[ilugd] Thoughts on the Dell ubuntu offering

2007-06-07 Thread Shams Kazi
The Dell Ubuntu machines have been shipping for a few weeks now. I don't
think they are shipping outside the US, but has anybody taken a peek at
one, or have any thoughts on the systems?

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=uscs=19l=ens=dhs

Shams Kazi

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Re: [ilugd] Thoughts on the Dell ubuntu offering

2007-06-07 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
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Shams Kazi wrote:
 The Dell Ubuntu machines have been shipping for a few weeks now. I don't
 think they are shipping outside the US, but has anybody taken a peek at
 one, or have any thoughts on the systems?
 
 http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=uscs=19l=ens=dhs

There is a fairly elaborate account at:
http://popey.com/mirror/www.bryceharrington.org/Photos/DellUbuntu/index.html



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[ilugd] madhav mishra wants to chat

2007-06-07 Thread madhav mishra
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Re: [ilugd] madhav mishra wants to chat

2007-06-07 Thread Gora Mohanty

On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 07:12 -0700, madhav mishra wrote:
 ---

 madhav mishra wants to stay in better touch using some of Google's coolest new
 products.
[...]

I vote for such moronic messages being grounds for immediate removal
from the list, and for at least temporarily blacklisting that email
address.

Regards,
Gora


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Re: [ilugd] madhav mishra wants to chat

2007-06-07 Thread Hakuna Matata
Agreed

Blacklisting for defined period is good.

--Hakuna

On 6/7/07, Gora Mohanty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 07:12 -0700, madhav mishra wrote:
  ---

  madhav mishra wants to stay in better touch using some of Google's coolest 
  new
  products.
 [...]

 I vote for such moronic messages being grounds for immediate removal
 from the list, and for at least temporarily blacklisting that email
 address.

 Regards,
 Gora


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Re: [ilugd] 'Software ought to be free, free, free' (http://infotech.indiatimes.com/)

2007-06-07 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip]
Moglen holds a discussion on 'The Death of Proprietary Culture' at
 Thiruvananthapuram (June 6) and holds an address again on software
 patents in New Delhi (June 9).
[snip]

where is this talk scheduled? time? invites ineeded or do you just show up?

[snip]

One of the purposes of his visit is setting up (of the Software
 Freedom Law Centre in New Delhi), said Free Software Foundation-India
 campaigner Arun M.
[snip]

when moglen was here in august he was talking about setting this up
with a delhi-based lawyer. is this officially on? has it been launched
or will be launched?

tia for any info from anyone


:-)
niyam bhushan

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Re: [ilugd] Reminder: Eben Moglen lecture on software patents

2007-06-07 Thread Linux Lingam
On 6/7/07, Gora Mohanty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hello all,
   Here is a reminder for the lecture/discussion at IIC, Delhi at
 10.30am on Sat., 9th June, by Eben Moglen.
[snip]The meeting is open to all.

thanks gora for the info. will try to be there.
:-)
n

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Re: [ilugd] madhav mishra wants to chat

2007-06-07 Thread Sriram J
+1.

On 6/7/07, Hakuna Matata [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Agreed

 Blacklisting for defined period is good.

 --Hakuna

 On 6/7/07, Gora Mohanty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 07:12 -0700, madhav mishra wrote:
  
 ---
 
   madhav mishra wants to stay in better touch using some of Google's
 coolest new
   products.
  [...]
 
  I vote for such moronic messages being grounds for immediate removal
  from the list, and for at least temporarily blacklisting that email
  address.
 
  Regards,
  Gora
 
 
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