The main page of the Openoffice.org has been carrying this news for quite a
while now:

Chennai, India, 15 April: On Tamil New Year, BharateeyaOO released its version
of OpenOffice.org in Tamil bundled with other free software on a CD. A near riot
ensued. Seven hundred packed into the auditorium, thousands waited outside. The
media picked it up. For more information see: www.openoffice.org

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Dear Friends,

This is amazing stuff. You gotta have a look at this page. "OpenSource Versus"
has put together a series of Windows XP, SUSE 9.3 and Ubuntu 5.04 desktop screen
shots as a side-by-side comparison of some of the common desktop features
available in the modern operating system desktop.
Check it out. Too cool to be missed

http://opensourceversus.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15\
5&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

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The city of Munich has opted to use the Debian version of Linux for a
high-profile, 14,000-computer installation, passing over Novell's Suse Linux
despite its regional popularity. Two regional companies, Gonicus and Softcon,
will help Munich with the project, called LiMux.

Read more here:
http://news.com.com/Debian+wins+Munich+Linux+deal/2100-7344_3-5689003.html
http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39129974,00.htm

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Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:58:35 CST
From: "TUX magazine" <carlie@...>
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 modern Linux desktop, providing a new breed of Linux user with
the tools and information to make their Linux desktop experience
complete.

Subscriptions are FREE! Sign up today,
http://www.tuxmagazine.com/subscribe .

TUX, published monthly as an easy to read PDF, provides informative
user columns with rich, graphical content and covers everything for
home, work, and play. TUX provides Linux users with easy to understand
tutorials, insightful hardware and software reviews, enlightened
opinion, useful tips and tricks, and in-depth exploration of the tools
computer users need every day. Our style is hands-on, welcoming and
non-threatening, speaking in a jargon-free style that everybody can
understand.

TUX recognizes that a new breed of Linux user is emerging, the Linux
consumer, whose needs are an opportunity waiting to be addressed,
further recognizing that this new Linux user is a powerful and rapidly
growing economic force. The new Linux user is a well educated computer
user and technology enthusiast who uses computers every day and in
nearly every facet of their everyday life. Life with computers doesn't
stop at the office. They see their systems as communication centers,
productivity tools, game machines, planners and personal digital
assistants, learning mechanisms and more.

TUX understands that as a desktop user at both home and work, these new
Linux users write letters with their word processor, calculate budgets
in a spreadsheet, talk to their co-workers, clients, and friends around
the world using email, instant messaging, and video conferencing. They
listen to music and watch videos. They rip songs and burn CDs to listen
to in their cars. They play games of all kinds. They balance their
checkbooks, surf the web, organize photographs, make home movies,
doodle, send pictures to relatives... or to put it another way, this
new Linux user does everything with their computers that computers can
do.

Tux is dedicated to fulfilling the needs of this new Linux user, the
Linux consumer.

If you're interested in learning more about TUX's editorial mission,
submitting a product for review, advertising, learning more about
writing for the digital magazine, or simply would like further
information, please e-mail us at info@....

TUX magazine is published by SSC (www.ssc.com), publishers of Linux
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Adam Trickett reports on his experiences of setting up KDE for his father in
Desktop Adapted for Dad. His article on The Linux Box shows the range of
features KDE has for someone with poor eye-sight and reduced hand coordination.
He concludes by saying "modern Linux desktops are highly configurable, and with
thought can be adapted for most people".

Read here: http://thelinuxbox.org/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1113601124

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Taking a page from Microsoft's playbook, MontaVista
today announced an embedded Linux platform aimed
specifically at mobile phones. "Mobilinux" is based on
a 2.6 kernel with real-time and power-management
enhancements, and targets "feature-phones" as well as
the higher-end devices targeted by Microsoft with its
Windows Mobile for Smartphones offering.

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8395255492.html

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Hi!

Linus has finally thrown away the BitKeeper for source management of
Linux. He has now moved to GIT which he has created for himself.

Read this article.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1788876,00.asp

ESR(Eric S. Raymond, if anyone of you wonders) once said, gist of
which was that every project begins because of a programmer's itch.

It seems to be more obvious now!

Himanshu

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Ha! I really enjoyed the reading. It was reminiscent of how I
installed the slackware
linux on my 486. The only difference was I didn't had the X windows running. But
I had enjoyed that very much!

nice case!

