[PLUG] docker now runs on several linux distros + Dec 3rd is global #dockerhackday

2013-12-03 Thread Bhasker Kode
If you have been wanting to play with linux containers, docker is having it's global #dockerhackday on December 3rd. For those new to docker, it gives a git like command line interface to easily work with images, and spawn linux containers. Docker is open-source with lot of recent traction from th

[PLUG] "pdf2odf" a new initiative by COEP student

2013-12-03 Thread Sagar Gaikwad
Hello there, We group of some students are working on pdf2odf which can convert any pdf document into open document format. Kindly share your knowledge related to it. -- Sagar A. Gaikwad BTech (Comp) COEP +918446601206 ___ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group

Re: [PLUG] Still no _good_ devnagari terminal in sight?

2013-12-03 Thread Praveen A
2013/11/30 Shridhar Daithankar : > On Saturday, November 23, 2013 10:35:34 AM Mayuresh wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:00:09AM +0530, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote: >> > NCST had >> > >> > which I do not know if they still su

Re: [PLUG] Would stopping support for XP backfire on Microsoft?

2013-12-03 Thread Mandar Vaze / मंदार वझे
> One may suspect, Microsoft itself is throwing XP vulnerabilities in the > open to intimidate users into buying its newer versions. > As a business they don't need to use any tactics. They have declared end-of-sale/end-of-support quite some time ago, with enough time for people to move to later v

Re: [PLUG] Would stopping support for XP backfire on Microsoft?

2013-12-03 Thread Mayuresh
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 09:03:10AM +0530, Mandar Vaze / ? ??? wrote: > As a business they don't need to use any tactics. Eh? Every business needs to use tactics. It is not by definition a bad word. > They have declared end-of-sale/end-of-support quite some time ago, with > enough time for peo

Re: [PLUG] Would stopping support for XP backfire on Microsoft?

2013-12-03 Thread Arun Khan
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Mayuresh wrote: > > The campaign is not because they care for your business loss if you are on > XP. The campaign obviously is to increase the sales of newer versions. > Products go through EoL. IMO, there is nothing wrong in asking users to use a newer version of

Re: [PLUG] Would stopping support for XP backfire on Microsoft?

2013-12-03 Thread Mayuresh
On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 06:02:24PM +0530, Arun Khan wrote: > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Mayuresh wrote: > > > > The campaign is not because they care for your business loss if you are on > > XP. The campaign obviously is to increase the sales of newer versions. > > > > Products go through Eo

Re: [PLUG] Would stopping support for XP backfire on Microsoft?

2013-12-03 Thread Arun Khan
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Mayuresh wrote: > On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 06:02:24PM +0530, Arun Khan wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Mayuresh wrote: >> > >> > The campaign is not because they care for your business loss if you are on >> > XP. The campaign obviously is to increase the s

Re: [PLUG] Still no _good_ devnagari terminal in sight?

2013-12-03 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
On Saturday, November 30, 2013 04:36:10 PM Praveen A wrote: > 2013/11/30 Shridhar Daithankar : > > I would like to experiment with this on konsole. Can you recommend a fixed > > width devnagari font to try with? > > > > I searched but raghu/lohit etc don't have fixed width font. > > > > Otherwise

Re: [PLUG] Still no _good_ devnagari terminal in sight?

2013-12-03 Thread Mayuresh
On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 08:46:26PM +0630, Shridhar Daithankar wrote: > eh. It definitely bumps with ,??,? and backspacing thr. them > shifts > characters weirdly. not to mention unneeded spacing that it adds. > > > Its not that it does not work. Just that it is like driving fast

Re: [PLUG] Would stopping support for XP backfire on Microsoft?

2013-12-03 Thread Mayuresh
On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 07:44:25PM +0530, Arun Khan wrote: > In that case I guess the OP was a NOOP? Perhaps it should have been tagged > OT. If the OP claimed, what MS is doing is wrong then this becomes a non OT, is it? This is definitely not an OT, as it talks about opportunity for FOSS, if

[PLUG] Idea 3G netsetter on Opensuse 12.3

2013-12-03 Thread Rajiv Gore
Unable to connect Idea 3G netsetter on Opensuse12.3 Any help would be appreciated. Regards -- Rajiv Gore Sai Links (India) Pvt Ltd L-213 MIDC Ahmednagar 414 111 MS, India Tele 91-241-2778935 ___ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List