Can I develop applications on Linux PC, that run on Mobiles.
If, yes then I seek link which guide beginner for such
applications.

Is there anything other than Java (in FLOSS), which may be
used for Mobile Applications.

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H.S.Rai

Unix is dead, Linux’s the future
By: CHAUDHARI PRITHVIPAL SINGH

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1242282.cms



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Linux Toys

Linux Toys...  are interesting I/O devices for Linux PCs and are used to
amuse and entertain. Each article on this web site presents a short
tutorial and application note on an I/O device.

The Code...  You won't find RPMs, ./configure, or even Makefiles. We
strive to expose the device protocol in as few lines of code as
possible. To do this, we sacrifice some functionality and some error
checking. Most programs fit in a single file and are built using just
gcc -o.

The articles usually describe things which are available at your local
electronics store, but some articles describe do-it-yourself
construction projects. (Be ready with a wire-wrap tool!)

These are just toys ....  they are 'for the fun of it' and are not
always meant to solve real-world problems. If you do find a business use
for any of these projects please let us know.

A $10 Linux Answering Machine:

The LinuxToys.Org website has a new article on how to
use a popular, low cost winmodem as a Linux based
telephone answering machine.  The article is at:

http://www.linuxtoys.org/answer/answering_machine.html

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ONLINE MOVIES RELATED TO FLOSS: FOSS.tv is a website for Podcasting and
Vodacasting news from the world of Free/Libre and Open Source Software
(FLOSS). Navin Dhanuka <dhanukanavin@...> is now announcing  that
besides a 1hr movie on Linux Localization he is planning to have CBTs
(computer-based training) on FOSS.tv And, yes, they will be released in
Creative Commons License.

He is zeroing on the following topics 1. Basic Shell 2. OpenOffice 3.
Networking 4. PHP & MySQL 5. Python ... Your suggestions are welcome.

You can see the video @ vlog http://www.foss.tv/wordpress/?p=6

Also, do long on to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fosstv/  "so that we
can discuss about the same". If you know about ppl/groups who would be
interested in helping in creation of CBTs, please fwd the message to
them.

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SFD IN UGANDA: From Wire Lunghabo James <lunghabo@...>
http://maitri.ubuntu.com/softwarefreedomday/wiki/index.php/Uganda

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CREATING LEARNING OBJECTS... IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Burrokeet is an
open source software project that is building an electronic system for
creating Learning Objects. Funded by IBM, Burrokeet's development
resides at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Commonwealth of Learning is dedicated to promoting educational and
academic improvement throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, especially
in the English-speaking developing world. They sponsor a variety of
interesting and useful face-to-face conferences and online resources.
Their report on a "Virtual University for Small States" is of
particular interest.

UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning has a set of
Virtual University resources.

http://www.freecurricula.org/links.php

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FROM CAPE TOWN: Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape
Town is online at http://www.cet.uct.ac.za Stephen Marquard
<marquard@...> says, "My portfolio is learning technologies,
which includes online learning environments. We use (free/libre and)
open source software extensively for web-based applications. UCT built
an inhouse learning environment (connect) from open source components,
including the w-agora discussion engine. Last year we adapted this
platform to host an online conference http://emerge2004.net, and
released the resulting package under the GPL
http://eduforge.org/projects/emergecolab/ We also have a multi-year
project to migrate to the open source Sakai Project learning
environment http://www.sakaiproject.org, which we're excited about for
many reasons, including the Sakai community, interesting tools and
applications emerging for Sakai, and of course the cool technology. On
the social software side, we have recently started a blog service for a
staff development programme (though we expect its application to be
much wider) using plog http://www.plogworld.net , and are at various
stages of using 4 different wikis for different purposes - swiki,
Wikka, mediawiki and a Sakai wiki. We're also interested in eXe for
offline content editing.

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IOSN COMES OUT WITH A PRIMER ON OPEN STANDARDS

IOSN's open standards primer.
* Download the primer: Open Document format (111KB)
http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/foss-open-standards-primer/foss-openstds-v01-\
1.odt
* PDF format (485KB)
http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/foss-open-standards-primer/foss-openstds-v01-\
1.pdf

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MORE USEFUL URLs AND SOME CORRECTIONS TOO

Thanks to Komal <agencies_ad1@...> for pointing out that the
correct link for xfree86 is www.x.org and for the Linux documentation
project is www.tldp.org (and not as rendered earlier).

