Mandriva is the leading European Linux distributor. It was founded in
1998 under the name Mandrake, producing the Linux Mandrake
distribution. The name Mandriva was adopted in 2005, following a
merger between Mandrake and Conectiva (a Brazilian Linux distributor)
and also a trademark lawsuit in which Mandrake was sued by Hearst
Publications, an American company which syndicates a comic strip named
Mandrake the Magician. Mandriva Linux earlier known as Mandrake Linux
was first released on July 1'st 1998. The first release was based on
Red Hat and KDE..

Mandriva has gained huge reputation for delivering easy to use Linux
distro with support for many multimedia and proprietary format.
Earlier when Mandriva was known as Mandrake, it was the most popular
GNU/Linux but some unavoidable circumstances turns the table towards
Mandriva and after that Mandriva didn't stood up like it used to..
Mandriva 2009.0 "10th Anniversary Version" will focus more on
providing user friendly and usable distro out of the box.. Just like
other popular distro, Mandriva thrives on latest and cutting edge
technology to provide the best available tools and applications to end
users to ease their Desktop Experience..


Review :
http://www.techenclave.com/reviews-and-previews/mandriva-linux-2009-0-review-mix\
ed-121553.html

DIgg It :
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FS Daily Digg :
http://www.fsdaily.com/Beginner/Mandriva_Linux_2009_0_Review_A_Mixed_Bag

Hoping for comments and suggestions..

Regards

Mandriva has today released Mandriva Linux 2009, the new major release
of the popular distribution.

2009 is a bold release which brings the new KDE 4.1 as the default
desktop, along with a re-designed installer and Mandriva Control
Center and many other new features. Other significant updates include
GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3, Mozilla Firefox 3, and kernel 2.6.27.
Key features include new graphical in-line upgrade capability, netbook
compatibility, class-leading hardware support, and support for working
with mobile devices.


I am free these days so if CHD guys are up for this I can order
goodies and do the installation part ? What say ?

It will be much like a meet though with lots of installation

http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/worldwide-2009-mandriva-linu\
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Dear Open Source Enthusiasts,

Here's more good news from Open Source India Week (aka LinuxAsia).

Though our quota of 500 Community Passes got over last week, OSIW team
has released a new pass--Visitor Pass, which will allow you access to
the Keynotes and the Expo. Registration for the Visitor Pass is open
to the first 250 registrants, for both cities--B'lore and Delhi.

This Visitor Pass will entitle registrants to:

1. The Keynote & Star-Speaker sessions
2. The Expo

Register at: http://www.osiweek.com/users/delegatetemp.php

Star Speakers at Open Source India Week
**********************************
Brian Behlendorf, Apache & Collabnet (B'lore and Delhi)
Klaus Knopper, Knoppix (B'lore and Delhi)
David Axmark, MySQL (B'lore and Delhi)
Paul Kangro, Novell (B'lore and Delhi)
Louis Sourez Potts, OpenOffice (Delhi)

This year, LinuxAsia has grown into Open Source India Week -- a
week-long event spanning three cities: Bangalore (11th-12th Feb),
Mumbai (13th Feb) and Delhi (14th-15th Feb).

Last year, LinuxAsia (Delhi) had received 1300-plus web registrations
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These questions will be answered at the CTOSummit happening on the
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Sample of speakers at the CTOSummit: Brian Behlendorf, Co-founder
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Inspired from the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), which is an
annual event in the US, the CTOSummit should be an excellent
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source, interact with global and Indian entrepreneurs who have been
successful in this arena, and network with the who's who of the IT
industry.

The Background
CTOSummit is one of the events being organised within the Open Source
India Week (OSIW), which was earlier known as LinuxAsia. Both,
CTOSummit and OSIW are being organised by the EFY Group--publishers of
magazines like Electronics For You and LINUX For You. The earlier four
LinuxAsia were held only in Delhi, but this year the event has
expanded into three cities: Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.

Few facts related to the business side of Open Source:
· MySQL just got bought by Sun Microsystems for  UDS$ 1 Billion.

· Ingres and SugarCRM are expected to go IPO this year, and despite
being open source firms, they are the darling amongst tech investors
and analysts.

· Indian IT giants, like Satyam and TCS, have started releasing open
source projects.

· Many SME-IT firms have witnessed growth of over 100-percent in the
last three to four years, while working in the Linux/Open Source space.

