Dear all,

I am using Mandriva 2005 Limited editions on my Acer 3003 laptops.
Since the very begining I am facing troubles in burning DVDs. I am
able to successfully burn CDs but its not the case with DVDs. The
driver either fails to read the DVDs and when it reads it
successfully, OS says Input/Output error.

Is anyone of you facing same problem? Why is it happening and is there
any solution to this? The same DVD I can successfully burn on a Win$
session.

Thanks

Regards
--Himanshu

--
Himanshu Chauhan
Systems Software Engineer
inDSP Audio Technologies
Technopark, Trivandrum

Linux is best because of its simple design. It beats the pants of
windows in almost all fields except for one which I think is
Desktop. Until we are "really" desktop ready, such kind of deals
won't matter.

M$ from the very beginning has been concentrating on home and
business user. Linux didn't. We know we are the best, but to ace
we will need to be desktop ready. Until then why care about such deals.

I don't think this deal can be called as a bridge. Because bridging
requires a little comparision, and oranges and apples can't be
compared!!

One question from my side:
Who benefits from this deal?

Answer this and you will know the actual nature of this deal.

Regards
--Himanshu


Tarun Kant wrote:
>
> Microsoft has embraced Novell's open-source software platform, forming a
> technological truce between two longtime antagonists who want to make it
> easier for the still-dominant Windows operating system and increasingly
> popular Linux system to work together.
>
> Read the details here at "Times of India" website:
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/312717.cms
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/312717.cms>
>
>


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	 inDSP Audio Technologies
	 341 Nila
	 Technopark
	 Trivandram, Kerala

	 M:(+91)-(999)-(518)-(5989)
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START A FOSS PACIFIC RESEARCH PROJECT WITH IOSN PIC

The Pacific Island Countries (PIC) node of the International
Open Source Network (IOSN) is formed by a consortium of 4
regional organizations: Pacific Islands Chapter of the
Internet Society (PICISOC), South Pacific Applied Geoscience
Commission (SOPAC), Secretariat of the South Pacific
Community (SPC), and the University of the South Pacific
(USP). This consortium is led by USP, which coordinates IOSN
PIC from its Faculty of Science and Technology's School of
Computing, Information, and Mathematical Sciences.

IOSN PIC focus areas include: FOSS applications in PIC; FOSS
techniques to support the creation, storage and delivery of
teaching and training materials; incorporation of FOSS in
academic courses; Linux System Administrator Training of
Trainers and certification; legal issues related to FOSS;
localization of FOSS; and awareness raising.

IOSN PIC aims to foster research in the area of FOSS
applications and development in the region, and is currently
seeking ideas and expressions of interest for possible
projects. IOSN will not be involved in every case in managing
and implementing all projects, but it can assist in seeking
funds from donors and providing technical advice. For more
information, please contact Dr. Marko Schόtz <schutz_m AT usp
DOT ac DOT fj>.

IOSN PIC is one of three centres of excellence of IOSN.
Others include IOSN ASEAN+3 and IOSN South Asia. For more
information, please visit http://www.iosn.net

Other resources related to FOSS in PIC:

IOSN PIC - http://www.iosn.net/pacific-islands/

Pacific Island Countries Free/Open Source Software
Communities and Activities Report (PICFOSSCAR), first
edition, 22 March 2006 -
http://www.iosn.net/pacific-islands/picfosscarpdf/view

(PICFOSSCAR's third edition is planned for December 2006.
Please share short reports of any activities related to FOSS
in the region.)

USP-IOSN Microgrant Programme for Pacific Island Countries -
This Programme is a competitive grants scheme available to
individuals or teams in the Pacific Island Countries.
http://www.iosn.net/pacific-islands/usp-microgrants/

FOSS Resources for PIC -
http://www.iosn.net/pacific-islands/countries/


Asia-Pacific Reports
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ASIAN TEAMS CELEBRATING SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY:

Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance
http://www.linux.org.bd/

Bangladesh Open Source Network
http://www.bdosn.org/

Bangla l10n Team (bangla_l10n AT yahoogroups.com)
Jahangirnagar University Open Source Network (ju_osn AT yahoogroups.com)
Chittagong University (cu_osn AT yahoogroups.com)
BUET Open Source Network (buet_osn AT yahoogroups.com)
RUET Open Source Network (ruet_osn AT yahoogroups.com)
SUST Open Source Network (sust_osn AT yahoogroups.com)

Brunei: Brunei LINUX Users Group http://blug.mms2udirect.net
Location: Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Belait
Local parent organization: Brunei LINUX Users Group
Team Contact: Hj Azaman Hj Suleiman
Contact information: azlinux AT gmail.co

China: http://hackinglinux.org/

Indonesia: OpenSource (http://opensource.3wsi.net) Debian
(http://debian.3wsi.net) Linux-aktivis
(http://www.linux.or.id) kslbl
(http://kslbl.hcm-consultant.com)

Contact Person : [Meta Nurwidyanto] meta AT softhome.net,
[Nasir Simbolon] nasir AT kecapi.com, [Richard Sitompul]
richard.sitompul AT gmail.com [Muhammad Hafizh]
acid20burn_tux AT yahoo.com

Surabaya Linux User Group (http://surabaya.linux.or.id)
[Moh. Noor Al 'Azam] noorazam AT rad.net.id, [Cahyo Darujati]
darujati AT rad.net.id

Jogjakarta Linux/FOSS User Group (http://jogja.linux.or.id)
info at jogja dot linux dot or dot id

Java User Group Indonesia (http://www.jug.or.id)
jug-indonesia AT yahoogroups.com

BlueOxygen Federation (http://www.blueoxygen.org)
Project: Cimande (http://cimande.dev.java.net)
Komodo - Digital Library System (with Minister of R&D)
Kresna (http://kresna.ristek.go.id)
Contact: frans AT blueoxygen.org

Iran: Isfahan Linux Users Group. ziaee AT itland.ir (Majid
Ziaee) Farsi Linux Project Ebadiebadi AT aictc.com

Israel: Hamakor, an Israeli FLOSS NPO Action Plan for SFD.
See discussion here (english mostly): Softwre Freedom Day -
Call for Help [http://linmagazine.co.il/node/view/3436]

Chameleon.org.il Technical Howto Documents Writting Contest:
Chameleon is holding a Technical Howto Documents Writting
Contest day. Main Prize: SuSE Linux 10.1. every participant
will get a Linux Technical Kit Resource Kit.

Malaysia: Malaysian Open Source Group (http://my-opensource.org)
Free/Open Source Society Malaysia (http://foss.org.my)
Aizat <aizat.faiz@...>

Mongolian Open Source Initiative: Week of FOSS is one week
event a part of SFD that will educate computer science
students about FOSS at their universities. During this week
we will give talk on topics what is FOSS, what are benefits,
how does it develops, how I can get involved to the students
of 10 major computer science teaching universities in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. http://www.mnosi.org/

Nepal: Team Name: FOSS Nepal Community
Contact: fossnepal AT gmail dot com

Pakistan: Team Islamabad. Location: Pakistan Software Export
Board, Ministry of IT & Telecom. Open Source Resource Center
(http://www.osrc.org.pk)
Team Contact: Sufyan Kakakhel skakakhel AT pseb.org.pk

Team Karachi. Local parent organization: Department of
Computer Science - UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI. NUCES-FAST Karachi.
Date: September 10th, 2005.

Team Lahore. FOSSFP: Free and Open Source Software Foundation
of Pakistan. [http://www.fossfp.org] Team Contacts: Dr. M
Anwar-ur-Rehman Pasha, Chairman Fouad Riaz Bajwa, General Secretary.

Singapore: Harish Pillay will be speaking on "The Importance
of Open Source in Education". Both Red Hat and LUGS are
participating in this event.
http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/SoftwareFreedomDay2006
Contact information: harish.pillay AT gmail.com

Sri Lanka: The Lanka Linux User Group (LKLUG)
[http://www.lug.lk/] and the Sri Lankan FOSS community
[http://www.foss.lk/]
BLOGS:
http://budlite.blogspot.com/2006/09/open-invitation-to-celebrate-software.html
http://nirmaljayasinghe.wordpress.com/2006/09/17/free-and-open-source/
http://chaarmax.blogspot.com/2006/09/software-freedom-day-tomorrow.html
http://budlite.blogspot.com/2006/09/freedom-lost-at-software-freedom-day.html
http://chanux.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/software-freedom-day-2006-1-2/
http://chanux.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/software-freedom-day-2006-2/

Philippines: Vizcayano Linux Users Group V.L.U.G
http://vlug.vizcayano.com

Pangasinan Linux Users Group P.L.U.G
http://www.plugz.cjb.net

baguiocity philippines
http://CLANph.farvista.net

Vietnam: http://www.hanoilug.org/

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FOSS@WORK

An International Workshop for Small and Medium IT
Enterprises, Heritage Hotel, Manila, Philippines, 12-15
November 2006

The International Open Source Network (IOSN) ASEAN+3,
UNDP-APDIP, InWEnt-Capacity Building International of Germany
and University of the Philippines Manila are hosting a
workshop on FOSS for Small and Medium Enterprises in the IT
industry (SMITE).

