RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs

2005-12-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JTD Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:12 AM To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs Yes. Also the account now resets automatically at

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs

2005-12-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs Speaking of rolling over... My friend has the same plan and this month he has 2404 MB of ADSL download remaining as per the MTNL web page. Truth or fiction... welcome to the twilight zone No such luck for me though.. - Gishu

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL TriBand - rollover of unused MBs

2005-12-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Wonderful! What do end users look for to verify if MTNL is resetting the link @ 0:00 and 08:00? Would appreciate if you could share it with Is there anything persistent other than Session History at the MTNL Web-Self Care? Hats off to the oracle who named that page :)) Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Firewall and Triband

2005-11-28 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
If you change your password at the mtnl website and next time you put on your system the net is down, don't worry. Simply go to the 192.168.1.1 interface of the ADSL and change your stored password. It is in Advanced ATM VCC . Do not forget to go to Tools System and click 'Save and

RE: [Bulk] RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Firewall and Triband

2005-11-28 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Why is that damn password change option on the MTNL webpage if they are gonna shut you out if you don't login with their password. The database is on their servers so all changes are recorded there. The user is supposed to update the change in the ADSL but they forgot to mention this on

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Triband not up in Linux

2005-11-25 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I don't think any wire can help me.. + if I tamper with the wires, that will be the next reason/excuse for MTNL for the problem. Getting a new wire will not do any harm. About MTNL's objection, well I clocked 225 kbps today. The trouble seems to be parallel connections in my house. What I

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Triband not up in Linux

2005-11-23 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Internet connection speed results: File Size: 1000KB Time to Download: 38.957second(s) Your Bandwidth:236.02Kbps (0.230Mbps) Hey consider yourself lucky! 236Kbps isn't bad at all. People have trouble getting even 210Kbps! :( Triband

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Triband not up in Linux

2005-11-23 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Triband Anonymous voice I am Gishu Pillai. I barely get 128 kbps. Hi! Some time back I had mentioned about getting your own wire installed from the building junction to your comp's location. The standard white Most guys on forums and even a MTNL support guy said that it can be rectified

RE: [ILUG-BOM] hello to all

2005-11-21 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
hi everyone, I want to greet everyone out there as i have joined this group recently. yeah i am also very happy you joined I am not able to control my joy, Oh. I am going to cry! Someone please get him a tissue.. Who put this senti guy on the welcome committee ? ILaughter?UG

RE: [ILUG-BOM] problem ragading Linux installation

2005-11-15 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
screws up. But that doesn't mean it isn't possible. It just means I'm lazy Ubuntu played music from most of the systems in my case. Gotta give Ubuntu a whirl sometime soon. (Tried RH8, FC4, Debian, DamnSmallLinux, Icepack, Caldera,..) guess it's a long checklist. It's a standing

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [commercial] Computer Books for Sale

2005-11-10 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Subject: [ILUG-BOM] [commercial] Computer Books for Sale If nothing else, there are some pretty good deals on this LUG. Last deal got me a C64 for free :) Thanks to Mr.Trevor The prices seem ok.. Only question is where are you located in Bombay if at all.. My 2 cents.. This can be set into an

RE: [ILUG-BOM] ILUG-BOM Wiki!

2005-11-10 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I want to come, but I've never been to Bandra before... How do I come from the railway station? I think I have seen this one... Get to Bandra station (West). Take a rick ask him to take you to Mount Carmel church get down to your left and pay the fare:) you should see a T junction with a

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [INFO] Yahoo Co In

2005-11-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
This is for everyone's information that yahoo.co.in now has pop/smtp access. Thanks for information also share your wisdom how does it relate to Linux/Unix ? Come on.. give Rony a break... But if you want to play by the book, he can always say that he's using some thing like Thunderbird on

RE: [ILUG-BOM] cyber crime

2005-10-26 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Yup. -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Problem with Mounting : mount: fs type ntfs notsupported by kernel

2005-10-24 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
i get the following error mount: fs type ntfs not supported by kernel I think you are using FC4. You need to download and add another specific module to do this. Google pls... I ran into the same thing and I just superimposed RH9 on it. Works okay... Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] 64 bit linux with max device compatibility

2005-10-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] 64 bit linux with max device compatibility 1.What 64bit architecture are you on? (AMD or INTEL). AMD Sempron 2500+ 2.What kind of HDD are you using (SATA or IDE) IDE 3.What OS are you looking for a 64bit or a 32bit OS (64bit processors are compatable with 32bit

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [INFO] Software Liabilities.

