Re: [PLUG] Libertine fonts - common windows fonts replacement

2008-07-01 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Chetan S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And a good comparison of the replacement ( including screenshots ) is > here - > http://www.oooninja.com/2008/02/metrical-equivalent-fonts-and-font.html > > regards, > C > Thanks for the link. is there a "thank you" smiley.

Re: [PLUG] Libertine fonts - common windows fonts replacement

2008-07-01 Thread ഓം
> http://linuxlibertine.sourceforge.net This is also interesting... -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help'

Re: [PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 3:19 AM, Manas Alekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All that I want to say, is that I cannot comprehend what you are saying. The > point of your writing emails is lost. > > Can you be kinder to us and write things as we understand it and not to be > strictly correct in your p

Re: [PLUG] web browser based project management software

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking for a web browser based project management software that > has PERT/CPM charting feature (like in M$ Project). > > Apps. like ProjPier, PHPProjekt have Gantt charts. > > Please let me know if you know of any such a

Re: [PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Pranav Peshwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:47 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> what most people want and that is exactly how one should empower them >> by feeding more information and enticing to try vario

Re: [PLUG] Hylafaxfax

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Rajiv Gore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 24 June 2008 18:07, ഓം wrote: >> I think there is a way to get it started at boot time without hooking >> it up in inittab.. you might want to try it first... > How do I do that I th

Re: [PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 24 Jun 2008, ഓം wrote: > >> I wanted to clear a doubt about usual propoganda of buying genuine >> and original software that many people tend to hear when they are >> switching to Lin

Re: [PLUG] Let us Discuss LinTops ( Linux Compatible Computers ) !

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:16 PM, TOM_C_A_T Floss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -> 3gb ram, ddr2 @ 667mhz In my opinion 3 GB RAM is wastefully high amount of memory for running Linux... & unfortunately most vendors still don't offer 800 MHz DDR2. --

Re: [PLUG] Hylafaxfax

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Rajiv Gore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 24 June 2008 17:16, ഓം wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Rajiv Gore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Dear Sir, >> > I have installed Hylafax on Suse 10.2. >

Re: [PLUG] Let us Discuss LinTops ( Linux Compatible Computers ) !

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 5:52 PM, TOM_C_A_T Floss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look friends, ( especially Arun Khan, without getting personal ) Pl. don't get personal with Winooo word either. It would b interesting to read how you learn to word your messages without giving undue publicity to o

Re: [PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Pranav Peshwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 4:52 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> After spending whatever years playing with Linux I still find people >> who do neither know free software nor th

Re: [PLUG] Let us Discuss LinTops ( Linux Compatible Computers ) !

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Laptops with the ATI chip set - avoid. > Any particular reason? AMD laptops and even desktops are good value for money and if I am not wrong on all counts, ATI is under AMD umbrella.. Even on the servers front AMD offers bet

Re: [PLUG] Hylafaxfax

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Rajiv Gore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Sir, > I have installed Hylafax on Suse 10.2. > Every time I need to issue command of > /usr/sbin/faxgetty -D /dev/ttyS0 to get start faxgetty. > I have following line in /etc/initab > mo:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/faxge

Re: [PLUG] Hylafaxfax

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Rajiv Gore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Sir, > I have installed Hylafax on Suse 10.2. > Every time I need to issue command of > /usr/sbin/faxgetty -D /dev/ttyS0 to get start faxgetty. > I have following line in /etc/initab > mo:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/faxge

Re: [PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-24 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Pranav Peshwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Genuine posts and problems are always extremely welcome. > Kindly, CMIIW. > > Best regards, > Pranav > -- After spending whatever years playing with Linux I still find people who do neither know free software nor that indi

Re: [PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-23 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:02 AM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **and companies like $ who have master disks** can be successfully (& > tactically) be labeled **copyleft**, because they never leave their > premises :-) Or i

[PLUG] Un Copying!! :-)

2008-06-23 Thread ഓം
Every software if a copy, not the original. Originals are only created by the process.. Wise people truncate the last part of the process and call it a master disk or master software and then sell their copies!! Unless the same process of manufacturing is applied for all the pieces manufactured.

Re: [PLUG] Need Ubuntu CDs

2008-06-23 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Arati Dikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you. > I will but the latest PC magazine. > > I read below statement on http://www.plug.org.in/software.php . > 'PLUG would request individuals/organizations to Buy the free software from > the official distributors as

Re: [PLUG] problem with dial-up connection

2008-06-20 Thread ഓം
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:24 PM, jayant ogale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > i have installed Xandros -4 on my sony vaio VGN-S4M lap-top. > i have a dial-up network. > when i tried to connect to net via Xandros's dialer, the modem was detected > and initiallised the phone number was dialled. a

[PLUG] Kernel upgrade safety...

