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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:41:36 +0530 (IST)
From: brahm sah <itsbds@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Regarding How can Define congestion windows in Fedora
To: editor@linuxgazette.net

RewriteRule ^/Context1$ /Context1/ [R]
RewriteRule ^/Context2$ /Context2/ [R]
RewriteRule ^/$ /DefaultContext/ [R]

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> One of our users is complaining that our transliterator doesn't work;
> the few of us who have tested it all find that it works for us. Now,
> he says it only works because our locales are wrong(?). I'm just
> wondering if anyone other than him can get the incorrect result: i.e.,
> that 'ा' fails to transliterate to 'ા' -- I reproduced the same test
> using standard tools belo, because they do the same thing as our
> transliterator.

suramya@Wyrm:/usr/lib/locale$ echo $LANG
en_IE.UTF-8
suramya@Wyrm:/usr/lib/locale$ echo राम|tr 'राम' 'રામ'
રામ
suramya@Wyrm:/usr/lib/locale$ echo राम|sed -e 's/र/ર/g'|sed -e 's/ा/ા/g' 
|sed -e 's/म/મ/g'
રામ
suramya@Wyrm:/usr/lib/locale$ echo राम|perl /home/suramya/Temp/test.pl
રામ
suramya@Wyrm:/usr/lib/locale$

Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 22:04:21 -0400
From: Rob Reid <xxxxx@nrao.edu>
To: ben@linuxgazette.net
Subject: tkb: Re: 2-cent Tip: Conditional pipes

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> 2009/8/6 Vineet Chaitanya <vc@iiit.ac.in>:
>> All the three tests suggested by you passed successfully (using unmodified
>> en_IE.UTF-8 locale).
>>
>>
>>     But if I modify "i18n" file so that "matraas" are declared as "alpha"
>> instead of "punct" then lt-proc -t also works correctly.
>>
>>     In any case I would like to have a look at your "i18n" file and would
>> like to know the reason why it differs from the usual one.
>
>
> in 'i18n', I guess this comment from 'LC_CTYPE' agrees with you:
> ``
> % - All Matras of Indic and Sinhala are moved from punct to alpha class/
> % - Added Unicode 5.1 charctares of Indic scripts/
> % DEVANAGARI/
>   <U0901>..<U0939>;<U093C>..<U094D>;/
>   <U0950>..<U0954>;<U0958>..<U0961>;/
>   <U0962>;<U0963>;<U0972>;<U097B>..<U097F>;/
> ''
>
> So yes, the matras are in the 'alpha' class on my system, not 'punct'.
>
> $ apt-cache show locales
> Package: locales
> Priority: required
> Section: libs
> Installed-Size: 8796
> Maintainer: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>
> Architecture: all
> Source: langpack-locales
> Version: 2.9+cvs20090214-7
>

> Don't worry, you don't need to use GUI automation tool such as dogtail
> for doing so. Simply use gnome-power-cmd.sh command to do that. Note:
> make sure atd daemon is running first. Then do:
> $ at now + 10 minutes
> at> gnome-power-cmd.sh suspend
> at> (press Ctrl-D)

  echo gnome-power-cmd.sh suspend | at now + 10 minutes

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$ at now + 10 minutes
at> gnome-power-cmd.sh suspend
at> (press Ctrl-D)

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.tgz
HOME
.gtkrc
mv .gtkrc g0 ; (sleep 5;mv g0 .gtkrc) & qq

free()
mkdir qq && cd qq &&
wget http://dl_dir.qq.com/qqfile/qq/QQ2008stablehij/QQ2008.exe &&
HOME="$(pwd)" LANG=zh_CN.gb18030 wine QQ2008.exe

killall TXPlatform.exe QQ.exe explorer.exe winedevice.exe rundll32.exe services.exe
rm .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Tencent/QQ/TXPlatform.exe