While there are many SMITEs working with and on FOSS
solutions, many others in the region are still unfamiliar
with FOSS. IOSN ASEAN+3 is organizing a workshop for
developers, senior IT staff and IT decision makers of SMITES,
to provide orientation and technical training on FOSS
architecture and community management skills.

The workshop will:

be an opportunity to network experienced FOSS developers with
potential FOSS developers;
be an opportunity to share experiences and best practices,
and promote collaboration; and
enhance the technical skills of developers through power
training

Topics

Overview of FOSS
Business models for FOSS
FOSS collaboration and project management tools
Content management systems
Productivity (OpenOffice + localization)
IP-based voice services
Developing multimedia with FOSS
SMS programming with FOSS
And more

Workshop participation fee is Php 5,500.00 (or USD$100.00) -
subsidies are available for qualified applicants.

Register online at
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/events/foss-at-work/registrati\
on-form.

Find out more at
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/events/foss-at-work
or email asean3@...

Linux System Administrator Training of Trainers
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Bangkok, Thailand, 28 August – 9 September 2006
Quezon City, Philippines, 9 – 21 October 2006

Two regional training of trainers sessions were held over the
last two months in Bangkok, Thailand and Quezon City,
Philippines.

A major barrier against adoption and deployment of FOSS in
developing countries is the lack of human resources with FOSS
skills. These introductory programmes aims to address the
problem by training trainers so that they can train others in
their countries, and therefore kick-start a self-sustaining
development of FOSS human resources. The course introduces
Linux trainers to training with open content Linux system
administration training materials and low-cost certification
examinations of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI).

The training of trainers session held in Bangkok attracted 20
participants from Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Thailand.
It was co-organized by IOSN, the National Electronics and
Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), NECTEC Human Resources
Development Center and Linux Professional Institute. The
session in the Philippines was co-organized by IOSN ASEAN+3
and Linux Professional Institute. Both events were supported
by InWEnt-Capacity Building International of Germany and Open
Society Institute.

For more information, please visit

http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/thailand/tot/linux-training-of-trainers
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/events/tot/training-of-trainer\
s

Asia Source II
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Free and Open Source Technologies for NGOs and SMEs,
Sukabumi, Indonesia 22-30 January 2007

This follows the much-remembered and talked-of eight-day Asia
Source held in Bangalore in January 2005. This camp was one
in a series of international camps on the use of free and
open source software being organized across the developing
world.

Asia Source II seeks to build the skills and networks of
those in the region who are working in the non-governmental
organization (NGO) and small- and medium-sized enterprise
(SME) sectors. The event will bring together people from the
more technical to the more content-oriented. These range from
software developers and system administrators, to trainers,
consultants and FOSS advocates, as well as technology/NGO
project managers, and tech-savvy activists/NGO workers.

Areas of focus will include the following:

TRACK ONE: Open Publishing and Broadcasting: Communication
Strategies and Writing Effectively. Graphic Design, Web Tools
[Content Management Systems, Blogs, Wikis] and Audio/Video
Production and Streaming. Script Writing and Story Boarding.
File Formats and Conversion Utilities. Shooting and Editing
Methodologies Who should attend: Campaigners, Content
Developers, Web Masters, Activists, Fundraisers, Graphic
Designers, Film Makers, Radio Professionals, New Media
Practitioners and Archivists.

TRACK TWO: Alternative Hardware and Access: Refurbished
Hardware, Thin Clients, Hardware Hacking, Wireless Solutions
and Community Radio. Who should attend: Server
Administrators, Network Administrators, Trainers, E-Riders,
Rural Community Organisers, Relief Workers, Privacy Activists
and ICT4D Professionals.

TRACK THREE: FOSS Implementation and Migration: Moving an NGO
or SME from proprietary software to FOSS. Participatory
Design and Planning, Evaluating FOSS, End-User Training and
Support Techniques, Dealing with Desktops, Proxy Server,
Firewall, Mail Server and Groupware. Change management and
migration strategies. Who should attend: Server
Administrators, Network Administrators, Trainers, E-Riders,
ICT4D Professionals and Software Developers

TRACK FOUR: Information Management: Mapping Information
Sources and Requirements. Best practices for Creating
Specifications, Information Architecture and User Interface
Design. Web-based Databases, Geographical Information
Systems, Customer Relationship Management,
Application/Communication Security and Disaster Management
Systems. Who should attend: Heads of Organisations, Senior
Management, Campaigners, Activists, Fundraisers, Archivists,
Community Organisers, Environmentalists, Relief Workers and
Health Workers.

Workshop participation fee is USD$75.00 – subsidies to cover
the participation fee is available for qualified applicants.
The deadline for application is 17 NOVEMBER 2006.

Find out more and register online at
http://www.iosn.net/regional/asiasource-2007, or email
asiasource2@...

NEW FOSS CASE STUDIES
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14 new case studies from across the world are available on
http://www.iosn.net/publications/case-studies

The case studies looks at the successful deployment of FOSS
in select projects from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and
Latin America. In each case study, the reasons for choosing
to use FOSS together with the development, implementation and
impact of the FOSS applications are discussed. The benefits
obtained and challenges encountered as well as any valuable
lessons learned are also highlighted.

These case studies are from a forthcoming IOSN publication
entitled, "Breaking Barriers: The Potential of Free and Open
Source Software for Sustainable Human Development – A
Compilation of Case Studies from Across the World."

To submit a case study on how your project has successfully
deployed FOSS, please email info@.... The case study
should follow the same format as follows:

Summary; Background of Organization; Objectives of Project;
FOSS Application (Description, Choice of FOSS, Development
and Implementation, Deployment, Impact); Lessons Learned;
Current Status of Project; Benefits and Challenges; Other
Information; Conclusion; Contact Information (Project Name,
Organization, Contact Person(s), Street/Postal Address,
Email(s), Telephone, Fax) Website(s)

Links from Asia-Pacific
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OPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS: OLD HARDWARE
http://polishlinux.org/choose/linux-on-old-hardware/
By Borys Musielak
Is [GNU]Linux a good choice for your old PC? This article
examines the main issues connected with using GNU/Linux on
some very old hardware. The article also covers choosing a
distro, a desktop and the key applications for such a
configuration. An article by

FROM BANGLADESH: Ubuntu Bangladesh
http://www.ubuntu-bd.org/

FROM VIETNAM: Hacao Linux
http://hacao.com/
Hacao Linux is a small Vietnamese Linux distribution, based
on Puppy Linux (http://www.puppylinux.org/) by Nguy&#7877;n Quang
Tr&#432;&#7901;ng. The Hacao Office.2.01 VN version integrates the free
office suite OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 in Vietnamese and can be
installed to a 256 MB USB drive.

FROM PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES: Pacific Island Countries FOSS
mailing list –
http://lists.apdip.net/mailman/listinfo/iosn-pacific
[iosn-pacific] provides a forum to discuss FOSS issues in
Pacific Island Countries.
Archives: http://lists.apdip.net/pipermail/iosn-pacific/

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Source Network <http://www.iosn.net>

IOSN promotes the adoption of free/open source software, open
standards and open content for sustainable human development
in the Asia-Pacific region. IOSN is a network with a small
secretariat based at the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok and
three centre of excellence -- IOSN ASEAN+3, IOSN PIC (Pacific
Island Countries) and IOSN South Asia, based in Manila, Suva
and Chennai respectively. To find out more, contact the
centres of excellence.

IOSN ASEAN+3: asean3@...
IOSN PIC: pic@...
IOSN South Asia: southasia@...

IOSN is an initiative of UNDP Asia-Pacific Development
Information, and supported by the International Development
Reserch Centre of Canada.

To include Asia-Pacific related news about FOSS in this
newsletter, please email frededericknoronha@...