The Specifics:
Date: 12th February '08, 10 am to 6 pm
Venue: The Taj Westend, Banglore
Deadline for registration: 7th February '08
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Dear Open Source Enthusiasts,

Open Source India Week (aka LinuxAsia) as part of its community
initiatives, had released 500 entry tickets (worth Rs 1000 each) for
FREE. As on date, only 40 FREE seats remain at Delhi and 80 at B'lore!

These FREE Passes entitle registrants to:

1. The Keynote & Star-Speaker sessions
2. The Tech Tracks: (For: (a) IT Developers, (b) IT Administrators and
(c) FOSS Solutions for the disabled)
3. The Expo

The Dates: Bangalore (11th-12th Feb), Mumbai (13th Feb) and Delhi
(14th-15th
Feb).

Register at: http://www.osiweek.com/users/delegatetemp.php

These FREE tickets are applicable for the Bangalore and Delhi chapter,
since
at Mumbai, OSIW has not scheduled a TechTrack this year (Mumbai only has a
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**********************************
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Klaus Knopper, Knoppix (B'lore and Delhi)
David Axmark, MySQL (B'lore and Delhi)
Paul Kangro, Novell (B'lore and Delhi)
Louis Sourez Potts, OpenOffice (Delhi)

For MORE DETAILS on OSIW, go to: www.osiweek.com

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Gora Mohanty gora at sarai.net
Fri May 25 13:34:49 CEST 2007

Hello all,
   Below is an invitation for proposals for the RGF-Sarai
CSDS programme for short-term FLOSS fellowships. Please feel
to circulate this far and wide. The deadline for submission
of proposals is the 25th of June. Please feel free to address
any queries with regards to this to floss at sarai.net.

Regards,
Gora
--------------------------------------------------------------
                        Call for proposals:
              RGF-Sarai, CSDS, short-term FLOSS fellowships

1      Introduction

The Sarai programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing
Societies, Delhi (http://www.sarai.  net) is pleased to
announce fellowships for projects related to Free/Libre and
Open Source Software (FLOSS) activities.  This year, we have
partnered with the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) who are
providing support for work in the specific area of computing,
and localisation in five Indian languages, namely, Assamese,
Hindi, Kashmiri, Oriya, and Urdu. We also invite proposals
from projects in other FLOSS areas, especially ones that are
relevant to educational, social, and community needs. Any
project that meets the criteria given below is eligible for
the fellowships, but we are particularly interested in:

     o Indian language computing, including work on fonts,
       rendering, locales, input methods, spell-checking,
       etc., as well as in advanced technologies like OCR,
       handwriting recognition, and speech-to-text.

     o Localisation into Indian languages of user interfaces,
       and translation of help documents for FLOSS
       applications.

     o In the interest of sustained development, we would
       like to see the enhancement of, and extensions for
       projects funded as part of past Sarai FLOSS
       fellowships.  In particular, we draw attention to
       NewsRack (http://newsrack.in), Hindawi
       (http://www.indicybers.com), and ApnaOpus
       (http://apnaopus.var.cc).

     o Documentation for users of FLOSS tools, particularly
       in the area of Indian language computing.  The
       production of video tutorials would be welcome.

     o Development of graphics, multimedia, and publishing
       tools. This would include applications for audio/video
       editing, animation, and desktop publishing.
       Enhancement of existing FLOSS tools is especially
       encouraged.

     o Putting together, distributing, and supporting a
       complete Indian language distribution, using FLOSS
       operating systems, and tools.

     o  Collaboration software, and groupware solutions.

     o Writing Linux device drivers, and front-ends for
       common hardware, such as wireless cards, graphics
       cards, scanners, and printers.

The other significant difference from past practice is that
we will be asking for more of a collaborative approach from
the fellows, both among one another, and with people at
Sarai.  The collaboration need not be in the actual
development, but can consist of an ongoing conversation about
one's work, its direction, and current status.  While this
has been an implicit expectation in the past, this time we
are making the requirement explicit.  The exact details of
these will be worked out with the selected fellows, but will
include things like discussions over IRC, email, and postings
on the Sarai Project Resource Centre (PRC) mailing list.
Fellows will also be asked to prepare a timeline for the
projects, with intermediate milestones, and will be expected
to adhere to them.