Himanshu

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Hi Friends,

I just came across a nice story that was subtitled "The Inside Story of a Man, a
Machine, and a Migraine"
And after reading it I thought, this is so very true. So many of us have
undergone the same ordeal (several times if not many times). I could sort of
relate myself to the author.

Read it at http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/6b.html

Truely "Humor Mixed with reality" and the lesson learnt "Linux, Nothing Compares
to you !"

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Hi All

This is tangent to the ongoing UBUNTU discussion thread. For those who want to
try Ubuntu but feeling a bit discouraged by the default desktop to be Gnome can
try KUBUNTU. Kubuntu is the first Ubuntu derived distribution. And don't worry,
its not another fork but is an official part of Ubuntu. All the packages are in
the same archives. You can download it from http://www.kubuntu.org/index.php

Those who have already installed Ubuntu and using it can simply do this as 'su'
while connected to the net:

    1. Make sure you are using hoary in your /etc/apt/sources.list
    2. apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Unfortunately, Kubuntu CDs are not freely shipped like Ubuntu, but you can
download for free. Best bet for those with slower connections would be to get
Ubuntu and then aptget Kubuntu desktop. As simple as it possibly can be :->

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> >On 4/22/05, Tarun Kant <t........@...> wrote:

> > Ubuntu is comparatively a new distribution that is based on
> > Debian. Ubuntu is Free Software, and available
> > to you free of charge....Absolutely free..........

"H. Chauhan" <hs...@........com>
on Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:32:22 +0530 wrote:

> Thats' really great!
> But shouldn't we be generous enough to donate to them. After all, this
> is another way we can help the OSS grow! What do you think?............


I agree Himanshu. OSS should be supported in what ever ways possible (technical,
advocacy, financial). And yes donations is what they welcome (through Paypal).
They have a donation page which can be found here:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/donations/document_view
You can also support Ubuntu by buying their merchandice. Visit Ubuntu Shop
(http://www.cafepress.com/ubuntushop/). The Ubuntu project receives a small
percentage on these sales which will be used to top up the bounty fund.

But let me tell you more about Ubuntu and who is sponsoring it. The Ubuntu
Project is a community project with participation from many volunteers,
sponsored by Canonical Ltd. Canonical (http://www.canonical.com/) will not
charge licence fees for Ubuntu, now or at any stage in the future. Canonical's
business model is to provide technical support and professional services related
to Ubuntu. Canonical is a global organisation headquartered in the Isle of Man,
with employees throughout Europe, North America, South America and Australia.

And it is important to know how Ubuntu is different from bare Debian or other
Debian based distros. As a volunteer organization, Debian has historically been
less good at making time-based or predictable releases, and has a difficult time
providing accountability. Stable releases of Debian have been few and far
between in recent years. The more raw unreleased versions of Debian do not
provide security fixes for individual packages that are rapidly changing, but
are incorporated in development work.That's where Ubuntu comes in. Ubuntu makes
a release every six months, and supports those releases for 18 months with daily
security fixes and patches to critical bugs. Ubuntu and Debian are distinct but
parallel and closely linked systems. The Ubuntu project seeks to complement the
Debian project. Check out the Ubuntu Guide which I feel is a complete manuscript
in all respects (http://www.ubuntuguide.org/).

I reckon that you should visit the Ubuntu website (http://www.ubuntulinux.org/).
It is so rich. They have every thing in place and all their acts are well
together.

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Thats' really great!
But shouldn't we be generous enough to donate to them. After all, this
is another
way we can help the OSS grow!

What do you think?

