Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
On Sunday 18 Oct 2009 12:10:55 pm Varrun Ramani wrote: > Well, i got a mail from the very same group earlier with a mailing list > etiquette where it was specifically mentioned that i have to top post you got a mail saying you *have* to top post?? -- regards kg http://lawgon.livejournal.com ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
Hi Kenneth Well, i got a mail from the very same group earlier with a mailing list etiquette where it was specifically mentioned that i have to top post. Well, i really cannot suit my mails to the fashions of different people wanting to read different mails differently.So please bear with it. Check out 1 October 2009, Mailing list guidelines: monthly reminder , by Shrinivasan T PS:I did not find your bottom post irritating, as in gmail it shows old posts as quoted text. Cheers! 2009/10/18 Kenneth Gonsalves > please do not bottom post - it is as bad as top post. This is a bottom post > to > show how irritating it is to scrool miles down to read one line. > -- > regards > kg > http://lawgon.livejournal.com > -- "Take up one idea.Make that one idea your life- think of it,dream of it, live on that idea" - Swami Vivekananda Thanks & Regards Varrun Ramani ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] C sample code for reading and writing files
Dear all, I had to write a stub code for reading and writing binary and text files as part of my MAPI work. I thought I will share this with you all since it is very useful for you to learn C. Please find the code with sexy syntax highlighting here: http://gayatri-hitech.com/Misc/fio.c.html Just copy paste it as fio.c Then write a makefile. $ cat Makefile all : fio fio : fio.c gcc $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ This sample also illustrates using the syslog facility which can double up as printf to the console when given the flags PCONS. Have fun! Ever yours, Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
2009/10/18 Kenneth Gonsalves > On Saturday 17 Oct 2009 11:18:08 am Varrun Ramani wrote: > > Wish you all a very happy deepavali(not :) diwali )! I just was > enlightened > > what has this post got to do with linux? or foss? do you not know that it > is a > breach of list rules to send seasons greetings. Or are you incapable of > reading and following rules? > -- > Fine.Granted, i wont send any "seasonal greetings" again :-( Will stick to "decorum" and "rules".I had read the rules earlier. Thanks for all your instantaneous replies -- "Take up one idea.Make that one idea your life- think of it,dream of it, live on that idea" - Swami Vivekananda Thanks & Regards Varrun Ramani Amrita University '10 ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
On Saturday 17 Oct 2009 1:01:34 pm narendra sisodiya wrote: > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Varrun Ramani wrote: > > Wish you all a very happy deepavali(not :) diwali )! I just was > > enlightened by my professor with some info i had no idea about. I think > > every Indian ought to know this! > > > > *Significance of Diwali* > > > > India is a land of festivals where you will see at least one major > > festival each month.* Deepavali* (or Diwali) which literally means "rows > > of lamps" is one of the four main festivals of India. Throughout the > > world all Hindus celebrate Deepavali or Diwali with great pomp and > > enthusiasm. > > > > The celebration of Diwali lasts six days, beginning on the 12th day of > > the month of Kartik (as per the North Indian lunar calendar). The day > > before Diwali, in order to evoke the grace of God, women fast. It is not > > that God wants you to go hungry or takes pleasure in your suffering - the > > principle is that you gain only by giving up. That evening, devotees > > worship Gomata (the cow) and her calf and feed them special food. Women > > pray for the welfare of the entire family. This holy day is called > > *Vasubaras*. > > > > The first official day of Diwali falls on the 13th of Kartik. People set > > about cleaning houses and shops, and decorating doorsteps and courtyards > > with rangoli or multi-coloured designs. They purchase gold ornaments, new > > vessels, clothes, and other such items. Devotees arise early in the > > morning before sunrise and take oil baths. If possible, they wear new > > clothes. In the evening, people worship coins representing wealth. > > Families decorate houses and courtyards with lanterns giving a warm glow > > to the night. This day of celebration is called* Dhantrayodashi* or* > > Dhanteras.* > > > > The second day is called* Naraka Chaturdashi*. People take an oil bath in > > the early morning and then in the night they light lamps and burn > > firecrackers. People visit their relatives and friends, exchanging love > > and sweets. > > > > On the third day, people worship Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. People > > decorate their houses with lit lamps and lanterns to welcome Lakshmi to > > their home and hearts. On this day businessmen close old accounts and > > open new accounts. The earth is lit up by lamps and the skies are > > coloured by the multi-hued lights of fireworks. > > > > In North India, the *Govardhana Puja* occurs on the fourth day of Diwali. > > Devotees in the North build large mounds made of cow dung, symbolising > > Govardhana - the mountain that Krishna lifted up with his finger to save > > the villagers of Vrindavan from rain - and decorate and worship them. > > North Indians observe this day as *Annakoot*, or the mountain of food. > > > > The fifth day