Bsnl Gives Linux Dialer for Broadband In EXE File Format

[gary4gar]

Bsnl, India's latest Broadband service provider has set an other record. By giving a Dialer for Broadband service for Linux in Executable(EXE) File format. Someone Should Make them understand that Linux/Unix does not run EXE file format natively

This Dialer is Hosted on Rajasthan Telecom Circle website.






Rajasthan Telecom Circle





On Second thought, maybe it runs with wine or mono but site didn't mention a word about it

[SunnyChahal]

^^
Wth!!!

[praka123]

ROFL! but I have seen in calcutta telephones website(guess) etc they are giving rp-pppoe client .tar format

[sachin_kothari]

that exe is a zip one.
extracting it has 2 .rpm and an instruction .txt file.

[NucleusKore]

Hmmm.....now they want us to use wine to open their exe?

[Faun]

rofl..sab kuch window mein hi bana diya kya ?

[abhinandh]

lol its the same BSNL-BEST HAI PREETI KE LIYE

btw it is a self extracting archive and those dumb "engineers" as they call themselves don't know a simple thing!!!!!
....and they give an rpm!!!!!

[ico]

ROFLMAO........

[MetalheadGautham]

useless fools...
.exes containing RPMs
thats like idiocity within stupidity
its toxic to even think about.

[praka123]

^....like digit providing compressed sourcecode of Linux applications to n00b's digit expect them to compile that applications?LOL!while there are package mangers that can install easily!

[infra_red_dude]

You know why this happens so in our country? Becoz of people like here on this forum. Did someone actually mail them pointing out that the self extracting exe file won't run in linux and they better use somrthing like .tar.gz or even .zip? Did anyone goto the main page, click the Feedback link and tell them their mistake???

I don't think even a single person did! Everyone is busy mocking at them! Seriously! Get a life, folks! There's more to mocking at other people. Instead, teach them, tell them their mistakes!

[krates]

((((((((( hey dude no one has time for fools and do you expect bsnl to listen to our words haha forget it SARKAR ki company hai bhai itni jab tak waha se order nahi aayengen tab tak yeh log haath bhi nahit uthayengen ))))))))))

[sachin_kothari]

^^even irctc.co.in is a government company and its one of the best out there. So changes can happen, only u need to try.

[ico]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

Did anyone goto the main page, click the Feedback link and tell them their mistake???

Lol.... I had sent them a feedback.....
But lets see how fast they're in fixing it......

[gary4gar]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

You know why this happens so in our country? Becoz of people like here on this forum. Did someone actually mail them pointing out that the self extracting exe file won't run in linux and they better use somrthing like .tar.gz or even .zip? Did anyone goto the main page, click the Feedback link and tell them their mistake???

I don't think even a single person did! Everyone is busy mocking at them! Seriously! Get a life, folks! There's more to mocking at other people. Instead, teach them, tell them their mistakes!

Buddy, I have sent a feedback before reporting

You sound upset with forums, looking at your previous post in this thread and other threads

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

Why are people bothered about Win or Lin? The main focus of the Keynote was the MID!!! I dunno why all news has to be like:

Windows dumped for XYZ device, Linux gains!

OR

Linux takes a backseat, ABC goes Windows way!

Instead of analyzing the merits of Linux or Windows on the device people are eager to bash the other OS which has been shunned. Strange world and pathetic people!

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/show...29&postcount=4


Buddy, i am concerned about you buddy

[naveen_reloaded]

Stupidity to peak...
So this shows there is no proper computer technician...

Job vacant..apply immediately...

Requirement...

Should know something about windows and linux and their formats

Should be able to come late and never attend to any complaints

Should be able to sleep well in admist of phone calls...

Should know how to quit job when pressure builds up and quit without telling anyone, so that the job will not be taken for few months..