2      Applying for the fellowships

We invite students, developers, researchers, and
practitioners interested in the FLOSS arena to apply for the
fellowships.  While there is no prescribed format for the
applications, we expect them to be in sufficient detail for a
reviewer to sensibly evaluate them. Attention to details,
such as a plan of work that addresses what is possible to
accomplish within the limited project period, a projection of
how the work might be continued after that, and a discussion
of the possible impact of the project, is strongly
recommended. In particular, we will look favourably on
projects aimed at eventual deployment, rather than
development per se.  Please mail your application, along with
a resume, to floss at sarai.net , with the subject line of
"RGF-Sarai FLOSS fellowships". As this information is
intended to be public, also subscribe to the PRC mailing list
at https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/prc, and post a
copy there, failing which your final proposal will be
forwarded there by one of us.  Enquiries are invited at floss
at sarai.net , and on the PRC list, including questions on
how to frame proposals.  The last date of submission is
midnight IST on Sun., June 25th, 2007. The projects will run
for a total of about six months, with a final workshop to be
held at Sarai, CSDS, Delhi, where the fellows will be
expected to present a summary of their work. Besides this, as
part of our engagement with the RGF, we will be holding
workshops in regional locations, and the FLOSS fellows will
be asked to be present at events local to them. The total
amount of the fellowship will be Rs. 70, 000.


3 Conditions

Applicants should have a valid bank account in any bank
operating in India. These are support grants, and the fellows
are free to pursue their primary occupations in parallel, as
long as they keep working on proposed projects.  The fellows
must be willing to make a release of their final work under
any open-source licence approved by the Open Source
Initiative (OSI). Please see under
http://www.opensource.org/licenses for a complete list.
Proposals from teams, partnerships, collectives, and faculty
on the behalf of a group of students are welcome, so long as
the grant amount is administered by a single individual, and
the funds are deposited in a single bank account in the name
of an individual.

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As always, LINUX For You team is working on a particular idea for the
opinion story section this month. The topic for June 2007 issue is the
following:

"Do we need a National LUG?"

The industry and community would answer what do they feel about having
a National LUG. Should we have numerous LUGs functioning locally and
independently? Or should we rather have all of them working under the
aegis of a National LUG? What are the advantages/disadvantages of
having a National LUG?

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Dear friends,

This year, LinuxAsia's main goal is to promote open source innovations
from India.

Hence, the organising committee (FOSII) invites 'technologists' and
'innovators' from all over India to speak at LinuxAsia 07.

The speaker registration page is available at
http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/speakers1/speaker.php

The broad genre of talks that are invited include:
a) Presentations on innovative open source projects developed in India
or by Indians.
b) Presentations on latest developments in key open source
technologies and tools (ex; Eclipse, MySQL, Mono, etc)
c) Presentations on initiatives to promote open source innovations in
India (ex: Apache)

The three-day event has been divided into following broad
technology-verticals:
First day (31st Jan 07): Trends and innovations in overall open source
technologies and desktop technologies
Second day (1st Feb 07): Technology trends and innovations w.r.t.
software development and databases
Third day (2nd Feb 07): Technology trends and innovations w.r.t. tools
for IT implementation and network management

Please note, that the speaker registration will end on 19th January
2007, and all speaker presentations will be finalised by 22nd January
2007 (evening).

Looking forward to your support in taking open source innovations from
India to the next level.

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Team, LinuxAsia 07

************************************
Software Developers' Day @ LinuxAsia
************************************

LinuxAsia 07 features a complete day dedicated to software development
practices and technologies as part of its 'Technology.Innovation' track!

Date: 1st Feb, 07
Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Timings: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

2 Key Themes For That Day
-------------------------

#1: Platforms.Tools.Development: Expose software developers to the
latest open source tools, platforms and technologies

#2: Scalable.Robust.Databases: Share the latest developments in open
source databases

Free Registration Still Open
---------------------------
Free COMMUNITY PASSES are being given to the first 500 registrants!
These COMMUNITY PASSES will allow entry to the 'technology.innovation'
track for FREE. However, seating is subject to availability of seats,
and on a
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Special Discounts For Delegates Available
-----------------------------------------
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and participate in the 'networking lunch' where you'll rub shoulders
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are the need of the hour.

There are special discount offers for:
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b) Students
c) Subscribers of EFY Publications

Plus, there is an early bird discount too for everyone else.

Visit www.linuxasia.net for more details
********************************************

Hello All,

Greetings for the New Year from LINUX For You magazine team!