Himanshu

On 4/22/05, Tarun Kant <tarunkant@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Friends,
> Ubuntu is comparatively a new distribution that is based on Debian. The
current release Ubuntu 5.04 is code named "Hoary Hedgehog" and is much talked
about now a days. At distro watch it has displaced Mandriva (formerly Mandrake)
to Number 2 position. Yes guys it is currently the top ranking Linux
distribution. I have been reading rave reviews on it for quite a while. But the
good news does not end here. Ubuntu is being shipped for free if you want.
Simply follow this link.
> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/shipit/link_view
>
> Absolutely Free of Charge: Ubuntu is Free Software, and available to you free
of charge. It's also Free in the sense of giving you rights of Software Freedom,
but you probably knew that already! Unlike many of the other commercial
distributions in the free and open source world (Libranet, Linspire, Xandros,
RHEL) the Ubuntu team really does believe that Free software should be free of
software licencing charges.
>
> Generous enough, these people recommend that you order not just one but more.
There is no hidden charges, no shipping charges or any other fee whatsoever.
Give it a go. I have just ordered a few for me and friends around.
>
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Hi Friends,
Ubuntu is comparatively a new distribution that is based on Debian. The current
release Ubuntu 5.04 is code named "Hoary Hedgehog" and is much talked about now
a days. At distro watch it has displaced Mandriva (formerly Mandrake) to Number
2 position. Yes guys it is currently the top ranking Linux distribution. I have
been reading rave reviews on it for quite a while. But the good news does not
end here. Ubuntu is being shipped for free if you want. Simply follow this link.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/shipit/link_view

Absolutely Free of Charge: Ubuntu is Free Software, and available to you free of
charge. It's also Free in the sense of giving you rights of Software Freedom,
but you probably knew that already! Unlike many of the other commercial
distributions in the free and open source world (Libranet, Linspire, Xandros,
RHEL) the Ubuntu team really does believe that Free software should be free of
software licencing charges.

Generous enough, these people recommend that you order not just one but more.
There is no hidden charges, no shipping charges or any other fee whatsoever.
Give it a go. I have just ordered a few for me and friends around.

Cheers
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US FEDERAL judge Dale Kimball blasted the anti-Linux bad-boy company SCO for
failing to turn up at court with any "competent evidence".
Kimball said it was tempting given the "complete lack" of actual evidence to
grant a summary judgment on IBM's requests. However, if he did so before SCO had
completed its discovery procedure the decision would not survive an appeal.

Read more here:
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Its not good! It would be infectious for the movement!

On 4/21/05, Tarun Kant <tarunkant@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
> This is unbelievable stuff.  In a marked departure from its earlier stand,
Microsoft has promised to add Linux support for the first time in one of its
products. Microsoft's Server 2005 product will run on non-Windows machines,
including Linux.
>
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Hi Guys,
This is unbelievable stuff.  In a marked departure from its earlier stand,
Microsoft has promised to add Linux support for the first time in one of its
products. Microsoft's Server 2005 product will run on non-Windows machines,
including Linux.

So when you can't beat your opponent and it looks like it will overtake you
eventually, you make them friends. Is it what's happening? I guess so. And I am
sort of apprehensive, this may not be a good thing happening for the Linux
movement.

Read this news at any of these sites:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22708
http://www.techworld.com/networking/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3529
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3499286

-Tarun


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http://punjabinfotech.org/ is organising workshop on "Northern Gateway to
Software Industry - Expectations of Industry from fresh technical
graduates" on 23rd April 2005 in Shivalik View Sector 17, Chandigarh.
There, interaction is expected between Industry expert, expert from Engg.
colleges and Technical University, and students.

I am not sure about the representatives from FLOSS industry. If they will
not be there, then there may be only expert from proprietary firms and
that mat have impact on policy in Computer Education.

I suggest, if any one want to convey his/her view regarding expectation of
FLOSS industry, then please mail to:

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Tata, HP to build Linux based supercomputer

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has announced a partnership with
Hewlett Packard (HP) to implement high performance computing (HPC) solutions at
its Computational Mathematics Laboratory (CML) in Pune. The project will feature
one of the largest supercomputers in India and will include the rollout of the
largest Itanium Linux cluster.

For more on this read this:
http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105042002.asp

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---------- Message Forwarded by hsrai ----------
From: Akash <akashmahajan@...>
Subject: Tamil Openoffice a.k.a BharateeyaOO in Tamil CDs distributed

Hi,

Some developments ( read exciting developments ) in the localisation
sphere by the BharateeyaOO group at CDAC, Electronics City, Bangalore
center ; it was known as National Center for Software Technology in
its previous version. For all purposes this is an unofficial
announcement.

1. Tamil Openoffice was launched by the IT Minister on the 15th of
this month at Chennai. More details here [
http://cdac.in/html/press/2q05/prs_rl164.asp ]

2. The target is to release 3 million cds. Not sure about how many
have been distributed so far. But if that figure is reached this will
have to be one of the biggest distributions of openoffice in the
world.