2005-10-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Bulls eye. RH / Suse / IBM are laughing all the way to the bank graciously accepting the aforementioned fat sums. i sometimes wonder on whose side you are :-) He's against all the profit monging capitalist swines ;) -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

RE: [ILUG-BOM] MTNL Triband

2005-10-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Ran the broadband test program which failed to complete. downloaded some stuff speed is around 200kbps. I must move the phone line away from the Don't you mean 20-30kbps ? if not which plan and what medication is your machine on :) Also since you have to switch on and off the modem, can it be

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Spare computer without HDD

2005-10-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Blooper - Common CPU :)) Hi I think the LTSP solution holds true if I have a spare monitor/mouse and keyboard Apparently I have only the CPU and no spare peripherals. Get a Video switch with mouse and keyboard inputs. (So Common Monitor,Keyb and Mouse and the Display port of each CPU is conn to

[ILUG-BOM] 64 bit linux with max device compatibility

2005-10-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, MTNL Triband is on and I am on the lookout for downloading a 64 bit OS. I need something that would help me get started without hassling me with inane device issues. (FC4 fails in trying to 'line discipline' my serial mouse and doesn't see my ASUS onboard lan card and Debian went modprobe

RE: [ILUG-BOM] 64 bit linux with max device compatibility

2005-10-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
So in short my query/plea here is pls help me find a 64-bit Linux distro that will know how to work with all my peripherals (keyboard + mouse) and help me see 64 bit computing at work. The smaller the download the better, I won't use this for anything other than a File/Web server and to

RE: [ILUG-BOM] 64 bit linux with max device compatibility

2005-10-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* Fedora supports a huge range of hardware including 64 bit machines. I am on AMD 64 and ASUS K8N mobo, and everything works just great, out of the box, including the LAN card. Please specify your mobo and LAN card model. If you My Mobo is ASUS K8SMX and the lan card is the one onboard Don't

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL DSL - NU plan billing snafu?

2005-09-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Pro DVD - 4.3GB spanning several nights), the bill for July was correct i.e. downloads in 00:00-08:00 were not counted. I had no reason to suspect that I would be in this hole in Aug. and Sep. Looks like someone in MTNL is reading Sun Tzu's Art of War :) 'An important part of a military

RE: [ILUG-BOM] MTNL Triband Combo Offer? VALID?

2005-09-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Also, there are certain things in Triband Shifting charges - Rs. 100 (what's this?) In case you need to shift the equip to a new flat/location, I think... Safety Charges - Rs. 100 (per month) They will protect against evil eyes :) - this is just something that you will have to pay for MTNL

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL DSL - NU plan billing snafu?

2005-09-25 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Subject: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] MTNL DSL - NU plan billing snafu? I got my MTNL bill a few days ago. For the NU Plan the charge is Rs. 590 (unlimited usage 00:00-08:00) plus additional usage charge to the tune of Rs. 6304! I have already complained to MTNL in writing but have not heard from them yet.

RE: [ILUG-BOM] stable version of Linux

2005-09-19 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Ubuntu's kernels are not compiled with HIGHMEM and SMP support. However compiling/installing -smp kernel from debian can fix this. Other distros mostly carry an smp kernel. Fedora Core 4 :) SUCKS! (Installation keeps crashing with unhandled exceptions) --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Need CDs of FC - 4

2005-09-16 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
i need cds of Fedora Core - 4 Please Help, Where I can get it ? Just a Tip, you'll get it faster if you mention where you are located. Gishu -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