And thank you Prachee Agarwal <agarwal_prachee@...> of the
Lucknow LUG lucknow-lug@yahoogroups.com for responding with *your*
favourite links: www.indlinux.org  www.gentoo.org  www.linuxiso.org
www.linuxquestions.org ftp://ftp.funet.fi

Just shows how *everyone* benefits when something (information, code) is
shared!

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           HOW-TO, ON TALKING THIS TIME... COURTESY PUNE

           Kanti Jadia <j_kanti@...> sent across this
           useful tip from PLUG, the Pune GNU/Linux Users Group,
           which explains *how to talk*
           http://plug.org.in/articles/articles.php?howtotalk

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NOVELL COMES OUT WITH SOLUTIONS FOR INDIAN TONGUES

AD (Andi) Marshall, out there in Vietnam, admarshall@... draws
attention to this link, which says: "Novell is introducing Indian
language versions of its Suse Linux distribution, according to an
executive of the company..." COMPLETE STORY:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1ur7,1,dvc6,kevq,9a65,aayy

IndLinux guru Guntupalli Karunakar <karunakar@...> responds,
to say: "Surprisingly, it doesnt mention Punjabi as supported, when
Punjabi is most well supported language on any distribution, while
Malayalam where l10n effort is slow pending resolution of Malayalam
Unicode issues finds place. Maybe they were trying to be different ;)"

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DELHI PLANS AN AMBITIOUS FREEDEL MEET, WITH LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Raj "Raju" Mathur <raju@...> of ILUG-Delhi announces Freedel
to be held on September 17/18 2005, 10:00AM to 6:00PM at PHD House, Hauz
Khas, New Delhi. Two full days of demystifying [GNU]Linux. PHDCCI and
India Linux Users Group - Delhi (ILUG-D) are behind the event.

Says Mathur: "ILUG-D in the past has conducted very successful events
where over 450 participants attended. This year we are expecting much
greater numbers. People from all walks of life are expected to attend;
students, professionals, corporates, all will be there. What's more,
ILUG-D will have something to show for everyone. Technical talks
covering issues from installation, to desktop usage to wireless
[GNU]Linux, it will all be there. We will even have young school kids
showing how they use [GNU]Linux. Its an event you don't want to miss!"

Several stalls showcasing various aspects of Linux from gaming, to
audio/video editing to development, servers, databases and applications.

The event is organised by ILUG-D and co-hosted by PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry. It is completely volunteer-driven and supported
by several organisations. The event is primarily driven by volunteers
of ILUG-D and a committed group of computer professionals from PHDCCI.

Apart from all the technical stuff happening, there will also be
T-shirts, Linux distributions on CDs, tea, snacks and all the elements
of fun available at low or no cost.  Be there, be counted!

Contact: Raj Mathur raju@...  http://kandalaya.org/

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THOSE FREE CDs IN YOUR HAND, THEY'RE ACTUALLY WORTH MILLIONS

Value of Debian GNU/Linux. The paper Measuring Libre Software
studying the size of the source packages in Debian 3.1 calculates the
size of sarge (close to 230 million lines of source code), the use of
the various programming languages in which the software has been
written, and the size of the packages included in the distribution. It
also estimates cost to create something on the scale of Debian from
scratch with a classical and well-known cost method (COCOMO) to be
over 8 billion US dollar.
http://www.upgrade-cepis.org/issues/2005/3/up6-3Amor.pdf
Source: Debian Weekly News http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2005/37/

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IT'S NEW: A WIKI FOR THE FLOSS COMMUNITY IN INDIA

Praveen A <pravi.a@...> has launched a new wiki for the Free/Libre
and Open Source Software community in India. See
http://fci.wikicities.com

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AN EXPAT WHO CAN, AND PLANS TO, BUILD BRIDGES

Adi Alurkar <adi@...> is an Indian expat who could be one of those to
build useful bridges. He announced on ILUG-Goa --
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa -- recently that he manages all
the database related responsibilities for SourceForge.net and will be
visiting India shortly.

Aditya (Adi) is India between Oct 21 and Dec 9 and says that "during
this visit I'd like to meet and chat with like minded folks and see how
SF.net could help the F[L]OSS community in india better".

He will be visiting family in South Maharashtra and South Gujarat, looks
forward to getting feedback on how FLOSS is "taking hold in the Indian
subcontinent" and wants an "excuse" to come to Goa, the place where he
was raised and graduated (from Chowgule College). You're welcome mate!

