Re: Can a browser based application write to files on a local hard disk?

2008-01-28 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 16:04 -0500, Ben Scott wrote: On Jan 28, 2008 10:57 AM, Alex Hewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't want to be responsible for the user's data ... The problem with that approach is, in most cases, you *are* going to be held responsible for the user's data. Even

Fundamentals of Free Software...

2008-01-27 Thread Alex Hewitt
I saw an abbreviated version of this article in ComputerWorld magazine. Here is the URL of the full article entitled: QA: Open-source backer Eben Moglen says software a 'renewable' resource at: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9050379pageNumber=1

Re: [Python-talk] PySIG - POSTPONED

2007-12-27 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 09:13 -0500, Bill Sconce wrote: Hi, hackers - The right decision is to stay safe - any time, not least during the season of celebration (and early nightfall). The good news: we were going to have some good stuff, what with the Django book to look at, a beginners'

Re: Eee PC hands on?

2007-12-17 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 14:35 -0500, Ben Scott wrote: On Dec 17, 2007 1:43 PM, Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am concerned about the small size of the screen and keyboard. I've seen the Classmate hands-on, and I've seen scale photos of the XO-1 and Eee, and they all look about the

Re: Laptop Key Problem

2007-11-13 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 09:33 -0500, Ben Scott wrote: On Nov 13, 2007 9:25 AM, Tech Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I actually tried to remove the Print Screen key, but that didn't help. I would suggest booting some MS-DOS-based diagnostic software, and seeing if the system is getting

Re: Laptop Key Problem

2007-11-13 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 10:34 -0500, Ben Scott wrote: On Nov 13, 2007 10:15 AM, Tech Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some on-line location I get the MS-DOS diagnostics to put onto a disk and see if there's something else I'm not seeing? Oh. Sorry, I forgot not everybody is going

Re: Fedora Eight is out on the streets!

2007-11-09 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 09:11 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 15:04:36 -0800 (PST) From: Bayard Coolidge [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or be a Comcast customer, unless you're VERY patient. Took 7.5 hours using BitTorrent, average d/l speed purportedly 145 kb/s. Started at

Re: Lawsuits, Red Hat, yummy....

2007-10-17 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 08:41 -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote: I just wanted to add a followup here on this. First note that the patents involved should expire in December, 2008. But there is a more in-depth discussion that PJ had with a retired patent attorney. Basically, I think that the reason

Re: Linux Stickers

2007-10-07 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 07:11 -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:19:58 -0400 Brian Chabot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of a good source for various Linux stickers/decals? I'm looking for anything small, like those Made for Windows or Works with Vista

Re: Linux Stickers

2007-10-07 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 08:43 -0400, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: I did come googling, and nothing really popped out at me. The Linux Journal make some Linux is cool stickers long ago, but they have not done that for a while. Thinkgeek has stickers, but most of them are very large and expensive.

One less reason to use Windows...

2007-09-30 Thread Alex Hewitt
Lately I've been developing some simple web sites for customers. I quickly discovered to my chagrin that although Firefox usually does the right thing with my style sheets, Internet Explorer often doesn't. So I've been booting into Windows just so I can test my pages with Internet Explorer. So I

Re: The OpenCD loses its project lead; OpenDisc is born

2007-09-27 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 09:06 -0400, Ted Roche wrote: We've talked at several recent LUG meetings on the value of TheOpenCD [0]. In a recent blog posting, the former project lead talks about the management and infrastructural hurdles in in the project and announces his own new project, OpenDisc

Re: Cell Phone question, maybe not linux specific?

2007-09-23 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 22:50 -0400, Ben Scott wrote: On 9/22/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt that even Verizon is that incompetent. You don't know Verizon as well as I do, apparently. :-/ -- Ben My daughter got a verizon cell phone with a camera built in. The

Re: Monitoring memory use

2007-09-21 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Fri, 2007-09-21 at 08:27 -0400, Kent Johnson wrote: How can I find out how much memory is used by a cron job? Background: I manage an account at WebFaction. It has a memory limit. I have a cron job that runs every night, it generally is not a problem, but last night it chewed up a ton

Re: Local (central NH) source for UPS battery harness cables and lugs?

2007-08-25 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Sat, 2007-08-25 at 12:23 -0400, Drew Van Zandt wrote: ESS is now off the Candia Road exit on 101... exit 6? Right off the exit, less than a mile on your left. It's not a 101 exit. It's 93 south at that point. But it is exit 6 and since Ted would be coming from the north he would take the

Re: [GNHLUG] PySIG this week. Thur 23rd August. Pexpect. Descriptors. Pysqlite.

2007-08-21 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Mon, 2007-08-20 at 11:16 -0400, Bill Sconce wrote: PySIG pexpect, presented by Alex Hewitt 23 August 2007

Re: BarCampManchester 7/28

2007-07-06 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 11:25 -0400, Ted Roche wrote: kenta wrote: Anyone here attending BarCampManchester (http://barcampmanchester.org/) or maybe previously attended one of these events? I thought Alex Hewitt reported back about the past Bar Camp at Amoskeag Business Incubator

Any advice on Solaris laptops?

2007-06-21 Thread Alex Hewitt
Since Solaris 10 is now provided under an Open Source license, I thought it might be appropriate to ask if anyone has any recommendations for running X86 Solaris 10 on a laptop. -Alex P.S. I'm not planning on doing this myself but have a colleague who is interested.

Re: Inexpensive Linux Laptop

2007-06-04 Thread Alex Hewitt
On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 07:16 -0400, Tech Writer wrote: If you were looking for an new (not refurbished) inexpensive Linux laptop, that would be used primarily to run Firefox, OpenOffice and a DVD player, where would you get it? Peg ___

Feisty-Fawn 7.04 install on Acer 5100-5033

2007-05-03 Thread Alex Hewitt
This was the easiest notebook install I've had with Linux! The resulting installation uses almost 100% of the machine to full advantage although it took some minor adjustments to get the Broadcom wireless working. I found the answer online at:

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