[ILUG-BOM] Mouse Configuration in Fedora Core4

2005-09-15 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, FC4 installed finally but not without hiccups. I will not mention some weird things that I bumped into during installation. Now I'm stuck with a detected mouse, which is non-operational. I see a pointer at the center of the screen but it won't move from there. I used the keyboard during

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Install Woes

2005-09-14 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, I'm back with some more A big thank you to Dinesh here. My wish to own an AMD machine has come true. (AMD Semp 2500+ with ASUS K8S-MX). Now 2 Linux distros have failed to install .. FC4 which came with this month's Chip DVD just keeps rebooting. I see the second line Reading

[ILUG-BOM] Install Woes

2005-09-12 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, I'm back with some more A big thank you to Dinesh here. My wish to own an AMD machine has come true. (AMD Semp 2500+ with ASUS K8S-MX). Now 2 Linux distros have failed to install .. FC4 which came with this month's Chip DVD just keeps rebooting. I see the second line Reading initrd and

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux compatible El-Cheapo PC

2005-09-07 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I need a *second* CPU for under 7-8K and I needed on some input on the I have P III, 866 MHz, 128 RAM, 810e Motherboard, CAbinet and 52X samsund CD Rom, floppy drivein working condition. You can get it around 7k. Nice try dude! btw if you find someone who actually agrees to that, let me know

RE: [ILUG-BOM] sending - recieving buffers over the n/w as a structin c

2005-09-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Trevor, Disclaimer: Might work. This is somewhere I am also stuck at this time with a similar problem. What you seek is called marshalling the data. google for pragma pack. I believe this prevents any auto alignment. Never done this so do not ask any more :) or my stupidity shall be revealed

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux compatible El-Cheapo PC

2005-09-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I need a *second* CPU for under 7-8K and I needed on some input on *snip* Sempron 2200+ GA-7V400M-RZ 256MB DDR333 Will cost you about Rs.6500. Ofcourse this doesnt include an HDD. The gigabyte board is very feature rich. Has onboard lan, sound, video and Thanks Dinesh! btw I have a spare 120

[ILUG-BOM] Linux compatible El-Cheapo PC

2005-09-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, I need a *second* CPU for under 7-8K and I needed on some input on the current known 5 starred tried and tested - no hassle - setups. My personal preference is for an AMD + MSI combo. But I do not know of the specific models. This machine does not need to be the bling machine.. just normal

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux compatible El-Cheapo PC

2005-09-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
a cabinet should set me back by 1500 (exclusive of the 7-8K limit) Xtech cabinet with smps only Rs. 1150/-, reasonably good quality. I need a cabinet that needs to occupy minimum space vertically. Space constraints. Thanks for replying.

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Maharashtra signs MOU with M$

2005-08-23 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* OK. All said and done. Can we PLEASE close this thread? My head hurts, Emphasis on ^^ here. Can we make it a point to not start this again i.e. Do not reply to a mail that seems to be starting MS v OSS w/o any visible discussion end-point/alternative. Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Jobs in FOSS [was: Fresher needs help!!]

2005-08-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Remember the old adage, A hacker does for love what others would not do for money. I also remember my parents yelling stop lounging and get a Job ! So if you don't have a daddy MoneyBags, might be better if you take the first good one that comes your way after you've tried for say about 3-4

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Maharashtra signs MOU with M$

2005-08-12 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* Maybe we r not spreading enough awareness, besides rampant piracy aint helping either. For people windows is free in any case and this makes it harder to make them see the light. Most of the people know... the trouble is accountability, ease of use, trained people. * Accountability so

RE: [ILUG-BOM] C programming in the Linux environment

2005-08-11 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
the Beginning Linux Programming. I had just one question, where do I purchase it from? Do we have an eastern economy edition for the same? http://www.cb-india.com/new-dev/BookDetails.asp?BookID=BK4813PageRef=BookSearchResult_new.aspCategoryID=PageIndex=1stChar= Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] C programming in the Linux environment

2005-08-11 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] C programming in the Linux environment http://www.cb-india.com/new-dev/BookDetails.asp?BookID=BK4813PageRef=BookSearchResult_new.aspCategoryID=PageIndex=1stChar= But thats the second edition...The latest is the 3rd:

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Dual Head not working..

