Sabi ni Migs noong Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 10:31 AM:
> I think it's a bit too late to bring this to the field. Since these
Maybe for rescue, but from what I understand, Sahana also helps track survivors.
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Sabi ni Dominique noong Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 1:18 PM:
> I emailed an invite to the cyberpress via Joey Alarilla, but I think it may
Er, Joey Alarilla resigned from Cyberpress two or three years ago.
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Friends and colleagues in the FLOSS community:
This is news that may interest you. Apologies to those who receive
this more than once.
Open source-oriented courseware launched
Iloilo City -- A curriculum which incorporates Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) is now available for schools offerin
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3880195342.html
It's not an x86 though, and in fact it's a RISC processor. For
whatever that bit of information may be worth. The case is 30 Euro,
the processor board is 100 euro.
Enjoy
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Sabi ni Zak noong Fri, Mar 3, 2006 at 4:17 PM:
> Good question. One good answer: because Linux has better hardware
> than most BSD-ish systems, Mac OS X included. Not to mention the fact
However, IMHO this doesn't hold for OS X since the manufacturer also
produces much of the hardware. For the s
Quote ni Dominique noong Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 6:06 PM:
= = = [ s n i p p o ] = = =
> CHITS was funded largely by PANASIA-ICT, a collaboration between UNDP and
> IDRC of Canada. The systems developed within the project context is in the
> public domain as free and open source software (GNU GPL). Dr
Sabi ni Jopoy noong Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 10:58 AM:
> Please clarify for us mere mortals why is this so?
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/categories.html#PublicDomainSoftware
-- in brief, public domain software are not copyrighted, whereas FLOSS
is, under the GPL or other Free Software licenses.
Sabi ni Jerome noong Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 12:05 PM:
> There's also the upcoming LinuxWorld conference in Cebu this June. It
> would be nice to see you guys there as well.
After our experience with Media G8way's handling of the Advocacy Track
(track 4), I beg to differ.
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> file to enter nude sites
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Sabi ni Ariz noong Fri, May 19, 2006 at 10:50 PM:
The Code Breakers – a BBC World Documentary on FOSS and Development
http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdoc
*this is not a da vinci code docu, silly. :D
watch it at BBC World:
*Episode One*
Wednesday 10 May 19:30 GMT
Thursday 11 May 09:30 GMT
Sabi ni paner noong Sat, May 27, 2006 at 6:26 AM:
hi masters, paano ko po ito maiibabalik sa INBOX talga kasi nalagay sa SPAM
eh.. d ko alam bakit.
For a permanent solution, place plug@lists.linux.org.ph in your address book.
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http://channels.lockergnome.com/linux/archives/20060529_google_earth_for_linux_soon.phtml
For whatever it may be worth. There's supposed to be a link at the end
of the excerpt that goes to the original article but it's not there as
a link, just as plain text -- googlesystem.blogspot.com
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Here's the URL to the specific blog post:
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Sabi ni Paolo noong Thu, Jun 8, 2006 at 1:36 PM:
> Now I'm wondering, legaly, can I tranfer my old cassette tapes to my
> computer?
It is legal. Once you try to sell it then it becomes an issue from "fair
use"
to "piracy".
You don't even have to *sell* the CD copies -- distribution, even if
fr
Sabi ni Mhac noong Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 11:32 AM:
Google Earth still gives me the creeps...
I'd hate for the low-pass sattelite taking photos of me swimming
somewhere... hahaha!
So would we
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Sabi ni Jan noong Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 8:18 AM:
i hope there is a very vocal advocacy group to push the use of open source
in government, maybe CICT is not doing its job well enough. in case of our
department we're the only bureau that uses open source at least on our
servers.
You may be thinki
Sabi ni Jan noong Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 2:23 PM:
> i wonder what happened to the cict's project of promoting the use of open
> source to public high schools, myself together with some volunteers
> conducted the training for trainors (linux + openoffice) who will in turn
be
> teaching what they've
Sabi ni jan noong Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 8:21 AM:
i don't know mr. rommel feria, maybe he's on the 2nd batch, coz' we're the
first batch of volunteers, if there's a 2nd batch maybe the project did push
through at all.
Rommel's on this list, and in fact posted the call for volunteers
here. And no,
Sabi ni linuxwin noong Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 6:59 PM:
What's the best open-source intranet system you can recommend where in I can
put our company's documentations, server changes,etc. etc.?
If all you want to do is serve documentation, a CMS such as Plone
should do. if you want more -- collabor
http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/cups-horror.html
A techie finds himself in CUPS configuration hell. But as he points
out, he's not singling out the CUPS team. Those of you who develop
Free Software for non-techs would do well to take notes.
