Re: [Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-15 Thread senthilraja P
On 8/15/09, Bhargav Prasanna wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Guru Prasath wrote: > > I sent them feedback. And this is what i got: > > "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e10' > > [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]COUNT field incorrect or syntax error > > /Bhuvan/WebCl

Re: [Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-14 Thread Arun Khan
On Friday 14 Aug 2009, Guru Prasath wrote: > > The sad news is that ISRO Bhuvan is not for us GNU/Linux users. > > Their website http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ says: > > > > "Mininimum System Requirements: > > > >* Operating System: Windows XP/Vista;CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or > > AMD 2400xp+ ;System

Re: [Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-14 Thread Bhargav Prasanna
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Guru Prasath wrote: > > Simple question. To access a government service, why should I need to buy a > proprietary product. This is not possible in other government services. Say > for example, > >   1. Only VISA card is allowed to buy items from ration shop. >   2.

Re: [Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-14 Thread Guru Prasath
> > The sad news is that ISRO Bhuvan is not for us GNU/Linux users. Their > website http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ says: > > "Mininimum System Requirements: > >* Operating System: Windows XP/Vista;CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD > 2400xp+ ;System Memory (RAM): 512MB ; Hard Disk: 2GB free space >

Re: [Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-13 Thread Arun SAG
Hi, On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > >"Can I run Bhuvan on Mac OS and Linux? > >No at the moment Bhuvan can run only on windows system and is > >optimised for IE 6. or higher". > Most of their products are vendor locked http://lists.fosscom.in/pipermail/network-fosscom.in

Re: [Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-13 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 03:17:07PM -0500, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > Dear ILUGC, > > The sad news is that ISRO Bhuvan is not for us GNU/Linux users. Their > website http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ says: > > "Mininimum System Requirements: > > * Operating System: Windows XP/Vista;CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz

[Ilugc] ISRO Bhuvan: Not for GNU/Linux users

2009-08-13 Thread Kumar Appaiah
Dear ILUGC, The sad news is that ISRO Bhuvan is not for us GNU/Linux users. Their website http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ says: "Mininimum System Requirements: * Operating System: Windows XP/Vista;CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+ ;System Memory (RAM): 512MB ; Hard Disk: 2GB free space