Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 03:31:35PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: No Linux video player can play the Technion's video lecture files. Err... what format do they use there? -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il || a Mutt's

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/2/2 Ohad Lutzky o...@lutzky.net: Point of information: VLC can, in fact, play the Technion videos, and is configured properly to do this at the lab. Ask the advisor (Tzafrir, last I checked) about this. Really? Can it fast forward, rewind, skip a few seconds back, jump to a new place,

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Monday 02 February 2009 15:51:41 Dotan Cohen wrote: CAD/CAM for linux: http://www.haifux.org/lectures/159/ Orr, there is nothing that even comes close to competing with Solidworks. Moving students from Solidworks to anything that runs on Linux would be like removing MS Office and giving

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Ohad Lutzky
Point of information: VLC can, in fact, play the Technion videos, and is configured properly to do this at the lab. Ask the advisor (Tzafrir, last I checked) about this. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: 3. If they choose to use the same OS at home, they can

Re: [Haifux] Needed: Laptop+Firefox+Jabber for today

2009-02-02 Thread Yossi Gil
Just to say that I wish you had a great meeting. Sorry I could not attend. Maybe in some other time. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/2 Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda ladyp...@gmail.com: Hi all, If anyone coming has a laptop which can be lent for the

Re: [Haifux] Virtual Box\Machine

2009-02-02 Thread Yossi Gil
Tal. That would be wonderful. (Shahar who reads every word we mail here, will take care of the account). Many thanks. HAIFUX: I cannot find enough words to thanks you guys. I know what I am getting out of this - a smooth and easier transition to Linux for Technion students - and as Nadav so

[Haifux] Linux + Hebrew?

2009-02-02 Thread Yossi Gil
Yes, I know that this mailing list is run in English, and yes I know, that Linux supports Hebrew. The topic I wish to raise is whether it is better that SSDL tries to make the Linux documentation in Hebrew. What do people here think? ___ Haifux mailing

Re: [Haifux] Linux + Hebrew?

2009-02-02 Thread Dave Roi
Yes, I would also suggest posting a one page Linux for windows users guide on every station like the ones I posted on the Linux stations in the main farm. A simple orientation of where everything is in Linux. I believe I gave Tzafrir the original document which can be edited. Dave. On Mon, Feb

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
Err... what format do they use there? Streaming WMV from a Windows server. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه‍-و-ي

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
CAD/CAM for linux: http://www.haifux.org/lectures/159/ Orr, there is nothing that even comes close to competing with Solidworks. Moving students from Solidworks to anything that runs on Linux would be like removing MS Office and giving them Ed. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
3. If they choose to use the same OS at home, they can get it absolutely free. Last time I checked, students always complain about the lack of money - so I find it hard to understand their desire to pay for Windows and the outrageously-expensive MS-Office. The Technion already bought

Re: [Haifux] Student complaints.

2009-02-02 Thread Eran Arbel
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:51:51 +0200 From: Nadav Har'El n...@math.technion.ac.il Subject: Re: [Haifux] Student complaints. To: Yossi Gil yossi@gmail.com Cc: haifux@haifux.org Message-ID: 20090202095151.ga9...@fermat.math.technion.ac.il Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-8-i

Re: [Haifux] Needed: Laptop+Firefox+Jabber for today

2009-02-02 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/2/2 Yossi Gil yossi@gmail.com: Just to say that I wish you had a great meeting. Sorry I could not attend. Maybe in some other time. Probably one of the best meetings ever. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il

Re: [Haifux] Linux + Hebrew?

2009-02-02 Thread Tal Abir
Hi, Why did it come up? Thanks, Tal. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Yossi Gil yossi@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I know that this mailing list is run in English, and yes I know, that Linux supports Hebrew. The topic I wish to raise is whether it is better that SSDL tries to make the Linux