HOME="$(pwd)" LANG=zh_CN.gb18030 \
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="mfc42,msvcp60,riched20,riched32=n,b;mmdevapi=" \
wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Tencent/QQ/QQ.exe

(elem)->type == SND_MIXER_ELEM_SIMPLE
winecfg
#!/bin/bash
# Created by Ben Okopnik on Thu Mar 22 22:50:21 CDT 2007

[ "$UID" -eq 0 ] || { echo "You need to run this as root."; exit 1; }

# If a number has been specified as a command-line arg, use it; otherwise,
# create 20 accounts.
if [ -n "$1" ]
then
    if ! [[ "$1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [ "$1" -le 0 -o "$1" -gt 100 ]
    then
        echo "If used, the # of accounts to create must be 1-100. Exiting..."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# Default to 20 accounts unless some other number has been specified
number=${1:-20}

source .chrootrc

echo "Creating the basic dir structure"
mkdir -p $dir/{bin,dev,etc,lib,proc,tmp,var}
mkdir -p $dir/usr/{bin,lib,local,sbin,share}
mkdir -p $dir/usr/local/share
mkdir -p $dir/var/log

echo "Creating devices in $dir/dev"
mkdir $dir/dev/pts
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/null c 1 3
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/zero c 1 5
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/full c 1 7
mknod -m 655 $dir/dev/urandom c 1 9
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ptyp0 c 2 0
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ptyp1 c 2 1
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ptyp2 c 2 2
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ptyp3 c 2 3
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ttyp0 c 3 0
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ttyp1 c 3 1
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ttyp2 c 3 2
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ttyp3 c 3 3
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/tty c 5 0
mknod -m 666 $dir/dev/ptmx c 5 2

# Create the 'lastlog' file
touch $dir/var/log/lastlog

echo "Copying the basic toolkit [this takes a while]"
cp -a /etc/ssh $dir/etc/ssh
# cp -a /bin/{bash,cat,chmod,cp,date,ln,ls,more,mv,rm} $dir/bin
# cp -a /usr/bin/{clear,env,groups,id,last,perl,perldoc,a2p,pod2man,cpan,splain} $dir/usr/bin
cp -a /usr/sbin/sshd $dir/usr/sbin/
cp -a /usr/lib/perl* $dir/usr/lib
cp -a /usr/lib/man-db $dir/usr/lib
cp -a /usr/share/perl* $dir/usr/share
cp -a /usr/local/share/perl* $dir/usr/local/share
ln -s $dir/bin/bash $dir/bin/sh
echo "echo chroot$dir" > $dir/bin/hostname
chmod +x $dir/bin/hostname

echo "Installing the required libs for the toolkit progs"
# Different versions of 'ldd' produce several variations in output.
# Debian's includes the paths to the libraries, so deciding what to copy
# where is easy; if yours does not, you'll have to check if it exists in
# the standard paths and copy it to the appropriate place in the chroot
# tree.
for lib in `ldd $dir/bin/* $dir/usr/bin/* $dir/usr/sbin/*|\
	perl -walne'print $1 if m#(\S*/lib\S+)#'|sort -u`
do
	# Extract the original lib directory
	d=${lib%/*}
	# Cut the leading / from the above
	ld=${d#/}
	# Check if the dir exists in the chroot and create one if not
	[ -d "$ld" ] || mkdir -p $dir/$ld
	[ -e ${lib#/} ] || cp $lib $dir/$ld
done

# Create nsswitch.conf for SSH...
for n in passwd group shadow networks protocols services ethers rpc
do
	printf "%-15s%s\n" $n: files >> $dir/etc/nsswitch.conf
done	
printf "%-15s%s\n" hosts: "files dns" >> $dir/etc/nsswitch.conf

# ...and copy the appropriate libs
cp /lib/libnss_{files,dns}.so.2 $dir/lib

echo "Creating the user files"
cat <<! > $dir/etc/profile
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
PS1='\$USER@\`hostname\`:\$PWD\\$ '
export PATH PS1
umask 0022
!

cat <<! > $dir/etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:Admin user:/:/bin/bash
sshd:x:111:65534::/var/run/sshd:/bin/false
nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/bin/sh
!

cat <<! > $dir/etc/group
shadow:x:42:
utmp:x:43:
ssh:x:109:
nogroup:x:65534:
!

cat <<! > $dir/etc/shadow
root:!:14384:0:99999:7:::
nobody:!:13592:0:99999:7:::
sshd:!:13592:0:99999:7:::
!