2005-08-09 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
no?. And would u by any chance like to know what hardware my os runs on? rgds jtd I was refering to Arjun's post, man ur one very sensitive creature. Someone says something and u immediately start shouting from the roof tops. Hide the goats.. Troll on the loose --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Dual Head not working..

2005-08-09 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Dual Head not working.. Apologies. I mistook your post for Arjun's. And Dinesh's beer offer is helpful ;-). Sorry once again Anand. rgds jtd what the ... Hey who is this and what did you do to jtd ;) or is it the beer speaking Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Installing anything on Debian Sarge using apt-get doesnot install req dependecies

2005-08-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* However if I try to install gnome for instance apt-get install gnome I get a slew of dependencies, which will not be installed or something to that effect. How do I plead with apt-get to find and install the req dependencies ? Pls keep in mind that the *snip* I got this off the net

[ILUG-BOM] Installing anything on Debian Sarge using apt-get does not install req dependecies

2005-08-05 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I got the Debian Sarge CDs from gautam borad, who posted on this list sometime back. Next time dude, pls post that the 7 CDs are unstable version r0A. Would have helped me ? ok so I got it installed at the cost of my Suse 9.1 working install. Base install AOK. The sources.list file has cdrom

RE: [ILUG-BOM] mounting windows shared folder

2005-07-21 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
nux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] mounting windows shared folder how can i mount a windows shared folder on my linux box.. please tell me the command as well as the enrty i can make in fstab. I am using fc2 n the windows machine's os is XP.. Check your windows partition

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linuxers Digest, Vol 27, Issue 29

2005-07-19 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
On Tuesday 19 Jul 2005 10:47 am, Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) wrote: Sadly, seems like Indians don't read. There is no reason for a book a year old not to be printed for us. which book is this? someone changed the subject mid-thread. See my first post on [OT] - Computer Books which don't cost

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Pronunciation

2005-07-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hello I'm Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux --Linus Torvalds Shakespeare wrote: What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Am I the only one seeing the hue n cry on something this trivial ? Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Pronunciation

2005-07-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Am I the only one seeing the hue n cry on something this trivial ? I don't like it when my name is mispronounced. Big phonetic difference between 'Kapil' and 'Kopeel'. Does that stop the next person from again calling you 'Kopeel'? The only solution to your problem would be to wear a board

[ILUG-BOM] [OT] - Computer Books which don't cost an eye n a half

2005-07-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Anyone know of people who deliver computer books in Mumbai and don't take away your house when they go back ? The most competitive quote for the ruby 'Pickaxe book' was 2K. Any suggestions that you yourself would try ? You could reply offlist just in case someone takes offense. Thanks,

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Pronunciation

2005-07-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Am I the only one seeing the hue n cry on something this trivial ? I don't like it when my name is mispronounced. Big phonetic difference between 'Kapil' and 'Kopeel'. Does that stop the next person from again calling you 'Kopeel'? yes it does if I catch hold of their neck and make them

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linuxers Digest, Vol 27, Issue 29

2005-07-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Anyone know of people who deliver computer books in Mumbai and=20 don't take away your house when they go back ? Computer Bookshop (www.cb-india.com) on D.N.Road Mumbai, offers 20%/15% reprint? The 2K cost could be for the foreign print. Damn.. I knew I should have written that. The quote is

RE: [ILUG-BOM] What now?

