The latest and the greatest new version of Linux Ubuntu, the server, desktop and laptop operating system preferred by intelligent children and students in Indian schools and colleges is now due out in one more month.
April 24 2008 is the scheduled date for the worldwide release of the free and most useful operating system for Indians who want to learn quality and modern software development and open source software technologies - Ubuntu 8.04 .
The new features for the benefit of those who have already been using Ubuntu Linux for more than one year in Indian markets and on Indian computers are :
1. New Linux Kernel
2. Gnome 2.22
3. Python Software Programming Language version 2.5.2
4. Firefox browser version 3
For more details about using this free and modern Ubuntu Linux version for your favorite computer or laptop - Ubuntu 8.04 code named Hardy Heron see the Ubuntu Wiki
Yes April 2008 - Watch out for the best gift for your computer and printer - Ubuntu Linux
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
How to send a Hindi Email to Indian Railway Minister ?
How to send an Email in Hindi to Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav ?
LokVidya IT KaryaShala Evam Manthan - July/August 2008 - Dehradoon
Duration - 7 Days
Format - A group of 50 - 60 participants will live together for 7 days and interact in loose group settings.
Costs : Free to participate - Organizations pay for their participants travel, hostel, stationary and food costs - Voluntary contributions welcome
Topic - LokVidya IT and related issues in context of and as relevant to - swadeshi samaj and IT hierarchies.
Access - Open to all age-groups, backgrounds and IT skill levels.
Girls and youth from Hindi speaking and rural background will get priority over English speaking and urban background participants in case hostel accommodation is exceeded.
Breakup - Groups of 10 participants will join together to form Teams. Each Team will have access to One Desktop Computer and Free Software.
Participants should be encouraged to ask questions and actively kill fear of Information Technology.
Leader of each group will be rated by the team on how cooperative and knowledgeable he or she is.
Is knowledge to be shared or to be kept secret and mystified ?
Participants - About 15 from each activist organization - Any participant who has a laptop can bring it along if it has Ubuntu loaded on it or wants Ubuntu loaded on it.
Medium of Instruction - Hindi and English
Proposed Content - A. Karyashala B. Manthan
Rough Outline of LokVidya IT - 1 - Course Content :
A. LokVidyaIT Karyashala and Manthan :
1. Demonstration of component parts of a Desktop Computer and UPS
2. Connecting and Installing a Computer with UPS - Power Connections - Internet connection
3. Examining an Ubuntu Linux CD
4. Installing Ubuntu Linux on a computer - independently by oneself - then reformatting Hard Disk and Reinstalling Ubuntu - Remove fear of Computers - Does Software cause a shock ? Brief discussion of Directory structure.
5. Reading and Discussing about Ubuntu software ownership and Terms of Use - Asking Who is making Free Software for Me and Why ?
Asking who is NOT making Free Software for me and Why ?
6. Tips for teaching others how to Ubuntu - especially children, youth and women
7. Creating a free Email Account and remembering Password details
8. Configuring speaker and multimedia connections
9. Search Engine and how to search for free Information
10. How to download Ubuntu and other free softwares and from where
11. What is Wikipedia - How to make a Wikipedia account and create a page to share information on Wikipedia
12. Writing in Hindi on Desktop Computer and Hindi on Internet
13. Send an email in Hindi
14. How to search and find other Free Softwares - How to search for - and - block pornography -
15. Using a Digital Camera and uploading photos
16. How to compare software features
17. Creating a basic document, spreadsheet and Presentation using Free Software on Ubuntu and Emailing it.
18. Creating a free Blog - Apna Akhbar - MeraAkhbar - Create, Edit, Delete, Search
19. Create a Google Group for family and friends - news and details
20. How to book a Railway Ticket from the Indian Railways website / How to file an Online Income Tax Return / How to send an email to Laloo Yadav in Hindi
21. How to search for information from the Right to Information Act website - How to search for Hindi IT courses offered by Indian Institute of Technology / IIM and other top IT and management training institutes of India
22. How to book a web domain for a website and create a free Hindi website - if time permits
23. Any other interesting topic by Participants Demand
LokVidya IT KaryaShala Evam Manthan - July/August 2008 - Dehradoon
Duration - 7 Days
Format - A group of 50 - 60 participants will live together for 7 days and interact in loose group settings.
