steve wrote, On 14/08/09 18:18:
With risk in mind, it's best to use software certified* for a specific
os, and to do that most simply, it's best to stay in the mainline, which
really is RH/CentOS 5.3 or debian lenny.
*This is a very loose definition of the word, where package releases
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Craig Falconer wrote:
steve wrote, On 14/08/09 18:18:
With risk in mind, it's best to use software certified* for a
specific
os, and to do that most simply, it's best to stay in the mainline,
which
really is RH/CentOS 5.3 or debian lenny.
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Ross Drummond r...@ashburton.co.nz wrote:
On Friday 14 August 2009, Daniel Hill wrote:
Kent Fredric wrote:
For minimal pain, don't unmask the ~ ( testing ) versions of things
during stage 1. You'll find if you do you'll find a fun gcc cyclic
On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 16:49 +1200, Daniel Hill wrote:
Kent Fredric wrote:
For minimal pain, don't unmask the ~ ( testing ) versions of things
during stage 1. You'll find if you do you'll find a fun gcc cyclic
dependency :) ( that is, don't set ACCEPT_KEYWORDS= to ~amd64 or
~x86 leave
linux properly (currently running ubuntu on my desktop)
so I'm wondering which distro would be a good learning experience and in
the end be stable for a server
a couple of distros come to mind: (please correct me if I'm wrong)
* Gentoo , Pros: Configurable; Cons: Huge comiple/install time
to learn linux properly (currently running ubuntu on my desktop)
so I'm wondering which distro would be a good learning experience and in
the end be stable for a server
a couple of distros come to mind: (please correct me if I'm wrong)
* Gentoo , Pros: Configurable; Cons: Huge comiple/install
Daniel Hill wrote:
I'm about to acquire a old computer from my friend (AMD 1.6GHz 80GB HDD)
and want to eventually set it up as a webserver, game server, wireless
router and any other servers that I mite want to play with
I also want to learn linux properly (currently running ubuntu on my
Daniel Hill wrote, On 14/08/09 13:53:
* Any other suggestions ?
the other option would be to just setup the server with ubuntu server or
debian, and use a VM on my desktop to learn linux with maybe slackware
Start with the one you have the most experience with already, be it
1) deb based
Robert Fisher wrote:
but if you want to learn more about Linux as you go and are really
prepared to get your hands dirty, go for Gentoo.
getting my hands dirty is exactly what I want to do just don't know if I
can be bothered with the 8h compile time, wondering if there is another
distro that'll
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Daniel Hill daniel.h...@orcon.net.nzwrote:
I'm about to acquire a old computer from my friend (AMD 1.6GHz 80GB HDD)
and want to eventually set it up as a webserver, game server, wireless
router and any other servers that I mite want to play with
I also want to
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Daniel Hill daniel.h...@orcon.net.nzwrote:
Robert Fisher wrote:
but if you want to learn more about Linux as you go and are really
prepared to get your hands dirty, go for Gentoo.
getting my hands dirty is exactly what I want to do just don't know if I
can
Install time has been much much easier for folks the past 2 years,
with stage3 being the default instead of stage1, and stage 1 now being
officially unsupported. Stage 1 imho gives you a much closer look at
how things work. ( I've become a bit of a masochist on the deal, and
have installed
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Daniel Hill daniel.h...@orcon.net.nzwrote:
Install time has been much much easier for folks the past 2 years,
with stage3 being the default instead of stage1, and stage 1 now being
officially unsupported. Stage 1 imho gives you a much closer look at
how
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Daniel Hilldaniel.h...@orcon.net.nz wrote:
Robert Fisher wrote:
but if you want to learn more about Linux as you go and are really
prepared to get your hands dirty, go for Gentoo.