of the festival called *Bhaiyya Dooj* celebrates unique and > > fun customs. Every man dines in his sister's house, and, in return, > > presents her with gifts. North India calls it Yama Dwitiya. Thousands of > > brothers and sisters join hands and have a sacred bath in the river > > Yamuna. > > The Legends > > > > *Dhanteras * > > The scriptures mention the divinity called Dhanvantari emerging from the > > churning of the ocean holding a kalash (pot) filled with Amrit > > (ambrosia). Due to the fact that Dhanvantari, who revealed the science of > > Ayurveda to the world, first manifested on this day, all over India, > > doctors following the Ayurvedic system of medicine organise joyful > > celebrations during the annual Dhanvantari festival. > > > > *Naraka Chaturdashi* > > There is a legend about a king of Prag-Jyotishpur, named Narakasura. He > > was a powerful king who misused power to harass his subjects. Sri Krishna > > destroyed this oppressive asura king on this day. Unjustly imprisoned > > people celebrated their freedom with friends and family. The citizens > > celebrated their deliverance from Narkasura's reign by lighting lamps. > > > > *Sri Rama* > > Deepavali falls on a no-moon day - in fact the darkest day of the year. > > The illuminations and fireworks, joy and festivities, are to signify the > > victory of divine forces over the powers of darkness. On Deepavali day, > > triumphant Sri Rama is said to have returned to Ayodhya after defeating > > Ravana, the asura king of Lanka. > > > > *Goddess Lakshmi Devi* > > The Puranas say that it was on this day that Goddess Lakshmi, who emerged > > from the churning of the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), married Lord > > Vishnu, the repository of all divine qualities. > > > > *Govardhana Puja* > > In order to shelter the gopis and gopas and their cows from the > > torrential rains sent by Indra, Krishna lifted a hill near Mathura called > > Govardhana with his finger and sheltered all the people for a period of > > seven days under it. By then Indra saw Krishna's greatness and asked him > > for forgiveness. > > > > *Bhaiyya Dooj > > *The river Yamuna and Yama, the God of Death, were brother an
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
On Saturday 17 Oct 2009 11:18:08 am Varrun Ramani wrote: > Wish you all a very happy deepavali(not :) diwali )! I just was enlightened what has this post got to do with linux? or foss? do you not know that it is a breach of list rules to send seasons greetings. Or are you incapable of reading and following rules? -- regards kg http://lawgon.livejournal.com ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Re: Diwali Wishes (burst crackers?)
On 10/17/2009 01:24 PM, magesh wrote: > Hello Guys > Wish you all a Happy and Safe diwali > here our geeks have found an innovative way of > bursting crackers without pollutions > saving the environment > check it out here > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/diwali2005/cracker.htm > > click it and enjoy your diwali > :) Instead of polluting the environment, we are now polluting the web with Flash files :-) It does play with Gnash however. Rahul ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
> Everything in this world does not revolve around GNU/Linux! Take some > time off to enjoy things around you! Yes and Deepavali is not the only festival. In India, we can relate most of the days to some event belong to some specific religion. Our members also belongs to different religion and if every one start sending seasonal greetings, then we will see only greetings in this list. So please restrict your discussions only to FOSS related topics. DON'T SEND SEASONAL GREETINGS TO THE LIST. STOP. Bye :) -- Bharathi S ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
Hi, --- On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Varrun Ramani wrote: | Everything in | this world does not revolve around GNU/Linux! \-- Yes, unfortunately. But, this mailing list is only about F/OSS! So, you can be questioned. --- | Take some time off to enjoy things around you! \-- Every one has the right to do what they want. You needn't tell them :) But, when it comes to a mailing list where you send e-mails to everyone, it helps to follow the list decorum. Point 16 exists! http://demo.ilugc.org.in/reportfull/4/ --- | PS: I mentioned the word GNU/Linux, so i hope this not classify as spam? \-- It is like a spammer asking if sending spam with the word GNU/Linux is ok? :) SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Downloading frame based sites with wget
2009/10/17 steve > > > http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/faq.php#11 > > Could somebody confirm the reality (as opposed to what the website > mentions) of this ? > > cheers, > - steve > The content in the website is free to access :- both the videos and the course material. In the case of restricted internet access, one can pay the respective amounts for obtaining DVD's of the videos of the courses through post. -- "Take up one idea.Make that one idea your life- think of it,dream of it, live on that idea" - Swami Vivekananda Thanks & Regards Varrun Ramani Amrita University '10 ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
