Tagged: Free and Open Source

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How to Capture the Screen Using VLC for ScreenCasting

VLC is a player but also can be used to record a screen cast ( capture the screen as video).Here is the small how to do that. This works with portable VLC too. Start the VLC By going to the installation folder and running the command >> vlc screen:// It will open the...

Half knowledge is dangerous .. specially if you are a journalist 0

Half knowledge is dangerous .. specially if you are a journalist

I read this article today “No free lunches for me” byline Charles Assisi(Times of India, 31th August 2006).All I can say is Times of India needs better technology writer than him. Half knowledge is too dangerous that is what you can conclude from this article.But heavily dangerous if the person is a reporter...

Indians should oppose the changes to IP laws : RMS 0

Indians should oppose the changes to IP laws : RMS

Indians should oppose the changes to IP laws : RMS RMS was addressing the gathering of 4th International GPLv3 conference at Bangalore. He was in his regual mood with the software freedoms (a) the freedom to use the software, (b) the freedom to copy and share the software, (c) the freedom to modify...

Free and Open Source Software at Allahabad High Court 0

Free and Open Source Software at Allahabad High Court

I got a mail on BLUG list from Moinak Ghosh about Hon’ble Mr. Justice Yatindra Singh, Hon’ble Chairman, Computerization Committee, Allahabad High Court. And his talk at SUN Technology Conference. And the mail spoke about the knowledge of this extrodinary gentleman about FOSS and its implementation at Allahabad High Court. The mail also...

Dollar one Encyclopedia 0

Dollar one Encyclopedia

Think of wikipedia content available on CD for offline viewing. You will be able to view wikipedia on the road(laptop). You can gift them to schools which doesn’t have internet connection.Wikipedia certainly can replace Encarta/Britannica for students who can not pay hefty amount.We can distribute the CD version for almost $1 (in India)....

Update: VTU-FLOSS Campaign 0

Update: VTU-FLOSS Campaign

As you know VTU FLOSS Petition was handed over to VTU registrar since we couldn’t meet the VC . Many of my friends blogged about this. The message in the blogs has reached VTU. Yesterday I got a call from VTU registrar inquiring me about this post. He was not very happy about...