2005-07-15 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kenneth Gonsalves Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 4:33 PM To: Ninad Bapat; GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] What now? On Friday 15 Jul 2005 3:23 pm, Ninad Bapat wrote: Earlier when I

RE: [ILUG-BOM] are tabs separate browsers in firefox

2005-07-12 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
hi, some one on this list mentioned that each tab in firefox is a separate browser - but if find that if i am logged in to a specific site on two tabs, logout on one tab also logs out on the other. is there any way of keeping these two separate? Don't think that's possible - logins would be

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Agile Mumbai 2005 conference

2005-07-12 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
friday. I would have loved to attend but cant take a leave just for OTOH, many people would rather stay at home on a weekend and bunk work on a weekday to attend a conference. I know I would. :P paranoidCareful some ppl higher up might be reading this --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Agile Mumbai 2005 conference

2005-07-12 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Good for u dude, not every one is so lucky. Atleast i'm not :P doesn't your office give you leave? or do you just not like to take any? I used to be like that. I wanted to save my leave for a good Maybe he attended too many imaginary conferences already :) --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Agile Mumbai 2005 conference

2005-07-11 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
ASCI (Agile Software Community of India) is organizing a conference on Agile methodologies in Mumabi. The details of the conference can be found at ASCI's website http://202.53.78.202/agile2005/agilemumbai/index.htm. Last place I expected this to turn up. Thanks... I'm a bit of an XP fan. You're

RE: [ILUG-BOM] List usage guidelines

2005-06-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
The word 'anyways' is so glaringly wrong that everytime anyone uses it anywhere, I feel like yelling, No No its not anyways its anyway anyway man !!. :D Google says -- Results 1 - 10 of about 3,520,000 for anyways Suppress your urge to yodel... or You're going to be speechless. IF you

RE: [ILUG-BOM] List usage guidelines

2005-06-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Does it really matter as long as the poster's point comes across ? Anyways this thread is going nowhere. Oops.. make that 3,520,001 Yes, it damn well matters. If it's too incoherent to read, I won't bother reading it. Lots of posts here and elsewhere are like that. If saying anyways instead of

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Tuitorial

2005-06-27 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
As i already mentioned i do have personal passion towards Linux...Now i wanna start my study of linux..Pls guide me through this..Where shud i start from???Any resource pointers??PDF's...Thanks in advance Personally I have yet to come across a good book on Linux. Authors bounce off topics after

RE: [ILUG-BOM] ;-) linux to windows? ;-)

2005-06-21 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
stumbled across these articles on newsforge. A Must read, it marked as You will be ROTFL Guaranteed! I am amazed with the things he says! quote For the moment, though, I advise sticking with Linux unless you have software requirements that can only be met by using the Windows XP operating

RE: [ILUG-BOM] ;-) linux to windows? ;-)

2005-06-21 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
If you read the article carefully, you will notice one main thing, It is marked HUMOUR! I just added that it is a weak attempt. I think most hardcore GPL believers would take a bit of offence if we got into mud-slinging. Exactly.. you don't need to state that you are better by saying the

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Most profound Linux/MS Comparison yet

2005-06-15 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Well, it takes all kinds to make the world. But somehow the vendor just made my day. I feel this guy should be invited to the next LUG meet. Should guarantee a good turnout and an interactive (read melee) session . Gishu -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

[ILUG-BOM] Ruby vs Perl

2005-05-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, Just ran into a prog lang that I didn't know.. Ruby - the object oriented scripting language. Has anyone got to grips with this language. I just bought a book for Perl.. Is Ruby better than Perl or are they in two completely different worlds.. http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20020101.html

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Re: Linuxers Digest, Vol 25, Issue 47

2005-05-26 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* Lotus did not make mistakes. M$ changed the win APIs and not only did not provide it to other vendors (Novell, Lotus, IBM etc) but also deliberately introduced bugs to prevent the victims software from running. That is what those fines were for. dude monoply isnt obtained by being

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Windows vs Linux - Programming Model only

2005-05-24 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* Missing a minor detail.M$ has patents on large portions of the .Net architecture. They have granted a royalty free in perpetuity licence to the C# and CLI portion of the technology only. Other portions are licenced on different RAND terms. In short pay for commercial use. You are

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Eclispe meet

2005-05-24 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snip* Met too, i also attended the first ILUG Bom meeting and the eclispe guy was amazing. He said he is an open source Evangelist and then the glorious question came. But i think we should commend the guys who organised it. I mean the meting fulfilled its purpose at least for me it got me

[ILUG-BOM] Which Eclipse download for RHL 8 ?

