Sorry guys for the typo. I meant "we would love to give it a try on 17 November".
On 9/22/07, Jitendra Harlalka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As said by Manish, we can love to give it a try on 17 November. But that > is saturday, i doubt students will readily come to college for that. > > -jitendra > > On 9/21/07, Shishir Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hey ujwal do you still have the x86_64 version of Mandriva > > if yes please let me know. > > > > On 9/21/07, Ujwal Shrestha < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Mandriva is cool, i used mandriva for some day's really rockin. > > > It's a good idea for the celebration. > > > > > > > > > On 9/21/07, manish modi < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > its gr8 > > > > we can do that in pulchowk college. > > > > > > > > On 9/21/07, Subir Pradhanang < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > Some interesting news update from the FOSS World! > > > > > > > > > > One of them being "Mandriva is planning a worldwide installfest on > > > > > > > > > > November 17 2007". If we want, we can get ourselves involved in > > > > > it! > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Subir > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Date: Sep 21, 2007 5:01 AM > > > > > Subject: [TECTONIC] Gnome2.20, SA Govt minister goes geek > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > TECTONIC NEWS - 20 September, 2007 > > > > > Tracking the shifts in technology > > > > > www.tectonic.co.za > > > > > > > > > > ------------ > > > > > > > > > > GNOME 2.20 OFFICIALLY RELEASED > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1740&s=news > > > > > The GNOME community yesterday released version 2.20 of the popular > > > > > desktop environment after six months of development with a host of > > > > > power management, Evolution and desktop integration improvements. > > > > > > > > > > GOVT MINISTER GOES GEEK FOR FOSS DAY > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1724&s=news > > > > > Armed with a One Laptop Per Child computer and kitted out in a > > > > > Geek > > > > > Freedom League t-shirt, South African deputy minister of science > > > > > and > > > > > technology, Derek Hanekom, opened Saturday's Software Freedom Day > > > > > event at the departmental offices in Pretoria. > > > > > > > > > > STRETCH YOUR BATTERY LIFE WITH POWERTOP > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1741&s=news > > > > > Getting longer battery life out laptop PCs is the holy grail of > > > > > mobile computing. Powertop is a Linux tool to eek out those > > > > > precious > > > > > minutes of battery life by eliminating unnecessary power wasting > > > > > processes. > > > > > > > > > > EMBED A TERMINAL IN YOUR UBUNTU DESKTOP > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1719&s=news > > > > > Admit it. You enjoy using the command line in Linux. You only have > > > > > a > > > > > graphical interface so people in the office don't look at you > > > > > strangely. So why not embed a command line in your desktop? > > > > > > > > > > SOFTWARE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME PUSHES OSS > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1744&s=news > > > > > Lulatech, a software development consortium, are in the process of > > > > > > > > > > accepting applications for an internship and training programme. > > > > > Students will receive training and practical experience in a > > > > > variety > > > > > of IT-related fields. All software used in the course will be open > > > > > source. > > > > > > > > > > SA STUDENT CODER TALKS ON JOOMLA, GOOGLE > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1743&s=news > > > > > Charl van Niekerk, a student living in George, earlier this year > > > > > became the first South African to participate in the Google Summer > > > > > of > > > > > Code. Tectonic caught up with him to find out how the project went > > > > > and > > > > > about his subsequently joining the Joomla development team. > > > > > > > > > > A FIRST RUN WITH IBM'S FREE OFFICE SUITE > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1736&s=news > > > > > Computer giant IBM yesterday released a free office suite for > > > > > Windows > > > > > and Linux machines called Lotus Symphony. Tectonic gave it a spin. > > > > > > > > > > MANDRIVA PLANS WORLDWIDE INSTALLFEST > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1737&s=news > > > > > To celebrate the release of Mandriva Linux 2008 later this year > > > > > Mandriva is planning a worldwide installfest on November 17 2007. > > > > > Get > > > > > involved now. > > > > > > > > > > HERE COMES USB 3.0 > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1738&s=news > > > > > The next generation of USB devices, expected to run at 10 times > > > > > the > > > > > speed of USB 2.0, are expected to emerge in late 2008. > > > > > > > > > > LINUX PICKS UP PACE ON CELLPHONES > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1739&s=news > > > > > There has been growing