The Hindu News Update Service

Bollywood to launch signature campaign in support of Sanjay

Mumbai, Dec. 6 (PTI): The Bollywood today decided to launch a signature campaign on December 12 to express their support to actor Sanjay Dutt who has been held guilty under the Arms Act for possessing weapons used in 1993 serial bomb blasts case.

"We are grateful to Sanjay for his kind deeds and the help he extended to workers in the film industry and hence we are launching signature campaign to express our feelings that the entire Bollywood is with him in this moment of crisis", said Pahlaj Nihalani, film producer and President of Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers.

The signature campaign would be just for a day at the Film City in suburban Goregaon where members of film industry in various cadres -- spot boys to actors, producers and directors --"will come together to show their support to Sanjay whom they all love", Nihalani said.

"We do not have any intention to interfere with the court's order or influence the judiciary. The idea is to express our support to Sanjay who has in the past helped the film industry workers in whatever way he could", Nihalani said.

"All that I can say is that Sanjay is a nice person, always helpful to others and has already undergone punishment by spending some time in jail and going to TADA court regularly for the last 13 years", Nihalani said.

The film producer further said the entire Bollywood welcomed the verdict to the extent that Sanjay had been exonerated of terrorism charges.

After pronouncing him guilty on November 28, the court gave Sanjay time to surrender till December 19 and would hear arguments before awarding him the punishment.

Check out some wallpapers of Sanjay Dutt aka Sanju baba

             

Source: The Hindu News Update Service

DNA - After Hrs - The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for KBC hots up - Daily News & Analysis

The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for KBC hots up
Wednesday, December 06, 2006  23:59 IST

The country’s leading designers give SRK styling tips for his TV comeback.

The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ is hotting up.  We asked some of country’s leading designers to reveal what look they’d like to give King Khan.

Surily Goel
KBC is a very formal show. Unless they are changing the format drastically wherein Shah Rukh could break free and dress in more casual outfit, for the present format I think he is best suited in well cut jackets and suits. Shah Rukh looks great in suits.

Shaina NC
No one can touch Amitabh Bachchan and the way he dressed for the show. For a high profile show like this one, a jacket is a must.  He should ideally be dressed in a trendy or classic suit, but the shirt and necktie look that he had in ‘Don’ definitely won’t work here. I can never imagine him in Indian wear, so it is a definite no-no.

Arjun Khanna
I would like to see him in very chic and suave clothes, but definitely not casual wear. I would have also given him Indian wear, not too ethnic but something of a mix with very subtle embroidery. I would want him to experiment and dress up differently for every episode.

Aki Narula
I loved what Amitabh Bachchan wore but for the fact that he stuck to dark colours. For Shah Rukh Khan, I would give him a washed linen suit and Madras check jackets in lighter colours for summer. For winters I would give him darker colours like Olive green and also perhaps a cravat to go with the suit.

Anna Singh
I feel that SRK’s look should not be inspired by what Mr Bachchan wore. SRK should experiment and try his hand at various clothes - more so on semi-formals. Above all, his look should be identifiable and relate to audiences, as KBC is a people’s show.

Source: DNA - After Hrs - The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for KBC hots up - Daily News & Analysis

Ash, Hrithik to face trial for kissing scene : HTTabloid.com

Ash, Hrithik to face trial for kissing scene
Reuters, Bhopal, December 5, 2006

The kissing scene filmed on Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan from the film Dhoom 2 has now come under the scanner of law, as a lawyer has filed a criminal case against the stars, accusing them of obscenity.

Shailendra Dwivedi of Indore, near Bhopal, the capital of central Madhya Pradesh state, said the scene from the movie, titled Dhoom 2, lowered the dignity of Indian women and gave an obscene message to youth.

"Bollywood actors are conveying vulgarity in the society," Dwivedi said. "These films cannot be watched with our families, they are so vulgar at times."

A local court accepted Dwivedi's petition to punish the actors and said it would hear the petitioner on December 11.

The Indian censor board, which certifies all films, released the movie with a "parental discretion" certificate.

A majority of Indians frown upon intimacy in public.

Source: Ash, Hrithik to face trial for kissing scene : HTTabloid.com

Chennai Online News Service - View News

Sidhu sentenced to three-year RI

Chandigarh, Dec 6: Former BJP MP and popular cricket commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu was today sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment in a case involving him in death due to road rage 18 years ago.

Giving the quantum of punishment, Justice Mehtab Singh Gill and Justice Baldev Singh of Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended the sentence till January 31 to enable Sidhu file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, which means he will not go to jail.

Extending similar relief, the court also sentenced the other convict in the case Rupinder Singh Sandhu to three years rigorous imprisonment.

Both of them were fined Rs.one lakh each and were directed to furnish a bail bond on or before December 8.

During the arguments on the quantum of punishment before the Bench, the prosecution demanded the maximum ten-year imprisonment for the 43-year-old former MP while the defence sought leniency saying he should either fined or granted probation.

Sidhu, dressed in a blue suit and turban, was present in the jampacked court during the arguments which lasted two hours. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Avinash Khanna, Satyapal Jain and Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema were present in the court.

Setting aside the order of a lower court acquitting Sidhu and his accomplice Rupinder Singh Sandhu, the Bench had on December 1 held them guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder of Gurnam Singh on December 27, 1988 in Patiala after which the first-time MP from Amritsar had resigned from the Lok Sabha.

Sidhu and Sandu were on bail in the case which was granted by the High Court on November 29, 2000 while admitting the appeal against his acquittal.