2005-05-23 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I found the Eclipse IDE was pretty good with built in Refactoring and AutoTest support and I reached http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/index.php and there a number of zips for Linux. What should I download for RHL 8? Thanks, Gishu Pillai -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

[ILUG-BOM] [OT] - Saving Private Rony

2005-05-23 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, Is it just me or is that Rony really gets slugged a lot everytime he mentions Windows on this list. * I attended my first LUG Meet yesterday. There was a demo on Eclipse from some heads from IBM -Open Source is the basis of ON Demand business, which made absolutely no sense to

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Re: Re: acers latop AD: can we do something ?

2005-05-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
From: Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...apparently 'shes' are not allowed on this list I hope you're kidding :O Dinesh Quoting Limp Bizkit.. 'Take a look around' -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

RE: [ILUG-BOM] What is the difference between C and C++

2005-05-17 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
What exactly is the difference between C and C++ - save that we can have OOP in both the languages?! We don't have OOP in C. That would be the answer. C++ brought in Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Inheritance, and a whole lot of 'heavy' concepts... Correct me if I'm wrong. Long time since I

RE: [ILUG-BOM] need revolution os and code movie cd

2005-05-17 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Does someone have the The Code and Revolution OS movie cds. I have lent my The Code movie to a great pal and never got them back. Is this just to bug Yayati ? Gishu -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Meeting details required

2005-05-15 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Can anyone give me the exact address of the location KReSIT, IIT Bombay(Mumbai)? Please also specify the best way to get there from Ghatkopar or Vidyavihar. The way I would do it is.. 1. Get to kanjurMarg via train. 2. Get a rick from the towards VT end of the platform(you should see people

RE: [ILUG-BOM] acers latop AD: can we do something ?

2005-05-15 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
All the same, it would definitely help if we could all stay civil to each other. if jtd changes his style - i'm leaving this group kg I second that! He is part of an endangered species of people who actually speak their minds. Gishu -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

RE: [ILUG-BOM][Completely OT] Fwd: India is a developing nation..

2005-05-09 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
*snipped* why do you work for an American company? (That is *pure* assumption on my part, excuse me if I am wrong). No else would hire me. I hope you won't be chain sawing me :) nopes Gishu -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

RE: [ILUG-BOM][Completely OT] Fwd: India is a developing nation..

2005-05-04 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
into the gospel 'Do unto others before they do it to you' I'm not going to put in specific examples here... though I have quite a lot. To shorten this thread, it's difficult for a single cog to reverse the entire machine Gishu This country is not going to progress until we have more positive

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: Best non intel Pc configuration available in India

2005-05-02 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: Best non intel Pc configuration available in India From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You must be joking. The goods that we produce are actually at least 6 to 10 yrs obsolete crap *snip* on merit Nothing is going to happen unless *we* do something about it. *more

[ILUG-BOM] Installing GUI Desktops from a minimal Debian install

2005-04-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, I installed Debian Sarge .. however it was a minimal install. So I don't think the desktop managers are installed. How do I install them now? RedHat had rpms.. I think the alternate here is apt install. What would be the fastest and simplest way to install Gnome for instance ? Thanks,

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Installing GUI Desktops from a minimal Debian install

2005-04-29 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, I installed Debian Sarge .. however it was a minimal install. So I don't think the desktop managers are installed. How do I install them now? RedHat had rpms.. I think the alternate here is apt install. What would be the fastest and simplest way to install Gnome for instance ? Forgot to

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] - Linux Book for beginners

2005-04-27 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
You might also want to read this eBook. Knowing Knoppix http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/Documentation/knowing-knoppix_2004-12-30.pdf Thanks Anurag, I just went up a level into the parent folder and am still reeling from the amount of info there. I'm bookmarking this. Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Database

2005-04-27 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I want to know any good lite database for a stadalone PC , lite and fast. I want to manage a small chores of my work as soft copy and refer to them on computer ... throw light plez Raj XML (although I haven't used it under linux.. but should not be a problem ) Gishu --

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: Sharing monitor, keyboard and mouse between 2 pc's