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QUOTE: FOSS.IN is one of the world's largest and most
focussed FOSS events, held annually India. Over the years, it
has attracted thousands of participants, and the speaker
roster reads like a "Who is Who" of FOSS contributors from
across the world. ENDQUOTE

http://foss.in/2006/info/Final_List

Addendum

It was truly an herculean task to wade through the tons of
amazing talks and tutorials, and we must admit that we have
left out a lot of good talks for unavailability of slots. The
organizers express gratitude to all the people who submitted
talks and hope they will be involved with the event in some
way.

The List

1 A.R.KARTHICK OPENCLOVIS ASP - An Open Sourced Carrier Grade
Middleware Talk
2 Aaron Seigo KDE4 And You Talk
3 Aaron Seigo Writing Applications With KDE4 Workshop
4 Aditya Godbole Porting the FreeBSD kernel Talk
5 Ajit Sabnis Open Source Portal Talk
6 Anandaraj Thangappan Eclipse plugin development Talk
7 Andrew Cowie On The Cutting Edge: solving the fundamental
structural
problem of the free software movement Talk
8 Andrew Cowie Opening GTK to Java programmers: the past,
present and
future of the java-gnome bindings project Talk
9 Aneesh Kumar K.V Linux Kernel Clustering Framework Talk
10 Anurag Shekhar Apache Derby 10.2 Talk
11 Archana Kumar Open Source IT Monitoring Tool - A look at
Zenoss Talk
12 Ashutosh Dhanesha Project INVITE Talk
13 Ashwin Chaugule Linux WiFi Stacks Talk
14 Avik Sengupta OpenBSD in the wild - a personal journey
Talk
15 B N Poornima Best Practices in Linux Kernel Testing Talk
16 B.C. Sekar Adding new protocol decode support in Ethereal
Workshop
17 Bijon B Shaha A 'Toaster' in Service of Freedom Talk
18 Biju Chacko Using Gentoo Portage to Build a Sand Boxed
Application Stack Talk
19 Biswaranjan Nayak The State of OTG in the Linux Kernel
Talk
20 Charles Rose Software Change Management for Hardware Talk
21 Christof Wittig How we Fix the Software Industry with Open
Source Talk
22 Christoph Hellwig Contributing to the Linux Kernel for
fun and profit Talk
23 Christoph Hellwig The TFRC Tunnel Protocol - an XFRM-based
tunnel
driver for Linux 2.6 Talk
24 Danese Cooper The Truth about FOSS and Open Standards Talk
25 Dibya Prakash Porting Ruby into Symbian OS - Google SOC
project Talk
26 Frederick FN Noronha Ten Tips To Turbocharge The Team:
Getting
Smaller User-Groups Moving Talk
27 Gopalarathnam Venkatesan JSON - a lightweight
data-interchange format Talk
28 Guntupalli Karunakar Indic computing workshop Workshop
29 Harald Welte OpenPCD and OpenPICC: Free Software and
Hardware for RFID Talk
30 Harald Welte Developing with OpenEmbedded on the Simputer
Talk
31 Harsha Padmanabha Image builder for Embedded Systems Talk
32 Indranil Das Gupta IT Asset Management using FOSS tools
Talk
33 Isaac Praveen Developing web applications with
perl/Catalyst Talk
34 Jaimon Jose Secure Linux Programming Talk
35 Jaya Kumar The Linux kernel, GPLv2 and GPLv3 Draft2 Talk
36 Jaya Kumar ALSA and OLPC audio Talk
37 Jayasankar Divakarla Linux Security Module. Talk
38 K .Sebi Kumar Open standards and CGL driving Telecom
revolution Talk
39 K. K. Subramaniam FOSS tools in primary schools Talk
40 Kai Voigt MySQL 5.0 & LDAP Talk
41 Kalyan Varma Digital Photography and Linux Talk
42 Kartik Mistry How to become 3rd Indian Debian Developer
Talk
43 Kushal Das Inside of Fedora Extras, a technical journey
Talk
44 Luke Kanies Puppet - Portable System Automation Talk
45 MADHUKAR GUNJAN CHAKHAIYAR iSCSI - An emerging technology
and its
footprint in Linux. (( STANDARD- IETF 50 AND RFC 3720 )) Talk
46 Mahesh T. Pai Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodiet? Talk
47 Manu Konchady A FOSS Bridge to Cross the Digital Divide
Talk
48 Mathew Varghese Open Source Product Documentation
Framework Workshop
49 Natarajan Kannan Webmarker - Your marker pen for the web
Talk
50 Nirav Mehta FOSS infrastructure for your organization Talk
51 Noor Ul Mubeen sUSBix - stick to it ! Talk
52 Pankaj Kaushal Monitoring Large Scale Web Applications
with
Nagios Talk
53 Peter Karlsson Application Perf Tuning on OpenSolaris
using
DTrace Talk
54 Philip Tellis libyahoo2 - the 'other' messaging library
Talk
55 Pradeepto Kumar Bhattacharya Interview Tips - How to
perform well
in your next Interview? Tutorial
56 Prashanth Mohan Tutorial Session on LDTP Tutorial
57 Prashanth N Udupa Visualization on Linux with VTK
Designer Talk
58 Priti Patil Project Talk: janabhaaratii: Localisation of
Free/Open
Source Software Talk
59 Raghu Venkataramana WET – A commercial grade opensource
web testing tool Talk
60 Rahul Sundaram One Laptop Per Child - challenges &
development Talk
61 Ramya B.B Pushing drivers to user-space Talk
62 Rasmus Lerdorf Getting Rich with PHP 5 Talk
63 Roger Persson Creating a Flexible Robot Controller using
Python Talk
64 Russell Nelson Which Open Source License? Talk
65 Russell Nelson "But I'm not a hardware guy" Tutorial
66 Shyamal Misra SDL - The New Mantra of Game Development
Talk
67 SijiSunny An Historical Merging from Xfree86 to Xorg Talk
68 Sirtaj Singh Kang Writing an SMS Service with Free
Software Talk
69 Sirtaj Singh Kang Qt Graphics View - A Fresh Canvas Talk
70 Sivakumar Thyagarajan Building an open source Java EE 5
application
server - Project GlassFish Workshop
71 Sony Kuruvilla Philip OpenVPN - A functional and easy VPN
Tutorial
72 Sudhakar Thaths Chandra Hacking the Slug Workshop
73 Sulamita Garcia Makefiles - Dark Magic in Programming Talk
74 Sulamita Garcia Creating Load Balance environments
Tutorial
75 Sunil Abraham Impact of Indian Copyright and Patent Law on
FOSS Talk
76 Suparna Bhattacharya ext4 development - a work-in-progress
update Talk
77 Suparna Bhattacharya Linux and the art of minimalist
development Talk
78 Tim Pritlove Closing Keynote Talk
79 Vamsee Krishna Kanakala Strap on your rocket packs: Web
Development
in Common Lisp Tutorial
80 Venkata Kishore BrandZ: A framework for non-native
vitualized
operating enviroment in OpenSolaris Talk
81 Vivek K.S. OpenAlchemy Talk
82 Vrushali Mahalley Overview of Open Web Single Sign-On Talk

* * * * *

People who wish to attend FOSS.IN can now register themselves
online and avail a 50% discount on the Rs.1000
delegate fee - if you register online and bring your
registration code to the venue, you have to pay only Rs.500

Online Registration will be open till the 22nd of November
2006, after which registration opens at the venue (without
discount).

Please read the instructions carefully, and don't forget to
bring your registration code to the venue!

Here's the URL to go to:
https://foss.in/2006/cfp/delegates/

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Microsoft has embraced Novell's open-source software platform, forming a
technological truce between two longtime antagonists who want to make it
easier for the still-dominant Windows operating system and increasingly
popular Linux system to work together.

Read the details here at "Times of India" website:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/312717.cms

--
=============================
      Himanshu Chauhan
  System Software Engineer

  inDSP Audio Technologies
  341 Nila
  Technopark
  Trivandrum
  Kerala.

  +91-(999)-(518)-(5989)
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QUOTE: FOSS.IN is one of the world's largest and most focussed FOSS
events, held annually India. Over the years, it has attracted
thousands of participants, and the speaker roster reads like a "Who is
Who" of FOSS contributors from across the world. ENDQUOTE

You can find abstracts, or notes already online. So check it out even if
you can't make it.

http://foss.in/2006/info/Final_List

Addendum

It was truly an herculean task to wade through the tons of amazing
talks and tutorials, and we must admit that we have left out a lot of
good talks for unavailability of slots. The organizers express
gratitude to all the people who submitted talks and hope they will be
involved with the event in some way.