2008-06-13 Thread ഓം
On my laptop, I have been having some trouble with the freezing up of display when I enable DPMS. (Mandriva 2008.1) So I disabled it. Still sometimes intermittantly I observe some problems (which i believe are caused due to cpufreqd), and now I am seeing kernel upgrade packages. Again int the des

Re: [PLUG] Report/Minutes of PLUG meet held on 9/06/08

2008-06-11 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:55 AM, shirish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course they are looking for some kind souls if they would take care of > designing and hosting the site if possible. if nobody else comes forward, ॐ will be willing to help on this front after ज्ञानेश्वर पालखी crosses सासवड ..

Re: [PLUG] survey of FOSS success stories

2008-06-10 Thread ഓം
In my perceptive opinion, most effective spread of some of the FOSS technologies and tools (perhaps without calling them FOSS and probably without making much *fuss*) to the grass root level (to the best of my knowledge) has been achieved by SVS here. http://www.svs.org.in I am sure there are othe

Re: [PLUG] Access to a particular website

2008-06-10 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 1:25 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is one of the machines, where you are able to do http://xyz.com , the > DNS of that domain by any chance? > > On your DNS wherever it is, you need to have entry related to *www* > which will resolve (forward) to

Re: [PLUG] Access to a particular website

2008-06-10 Thread ഓം
Is one of the machines, where you are able to do http://xyz.com , the DNS of that domain by any chance? On your DNS wherever it is, you need to have entry related to *www* which will resolve (forward) to *www.xyz.com* that should solve your problem. --

Re: [PLUG] [x-post] neelam dhawan quitting / fired from microsoft?

2008-06-07 Thread ഓം
I hope this thread is highly relevant to the forum, from the point of view of how M$ is really helping spread awareness about conducting their own business and otherwise *how is this relevant to Linux screaming* crowd to spread Linux awareness to till now ignorant masses! May the enlightenment

Re: [PLUG] #include files.... in programming languages

2008-06-04 Thread ഓം
Thanks! It's enlightening to see that what I could think of randomly... without having much background of programming compilers or knowledge of core of C language, is already there.. thought out by somebody else... then it makes me even more happy.. to learn about it... and saves lot of precious

Re: [PLUG] #include files.... in programming languages

2008-06-03 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:07 PM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 03 Jun 2008, ഓം wrote: > As the saying goes "don't fix it if it ain't broken". Remember any > small change requires regression testing, when the file is shared > across sev

Re: [PLUG] #include files.... in programming languages

2008-06-03 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:50 PM, "Sankarshan (সঙ্কর্ষণ)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ഓം wrote: > > [snipping off some portions] and assuming that you are being sarcastic > or like (based on a few earlier mails on other threads) > >> Why can't these .h

Re: [PLUG] #include files.... in programming languages

2008-06-03 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Aditya Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you try including a header file somewhere in the middle? I guess not. Though I may have never actually done it, I have read a little bit about the need for declaring things at the TOP while I was into C programming for

[PLUG] #include files.... in programming languages

2008-06-03 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Salil Bijur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Never argue with idiots. They just drag you down to their level and > then beat you with their experience." If one was to evolve *c* programming to the next level... instead of #include "idiots." I would write #include "st

Re: [PLUG] FOSS contributors from Pune

2008-06-03 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Salil Bijur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:23 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Salil Bijur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:59 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL P

Re: [PLUG] FOSS contributors from Pune

2008-06-03 Thread ഓം
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Salil Bijur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:59 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> so why don't we write about others who we think are doing good work >> and encourage the actual doer's to say a littl

Re: [PLUG] Access to a particular website

2008-06-02 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Nikhil Kala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am facing small problem from last few days. > I want access a website (for eg. www.xyz.com) from my desktop. > When I type the address in browser http://xyz.com then it gives me > error permission denied. >

Re: [PLUG] Indian Radio Channel on internet

2008-06-02 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Atul Nene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ePrasaran Internet Radio > > http://www.eprasaran.com/ Followed the link(s) but could not get Radio Host to talk to me... :-( -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Gro

Re: [PLUG] FOSS contributors from Pune

2008-06-02 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:33 PM, sudhanwa Jogalekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > We will be adding a section on the PLUG website mentioning FOSS > contributors from Pune and their work. > This will include individuals as well as companies/organisations too. > > We would like to invite