3. Contents of the CD
    1 Tamil Openofffice also known as Tamil BharateeyaOO
    2 Open type fonts and true type fonts
    3 Firefox 1.0.2 with the Tamil Langpack
    4 Gaim with Tamil UI
    5 Columba a java based email client with Tamil UI
    6 Some other cool stuff

There is a need to tell more people about this please forward this
mail to relevant lists/individuals.

The localised openoffice is available on our website
www.ncb.ernet.in/bharateeyaoo for download. We have taken space on
sarovar.org but no access to SSH from inside the network. If someone
can help in uploading to sarovar that would be cool. Our own web
server is just not geared to take heavy loads. As of now downloads are
not allowed inside office hours.

Also any ideas how to start Gaim with a hindi UI in windowx XP? Or how
do I set hi_IN locale in windowsXP.

Anyone has any contacts in Mozilla.org. I have been trying to get in
touch and submit our langpacks to them but they never respond.

regards

Akash

Yes Guys, SunnyLUG meetings are what we surely want to organize. But as of now,
it is not yet a regular feature. We have had discussions on this a while ago.
Check out this thread:

Message# 978    [ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SunCityJodhpurLUG/message/978
]

Also see these:
Message# 971    [ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SunCityJodhpurLUG/message/971
]
Message# 976    [ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SunCityJodhpurLUG/message/976
]
Message# 980    [ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SunCityJodhpurLUG/message/980
]

Once again I appeal SunnyLUG members if anyone is willing to take the lead and
organize the meetings. I am currently out of the country, once I return I can
assure you all this is going to be a regular feature. I'll be back in August,
until then if someone can come up, he is most welcome.

-Tarun


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To: SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
Subject: [SunnyLUG] meet?
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:27:01 -0700 (PDT)

>
>
> hi! all,
>
>   Just curious do members of sunny lug ever meet. I am
> planning to travel to jodhpur next month, so was
> thinking if i could join you guys in some meet.
>
> regards
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Hi All,

I am also coming to India as my annual leave plan for abt 6 weeks from
30.04.05, will be in Jodhpur/Mumbai till mid June.

Will also be interested to meet.

Lets plan something seriously


Regards
Muki

--------------------
hi! all,

  Just curious do members of sunny lug ever meet. I am planning to travel to
jodhpur next month, so was thinking if i could join you guys in some meet.

--------------------

hi! all,

  Just curious do members of sunny lug ever meet. I am
planning to travel to jodhpur next month, so was
thinking if i could join you guys in some meet.

regards
VK

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With the 'Theme' on SunnyLUG looking very 'Debian', here is a nice article for
all Debian fans:
- "It’s All About the Debians"
By Jason Perlow published in 'Linux Magazine' which says, "Debian, the
distribution with the largest base of available software packages and the
largest development community, has now come of age."

Online version of this article can be found here :
http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/45/2201/

Cheers,
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H. Chauhan wrote:

> Okay! I received the Debian Sarge DVDs today.
>
  >>

> 1. My realtek HD Audio system won't work
> 2. the resolution is only 800 X 600 and I can't increase it!
> 3. There are some problems connecting to net.
>
>
  >>

>
> Thanks and regards
> --Himanshu
>
  >>


Hi,

please send  outputs for
dmesg , preferred immediately after rebooting
lspci

regards
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Yesterday at 2:39pm +0200 Mukesh Mehta wrote:

>   Its my first mail to group.

Welcome!

>   It[English]'s a two way sword.

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--- "H. Chauhan" <hs.chauhan@...> wrote:
> Okay! I received the Debian Sarge DVDs today.
> I installed it. But problems!
>
> 1. My realtek HD Audio system won't work
> 2. the resolution is only 800 X 600 and I can't
> increase it!
> 3. There are some problems connecting to net.
>
> Number 1 issue is biggest for me. Because I can't
> work without
> listening to music

  Which sound archietecture are you using als aor OSS.
In case of alsa you need to unmute the speakers after
installation. use alsamixer to unmute speakers

  To fix screen resolution try dpkg-reconfigre xfree86
; if you are using xfree86

  For net please provide details about your isp and
your connection type.

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>
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Okay! I received the Debian Sarge DVDs today.
I installed it. But problems!