The List

1       A.R.KARTHICK    OPENCLOVIS ASP - An Open Sourced Carrier Grade
Middleware       Talk
2       Aaron Seigo     KDE4 And You    Talk
3       Aaron Seigo     Writing Applications With KDE4  Workshop
4       Aditya Godbole  Porting the FreeBSD kernel      Talk
5       Ajit Sabnis     Open Source Portal      Talk
6       Anandaraj Thangappan    Eclipse plugin development      Talk
7       Andrew Cowie    On The Cutting Edge: solving the fundamental
structural
problem of the free software movement   Talk
8       Andrew Cowie    Opening GTK to Java programmers: the past,
present and
future of the java-gnome bindings project       Talk
9       Aneesh Kumar K.V        Linux Kernel Clustering Framework
Talk
10      Anurag Shekhar  Apache Derby 10.2       Talk
11      Archana Kumar   Open Source IT Monitoring Tool - A look at
Zenoss       Talk
12      Ashutosh Dhanesha       Project INVITE  Talk
13      Ashwin Chaugule Linux WiFi Stacks       Talk
14      Avik Sengupta   OpenBSD in the wild - a personal journey
  Talk
15      B N Poornima    Best Practices in Linux Kernel Testing  Talk
16      B.C. Sekar      Adding new protocol decode support in Ethereal
  Workshop
17      Bijon B Shaha   A 'Toaster' in Service of Freedom       Talk
18      Biju Chacko     Using Gentoo Portage to Build a Sand Boxed
Application Stack    Talk
19      Biswaranjan Nayak       The State of OTG in the Linux Kernel
  Talk
20      Charles Rose    Software Change Management for Hardware Talk
21      Christof Wittig How we Fix the Software Industry with Open
Source       Talk
22      Christoph Hellwig       Contributing to the Linux Kernel for fun
and profit     Talk
23      Christoph Hellwig       The TFRC Tunnel Protocol - an XFRM-based
tunnel
driver for Linux 2.6    Talk
24      Danese Cooper   The Truth about FOSS and Open Standards Talk
25      Dibya Prakash   Porting Ruby into Symbian OS - Google SOC
project       Talk
26      Frederick FN Noronha    Ten Tips To Turbocharge The Team:
Getting
Smaller User-Groups Moving      Talk
27      Gopalarathnam Venkatesan        JSON - a lightweight
data-interchange format    Talk
28      Guntupalli Karunakar    Indic computing workshop        Workshop
29      Harald Welte    OpenPCD and OpenPICC: Free Software and Hardware
for RFID       Talk
30      Harald Welte    Developing with OpenEmbedded on the Simputer
  Talk
31      Harsha Padmanabha       Image builder for Embedded Systems
  Talk
32      Indranil Das Gupta      IT Asset Management using FOSS tools
  Talk
33      Isaac Praveen   Developing web applications with perl/Catalyst
  Talk
34      Jaimon Jose     Secure Linux Programming        Talk
35      Jaya Kumar      The Linux kernel, GPLv2 and GPLv3 Draft2
  Talk
36      Jaya Kumar      ALSA and OLPC audio     Talk
37      Jayasankar Divakarla    Linux Security Module.  Talk
38      K .Sebi Kumar   Open standards and CGL driving Telecom
revolution       Talk
39      K. K. Subramaniam       FOSS tools in primary schools   Talk
40      Kai Voigt       MySQL 5.0 & LDAP        Talk
41      Kalyan Varma    Digital Photography and Linux   Talk
42      Kartik Mistry   How to become 3rd Indian Debian Developer
Talk
43      Kushal Das      Inside of Fedora Extras, a technical journey
  Talk
44      Luke Kanies     Puppet - Portable System Automation     Talk
45      MADHUKAR GUNJAN CHAKHAIYAR      iSCSI - An emerging technology
and its
footprint in Linux. (( STANDARD- IETF 50 AND RFC 3720 ))        Talk
46      Mahesh T. Pai   Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodiet? Talk
47      Manu Konchady   A FOSS Bridge to Cross the Digital Divide
Talk
48      Mathew Varghese Open Source Product Documentation Framework
Workshop
49      Natarajan Kannan        Webmarker - Your marker pen for the web
Talk
50      Nirav Mehta     FOSS infrastructure for your organization
Talk
51      Noor Ul Mubeen  sUSBix - stick to it !  Talk
52      Pankaj Kaushal  Monitoring Large Scale Web Applications with
Nagios     Talk
53      Peter Karlsson  Application Perf Tuning on OpenSolaris using
DTrace     Talk
54      Philip Tellis   libyahoo2 - the 'other' messaging library
Talk
55      Pradeepto Kumar Bhattacharya    Interview Tips - How to perform
well
in your next Interview? Tutorial
56      Prashanth Mohan Tutorial Session on LDTP        Tutorial
57      Prashanth N Udupa       Visualization on Linux with VTK
Designer        Talk
58      Priti Patil     Project Talk: janabhaaratii: Localisation of
Free/Open
Source Software Talk
59      Raghu Venkataramana     WET – A commercial grade opensource web
testing tool    Talk
60      Rahul Sundaram  One Laptop Per Child - challenges & development
Talk
61      Ramya B.B       Pushing drivers to user-space   Talk
62      Rasmus Lerdorf  Getting Rich with PHP 5 Talk
63      Roger Persson   Creating a Flexible Robot Controller using
Python       Talk
64      Russell Nelson  Which Open Source License?      Talk
65      Russell Nelson  "But I'm not a hardware guy"    Tutorial
66      Shyamal Misra   SDL - The New Mantra of Game Development
  Talk
67      SijiSunny       An Historical Merging from Xfree86 to Xorg
  Talk
68      Sirtaj Singh Kang       Writing an SMS Service with Free
Software       Talk
69      Sirtaj Singh Kang       Qt Graphics View - A Fresh Canvas
Talk
70      Sivakumar Thyagarajan   Building an open source Java EE 5
application
server - Project GlassFish      Workshop
71      Sony Kuruvilla Philip   OpenVPN - A functional and easy VPN
Tutorial
72      Sudhakar Thaths Chandra Hacking the Slug        Workshop
73      Sulamita Garcia Makefiles - Dark Magic in Programming   Talk
74      Sulamita Garcia Creating Load Balance environments      Tutorial
75      Sunil Abraham   Impact of Indian Copyright and Patent Law on
FOSS       Talk
76      Suparna Bhattacharya    ext4 development - a work-in-progress
update    Talk
77      Suparna Bhattacharya    Linux and the art of minimalist
development     Talk
78      Tim Pritlove    Closing Keynote Talk
79      Vamsee Krishna Kanakala Strap on your rocket packs: Web
Development
in Common Lisp  Tutorial
80      Venkata Kishore BrandZ: A framework for non-native vitualized
operating enviroment in OpenSolaris     Talk
81      Vivek K.S.      OpenAlchemy     Talk
82      Vrushali Mahalley   Overview of Open Web Single Sign-On     Talk
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Dear Readers,

With the Fedora team, as usual, pushing the release date of FC6 again
and again (before finally releasing it on 24th and it getting
available for download on 25th), we were left with no option but to go
for the next most requested distro on the bulletinn board - Mandriva
Linux 2007. This distro is a treat for users who like to work on
multi-architecture platforms (32-bit and 64-bit).

Coming to the editorial highlights, we have a mega interview with
Javed Tapia, founder Red Hat India, who speaks to the media for the
first time after stepping down from his position of director - India.
In the trends section, this month we discuss about the use of Linux in
tghe supercomputing world.

We have two very interesting case studies this month, one that
discusses the first mover advantage taken by Samsung by incorporating
the 'Linux-compatible' logo in their printer advertisement and the
other about Bombay high court adopting Linux/OSS.

In our opinions section, this month, the community opines on how
whether IPR is a boon or a bane. Also, in the 'Down Memory Lane'
series, we look at the history of the KDE project.

FOR YOU & ME

* KDE: Kudos All the Way!
* Mandriva Linux 2007: The Ia Ora Magic Casts a New Spell
* Enigmatise Youe E-mail
* Opinions: IPR - Incentive or Disincentive to Innovate
* Linux in Telecommunication: A Mighty Combo
* The Director's Cut: Interview - Javed Tapia
* From e-Governance to Open Governance

ADMIN

* WLAN Cards on Linux: Tweak Your Way Out
* Getting Wireless with Tux
* Get SMART!
* Easing Data Migration with Portable Data Containers

DEVELOPERS

* The Basics of JVMTI
* Perl Development on Linux with Eclipse IDE
* A uClinux Primer
* Simplifying Audio Conversion with Glade
* Build and Integrate Your Own Small Office Intranet


POLICYMAKERS

* Linux is the Way to Go, Your Honour!