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-30 Thread ഓം
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM, BVK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:34 AM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:17 PM, BVK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:17 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-29 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:17 PM, BVK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:17 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> ... just like I would call >> someone arguing on behalf of FSF as charged follower.. >> > > As a 3rd party, i can

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-29 Thread ഓം
2008/5/29 Praveen A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008/5/28 श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Hi, >> >> This topic has numerous aspects e.g. an open firmware allows to boost powers >> of wireless signals which violates FCC mandates and can cause problems. Other >> than burrying it in binary blo

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-29 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Praveen A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/5/28 ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> This related to electronics and things that are used for electrons! >> So effect of the word *potential* also needs to be taken into account >> (albeit i

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-28 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ഓം wrote: >> >> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Rahul Sundaram >> < wrote: >>> >>> ഓം wrote: >>>> >>>> Whosoever calls for *clear separation* (i

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-28 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ഓം wrote: >> >> Whosoever calls for *clear separation* (i think) has a burden upon >> self to define what is *clear* and what is *separation* and also what >> is *clear separation*

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-28 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ഓം wrote: >> >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Rahul Sundaram >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर wrote: >>>> >>>> T

Re: [PLUG] Firmware, tainted code etc [was Re: [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?]

2008-05-28 Thread ഓം
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर wrote: >> The kernel is GPLed, but the firmware may not be. > > There is in fact a potential license violation here. Refer "mere > aggregation" clauses in the license. > > Rahul There is either a vio

Re: [PLUG] [X-Post] [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-05-28 Thread ഓം
Thanks for the update.. just a thought :-) that anybody following commitment would have called it Libre-Linux... without showing any flexibility what-so-ever in terminology *Termina*ting this comment *logi*cally :-) Next time you clean my car, don't forget to remove the non-free eng

[PLUG] Hats Off to the community efforts of bringing about the standards revolutions...

2008-05-21 Thread ഓം
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20080521092930864 Congratulations to team at svs.org.in who have contributed a lot to OOo ... :-) -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.

Re: [PLUG] Frontline Article

2008-05-21 Thread ഓം
Very interesting mistake... I could not help but think about Gun totting evangelists of Linux :-) s/gun/gnu/ -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-b

Re: [PLUG] Interestingly Real Challenge...

2008-05-17 Thread ഓം
I was once required to load a Pie-Rated copy of Windows because Licensed copy of OS refused to Run a particular application... So the customer kept the license to show an interesting onlookers (Just like a Linux enthusiast who saved Hotmail Users the trouble once on Christmas Day by paying what Mic

Re: [PLUG] Interestingly Real Challenge...

2008-05-17 Thread ഓം
1. This is just a curiosity... but how many of free software evangelists who are for some reason required to use Windows OS ( even for just a sneak peak) for some specific purpose (in भारत) care to buy a Liesensed OS? 2. And how many try to promote Free and Open Source Softwares around proprietary

Re: [PLUG] Indian Radio Channel on internet

2008-05-16 Thread ഓം
No please... It is a possibly simple way of saying I want to Use Free and Open Source Software on my Pirated Windows OS. Gandhiji also taught People of ways to break the Law (albeit in protest and non-violently), and we are still to learn to uphold one. Smaller actions of great people have large

Re: [PLUG] Frontline Article

2008-05-16 Thread ഓം
Any enthusiastic CEO will always ask himself what is the **Bottomline** :-) I wonder if anybody has yet started doing Doctoral Studies in Economics of Free Software, that would be very interesting... and I think amartya Sen or such luminaries and their friends will still be penning their article

Re: [PLUG] Indian Radio Channel on internet

2008-05-16 Thread ഓം
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:25 AM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Few months back there was something called "RadioHungama"... don't > know which pothole it fell through... > To make it appropriate for this forum.. I must add .. **It used to work well w

Re: [PLUG] Indian Radio Channel on internet

2008-05-16 Thread ഓം
Few months back there was something called "RadioHungama"... don't know which pothole it fell through... -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mai

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-08 Thread ഓം
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:21 AM, श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > May be I am not using any new kmail features.. because my kmailrc(heck the > entire ~/.kde) is like 5 years old.. :) But at one time, I remember, kmail > explicitly asked me to convert the config. to a new format. >

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-07 Thread ഓം
Solution is already out here on the list archives... what I want to share is why one should rename old kmailrc and force kmail to create a self-reliant fresh kmailrc... Simply because it will load in new features that otherwise won't get activated.. If I simply file a bug that the said thing is

