Yeah, I'm around. Fwd me links to interesting projects, and I'll get them up on the board. Local stuff is *especially* cool. We've actually had a couple of local projects being developed by BRLUG members, but there were never links provided. I'd love to get them.
-- -j On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Dustin Puryear wrote: > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:10:07 -0600 > From: Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [brluglist] New NVIDIA drivers - unreal performance > > Actually, we are already setup for that. The links database on > brlug.net can include quite a bit of information. I'm not sure that > John B. is still working on it though. John B., you around these days? > > Regards, Dustin > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Information Systems Consultant > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > In the beginning the Universe was created. > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Fournet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] New NVIDIA drivers - unreal performance > > > Hmm.. Here's an interesting project for the members of Lafix and > BRLUG. How about setting up a database of noteworthy Linux-using > projects in your areas? I think projects such as Alaric's are > particularly interesting, being how it's used in education/research as > an alternative to wasting money on other operating systems. Maybe with > mini-case studies about each. I think this might be useful for > newcomers to Linux who ask how it's really being used. > > -Tim > > > On Mon, 2001-12-10 at 01:05, Alaric S. Haag wrote: >On Sun, > 2001-12-09 at 15:47, Boyd Davezac wrote: >> I am so amazed, I wanted > to write and tell what I have found: >> >> Using the new NVIDIA kernel > drivers for X (the ones from their website, not >> the rivafb module > that comes with the kernel) I am able to play 2 movies > > > That's good to hear! A recent article in the Linux Journal kinda > dis'ed the NVIDIA boards, claiming the makers needed "to get a clue > about open source" (not real clear on their gripes in the article) and > they recommended the Radeon cards (but this was in the context of > building the "Ultimate Linux Box"). Anywho, I just ordered a Dell 8200 > tonight, and wll put Redhat on it for, among others, the purpose of > running "Blender". It comes with an NVIDIA, so I'm anxious to see the > performance. > > As a new member of this list, perhaps some sort of intro is in order. > (If not skip to the next para! :) ) My name is Ric Haag. I'm the > SysAdmin over at the Earth Scan Lab in Coastal Studies at LSU. It's an > operational ground station for receiving several satellite telemetries > in real-time. Although the capture machines are all Sun boxes, we use > Linux for most of the "user" seats. Anywho, I hope to find the time to > meaningfully participate in the LUG, though the lab keeps me > hopping... > > Back on blender, if you're into animation, and not aware of the > package, it's a very powerful 3d rendering, animation, and game > building package. Oh yeah, and it's free! If there's interest, I might > be talked into a demo at a future LUG meeting. > > Later all > > -- > Ric > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
