Re: DST changes in 2007

2006-10-28 Thread James R. Van Zandt
Michael ODonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, I've done some digging and it appears that since late 2005 RHAT have been shipping tzdata RPMs which (if you believe the changelog at the RHN site) will do the right thing when the DST apocalypse comes in March 2007. I assume (but

Exclusive Re: Mark Shuttleworth [Ubuntu Linux] on BBC (mp3 available)

2006-10-28 Thread Bill Ricker
Are they trying to say they have an exclusive interview and that Mark Shuttleworth isn't granting such an interview to others? Or is Gareth Mitchell really not going to talk to anyone else at all ? I've noticed a number of media outlets using a weakened form of exclusive, among them BBC

Windows look and introductory distros Re: Copy of Kubuntu/Ubuntu?

2006-10-28 Thread Bill Ricker
While not being able to help with I had a request from a person in Barrington, NH who wants to try Linux for the first time. I was scheduled to be in Portsmouth, NH this morning, for an appointment, but ended up re-scheduling for next week. Is there anyone from SLUG who might be able to get

Re: Windows look and introductory distros Re: Copy of Kubuntu/Ubuntu?

2006-10-28 Thread Ben Scott
On 10/28/06, Bill Ricker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mepis is now based on Ubuntu 6.06 instead of Debian. Wasn't Mepis involved in some kind of GPL dispute? Did that ever get resolved? A very cursory Google only found people bitching about the issue in forums; hardly a reliable source of

Re: Windows look and introductory distros Re: Copy of Kubuntu/Ubuntu?

2006-10-28 Thread mike shlitz
Hi Bill, Thanks for the info re: PCLinuxOS, and SimplyMepis... I'll be looking at those myself, since I am always tinkering with new flavors for fun. Thanks again! to Kevin Clark and Ben Scott for volunteering to drop off some discs in timely fashion for Bruce Bateman. Hopefully he'll join us