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FOSS.TV, WHAT'S THAT? JUST TAKE A PEEP

Navin Dhanuka <dhanukanavin@...> has meanwhile gone ahead with
FOSS.tv Says Navin, "Feedback about FOSS.tv is good as of now. Let's see
if I can set it rolling soon." If you want to help him, just go for it.
Hint: you need software of the video kind.
To find out more about Navin, go to http://www.navin.ind.in

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Copyleft -- verbatim copying, with credits -- allowed/encouraged.

Speaking at Brainshare, the company's annual European user conference in
Barcelona, Novell CEO Jack Messman claimed that the cost of moving desktops to
the next version of Windows will be significantly higher than migrating to
desktop Linux. "The cost of migrating to Windows XP to Vista will be higher than
the cost of migrating to Linux and that will push migrations to Linux," Messman
said.

Read more here:
http://www.legitreviews.com/newsposts.php?id=1104
http://news.com.com/Novell+Vista+will+drive+users+to+Linux/2100-7344_3-5860451.h\
tml

Cheers,
-Tarun





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*************************************************************************
Chennai LUG has a great wiki going there!
http://www.chennailug.org/wiki/Main_Page
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1. The GNU Homepage.
http://www.gnu.org/

2. The GNU philosophy.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/

3. What is free software ? Know it more
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

4. kernal.org Linux kernel archives
http://www.kernel.org/

5. Linux.org: The official linux page.
http://www.linux.org/

6. Linux.com: The flagship Linux site.
http://www.linux.com/

7. Linuxlinks.com A Linux portal
http://www.linuxlinks.com/

8. Linuxberg.com Download Linux s/w
http://www.linuxberg.com/

9. Linuxmall.com Linux mall on the net
http://www.linuxmall.com/

10. Linuxworld.com  Linux news
http://www.linuxworld.com/

11. Linuxjournal.com Linux Magazine
http://www.linuxjournal.com/

12. li.org Linux international
http://www.li.org/

Indian Linux Users Group
Cochin Chapter
The Cochin chapter of Linux India is run by GNU/Linux
enthusiasts in and around Cochin.

13. Slashdot.org:  News for nerds.
http://www.slashdot.org/

14. Freshmeat.net
http://www.freshmeat.net/

15. xfree86.org
http://www.xfree86.org/

16. The Linux Documentation Project.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/

17. The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL).
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

18. ANSI Escape Sequences.
http://www.evergreen.edu/user/serv_res/research/bsi/people/dawn/program/ansi_esc\
.htm

19. The Linuxbox Network: Free hosting for your free software projects.
http://www.linuxave.net/

20. Linux Weekly News.
http://www.lwn.net/

Dr Krishnan C N <cnkrish at au-kbc.org> iheading the National Resource
Center on FLOSS housed in MIT, Anna University. This is a joint venture
between Anna University and C-DAC. This group has been studying FLOSSt
training aspect.

*************************************************************************
ILUG-Goa's links * We welcome your participation!
*************************************************************************
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa ILUG-Goa's main friendly list
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa-announce ANNOUNCE LIST
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teach-yourself-linux FOR NEWBIES
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxgoahelp TECH HELP LIST
WEBSITES: http://ilug-goa.swiki.net http://www.ilug-margao.org
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MY EDITOR-FRIEND-via-email (and the occasional phone call) Ramdas S is
paying increasing attention to non-proprietorial software (they mostly
call it just 'Open Source' in Bangalore, where he's based). So much so,
that his DEVELOPER IQ magazine -- http://www.developeriq.com -- is
probably the Indian general-computing magazine with among the most
amount of Free/Libre and Open Source Software content in it.

Good going. If you too appreciate it, please drop him a line at
ramdas@... and let him know there *is* a market for
FLOSS-related information.

           So, one good turn deserves another. This email tries to
           draw attention to the FLOSS-related information
           in the September 2005 issue of DeveloperIQ, available
           on many newsstands across India.

