Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Natarajan V
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > as a start you could think of presenting a hands on > demo at the coming LUG meet. Good Idea. I will confirm my participation by next weekend please Note: The presenter will be an amateur ;-) With regards, Natarajan.

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 16:59 +0530, Natarajan V wrote: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves > wrote: > > as a start you could think of presenting a hands on > > demo at the coming LUG meet. > > Good Idea. I will confirm my participation by next weekend please > > Note: The p

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Raman.P
--- On Mon, 31/1/11, Natarajan V wrote: > > Good Idea. I will confirm my participation by next weekend > please > > Note: The presenter will be an amateur ;-) > I assure you one novice listner - me. Raman.P blog:http://ramanchennai.wordpress.com/ __

Re: [Ilugc] Understanding Free and Open source code licenses

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 16:58 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > This is because others can and will fork BSD code and keep them > proprietary and this business model won't work c.f. NetBSD what happened to netbsd? as far as I can see it is still alive and kicking. So what is the problem? -- regards

Re: [Ilugc] open source search engine

2011-01-31 Thread Mm Murugesan
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Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread senthilraja P
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Natarajan V wrote: > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Arun Venkataswamy > wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Swapnil > wrote: > >> On 01/30/2011 03:37 AM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > >> > Even by a long mile I don't think gimp will match Photoshop. >

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Swapnil
> We should learn photoshop and excel in it. Only then we will understand the > extensive features in it and then try to bring GIMP on par with it. If you want to fight crime, we should first become criminals and then fight against it? > Secondly, how many in india actually contribute to GIMP?

Re: [Ilugc] open source search engine

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 17:43 +0530, Mm Murugesan wrote: > how to write python program in linux os(fedora-14) please refrain from hijacking threads - please repost this question under a new subject line in a fresh thread -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 17:45 +0530, senthilraja P wrote: > We should learn photoshop and excel in it. the point of this thread is to help people learn GIMP. If you are in Chennai and know GIMP please come forward and do something practical - if not, please start a new thread about how photoshop and

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread krish
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Kumaran R wrote: > Hi, > > > My sister wants to learn Photoshop, but I do not have Photoshop and > Windows :-D. Also, I'm not able to find a training center that deals with > GIMP. I've approached some institutes, and they tell Linux training is only > availab

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Swapnil
> we are not 'becoming' intolerant of proprietary software - we are > *already* intolerant of it. That is what this group is for. Super Like.. Swapnil ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread krish
> This guy's put some real good time (unlike me :| ) in putting together nice > tutorials that should get you to an intermediate level gimper. > Whoops, big mess up.. forgot the link. Here it is - http://howto.nicubunu.ro/ > > -- > krish > IT Consultant, Comic Artist, Hacker > www.toonheart.co

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Natarajan V
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Swapnil wrote: > If you start using GIMP, stop using Photoshop there will be a slew of > designers expert in GIMP, since they ONLY use GIMP, they will demand > features and will be added. I beg to differ. Its good to hear. But nothing here. :(. There are forces ac

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Natarajan V
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:54 PM, krish wrote: > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Kumaran R wrote: >> then I think we should have at-least 1 computer training institute, where >> GIMP is taught. >> If you know of any such place, please let me know. > > You probably won't find any. +1 > Btw, Gimp

Re: [Ilugc] Understanding Free and Open source code licenses

2011-01-31 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 01/31/2011 05:27 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 16:58 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: >> This is because others can and will fork BSD code and keep them >> proprietary and this business model won't work c.f. NetBSD > what happened to netbsd? as far as I can see it is still

[Ilugc] FDP on LAMP by FSFTN (4 & 5 Jan)

2011-01-31 Thread Shanu
Hi all, FSFTN is conducting a faculty development program on basics of GNU/LINUX and LAMP. Includes a session on DRUPAL as well. This will be on 4th and 5th of Jan at VELS SRINIVASA college, Navaloor. This is open to all academicians. Reg fee is Rs150/-. Food will be provided. Please register a

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 19:04 +0530, Natarajan V wrote: > If you are really serious about what you said in your email, be the > example. Study DSP and Fourier transforms, and start writing code, and > not just heated words. you are talking to a guy who uses gimp in a professional publishing environ

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 21:32 +0530, Natarajan V wrote: > > Generally, I get *irritated* if someone tells me, I don't know this > because, someone did not teach me. Not everything in life can be > taught. > this is a very bad attitude. It is proven by any number of studies that different people l

Re: [Ilugc] Understanding Free and Open source code licenses

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 21:51 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > what happened to netbsd? as far as I can see it is still alive and > > kicking. So what is the problem? > > Alive, yes. Kicking, not really. They had a big problem not too > long > ago where the organizations working with NetBSD were

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Arun Venkataswamy
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 19:04 +0530, Natarajan V wrote: > > If you are really serious about what you said in your email, be the > > example. Study DSP and Fourier transforms, and start writing code, and > > not just heated words. > > you ar

Re: [Ilugc] FDP on LAMP by FSFTN (4 & 5 Jan)

2011-01-31 Thread Shanu
Correction Date is Feb 4th & 5th. sent from mobile device. On 1 Feb 2011 00:39, "Shanu" wrote: Hi all, FSFTN is conducting a faculty development program on basics of GNU/LINUX and LAMP. Includes a session on DRUPAL as well. This will be on 4th and 5th of Jan at VELS SRINIVASA college, Nav

Re: [Ilugc] FDP on LAMP by FSFTN (4 & 5 Jan)

2011-01-31 Thread Swapnil
On 02/01/2011 07:37 AM, Shanu wrote: > FSFTN is conducting a faculty development program on basics of GNU/LINUX and > LAMP. Includes a session on DRUPAL as well. Is there anyway we can also start publishing info about such events on Muktware, so it reaches out to wider audience? Swapnil __

Re: [Ilugc] FDP on LAMP by FSFTN (4 & 5 Jan)

2011-01-31 Thread Balamurugan S
One small update sir, the training is on Feb 4th and Feb 5th. On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:39 AM, Shanu wrote: > Hi all, > > FSFTN is conducting a faculty development program on basics of GNU/LINUX and > LAMP. Includes a session on DRUPAL as well. > > This will be on 4th and 5th of Jan at VELS SRINI

Re: [Ilugc] FDP on LAMP by FSFTN (4 & 5 Jan)

2011-01-31 Thread Balamurugan S
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Balamurugan S wrote: > One small update sir, the training is on Feb 4th and Feb 5th. > Sorry, this mail is intended to a college Lecturer. Unfortunately, I hit reply button and sent it wrongly :( -- Regards, S.Balamurugan http://www.bitbala.org/ Free the cod

Re: [Ilugc] Alternate GIMP classes instead of PhotoShop

2011-01-31 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 11:52 +0530, Arun Venkataswamy wrote: > > you are talking to a guy who uses gimp in a professional publishing > > environment - so where does that leave your argument? > > > > So, as a professional publishing person, if he can't learn DSP, > Fourier > transforms and do coding

[Ilugc] configuring proxy on yum.conf

2011-01-31 Thread Vikram Vincent
Hello, I'm looking for docs where I can configure yum.conf to work behind a proxy and I can't seem to find examples. Synaptic pkg manager has a easy GUI option. Debian has an entry at /etc/apt/apt.conf Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:password@ip_address:port/"; Current Fedora based pkg manage