# Note: users' UIDs will start at 1001; the first account manually added
# after this (using 'chroot-add-user') will have a UID of 1000; all
# subsequent UIDs will go up from the max user UID. This places the
# teacher's account near the top of the passwd file, which makes it easier
# to edit.
for n in `seq $number`
do
	# Create the home directory
	mkdir -p $dir/home/student$n; chown $n:$n $dir/home/student$n
	# Populate the ~/.bash_profile
	echo -e "PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin\nLANG=C\nLC_ALL=C\nPAGER=/usr/bin/less\nexport PATH LANG LC_ALL PAGER" > $dir/home/student$n/.bash_profile

	# Add reasonable entries to /etc/{passwd,group,shadow}
	N=$((1000 + $n))
	echo "student$n:x:$N:$N:Student account:/home/student$n:/bin/bash" >> $dir/etc/passwd
	echo "student$n:x:$N:" >> $dir/etc/group
	# Obvious password for students
	echo "student$n:\$6\$dZ3bUzrS\$dltz7ogy5QMS4glTilclPGBh7ots09Sgs5KroTa0EucLnhsmSIHBJU5coCnUw1hJI2WQlhc7/kaIGXJH90i3m0:14384:0:99999:7:::" >> $dir/etc/shadow
done

chmod 600 $dir/etc/shadow

echo "Configuring the SSH environment"
# Change the IP, the PAM, and the PrivSep notes in etc/ssh/sshd_config
sed -i -e "s/#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0/ListenAddress $ip/" -e "s/UsePAM yes/UsePAM no/" \
	-e "s/UsePrivilegeSeparation yes/UsePrivilegeSeparation no/" $dir/etc/ssh/sshd_config

ifconfig eth0:chroot $ip down
ifconfig eth0:chroot $ip netmask $netmask
[ -z "`mount | grep $dir`" ] && {
	mount -tproc proc $dir/proc
	mount -tdevpts devpts $dir/dev/pts 
}

for file in $(strace -s 1024 -eopen $full $args 2>&1|awk -F'"' '/[0-9]$/{print $2}')
do
	# Skip device files, security-sensitive system files, and users' private files
	if [ -n "`echo $file|egrep '/proc/|/dev/|/etc/passwd|/etc/shadow|/etc/group|~/home'`" ]
	then
		echo "Skipping $file"
		continue
	fi
	echo "Copying $file to $dir$file"

	# Create the target dir if it doesn't exist
	targetdir=${file%/*}
	[ -d "$dir$targetdir" ] || mkdir -p "$dir$targetdir"

	if [ -f "$dir$file" ]
	then
		echo "$file already present; skipping..."
		continue
	else
		# Copy, and: preserve links/mode/ownership/timestamps; update only;
		# force if necessary; follow symlinks in source.
		cp -aufL "$file" "$dir$file"
		echo $file
	fi
done

# Find man pages, install them if they exist
# Strip out any extensions
b=${prog%%.*}
# Strip all the path info
bare=${b##*/}
m=`man -w $bare`
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
	# Look for a manpage for the progname without any extensions
	mb=${m%%.*}
	# Strip off the path info
	mbare=${mb##*/}
	# Get the path for the manpage installation
	mpath=${m%/*}
	# ...and get the extension as well, since we'll need to add it back on
	mext=${m#*.}