2005-04-25 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I have connected these 2 with a crossover cable. However I have only one monitor/keyboard and mouse. Is there a way by which I can access the desktop of O and issue commands from N with the help of software.i.e I log in to FC3 on N and access the Ubuntu desktop of O and say issue commands run

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Debian Installation

2005-04-25 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
I installed Red Hat Linux. I want to change it to Debian. How to upgrade Linux to Debian? I don't think you can 'upgrade' to Debian. They are different distros or OS'es to speak So to install Debian.. Just install it over RHL. Take a back up of your data to another partition if reqd. Gishu

RE: [ILUG-BOM] problem

2005-04-25 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
how to run exe file on red hat linux? AFAIK There is no exe file in linux. What you do have is files with the rwx (read write execute) attributes. So if the execute bit is set and you have access to the file, you can run the file by just typing in the filename at the shell prompt Gishu --

[ILUG-BOM] [OT] - Linux Book for beginners

2005-04-24 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi, Don't know if this is old news... Just snagged a book off the shelves.. Linux Bible 2005 - Chris. Negus. (I got it for rs.440) I'm just about to finish the 2nd chapter. so far so good ... not ready to comment on the book yet. But the killer thing is that the book comes with a DVD + CD (

RE: [ILUG-BOM] IBM RS/6000 Linux

2005-04-18 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Sometime on Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 10:34:44AM +0530, Vishnu Lotlikar said: Hi, i have a RS/6000 machine lying idle in my company, can i sue it to install linux on the same, will GNU/linux support the hardware ??? Sue whom? IBM? I'd be bankrupt if you could sue anything lying idle in the

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Linux (Linus??) Uses Mac

2005-04-04 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:48 PM To: ilugd; ghaziabad lug; linuxbom; dehradun linux Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Linux Uses Mac Got this From a friend Check it out. The link is http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSSNewsID=11039 Wednesday - March 09, 2005 Linux creator 'switches' to Mac By

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Linux home networking

2004-11-09 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Task 1 : Activate the network card does it detect the ethernet card? kg Yeah it does show the Card details .. it's a DLink Lan Card. So it shows Realtek If redhat-config-network-gui is the same dialog brought up from the Desktop Start Menu-System..-Network. I tried that before

[ILUG-BOM] Linux home networking

2004-11-08 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
After a rush of blood to the head, I got Steven's network programming book and installed RHL 8 on my old machine.. But predictably enough, I got stuck in no time... after some tinkering with my drives and an accidental partition format, I have RHL8 on dual boot working . But the network doesn't

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Space Tourism Idea

2004-09-30 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Won't the person also experience a force in the direction of rotation... at a tangent at the point where he is standing on the circumference ??? in simpler words fall forward or backward... It's been a long time since I've been into physics but still... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Space Tourism Idea

2004-09-30 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Tourism Idea Thats something interesting. Can you give more details? In my idea, if the wheel is viewed horizontally, then the human will also be horizontal, with the feet touching the circumference wall. - Original Message - From: Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Won't

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Can I get Red-Hat 9 disks ?

2004-09-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 10:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Can I get Red-Hat 9 disks ? On Sat, 04 Sep 2004, Pillai, Gishu R (GE Energy) wrote: Hi I need Red-Hat 9 installs. I stay near Thane (Bombay) ... so anyone who can gimme the CDs

RE: [ILUG-BOM] Opensource/Free Software and stuff...

2004-09-06 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Ok methinks it's time to Reply. I knew the meaning of Open Source... but then I prefer to think of it as follows If you value add on to the source and then charge a lil something, then it is quite ok. But I don't think downloading the content of the 4 cds and then burning them onto CDs (I got a

[ILUG-BOM] Can I get Red-Hat 9 disks ?

2004-09-04 Thread Pillai, Gishu R \(GE Energy\)
Hi I need Red-Hat 9 installs. I stay near Thane (Bombay) ... so anyone who can gimme the CDs or get me the CD for me to burn, would be quite welcome.. I don't have the time/bandwidth/money to download 3/4 * 650 MBs over the net. So please help me out here! I have Red-Hat 8 which used to