Costs : Free to participate - Organizations pay for their participants travel, hostel, stationary and food costs - Voluntary contributions welcome
Topic - LokVidya IT and related issues in context of and as relevant to - swadeshi samaj and IT hierarchies.
Access - Open to all age-groups, backgrounds and IT skill levels.
Girls and youth from Hindi speaking and rural background will get priority over English speaking and urban background participants in case hostel accommodation is exceeded.
Breakup - Groups of 10 participants will join together to form Teams. Each Team will have access to One Desktop Computer and Free Software.
Participants should be encouraged to ask questions and actively kill fear of Information Technology.
Leader of each group will be rated by the team on how cooperative and knowledgeable he or she is.
Is knowledge to be shared or to be kept secret and mystified ?
Participants - About 15 from each activist organization - Any participant who has a laptop can bring it along if it has Ubuntu loaded on it or wants Ubuntu loaded on it.
Medium of Instruction - Hindi and English
Proposed Content - A. Karyashala B. Manthan
Rough Outline of LokVidya IT - 1 - Course Content :
A. LokVidyaIT Karyashala and Manthan :
1. Demonstration of component parts of a Desktop Computer and UPS
2. Connecting and Installing a Computer with UPS - Power Connections - Internet connection
3. Examining an Ubuntu Linux CD
4. Installing Ubuntu Linux on a computer - independently by oneself - then reformatting Hard Disk and Reinstalling Ubuntu - Remove fear of Computers - Does Software cause a shock ? Brief discussion of Directory structure.
5. Reading and Discussing about Ubuntu software ownership and Terms of Use - Asking Who is making Free Software for Me and Why ?
Asking who is NOT making Free Software for me and Why ?
6. Tips for teaching others how to Ubuntu - especially children, youth and women
7. Creating a free Email Account and remembering Password details
8. Configuring speaker and multimedia connections
9. Search Engine and how to search for free Information
10. How to download Ubuntu and other free softwares and from where
11. What is Wikipedia - How to make a Wikipedia account and create a page to share information on Wikipedia
12. Writing in Hindi on Desktop Computer and Hindi on Internet
13. Send an email in Hindi
14. How to search and find other Free Softwares - How to search for - and - block pornography -
15. Using a Digital Camera and uploading photos
16. How to compare software features
17. Creating a basic document, spreadsheet and Presentation using Free Software on Ubuntu and Emailing it.
18. Creating a free Blog - Apna Akhbar - MeraAkhbar - Create, Edit, Delete, Search
19. Create a Google Group for family and friends - news and details
20. How to book a Railway Ticket from the Indian Railways website / How to file an Online Income Tax Return / How to send an email to Laloo Yadav in Hindi
21. How to search for information from the Right to Information Act website - How to search for Hindi IT courses offered by Indian Institute of Technology / IIM and other top IT and management training institutes of India
22. How to book a web domain for a website and create a free Hindi website - if time permits
23. Any other interesting topic by Participants Demand
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Ubuntu Linux Certified Professionals Training in South Africa
Obsidian has announced that it will soon commence official training courses for the ‘Certified Ubuntu Professional’ programme. As per the press release on the Ubuntu website, South Africa will provide leading facilities for training of Ubuntu Linux professionals.
Obsidian has announced that it will soon commence official training for the ‘Ubuntu Certified Professional’ programme. Obsidian has concluded an agreement with Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux that allows for the company to provide training beginning March 2008.
