[Fsf-friends] Re: Fsf-friends Digest, Vol 22, Issue 13
Amachu
sriramadas@gmail.com
Sat Feb 12 13:14:02 IST 2005
hi,
gr8 to read about phoenix..
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> 1. Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd:[mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide
> to a GNU laptop] (Nagarjuna G.)
> 2. Re: Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide to a GNU
> laptop] (Mahesh T. Pai)
> 3. GNU sticker (was) Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u
> guide to a GNU laptop] (Joe Steeve)
> 4. Re: GNU sticker (Anand Babu)
> 5. Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd:[mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide
> to a GNU laptop] (Nagarjuna G.)
> 6. Re: Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide to a GNU
> laptop] (Joe Steeve)
> 7. Re: An interesting site (Nagarjuna G.)
> 8. Re: Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide to a GNU
> laptop] (Raj Mathur)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:08:19 +0530
> From: "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun@gnowledge.org>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd:[mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide
> to a GNU laptop]
> To: fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in
> Cc: Anand Babu <ab@gnu.org.in>
> Message-ID: <200502112008.19509.nagarjun@gnowledge.org>
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> On Thursday 10 Feb 2005 11:10 pm, Anand Babu wrote:
> > IBM ThinkPads are the most Free Software compatible ones.
> > I recommend IBM T21to T23 on the lower end and IBM T40 to T43
> > on the higher end. IBM X40 is sleek, light weight, 8 hrs battery
> but
> > costly.
> >
> > FSF-US gives IBM Thinkpads for FSF Sys Admins.
>
> do the internal modems in them also work?
>
> Nagarjuna
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 00:39:21 +0530
> From: "Mahesh T. Pai" <paivakil@sancharnet.in>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u
> guide to a GNU laptop]
> To: fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in
> Message-ID: <20050211190920.GB4424@nandini.home>
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> Nagarjuna G. said on Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 08:08:19PM +0530,:
>
> > do the internal modems in them also work?
>
> Ought to. There is the mwave module. Though it is a binary module, it
> is undet the GPL, and is in the official kernel tree.
>
> Errr ... afaik, RMS is using an IBM thinkpad.
>
> --
> Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.port5.com
> ~/\$ mv -vfi linux gnu/linux
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:59:25 +0530
> From: Joe Steeve <joe_steeve@gmx.net>
> Subject: [Fsf-friends] GNU sticker (was) Fwd:
> [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide to a GNU laptop]
> To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in>
> Message-ID: <87braqvo0q.fsf_-_@deck8.enterprise>
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> Anand Babu <ab@gnu.org.in> writes:
> > ...
>
> AB: Where do I get the `GNU` sticker you had on your laptop., I
> thought the stickers RMS promised where like the ones you had.,
> but they seem to be different.
>
> --
> .O. A proud GNU user
> ..O http://www.joesteeve.tk/
> OOO http://joe.bsdnerds.org/
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:22:00 -0800
> From: Anand Babu <ab@gnu.org.in>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] GNU sticker
> To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in>
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> ,----[ Joe Steeve <joe_steeve@gmx.net> ]
> | AB: Where do I get the `GNU` sticker you had on your laptop., I
> | thought the stickers RMS promised where like the ones you had., but
> | they seem to be different.
> `----
> I purchased it from ThinkGeek.
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/stickers/28f0
> --
> Anand Babu
> Free as in Freedom <www.gnu.org>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:25:38 +0530
> From: "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun@gnowledge.org>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd:[mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u guide
> to a GNU laptop]
> To: fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in
> Cc: "Mahesh T. Pai" <paivakil@sancharnet.in>
> Message-ID: <200502120825.38202.nagarjun@gnowledge.org>
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> On Saturday 12 Feb 2005 12:39 am, Mahesh T. Pai wrote:
> > Nagarjuna G. said on Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 08:08:19PM +0530,:
> >
> > > do the internal modems in them also work?
> >
> > Ought to. There is the mwave module. Though it is a binary module,
> it
> > is undet the GPL, and is in the official kernel tree.
> >
> > Errr ... afaik, RMS is using an IBM thinkpad.
>
> yes, he uses a t20. but he told me that he doesnt use the internal
> modem, because he doesn't know if a driver exists. If you can send
> him the details that will be useful. He doesnt have to use an
> external modem, which he does now.
>
> Nagarjuna
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:35:16 +0530
> From: Joe Steeve <joe_steeve@gmx.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u
> guide to a GNU laptop]
> To: nagarjun@gnowledge.org
> Cc: "Mahesh T. Pai" <paivakil@sancharnet.in>
> Message-ID: <87u0oio22r.fsf@deck8.enterprise>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun@gnowledge.org> writes:
> > yes, he uses a t20. but he told me that he doesnt use the
> > internal modem, because he doesn't know if a driver exists. If
> > you can send him the details that will be useful. He doesnt
> > have to use an external modem, which he does now.
>
> Just curious.., why does he need the modem anywayz? He is always
> roaming around. So, having one Internet account is kinda
> useless. If he has a network card, he can simply hook to the
> Internet from the network in the place he is visiting (or in the
> worst case a internet cafe)., download his mails/* and go on.. I
> thought thats what he does.
>
> --
> .O. A proud GNU user
> ..O http://www.joesteeve.tk/
> OOO http://joe.bsdnerds.org/
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:36:42 +0530
> From: "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun@gnowledge.org>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] An interesting site
> To: fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in
> Cc: "Pramode C.E." <pramode_ce@yahoo.co.in>
> Message-ID: <200502120936.42350.nagarjun@gnowledge.org>
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>
> On Sunday 06 Feb 2005 3:42 pm, Pramode C.E. wrote:
> > http://linuxgazette.net/111/pramode.html
>
> Thanks Pramode and Praveen for pointing out about phoenix. I wrote to
> ajit and Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of
> Fundamental Research will try to take these initiative forward.
>
> Nagarjuna
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 10:11:02 +0530
> From: Raj Mathur <raju@linux-delhi.org>
> Subject: Re: [Fsf-friends] Fwd: [mramadoss@techserve.co.in: Can u
> guide to a GNU laptop]
> To: Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in>
> Message-ID: <16909.35038.747798.901125@mail.linux-delhi.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> >>>>> "Joe" == Joe Steeve <joe_steeve@gmx.net> writes:
>
> Joe> "Nagarjuna G." <nagarjun@gnowledge.org> writes:
> >> yes, he uses a t20. but he told me that he doesnt use the
> >> internal modem, because he doesn't know if a driver exists. If
> >> you can send him the details that will be useful. He doesnt
> >> have to use an external modem, which he does now.
>
> Joe> Just curious.., why does he need the modem anywayz? He is
> Joe> always roaming around. So, having one Internet account is
> Joe> kinda useless. If he has a network card, he can simply hook
> Joe> to the Internet from the network in the place he is visiting
> Joe> (or in the worst case a internet cafe)., download his mails/*
> Joe> and go on.. I thought thats what he does.
>
> ...or he can pop into the house of a free software supporter (though
> not an FSF Friend :) and get NAT'ed and 'Net'ed before getting the
> roof of his mouth blown off by fiery kebabs and biriyani.
>
> ...and I didn't even get the GNU and Linux stickers to distribute at
> our stall, man!
>
> <g,d&r>
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Raju
> --
> Raj Mathur raju@kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/
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