QUOTE... UNQUOTE: Most of the Linux gurus I know have been advising me
for the past five years to use Debian [GNU]Linux. I must confess that I
did try installing a Debian 2.x distribution, but it turned out to be a
nightmare... I was petrified by the thought of running a Debian-based
distribution on my newly acquired computer. However, I must confess that
installing and running Mepis (or SimplyMepis 3.3) was a very smooth
experience. While searching for software for the new Linux distribution
on the web, I managed to discover a lot of progress made on Debian-based
distributions.... -- Ramdas S, editor, DeveloperIQ.com

o Windows developer's guide to Linux development: On Windows it is
likely that you will be using one of these four languages a majority of
the time: C/C++ (Visual C++ included), C#, Visual Basic and Java. Delphi
comes fifth in the list. In [GNU]/Linux it is a little different. You
will see that most development happens on C/C++. Java comes a distant
second. Then, you have a host of developers working on scripting
languages such as Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby and others. Almost all
languages have some kind of port on [GNU]Linux. So no one is really left
behind. However, whether these ports are good enough for professional
development is another question.

o Setting up a Java development environment on [GNU]Linux.
o OSDL's patent project: The Open Source Development Labs has created a
project to free developers from worry over violating intellectual
property (IP) rights held by patent holders.
o RPM configuration file handling mechanism. www.rpm.org/max-rpm
o Switching from Windows to Linux. Insights into common
Windows technologies and products that do not have a
direct replacement (yet) on GNU/Linux.

           Wiley Dreamtech is offering six books on GNU/Linux
           if you answer six questions properly. You can log onto
           this quiz by logging on to www.developeriq.com --
           what's the GNOME-promoted technology touted as a
           replacement for COM, who founded Mepis, what framework
           did Rod Johnson develop, which company did Linus Torvalds
           work with prior to the OSDL, who wrote wxPython, and
           which language accounts for 71 percent of Linux code?

o Some inexpensively-republished books available in India: Everything
You Want To Do About Linux Troubleshooting 305 pages Rs 199. Linux
Troubleshooting Bible 800 pages Rs 329. Linux Bible, 1008 pages, Rs 549.
Programming Python, 1296 pages, Rs 750.

o Free tools for Web development on [GNU]Linux. For graphics and design,
there are vector graphics (Karbon14) and drawing tools, image editing
(GIMP, Image Magick), animation (MultiGIF for creating animated GIF
images, Blender for professional animation) and flash (Spalah Flash,
Flash for Linux). Nvu -- http://www.nvu.com -- is a fairly good HTML
editor. Also Quanta Plus and Blue Fish. Other tools like LAMP, Ruby,
Zope, Java and Mono.

o Six [GNU] Linux GUI toolkits compared: Tk, GTK+, Qt,wxWindows, FOX,
Swing. "A Windows developer migrating to Linux will be overwhelmed by
the choice of GUI toolkits available. It is important to make the choice
depending on the size of the project, target platforms and, of course,
the language of preference."

           A Microsoft advert on the last page asks developers
           "can you catch up with the future?" It asks them to
           "create the next killer application using the forthcoming
           development tools in Whidbey". And, it adds: "Microsoft
           will not own Intellectual Property associated with your
           application. It is yours to keep and market as you choose."
           Property or people first? The difference shows!

On the CDs:  * GNU/Linux IDEs Special -- source code (Visual Basic,
VB.net, C# and PHP), IDEs (Anjuta, Eclipse SDK 3.1, Jython, Hibernate,
Source Navigator, WXPython, KDevelop IDE, Bluefish 1.0.2, wxPerl,
Ginipad, Eclipse SDK 3.1, KDevelop IDE, WXPython,, Python 2.4.1,
ActivePython 2.4.1.247, Zope, Jabberwocky, Visual Tcl, TCL Developer
Studio, IDLE, Hibernate etc), miscellaneous (IronPython 0.9...).

* GNU/Linux Programming: compilers (GCC 4.0.1, Free Pascal Compiler
1.9.8, Jikes 1.22, ncc 2.1, SmartEiffel, BigFORTH 2.1.0), libraries
(Glibc 2.3.5, OpenGUI 5.5.0, Gd 2.0.32, GLib 2.2.6.6, GtkHTML 3.7.5, gtk
+ 2.6.9, Qt 4.0 etc), programming tools (Ruby, Perl 5.8.7, PHP 5.0.4,
Tcl, Tk, PyGtkGLExt, Wine, etc), database tools (MySQl 4.1.13,
DbVisualizer, PostgreSQL, KSQL 1.2.1, Database Fishing Tool 1.3.2,
SQuirrel SQL Client 1.2beta6), web authoring tools (EditiX, oXygen XML
editor, Exist), utilities (Bugzilla, Alien, Linux JVM 5.0, DC++, YaBASIC
2.760, GNU indent 2.2.9, Exuberant Ctags 5.5.3, AutoGen 5.7.1),
miscellaneous (Bug-A-Boo bugtracking system 1.07, Gbuild Project, GNU
Autoconf, GNU Automake, Sh 0.7.8, Visual Paradigm for UML Community
Edition 3.1, Java Gui Builder 0.6.5a, Mailman, Sketsa 3.2.1, Linux
Kernel 2.6.10, relaxng, Xml Validation Interoperability Framework, Puppy
Linux).
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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 lfyedit@...