getting my hands dirty is exactly what I want to do just don't know if I
can be
Kent Fredric wrote:
For minimal pain, don't unmask the ~ ( testing ) versions of things
during stage 1. You'll find if you do you'll find a fun gcc cyclic
dependency :) ( that is, don't set ACCEPT_KEYWORDS= to ~amd64 or
~x86 leave them at amd64 or x86 )
Once you get to stage 3 of the
On Friday 14 August 2009, Daniel Hill wrote:
Kent Fredric wrote:
For minimal pain, don't unmask the ~ ( testing ) versions of things
during stage 1. You'll find if you do you'll find a fun gcc cyclic
dependency :) ( that is, don't set ACCEPT_KEYWORDS= to ~amd64 or
~x86 leave them at
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Daniel Hill daniel.h...@orcon.net.nzwrote:
Kent Fredric wrote:
For minimal pain, don't unmask the ~ ( testing ) versions of things
during stage 1. You'll find if you do you'll find a fun gcc cyclic
dependency :) ( that is, don't set ACCEPT_KEYWORDS= to
Christopher D Maher wrote:
What is the best distro for an introduction to Linux? All I want to
do is be able to play and have something that doesn't use much
hardware ie no big graphical requirements (though I do want a GUI) and
something very very light on ram.
CM.
My recommendation in
Christopher D Maher wrote:
What is the best distro for an introduction to Linux? All I want to
do is be able to play and have something that doesn't use much
hardware ie no big graphical requirements (though I do want a GUI) and
something very very light on ram.
CM.
This is a list of
Extreamly useful!
I'm printing it out, do you mind if I publish it in a few places?
Cheers Don
Stephen Irons wrote:
Christopher D Maher wrote:
What is the best distro for an introduction to Linux? All I want to
do is be able to play and have something that doesn't use much
hardware ie no
Don Gould wrote:
Extreamly useful!
I'm printing it out, do you mind if I publish it in a few places?
Cheers Don
You can use it in part or whole, but please attribute it to Stephen
Irons, not to Tait Electronics; they are my opinions.
And you could remove the guff below; it gets added
Hi Don,
You forgot drm
Maurice - who has be trapped by lookout oops, outlook and delphi
Do you wish to play movies and music that you have purchased on your
computer?
Vista - no if billy thinks you have stolen it or you use a program that
someone may be able to make a copy
Linux - tba
Do you
Don Gould wrote:
Chris, do you want to add this to the list of topics people would be
interested in hearing about?
Anyone on list actually using it?
Cheers Don
Hey,
I've been lurking on the list for some time, it's the highest-output LUG
list in NZ I've been subscribed to so far.
I used
What is the best distro for an introduction to Linux? All I want to
do is be able to play and have something that doesn't use much
hardware ie no big graphical requirements (though I do want a GUI) and
something very very light on ram.
CM.
On 05/03/07, Derek Smithies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 09 Mar 2007, Christopher D Maher wrote:
What is the best distro for an introduction to Linux? All I want to
do is be able to play and have something that doesn't use much
hardware ie no big graphical requirements (though I do want a GUI) and
something very very light on ram.
On Friday 09 March 2007 11:06 pm, Christopher D Maher wrote:
What is the best distro for an introduction to Linux? All I want to
do is be able to play and have something that doesn't use much
hardware ie no big graphical requirements (though I do want a GUI) and
something very very light on
I'm making some progress.
Below are details of my progress for those who are interested.
I am not presenting any questions. If you choose to share your own
trials and tribulations please do, but don't feel that I'm waiting on
help, I'm not, I still have more work I need to do first, such as
Kerry Mayes wrote:
Now I just need it to
find something interesting to do!
That was my point with the what is the endgame? question :-)
On Tuesday 06 March 2007 5:48 pm, Nick Rout wrote:
Kerry Mayes wrote:
Now I just need it to
find something interesting to do!
That was my point with the what is the endgame? question :-)
One of my sons was showing off to us yesterday how, with his new phone, he can
use bluetooth via his
Rik Tindall wrote:
The thread is adding up towards a worthy live troubleshooting session,
of generic setup skills.
I agree, I think what we're doing in this thread is working out who
knows what and working together filter through the raft of info out
there that's not complete, to come up
In the interests of documentary completeness..
Timothy Musson wrote:
Rik Tindall wrote:
Timothy Musson wrote:
Ubuntu intentionally includes non-free software (proprietary kernel
blobs and device drivers), and they've stated that they intend to
continue doing so.
Along with the source
Timothy Musson wrote:
I'm going to stop recommending Ubuntu. Distros like gNewSense and Fedora
actually do give a toss about software freedom :^)
The irony:
Apache/2.0.55 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.1.2 Server at archive.gnewsense.org Port 80
In the interests of documentary completeness..