Robin Edser, Technology Manager of Obsidian comments, “It is fantastic that Ubuntu has reached the level where relevant certified training has become available for Linux professionals. Obsidian looks forward to providing this in the South African market and contributing to the growth in use of Ubuntu Linux in professional applications.”
Obsidian will be providing both Ubuntu Professional Courses 1 and 2, which will assist System Administrators to pass the required Linux Professional Institute (LPI) 101 and 102 and Ubuntu 199 exams in order to achieve the Ubuntu Certified Professional certification. These courses are two of a series of classroom and e-learning courses available for Ubuntu Linux professionals.
An increasing number of corporations worldwide are turning to Ubuntu, the world’s fastest growing Linux distribution, as a solution for their server and desktop requirements. The training ensures that professionals acquire the tools which will enable them to administer those deployments.
“South Africa has made great strides with open source and Linux since its inception and we are delighted by the growth in demand for Ubuntu-based solutions and professionals” says Chris Kenyon, Business Development Director at Canonical. “The Obsidian Group has pioneered Linux education and consultancy services in South Africa and is the first to partner with Canonical on Ubuntu certified training in the region. We are confident that they will provide excellent service to a great number of companies and professionals across South Africa.”
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/obsidian-linux-training-south-africa
“Obsidian looks forward to commencing with training for the Ubuntu Certified Professional programme,” says Edser. “Obsidian is committed to providing South African Linux professionals with the highest level of training available and is excited to be offering this course in addition to the other certifications available,” he concludes.
Obsidian has announced that it will soon commence official training for the ‘Ubuntu Certified Professional’ programme. Obsidian has concluded an agreement with Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux that allows for the company to provide training beginning March 2008.
Robin Edser, Technology Manager of Obsidian comments, “It is fantastic that Ubuntu has reached the level where relevant certified training has become available for Linux professionals. Obsidian looks forward to providing this in the South African market and contributing to the growth in use of Ubuntu Linux in professional applications.”
Obsidian will be providing both Ubuntu Professional Courses 1 and 2, which will assist System Administrators to pass the required Linux Professional Institute (LPI) 101 and 102 and Ubuntu 199 exams in order to achieve the Ubuntu Certified Professional certification. These courses are two of a series of classroom and e-learning courses available for Ubuntu Linux professionals.
An increasing number of corporations worldwide are turning to Ubuntu, the world’s fastest growing Linux distribution, as a solution for their server and desktop requirements. The training ensures that professionals acquire the tools which will enable them to administer those deployments.
“South Africa has made great strides with open source and Linux since its inception and we are delighted by the growth in demand for Ubuntu-based solutions and professionals” says Chris Kenyon, Business Development Director at Canonical. “The Obsidian Group has pioneered Linux education and consultancy services in South Africa and is the first to partner with Canonical on Ubuntu certified training in the region. We are confident that they will provide excellent service to a great number of companies and professionals across South Africa.”
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/obsidian-linux-training-south-africa
“Obsidian looks forward to commencing with training for the Ubuntu Certified Professional programme,” says Edser. “Obsidian is committed to providing South African Linux professionals with the highest level of training available and is excited to be offering this course in addition to the other certifications available,” he concludes.
Monday, 28 January 2008
Learn One Teach One - Hindi MoinMoin Python Wiki
मोइन मोइन हिन्दी विकी - पाइथन साफ्टवेयर में हिन्दी भाषी तबके के लिए एक आधुनिक सरल व मुफ्त सेवा -
मोइन मोइन हिन्दी विकी - पाइथन साफ्टवेयर में हिन्दी भाषी तबके के लिए एक आधुनिक सरल व मुफ्त सेवा - क्या आप ग्रामीण तबके के हिन्दी भाषी हैं ?
क्या यही एक कारण है जिसकी वजह से पतलून पहनने वाले, व फर्राटे की अँग्रेज़ी बोलने वाले, आपको पछाड़ रहे हैं, अथवा आपको अपने हक से वंचित रखे हैं ?
