Hi,
We are writing to you as you are interested in Free Software issues.
Some of the issues mentioned below have been discussed informally by
some of us, including Frederick Noronha, Vidyadhar Gadgil and Animesh
Nerurkar, after there were moderation and ownership changes in
ilug
Wanted: volunteers to localise in Marathi
http://i18n.debian.net:8080/mr/
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Why, I'd horse-whip you if I had a horse
Electronic Test Development Centre, Goa announces software/IT courses:
Linux Sysadmin (consists of Linux Administration modules for
professionals). Pre-requisite: Knowledge of Linux installation commands,
KDE and GNOME Desktops.
Course dates 30 Jan - 2 Feb.
Course fee: Rs 4500 + Rs 459 service
Can someone help my journalist friend in Mumbai. Since Dionne writes a
lot about alternatives, it would also help if able to use an alternative
operating system! Thanks in advance, guys... FN
From:
Dionne Bunsha
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India
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[] Links to many subjects, specially Free Software in education
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
.
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/CustomerService/Exclusive/2005_Linux_New_Media_Awards.html
Linux New Media Awards 2005
Trend Setters
Linux New Media put together an international jury to recognize
outstanding contributions to
TUX is the first and only magazine for the new [GNU]Linux user. See
http://www.tuxmagazine.com Currently issue number 8 (November 2005) is
available on the stands. What more, it's available for a free
download.
I did download the issue of May 2005. (More recent issues can also be
downloaded for
FN's Eye on FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software
ONLINE MOVIES RELATED TO FLOSS: FOSS.tv is a website for Podcasting and
Vodacasting news from the
FN's Eye on FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software
IOSN COMES OUT WITH A PRIMER ON OPEN STANDARDS
IOSN's open standards primer.
* Download the primer:
*
Chennai LUG has a great wiki going there!
http://www.chennailug.org/wiki/Main_Page
*
1. The GNU Homepage.
http://www.gnu.org/
2. The GNU
features of WAP browsing or for use with a PDA
[9], and, of course, Franck's interest of maps [10]. -- Frederick
Noronha
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Franck_Martin
[2] http://maps.tikiwiki.org/
[3] http://www.lands.gov.to/tiki/tiki-map.phtml?mapfile=tonga.map
[4] http://map.mrd.gov.fj/tiki
IT MIGHT BE a bit too late to talk about an August-datelined issue of a
magazine, but ... better late than never.
Just to highlight some of what one found interesting in the
AUGUST 2005 issue of Linux For You magazine. Send in your
comments and feedback to [EMAIL
http://www.gnu.org/award/
To date, we have given out these FSF Awards for the Advancement of Free
Software, recognizing a person who has made a great contribution to the
progress and development of free software:
2005
Send nominations for the 2005 award by 31 October 2005.
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From: Preeti Sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Preeti Sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: In search of great freelancer trainers
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 21:08:59 +0530
Dear Consultant,
Hi! I represent Pragati Software the largest IT training company in
Just a brief note... from ILUG-Goa.
If you wish to invite your friends over to encounter Free/Libre and Open
Source Software, this weekend's meet is as good as any you would get.
We already have a couple of issues on the agenda:
Prof Anil Seth wrote: I have been experimenting with LTSP - adding
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SFD 2005: Request your sponsored SFD CDs and materials!
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:01:27 -0400
Dear SFD Team Leaders,
In 2004, SFD was successful because many of your volunteer teams around
the
This is from the i.t. magazine, and an article written by Nimesh Dubey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- which I found rather interesting. Some of it is
Free/Libre and Open Source Software-related. -FN
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Can you install an operating system
:
Independent journalist Frederick Noronha
blogged his way through the Asia Source open
source developer workshop in India earlier this
year. Now he has collected all his writings
Wanted volunteers to support and encourage the growth of this page.
http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/?IndianFreeSoftwareProjects
It's very important to all. Can you help? FN
..
Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance
http://anjuta.sourceforge.net/
Anjuta 2.0.0 released!
kh_naba - 2005-05-15 03:02 - Anjuta C/C++ IDE
After much waiting we are please to announce Anjuta 2.0.0, the first release of
Anjuta 2.x series.
This is an alpha unstable release and may not be suitable for production use.
)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS
Free/Libre Open Source Software
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Redirected from FLOSS
The term Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS as different from FOSS) is a
hybrid term for both free software and open source software, which are
different
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HOME MEMBERS ICT CAPACITY WOMEN ABOUT Version en Espanol
POLICY BUILDING
OS) would be in the single
digit dollars, Phatak said.
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). For
students delegate fee will be Rs. 500. Click here for Online registration form.