           INDIA IS BEGINNING to contribute to the global FLOSS pool,
           and thereby erasing the stain of being just a net taker
           rather than a net contributor. Results are just in from the
           first Code Scholarship challenge, initiated by the
           Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology (KreSIT),
           IIT Bombay, and Red Hat India. It is designed to encourage
           FLOSS developers in India. Some 2000 students registered.
           Finally, 34 teams bagged awards. First was VPS 1.6.0
           (Virtual Private Server) developed by the Army Institute
           of Technology, Pune. Next was Octave-GTK by the
           National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli; and
           ranked third was a College Information System, developed by
           the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad.
           Prizes totalled a million rupees in all (Rs 10 lakh!)

* An advert from Collabnet says it is hiring people with over five
   years experience in developing or testing web-based enterprise
   applications. See http://www.collab.net/cspl.html
* Multi-boot your system with dual hard disks. Install and
   experiment with multiple distributions on one system, which has
   two hard disks.
* Sri Lanka is having a series of major Free/Libre and
   Open Source Software events. See http://www.fosssl.org
* Mandrive Limited Edition 2005.
* Intel Compilers 9.0 for Linux
* Communication between independent processes by FIFO.
* An interview: Jim Stallings, general manager Linux of IBM.
* Working with databases in Mono. See how to connect to and query
   a database in Mono, as it can communicate with almost all FOSS
   and commercial databases.
* BEA brings Java onto Linux.
* vsftp -- securing your data behind seven walls.
* Easy database development using Rekall.
* JCodeFlow, debugging made easy.By Raja RK
* Apache for PHP Developers (Part I). By Nirav Mehta.
* Sunbird and iCalendar. Sharing calendars. By Reuven
   M Lerner, courtesy Linux Journal.
* Administering Linux Systems. By Sanjay Gupta, Novell, Bangalore.
* Network Simulator: an open source design and testing tool.
   Aniket Jain.
* Object creation and garbage collection in Java. By
   Lakshmi Narayanan N of HCL Technologies.
* Blocks functions in Ruby. By Premshree Pillai. Technical Yahoo!
* XML Python Part II. By Anand Pillai, H-P India.
* Backups in a Snap with rsnapshot. Nilayam Sharma.Silicon Valley.

USER GROUPS IN INDIA: Currently, the list spreads over two pages (a few
which I tried to check out had bad links though). From 80+ the number of
LUGs, FSUGs and GLUGs has grown to 139! Next challenge: let's keep them
active!

FOR NEWBIES: * Learn how to use Mozilla, the popular Web browser, to
find information on the Net. * GIMP, a great image enhancement tool. Get
exposed to GIMP and design whatever you want to.

Brief updates:
* PHP 4.4.0 is released
* Qt 4.0 is now available
* Firefox 1.5 on its way

TOP TEN [GNU]LINUX GIZMOS: Motorola E680i [1] smartphone with 2GB
storage camera and touch-screen; Samsung's multi-functional device
called the Minikit [2] (camcoder, digital camera, MP3 player,
voice-recorder, memory stick and Web cam!); Archos' Pocket Media
Assistant PMA400 [3] with a 30GB hard drive, wireless Internet
connectivity and direct video recording capability from TV; and Sony
Ericsson's robotic camera ROB-1 [4] packed with a VGA camera and four
LEDs.

There's also the TomTomGo [5], Linux-based in-car GPS navigation system;
Jentro Technologies GmbH (Germany) Jentro Car [6] central technology
platform for the network and control of in-car functions of a Mercedes;
Citizen Watch and IBM Research's WatchPad [7]; Smartvue home security
and surveillance system [8]; all-in-one AmstradE3 videophone [9] (to
send email, SMS/MMS messages, surf the net and videoconference);
GNU/Linux-powered broadband terminal/IP phone [10] from MontaVista.