As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
pose a question to the community and industry and publish the
responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
among the responses received have been published in the January 2007
issue of LFY.

The forthcoming issue of LFY would carry a story on the following:

How to develop a community of open source developers?

The article would focus on methods of driving innovations in the open
source arena. What are the factors that inhibits innovations in open
source? Who bears the responsibility to drive innovations and
developments? Also, at what stage of education should this be initiated?

We value your suggestions and comments. So, any idea you would like to
share with us is most welcome.

Please write to us at sujata.banerjee@... with a CC to
atul@... before 10th January,2007.

The best responses would be published in the Feb 2007 issue of LFY.

Looking forward to your responses.

Thanks,

Sujata Banerjee, Editorial Coordinator, LFY
Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY

Dear Members of the community,

LinuxAsia 2007 is coming. And this year, we would like to ensure that
the Linux/OSS community is fully engaged with the event.

What all is happening at LinuxAsia this year?
*********************************************

The main track - 'technology.innovation@...', which will go on for
3 days from 31st January till 2nd February 2007 at the India Habitat
Centre, New Delhi.

The second track - CXOSummit - is a one-day event being held at Hotel
Taj Mahal, Man Singh, New Delhi on the 1st of February 2007.

Besides that, there will be an IOSN summit, ODF India Chapter summit,
technical workshops, sessions by LUGs, and last but not the least, the
Expo.

What are the entry charges?
***************************

FIRST 500 FREE!!!
Ok, this is best news of the day - the first 500 registrants can get
the COMMUNITY PASS, which allows them entry to the
'technology.innovation@...' track for FREE (subject to availability
of vacant seats in the main hall and on a first-cum-first-served
basis)! Though there is an element of organisers' checking your
details and approving the serious cases only, but then, if you're
serious about attending International-level Linux/OSS events - then
REGISTER NOW at http://www.linuxasia.net.

DELEGATE PASSES FOR SERIOUS PROFESSIONALS
For the serious professionals who want 'guaranteed seating' at
LinuxAsia 2007, we have the DELEGATE PASS. There is an 'early bird'
offer till 25th Jan 07 (subject to availability of seats). Simply opt
for 'more info on the Delegate Pass' while registering for LinuxAsia
2007, and our team will get back to you immediately.

Plus, there are special discounts on the DELEGATE PASSES for
ILUG-Delhi members, EFY subscribers, and students!

What about entry to the CXOSummit?
**********************************

The CXOSummit is a 'by-invitation-only' event. But, you can opt for
that while registering for LinuxAsia 2007, and if your profile matches
that of a CXO, our team will connect with you immediately.

Who all are going to speak at LinuxAsia 2007?
*********************************************

Klaus Knopper (Knoppix), Brian Behlendorf (Apache and CollabNet), Dr
Negroponte (one-laptop-per-child programme), are some of the
international technology Gurus who have confirmed. We expect 3-4 more
global luminaries to be there--their confirmation is in progress.

Any facilities for out-station delegates?
*****************************************

We have tied up with 'hospitality partners' who can assist you in
getting best deals for travel and stay. If you need this support,
simply select that option while registering.

What is LinuxAsia trying to achieve this year?
**********************************************

The goals that have been laid down for LinuxAsia 07 are:

Goal #1: Promote open source driven innovation so that India can
showcase a minimum of 20 globally recognised OSS projects at LinuxAsia
2008.

Goal #2: Accelerate the adoption of Linux and open source software by
highlighting their advantages, sharing success stories, and discussing
strategies on how CXOs can gain advantage from both "open source" and
"proprietary" worlds.

Goal #3: To provide a platform where other organisations with
OSS-related agendas can hold their own sub-events and network with the
entire community.

So, we request you to register, participate, and let us know how we
fared in achieving those goals.

Cheers!
Team, LinuxAsia
team@...

Hi,
Sorry for the mistake in the post. You can send us your opinion by 12th
of December, 2006. Once again, we regret for the folly.