A flamboyant cricket commentator known for wit and humour dubbed as 'Sidhuism', he had played for India in 51 Tests and 136 one-dayers in a 16-year career. (Agencies)

Source: Chennai Online News Service - View News

» Your Own Linux Distribution » Soft32.com News

Your Own Linux Distribution » Soft32.com News

That is the name of a Swiss project which will allow users to build customized Linux distributions

The Linux Community offers numerous Linux distributions for all tastes. From small, 50 MB, distributions to one-DVD installations, Linux comes in many different flavors and covers a wide number of features. With such a variety of flavors, users always find it difficult to choose the Linux distribution that fits their needs best.

There is no such thing as a perfect Linux distribution. No matter which one we choose we always find out that there is something else we need and has to be downloaded or there is something useless that is just taking up hard-disk space.

The team behind the Ark Linux project was confronted with lots of users asking for more features, thus violating the project’s policy of simplicity. As a response, the developers launched a completely new company called YOLD (Your Own Linux Distribution).

YOLD specializes in customizing Linux systems to customers’ needs - whatever those needs may be. “No matter whether you’re looking for a customized solution for your in-house desktops or servers, a Linux version to run on embedded devices, or a specially branded Linux distribution to be sold by your business, or a demo Live CD, YOLD can do it.” says the YOLD website.

The team charges about $81 per hour for development, but offers a 50% rebate if the customer chooses to release the work under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Also, a free offer is available for Open Source projects.

Source: » Your Own Linux Distribution » Soft32.com News

» Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses » Soft32.com News

Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses » Soft32.com News

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Supporters of PC operating system Linux are preparing to counter a recent deal penned by Microsoft Corp which establishes for the first time the principle of paying the software giant for the operating system, whose license requires it to be free.

Microsoft signed a deal with Novell, one of the providers of Linux, in which Novell paid it a lump sum in return for a guarantee that Microsoft would not sue Novell’s clients for what it calls a violation of its own patents in the Linux program.

The prospect of a drawn-out legal battle with Microsoft, an experienced litigator, could push users of Linux into the hands of Novell and away from dominant Linux provider, Red Hat, which does not have such a deal with Microsoft.

Although Linux is free, providers of the system offer the software with packaging, documentation and — most important — installation and maintenance, so any client shift from Red Hat would cost it money.

“Either customers desert Red Hat to go to Novell, to get safety, or Red Hat will be forced into a similar deal with Microsoft,” said Eban Moglen, a professor at Columbia Law School and founding director of the Software Freedom Law Center in New York.

Moglen, one of the pioneers of free software, said Microsoft’s deal skirts the requirements of the GNU General Public License, used by Linux and other free programs, which requires the software to be given away.

He and others have started work on updating the license to close the loophole by saying a promise not to sue, such as the one given by Microsoft, would be automatically applicable to everyone.

That would effectively flip Microsoft’s agreement on its head and guarantee that no one would face a suit from Microsoft if anyone were protected.

“A clause like that would not be difficult to get community agreement on these days,” Moglen said, adding that a change could be ready in weeks or months.

LIABILITY?

Under the Novell deal, in which both companies agreed not sue each other’s clients for patent violation, Microsoft agreed to pay Novell $348 million, while Novell pays Microsoft $40 million, on the basis that Novell has fewer customers.

Microsoft says it has patent rights to some of the technology in Linux, although it has never said exactly what those rights might be or what patents are involved.

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said if customers bought Linux from anyone but Novell, they could face trouble.

“If a customer says, ‘Look, do we have liability for the use of your patented work?’ Essentially, if you’re using non-SUSE Linux, then I’d say the answer is yes,” Ballmer told eWeek.com recently, referring to the Linux system sold by Novell.

“I suspect that (customers) will take that issue up with their distributor,” Ballmer said, adding that if customers considered doing a directdownload of a non-SUSE Linux version, “they’ll think twice about that.”

Microsoft makes the Windows operating system, for which it charges billions of dollars a year, but Linux has been a thorn in the software giant’s side because it is freely available.

Linux was created, maintained and improved by volunteers working under a license requiring that it be freely available for copying, modification and improvements.

Source: » Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses » Soft32.com News

Getting w.Bloggar to work with Blogger Beta

I signed up for Blogger Beta. Only to find out that none of my posting softwares work. I earlier used to use w.Bloggar, and had been using Windows Live Writer for the last few days. I downloaded w.Bloggar's latest version and tried setting it up with my new Blogger Beta blog. Behold the Beta Gods. It said my username/password didn't match. I realised it was not connecting to the beta interface, but rather to the old Blogger interface. And the old Blogger interface cannot login a Google Accounts username/password.

Being a lazy person, I searched the net first to see if womeone else had come up with a solution. My search yeilded no results. So I tried to play with the w.Bolggar account settings. Luckily, I got it right in the first attempt. Anyways, I decided to share this info with you all. So here is a step by step with screenshots (click on them to enlarge).

Getting w.Bloggar to work with Blogger Beta :
Requirements :

1. A Blogger Beta blog
2. w.Bloggar
3. Internet connection

Instructions :
Step 1 : Fire up the account selection box in w.Bloggar. You can reach it by Clicking on File, Select Account or by pressing F9

Step 2 : Click on the Icon next to the account name.

Step 3 : Selct New

Step 4 : Select "Yes, I want to add it as a new account"

Step 5 : Select Custom from the drop down list and fill in a name for you account. Select Ping if you would like to notify Weblogs or Technorati upon updates. Click Next.

Step 6 : Keep the settings as is. Click Next.

Step 7 : In the Host field type in "beta.blogger.com". (Without the quotes, of course!)

Step 8 : In the Path field type in "/api". (Without the quotes, of course!). Click "Next"

Step 9 : Type in your Google Accounts username/email and your password. Select "Save password" if you would like w.bloggar to remember your password.

Step 10 : Click Finish. You are done.

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