Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-14 Thread T. Joseph Carter
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 09:11:59AM -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: IIRC the work nature of his iBook is that it belongs to the employer! Eh, after a couple of years, if there is a machine to replace it, the old machine is usually regarded as valueless. ;)

Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-13 Thread T. Joseph Carter
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 02:36:08PM -0800, Jason wrote: I'm getting rid of my Mac work laptop and will soon be getting a new Stinkpad (T30 I believe). I have been out of the daily use Linux world for about a year or so, so I was wondering what thoughts folks would have on recommended distros

Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-13 Thread Ben Barrett
IIRC the work nature of his iBook is that it belongs to the employer! Ben On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:04:47 -0800 T. Joseph Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 02:36:08PM -0800, Jason wrote: | I'm getting rid of my Mac work laptop | | What model of Mac, and what are you

Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-12 Thread Bob Miller
Jason wrote: I'm getting rid of my Mac work laptop and will soon be getting a new Stinkpad (T30 I believe). I have been out of the daily use Linux world for about a year or so, so I was wondering what thoughts folks would have on recommended distros for work purposes. I have been using

Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-12 Thread Patrick R. Wade
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 04:18:43PM -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: I helped a co-worker do a Knoppix install on his Dell 5100 and noticed that the *unstable* apt sources were in there by default. Ack? Yes; most everyone is using either those or testing. I was using stable, wherein begins a rant. I

Re: [eug-lug]New laptop - Distro recommendations

2003-11-12 Thread Cory Petkovsek
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 02:36:08PM -0800, Jason wrote: Hey, I'm getting rid of my Mac work laptop and will soon be getting a new Stinkpad (T30 I believe). I have been out of the daily use Linux world for about a year or so, so I was wondering what thoughts folks would have on recommended