Timothy Musson wrote:
Rik Tindall wrote:
Timothy Musson wrote:
Ubuntu intentionally includes non-free software (proprietary kernel
blobs and device drivers), and they've stated that they intend to
continue doing so.
Along with the source
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote re:
In the interests of documentary completeness..
the binary distro install off an Ubuntu CD is
backed up by source files being available through Synaptic
repositories.. much like any other distro having a similar mechanism.
For GPL software the law requires the
I mis-spoke, what I meant was:
Now I just need to bridge the gap from having some sort of connection
to doing all the things I want to do with it!
Those things were:
sync my palm without the cradle
send txt messages from the pc through my phone
palm vnc to the pc (eventually use this as the
Rik Tindall wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote re:
[Rik wrote:]
So the argument is, we should:
a) not buy gear with these components, 'consumer strike' for
freedom
b) don't support distros not encouraging a)
That's not what I was getting at.
But it's not far off what I want to
Just to clarify,..
Timothy Musson wrote re:
So the argument is, we should:
a) not buy gear with these components, 'consumer strike' for
freedom
b) not support distros not encouraging a)
That's not what I was getting at.
But it's not far off what I want to discuss over on the GNUz list.
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Apt.deb-based just works, robustly and up to date, every time. The
millions on it supporting it can't be wrong.
Interesting argument. Me thinks I've heard it before. When did you
switch to Redmond OS, Rik?
Early nineties (thru to 2002) from scratch. No Commodore64
Rik Tindall wrote:
Linux is Linux after all?
No, GNU/Linux is GNU/Linux.
Funny, still looks like Linux to me.
Yeah. Thanks for the opening for more precision. Read your licenses:
BSD/GNU/Linux is BSD/GNU/Linux
- none is divisible from the other, in what most of us are running.
I think
On Wed 07 Mar 2007 21:55:36 NZDT +1300, Rik Tindall wrote:
Nope. LTS is still good enuf 4 me. Less strain on BDFL's wallet is fair.
Well, his choice. ;)
Strange, I've never had problems. But I've had plenty of trouble with
that .deb stuff.
That's what you get from using Alien?
No, I stay
Nick Rout wrote re:
BSD/GNU
I think you severely misunderstand the difference between the BSD
license and the GPL
You know me Nick - simple at all times. e.g.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ man telnet
TELNET(1) BSD General
Commands Manual
Steve Holdoway wrote:
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:37:04 +1300
Volker Kuhlmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But RPM is RPM, and those that care to unmangle it should bloody well do so.
Strange, I've never had problems. But I've had plenty of trouble with
that .deb stuff.
I've had hell
Nick Rout wrote:
1. no distro has a perfect record.
2. we all know the advantages of free software, but sometimes licenses
other than the GPL are tolerable and/or necessary to some people, its
their choice.
3. ditto binary drivers, binary firmware and commercial software in
general.
With
Rik Tindall wrote:
Timothy Musson wrote:
Ubuntu intentionally includes non-free software (proprietary kernel
blobs and device drivers), and they've stated that they intend to
continue doing so.
Along with the source files, should you want them.
Unfortunately, that's not the case...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I suggest Don does this and reports back.
I will. I've done bits of it before, but you've prompted some new info.
Cheers Don
Don,
Are you trying to sync a palm? If so, check what version of
pilot-link you have (can get). The latest version (Feb 07) apparently
will use bluez to sync over bluetooth. Ubuntu currently uses the
previous version, so it is possible but harder.
Kerry
On 06/03/07, Don Gould [EMAIL
No, I'm interested to see what I 'can' do with my mobile phone. It's
got most of the palm type features in it. Nokia 6234
I'm working on a number of projects at present, so I haven't looked at
this whole bluetooth thing this week.
People told me what to do next. I haven't got to it yet.
Derek Smithies wrote:
I want to spend my time using the box to produce sellable product, or
using the box to watch video. Spending hours maintaining it is tiresome.
Thus, the gentoo forum article
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-313315.html
was interesting, and not a good look for gentoo.
Hi,
Nick, thanks for taking to reply and find the link below.
Thanks too for the all the people who have taken the time to reply to
my initial query on which distro.
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Nick Rout wrote:
Derek Smithies wrote:
I want to spend my time using the box to produce sellable
. In this case,
time to switch to a distro with good packages. Thus, the original question
that started this whole thread, which distro?