           EMBEDDED LINUX gadgets are doing great in Asia, specially
           in Japan, China and Taiwan, where major players like
           NTT DoCoMo and NEC are endorsing the GNU/Linux OS.
           Encore Software Ltd, the makers of the Simputer
           http://www.ncoretech.com and signup at
           http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simputer announced recently
           plans to launch another GNU/Linux handheld called
           Mobilis, a "mobile desktop". Mobilis family of products
           includes Mobilis STN, Mobils TFT and Mobilis SofComp.
           The first two are tablet computers, that can bridge the
           gap between PDAs and laptops. SofComp is a low-cost desktop.

THIN DOWN ON [GNU]LINUX: Linux may be struggling to break Microsoft's
stranglehold on the desktop, but the thinner, leaner and meaner thin
clients based on the [GNU]Linux OS are fast becoming the choice of both
public and private enterprise. Some popular GNU/Linux thin clients are
HP t5525 and t5125, Neoware Capio One and Eon, Netvoyager Lithium
LX-104- and LX-1030 and LX-1020, Wyse Winterm 5150SE.

SOFTWARE ON THE CDs: MRBS or Meeting Room Booking Schedules; Alfresco
for content management, Firefox, Xine, ackerTodo (Web-based to-do list
manager), XMMS, D4X (download manager), BMDFM (binary modular dataflow
machine), GIMP (GNU image manipulation programme), Pavuk (to mirror
contents of WWW documents or files), Pundict (open source Punjabi
dictionary for the Windows platform), PyPE (Python programming editor
for the Windows platform), pxlib (simple and small C library to read and
write), LibGTop (fetches system related info like CPU load, memory
usage, etc), Xandros 3.0 OCE, easy to install.

[1]  http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details/0,,103,00.html
[2]  http://www.samsung.com/za/products/camcoder/minikit/avphh100b1e.asp
[3]  http://www.archos.com/products/prw_500595_specs.html?
sid=j22323o2byk3sy3bcksky4  (long URL)
[4]  http://www.sonyericsson.com/rob1/main.asp?LangID=1
[5]  http://www.tomtom.com/
[6]  http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7438726816.html
[7]  http://www.research.ibm.com/trl/projects/ngm/index_e.htm
[8]  http://www.smartvue.com/
[9]  http://www.armstrad.com/e3_intro.html
[10] http://www.mvista.com/

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A Frenchman, and maps ... in the South Pacific

Franck Martin [1] is a Frenchman based in the South Pacific. (You might
have noticed his sense of humour on the trip to Angkor Wat.) As a
Wikipedia contributor, he's described as someone "checking mainly the
pages of the Pacific Islands and updating when neccessary. Promotion of
wikipedia in Pacific Islands." But what's more interesting is his
Tikimaps [2] work.

http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/franck

Mapserver, says Franck, is a tool, for "bringing data to all
stakeholders via Internet and Opensource Technology". It promises the
tools for e-government, good governance, transparency, sustainable
development, asset management, disaster management and security....
provided we have the political will for that.

To see what's possible, visit some of these sites from the distant (from
us!) South Pacific islands of Tonga [3], Fiji [4], Tuvalu [5], Kiribati
[6]. Franck sees many advantages in using Free and Open Source software.
These include sustainability, licenses (Internet licences are
expensives), software support, no "black box" phenomenon (where we don't
understand the technology we use). It also allows you to rely on
standards and support many file formats (not vendor dependent). It is
reliable. And secure too, provided the administrator cares for it.

For more links on what uses Tikiwiki can be put to take a look at the
Tikiwiki Community Portal [7]. Uses include uses in educational context
[8], using the mobility 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/tiki-map.phtml?mapfile=viti.map
[5] http://map.tuvalu.tv/tiki/tiki-map.phtml
[6] http://map.gov.ki/tiki/tiki-map.phtml?mapfile=tarawa.map
[7] http://tikiwiki.org/
[8] http://edu.tikiwiki.org/tiki-index.php
[9] http://mobile.tikiwiki.org/tiki-index.php
[10]http://maps.tikiwiki.org/tiki-index.php
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> Lets go for it Tarun! I am more interested in schools though. I don't really
> care for current generation, sincerely. Lets call for write-ups. Lets go for
> it!


I got a chance to go to Scientific Publishers in jodhpur and did a priliminary
discussion with the them. He looked quite interested. But before we go for
something like this, let us identify people who are willing to contribute
papers/writeup, editorial support, etc.