2009/10/17 Kapil Hari Paranjape > > I see ... and this is relevant to ILUG Chennai because? > > 1. The "I" stands for India so everything about it is relevant? > > 2. Because if you circulate this message then it will instantly >cause your knowledge about GNU/Linux to grow many fold!? > > 3. The row of lights represents the successive versions of Linux and >other GNU software which will defeat the evil (but smart) Ravana >of proprietary software!? > > I'm unconvinced. :-) > > Having access to someone's mail address (or being subscribed to a > mailing list) does not mean that _everything_ of interest to you must > be circulated to all these addresses! > > Kapil. > -- > > I get the fact that you are a cynic. But also take some time off to appreciate when a festival like diwali comes along emphasizing the spirit of giving and spreading joy. I was just doing my part in that. Everything in this world does not revolve around GNU/Linux! Take some time off to enjoy things around you! PS: I mentioned the word GNU/Linux, so i hope this not classify as spam? -- "Take up one idea.Make that one idea your life- think of it,dream of it, live on that idea" - Swami Vivekananda Thanks & Regards Varrun Ramani ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] .a-tip-a-day. (TERM variable and X colors)
Usually I do this: $ xterm -bg black -fg green & or $ xterm -bg black -fg yellow & or my fg could be " salmon, orange, turquoise, blue, red" whatever. And $ ls showing colorized output needs some more work under UNIX. Under linux, that is the default. And that annoys some people. $ colorls -G is what works in OpenBSD. Under linux, $ ls --color may be necessary. You can also view man pages in color. Just copy the /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color to ~/.Xdefaults. Edit the lines: ! Set the default text foreground and background colors. *VT100*foreground: green *VT100*background: black ! Uncomment this to use color for underline attribute *VT100*colorULMode: on *VT100*colorUL: yellow *VT100*italicULMode: on ! Uncomment this to disable underlining, e.g., if colorULMode is set. !*VT100*underLine: off ! Uncomment this to use color for the bold attribute *VT100*colorBDMode: on *VT100*colorBD: turquoise ! Uncomment this to use the bold/underline colors in preference to other colors *VT100*colorAttrMode: on That is all. I have no clue what to do on braindead commercial UNIX OSes like HP UX or IBM AIX. On Solaris you have the thoroughly boring color scheme of CDE which I remember seeing in my early Novell days. I believe in academic institutions and places like IITM CS dept, you have them. You can certainly make your life colorful without being distracting. Needs effort. No simple answer. I normally do this. $ export TERM=rxvt or $ export TERM=xterm-color You could store them in ~/.profile. On the console also you can get colors. Nowadays Debian has copied the OpenBSD idea of color man pages on the console in green. I do $ export TERM=wsvt25 in OpenBSD. This will certainly not work on linux. If you have TERM variable set as vt100 or vt220, you will surely not get colors. But that is guaranteed to work on any terminal. Try your luck. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
Hello, On Sat, 17 Oct 2009, Varrun Ramani wrote: > Wish you all a very happy deepavali(not :) diwali )! I just was enlightened > by my professor with some info i had no idea about. I think every Indian > ought to know this! > > *Significance of Diwali* I see ... and this is relevant to ILUG Chennai because? 1. The "I" stands for India so everything about it is relevant? 2. Because if you circulate this message then it will instantly cause your knowledge about GNU/Linux to grow many fold!? 3. The row of lights represents the successive versions of Linux and other GNU software which will defeat the evil (but smart) Ravana of proprietary software!? I'm unconvinced. :-) Having access to someone's mail address (or being subscribed to a mailing list) does not mean that _everything_ of interest to you must be circulated to all these addresses! Kapil. -- ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Downloading frame based sites with wget
On 10/17/2009 06:19 AM, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: Hello, On Fri, 16 Oct 2009, Varrun Ramani wrote: Does anyone know a hack/workaround/FOSS that would solve my problem? Contact the web site maintainers and ask them for a copy? This is a public institution after all! exactly ! http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/faq.php#11 Could somebody confirm the reality (as opposed to what the website mentions) of this ? cheers, - steve -- random non tech spiel: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ tech randomness: http://lonehacks.blogspot.com/ what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.stumbleupon.com/ ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Downloading frame based sites with wget
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Ashok Gautham wrote: > > http://superuser.com/questions/43981/recursive-download-wget-r-equivalent-for-firefox > > I do not know if they do more than just wget, but try them. > I apologize. Both of them aren't upto it. spiderzilla does not exist for *nix and dowthemall does not do a recursive download. -- Ashok `ScriptDevil` Gautham ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Downloading frame based sites with wget
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:06 PM, Varrun Ramani wrote: > Hi > > I have a requirement to download an entire website content for easy online > access.I would normally do that with a > > $wget -r --no-parent > http://superuser.com/questions/43981/recursive-download-wget-r-equivalent-for-firefox I do not know if they do more than just wget, but try them. --- Ashok `ScriptDevil` Gautham ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] Re: Diwali Wishes (burst crackers?)