- यह न समझें कि हिन्दी भाषी होने का अर्थ पिछडे होना है
- हिन्दी पाइथन सीखें व सिखाएँ -
- अौर अपने कार्य पर तत्परता से लग जाएँ
मोइन मोइन हिन्दी विकी - पाइथन साफ्टवेयर में हिन्दी भाषी तबके के लिए एक आधुनिक सरल व मुफ्त सेवा - क्या आप ग्रामीण तबके के हिन्दी भाषी हैं ?
क्या यही एक कारण है जिसकी वजह से पतलून पहनने वाले, व फर्राटे की अँग्रेज़ी बोलने वाले, आपको पछाड़ रहे हैं, अथवा आपको अपने हक से वंचित रखे हैं ?
- यह न समझें कि हिन्दी भाषी होने का अर्थ पिछडे होना है
- हिन्दी पाइथन सीखें व सिखाएँ -
- अौर अपने कार्य पर तत्परता से लग जाएँ
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Developer Collaboration - Canonical launches Bazaar based on Python under GPL License
Canonical has released the stable version of Bazaar - A Distributed Software Version control system for distributed teams of innovative and open source, modern sommunity based software development.
Bazaar 1.0 has been written in Python software language - a software language that is much in demand and commands a lot of respect in the Open Software community - which sadly is lacking in India presently due even though Indian software majors have garnered immense amounts of profits but for strategic reasons are not very happy to promote the spread of free and open source software among Indian schools, colleges and universities due to fear of disturbing their monopolies and business models.
Among the features of BAZAAR are :
1. Software developers who are familiar with ECLIPSE Software development platform, can begin to be very productive as they can learn and use BAZAAR easily and in short learning curve.
2. It is based on stable Python API and is compatible with Python versions 2.4 and above. It already has a set of about 20 Plugins, available for immediate use by communities of software developers.
3. No need for coordination with central code base as Commits can be made independently.
4. Features and fixes can be developed in independent branches and merged into main development trunk at any time. This feature is ideal for teaching distributed software development to students in remote locations of India.
5. Software development can be done in creative models, whether as creative and intelligent individual developers, who contribute more code than others, or as cooperating software teams.
6. Dual level of support is available for the GNU GPL licensed Bazaar as users can buy commercial support or if their software developers and teams are really world class, they can use freely available and generous shared community support.
More information : http://www.ubuntu.com/news/bazaar-v1-release
Bazaar 1.0 has been written in Python software language - a software language that is much in demand and commands a lot of respect in the Open Software community - which sadly is lacking in India presently due even though Indian software majors have garnered immense amounts of profits but for strategic reasons are not very happy to promote the spread of free and open source software among Indian schools, colleges and universities due to fear of disturbing their monopolies and business models.
Among the features of BAZAAR are :
1. Software developers who are familiar with ECLIPSE Software development platform, can begin to be very productive as they can learn and use BAZAAR easily and in short learning curve.
2. It is based on stable Python API and is compatible with Python versions 2.4 and above. It already has a set of about 20 Plugins, available for immediate use by communities of software developers.
3. No need for coordination with central code base as Commits can be made independently.
4. Features and fixes can be developed in independent branches and merged into main development trunk at any time. This feature is ideal for teaching distributed software development to students in remote locations of India.
5. Software development can be done in creative models, whether as creative and intelligent individual developers, who contribute more code than others, or as cooperating software teams.
6. Dual level of support is available for the GNU GPL licensed Bazaar as users can buy commercial support or if their software developers and teams are really world class, they can use freely available and generous shared community support.
More information : http://www.ubuntu.com/news/bazaar-v1-release
Friday, 11 January 2008
Asus Taiwan to launch Eee Laptops in 2008
Asus Taiwan is gearing up to overshadow most of the Indian PC and notebook manufacturers who have been selling high priced computers with proprietary and closed source operating systems and softwares.
