[ilugd] help !!

2003-08-20 Thread MALKIAT BENIPAL
There is a command in linux . I don't remember now. Pl. help me what is it. Whenever we type a word after this command the whole screen will be cleared and then the word will be printed on the whole screen containing ' * ' or ' # ' signs. eg. let us assume : banner malkiat Now on the

Re: [ilugd] Please help me

2003-08-20 Thread LinuxLingam
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:17 am, you wrote: what is this ELX and LFY stands for ? pl. give the full initials of the same. ELX is a good distribution for people moving from win for the first time to gnulinux. however, it is not a 'mainstream' distro, relatively speaking. may i recommend

[ilugd] maximising the screen size for an application -howto

2003-08-20 Thread GR Seshagiri
Dear friends, I am running a graphic gks application in X which is opening a screen of small size (100x100) by default. I want to utilize the full screen so that GUI looks better. The gks manual suggests that in .Xdefaults or eqvt. file add the line - xgks*geometry:600x600 I

Re: [ilugd] help !!

2003-08-20 Thread Kishore Bhargava
There is a command in linux . I don't remember now. Pl. help me what is it. Whenever we type a word after this command the whole screen will For some reason the old banner program seems to have deprecated. But you could try this neat little program called figlet: figlet hello world _

[ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread Jasmeet S. Virdi
Hi, I am not pretty sure I've understood the GPL license, Could some one clarify some of my doubts : 1. If I create a new software which which is based (has the same code base with some additions) on a GPL'ed software ( with open source) as a part of it, so do I need to make my software too

[ilugd] [COMMERCIAL] (fwd) Requirement

2003-08-20 Thread Raj Mathur
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Re: [ilugd] Please help me

2003-08-20 Thread Raj Mathur
LL == linuxlingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: LL On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:17 am, you wrote: what is this ELX and LFY stands for ? pl. give the full initials of the same. LL ELX is a good distribution for people moving from win for the LL first time to

Re: [ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread Raj Mathur
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jasmeet == Jasmeet S Virdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jasmeet Hi, I am not pretty sure I've understood the GPL license, Jasmeet Could some one clarify some of my doubts : 1. If I create Jasmeet a new software which which is based (has the

[ilugd] URGENT HELP !

2003-08-20 Thread Shailesh J. Kumar
Hi, Can anyone help me regarding the Red Hat Linux Gateway firewall Policy setup using IPCHAINS. Please its very important , I am online in yahoo and MSN. Yahoo ID : sky_walker_24 MSN ID : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shailesh ___ ilugd mailing list

Re: [ilugd] maximising the screen size for an application -howto

2003-08-20 Thread Lalit Kumar Bhasin
- Original Message - From: GR Seshagiri [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [ilugd] maximising the screen size for an application -howto Dear friends, I am running a graphic gks application in X which is opening a screen of small

RE: [ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread Jasmeet S. Virdi
Some more doubts :) $ You are only obliged to reveal the source to $ the people you give the binaries of your program to -- not $ the original author, not any `community'. However, you have $ to distribute the source under the GPL itself, so the $ recipients are free to disseminate your source

Re: [ilugd] URGENT HELP !

2003-08-20 Thread Alok Sinha
Shailesh, What would you like the help on? What is your current configuration ? what is your desired configuration? regards, alok sinha Shailesh J. Kumar wrote: Hi, Can anyone help me regarding the Red Hat Linux Gateway firewall Policy setup using IPCHAINS. Please its very important ,

[ilugd] Re: [LIG] SCO claims appear to be bogus

2003-08-20 Thread Raghavendra Bhat
Raj Mathur posts : Full story at: http://lwn.net/Articles/45019/ Update == http://perens.com/Articles/SCOCopiedCode.html Inside the html, towards the end, you can link up to a SCOvsIBM, TwikiWeThey page. -- ragOO, VU2RGU ::Visit http://puggy.symonds.net/~fsug-kochi/ Helping

[ilugd] Re: [india-gii]WIreless DSL ??

2003-08-20 Thread Vipen Mahajan
Hi, I just read this article, on wireless technology which addresses the last mile problem, gives 15 MBPS, speed over a wireless mobile connection. A cell phones mobility, DSL speeds, faster than WiFi. Thought it might be of interest .

RE: [ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread Raj Mathur
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jasmeet == Jasmeet S Virdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jasmeet Some more doubts :) Jasmeet 1. Does it talk anywhere about making the binaries/source Jasmeet code available for FREE ? Can I sell the rework ? Jasmeet (assuming I used

[ilugd] [ilugd Meeting on the 24th, Sunday. Announcement..]

