Re: [ilugd] eeepc.in any users here?

2008-03-05 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Vikas Rawal wrote: | We have our own HCL MiLeap to compete with EEEPC. For roughly similar | price, MiLeap gives a conventional 30 GB HDD rather than a 4 GB solid | state drive in EEEPC. MiLeap also has a tablet style thing (MiLeap Y) | for about

Re: [ilugd] usb to tv tuner for ubuntu

2008-03-05 Thread Ravi Kumar
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear all, spotted a tv-tuner today, in an external usb matchbox-sized device. quoted price: rs 1,350. connect your tv cable to the box, connect box to usb, watch tv on your computer monitor. also found another box, that

Re: [ilugd] usb to tv tuner for ubuntu

2008-03-05 Thread Linux Lingam
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Ravi Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear all, spotted a tv-tuner today, in an external usb matchbox-sized device. quoted price: rs 1,350. it looked like a tech-com. did not note

[ilugd] [X-POST] Kerala schools to go completely FOSS

2008-03-05 Thread Raj Mathur
Congratulations to our friends in Kerala are in order, I think: Kerala shuts windows, schools to use only Linux http://www.indianexpress.com/story/280323.html I'd like to get my hands on a copy of the courseware... is it freely available? Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur[EMAIL

Re: [ilugd] eeepc.in any users here?

2008-03-05 Thread Karanbir Singh
Vipul Mathur wrote: I had a brief look at the Eeepc [1] and MiLeap [2] some time back. IMHO, the 7 screen is barely usable, and the keyboard does not seem the 7 screen is quite usable, but yes a 9 or a 10 would have been better, I think they went for battery life rather than the screen size.

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Sudev Barar
On 05/03/2008, Puneet Lakhina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: asked me for the Windows Vista Home Premium CD so that he can try it out. I know its wrong in principal to give him the cd, its license terms deny it, and it would amount to software piracy. But if i dont give it, instead of

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Nalin Savara
Windows Vista checks online to see if the copy was activated-- and whether it is being used by the same guy/hardware for which it was activated-- chances are you need to apart from giving your friend the CD need to phone microsoft and ask them to transfer the activation. Vista OEM version

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Roshan
On Wednesday 05 March 2008 22:39, Puneet Lakhina wrote: Moreover since I work in the software business, supporting piracy would be a disservice to my own profession and its profits. What do I do? Do I tell him what software piracy is, and expect him to understand? I know some of the suggestions

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Sirtaj Singh Kang
On Wednesday 05 March 2008, Puneet Lakhina wrote: [snip] Moreover since I work in the software business, supporting piracy would be a disservice to my own profession and its profits. This is the key. It has nothing to do with profits, but of plain respect. Even if you are an open source

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Mani A
Re: [OT] My dilemma (Puneet Lakhina) the specs and the os with my friends. Now one of these friends today has asked me for the Windows Vista Home Premium CD so that he can try it out. I know its wrong in principal to give him the cd, its license terms deny it, and it would amount

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 05-Mar-08, at 10:39 PM, Puneet Lakhina wrote: I am facing a dilemma that I am sure a lot of you have faced. I recently bough a dell laptop which came with Windows Vista Home Premium. So I obviously got the official windows vista cd. in the first place you should have returned the cd to

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Vikas Rawal
in the first place you should have returned the cd to dell and got a refund for the price you paid for vista. Has anyone on this list managed to get a refund from any of the major laptop companies. They all package Windows OS with their laptops. Would be interested if anyone has managed

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread pj
Puneet Lakhina [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: one of these friends today has asked me for the Windows Vista Home Premium CD so that he can try it out. I know its wrong in principal to give him the cd, its license terms deny it, and it would amount to software piracy. But if i dont give it, instead

Re: [ilugd] [OT] My dilemma

2008-03-05 Thread Anupam Jain
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:58 AM, pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Puneet Lakhina [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: one of these friends today has asked me for the Windows Vista Home Premium CD so that he can try it out. I know its wrong in principal to give him the cd, its license terms deny it,