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Why do you need, if I may ask, to contact the domain adminstrators of
the .gov.ph and .edu.ph domains? If it's to register, their
application forms are at https://dns.gov.ph and
http://dns.ph.net/registration.pl respectively. Otherwise, the contact
information for the .gov.ph domain administrator
Sabi ni AC noong Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 3:38 PM:
also if you have friends or relatives that is part of the staff of congress
especially the chief of staff, why not educate them about open source. Lets
invite some of the chief of staff or staff of congress in one of the
up-coming plug seminar.
Now
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols plays with Google Trends
(http://www.google.com/trends) to see what countries Linux is popular.
Some excerpts:
Heck, for that matter, English-speakers aren't even on Linux's top-ten
"language searched in" list. It's the Russians with a wide lead
followed by Hungarian- a
Sabii ni Marc Anthony noong Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 12:17 PM:
Philippines is also on the top 4 for ubuntu. Top 3 for asterisk. Top 7 for
mysql. Top 5 for postgresql. And also top 1 on the word corruption :(
Just to clarify: Google Trends tracks searches and sorts by city,
region, and language. Th
http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/07/pickaxes_and_sh.html
Krugle -- it's named after one of its founders, believe it or not --
is more than a vertical search engine.
Krugle aggregates the many and various open source software
repositories (Sourceforge being just one of them
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7778908329.html
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http://www.levenez.com/unix/history.html
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Sabi ni Ariz noong Sat, Sep 2, 2006 at 4:52 AM:
i admire this recent development, however i'm wondering why GNU/Linux
as an alternative to (you know what) wasn't mentioned nor included in the
Path of least resistance. It's a lot harder to migrate an entire OS
than applications in an OS in your
Sabi ni Roger noong Date: Sep 2, 2006 12:58 AM:
ummm. Aint SMS to mail or generally mobile to email is called MMS? i cant
Erhm?! MMS is *Multimedia* Messaging Service, through which you can
send rich media such as graphic images and ringtones. In contrast, SMS
allows only text.
see why you wo
Sabi ni Roger noong Sat, Sep 2, 2006 at 12:58 AM:
ummm. Aint SMS to mail or generally mobile to email is called MMS? i cant
see why you would rather send a 160 - 480char SMS to email while MMS can
send 1000 chars + attachment. doing the reverse is also readily supported by
telcos.
For one, ther
Sabi ni tokayo noong Thu, Sep 7, 2006 at 9:44 AM:
wow! that was fast! I sent my first message 9:02, I got tons of
replies by 9:42. I didn't even have to pay for support. hehehe
Don't give us ideas Q:)
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Sabi ni Kaloy noong Fri, Sep 8, 2006 at 11:15 AM:
we're still in the process of migrating, my dear
brothers and sisters.
'Tol, you don't have to run GNU/Linux on the desktop. Keep your
Windows, but use OpenOffice.org. Having said that, I should clarify
that opening the file shouldn't be a probl
Sabi ni Zak noong Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 5:16 PM
On 9/12/06, Jeffrey Ian Dy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But, how can we promote FOSS if you are using a source code who's syntax
exclusively runs on proprietary programming languages?
On 9/12/06, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hmm, I lost y
Sabi ni Jan noong Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 3:48 PM:
i have a question to ask, let's say that this bill gets passed into law, how
sure are we that it is going to be implemented to the fullest? we are a
country with too many laws but the problem lies in the one enforcing it.
I know of at least one la
Sabi ni Marvin noong Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 9:53 PM:
I remember hearing from one of the CIOs of a certain government agency
that M$ document formats are the STANDARD formats because majority of the
users uses M$ Office application. And that was his/her basis of the
STANDARD format.
"Majority" is
Sabi ni Dean noong Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 11:45 PM:
FOSS has nothing to do with "the sanctity of the public's right to
access public information". ANY government document is _public
information_. We need a library, or an online search mechanism for all
this public information.
Uh-huh. And what do
Sabi ni Jerome noong Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 8:09 AM:
Oh, sorry for posting OT, but Happy Software Freedom Day btw, let's
just enjoy the day and skip the pseudo-political debates and focus on
making people know that they have a choice ;)
If you're in the Metro Manila area and have some time today,
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/pinoyjug/
On 9/19/06, O Plameras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mag-bigay po nga ng 'web address' nitong pinoyjug ?
