Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:38 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 e

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Chetan Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Aaah.. perhaps I've not communicated my "real world use cases" properly. > > > > I listed them there as problems that non tech folks encou

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Nishit Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Aaah.. perhaps I've not communicated my "real world use cases" properly. > > Why did you have to intervene now? I was gladly enjoying all th

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread Nishit Dave
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aaah.. perhaps I've not communicated my "real world use cases" properly. Why did you have to intervene now? I was gladly enjoying all the fun (if there's something like that triple whammy). -- ___

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread Chetan Kumar
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aaah.. perhaps I've not communicated my "real world use cases" properly. > > I listed them there as problems that non tech folks encounter, and as > an example of just what "non tech" discussions around Linux could >

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 Sriram Narayanan
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:58 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another piece of (unwanted) advise. Start with your existing PC, and > start using OpenOffice instead of MSOffice and then you would learn > whatever you need to lean about it. YOu already know Linux... So tell > us where you

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 old software on > > that. I

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-25 Thread Sriram Narayanan
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 old software on > that. > A fun thing to do would be to setup a complete ncomuting equivalent and learn from the

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 Nishit Dave
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lest some students mis-understand what Nishit is saying here: > > Students are exposed to technology and are students of technology. > Consequentially, their focus remains technology. If they were to see > how tec

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-24 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Nishit Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > of free time and of how shy they are about meeting oth

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-24 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Nishit Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > of free time and of how shy they are about meeting other tech > > enthusiasts. > > I sometimes think LUGs take the tech enthusiasts thing t

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-24 Thread Nishit Dave
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Sriram Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > of free time and of how shy they are about meeting other tech > enthusiasts. I sometimes think LUGs take the tech enthusiasts thing too far - scaring away lay users like me who are not interested in programming langua

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-24 Thread ഓം
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Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-23 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 23-Feb-08, at 4:40 PM, Sriram Narayanan wrote: > > > On CSLug > > what is CSLug? > CSLug -> Computer Science Linux User Group (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cslug/messages). Formerly called BCS Lug -> Ba

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-23 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 23-Feb-08, at 4:40 PM, Sriram Narayanan wrote: On CSLug what is CSLug? -- regards kg http://lawgon.livejournal.com http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ Foss Conference for the common man: http://registration.fossconf.in/web/ -- __

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-23 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:37 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My opinion is that silent worker lot contributes more but I could be > wrong on all counts! > I think both types do their bit. Silent workers distribute CDs, help out with problem solving in person, figure out how to port appli

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-22 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 5:07 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-22 Thread Anoop John
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:37 PM, ഓം <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the efficacy of all the (hu)man hours that get > spent in organizing everything and making lot of noise (obviously i > count myself in this lot :-) verses silent people who are contributing > more to the cause? Good question

Re: [PLUG] Self Analysis

2008-02-22 Thread शंतनु महाजन (Shant anoo Mahajan)
On 22-Feb-08, at 10:37 PM, ഓം wrote: 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

[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