Derek.
--
Derek Smithies Ph.D.
A lot of new/old users have donned Ubuntu with ease, because of the ease
- of use. In your case I suggest the red pill
Hi,
Nick, thanks for taking to reply and find the link below.
Thanks too for the all the people who have taken the time to reply to
my initial query on which distro.
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Nick Rout wrote:
Derek Smithies wrote:
I want to spend my time using the box to produce sellable
I confess that it was no work at all, that link just popped up in this
week's Gentoo Weekly News.
Hi,
Nick, thanks for taking to reply and find the link below.
Thanks too for the all the people who have taken the time to reply to
my initial query on which distro.
http
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(although shit happens in any distro, ubuntu broke badly in some
releases).
It never affected me, and I've seen/heard no prominent reports..
Except the networking GUI on 4.10 hung and was quite useless - fixed in
next release / 5.04.
Since then, for c28 days in
I confess that it was no work at all, that link just popped up in this
week's Gentoo Weekly News.
Hi,
Nick, thanks for taking to reply and find the link below.
Thanks too for the all the people who have taken the time to reply to
my initial query on which distro.
http
Hi,
Nick, thanks for taking to reply and find the link below.
Thanks too for the all the people who have taken the time to reply to
my initial query on which distro.
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Nick Rout wrote:
Derek Smithies wrote:
I want to spend my time using the box to produce sellable
Rik Tindall wrote:
Mepis is Kubuntu with the freedom (lesson) stripped out. Consumer
orientated. You've gotta love the delivery of that much freedom!
Unfortunately, Ubuntu intentionally includes non-free software
(proprietary kernel blobs and device drivers), and they've stated that
they
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:19:40 +1300, Rik Tindall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Noone has offered help for the Fedora user GNUz/GLU has, so he's likely
to be moving on..
Why did you not help,
Linux is Linux after all?
Thanks,
BD
Hi,
what problems was the user experiencing?
Dave.
On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 14:22 +1300, Ben Devine wrote:
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:19:40 +1300, Rik Tindall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Noone has offered help for the Fedora user GNUz/GLU has, so he's likely
to be moving on..
Why did you not
Ben Devine wrote re:
Noone has offered help for the Fedora user GNUz/GLU has, so he's likely
to be moving on..
Why did you not help,
I did - fixed his mail-send; aided decision not to migrate (yet) off a
functioning raid; pitching for advanced help on what's borked..
Fedora 5 desktop looks
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:19:40 +1300, Rik Tindall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Noone has offered help for the Fedora user GNUz/GLU has, so he's likely
to be moving on..
Why did you not help,
Linux is Linux after all?
Thanks,
BD
This point is a good one and has already been made.
The other
Dave van Leeuwen wrote:
what problems was the user experiencing?
Noone has offered help for the Fedora user GNUz/GLU has..
'Install Packages' crashes with an ??? error box on top, then is gone on
'Cancel/OK'.
Looks more serious that a bad repository, but then I'm only familiar
with 'what
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:39:31 +1300, Rik Tindall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dave van Leeuwen wrote:
what problems was the user experiencing?
Noone has offered help for the Fedora user GNUz/GLU has..
'Install Packages' crashes with an ??? error box on top, then is gone on
'Cancel/OK'.
I didnt
Thanks Ben,
Ben Devine wrote:
'Install Packages' crashes with an ??? error box on top, then is gone on
'Cancel/OK'.
I didnt realise googling an error message was different for fedora users?
We'll try that, given sufficient time assistance. Actually, he wants
something 64-bit + raid. Can
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Linux is Linux after all?
Thanks,
BD
This point is a good one and has already been made.
Only by idiots ignoring different filesystem layouts, config
arrangements, packaging formats, support options, .. yada yada.
The other option is to refer him to ESR (if
Linux is Linux after all?
Sorry, that is an id10t error.
--
Rik
Fedora:
..reminds me of those errors (mem.fragmentation? - can't remember the
correct term just now, so long since) I used to get on Mandrake.
- seg(mentation)faults
'Moving on'.
--
Rik
On Wed 07 Mar 2007 Rik Tindall wrote:
Apt.deb-based just works, robustly and up to date, every time. The
millions on it supporting it can't be wrong.