Regards,


mohit puri wrote:
>
>
> Please correct the date. How can one send you replies before November 10,
> 2006 if you ask the question on December,6, 2006?
> Regards
>
> >From: "Niraj Sahay" <niraj@... <mailto:niraj%40efyindia.com>>
> >Reply-To: lug-northindia@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:lug-northindia%40yahoogroups.com>
> >To: lug-northindia@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:lug-northindia%40yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [lug-northindia] [Commercial] Share Your views with LINUX
> For You
> >Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:56:16 -0000
> >
> >Hello All,
> >
> >Greetings from the LINUX For You magazine team!
> >
> >As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
> >pose a question to the community and industry and publish the
> >responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
> >to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
> >among the responses received have been published in the December 2006
> > issue of LFY.
> >
> >The forthcoming issue of LFY would carry a story on the following:
> >
> >Is the war really against Microsoft?
> >
> >The article would focus on whether OSS world is actually fighting
> >against proprietary software at an ideological level. Or is it that it
> >remains a battle against Microsoft? We would like to focus at the
> >various levels on which this antagonism between the open source
> >evangelists and believers on proprietary software shapes up. Is the
> >discontentment against Microsoft only to the extent of patent issues?
> >Or that Microsoft is just a mere player, while the FOSS community is
> >fighting at the much higher level of psychology...
> >
> >We value your suggestions and comments. So, any idea you would like to
> >share with us is most welcome.
> >
> >Please write to us at sujata.banerjee@...
> <mailto:sujata.banerjee%40efyindia.com> with a CC to
> >atul@... <mailto:atul%40efyindia.com>, before 10th
> November,2006.
> >
> >The best responses would be published in the Jan 2007 issue of LFY.
> >
> >Looking forward to your responses.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Sujata Banerjee, Editorial Coordinator, LFY
> >Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY
> >
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Catch all the cricketing action right here. Live score, match reports,
> photos et al. http://content.msn.co.in/Sports/Cricket/Default.aspx
> <http://content.msn.co.in/Sports/Cricket/Default.aspx>
>
>

Please correct the date. How can one send you replies before November 10,
2006 if you ask the question on December,6, 2006?
Regards

>From: "Niraj Sahay" <niraj@...>
>Reply-To: lug-northindia@yahoogroups.com
>To: lug-northindia@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [lug-northindia] [Commercial] Share Your views with LINUX For You
>Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:56:16 -0000
>
>Hello All,
>
>Greetings from the LINUX For You magazine team!
>
>As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
>pose a question to the community and industry and publish the
>responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
>to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
>among the responses received have been published in the December 2006
>  issue of LFY.
>
>The forthcoming issue of LFY would carry a story on the following:
>
>Is the war really against Microsoft?
>
>The article would focus on whether OSS world is actually fighting
>against proprietary software at an ideological level. Or is it that it
>remains a battle against Microsoft? We would like to focus at the
>various levels on which this antagonism between the open source
>evangelists and believers on proprietary software shapes up. Is the
>discontentment against Microsoft only to the extent of patent issues?
>Or that Microsoft is just a mere player, while the FOSS community is
>fighting at the much higher level of psychology...
>
>We value your suggestions and comments. So, any idea you would like to
>share with us is most welcome.
>
>Please write to us at sujata.banerjee@... with a CC to
>atul@..., before 10th November,2006.
>
>The best responses would be published in the Jan 2007 issue of LFY.
>
>Looking forward to your responses.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sujata Banerjee, Editorial Coordinator, LFY
>Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY
>

_________________________________________________________________
Catch all the cricketing action right here. Live score, match reports,
photos et al. http://content.msn.co.in/Sports/Cricket/Default.aspx

Hello All,

Greetings from the LINUX For You magazine team!

As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
pose a question to the community and industry and publish the
responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
among the responses received have been published in the December 2006
  issue of LFY.

The forthcoming issue of LFY would carry a story on the following:

Is the war really against Microsoft?

The article would focus on whether OSS world is actually fighting
against proprietary software at an ideological level. Or is it that it
remains a battle against Microsoft? We would like to focus at the
various levels on which this antagonism between the open source
evangelists and believers on proprietary software shapes up. Is the
discontentment against Microsoft only to the extent of patent issues?
Or that Microsoft is just a mere player, while the FOSS community is
fighting at the much higher level of psychology...

We value your suggestions and comments. So, any idea you would like to
share with us is most welcome.

Please write to us at sujata.banerjee@... with a CC to
atul@..., before 10th November,2006.

The best responses would be published in the Jan 2007 issue of LFY.

Looking forward to your responses.