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
I have now become aware of what needs to be done to fix the problem... -- Greatest thing about a *sound advice* is that you don't need to follow it. One understands the anatomy of problem and learns to live with it! -- __ Pune GN

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:26 PM, श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 06 May 2008 20:14:33 ഓം wrote: > > Using KMail 1.9.9 KDE 3.5.9 > > > > The problem is serious. I enabled periodic fetch for just one account > > of few worth che

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:14 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Using KMail 1.9.9 KDE 3.5.9 > > The problem is serious. I enabled periodic fetch for just one account > of few worth checking.. and it started fetching mail every 10 seconds > when the interval was set to 9

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
Using KMail 1.9.9 KDE 3.5.9 The problem is serious. I enabled periodic fetch for just one account of few worth checking.. and it started fetching mail every 10 seconds when the interval was set to 9 minutes.. When I tried to disable it now it does not work... So thought this must be getting cac

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ഓം wrote: > > > > I think I have once gone through the cycle of filing bug, but not in > > this case... and I am open for you to file a bug report on me for this > > behaviour :-) > >

Re: [PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ഓം wrote: > > > Upon setting KMail to periodically check your mails automatically, it > > royally messes it up.. > > > > 2 years back I found it was messed up. So had disabled

[PLUG] KMail messup!!

2008-05-06 Thread ഓം
Upon setting KMail to periodically check your mails automatically, it royally messes it up.. 2 years back I found it was messed up. So had disabled it. Now when I found everything on Mandriva 2008.1 working to satisfaction I remember my old pain... and i find that on this front KMail (Kontact) h

Re: [PLUG] GUI development over linux

2008-04-25 Thread ഓം
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Manas Alekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > If you are familiar with perl and need to develop tools in-house, why not > try perl-tk ? It has a good programming model with a decent learning curve. > Besides, I don't think you will lack any functionality in

Re: [PLUG] MandrivaLinux Spring 2008...

2008-04-25 Thread ഓം
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Vishal Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 8:40 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And Mandriva 2008.1 Spring look good. I just installed it few minutes > > back... Clean install went smooth and configured mos

Re: [PLUG] MandrivaLinux Spring 2008...

2008-04-25 Thread ഓം
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10-Apr-08, at 10:56 AM, ഓം wrote: > > > > > http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/mandriva-presents-its-latest-distribution-mandriva-linux-2008-spring > > > &g

Re: [PLUG] will pune join the fun? campaign for document freedom?

2008-04-15 Thread ഓം
There is no better rebuke than purposefully not paying attention (ignoring) the mighty ones when they are screaming for attention :-) All these companies deserve the same treatment... You are unnecessarily giving them free (as in ___ :-) publicity. Actions of the silent ones are sometimes mightie

Re: [PLUG] OSI Board Member from Pune !!

2008-04-15 Thread ഓം
अभिनंदन "हर्षद पुणे" from GLUG (Gune Linux Users' Group :-) I think this kind of typos are good to keep record of happening things around :-) -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Inf

Re: [PLUG] mandriva spring where is it

2008-04-14 Thread ഓം
Citing experience can sometimes be counter-productive (esp. when it can be used to prove that you have not paid attention to the detail/documentation for so long a period :-) But there is a learning everyday of life... With that remark... -- __

Re: [PLUG] mandriva spring where is it

2008-04-13 Thread ഓം
I think it is noted in the basics of documentation on firewall/gateway... tools... (Just in case needed), because I remember reading it then...(10 years back :-) -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.

Re: [PLUG] mandriva spring where is it

2008-04-13 Thread ഓം
In case if all internet sharing and firewall tools, all such tools have default eth0 configured for connect to internet and eth1 to local area network. If you want it done other way round, you need to tweak the default configuration.. This is a 10 year old wisdom... :-) -- ___

Re: [PLUG] MandrivaLinux Spring 2008...

2008-04-09 Thread ഓം
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10-Apr-08, at 10:56 AM, ഓം wrote: > > > > > http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/mandriva-presents-its-latest-distribution-mandriva-linux-2008-spring > > > &g

[PLUG] OpenOffice 2.4

2008-04-09 Thread ഓം
I wonder when this happened http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html just noticed it...:-) -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/l

[PLUG] MandrivaLinux Spring 2008...

2008-04-09 Thread ഓം
http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/mandriva-presents-its-latest-distribution-mandriva-linux-2008-spring would be interesting to see what new things are out there... -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List:

[PLUG] Re: Lie-Sensing and Taxing exercizes...