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Sabi ni Rogelio noong Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 2:05 PM:
heheh there goes! the trusty old typewriter. i take that as a hint,
seriously. nobody has a problem with that ui at all! there is
something a computer cannot match in the utility of a typewriter. i
True, but look at how much more you can do wi
Sabi ni Gary noong Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM:
> 'Beg indulgence, would the list know how to contact Mr. Rom Feria,
> author of the article? Is he a member?
He should still be here, you know him as Rommel Feria.
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Sabi ni John noong Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:10 PM
> anyone here know how to run jar file on text mode without X. I have no option
> of installing Xwindows on the machine. sample i have setup.jar and i need to
> run it on cli only. any ideas. tnx
>
In fact, your .jar will run in text mode unless it
http://geekbeat.tv/geekbeat-tv-309-ctia-2011-cue-cadillacs-customizable-display-system/
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Sabi ni Anuerin noong Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:36 PM:
> I would like to buy 5 if its really in the $25 range. One or two will be
> used as HTPC, and the rest as play err test machines. :)
It's 25 *GBP*, or about US$35. Good luck getting one. I understand the
first batch has already sold out. I just
Sabi ko noong Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:05 PM:
> It's 25 *GBP*, or about US$35.
Ah, apparently, there's a model B that's $35, and a model A that's
$25. The latter drops the ethernet and USB ports. Still in
manufacturing and will be available "soon". That one should go even
faster than the model B (s
other thing: I was too lazy to set an output file with -O
*output-file*.
Sometimes you don't need a script :)
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Sabi ko noong Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:27 AM:
> Sometimes you don't need a script :)
Let me correct myself. You'll still need a script for changing the date
and hour parameters in the URL
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yes, I've
force-reloaded from the server.
Firefox 37.0.1
Zorin GNU/Linux v9
7-year-old Lenovo ThinkPad SL400
PLDT DSL
Still, I've posted the link to Facebook and Google Plus, and put in a short
explanation.
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Correction: Haven't posted to Google Plus yet. Correcting that oversight in
a few seconds
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Sabi ni Holden noong Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:16 AM:
> FYI, in Mindanao daily brownouts have started last week.
If I remember rightly, the DOE issued warnings as late as 4Q last year.
Maybe even earlier.
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I don't know if I should be bothered that the expected and actual demands
have been coinciding.
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y reading of the documentation, it seems
that it can't handle JPEGs as input files, although I'll have to look at
the docs more closely.
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Stumbled upon this:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Create%20a%20video%20slideshow%20from%20images
Yeah, I should'a looked over the docs more closely.
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supply anyways,
but that'll happen when the gencos' plants go down, 10 days from the
reported reduction. The ERC should then alert the public about the
projected shortfall so we can all shut down non-essential appliances,
postpone e.g., ironing, machine-washing, etc.
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Follow the links under the cartoon, guys.
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Sabi ni Virginia noong Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:54 AM:
I've read at philosc site that there is a free training from
9/27/06-9/28/06 about Linux. You may see
http://www.philosc.com/positive_training.html. However, registration
process is not indicated. Would you know where to register?
That's the
Sabi ni Leng noong Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 4:56 PM:
hello po! possible po kayang makahingi ng copy of slides/lectures/notes on
positive training?
Hmm, just noticed that the POSITIVE website doesn't have a Contact Us
link. All those who have questions about the POSITIVE training, please
email me of
Sabi ni Elijah noong Sep 28, 2006 12:11 PM:
Does this include the positive training?
No, it continues at a different place and time.
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The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) has conducted a number of
workshops for NGOs. At least one that we know of has started migrating
to GNU/Linux (Ubuntu if I recall rightly) and has shared some stories
on the mailing list.
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May I suggest then the Freedom Toaster (http://www.freedomtoaster.org/
)? It's really just a PC with a dedicated function -- burning selected
FOSS applications and OSes. It shouldn't require high-end technical
skills to put together.
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Sabi ni Thad noong Mon, Oct 9, 2006 at 10:08 AM:
this is not a mailing list for makapiliyes we all condone piracy
Er, 'condone' -- or 'condemn'? Context tells me it's the latter.
By teaching people with correct alternatives they will realized they
have free choices.
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Sabi ni Obet noong Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 2:37 PM:
I also tried Opera, but had problems with downloading iso files (some
transfers were cutoff and it failed to resume the download but started from
the beginning instead). I wonder if it's just me or othes had a similar
experience...