Thanks,

Sujata Banerjee, Editorial Coordinator, LFY
Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY

Dear Readers,

With the Fedora team, as usual, pushing the release date of FC6 again
and again (before finally releasing it on 24th and it getting
available for download on 25th), we were left with no option but to go
for the next most requested distro on the bulletinn board - Mandriva
Linux 2007. This distro is a treat for users who like to work on
multi-architecture platforms (32-bit and 64-bit).

Coming to the editorial highlights, we have a mega interview with
Javed Tapia, founder Red Hat India, who speaks to the media for the
first time after stepping down from his position of director - India.
In the trends section, this month we discuss about the use of Linux in
tghe supercomputing world.

We have two very interesting case studies this month, one that
discusses the first mover advantage taken by Samsung by incorporating
the 'Linux-compatible' logo in their printer advertisement and the
other about Bombay high court adopting Linux/OSS.

In our opinions section, this month, the community opines on how
whether IPR is a boon or a bane. Also, in the 'Down Memory Lane'
series, we look at the history of the KDE project.

FOR YOU & ME

* KDE: Kudos All the Way!
* Mandriva Linux 2007: The Ia Ora Magic Casts a New Spell
* Enigmatise Youe E-mail
* Opinions: IPR - Incentive or Disincentive to Innovate
* Linux in Telecommunication: A Mighty Combo
* The Director's Cut: Interview - Javed Tapia
* From e-Governance to Open Governance

ADMIN

* WLAN Cards on Linux: Tweak Your Way Out
* Getting Wireless with Tux
* Get SMART!
* Easing Data Migration with Portable Data Containers

DEVELOPERS

* The Basics of JVMTI
* Perl Development on Linux with Eclipse IDE
* A uClinux Primer
* Simplifying Audio Conversion with Glade
* Build and Integrate Your Own Small Office Intranet


POLICYMAKERS

* Linux is the Way to Go, Your Honour!

GEEKS

* Linux Rules the Supercomputing World

PLAYERS

* Will Tux Boost Samsung's Printers into the No.1 Position?
* Wind River - Embracing Tux with Open Arms: Venkatesh Kumaran, Wind
River India

COLUMNS

* BraveGNUIndia: When Governments Promote FLOSS
* FreedomYug: Steal This Film

ON LFY DVD

* Mandriva Linux 2007 (Free Edition)

The latest distribution from the Mandriva stable, Mandriva Linux 2007
(free edition) is simply fabulous. A highly versatile distribution,
this DVD is readily installable on both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.

ON LFY CD

* 3D applications software: Blender 2.4, OpenSceneGraph, Irrlicht SDK
1.1, Art of Illusion, myStudio - Free/Open source 3D software, JPatch,
K-3D, screenhack, Aqsis, Ayam, gSculpt, Aztec 3D Modeller,
* Newbies: KIso 0.8, Sweep, JACK Rack, Ardour, Rosegarden 1.4.0
* Power Users: GNOME Partition Editor, QTParted, RRDTool, John the
Ripper, GNU FreeIPMI
* Fun stuff: Open Noid, Fighter 2, HoloRacer, Pang Zero, Elephants
Dream, SolarWolf, LinCity-NG, Extended Death Match, Danger from the Deep
* Updates: Kernel 2.6.18, Clam AntiVirus

We hope you enjoy reading the issue. Please send all your feedback on
lfyedit@...

WHERE TO GET YOUR COPY?

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Hello All,

Greetings from the LINUX For You magazine team!

As you all know, we run a section called 'Opinions' in LFY where we
pose a question to the community and industry and publish the top five
responses (selected by our technical editors) in the magazine. Thanks
to all those who responded to the last month's question. The best
among the responses received have been published in the November 2006
issue of LFY.

The forthcoming issue of LFY would carry a story on LUGs. The article
would focus on what constitutes a perfect LUG. We want to pick up the
best practices that every LUG should carry out to evolve into an ideal
and perfect LUG. This would not just ensure scope for improvement for
the LUGs by getting a direct feedback from the community itself, but
would also help others to understand the value of LUGs better.

We value your suggestions and comments. So, any idea you would like to
share with us is most welcome.
Please write to us at sujata.banerjee@... with a CC to
atul@..., before 10th November,2006.

The top five responses will be published in the December 2006 issue of
LINUX for You.

Look forward to your responses.

Thanks,

Sujata Banerjee, Editorial Coordinator, LFY
Atul Goel, Asst. Associate Editor, LFY