Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-06-03 Thread PJ
2008/6/2 Raj Mathur raju at linux-delhi.org: Some people (including me) are neutral to code that doesn't run on their primary processor. For instance, I'd complain if you gave me a non-free driver for my WiFi card, but I wouldn't if you gave me a free driver that downloads a binary

[ilugd] Fedora 9 Connecting Problem with Reliance ZTE MG880 and Huawei EC325 modems

2008-06-03 Thread Bala Krishnamurthy
Hello - I am new to the ILUG-D. Am having an internet connection problem with Reliance ZTE MG880 and Huawei EC325 modems on Fedora 9. I know next to nothing about communications / networking. I have posted in multiple forums, no solutions yet. If this is the wrong place to post this, I am sure

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread Sahil Dave
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:22 PM, aashish khanna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: guys the situation is like this: 1. I had a XP installed on my C: but it got corrupted sometime back,but i needed some data on the desktop. 2. so i installed another XP on D:,thus having a option to boot from either of

[ilugd] (no subject)

2008-06-03 Thread sarvandra kumar
hi all i want to configure squidGuard on RHEL 4 as any one can help me to configure squidGurd simple step by step thanks regards sarvendra N/W ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next

[ilugd] squidguard config

2008-06-03 Thread sarvandra kumar
hi all i want to configure squidGuard on RHEL 4 as any one can help me to configure squidGurd simple step by step thanks regards sarvendra N/W ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next

Re: [ilugd] Fedora 9 Connecting Problem with Reliance ZTE MG880 and Huawei EC325 modems

2008-06-03 Thread Gora Mohanty
On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 01:28:41 -0700 (PDT) Bala Krishnamurthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] I had both ZTE MG880 and Huawei EC325 modems working with Fedora Core 6. Service provider Reliance, India. I just upgraded to Fedora 9. When I try to connect through either modem, it seems the

Re: [ilugd] Fedora 9 Connecting Problem with Reliance ZTE MG880 and Huawei EC325 modems

2008-06-03 Thread Bala Krishnamurthy
Here it is. Thanks for looking into it. zte.bat cat /proc/bus/usb/devices modprobe usbserial vendor=0x19d2 product=0xfffd dmesg wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf cp wvdial-zte.conf /usr/bin/wvdial.conf cp wvdial-zte.conf /etc/wvdial.conf wvdial zte wvdial-zte.conf [Dialer zte] Init1 = ATZ Init2 =

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread aashish khanna
sahil..how do i find out where does my window reside it shud be either hda 4 or 5 i ll try both the devices... and how do i reinstall gub later on On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:38 AM, Sahil Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:22 PM, aashish khanna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-06-03 Thread Praveen A
2008/6/2 Gora Mohanty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I will reiterate that a GPL violation is a very serious matter, and one in which the FSF, and people like Eben Moglen would be very interested. Could someone please demonstrate that such has happened? FSF and/or Eben can act only in cases where the

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread aashish khanna
dude i tried all the combinations but it shows something like device not found... so i guess i'll try mehul's method... but am still curious what all went wrong and Why after changing grub's menu list nothing s happening On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:30 AM, aashish khanna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[ilugd] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Praveen A
It is time of Open Letters, this time it is from Dr Deepak Phatak of IIT Bombay. With reference to the recent happenings in connection with the ISO standardization process of OOXML, actions by or on behalf of Microsoft have caused me deep pain and hurt. Apart from the personal anguish, these

Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-06-03 Thread Raj Mathur
On Monday 02 Jun 2008, Praveen A wrote: 2008/6/2 Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Some people (including me) are neutral to code that doesn't run on their primary processor. For instance, I'd complain if you gave me a non-free driver for my WiFi card, but I wouldn't if you gave me a free

Re: [ilugd] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Linux Lingam
[snip] fabulous! i love phatak's courage to just step up to the plate and hammer microsoft openly whenever they play on the wrong footing. he has strong value-systems and never shirks from calling a spade a spade. he's my tux-hero for the month. :-) look at what he says here: 2. Microsoft

[ilugd] Fwd: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Praveen A
interesting twist/dimension to the story... -- Forwarded message -- From: CK Raju, Thrissur [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/6/3 Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India To: Praveen A [EMAIL PROTECTED] प्रति: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A bit of ad hominem is

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread Mehul Ved
On Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 07:48:13AM -0400, aashish khanna wrote: also mehul how to reapair MBR???is it by using windows install CD? Yes, from the windows CD go to the repair mode. Just search for fixboot and fixmbr you should get a lot of results. But, before that it would do a lot of good to

Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-06-03 Thread Praveen A
2008/6/3 Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED]: When the owner of the code has the ability to control code and the user is left at mercy of the owner the issue of Freedom comes. Well, yes and no. By that token you also have to condemn firmware that sits permanently on the card (in ROM), in addition

Re: [ilugd] Fwd: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Raj Mathur
On Tuesday 03 Jun 2008, Praveen A wrote: interesting twist/dimension to the story... -- Forwarded message -- From: CK Raju, Thrissur [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/6/3 Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India To: Praveen A [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
Mehul Ved [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 07:48:13AM -0400, aashish khanna wrote: also mehul how to reapair MBR???is it by using windows install CD? Yes, from the windows CD go to the repair mode. Just search for fixboot and fixmbr you should get a lot of results. But,

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread Manish Kumar
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Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread aashish khanna
dude...the command asks fort the password and then says the user is not a sudoer...and in the root it does not recognize the command On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Mehul Ved [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 07:48:13AM -0400, aashish khanna wrote: also mehul how to reapair

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread vivek v
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Mahesh T. Pai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mehul Ved [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 07:48:13AM -0400, aashish khanna wrote: also mehul how to reapair MBR???is it by using windows install CD? Yes, from the windows CD go to the repair mode. Just

[ilugd] [OT]Re: DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread Sudev Barar
On Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 07:48:13AM -0400, aashish khanna wrote: help me out ,i NEED a dual boot else my sister will slit my throat Oh no! Abhi ek case to khatma hua nahin doosra shuru ho jayega. ;-) Persistence and trying out various pieces of advise dished out here will help against a very

Re: [ilugd] Fwd: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 03-Jun-08, at 9:20 PM, Raj Mathur wrote: A bit of ad hominem is called for. One has to search google with keywords 'deepak phatak iit prof microsoft e-governance awards' to know about the missing link between the professor and the corporate. Without prejudice, I don't understand the

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread aashish khanna
GUYS thanx alot for ur time and advice, and sorry to those who got pissed off my silly questions..u've all been a gr8 help On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:20 PM, vivek v [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Mahesh T. Pai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mehul Ved [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ilugd] Fwd: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Ashish Shukla आशीष शुक्ल
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth Gonsalves writes: Kenneth On 03-Jun-08, at 9:20 PM, Raj Mathur wrote: A bit of ad hominem is called for. One has to search google with keywords 'deepak phatak iit prof microsoft e-governance awards' to know about the

Re: [ilugd] squidguard config

2008-06-03 Thread Manish Kathuria
On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 15:29 +0530, sarvandra kumar wrote: hi all i want to configure squidGuard on RHEL 4 as any one can help me to configure squidGurd simple step by step Please follow the steps in http://www.squidguard.org/Doc/ Since you are using RHEL, you can also try to install it

Re: [ilugd] [Freed] Workshop at IPEC, June 7th, 9.30am: Public announcement

2008-06-03 Thread Raj Mathur
On Wednesday 04 Jun 2008, Gora Mohanty wrote: [snip] o Sahibabad is just across the Delhi-Haryana border, and quite easily accessible. However, we are trying to arrange rides for anyone interested. Please sign up at Shirley you mean, Delhi-UP border? Or is this a different Sahibabad?

Re: [ilugd] DUAL BOOT DILEMMA

2008-06-03 Thread Sudev Barar
2008/6/4 aashish khanna [EMAIL PROTECTED]: GUYS thanx alot for ur time and advice, and sorry to those who got pissed off my silly questions..u've all been a gr8 help Errr aashish good form to bottom post and if you were successful in problem solving put out the final sollution so that it is

Re: [ilugd] Fwd: [Fsf-friends] An Open letter on OOXML happenings in India

2008-06-03 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 04-Jun-08, at 8:22 AM, Ashish Shukla आशीष शुक्ल wrote: Without prejudice, I don't understand the connection. Phatak has won a MS award. So has Richard Stallman. Kenneth just curious - did either of them accept the award? RMS has accepted the award[1], not sure if that is the

Re: [ilugd] linux-libre kernel. fork?

2008-06-03 Thread PJ
PJ wrote: Doesn't the blob have the privilege to do horrid things to a running kernel (crash, compromise, expose stuff?) Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't know if the above is true - I don't know kernel internals. But unverifiable code with kernel privileges is not a