linuxpakistan.net

ok... i have been using pc since the xt days... not much just word processors and spreadsheets... i first experimented with linux in 97 ... but droped it as it was not a viable desktop option at that time ... i installed redhat 4.2 then slackware then caldera (remember caldera :) ) then i went back ...

thanks ... but can you be more specific ...

what need i know ... where to look for answers ... any pointers to articles, howtos ... would be helpful

Farhan Ali

hi all first of let me tell you that i am just a linux enthusiast, not a technical geek. my neiborhood cable net is pathetic. broadband key naam pey dhabba! :x i want dsl but thats way too expensive. so i thought i should share the cost and benefits with a few of my neibors. none of them are technic...

i suggest to start a new thread... then the site admins first give a draft mission statement, and ask for suggestions, giving limited timeframe. i suggest 1 week. the members making sugestions dont post thier idea of the mission statement, rather suggest the addition or deletion of specific phrases ...

hi i have a question to ask the pioneers of pluc. what is the purpose of PLUC? what is the mission statement, if there is one? i am sure you guys must have a purpose in mind. but do you have it in written form anywhere. i feel there is a lack of communication to the site visitors. the visiter should...

fawads point bring me to my other concern ... what has happened to khi pluc meetings... i tried to attend in jan but no meeting was held ... then no anouncement was made for other months... low turnout was the reason given to me for not holding any meetings... but guys persistence will get you more ...

and karachi ... what about karachi ??? is it available in rainbow centre???

btw that place is disgusting these days with so much rain water stagnating there... i cant even think of going to rainbow centre before august

farhan

i appreciate that you guys want this to be a popupal and active site. i also do... but some of the people here cannot be more active even if they want to. i mean ... if you talk about me ... if am not an it professional ... about 30 yrs of age ... married with kids .... and i am just here because li...

great to hear that!
btw is there a website for this project???

ok ... so i take that to the best of everyones knowledge ... nothing is in progress in this regard. now just to start a discussion ... why is it so ... i mean what makes it so difficult that the *talent* of pakistan cant cope with it??? i am talking about technical aspect, not any sociological aspec...

is there any thing in progress ... if yes please give me the url or email etc if anyone has it?

thanks guys
Farhan

hi ppl

is there a urdu text editor for linux?

metalione

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hi i run mandrake 9.0. when i boot my system and before i log into my account using KDE 3.0.1, the following is the out put of "free -m" in a non-X console. total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 250 138 112 0 6 68 -/+ buffers/cache: 62 188 Swap: 258 0 258 now i log into kde and open k...

hi all i am very disappointed... i was there at the meeiting point in karachi and no one was there... there were those brats of age 7 or 8 and they could not help me. i think if no meeting is being held then the internet announcment at the main should be scrapped of ... this automatic anaouncment is...