GEEKS

* Linux Rules the Supercomputing World

PLAYERS

* Will Tux Boost Samsung's Printers into the No.1 Position?
* Wind River - Embracing Tux with Open Arms: Venkatesh Kumaran, Wind
River India

COLUMNS

* BraveGNUIndia: When Governments Promote FLOSS
* FreedomYug: Steal This Film

ON LFY DVD

* Mandriva Linux 2007 (Free Edition)

The latest distribution from the Mandriva stable, Mandriva Linux 2007
(free edition) is simply fabulous. A highly versatile distribution,
this DVD is readily installable on both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.

ON LFY CD

* 3D applications software: Blender 2.4, OpenSceneGraph, Irrlicht SDK
1.1, Art of Illusion, myStudio - Free/Open source 3D software, JPatch,
K-3D, screenhack, Aqsis, Ayam, gSculpt, Aztec 3D Modeller,
* Newbies: KIso 0.8, Sweep, JACK Rack, Ardour, Rosegarden 1.4.0
* Power Users: GNOME Partition Editor, QTParted, RRDTool, John the
Ripper, GNU FreeIPMI
* Fun stuff: Open Noid, Fighter 2, HoloRacer, Pang Zero, Elephants
Dream, SolarWolf, LinCity-NG, Extended Death Match, Danger from the Deep
* Updates: Kernel 2.6.18, Clam AntiVirus

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Hello All,

Greetings from the LINUX For You magazine team!

As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
pose a question to the community and industry and publish the top five
responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
among the responses received have been published in the October 2006
issue of LFY.

This month we have chosen the topic:
"Intellectual Property Rights - boon or bane?"

What's your take on this? Our eyes and ears are wide open and we are
waiting to listen to your ideas. Please write to us at
sujata.banerjee@... with a CC to atul@..., before
10th October 2006.

The top five responses will be published in the November 2006 issue of
LINUX for You.

Look forward to your responses.

Thanks,

Sujata Banerjee, Editorial Coordinator, LFY
Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY

Dear Readers,

First off, on behalf of the whole team of LINUX For You, here's
wishing a very happy Dussehra and Diwali to the whole community.

This month, LINUX For You has bundled another 'hugely-requested'
distro DVD with it - CentOS 4.4 - which many believe is the closest
one can get to RHEL for free.

On the editorial front, we have a mega story on the trends in Linux
and open source usage in the mighty Banking, Financial Services and
Insurance (BFSI) sector of the Indian industry. Along with this, we
have our regular hardware focus on 'Linux Laptops' and software focus
on Linux based High Performance Computing Solutions.

Under the opinions section, this month, the community opines on how
India can develop a community of open source developers and thus
become a 'net-giver' to the open source world. Also, in the 'Down
Memory Lane' series, we look at the history of the GNOME project.

FOR YOU & ME
************
* Xandros 4 - The Platform for Your Digital Life
* Set Up Your Own Blog in Linux
* The Classic Linux Game Roundup
* Opinions: Is It Payback Time?
* Down Memory Lane: Whence did thou come from, lovable GNOME?
* SimplyMEPIS 6.0 - It Just Works
* The Debate on GPLv3

ADMIN
******
* Planning to Buy a Linux Laptop?
* CAPTCHA

DEVELOPERS
***********
* Embedded Java with GCJ
* Customise Your Castor Output
* LinDbg - Debugging Simplified

BIZUSERS
*********
* Linux in BFSI - The Future Seems Bullish
* Indiabulls: Taking Stock in Real-Time...
* The Tux Entrepreneur Arrives!
* Taking the Middle Path
* C-DOT - Riding the Telecom Wave with Linux

GEEKS
******
* Linux-based High Performance Computing Solutions
* Advanced Video Coding on Linux

COLUMNS
********
* BraveGNUIndia: La Luta Continua...
* OpenGovernment: Intellectual Property Rights, Open Source Methods
and Traditional Knowledge in Developing Countries

ON LFY DVD
***********
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You should use full path in crontab file for command to be executed like:

55 23 * * * /usr/local/bin/expcomp

I hope, due to this only, you are facing problem.

--Shailesh

--- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@..., sydney pinto
<PINTO_SYDNEY@Y...> wrote:
>
> Dear Friends,
> Does any one how to Run Cron Jobs in Fedora Core 5 since te same
runs on RedHat 9.. it is Really Funny.. I can Give U the steps too...
>
> $crontab -e
>
> put following in file
>
> 55 23 * * * expcomp
>
> then save it with :wq
>
> and check it with mail command..
>
> Regards,
> Sydney...........
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> To: SunCityJodhpurLUG@...
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:58:40 PM
> Subject: [SunnyLUG] Digest Number 600
>
> There are 4 messages in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
>       1. RH7.1
>            From: H S Rai <hsrai@g...>
>       2. X: removing font from list
>            From: H S Rai <hsrai@g...>
>       3. CUP-LPD printing
>            From: H S Rai <hsrai@g...>
>       4. [Commercial] Content Filtering Internet Proxy
>            From: "Sachin Purohit" <sachinpurohit@g...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
>    Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:14:30 +0530 (IST)
>    From: H S Rai <hsrai@g...>
> Subject: RH7.1
>
> Is any one having PCquest RH7.1 CDs. If yes I would like to have. I
> am at Ludhiana. If you can put it on Internet, then I can download
> it.
>
> I could not find them on Internet.
>
> --
> H. S. Rai
> _____________________________________________________________________
> http://www.grex.org/~hsrai | Alternate E-mail: hsraidce@i...
> ___________________________|_________________________________________
>
>
>
>
> :
> ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]#######################
>
> Sub : Listing all files with SUID bit set            LOST #361
>
> To list all files with SUID bit set, as root do:
> #find / -type f -perm +6000 -ls
> Then to remove the suid bit of some (if needed) do:
> #chmod -s </path/filename>
>
> ####[vivekachary (at) yahoo.com]##############################
> :
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
>    Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:12:12 +0530 (IST)
>    From: H S Rai <hsrai@g...>
> Subject: X: removing font from list
>
> It seems that my luck is not on my side or destiny has
> decided to make list more active and so it is creating one
> or the other problem with different sytems running linux ;-)
>
> The PC which developed problem used to work fine for years,
> and problem may be due to illegal shutdown (PowerCut more
> than backup time of UPS).
>
> When I run "startx" on this RH9 system, it says:
>
> |    could not init font path element unix/=-1,
> |    removing from list
>
> /var/log/message says:
>
> |    xfs: ignoring font path element
> |    /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic (unreadable)
>
> I checked other RH9 PCs, they don't have this "cyrillic"
> there, and they are working fine.
>
> Where I should look into to solve the problem.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> H.S.Rai
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 3
>    Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:15:53 +0530 (IST)
>    From: H S Rai <hsrai@g...>
> Subject: CUP-LPD printing
>
> I have printer on RH9, which is shared by other RH9, working fine.
> When I try to confiure this printer from Debian/Ubuntu using CUPS, it
> does not work.
>
> Jobs remain "paused".
>
> Message I got is:
>
>  > Status: /usr/lib/cups/backend/lpd failed
>
> Please help me use this printer on Debian or ubuntu.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> H.S.Rai
> ===================
>
> :
> ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]#######################
>
> Sub : Sound file conversion                          LOST #053
>
> To convert a sound file from one format to another like  .mid
> to .wav or .au, use the sox utility. man sox for details.
>
> ####[bish (at) nde.vsnl.net.in]###############################
> :
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 4
>    Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:38:20 +0530
>    From: "Sachin Purohit" <sachinpurohit@g...>
> Subject: [Commercial] Content Filtering Internet Proxy
>
> Dear all,
>
> Since this group is all about sharing Linux based applications, I
would like
> to bring to your attention an excellent Linux based content filtering
> Internet proxy software - SafeSquid, that also has a FREE version.
SafeSquid
> is the first INDIAN software product that is being used around the world
> (85% of the users are US and UK based).It has been developed by Office
> Efficiencies (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
>
> The name SafeSquid is a bit misleading, and gives an impression that
is has
> been built on the great open source product - Squid. But it is not
so. Squid
> is built on a single-threaded architecture while SafeSquid has a
> multi-threaded one, and has got nothing to do with Squid.
>
> SafeSquid, arguably, is the world's most feature-rich proxy server.
> Following, in brief, are it's features -
>
> - Browser based GUI Interface
> - Cluster friendly
> - A multi-tier, md5-encrypted, totally manageable cache
> - Supports ICP & CARP
> - Request forwarding
> - Transparent Proxying
> - Reverse Proxying - Secure Web Servers
> - Provides simultaneous virus scanning at the gateway using any
number of
> Antivirus softwares of your choice
> - Generate virus signatures on-the-fly for undetected viruses while
you wait
> for updates
> - Ready-to-use connectivity to ICAP Servers, the latest in Antivirus
> Technology
> - Built-in connectivity to PAM - Authenticate users from ADS, POP3,
Radius,
> MySQL Database, Flat File Database, etc.
> - Bandwidth Management based on Users, Time, Web Sites or a
combination of
> all
> - Block web-sites using URL Blacklist, DNS Blacklist, MySQL Database,
> Category DNS and the database-independent - Weighed Keyword Scoring
Method
> - Filter unwanted contents like ActiveX Controls and Java Scripts from
> unknown sites (Ads, Banners, Pop-ups, spy wares, etc.)
> - Prevent access / downloads based on MiMe type
> - Prevent users from logging into unwanted sites - Cookie Filter
> - Increase enterprise privacy - Header Filter
> - Prevent access to applications like chat & IM - User Agent based
access
> control
> - Generates log reports in Firewall and Squid format compatible with
many
> open source and paid Log Analysers like Sarg, Calamaris, Squint,
Webalizer,
> Sawmill, SquidTaild, etc.
>  A FREE version with limited features, is available for download at
> http://downloads.safesquid.net
> You need to register on the SafeSquid Forum (free) at
> http://www.safesquid.com/html
> You can use the forum's username and password to access the download
site.
> Fully functional trial versions, with limited time period, are also
> available.
>
> Regards,
> Sachin Purohit
>
>
> [This message contained attachments]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