1. My realtek HD Audio system won't work
2. the resolution is only 800 X 600 and I can't increase it!
3. There are some problems connecting to net.

Number 1 issue is biggest for me. Because I can't work without
listening to music
;-)

Any help?

Thanks and regards
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Hi!!

Why only Germany? Russia has always been an example for this even before
computers were ubiquitous. Now China is doing the same thing! Korea is another
example.

Well, I have this experience with Korea. In one of my projects, I had to
deal with them. They won't respond promptly because none of their engineers are
good at english. The communication stalls untils some interpreter gets
in between.
And because of this many important issues remain unanswered and you are left
puzzled with whatever hardware docs they provide.

Another thing, there is just one language in common and that is "C". They put
comments in Korean!!

But still major section on this earth uses english.

Thanks and regards
--Himanshu


> I also have same problem here, I am working in Germany, every software,
> applications [Complete ERP], all are in German, they always avoid to use
> English. The country is hardly more in size as compare to Rajasthan.
>
> Sometimes we feel since we use more English, its advantage to us, more
> Indians are settled out in world, but many times it have reverse impact
> also. I can challenge the generation which is in class VII-X in sub-urban /
> metros in India, even don't know all Hindi alphabets [I accept even I don't]
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> That is also tragedy :-( Higher education and most of policy maker
> use English on daily basis, and it appears that most of them have
> little concern about real (rural) India. It gives pain when we are
> unable to find our (country 2nd in population) National Language in a
> long list of most of "Forms" in Internet, while you may find two type
> of Chinese on that list and languages used by many other small
> countries.

I completely share the sentiments of Dr. Rai. and Mukesh. Couple of days back an
Indian guy joined our department here at Cambridge in England and he came to me
in Tea room where we all were sitting and started talking to me in English. I
tried to reply in Hindi  but looking at his persistance I had to switch to
english as well. But I was feeling terrible in front of all others suddenly
looking at us. When he left one of the persons from Denmark asked me -"hey why
were you guys speaking in english when you are from the same country with your
own national language. And I can't express how much shame I felt. And funny
enough I avoid this guy now a days because I know he will speak in English which
to me here in Britain is embarassing, talking to your own countrymen in a
foreign land, who knows Hindi well.

However, I feel English is also an important language. I feel it is one truely
international language. One has to know know English in todays world, and all
those who are educated have the ability to read and write English. For me, with
a career in science, I can't do without it because 99% of the literature is
published in this language. But the important thing is what one feels for his
mother tongue. To me my own language is something that gives me a sense of true
patriotism.

But it has to come from us Indians from within, to make our national character,
our language(s) reflected in our day to day use including computers. For most of
us in what ever jobs we are into, Computers are now a days playing a more direct
role. No one but us Indians have to think of promoting and developing our own
language support on computers. IF "we the people" want it, even multinationals
will come out and pour in the money. There should be some fellowships for
students to develop this. And government can help here for sure.

India's very own -C-DAC (Center for Development of Advance Computing) has been
doing a lot of work in this direction to promote Indian language support on
Computers. C-DAC has pioneered the 'Graphics and Intelligence based Script
Technology' (GIST) which facilitates the use of Indian languages in IT. GIST has
now been known for more than a decade and has become synonymous with the
standards for Indian language applications in IT. The initial development
started in 1983 at IIT-Kanpur for an Integrated Devnagari Terminal, a DoE
sponsored project. The terminal, demonstrated in 1986 during the Vishwa Hindi
Sammelan at Delhi, was considered a breakthrough in technology. Based on GIST is
'LEAP Office' which is a complete Indian language software for office
applications.

And recently I have heard that C-DAC's GIST has been ported to UNIX as well and
I feel should be tried for Linux machines. I don't know whether it has been
ported to UNIX or it was UNIX compatible from the very start, but is something
that should be tried out. Even if it is strictly for Windows platform, WINE can
probably help it run on Linux platform. This can be easily tried out as there is
a free downloadable version of LEAP if I remember it right. I'll try to look
into it and see if this thing works. Because I have tried something called iLEAP
once and I was very pleasently surprized and thrilled by it. You can use it even
if you don't know the Devnagri keyboard layout. What I tried about a year ago
had support of umpteen Indian languages and their criss cross translation
capability as well.

-Tarun
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