Interesting argument. Me thinks I've heard it before. When did you
switch to Redmond OS, Rik?
Free CDs in the mail is streets ahead of any
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:37:04 +1300
Volker Kuhlmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But RPM is RPM, and those that care to unmangle it should bloody well do so.
Strange, I've never had problems. But I've had plenty of trouble with
that .deb stuff.
I've had hell with every single major distro
I'd go with Arch too...
It's not exactly plug and play, but i think it would the majority of
users who have installed linux before and don't mind getting their
hand a little bit dirty. As for package management, pacman kicks the
absolute crap out of apt-get (IM not so HO)! After you've got it set
On 05/03/07, Nick Rout wrote:
I am hamstrung by a lack of any bluetooth devices, but the info is
always welcome.
My Nokia phone does bluetooth. If I could buy a bluetooth thingie
cheaply for the laptop and be sure that it works I would buy it
tomorrow. I suspect it wouldn't be that cheap and
I have no desire to spend oodles of time managing my
system so it works ok. Spending time managing the box is expensive. You
see, if the box did not need management - I can write code that earns
money. And with money - I can buy next years newer/faster/bigger quad cpu
monster..
Totally
i am about to start trying to get bluetooth working (I have a usb
bluetooth thingie bought from dse some time ago). Ubuntu seems to
have all the bits (i.e. it is *supposed* to work) and I have two
devices to test (palm and phone). Will let you know how it goes.
Kerry.
On 05/03/07, yuri [EMAIL
i am about to start trying to get bluetooth working (I have a usb
bluetooth thingie bought from dse some time ago). Ubuntu seems to
have all the bits (i.e. it is *supposed* to work) and I have two
devices to test (palm and phone). Will let you know how it goes.
Kerry.
Just curious - but
On Tuesday 06 March 2007 9:09 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just curious - but what is the endgame with all this bluetooth stuff and a
phone? Is it just a way of getting stuff on and off the phone without a
USB/serial cable, or is there some greater and cooler application?
Yes, for me I use it
I was going to ask about Mandriva. I have it installed on a machine
at home that I haven't used for a while - booted it in the weekend and
realised I *really* prefer my Ubuntu setup. So much so that I'm now
intending replacing it with Ubuntu.
On 05/03/07, Don Gould [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My
I also want to:
- send txt messages using my computer keyboard
- read and send emails from my palm (through the pc not the phone)
- palm vnc to control a media server
On 06/03/07, Robert Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 06 March 2007 9:09 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just curious
On Tuesday 06 March 2007 9:09 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just curious - but what is the endgame with all this bluetooth stuff and
a
phone? Is it just a way of getting stuff on and off the phone without a
USB/serial cable, or is there some greater and cooler application?
Yes, for me I use
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just curious - but what is the endgame with all this bluetooth stuff
and a
phone?
FROM WINDOWS XP... grrr
I send sms messages - this is by far the most useful feature.
I use the address book on the phone.
The phone has replaced my PDA and PC as a calendar, notes,
FROM WINDOWS XP... grrr
I send sms messages - this is by far the most useful feature.
You can do this with Linux. Try gnokii. I have done it with a wired
connection and an IR connection. I should imagine that BT is just like IR,
and once the BT link is established it is effectively the
First problem I've got is how to associate the dongle with the phone. I
just couldn't see an option in KDE.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll do some google reading.
Cheers Don
Andrew Errington wrote:
FROM WINDOWS XP... grrr
I send sms messages - this is by far the most useful feature.
You
So in other words, yes, it's just a cordless version of a USB/serial
connection.
Cheers.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just curious - but what is the endgame with all this bluetooth stuff
and a
phone?
FROM WINDOWS XP... grrr
I send sms messages - this is by far the most useful feature.
Yes.
But the question is how to set it up.
You have to pair blue tooth devices to make them work.
In Linux, my pda and phone don't even see my laptop.
But to get back to topic...
yes, BT is just another linking system, same as usb/serial
Cheers Don
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So in other
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:04, you wrote:
Yes.
But the question is how to set it up.
Well, you could do a Google search for linux bluetooth sms and get this:
http://pratyeka.org/rfcomm/
Where the author bemoans the sorry state of affairs that is Linux and
Bluetooth.