Since this group is all about sharing Linux based applications, I would like to bring to your attention an excellent Linux based content filtering Internet proxy software - SafeSquid, that also has a FREE version. SafeSquid is the first INDIAN software product that is being used around the world (85% of the users are US and UK based).It has been developed by Office Efficiencies (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.

The name SafeSquid is a bit misleading, and gives an impression that is has been built on the great open source product - Squid. But it is not so. Squid is built on a single-threaded architecture while SafeSquid has a multi-threaded one, and has got nothing to do with Squid.

SafeSquid, arguably, is the world's most feature-rich proxy server.
Following, in brief, are it's features -

- Browser based GUI Interface
- Cluster friendly
- A multi-tier, md5-encrypted, totally manageable cache
- Supports ICP & CARP
- Request forwarding
- Transparent Proxying
- Reverse Proxying - Secure Web Servers
- Provides simultaneous virus scanning at the gateway using any number of Antivirus softwares of your choice
- Generate virus signatures on-the-fly for undetected viruses while you wait for updates
- Ready-to-use connectivity to ICAP Servers, the latest in Antivirus Technology
- Built-in connectivity to PAM - Authenticate users from ADS, POP3, Radius, MySQL Database, Flat File Database, etc.
- Bandwidth Management based on Users, Time, Web Sites or a combination of all
- Block web-sites using URL Blacklist, DNS Blacklist, MySQL Database, Category DNS and the database-independent - Weighed Keyword Scoring Method
- Filter unwanted contents like ActiveX Controls and Java Scripts from unknown sites (Ads, Banners, Pop-ups, spy wares, etc.)
- Prevent access / downloads based on MiMe type
- Prevent users from logging into unwanted sites - Cookie Filter
- Increase enterprise privacy - Header Filter
- Prevent access to applications like chat & IM - User Agent based access control
- Generates log reports in Firewall and Squid format compatible with many open source and paid Log Analysers like Sarg, Calamaris, Squint, Webalizer, Sawmill, SquidTaild, etc.

I have printer on RH9, which is shared by other RH9, working fine.
When I try to confiure this printer from Debian/Ubuntu using CUPS, it
does not work.

Jobs remain "paused".

Message I got is:

  > Status: /usr/lib/cups/backend/lpd failed

Please help me use this printer on Debian or ubuntu.

Thanks in advance.

--
H.S.Rai
===================

:
####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]#######################

Sub : Sound file conversion                          LOST #053

To convert a sound file from one format to another like  .mid
to .wav or .au, use the sox utility. man sox for details.

####[bish (at) nde.vsnl.net.in]###############################
:

It seems that my luck is not on my side or destiny has
decided to make list more active and so it is creating one
or the other problem with different sytems running linux ;-)

The PC which developed problem used to work fine for years,
and problem may be due to illegal shutdown (PowerCut more
than backup time of UPS).

When I run "startx" on this RH9 system, it says:

| could not init font path element unix/=-1,
| removing from list

/var/log/message says:

| xfs: ignoring font path element
| /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic (unreadable)

I checked other RH9 PCs, they don't have this "cyrillic"
there, and they are working fine.

Where I should look into to solve the problem.

Thanks in advance.

--
H.S.Rai

Is any one having PCquest RH7.1 CDs. If yes I would like to have. I
am at Ludhiana. If you can put it on Internet, then I can download
it.

I could not find them on Internet.

--
H. S. Rai
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.grex.org/~hsrai | Alternate E-mail: hsraidce@...
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####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]#######################

Sub : Listing all files with SUID bit set            LOST #361

To list all files with SUID bit set, as root do:
#find / -type f -perm +6000 -ls
Then to remove the suid bit of some (if needed) do:
#chmod -s </path/filename>

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Dear Readers,

September 2006 issue of LINUX For You bundles a hugely popular distro
in its DVD format - Ubuntu 6.06. Ubuntu brings with it the proven
stability, desktop convenience and user-friendliness.

On the editorial front, this issue is a 'Clustering Special'. We have
3 great articles that aim to make the complex phenomena of Clustering
easier for you. For newbies, we have some really enlightening articles
on Amarok music player, Google Earth Linux and the review of Elive
Linux distro.

The topic for CommunitySpeak this month is "What do you gain from
participating in an open source projest that you wouldn't from a
regular work environment?" Also, in the 'Down Memory Lane' series, we
look at the history of the openSUSE project.

FOR YOU & ME

* Amarok-Let The Music Play
* A Sneak Peek Into Google Earth Linux
* A Sneak Peek Into Google Earth Linux
* Opinions: How Important Is It To Have Tux In A Turban And Dhoti?
* Freespire 1.0-A Desktop Delight
* OpenSUSE-From Fuerth To The Future
* Elive-An `Enlightening' Experience
* Open Source Perils
* GPLv3-A Heady Battle Against DRM And Patents

ADMIN

* NAS Devices For Your Linux-Based Set-up
* Enabling Enterprise Communication In The Linux Environment
* Scale Up Your LTSP

DEVELOPERS
* Castor XML-Binding The XML
* C, C++ And Qt Development On Linux With Eclipse IDE

GEEKS
* Linux Scheduling-The Final Word
* Getting Started With Condor
* Clustering-Making Rocket Science Simpler
* Nautilus-Managing Much More Than Mere Files

COLUMNS
* FreedomYug: Gnu Gibberish
* BraveGNUIndia: Of Tropical Islands, Cyberspace And Web Servers

PLAYERS
* Reevik-A Promising Future `On The Rails'--Dibya Prakash
Bhattacharjee, CEO-Reevik Technologies Pvt Ltd
* Tux: UTI Bank's Trustworthy Companion

ON LFY DVD
* UBUNTU 6.06--Ubuntu 6.06 (codenamed `Dapper Drake'), bundles with it
the proven Debian stability and desktop convenience, through a clear
focus on the user and stability.

ON LFY CD
* Enterprise Communication Solutions: SurgeMail, Mail Server,
QmailToaster, Courier Mail Server, JBoss E-mail Server, The Apache
Java Enterprise Mail Server, Helios qmail, Sendmail 8.13.8, Zimbra
Collaboration Suite, Postfix qmail, eGroupWare
* Newbies: Comix, BORG calendar, jp2a, Inquisitor, ImageMagick, Goby
* Developers: Gideon Designer, Crosscheck Browserless Testing
Framework, Sahi, SoapUI, Eclipse SDK
* Magazine Software: Amarok-Let The Music Play, Castor XML
* Games: TORCS, GalaxyHack, Armagetron Advanced, FreeCol, Freeciv
* Updates: Kernel 2.6.17.10, Clam AntiVirus

Our effort is in your hands now. We hope you enjoy reading the issue.

WHERE TO GET YOUR COPY?