We need to invite people for this, form a proper Editorial board, work out the
financial modalities involved. Over this weekend I will do some homework on a
few more publishers. If possible can you also find out what's the scenario in
Jaipur. There are a few good publishers like Pointer Publishers, Printwell
Publishers and a few more which can be contacted in Jaipur. Probably a phone
call will do initially.

I also request all the members to please come up with suggestions. This has to
be a team work. Let's all discuss and work it out.

Cheers,
-Tarun











>
> On 9/8/05, Tarun Kant <tarunkant@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Can we work out on some sort of text that discusses the opensource and
> > > free softwares in detail.
> > > We can at least try distributing these texts at local schools so that
> > > they can atleast get pinned
> > > up at the student support/notice boards. Can we do this?
> >
> >
> > Than's an excellent idea Himanshu. There are a few ways this can be done.
> > 1. By calling for write-ups and then editting a book which can be
> > published through a good publisher.
> > The theme od the book can be Open-source and education. There are
> > so many learned members in our group and I am sure we can get
> > contributions. This will of course need lot of time and will have
> > to be an organized and coordinated effort. I have been thing
> > about this for quite some time. I know a few good publishers both
> > in Jaipur and Jodhpur who can be willing to publish. What's your
> > opinion.
> > 2. By physically going to all the education institutions from
> > schools to colleges and distributing printouts which can be also
> > made available at our website.
> > 3. Can even fix a time with FM radio people and give talks.
> >
> > Well there can be many more ways. What do you suggest. And
> > members what do you say. Let's get the wheels rolling.
> > -Tarun
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> Can we work out on some sort of text that discusses the opensource and
> free softwares in detail.
> We can at least try distributing these texts at local schools so that
> they can atleast get pinned
> up at the student support/notice boards. Can we do this?


Than's an excellent idea Himanshu. There are a few ways this can be done.
1. By calling for write-ups and then editting a book which can be published
through a good publisher.
The theme od the book can be Open-source and education. There are so many
learned members in our group and I am sure we can get contributions. This will
of course need lot of time and will have to be an organized and coordinated
effort. I have been thing about this for quite some time. I know a few good
publishers both in Jaipur and Jodhpur who can be willing to publish. What's your
opinion.
2. By physically going to all the education institutions from schools to
colleges and distributing printouts which can be also made available at our
website.
3. Can even fix a time with FM radio people and give talks.

Well there can be many more ways. What do you suggest. And members what do you
say. Let's get the wheels rolling.
-Tarun

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Hi Tarun!

I liked the idea very much. Its the right approach I think. We need to
make younger ones aware
of open source and free software idea. What they take sincerely at
graduation time (that too at
technical institutions), should be taken at a tender age of _teen_. I
sincerely believe in it. Can
we work out on some sort of text that discusses the opensource and
free softwares in detail.
We can at least try distributing these texts at local schools so that
they can atleast get pinned
up at the student support/notice boards. Can we do this?

Thanks and Regards
--Himanshu

On 9/6/05, Tarun Kant <tarunkant@...> wrote:
> Italian schools move to Linux
>
> Hundreds of schools in the south Italian province of Bolzano have migrated
from Windows XP to Linux for the forthcoming academic year. Truelite SRL, a
Italian GNU/Linux consultancy company that is coordinating the deployment.
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> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39216134,00.htm
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Italian schools move to Linux

Hundreds of schools in the south Italian province of Bolzano have migrated from
Windows XP to Linux for the forthcoming academic year. Truelite SRL, a Italian
GNU/Linux consultancy company that is coordinating the deployment.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39216134,00.htm

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Yes, Google Talk is a good news. But unfortunately, all google products have
only windows clients. The google desktop search is very nice search tool, but
unot yet available for Linux file system. And now comes Google Talk.

However Google Talk is however a little feature deprived. There is already a
very good and succesful service for internet telephony available. And better
still, it has a fully functional Linux client. You must have already guessed
what I am talking about. Yes 'skype'. I have used it and I feel it was very
good. Voice quality was superb.