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See http://govinda.no-ip.com/linux_iips/message.html
In co-ordination with SARAI-CSDS,LUG Jabalpur , Linux User Group Indore and
Linux_iips, IndLinux was launched in Indore on 24th April '05.
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Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:58:35 CST
From: TUX magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: A magazine for Linux newbies
TUX, www.tuxmagazine.com, is the first and only magazine for the new
Linux user. Within each digital edition of TUX, we explore every facet
of the
superteam.
Thank You
Suchen G. Chodankar
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The following are the Linus titles available in Indian Reprint.
29 Titles Found
A Practical Guide to Linux, 1/e -- © 1997
8178086905, Mark G. Sobell
A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux® 8, 1/e -- © 2003
8129700891, Mark G. Sobell
, MIT, GOI
* Hema Murthy - ?
http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/TeNet?action=create_TeNet_,
IIT Chennai
* Alka Irani - CDAC
* M Sasikumar - CDAC
* Michael Sauntak - Burmese Localization
Frederick
its own dog food.
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From: Martin Streicher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: COMMERCIAL: May 2004 issue of Linux Magazine available April 13
Date: 11 Apr 2004 03:40:13 GMT
Linux Professionals:
The May 2004 issue of Linux Magazine (http://www.linux-mag.com) will be
available on
Could someone please help me in finding a low or medium-end scanner that
works well with GNU/Linux? Also, what would be approx cost in Mumbai. FN
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Novell ( http://www.novell.com/npgb ) is looking out for senior software
engineers.
Says the corporation: Novell becomes an aggressive player in the LINUX
revolution ... With products that power 4 million servers, support over 90
million users worldwide, and serve 81% of the Fortune companies
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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 05:23:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Sagar Behere [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: money matters
Hi all,
I am talking on behalf of NashLUG, the Nashik Linux
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GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA
specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names
(IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names. The
library contains a generic Stringprep implementation
coder, http://rastasoft.org
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Newer versions of Gphoto allow you to generate HTML albums quite easily.
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Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. wants trainers to teach TeX editing to
our employees. The trainer should be based in Mumbai and willing to
visit our offices. Email me on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Best Regards
Sharad Mittal
Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.
on with the intention spreading awareness
about FLOSS among different GNU/Linux user groups in India.
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INDIA'S BIGGEST 'OPEN SOURCE' MEET GETS UNDERWAY DEC 2 IN BANGALORE
FROM FREDERICK NORONHA
In a country of vast numbers, figures sometimes cease to surprise. But
organisers were themselves thrilled on roping in 2000 registered delegates
for a major open source conference over 72 hours before
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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
---LINUX FOR YOUR Nov 2003 -
Published from India, Vol 1 No 9
Would you like to contribute articles to LFY? Contact Rahul Chopra below
Formerly LinuxInIndia * Compiled by: Frederick Noronha * Oct 15,2003
INDIA... AT THE LINUX COUNTER: Linux Counter has a total of 138722
people registered. 1407 users have been registered by friends
Program of GNU/Linux talks at the Exhibition of Computers and Allied
Products, to be held at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim on this weekend. All are
welcome! FN
Saturday, Sept 13, 2003
11.00 GR Bhat Enterprise mail messaging solns with Linux
11.45 Animesh Introducing Gnumeric and Latex Suite
12.30
, Margao (Sept 20/21). FN
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Express Computer - Linux Special (Issue dated 25 Aug 2003)
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Linux in the Enterprise
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Tier-one Vendors
* NOISE or substance?
Tier-one vendors like
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Formerly LinuxInIndia * Compiled by Frederick Noronha * July 01,2003
SAMBA HOWTO: Dileep M Kumar says he has written a small samba howto. Check
it out at http://kumarayil.net/samba.htm Don't
GLUG Meeting on 13th July, 4pm at KReSIT, IIT Campus, Powai.
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access here. Below are some
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ENTERPRISE GNU / LINUX IMPLEMENTATION
Hotel ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai
June 12 13, 2003
Day One
Thursday, June 12, 2003
09:15: GNU/LINUX -- GENESIS ITS PRESENT RELEVANCE
* Free Software Paradigm vs. Proprietary Software Paradigm
* Fundamental Difference:
o Is software a goods or a
others could take this debate forward. Greetings from
Goa! FN
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LOOKING AHEAD: What's your opinion on
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future edition of LFY? My suggestion? FreEduc.
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the Australian cricket team against the Bangladesh
team. There are several widgets, which the Tk
module supports. Mastering them is quite easy and
infact learning Tkinter is as easy as learning
Visual Basic.
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This note is from Venky Hariharan. FN
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One of India's
understand what shaped
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 04:40:52 -0500
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Subject: [Fsf-friends] TheOpenCD Translations
Hello,
I see that some of you
* LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI
From an advert in EFY (Electronics For You) Jan 2003:
India's first Linux Magazine, LinuxForYou.