Problems getting a copy of LFY? Feel free to reach out to our
distributors (IBH) listed below:

# Ahmedabad - Mr. S. K. Sharma (079-26577068)
# Bangalore - Mr. Devaru Bhatt (080-22261305, 080-22252385)
# Chennai - Mr. Vijay Rengan (044-28273893)
# Hyderabad - Mr. Ramesh Rajgopal (040-27564945, 040-27561140)
# Kolkata - Mr. Mehta (033-22498096/97)
# Mumbai - Mr. Indur Vaswani (022-24943707)
# New Delhi - Mr. P. K. Das (011-23313014/15)
# Pune - Mr. Ashok Basant (020-26131261)
# Trivandrum - Mr. Hari Kumar (0471-2475443)

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE OR COMPLAIN?
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Warm Regards!
TeamLFY
LINUX For You

A very confusing subject line that !

Well don't be surprized, this is the title of a nice article telling what is so
bad about Windows. No more suspense. Here is the link of this must read note:

http://www.getgnulinux.org/windows/

Cheers,
-Tarun

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Scientist D                          /\\
Biotechnology Laboratory            _\_V
Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding Division
Arid Forest Research Institute
New Pali Road
Jodhpur 342005 India
Phone: +91-291-2722269 ext. 162
Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/bobkant/
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                           TUX Desktop Watch -- August 29, 2006
    _________________________________________________________________


   Welcome to the TUX Desktop Watch

     This Week: The Quote Heard 'Round the Community

     "No matter how painful, no matter how ugly, we must enable the
Linux desktop
     to run Windows media, to support iPods.  We may not want binary programs in
     user-space, but we must have them." Eric Raymond, author of "The Cathedral
     and the Bazaar" in a panel discussion at Linux World 2006.

     I would encourage everyone to search for more information on the discussion
     and the background.  Of course, it is nothing new to readers of TUX and TUX
     Desktop Watch.  I've been talking all around the subjects which are the
     foundation for his remarks.  The Register was the first to break the story
     and you can find their report here:
     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/17/eric_raymond_linux_compromise/.

     It's funny how we filter information.  We each bring to every bit of
     information every experience that makes us unique.  When we add new
     information to that unique mixture of experiences, it becomes like
     chemistry.  There are interactions between our experiences and the new
     information, those reactions often form what we take the new information to
     "mean".

     So it is with Raymond's comments.  We all read or heard what he had to say
     and then like chemistry we arrive at our reactions (our conclusions).  For
     me, I think that Raymond is spot on some of this conclusions.  Now I'll
     admit his conclusions about the switch from 32- to 64-bit
technology and the
     closing window for Linux are areas I've not considered.  But I see in his
     comments one critical conclusion.

     In his book The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Raymond documented his first hand
     experience with what makes the Open-Source software development process
     work.  In my opinion, no one can begin to understand what makes Open Source
     different, special, and mysterious without reading his book.  So I believe
     he is uniquely qualified to have voiced what he did.  So I believe Raymond
     sees a disconnect between what we all want Linux to become and what the
     developers working on Linux want.  For TUX and our readers, we want a Linux
     that just works, but Linux developers don't really care what we want.  Now
     I'm talking about the vast majority of individual developers who contribute
     to Linux and not the corporate interests of Linspire, Xandros, or Novell.
     From the other perspective many within that same development community
     believe that Linux represents everything that the ideals of the Free
     Software Foundation proclaim.  They believe that Linux should
always reflect
     those ideals and should never be diluted with software that does not
     guarantee the free software ideals.  Many people first encountering Linux
     ask questions like Raymond proposes,"does it work with my iPod?" After
     telling many college students here in Puerto Rico about LInux,
a very common
     question was, "does it run Windows Messenger?" To which I was like, mouth
     gaping, saying to myself "don't you mean does it support connecting to the
     Windows messenger service?"

     From both perspectives we have a gap, (I know here he goes again with the
     gap crap again...) that are uncrossable.  So I believe that Raymond has
     recognized that the two ends have no way to meet in the middle, so he made
     his call to the Linux community to make the effort to meet the users where
     it is most important to them.  Whether that compromise is drivers, or
     codecs, or whatever, the community must move the mountain to
where the users
     are.  It's the only way! Raymond knows it and whether everyone else cares,
     it is the only way to reach widespread Linux desktop adoption.

     Otherwise, we have a great deal of cool content for you this
week, which you
     can find below.  We have plenty of great Weblog entries, plus a chapter on
     compiling and installing source code from the book SUSE Linux
by Chris Brown
     from O'Reilly Media.  We wish you much learning enjoyment!

     With best regards,

     Kevin Shockey
     Editor in Chief, TUX Magazine


   Feature Links of the Week

     Package Management in SUSE Linux: Compiling and Installing Source Code by
     Chris Brown by Chris Brown
     http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000217
     There is so much great free software for Linux out there in the world, but
     unfortunately, sometimes that software is in source-code-only
format and not
     in binary.  This is an excerpt from Chris Brown's book SUSE Linux from
     O'Reilly Media.

     To Choose or Not to Choose by Kevin Shockey
     http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000218
     Kevin sorts out the advantages and disadvantages of the dizzying array of
     choices we have in the Open-Source world.

     Programming Options by Phil Hughes
     http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000219
     Phil offers a primer on where to start if you want to learn how to program.


   From the Field

     This is where you will find tech tips that come directly from you, our
     readers.  Please send us your fantastic desktop-Linux tips and tricks to
     ed@....  If we publish your submission, we'll send you a free
     t-shirt or other great Linux gear!

     Here's a submission by anonymous from somewhere in cyberspace:

     Backing up your Personal website.
     Like many people you have one of those cheap personal web sites that don't
     allow direct shell access or file access to the server.  This is a real
     problem if you want make a copy of your web site for backup or other
     reasons.  The solution is simple but requires using the command line in a
     terminal.

     The program wget allows you to make a copy of a web site with the command
     line option --mirror.  This allows you to download a complete copy of the
     files on your web site to your home computer.

     This is an example of how to do it:

         wget -nv --mirror http://YourWebSite.com/

     This should download all files on your web site except possibly the CSS
     files.  To find the CSS files you can view the HTML source of
your home page
     by right clicking your mouse while you are viewing your web site in a
     browser and then selecting "Source" or "View Source" in the
popup menu.  The
     location of the CSS files will be listed somewhere in the top of the
     displayed source information.  Search for .css to find it.  You can then
     (usually) add the specified directories and css file name to the basic url
     of your website and view the css files in your web browser.
This allows you
     to copy and paste the CSS information into an editor and save it on your
     computer.

     For more information check out the manual:
     http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html


   From our sister publication, Linux Journal

     Do-It-Yourself Robots by Michael Surran
     http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9103
     Michael is a teacher who works with his high-school students to build cool,
     Linux-driven robots.


   Last But not Least: Tech Tip!

     Using Kate to help speed up repetitive tasks.

     Kate version 2.5 and above has a template feature that can save you lots of
     time if you have to create similar html pages, newsletters or emails on a
     weekly basis.  The template feature has to be turned on by clicking on
     Settings >> Configure Kate >> Plugins and checking the box on
the right next
     to Kate File Templates.  Once activated you will have a new listing under
     Files >> New From Template where you can load the templates and under
     Settings you will have a new listing, Manage Templates, where
you create and
     modify templates.

     Manage Templates allows you to create new, edit or delete templates.  It
     also allows you to upload or download templates from a Kate supported
     template repository.  Managing existing templates is fairly
straight forward
     but creating new ones can be frustrating.  This is the method I
use and have
     found to be the fastest but only because you rarely have to start over:

     First create the contents of the template in Kate just like you would a
     normal file.  After this is finished it is time to create an
empty template.
     When the empty template is finished you will paste in the content you just
     created and save the template.  Here is how you create the blank template:

     In the Manage Template dialog box click on New.  In the first window,
     "Choose Template Origin" You want to check "Start with an empty document"
     and click the "Next" button to go to the "Edit Template Properties" window.
     In that window you will find the following choices:

     Template:
            This is the name that appears in the "Group" when you go to select a
            template to load.  The button on the right lets you select an icon
            but I have not been able to find where it is displayed.

     Group:
            A Group is just like a folder.  It is a heading for similar
            templates.  If you want a new group just highlight the text in the
            box and type in the new name.  The one you highlighted
remains, it is
            not deleted.

     Document Name:
            This is the name that appears as the file name inside Kate -- until
            you save the file.  Handy for making sure you have the right
            template.

     Highlight:
            This sets the files highlighting type, HTML, CSS, Ruby, Python,
            etc...  Click on "None" and search for the highlighting style you
            want.

     Description:
            Since this only appears when you are editing the template file I
            assume it is for information you might want to know when editing the
            template.