talk of Linux's adoption on cellphone > > > > > platforms. Yesterday Trolltech announced the release of its > > > > > application platform under the GPL as well as a partnership with > > > > > OpenMoko to do development on the Neo1973, the potential iPhone > > > > > killer. At the same time Broadcom joined the Linux Mobile > > > > > Foundation. > > > > > > > > > > NEW PORTAL OFFERS INFO ON OPEN SOURCE > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1731&s=news > > > > > A new website has been launched to offer information on free, > > > > > libre > > > > > and open source software with particular reference to the use of > > > > > ICT > > > > > in the NGO sector. > > > > > > > > > > MICROSOFT LOSES EU ANTITRUST CASE > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1732&s=news > > > > > European antitrust regulators gave Microsoft a hefty smack > > > > > yesterday > > > > > when they upheld the European Commission's 2004 record fine of 497 > > > > > million euros on the software giant. > > > > > > > > > > MANDRIVA SIGNS FOSS DEAL WITH ANGOLA > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1735&s=news > > > > > Mandriva Linux today announced the signature of a broad technical > > > > > co-operation and training agreement with Angola. > > > > > > > > > > MOZILLA PUMPS $3M INTO THUNDERBIRD > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1733&s=news > > > > > Good news for fans of Thunderbird. The Mozilla Foundation is > > > > > planning > > > > > to give the email project a $3 million cash injection in an > > > > > attempt to > > > > > gets its heart pumping. > > > > > > > > > > FOSSFA CALLS FOR USE OF OPEN HARDWARE > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1725&s=news > > > > > In conjunction with Software Freedom Day, the Free and Open Source > > > > > Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) has made a call for > > > > > governments to purchase hardware that will not limit its choice of > > > > > what software to run. > > > > > > > > > > GOVERNMENT EYES OUT ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1726&s=news > > > > > The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project got a lot of attention > > > > > from > > > > > important government members at the Software Freedom Day > > > > > celebrations > > > > > on Saturday. Take a look at this to see who was on hand to get a > > > > > glimpse of the OLPC. > > > > > > > > > > LINUX IPOD LOCK-OUT BROKEN > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1728&s=news > > > > > UPDATE: iPod Linux lock-out broken. Just a day after it was > > > > > reported > > > > > that Apple's latest iPod had a checksum that prevented it from > > > > > working > > > > > with anything other than iTunes, the offending piece of code has > > > > > been > > > > > broken. Blog ipodminusitunes was among the first to report this. > > > > > > > > > > GET THE LOWDOWN ON YOUR LINUX HARDWARE > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1729&s=news > > > > > Want to upgrade your PC but not sure of the type of memory you > > > > > need > > > > > or the capabilities of your machine? On Linux try this: sudo > > > > > dmidecode > > > > > | more which gives you a ton of information from the serial number > > > > > to > > > > > the number of memory slots you have available. No more guessing > > > > > next > > > > > time you're buying upgrade parts. > > > > > > > > > > JOBS ON TECTONIC > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1730&s=news > > > > > Today in Tectonic Jobs: Lead developers are in demand at OpenLab > > > > > International and Prefix Technologies. Also needed: Web developer > > > > > at > > > > > Prefix and two software developers at OpenLab International. > > > > > > > > > > APPLE CUTS IPODS OFF FROM LINUX USERS > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1721&s=news > > > > > A couple of sites are reporting that the latest iPods from Apple > > > > > are > > > > > no longer able to sync with non-iTunes applications. Something to > > > > > watch out for if you use Linux for which there is no iTunes > > > > > version > > > > > available. See update here. Checksum of iPods cracked. > > > > > > > > > > SCO FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY > > > > > http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1722&s=news > > > > > The Unix company, now more famous for suing IBM over Linux, filed > > > > > for > > > > > bankruptcy protection on Friday, as the threat of big payments to > > > > > Novell, mounting legal costs and a diving share price threatened > > > > > to > > > > > overwhelm the business. > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > > Contact Tectonic: > > > > > Editor > > > > > Alastair Otter > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > 083-267-7657 > > > > > -- > > > > > Tectonic's newsletter is sent out weekly to subscribers and > > > > > delivers > > > > > the best of open source news from around the continent direct to > > > > > their > > > > > desktop. 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