Ubuntu is a popular desktop version of Linux. It is reported that the Asus Eee from Taiwan, which lists for approximately $400 could soon be in hands of Indian dealer channels. The company expects to sell close on four million Eees this financial year.
Other innovative Taiwan based motherboard manufacturers are also planning to tap the assembled Indian desktop market and the retailer channels for handheld PC which have good trained staff for Ubuntu OS installations at customer end, in India.
Ubuntu is a popular desktop version of Linux. It is reported that the Asus Eee from Taiwan, which lists for approximately $400 could soon be in hands of Indian dealer channels. The company expects to sell close on four million Eees this financial year.
Other innovative Taiwan based motherboard manufacturers are also planning to tap the assembled Indian desktop market and the retailer channels for handheld PC which have good trained staff for Ubuntu OS installations at customer end, in India.
Sunday, 23 December 2007
Dell Computers announces Linux Ubuntu Laptops
One of the world's biggest computer and laptop manufacturers - Dell - has announced that as part of its corporate growth strategy - that it has begun installing Ubuntu 7.10 / Gutsy Gibbon, on its Dell consumer Linux PCs in the United States and will also make it available on the Inspiron 530 in England, France and Germany before the end of 2007.
Dell began offering consumer systems running Ubuntu in May 2007. Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibson has been available on laptops since October.
The OEM and laptop testing teams of Dell have been testing the code and hardware drivers for several weeks and are ready to launch the Ubuntu 7.10 Laptop based on the free and open source Ubuntu Linux operating system.
“We believe Ubuntu 7.10 is a solid step forward for both Linux enthusiasts as well as the mainstream consumer market,” wrote Daniel Judd, Product Group Strategist on the Dell2Dell blog on Tuesday. “The answer is simple. With any operating system, we take gold code and take the time to do extensive testing on our systems to make sure that customers have as few issues as possible.”
Daniel Judd, Dell product manager has cited “cool” 3-D visual effects, easier desktop search for applications and the “ability to quickly switch between users and easily share a system with family members” as key new features of Ubuntu’s 7.10 release. He has also cited two minor Dell developed innovations much in demand by younger generation of laptop users — pre-installation of Flash and improved recovery options — as other significant enhancements for Gutsy Gibbon on Dell consumer PCs.
Judd also one key request was the ability to watch DVD movies from the Dell Linux desktop. “We totally agree and that’s why we now include built-in DVD movie playback with all Ubuntu 7.10 systems.The experience we wanted is simple — when you put a movie in, it plays. It is easy enough for a child and an example of the steps we are taking to make Ubuntu as enjoyable as possible.
Dell began offering consumer systems running Ubuntu in May 2007. Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibson has been available on laptops since October.
The OEM and laptop testing teams of Dell have been testing the code and hardware drivers for several weeks and are ready to launch the Ubuntu 7.10 Laptop based on the free and open source Ubuntu Linux operating system.
“We believe Ubuntu 7.10 is a solid step forward for both Linux enthusiasts as well as the mainstream consumer market,” wrote Daniel Judd, Product Group Strategist on the Dell2Dell blog on Tuesday. “The answer is simple. With any operating system, we take gold code and take the time to do extensive testing on our systems to make sure that customers have as few issues as possible.”
Daniel Judd, Dell product manager has cited “cool” 3-D visual effects, easier desktop search for applications and the “ability to quickly switch between users and easily share a system with family members” as key new features of Ubuntu’s 7.10 release. He has also cited two minor Dell developed innovations much in demand by younger generation of laptop users — pre-installation of Flash and improved recovery options — as other significant enhancements for Gutsy Gibbon on Dell consumer PCs.
Judd also one key request was the ability to watch DVD movies from the Dell Linux desktop. “We totally agree and that’s why we now include built-in DVD movie playback with all Ubuntu 7.10 systems.The experience we wanted is simple — when you put a movie in, it plays. It is easy enough for a child and an example of the steps we are taking to make Ubuntu as enjoyable as possible.
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