(On the cover: United Linux, MS and Linux, ABI Compatibility,
Formerly LinuxInIndia * Compiled by: Frederick Noronha * Dec 27,2002
GNU/LINUX TO GET A BOOST VIA PUNE: This message is from
* LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI
This sounds very interesting. I was recently met with Dr Tarique Sani, an
Open Source advocate from Nagpur, and he was mentioning six models from
earning a living from Free/Libre
* LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI
Big Blue counters Gates' offer for Indian software
By Imran Qureshi, Indo-Asian News Service
Bangalore, Dec 12 (IANS) After Microsoft chairman Bill Gates' lavish
offerings for
* LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI
Anyone interested in the field of GNU/Linux in education? Contact Ajith
Kumar for more details of his work. FN
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:42:54 +0530
From: Ajith Kumar [EMAIL
, Shoh 1-chome, Ibaraki, Osaka, JAPAN
Tel: 0726-22-8148 Fax: 0726-22-8274 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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are: some thing to do,
something to love and something to hope for... There's a bit of all three
in the above idea. Let's take it further.
Please see http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/prc
Do sign up there. FN
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DESKTOPLINUX: FILM GIMP--LIGHTS, CAMERA, LINUX!
Film Gimp is a popular open source tool in feature motion
pictures. It has been used in Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter, Stuart
Little, and other films. Robin Rowe answers some questions
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Free Software Foundation of India
Press Release
Apropos Microsoft's investments in India
Thursday, November 14, 2002
The Free Software Foundation of India would like to bring
Gates threatening spirit of freedom: free software guru
From Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Microsoft chairman Bill Gates threatens the spirit
of freedom, the founder of the free software movement said here even as the
world's richest man began a tour of India.
Richard
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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:44:49 +0530
Subject: [india-gii] Sneak Preview of Business Today Column on Gates' visit
Since we are on the topic, and at least some of us seem to be thinking
alike,
URL : http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/participate/delegates/
Conference Delegate Registration System
Please read this before continuing with the registration.
Introduction
Last year, we had an issue with more people at the venue than
actuallyattending the talks. This
But when it comes to idealism and sincerity of purpose... I guess, they're
tops. Or do others have different evaluations? FN
From: Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 12:03:59PM +0530, Saswata Banerjee Associates wrote:
You will need
Organization: Media Lab Asia
Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Lets have our own Linux Bombay 2002
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Luggers..;)
Check out the Professionally arrangedLB 2002
http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/
Lets have a professionally managed show for people in and around
Stallman: Disk, I/O issues delay GNU OS
By John Ribeiro
November 6, 2002 2:54 pm PT
BANGALORE, INDIA -- The release of a production version of the free GNU
operating system (OS) has been delayed beyond the end of the year, as the
current development version of the system does
That's very kind of you Michael. I'll pass on your note to others who
might be interested. -- Frederick
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Just to share with you: I've come across this fascinating presentation by an
EU official in Vietnam, who argues that 'development' organisation in the
First World should throw their weight behind Free/Libre and Open Source
Software.
This is a fascinating set of arguments. So far, few in the
From the Delhi lists... Posted by LinuxLingam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FN
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dear all,
BusinessWorld magazine India, just gave me my life's greatest Diwali gift:
a cover story, with an expressive, black-suit and bowtie clad billgates,
eyeing an aggressive-looking
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Date: 18th October, Friday
Venue: KReSIT, Room No.301
Open Source... e-government ... and India
This is an international conference on Open Source (Free Software/Open
Source might have been a better description) in the US. And look at the
'desi' participation: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh (27) ex-Delhi and key author of
the FLOSS European study; a special
Sarai/CSDS, a Delhi-based research network that realises the potential of
Free/Open Source software, is offering a limited number of small grants (in
three categories of under Rs 10,000; Rs 10-30,000; and Rs 30,000-60,000) for
those willing to write socially-useful programmes and put these out in
This is not exclusively related to GNU/Linux, but perhaps we too should
start thinking about Indian language solutions in a big way. FN
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 05:13:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Keyur Shroff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Indic-computing-users]
More on the anti-Simputer article... Very relevant to the GNU/Linux
debate too. FN
From: Vinay L Deshpande [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On the India-GII list
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: [india-gii] Reply to Scott McCollum on his article on Simputer
Dear Pete:
Thanks for forwarding
Ten ways to promote communication within a LUG:
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* Build a list of LUG speakers, and the topics they specialise on.
* List readily available GNU/Linux software, where available, and
under what terms it can be borrowed.
* Set
not? A good way of fighting
both the digital and age-bias all in one. --FN
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