I don't use O
Just got an idea -- maybe we could document these access problems
*and* those who corrected theirs, on the PLUG site? The first will
tell Web designers the importance of creating standards-compliant
sites to ensure access to *all* users. This is especially significant
IMHO for government Web sites
Sabi ni Roger noong Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 5:35 PM:
Then a weekly digest of newly added jobs emailed to the group more like
To this one, or to Linux-jobs? Or maybe we can just RSS-enable it. And
a prospective employer would doubt the abilities of a jobseeker who
can't do RSS
jobstreet; I think
Alex (Villafania) has got it slightly wrong. For one, the flash card
takes the place of the hard drive, so to call it a thin client on that
basis isn't accurate. For another, the more important part of being a
thin client is that it relies on a network, which unfortunately Alex
didn't mention.
P
Sabi ni Erin noong Wed, Nov 8, 2006 at 12:35 PM:
that wiki pertains to a different machine which is only available to bulk
orders by governments (required to break even with the manufacturing costs)
Minimum one million -- that's why one of the participants in the
Digital Divide Network discussi
Sabi ni James Matthew noong Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 3:09 PM:
Maybe we could get the support from the Foundation for Media Alternatives
(FMA). I heard that they are also advocating for an FOSS bill. Just in case,
here are their contact details:
Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA)
Unit 1, #32 Est
Sabi ni Mike noong Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 10:00 AM:
Or setup your own caching DNS. Most distros I have tinkered with has such
as a default configuration upon installation of bind/named.
Yup. Then set opendns.com's nameservers as forwarders. I've been using
them for a couple of months now and hav
Sabi ni Migs noong Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 10:16 AM:
It's common. It also happens to PLDT DSL (discussed in ph-cyberview I
think?) and my home provider, Belltel iCable.
My source tells me that PLDT's DSL uses Infocom's nameservers, which
were "compromised" sometime last year and have never quite b
From my friend at Smart BRO:
The dns resolution of www.orgz.ph using DNS1 & DNS2 are ok - if the
I can verify this, just tried dig'ging orgz.ph using those nameservers.
subscriber uses proxy.smartbro.net port 8080 that may also bypass some
potential routing problem along the way.
Another pos
Sabi ni Dominique noong Nov 29, 2006 10:19 AM:
I nominate:
Yolynne Medina
Rage Callao
Danny Escasa
Ehm? I don't even use GNU/Linux, I'm running FreeBSD.
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I don't really know why the PDI lets Banal keep his column -- he's
consistently spread disinformation, and those who've been aggrieved
have complained to the editor. I can understand that the PDI
management allows columnists lots of leeway in regard to opinion, but
when it comes down to facts, I b
Sabi ni Marvin noong Sun, Dec 3, 2006 at 2:25 PM:
Hello all,
I can't stand it anymore. If you just read the postcript of Federico D.
Pascual Jr. at http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200612032602.htm it is
unfair to us advocates of the F/OSS that we don't have any press releases
defending our
Kaloi,
I'd like to add a few points -- if you've already sent this to Pascual
or the PHILStar, it's OK, maybe PLUG, OpenMinds, and/or BUKAS can
bring up these points in their own reaction.
Pascual says:
The measure sponsored by Rep. Teodoro Casino (Bayan Muna) plays
on complaints that computer
Pardon the cross-posting.
I've just come across a Webmail service that should be of interest to
FOSS advocates. It's free, and advertising-supported. They'll donate
45% of their revenues to various charities, and 10% to the open source
community (haven't quite figured out the details of that yet)
Sabi ni Mhac noong Tue, Dec 5, 2006 at 8:27 AM:
I can't access that page anymore. I guess PhilStar removed it after an
uproar in the local blogosphere. LOL.
Not necessarily, maybe it was just time to take it down. In any event,
Pascual has his own site, and the article's still up at
http://www.
No, just one letter to the Editor will do, and I think Rep Casino's
covered most of the relevant posts. Besides, I'd give Pascual the
benefit of the doubt and attribute his column to ignorance. For all we
know, he might be open to Free Software, just that he needs to know of
the benefits.
Adverti
Sabi ni Mhac noong Tue, Dec 5, 2006 at 9:05 AM:
Hmmm...
can someone here provide a copy of the bill for our own perusal?
Kaloi posted a copy here, should be in the archives.
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I'm all for a Web-based forum, the only major issue I can think of
being users with low bandwidth. A hybrid Web-and-email forum is IMHO
the best mix. Look at the Affinity groups at N-TEN --
http://groups.nten.org/welcome.htm -- which provides for both Web and
email access *and* can group by thread
Sabi ni Andre noong Tue, Dec 5, 2006 at 10:35 AM:
that being said, i would reiterate that a more practical bill would have
been to enforce the use of interoperable protocols and (file format)
standards. that would, in my opinion, level the playing field between
competing open source and proprieta
Sabi ko noong Tue, Dec 5, 2006 at 10:46 AM:
I'm all for a Web-based forum, the only major issue I can think of
being users with low bandwidth. A hybrid Web-and-email forum is IMHO
the best mix. Look at the Affinity groups at N-TEN --
http://groups.nten.org/welcome.htm -- which provides for both W
Sabi ni Dean noong Fri, Dec 8, 2006 at 8:23 AM:
> 4. Give copies of the software that we use, including source code, to
the
> public on whose behalf we govern,
OOPS. This is where I think I draw the line.