     Author:
            This is your name and email address and is automatically inserted.

     After you finish filling out the above window, click on the "Next" button
     and in the "Choose Location" window select Template directory and enter a
     Template file name.  Do not spaces or special characters, it is the file
     name that it will be stored under.  When you are finished click on the
     "Next" button and go to the "Create Template" window and check "Open the
     template for editing" and click on the "Finish" button.  This opens the
     template file for editing but you will need to close the final
window of the
     "Manage Template" dialog since you are through with it.

     The katetemplate: header is at the top of this file.  This is where the
     information used to define the template is stored.  It does not appear when
     you open a regular template only when you edit a template.  Here is an
     example:

        katetemplate: Template=Template Group=Email_Responses
        Documentname=Documentname Highlight=HT&ML
        katetemplate: Author=Keith Daniels <xxxxxxx@...>
        katetemplate: Description=Description

     Notice the & in HT&ML.  That & is a bug in certain versions of Kate and you
     need to remove it from the "Highlight=" specification, it appears in all
     highlighting types.  It should be just HTML or whatever highlighting type
     you selected.  You can not get to the "Edit Template
Properties" window when
     you edit an existing file.  You have to edit the template itself and change
     the entries above.  In creating the template I used the name of
the text box
     and that is why it shows Template=Template, etc...

     Everything else in the header should be fine and you can now copy and paste
     in the "template contents" you created earlier, right below the header and
     then close and save the file.  To test it, open the template as
described at
     the beginning and check that everything is the way you want it.  If not go
     to the Manage Template window and edit the file.

     The main advantages of the Kate template feature Are:

       * Finding templates is Fast! because they are built into the menu bar and
         don't have to be searched for in the file system.
       * The first time you save the template it forces you to
assign a file name
         - it does not overwrite your template - which is what always happens
         when you create your own set of templates.
       * Highlighting works, even before you save the file and even
if you do not
         give the file a standard extension like ".html" which helps prevent
         errors when filling in the template.

     Go to this site for more information:
     http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdeaddons/kate-plugins/filetemplates.html#k
     atefiletemplates-menu

         -- From TUX Webmaster Keith Daniels

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I installed Ubuntu 6.06 LTS from Live CD on Compaq Presario V3000
(V3018TU). Its graphic card is "Intel PCCI Mobile Integrated Graphic
Controllr" is Ubuntu uses driver i810. I
could not divert Video through LCD projector. Rebooting after
connecting Projector makes no difference. fn-f4 also not work. Can not
say its behaviour on MicroSoft windows, as Laptop is inslatted with
Linux Only.

May, I get some tip or clue, how to do make Projector to work with
this Laptop.

Thanks in advance.

--
H.S.Rai
===================

Dear Readers,

First off, let me thank our readers for the tremendous response to the
July 2006 issue and the Debian 3.1 DVD bundled with it.

Encouraged by the kind of response that our DVDs are generating every
month, we have bundled yet another great distro with the August issue
- Knoppix 5.0.1. A true marvel of German engineering, Knoppix 5.0.1 is
simply brilliant. One of the most popular live Linux distros
available, its versatile nature has made it the distro of choice for
many users around the world.

On the editorial front, we have an interview with the technology head
of Naukri.com - Vibhore Sharma - who describes the extent of Linux
usage in their ever increasing IT setup. Also, in our trends section,
we take a look at the extent of Linux usage in educational institutions.

The topic for CommunitySpeak this month is "What would make a Windows
user pick up a Linux magazine?" and "What would make a Windows user
adopt Linux instead?" Also, in the 'Down Memory Lane' series, we look
at the history of Knoppix.

For Techies
* Connecting Evolution To MS Exchange
* Linux Scheduling (Part II)
* VMware Player - Introducing Linux Into The Enterprise
* Developing P2P Protocols Across NAT
* PHP Development on Eclipse
* Setting Up a Discussion Forum in Linux

For U & Me
* Linux in Educational Institutions - A Bitter-Sweet Symphony
* Mobile Phones - The Embedded Linux Challenge
* Laser Printers that Work on Linux

For Newbies
* Google Office - A Rent-free, Anytime, Anywhere Office
* Knoppix 5.0.1 - Ausgezeichnet
* Lord Of The Code

For BizUsers
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 - A Winner All the Way
* SpikeSource - Making OSS Ready For Business

The LFY CDs

LFY DVD - Knoppix 5.0.1

A true marvel of German engineering, Knoppix 5.0.1 is simply
brilliant. One of the most popular live Linux distros available, its
versatile nature has made it the distro of choice for many users
around the world.

LFY CD #2 - The Ultimate Software for Businesses

* ERP Tools: Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution, opentaps Open
Source ERP+CRM, Openbravo ERP, Neogia, webERP accounting, Samooha --
Empowered Business Networks, Tiny ERP
* Power users: Debian 3.1 Sarge Custom Installer, h-inventory,
Sysstat, Netwox, Host Grapher II, CaLStats
* Newbies: Vile, LilyPond, Rubrica, Xchat
* Developers: Spring Framework, PHPFIT, XennoBB 2.0.1, PIDA, Xwpe
* Games: Gorky 17 Demo, Quetoo

Our effort is in your hands now. We hope you cherish reading the issue.

WHERE TO GET YOUR COPY?
Problems getting a copy of LFY? Feel free to reach out to our
distributors (IBH) listed below:
# Ahmedabad - Mr. S. K. Sharma (079-26577068)
# Bangalore - Mr. Devaru Bhatt (080-22261305, 080-22252385)
# Chennai - Mr. Vijay Rengan (044-28273893)
# Hyderabad - Mr. Ramesh Rajgopal (040-27564945, 040-27561140)
# Kolkata - Mr. Mehta (033-22498096/97)
# Mumbai - Mr. Indur Vaswani (022-24943707)
# New Delhi - Mr. P. K. Das (011-23313014/15)
# Pune - Mr. Ashok Basant (020-26131261)
# Trivandrum - Mr. Hari Kumar (0471-2475443)

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Go to our website www.lfymag.com OR email at support@... OR
call at 011-26810601/02/03

Warm Regards!
TeamLFY

Hello all,

Greetings from the Linux For You magazine team!

As you all know, two months ago we launched a new initiative called
CommunitySpeak where we pose a question to various ILUG mailing lists
and publish the top five responses (selected by our technical editors)
in the magazine. Thanks to all those who responded to last month's
question. The best among the responses received are to be published in
the August 2006 issue of LFY. We have contacted the chosen respondents
off-list.

This month we have chosen the topic: "What does one gain from
participating in an open source project that he/she does not gain from
a regular work environment?"

What's your take on this? Our eyes and ears are wide open and we are
waiting to listen to your ideas. Please write to us at
writetojanani@... with a CC to atul.goel@..., before
5th August 2006.

The top five responses will be published in the September 2006 issue
of Linux for You.

Look forward to your responses.

Thanks,

Janani Gopalakrishnan, Freelance Writer
Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY

P.S: We have not tagged this as commercial as we feel that there is no
business angle involved in this communication. But if you feel that it
should be tagged please let us know so that we can do it from the next
time.

--- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@..., "girish patel"
<girish.super@g...> wrote:
> present in red hat. I need the mp3 plugin for noauton which is *
> kdemulimedia-extras.* If any own or know the link to download.

This information may help you:

Redhat Linux does not ship with MP3 enabled media players due to
patent concerns. You can, however, download and install an RPM package
that will add support back in for MP3 CDs.

An example RPM package might look like this:

     xmms-mpg123-1.2.7-21.i386.rpm


RPM packages for most distributions can be found at:

     http://www.freshrpms.net

Can someone suggest Linux friendly LapTop avilable in maket
now a day.  The budget is about Rs. 48,000/- and
distributions, which may be used are Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora.

Thanks in advance,

--
H.S.Rai

Anybody who has a Linux computer that is used by other members of the family can
relate to this problem: How do you log off another user when they're not around?
A short how-to article here at DesktopLinux.com describes two options -- the
"mean way," and the "nice way."

"[The mean way] guarantees your kids will complain to you. Well, OK, any method
guarantees that," Steven J. Rosen writes. "But this method is especially mean
because there's no chance to save the other user's work first."

The "nice" way might be the better way to go, and could even earn a "Thanks,
Dad" or "Thanks, Mom" from the young one.

Rosen offers complete details on how to log somebody else off gracefully from a
Linux desktop machine. Read his full story:

http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT2289829573.html

Cheers
-Tarun

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      You only live once,
   but if you live it right,
       once is enough !
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