Re: [PLUG] Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Rohan Dighe
Hey, Hi Mayur ! I read your email found the idea quite convincing but i doubt abt that support thing of yours. The next thing that i want to tell u is that abt your package selection criteria. It's the most important thing here. Like other people have posted on the thread to try out knoppix or

[PLUG] Red Hat is hiring in Bangalore

2005-08-19 Thread Pradeep Shankar
Hello, This message is for the benefit of all members. Red Hat is recruiting in Bangalore at the siliconindia JOB Fair next Saturday (August 27th) at St John's Auditorium, Koramagala. A great opportunity to meet the HR manager and Country head of Red Hat. Apart from this there are 20 other co

[PLUG] free news server?

2005-08-19 Thread nikhil purwant
hi people anybody knows any free news server address or what is the address of hathway's news server ( if it has one that is ) which applications are useful for downloading files from usenet please elaborate on your answer because i do not have much idea of usenet and how to do downloads from

Re: [PLUG] Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Kapil D. Pendse
Hi Mayur! I agree with you that even the current best and friendliest distros are sometimes daunting for newbies and typical desktop users. I don't know the scale of your intended project but the scope is pretty clear and I'd love to chip in whatever small chunks I can. I'm not a linux guru by

Re: [PLUG] Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Navneet Karnani
On 8/19/05, mayur m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi all > i am a engineering student and would like to > have the support from plug members to build a new > version of linux which will be targetted at home > users.it wouldnt have those mind bloggling selection > of software app

[PLUG] postfix with autoresponder

2005-08-19 Thread osk
hai, i tried to configure the autoreply using yaa in postfix i got the following error Command died with status 1: "/etc/postfix/yaa-0.3/bin/yaa.pl". Command output: Invalid option:. can you help to solve this issue. regards osk -- winners don't do different things they do things d

Re: [PLUG] Re: Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
Manas Alekar wrote: Hi! This is a nice thing to do. Although it ends up dying a miserable death (lack of b/w, manpower, etc) it is still a very good learning experience I must say. For your endevour, making a whole new distro might not be the right solution. You can easily modify a good distro

Re: [PLUG] Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- mayur m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > version of linux which will be targetted at home > users. Sounds like you are trying to reinvent the wheel. > of software appclns to choose from or have 3 cds set > required which really confuses first time linux > usersbut Knoppix LiveCD is only one

[PLUG] Re: Donate PC's for the school

2005-08-19 Thread Anand Kulkarni
Hi, We certainly prefer the usage of Linux platform in the schools. We are developing softwares that work on Linux platform. for further queries feel free to contact. regards, Anand Kulkarni Start your day with Yahoo! - ma

[PLUG] Re: Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Manas Alekar
Hi! This is a nice thing to do. Although it ends up dying a miserable death (lack of b/w, manpower, etc) it is still a very good learning experience I must say. For your endevour, making a whole new distro might not be the right solution. You can easily modify a good distro like FC3 or knoppix or

Re: [PLUG] Are u ready for a Desktop Linux Revolution!!!!!!

2005-08-19 Thread Aditya Godbole
On 8/19/05, mayur m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi all > it wouldnt have those mind bloggling selection > of software appclns to choose from or have 3 cds set > required which really confuses first time linux > usersbut at the same time would have all basic > functionality reqd for a productive de