded with Linux, > depending on where you are based you might even find someone local who has > something in stock. wow! karanbir, that's an eye-opener. i was not aware of sager-ratna or clevo. googled this: http://www.xoticpc.com/index.php

[ilugd] high-end linux laptop?

2008-11-20 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, everyone focusses on 'cheap' or 'low-cost' linux laptops, especially netbooks. what i'm looking for is the opposite: the top-most, high-end laptop in the market, that ships with gnu/linux pre-installed, or has the market forgotten that gnu/linux is also about performance? i don't care if

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