2003-08-20 Thread Viksit Gaur
The total number of confirmations receieved by Kishore B., number a grand total, hold your breath.. 5!! It's going to be a sorry day when a group of 5 members arrives at the Venue, equipped with facilities for about a 100.. Where's all the enthusiasm which seems to be in full momentum on the

[ilugd] Presentation for the Next Meet dilemma

2003-08-20 Thread Viksit Gaur
I'm planning a demo on either of these 2 topics : 1)Creating 3D games/graphics using an OS/LGPL graphics library called CrystalSpace, (will include a generic 3D graphics intro on Linux as well.. like blender 3d etc) or 2)Intrusion Detection Systems on Linux (SNORT), and how to configure them

Re: [ilugd] Please help me

2003-08-20 Thread LinuxLingam
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 01:42 pm, you wrote: ELX is proprietary AFAIK. 'Nuff said. -- Raju ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! i was going to say that immediately after reading the posting on ELX, but i figured raj would jump and highlight that with a bright yellow neon pen anyways! so there you have

Re: [ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread LinuxLingam
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 01:53 pm, you wrote: Re point 3, I doubt if anyone would sue you for `look-and-feel' if you made, e.g., a clone of Konqueror :) oh! ho!, depends on 1) which jurisdiction 2) how smart your lawyer is for this one 3) if specific icons and graphic elements, drawn in

Re: [ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread LinuxLingam
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 04:29 pm, you wrote: 1. Does it talk anywhere about making the binaries/source code available for FREE ? Can I sell the rework ? (assuming I used GPL'ed code). yes for both! anybody anywhere anytime can get the sourcode free-of-cost, as well as the object code.

[ilugd] ilug-d aug archive?

2003-08-20 Thread LinuxLingam
http://frodo.hserus.net/pipermail/ilugd/ went to the above url, discovered at the linux-delhi site, to look for august archive of mailings. duh! it stops at july, which means it works on a monthly basis. doesn't this work with a monthly archive, and the current month on a weekly archive and

[ilugd] Re: 3 days to 24th august

2003-08-20 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
+++ LinuxLingam [21/08/03 00:35 +0530]: (sandip bhattacharya, haven't met you for a long time at a meet, hope to see you this sunday as well) Ouch! Public bashing! Public bashing! :) I had just sent my meeting confirmation to Kishore! :) Would be good to see you too, LL. - Sandip P.S.

RE: [ilugd] GPL ?

2003-08-20 Thread Jasmeet S. Virdi
Damn clear, thanx :) -js $ Yes you can. However, once you have sold the package (and $ the source, of course) to one person, s/he can further resell $ it, give it away, or do whatever s/he pleases with it, so $ it's slightly difficult to make more than one sale of a GPL package. $ $ $ It

RE: [ilugd] [ilugd Meeting on the 24th, Sunday. Announcement..]

2003-08-20 Thread Jasmeet S. Virdi
Could someone forward Kishore's ID !! I sent a couple of mails to Raj, but no replies. Tried searching the old posts, there are two Kishores (Kishore bhargava / Kishore bhatia), whom do I send the name to ?? -js $ $ The total number of confirmations receieved by Kishore $ B., number a grand

RE: [ilugd] ilug-d aug archive?

2003-08-20 Thread Jasmeet S. Virdi
Talking of that, is it possible to use Gmane or some similar service to convert mails to newgroup postings ? Its easier to follow discussions that way, more over you save the trouble of subscribing to the list ;) -js $ $ http://frodo.hserus.net/pipermail/ilugd/ $ $ went to the above url,

Re: [ilugd] Please help me

2003-08-20 Thread Narsingh Sahu
--- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ELX is proprietary AFAIK. 'Nuff said. Then so are RedHat, SuSE and a score of others. ELX is perhaps the only Indian distribution of note. -- narsingh Yahoo! India Promos:

Re: [ilugd] Please help me

2003-08-20 Thread Raj Mathur
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Narsingh == Narsingh Sahu [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Narsingh --- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ELX is proprietary AFAIK. 'Nuff said. Narsingh Then so are RedHat, SuSE and a score of others. ELX is Narsingh perhaps the

RE: [ilugd] Meeting on the 24th,Sunday. Announcement..Kishore's Addres

2003-08-20 Thread Viksit Gaur
For the attention of all ilugd members.. Incase you didnt notice, the email was smack in the second last paragraph of my last email.. Its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thus Wrote viksit.. quote C'mon guys! I request all ilugd members who want to(/ would like to) come to the meet, to please send a