Re: [ilugd] [ILUG-BOM] X-post - survey of FOSS success stories

2008-06-10 Thread Rahul Chopra
hi, more material related to success stories can be had from the CXOZone of www.openITis.com (aka linuxforu.com). best wishes! rahul ps: many more success stories and case studies covered by LINUX For You in the past, will be posted online soon on this website -Original Message- From:

Re: [ilugd] ASUS Eee PC 900

2008-06-10 Thread Rahul Chopra
errr...sorry to butt in late...but from what I heard last...Reliance is working with the OLPC team, and you can expect a launch soon through the ADAG group...I believe Red Hat is in touch with the Reliance team...so perhaps someone from RH might be able to shed some more light cheers! rahul, lfy

Re: [ilugd] FOSS Friendly budget 2008?

2008-02-29 Thread Rahul Chopra
Very interesting insight...yes...it does seem that this budget has put packaged software almost at par with customised software development (services) w.r.t. taxes. I was a bit unsure if it would affect open source brands like Red Hat and Novell, since they sold service license with seemingly

Re: [ilugd] FOSS Friendly budget 2008?

2008-02-29 Thread Rahul Chopra
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kenneth Gonsalves Sent: 29 February 2008 15:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Linux-Delhi mailing list Subject: Re: [ilugd] FOSS Friendly budget 2008? On 29-Feb-08, at 3:47 PM, Rahul Chopra wrote: support

[ilugd] Open Source India Week reach Delhi!

2008-02-13 Thread Rahul Chopra
[Commercial] Open Source India Week, earlier known as LinuxAsia, starts off tomorrow at Pragati Maidaan (Hall 5) with a keynote by Brian Behlendorf! * Don't worry if you have still not received an e-Invite * Despite multiple initiatives including a facility to get your e-Invite on

Re: [ilugd] [Commercial]Open Source India Week 2008 Update

2008-02-01 Thread Rahul Chopra
to issue passes to those (at the venue) who managed to register on time, but are not able to receive our reply emails. When we figure this one out, we will certainly post it on the LUGs. Yours truly, Rahul Chopra Team, OSIW www.osiweek.com Tip: Do check your 'spam' folder for emails from OSIWEEK 2008

Re: [ilugd] Linux User Group at NSIT

2008-01-23 Thread Rahul Chopra
Hi Deepak, This is a great initiative. LINUX For You would love to contirbute by sharing content and CDs, for starters. If there's anything we can do to contribute in helping you transform NSIT into a strong base for open-source in the coming years, do let us know. Best Wishes! Rahul Chopra

Re: [ilugd] fossconf update

2008-01-23 Thread Rahul Chopra
b) each addresses a different bunch of people, perhaps a thin overlap of those who attend all 3 or 4. c) who would allow their staff to spend a whole month visiting all four events? you have misunderstood his mail - what he meant was that if the dates were coordinated well in advance, big

Re: [ilugd] fossconf update

2008-01-22 Thread Rahul Chopra
that all events are managed by one group, but that if all events synchronised with one another, perhaps we could make an even bigger impact. Overall, it feels great to see a lot happen in this space. best wishes! rahul chopra, linux for you www.osiweek.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [ilugd] [LIG] [PLUG] [x-post] foss events list in india 2008?

2007-10-30 Thread Rahul Chopra
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Linux Lingam Sent: 30 October 2007 16:13 To: General non-technical discussions about Linux in India; The Linux-Delhi mailing list; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ilugd] [LIG] [PLUG]

Re: [ilugd] [x-post] foss events list in india 2008?

2007-10-29 Thread Rahul Chopra
niyam/all: my 2-cents are in-line with ... dear all, am googling since two days, can't find a complete and/or comprehensive list of foss or foss-related events scheduled for 2008. niyam: great suggestions. while the LFY team will start updating FOSS events more aggressively on its

Re: [ilugd] Creativedot on OSI

2007-10-26 Thread Rahul Chopra
excellent...It's time Indian contributions got noticed on the global platform...congrats to everyone involved :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Raj Mathur Sent: 26 October 2007 22:36 To: ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org Subject: [ilugd]

Re: [ilugd] [Commercial] Linus latest interview, and that too with an Indian perspective!