2008-04-03 Thread ഓം
Like they do in Americas (e.g. citing Jude Vs Law case {hypothetically} and taking higher courts ruling in that case to guide the justice in subsequent cases), this ruling could be used to establish the blatant misuse and (ab)use of ethical business practices and code of conduct etc. etc. etc... by

[PLUG] Lie-Sensing and Taxing exercizes...

2008-04-03 Thread ഓം
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/04/02/2237233.shtml I wish all of such facts and episodes could be used during other litigations :-) -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: ht

Re: [PLUG] Linux + XP dual boot

2008-03-20 Thread ഓം
I searched up and found this interesting link.. http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/AUnix1/Partitioning.htm i think it is really worth reading for anybody... -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) L

Re: [PLUG] Linux + XP dual boot

2008-03-19 Thread ഓം
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Arun Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The rest of the disk into 10GB slices for LVM PE. > > Put /home on a LVM. > Any particular reason for 10 GB slicing? -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mail

Re: [PLUG] Linux + XP dual boot

2008-03-19 Thread ഓം
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:32 AM, श्रीधर नारायण दैठणकर <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 20 Mar 2008 10:20:37 ഓം wrote: > > I had to clean install Mandriva 2008, since upgrade did not work > > well... SO what do we say about most user friendly Man Drake :-? > &g

Re: [PLUG] Linux + XP dual boot

2008-03-19 Thread ഓം
I had to clean install Mandriva 2008, since upgrade did not work well... SO what do we say about most user friendly Man Drake :-? -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http

Re: [PLUG] Linux + XP dual boot

2008-03-19 Thread ഓം
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Abhijit Paithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oh but...hmm..well, never mind. > > I do see some cases where a separate /home could be useful. Especially > when you want to change your distribution. > Even without changing distribution upgrade can have problems

Re: [PLUG] Linux + XP dual boot

2008-03-19 Thread ഓം
Having a separate /home has it's own advantages... when you have to reformat (read clean) the disk etc. -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mail

Re: [PLUG] IE grant for R&D! Your expert comments??

2008-03-11 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Gaurav Raval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > I am Gaurav Raval, pursuing ME CSE (IT) form VIT. > > I got to know about The Institution of Engineers's R&D Grant for instution. > (http://www.ieindia.org/randd.pdf). > > Can any one suggest me any research orie

Re: [PLUG] FTP Client

2008-03-08 Thread ഓം
Also if it is a Windows based FTP server make sure you play with Passive FTP settings... I know some of them don't work well when setting is kept to passive FTP. Write down all the setting in CuteFTP (windows) and make similar setting in gFTP, FileZilla or whatever and it will work. Your SITE com

Re: [PLUG] FTP Client

2008-03-08 Thread ഓം
GFTP is the best tool if you want to xfer files between to remote sites without taking them on local machine.. -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-b

Re: [PLUG] FTP Client

2008-03-08 Thread ഓം
On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Nikhil Kala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Helllo All, > > > Can anybody tell me FTP Client under linux platform.Currently I am > using cuteFTP software in Windows, > only this FTP client works fine ie. connects to the server quickly and > transfers the files smoot

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread ഓം
I *θinक* I just gave away my real world use roadmap for free ! :-) -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' t

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a small business selling carpets and handicrafts. With the > grace of God, my business is now expanding, and I will be able to > offer employment to about 10 people. Each of these persons will use MS > Office

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread ഓം
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > www.ncomputing.com based solution will help you money and some > > headache, but I do not know how you could use your

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-24 Thread ഓം
www.ncomputing.com based solution will help you money and some headache, but I do not know how you could use your old software on that. I would advise to use Linux + OpenOffice combination. -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Maili

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-24 Thread ഓം
needs of accountability and transparency can never be underestimated... -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'hel

[PLUG] Licensing and the Law

2008-02-22 Thread ഓം
Lot of (mis)information happens from all the sides... here is one interesting link which makes somethings simple .. perhaps... http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.o

[PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-22 Thread ഓം
Has any measurable figures ever been taken about all the efforts that go on every year? I know this may raise questions but this has bothered me for quite some time. What is the efficacy of all the (hu)man hours that get spent in organizing everything and making lot of noise (obviously i count my

Re: [OT]Mail filtering (Re: [PLUG] FOSS for Maths meet at BP)

2008-02-22 Thread ഓം
Let us think of cost of all headers that get added to each message and their percentage ratio to actual content of the message averaged out over the period of trimester. That might give truer figures.. Just a thought in same direction. -- _