Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread Hemant Mohan
> Problems: > --- > 1. Most of the college labs find it easy to install M$ systems on > larger scales, cos the network configuration ease [read tools easily > available] Firewalls and restrictions implementing softwares [just > click click click] > 2. Most of the profs are also not th

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Duh... I am not even computer graduate.. So, why talk about something you are not familiar with? > Please reread my statements. I meant an ecosystem > that provides shelter for > "will-I > get-Job-if-I

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread Henry J. Cobb
श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर wrote: > Duh... I am not even computer graduate.. Belongs to some different field, > where a twisted definition of "belong" means have a degree from 10 years > back > to hang on the wall and never touched anything in that field since.. ;) Mine is in Math. Does India have the

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर
On Thursday 21 December 2006 20:19, Shakthi Kannan wrote: > Never heard of CDs4grabs of ILUGC? > http://chennailug.org/wiki/?title=CDs_for_Grab > You can start one for PLUG. No. But it sounds like good idea.. > > CS education in US is not the frame of reference > > Have you done it? I personally

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And the so called friendly distro. > are not yet available > enough as much as pirated windows CDs are. Never heard of CDs4grabs of ILUGC? http://chennailug.org/wiki/?title=CDs_for_Grab You can start

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread Rohan Dighe
On 12/21/06, Arindam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here is something that was going through my mind for sometime and I am sure I am not the only one who would have thought about this. Given the level of activity and interest in this group, could we have biweekly meetings instead of monthly meetings

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर
On Thursday 21 December 2006 17:35, Shakthi Kannan wrote: > > *nix are harder > > to setup and those setup shows more problems so > > people avoid it. > GNU/Linux installations have been made > "newbie-friendly" these days. It is perception. And the so called friendly distro. are not yet available

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- Varun Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. Most of the college labs find it easy to install > M$ systems on > larger scales, cos the network configuration ease That doesn't mean it is appropriate for system administration or maintenance. > [read tools easily > available] Firewalls and r

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread Arindam
On 12/21/06, G Karunakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/21/06, Arindam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/21/06, G Karunakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/21/06, Somesh Bartakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Grt ! > > > Karunakar is staying physically far away from Pune , > > > but a

Re: [PLUG] C/C++ IDE for *inux systems?

2006-12-21 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, --- mahabir bisht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > aybody have any links which i can use to prove my > microsoft friends that > they use freebsd and apache to host MSN pages nmap or from netcraft? SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com _

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread G Karunakar
On 12/21/06, Arindam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/21/06, G Karunakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/21/06, Somesh Bartakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Grt ! > > Karunakar is staying physically far away from Pune , > > but answer shows , he is really Integrated Part of PLUG, :) > > ch

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread Arindam
On 12/21/06, Somesh Bartakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Grt ! Karunakar is staying physically far away from Pune , but answer shows , he is really Integrated Part of PLUG, :) cheers !! - Original Message - From: "G Karunakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread Arindam
On 12/21/06, G Karunakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/21/06, Somesh Bartakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Grt ! > Karunakar is staying physically far away from Pune , > but answer shows , he is really Integrated Part of PLUG, :) > cheers !! My first plug meet was sometime in august 1999 @

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread G Karunakar
On 12/21/06, Somesh Bartakke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Grt ! Karunakar is staying physically far away from Pune , but answer shows , he is really Integrated Part of PLUG, :) cheers !! My first plug meet was sometime in august 1999 @ morelinux office in aundh..!! :-) Karunakar -- __

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread Somesh Bartakke
Grt ! Karunakar is staying physically far away from Pune , but answer shows , he is really Integrated Part of PLUG, :) cheers !! - Original Message - From: "G Karunakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 2:37 PM Subject:

Re: [PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread G Karunakar
On 12/21/06, Arindam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here is something that was going through my mind for sometime and I am sure I am not the only one who would have thought about this. Given the level of activity and interest in this group, could we have biweekly meetings instead of monthly meetings

[PLUG] More frequent PLUG meetings

2006-12-21 Thread Arindam
Here is something that was going through my mind for sometime and I am sure I am not the only one who would have thought about this. Given the level of activity and interest in this group, could we have biweekly meetings instead of monthly meetings. If there are any issues with venue availability

Re: [PLUG] open source projects

2006-12-21 Thread Arindam
On 12/21/06, Aditya Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/21/06, YAGNESH N DESAI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Surly friends OpenSource is currently in demand > but most of the industry in and around Surat is not using it. > Like "L&T", "RIL", "Essar" are on M$ while > "Torrent power" is on Uni

Re: [PLUG] Why are students/colleges not using *nix systems

2006-12-21 Thread श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर
On Thursday 21 December 2006 12:47, Varun Mehta wrote: > Hi All, > > This is a thread to identify the points each one feels could be the > reason why *nix systems are not widely used as compared to M$ systems. > Would prefer if people would append their view as points to the list, > so in the end w

Re: [PLUG] Linux OS on Compaq 3070tu

2006-12-21 Thread Pushparajan V
On 12/13/06, Vikrant Birajdar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, I have bought HP Compaq 3070tu laptop, and now i want to install some good Linux OS on it, I tried Fedora 5 and Suse 10, but both OS doesnt seems to be compatible Theres no sound and Screen resolution is 800x600 (not able to chang