	# If the manpage filename doesn't equal the progname (e.g. 'awk' and
	# 'gawk'), then install the 'linked' manpage by following the link and
	# saving the endpoint under the original name. Weird solution - but it
	# works well as long as we don't need to update or relink the manpages
	# (as we would in a real distro.)
	if [ "$bare" != "$mbare" ]
	then
		[ -d "$dir/$mpath" ] || mkdir -p "$dir/$mpath"
		echo "Copying $mpath/$bare.$mext to $dir/$mpath/$bare.$mext"
		cp -fL "$mpath/$bare.$mext" "$dir/$mpath/$bare.$mext"
	else
		tdir=${m%/*}
		[ -d "$dir$tdir" ] || mkdir -p "$dir$tdir"
		echo "Copying $m to $dir/$m"
		cp -fL "$m" "$dir/$m"
	fi
fi

echo "Copying $full to $dir$full"
cp -fL $full $dir$full

to square
repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90]
end

? save "square.logo

? load "square.logo

? to square
square is already defined

? ed "square

Welcome to Berkeley Logo version 5.6
? to pick_color
> output pick [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15]
> end
pick_color defined
? to colorful_circle :size
> if :size = 1 [stop]
> setpencolor pick_color
> arc 360 :size
> colorful_circle :size - 1
> end
colorful_circle defined
? save "example.logo

? help "arc
ARC angle radius

    draws an arc of a circle, with the turtle at the center, with the
    specified radius, starting at the turtle's heading and extending
    clockwise through the specified angle.  The turtle does not move.

Welcome to Berkeley Logo version 5.6
? load "example.logo
? colorful_circle 200

From: Deirdre Saoirse Moen <deirdre@deirdre.net>
To: Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:40:48 -0700
Cc: Cheryl Morris <camorris@mars.ark.com>
Subject: Comma story

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> Ben's already been through the Phil Hughes crapfest, so he probably
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> [Snipping several recipients from your CC list.]
> 
> Quoting Someone Elided (someone_elided@someplace):
> 
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October 2009 (#167):

Mailbag

This month's answers created by:

Gazette Matters

Small grammar correction on my article

[OT] Meetup?

a bit misleading sentence in Back Page of LG #166:)

Linux Gazette in Serbian language

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2-Cent Tips

1-cent Tip: passing one line commands to at

2-cent Tip: Free beginners books

2-cent Tip: Suspending and Hibernating from CLI ala GNOME

News Bytes

Contents:

News in General

Red Hat Introduces DeltaCloud Project

Red Hat, JBoss Innovators of the Year Announced

Oracle Re-affirms Sun and Solaris Commitment

Oracle Unveils Hefty Exadata Version 2 - on Sun Hardware

ARM Announces 2GHz Cortex-A9 Dual Core Processor Designs

Conferences and Events

Distro News

Linpus' Launches Linpus Linux Lite 1.2 at OSIM World

Software and Product News

Oracle Enhances VM Template Builder, Oracle Enterprise Linux JeOS

Toshiba Links vPRO Technology With TCG Self-Encrypting Drives

Danube Releases ScrumWorks Pro 4, Enterprise-ready Scrum Tool

VMware vCenter 4 Drives Business Agility

QQ on Linux

Preliminary notes

QQ for Linux

QQ in WINE

Concluding Notes:

Away Mission - SecureWorld Expos

Away Mission - Upcoming in October

Silicon Valley CodeCamp 09 -- Free

Oracle OpenWorld 2009

Agile Open Northern California

eComm Fall 2009 Europe

A Quick-Fire chroot Environment

Thinking about the process

Rejoice! Linux is at hand!

Now what?

So, how do I use this thing already?

Summary

Two is better than one!

Summary

The twin-boot experiment

How to do this

Why to do this?

Wrap-up

Using Linux to Teach Kids How to Program, 10 Years Later (Part II)

Logo's Hello World

Executing example.logo:

Conclusion:

XKCD

Doomed to Obscurity

The Linux Launderette

From the Department of Pedantry

Google Books & Metadata

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