Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread sivakumar bharadhwaj
Dear Sir, Though this will be a out-off-topic : free beer & others too, are available in every meeting / presentations / product launches, given by corporate companies, almost every month ! (sometimes we have to attend friday, saturday & sunday too) Ask any friend who is working in IT HW/SW,

[Ilugc] Looking for Cost Effective IVR Solution for Concurrent Calls

2011-06-21 Thread ankIT WALiA
Dear all, I am working to develop an IVR solution for an NGO in Tamil Nadu, India using Freeswitch open source telephony interface. I am looking for any cost effective solution for hardware where concurrent inbound/outbound calls can be made by the IVR system. Some research, I did but I am skepti

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread arunthe...@gmail.com
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > > where is free alcohol available? > > Beat that... :) -- Regards P.Arunmozhi Twitter: @tecoholic Website: http://arunmozhi.in ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinf

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wed, 2011-06-22 at 08:09 +0530, Magesh Dhasayyan wrote: > Does anyone know if the current curriculum has excluded Windows > completely? If it has been excluded completely, then I agree that > single booting Linux totally makes sense. I wonder how many people in this thread use single booting l

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Magesh Dhasayyan
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:25 PM, arunthe...@gmail.com wrote: > Dual booting isn't going to harm anyone! I said we shouldn't force Linux on > people like Windows was once done (in above context), that way Linux would > become the "new" windows. I hope every linux user would accept that Linux > sho

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 21:50 +0530, openbala wrote: > I'm bad at comparisons and generalizations, but its like saying 'why > stop giving free alcohol and force them to have only free healthy > food?' where is free alcohol available? -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox h

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Manokaran K
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Arun SAG wrote: > > Wrong, if you want them to goto jobs, You better invest the money on > teachers/school infrastructure, good practical oriented syllabus. Most > students will play games/watch movies or sell the laptop to some others for > a good price. > > >Fr

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread arunthe...@gmail.com
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:50 PM, openbala wrote: > > I can only assume that the Chennai Linux community is so shocked by > such statements that there is no one replying or they're actually busy > with writing letters to the government. > I am not into the power circles or professional contacts, b

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Arun SAG
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Manokaran K wrote: > >The laptops are meant for govt and govt aided school students - students > >from the less privileged class. Many of them will be trying for a job soon > >after school. > Wrong, if you want them to goto jobs, You better invest the money on

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Manokaran K
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Arun Venkataswamy wrote: > Considering almost every user will format the computer and install a > pirated > version of Windows anyways (I could not get my wife to work in Linux > because > she could not get a small windows game to work in Linux) I think it is the >

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on OS development.

2011-06-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Prasanna Venkadesh wrote: > I just got an idea , if a system is developed that supports both RPM and Deb > packages then the list of available packages will be more by merging from > both repositories. > > If developing a system is difficult one can this be achieve

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread openbala
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:55 PM, arunthe...@gmail.com wrote: >   - Interested students will learn Linux. There is no use forcing students >   to use Linux. > This produced a random thought in my mind. When Open Source is all about > freedom, why force Linux on students and abstain them from optin

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread arunthe...@gmail.com
> - Interested students will learn Linux. There is no use forcing students > to use Linux. I am Linux fan now. I love vi now. But I remember 15 years > back when it was forced on me I hated vi. > > This produced a random thought in my mind. When Open Source is all about freedom, why force Lin

Re: [Ilugc] ILUGC To TN Govt: Why Windows, Why Not Just Linux?

2011-06-21 Thread Prasanna Venkadesh
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Shrinivasan T wrote: > Electronic For You team is covering the laptop issue in their website. > > http://www.efytimes.com/e1/64727/fullnews.htm That is great . Magazines like this will also serve for the campaign. If this can topic can be taken to Dinamalar Tami

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on OS development.

2011-06-21 Thread Prasanna Venkadesh
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 17:07 +0530, Prasanna Venkadesh wrote: > > I just got an idea , if a system is developed that supports both RPM > > and Deb > > packages then the list of available packages will be more by merging > > from > > both r

[Ilugc] ILUGC To TN Govt: Why Windows, Why Not Just Linux?

2011-06-21 Thread Shrinivasan T
Electronic For You team is covering the laptop issue in their website. http://www.efytimes.com/e1/64727/fullnews.htm -- Regards, T.Shrinivasan My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com Free/Open Source Jobs : http://fossjobs.in Get CollabNet Subversion Edge :     http://www.colla

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on OS development.

2011-06-21 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 17:07 +0530, Prasanna Venkadesh wrote: > I just got an idea , if a system is developed that supports both RPM > and Deb > packages then the list of available packages will be more by merging > from > both repositories. afaik there are utilities to convert rpm <---> deb. --

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on OS development.

2011-06-21 Thread Prasanna Venkadesh
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Balachandran Sivakumar < benignb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is there a reason why we need a system that supports both RPM > and deb packages ? Thanks I just got an idea , if a system is developed that supports both RPM and Deb packages then the list of avai

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on OS development.

2011-06-21 Thread Yogesh Girikumar
2011/6/20 Prasanna Venkadesh > > > > >> I just wanted to know is there any Linux development is going on for > >> building a system that supports both RPM and DEB packages to be used in > a > >> single Distribution without use of other tools like alien. > >> > > > > That is not possible as the un

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Arun Venkataswamy
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Shrinivasan T wrote: > Operating System : Preloaded Dual booting - Windows starter edition > with Anti Virus for > 1 year license and Linux. > > Considering almost every user will format the computer and install a pirated version of Windows anyways (I could not ge

Re: [Ilugc] Free laptops from TN Govt - Choice of OS

2011-06-21 Thread Hameed
Why dont we get in touch with some media house and raise our concern immediately? (I see 2 more threads on this subject. Request everyone to stick to this thread so that we dont lose track.) ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listin

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification on OS development.

2011-06-21 Thread Balachandran Sivakumar
Hi, On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Prasanna Venkadesh wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to know is there any Linux development is going on for > building a system that supports both RPM and DEB packages to be used in a > single Distribution without use of other tools like alien. It should sup