BTW, here is something related which might interesy you all:
"Watch Google ..................
Written By: Robin Bloor
Published at:
http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=12873&SESSID=98003b08e0a85334f3\
4a517e1661159c

Don't miss reading this IT Analysis

Cheers,
-Tarun

----- Original Message -----
From: "H. Chauhan" <hs.chauhan@...>
To: suncityjodhpurlug@...
Subject: [SunnyLUG] Google Talk!
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:46:02 +0530

>
> Hi folks!!
>
> Greetings!
>
> Google has launched its new instant messenger service named google talk. But
> the client they provide is only of window :-(
> But good news is anyone access the server using gaim on linux!! Good!
> http://www.google.com/talk/index.html
>
> Take a look!
>
> Thanks and regards
> --Himanshu
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Arid Forest Research Institute
New Pali Road
Jodhpur 342005 India
Phone: +91-291-2722269 ext. 162
Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/bobkant/
I'm Registered Linux User # 284692
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Hi Harpreet,

I have FC4 DVD. You can have it from me. I am now in Jodhpur. You are welcome
anytime. My contact information is below in the signature script.

Cheers
-Tarun


----- Original Message -----
From: "Harpreet Singh" <harpreet@...>
To: suncityjodhpurlug@...
Subject: [SunnyLUG] need FC4 CDs
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:56:17 -0500

>
>
>
> Hi people
> i need FC4 cds
> can anyone help (in jodhpur)
> thanx
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>



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Subject: A Special Invitation to Our User Group
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Hi people
i need FC4 cds
can anyone help (in jodhpur)
thanx

Hi all!

Greetings!

The well known GPL is being revised! Being made fool proof. Read the
following link:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2005/tc2005089_9209.htm

Regards
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Hi all!

Greetings

Human being is a social animal. Its something that we have always been taught
and something that we feel now and then. As we stay together, we tend to develop
a culture. We all, linux users, have brought linux to a state where we
can really call
it as our culture.  We are helping each other, sharing our ideas, our knowledge.
We have our own way of doing things which is common in all of us. Whats left?

What do you feel?

Anyways, read this:
http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/08/02/1536234.shtml?tid=2

It discusses something that I said above. Hope you will enjoy it.

Regards
--Himanshu

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:31:20 +0530 (IST)
From: H S Rai <hsrai@...>
To: LIH <linux-india-help@...>
Subject: Linux user authenication from PHP

I wish to authenticate Linux user using PHP through file /etc/shadow. I tried
md5 and crypt function, what I could not get right encription. Which funtion or
method should I use to get user authenticated?

Thanks in advance,

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H.S.Rai

India has introduced its first low-cost PC, according
to a report at SpiritOfChennai.com. Designed by IT
firm HCL Infosystems, Ezeebee Pride runs an
unspecified version of Linux and is priced at 9,990
rupees ($225 USD) and includes all the basic features
required for a first-time user, the article says.

Key specifications of the Ezeebee Pride system,
according to the HCL Web site, include:

     * 1 GHz Intel processor
     * 128 MB RAM
     * 40 GB hard disk
     * 15-inch color monitor
     * 52X CD-ROM
     * 1.44 MB floppy drive
     * Internet-ready keyboard
     * Mouse
     * Linux operating system (of unspecified origin)

Regards,
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Thanks for a great link Himanshu. That was a nice article telling a lot of
things in the offing.

One thing I found particularly interesting was the new concept of Kernel
numbering and release. And it was nice to hear that video fidelity is on the
agenda. That I feel surely needs attention. Though I am able to play my DVDs on
Linux, it lacks the refinement.

It was crazy how Intel gave away laptops to people solving trivia. But was quite
hilarious to read that the Intel guy Dough Fisher was giving a presentation for
Linux on a Windows platform and how it displayed "Windows XP has locked your
Desktop" resulting in loud booing by everyone. Such a cliché that.

Cheers
-Tarun


----- Original Message -----
From: "H. Chauhan" <hs.chauhan@...>
To: suncityjodhpurlug@...
Subject: [SunnyLUG] Linux Road Map.
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 14:45:03 +0530

>
> Hi all!
>
> Below is the link for coverage of the linux ottawa symposium.
> http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/07/21/0730239.shtml?tid=152&tid=2&tid=18
>
> I really liked it because it discusses some issues which i have
> noticed. Like mozilla takes lot of time loading. The article discusses
> the reasons for the same and some related solutions as well.
>
> Regards
> --Himanshu
>
> --
> ======================
> Himanshu Chauhan
> Software Engineer
> Singing Electrons, Inc.
> +91-98292-92757
> www.singingelectrons.com
> ======================
> The important thing is not to stop questioning
>            -A. Einstein
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>



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Arid Forest Research Institute
New Pali Road
Jodhpur 342005 India
Phone: +91-291-2722269 ext. 162
Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/bobkant/
I'm Registered Linux User # 284692
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