You have to pair blue
The thread is adding up towards a worthy live troubleshooting session,
of generic setup skills.
Andrew Errington wrote:
But the question is how to set it up.
http://pratyeka.org/rfcomm/
Where the author bemoans the sorry state of affairs that is Linux and
Bluetooth.
You have to pair
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007, Don Gould wrote:
Yes.
But the question is how to set it up.
Speculatively ( ie I don't have one of the toys ) :-
http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/
has 'hundreds' of links, of which these appear to be useful:-
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/bluetooth-guide.xml
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007, Don Gould wrote:
Yes.
But the question is how to set it up.
Speculatively ( ie I don't have one of the toys ) :-
http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/
has 'hundreds' of links, of which these appear to be useful:-
Hundreds is not an understatement. One shouldn't
my hciconfig reports:
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:10:60:A8:47:72 ACL MTU: 192:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
RX bytes:4426 acl:77 sco:0 events:150 errors:0
TX bytes:2217 acl:77 sco:0 commands:37 errors:0
So something is working!
It's also discoverable
Hi,
After years of being a redhat (hatred) fan, and then moving to suse,
I feel the need to make another distro change...
As always in the pre distroy change period, one is required to think about
what the wish list.
Wants:
=
I want to be able to get any package and install it
On Monday 05 March 2007 1:50 pm, Derek Smithies wrote:
Hi,
After years of being a redhat (hatred) fan, and then moving to suse,
I feel the need to make another distro change...
I have stuck with Gentoo for our headless server but the other 3 linux boxes
at home have all gone back to Mepis
Hi,
After years of being a redhat (hatred) fan, and then moving to suse,
I feel the need to make another distro change...
As always in the pre distroy change period, one is required to think about
what the wish list.
Wants:
=
I want to be able to get any package and
On Mon, 05 Mar 2007, Derek Smithies wrote:
Thus, the gentoo forum article
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-313315.html
was interesting, and not a good look for gentoo.
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:35 am
Two years ago!! That's now totally out of date.
A Gentoo binary install off the
On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:51:35 +1300
Christopher Sawtell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sabayon is a Gentoo reimplementation which takes the principle to an
art-form:-
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/
--
CS
Personally, I found it to be a complete pile of poo. Mind you, if people cut up
sheep
My $120.00's worth.
MANDRIVA 2007
I'm starting to like Mandriva 2007 more and more now that I've got all
the repositaries set up.
Out of the box it was a pig. If you don't know about PLF then you may
as well pack up shop and go home...
It did like my wifi card, but so far I haven't been
Don Gould wrote:
My $120.00's worth.
MANDRIVA 2007
..so far I haven't been able to make sense
out of bluetooth. I've got the driver working, I think, but none of the
applications.
Ditto. Anyone care to run a klug nite on bluetooth?
I've had one liveCD test success, however - kubuntu.
Rik Tindall wrote:
..so far I haven't been able to make sense out of bluetooth. I've got
the driver working, I think, but none of the applications.
Ditto. Anyone care to run a klug nite on bluetooth?
I'd be in.
Chris, do you want to add this to the list of topics people would be
Don Gould wrote:
Rik Tindall wrote:
..so far I haven't been able to make sense out of bluetooth. I've
got the driver working, I think, but none of the applications.
Ditto. Anyone care to run a klug nite on bluetooth?
I'd be in.
Chris, do you want to add this to the list of topics people
Nick Rout wrote:
Shouldn't we actually find someone who has got it to work first?
No. We should add it to the list of things people are interested in as
soon as people become interested.
If Rik and I are the only people interested then we know it's not a
topic, that anyone interested in
On Monday 05 March 2007 7:43 pm, Don Gould wrote:
Nick Rout wrote:
Shouldn't we actually find someone who has got it to work first?
No. We should add it to the list of things people are interested in as
soon as people become interested.
Well if you want to gauge demand then add me to the
Robert Fisher wrote:
On Monday 05 March 2007 7:43 pm, Don Gould wrote:
Nick Rout wrote:
Shouldn't we actually find someone who has got it to work first?
No. We should add it to the list of things people are interested in as
soon as people become interested.
Well if you
Nick Rout wrote:
I am hamstrung by a lack of any bluetooth devices, but the info is
always welcome.
I've got 3 at present and soon to be 4
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