I know a lot of licenses that fall under the top 3, and even
proprietary software l
Sabi ni Andre noong Fri, Dec 8, 2006 at 1:06 PM:
I agree. Let FOSS compete on the same even terms with non-FOSS solutions. If
the FOSS proponent proves cheaper and better, there should be no reason why
it wouldn't win out.
Have you read any government Requests for Proposal (RFPs) or bid
announc
Sabi ni Andre noong Fri, Dec 8, 2006 at 11:07 AM:
hmm I don't remember any law or bill saying that Microsoft (Windows or
Office) is the default for government procurements.
It's called a de-facto requirement. You won't find a law requiring
Microsoft's or any other proprietary software, but look
Sabi ni Gerald noong Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 10:00 AM:
Is this FOSS bill available for viewing in the congress.gov.ph website?
Not as of the last time I looked (sometime last week). It should be in
the PLUG mailing list archives, address in the footer of this and all
messages. If I recall
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/14/2040250 -- and yes, I
believe it'll have GNU/Linux clients.
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Frankly, I have a few misgivings about the OLPC. One of them is the
price -- US$100 is for a minimum quantity of 1 million. One of the
participants in another mailing list thus called it -- facetiously of
course -- the $100 million laptop. If you're looking for a $100
computer, look at http://www.
Sabi ni Andre noong Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 2:28 PM:
I do hope that us, the open source community, would stand up and take notice
of these complaints. Of course all of us can say that the systems admin must
have been sitting on his rear end and doing nothing about the issues --
after all, most of th
Sabi ni Emerson noong Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 12:16 PM:
Planning to get a wifi connection need some inputs/comments from you guyz
which is better on these two providers that promise mobility since i don't
want to waste my 2cents w/ intolerable speed ^-^, my location would be
Makati and Batangas.
I
Manny and Kelsey may find this of interest.
http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/31/1951219&tid=12
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I downloaded a liveCD-based browser called TinyWWW. Unfortunately, I
can't find the original site but can send it to you (Sammy). It's only
14MB.
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(Pardon the crossposting)
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/node/2072
Jonathan Roberts, who runs a Free Software podcast, will have Mark
Shuttleworth as his next guest. Roberts is inviting you to ask
questions.
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independent IT consultant and writer
contributor, Free Softwar
Sabi ni Sir John noong Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 7:59 PM:
Where can I find a template of a copyright that is similar to GNU/License
that can be attached to documentation? What I want is the
Documentation/Article/How to that I will be doing will be always free for
use and can be reproduce as long as th
Sabi ni Holden noong Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 2:42 PM:
Yes. Do not use Powerpoint to run the slideshow. Use OpenOffice.
Use a laptop with OO installed or download OO for Windows and put it
on your USB drive. Install it in the PCs you will be using for the
slide show. Its free and you help promote
Sabi ni Zak noong Mar 15, 2007 9:46 PM:
Konqueror has that user-agent switching built in, I might add. :D
Doesn't always work. Or at least, it can't fool GMail into using
standard view, or Yahoo!Mail into presenting the rich beta.
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Daniel O. Escasa
independent IT consultant and writer
contri
Sabi ni Harvey noong Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 9:31 AM:
i've just discovered this yesterday: NSO's e-census site does not recognize
firefox to do online transaction (
https://www.ecensus.com.ph/Secure/frmIndex.asp). it requires IE or netscape.
we should also call on government sites which require prop
Sabi ni Cocoy noong Sat, Mar 17, 2007 at 11:44 AM:
a great hack, sure. however, it doesn't really encourage these banks
to write more universal code for their sites right? i think i read it
a few posts down this thread that we should petition these banks to
support our browser, then i think that
I'm getting a an all-black blank page. Hmm, there must be a joke in
there somewheres :)
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independent IT consultant and writer
contributor, Free Software Magazine (http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com)
personal blog at http://descasa.i.ph
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The list of schools that have deployed the POSITIVE curriculum with
the help of partners (http://www.positive.ph/partners.php) should, in
theory, be using FOSS for their courses. The last report had about 140
such schools but I can't seem to find the list online.
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