[iMav]

Originally Posted by gary4gar

Buddy, I have sent a feedback before reporting

You sound upset with forums, looking at your previous post in this thread and other threads

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/show...29&postcount=4


Buddy, i am concerned about you buddy

looks like he's fed up of the idli dosa of bangalore and wants chole of chandigarh

[vaithy]

i don't beleive it is ignorant.. i know how the I.T. cell people are picked out so there is no mistake.. it is a deliberate not ignorant...tell me how many of you can log the portal in fire fox ?
At present there are two types of Engineering Officers working.. one the traditional Unix platform.. other the windows Platform..the first platform people manning thin client and server system in many system fairly well trained in unix,but instead of posting them in I.T wing they are posted to less significant operational wing.. so their talents have been gross uinder utilised...their suggestions to improve the I.T systems in the BSNL gone into toilet bin, where asthe Windows based trained engineers have been given important task of webdesigning, I.T planning, system planning etc., of late they are instrumental to purchase millions rupees downgrade to 'Vis' system from win2k. other than IE 6 no other browsers able to supported the BSNL websites..Although the Training centres(RTTC and CTTC) in circles and regional are preparing linux training regularly (they even arranged how to configure BB in Linux) but the officers refused to release their staff for attending the training, saying, no body are using linux, if some body use linux let them use Windows for BB connection... with regarding with regarding linux there is a 'Gestopo' mindset is here...
only customers has the real power to change them.. if they pressed their demand, and wrote to CMD about the stepmotherly treatment meted to linux, by the BSNL officers, perhaps the mood change..

[praka123]

^waht why this is happening ? ?

but using firefox,we can log in to the account management now

[narangz]

Offtopic:

Originally Posted by iMav

looks like he's fed up of the idli dosa of bangalore and wants chole of chandigarh

He's more than welcome

Also he likes rewris, gachaks etc, I guess. So Ani come here & enjoy the Punjabi food

[mrbgupta]

Originally Posted by sachin_kothari

^^even irctc.co.in is a government company and its one of the best out there. So changes can happen, only u need to try.

irctc is run by CRIS , a full-fledged IT subsidary of Indian Railway.

[CadCrazy]

Originally Posted by iMav

looks like he's fed up of the idli dosa of bangalore and wants chole of chandigarh

Aaja Aaja ve perdesiya Mitti Vaajan Mardi

[W i d e S c r e e N]

I agree to what vaithy has said, there are competent peolple in the gov they are just not utilized to their full potential.

What "the cat with an attitude" said is 100% true. itwas the main reason behind me not bothering with linux then.

@Parka123,
They need to understand the definition of N00b.

[hullap]

WTF
what do they expect PPL like us to do

[QwertyManiac]

Partially offtopic: (More related to .exe than BSNL)

A .exe is merely an extension which Windows being stupid needs all its executable files to be named along with. On linux of course it is a permission thing rather (chmod +x). But its not necessary that any compiled program, say hello_world.EXE which was compiled on Windows will not run on Linux. In fact a standard application would run anywhere.

Here I've compiled a Hello World C++ program on Windows via VS 2005's compiler and it runs just fine on Linux as it does on Windows: (No Wine, etc..)

harsh@harsh ~ $ ./hello_world.EXE
Hello World!
harsh@harsh ~ $

Just to point out that the extension don't matter, no other point implied.

[praka123]

cross platform?

[iChaitanya]

LOL! Is BSNL crazzy?

[vaithy]

Originally Posted by praka123

^waht why this is happening ? ?

but using firefox,we can log in to the account management now

Yes. after large number of customers complained,only now the portal is working in FF, previouly I used to DATAFOX to access the portal. but we have our intranet sites for many functionality...fire fox never worked on this because they mostly made of VBscribt combined with active X, which in turn crash IE frequently..In customer Care Centre.. frequent crahshing of IE is main reason for delayed response..

[praka123]

why are they like this ? ,it is hightime bsnl should switch completely to BSD or GNU/Linux

[grendel]

@All those who said BSNL engineers are stupid , idiots etc etc.. You think you can do a better job than those guys? If yes then go ahead and apply for a programer post or better keeping the FOSS spirit alive and offer them to work for free as a comunity service!!! Can you do it?

And BSNL provides data service, if there is something worng in the software or portal, then suggest/point out the mistakes to them, Your suggestion for them to use a perticular OS is complete bullshit and its concerned only to BSNL.