Linux in India [Frederick Noronha's posting]

["Irfan Khan" <KhanIA@super.net.pk>]

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To:		s-asia-it@apnic.net
From: 	Frederick Noronha <fred@goa1.dot.net.in>
Subject: 	Linux in India

For those searching for a sturdy, appropriately-priced computer 
operating system, please consider Linux.  

Visit http://www.linux-india.org to clarify doubts and questions about
Linux. Such as

* What is Linux?
* Why is it becoming popular?
* Why do you need Linux?
* Does Linux have applications?
* Isn't Linux for large corporations?
* Windows crashes, does Linux?
* But no one I know uses Linux?
* There is no support for Linux.
* But there are no big companies behind Linux...
* Don't I need to be a computer guru to use Linux?
* Why would I want an operating system developed by one guy?

To subscribe to the Linux-India users group, send mail to=
 majordomo@aunet.org
and in the body write subscribe linux-india-digest

For Linux books and a wide range of software, visit 
http://www.gtcdrom.com
Email for a catalogue: gtcdrom@vsnl.com

New Linux products available from above address: RedHat 6.0, BeOS, 
SuSE 6.1, Caldera Open Linux 2.2, FalgShip from MultiSoft (a 
programming language, an application development language and a 
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NDS administration to connect and extend all your existing systems, 
Accelerated-X Display Server, RedHat Motif 2.1.10, Linux Power Tools, 
Turbo Business Applications for Linux, Turbo Games for Linux, Cygnus 
GNUPro Toolkit, Cygnus Source Navigator, FTLinuxCourse BASE, Linux 
Archives, Linux Sanpshot 99 from SuSE, Linux Archives 99, Varicad, 
Partition Magic 4.0, BRU2000, Cheapbytes, LinuxMall, PKZIP for Linux, 
Linux for Macintosh (MkLinux 3.0, Turbo Linux for PowerPC),  Linux 
web tools (incl CommuniGate Pro Mail Server, Webmaster Tools, etc), 
JAVA for Linux, Perl from Walnut Creek, CoffeeShop for Linux, Metro-X 
Enhanced Server Set, Metro Link Motif, Metro OpenGL, Metro Extreme3D, 
Linux Journal, etc.  



Frederick Noronha
Freelance Journalist Saligao 403511 Goa India
fred@goa1.dot.net.in 
Phone 0091.832.271490 / 27 86 83