2007-08-16 Thread Rahul Chopra
, and that too with an Indian perspective! Could you please add a Search interface in the LUGs Corner, specifically to search for LUGs ? (I was unable to search for Linux-Delhi and jmilug!) On 8/15/07, Rahul Chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [Commercial] Hi folks, Linus' latest

[ilugd] [Commercial] Linus latest interview, and that too with an Indian perspective!

2007-08-15 Thread Rahul Chopra
[Commercial] Hi folks, Linus' latest interview, and the first with an Indian perspective, has been published on linuxforu.com (now being renamed as openITis.com). It's right there at the top of the homepage of www.openitis.com. India's 60th Independence Day proved to be a perfect opportunity

Re: [ilugd] our own montly e-zine on FOSS.a ILUG-D initiative

2007-01-04 Thread Rahul Chopra
great idea, and if it suits all... LFY could pick the best content from here and publish it in the magazine, while giving credits to the foss e-zine rahul chopra -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sudev Barar Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9

Re: [ilugd] [Sorry for X post] GOI wants us to buy M$ products forinteracting with it.

2006-03-29 Thread Rahul Chopra
hi sudev thx for pointing out to this key issue. how about different people from ilugd, ilugb, etc who understand this issue deeply...send in their opinions (and explanations of the procedure and impact) to LINUX FOr You ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and then a senior journalist will interact with the

[ilugd] A FREE seminar targeting INDUSTRY users, explaining pros and cons of GNU/LINUX/OSS--register now!!!

2004-08-03 Thread Rahul Chopra
that preference is being given to participants from the industry, keeping the goal of the event in mind. Oh! the entry is FREE subject to approval of registration. Feel free to register yourself at www.linuxforu.com/opentech/register/ Hope to see you there... Best Wishes! Rahul Chopra LINUX For You

RE: [ilugd] Re: venue for June Themeless Meet on 20th June Sunday

2004-06-14 Thread Rahul Chopra
Hi Tarun The LFY conference hall is available by default. Do let us know a couple of days in advance if that is to be used. Rahul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tarun Dua Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 10:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ilugd] Re: A Central CD vendor found--but there is a catch

2004-06-05 Thread Rahul Chopra
from the iLUGD website...more than welcome :-) To initiate the process, Kits requests a clear system about how the master CDs would be received by it. It would also require a one working-day time period to replicate the masters and prepare the first set of 5 CDs. Best Wishes! Rahul Chopra

[ilugd] FW: Planned: A directory of Linux/OSS vendors

2004-06-05 Thread Rahul Chopra
but not providing any form of solutions are not to be listed here. Best Wishes! Rahul Chopra PS: One doubt though--would a message like this go under the commercial tag? ___ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd

[ilugd] Planned: A directory of Linux/OSS vendors

2004-06-05 Thread Rahul Chopra
believe that we can make it easier for decision makers to solicit Linux solutions. We stand committed to our goal of 'Shifting Linux from Labs to Offices.' Please note--firms that are deploying Linux but not providing any form of solutions are not to be listed here. Best Wishes! Rahul Chopra PS: One

RE: [ilugd] Re: A Central CD vendor found--but there is a catch

2004-06-02 Thread Rahul Chopra
Tarun, Lemme review all--but I think all suggestions should be do-able. Will get back to all with a point-wise reply tomorrow. Rahul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tarun Dua Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ilugd] A Central CD vendor found--but there is a catch

2004-05-31 Thread Rahul Chopra
will be agreeable to the sale price of Rs 35 for a single CD. I suggest that we wait for some time for their efforts to bear fruit, and then take a decision. Kits 'n' Spares is awlays there as a backup option. If we do not find another vendor, we can use their services. Best Wishes! Rahul Chopra