Hello Guys Wish you all a Happy and Safe diwali here our geeks have found an innovative way of bursting crackers without pollutions saving the environment check it out here http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/diwali2005/cracker.htm click it and enjoy your diwali :) -- magesh Life is "just tryin out things to see if they work" My Blog: http://mageshcse.com/ Twitter: @mageshcse ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] significance of deepavali
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Varrun Ramani wrote: > Wish you all a very happy deepavali(not :) diwali )! I just was enlightened > by my professor with some info i had no idea about. I think every Indian > ought to know this! > > *Significance of Diwali* > > India is a land of festivals where you will see at least one major festival > each month.* Deepavali* (or Diwali) which literally means "rows of lamps" is > one of the four main festivals of India. Throughout the world all Hindus > celebrate Deepavali or Diwali with great pomp and enthusiasm. > > The celebration of Diwali lasts six days, beginning on the 12th day of the > month of Kartik (as per the North Indian lunar calendar). The day before > Diwali, in order to evoke the grace of God, women fast. It is not that God > wants you to go hungry or takes pleasure in your suffering - the principle > is that you gain only by giving up. That evening, devotees worship Gomata > (the cow) and her calf and feed them special food. Women pray for the > welfare of the entire family. This holy day is called *Vasubaras*. > > The first official day of Diwali falls on the 13th of Kartik. People set > about cleaning houses and shops, and decorating doorsteps and courtyards > with rangoli or multi-coloured designs. They purchase gold ornaments, new > vessels, clothes, and other such items. Devotees arise early in the morning > before sunrise and take oil baths. If possible, they wear new clothes. In > the evening, people worship coins representing wealth. Families decorate > houses and courtyards with lanterns giving a warm glow to the night. This > day of celebration is called* Dhantrayodashi* or* Dhanteras.* > > The second day is called* Naraka Chaturdashi*. People take an oil bath in > the early morning and then in the night they light lamps and burn > firecrackers. People visit their relatives and friends, exchanging love and > sweets. > > On the third day, people worship Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. People > decorate their houses with lit lamps and lanterns to welcome Lakshmi to > their home and hearts. On this day businessmen close old accounts and open > new accounts. The earth is lit up by lamps and the skies are coloured by the > multi-hued lights of fireworks. > > In North India, the *Govardhana Puja* occurs on the fourth day of Diwali. > Devotees in the North build large mounds made of cow dung, symbolising > Govardhana - the mountain that Krishna lifted up with his finger to save the > villagers of Vrindavan from rain - and decorate and worship them. North > Indians observe this day as *Annakoot*, or the mountain of food. > > The fifth day of the festival called *Bhaiyya Dooj* celebrates unique and > fun customs. Every man dines in his sister's house, and, in return, presents > her with gifts. North India calls it Yama Dwitiya. Thousands of brothers and > sisters join hands and have a sacred bath in the river Yamuna. > The Legends > > *Dhanteras * > The scriptures mention the divinity called Dhanvantari emerging from the > churning of the ocean holding a kalash (pot) filled with Amrit (ambrosia). > Due to the fact that Dhanvantari, who revealed the science of Ayurveda to > the world, first manifested on this day, all over India, doctors following > the Ayurvedic system of medicine organise joyful celebrations during the > annual Dhanvantari festival. > > *Naraka Chaturdashi* > There is a legend about a king of Prag-Jyotishpur, named Narakasura. He was > a powerful king who misused power to harass his subjects. Sri Krishna > destroyed this oppressive asura king on this day. Unjustly imprisoned people > celebrated their freedom with friends and family. The citizens celebrated > their deliverance from Narkasura's reign by lighting lamps. > > *Sri Rama* > Deepavali falls on a no-moon day - in fact the darkest day of the year. The > illuminations and fireworks, joy and festivities, are to signify the victory > of divine forces over the powers of darkness. On Deepavali day, triumphant > Sri Rama is said to have returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, the > asura king of Lanka. > > *Goddess Lakshmi Devi* > The Puranas say that it was on this day that Goddess Lakshmi, who emerged > from the churning of the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), married Lord > Vishnu, the repository of all divine qualities. > > *Govardhana Puja* > In order to shelter the gopis and gopas and their cows from the torrential > rains sent by Indra, Krishna lifted a hill near Mathura called Govardhana > with his finger and sheltered all the people for a period of seven days > under it. By then Indra saw Krishna's greatness and asked him for > forgiveness. > > *Bhaiyya Dooj > *The river Yamuna and Yama, the God of Death, were brother and sister. As > they grew up they went their different ways. On this day Yama supposedly > visited his sister Yamuna, who in her joy at seeing her brother after such a > long interlude set up a feast for him. Pleased, Yama granted her a boon. He > declar
