Hi Cleve,
Sound like you are having a great deal of fun at work. I bet you would
still be reading those manuals over the weekend even if it was not your
job, that would be something I would do.
About the HOWTO I think that is a great idea and the Linux community
will benefit greatly. I completely agree with you that HOWTOS are very
difficult to follow and always have sections such as "if you do not know
this read that" or "explanation of this is beyond the scope of this
HOWTO" Then you go to another one that says the exact same thing and
then you end up trying to find some tool that does the job
automatically. There are so many things that I have no idea how to do
and it is not that I have not tried looking for documentation or
reading.
Go for it! I think it would be easy to use other people's material.
Simply email them and and I sure you will get a prompt response stating
that it is ok. In addition, if you really need to use it you could
always quote them. It think that takes care of the legal issue, does it
not?
I have thought in the past about doing some of the translations.
However, I once tried and I discover that everything I have ever learned
about computers is in English therefore I would have to do some
relearning so that was the death of that thought.
take care,
Alvaro
On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 05:50, Cleve Allison wrote:
> Alvaro,
> Thanks for the update and the updated code! Just to clairify, when I
> say I will be using it, I mean for myself.....just to provide a way to
> easily retrieve documents or files that I need.
> Plus I just enjoy new toys to play with.
> This week I got to format a server and install nGenius and set up nearly
> 180 routers on the thing......lots of fun!! Will probably spend this
> weekend reading all the documentation I can get my hands on so that I
> can set up reports on the data....other than the canned reports. So far
> at the new job I've gotten to play with:
> Cisco AP 350's and 1200's.....upgrading them from VxWorks to first one
> then a second version of the IOS.
> Working with Cisco Unity VOIP stuff to troubleshoot phone
> issue.....Cisco's VOIP is neat!
> Setting up a linux server to run FlowScan on....successfully I might
> add; personal triumph!
> Setting up a W2K server and installing nGenius and setting up the probes
> and routers on the thing.
> and lots of other stuff that is your standard day to day
> troubleshooting, putting out fire variety.
> I think I must have adult A.D.D. or something......I LOVE having all
> this stuff to play with......I don't think I could ever do a repetitive job.
> I'm still planning to write up a quick easy manner in which to install
> and set up FlowScan for everyone. When I write it up, it will be
> written for relative newbies....as I am......so that someone that has
> just a little experience will be able to get things up and running.
> Something that's always made life difficult for me at my stage in the
> linux world is that a LOT of how to's are made with an assumption of a
> level of expertise that I have not yet attained and I want to write up
> something that a newbie can use.......those who are more adept can just
> skip over the things that they already know like the back of their hand.
> Is there anyone else here who has written up a howto for the linux
> community??? I would like to contact the people whose information I
> used......about three different documents......and get their permission
> to scavenge from their documents for inclusion into mine. All that I
> am actually doing is putting things in my own words, adding in stuff
> where there were mistakes, and taking useful information from three
> different sources. But I don't want anyone pissed at me for using their
> work in my document.
> cha
>
>
>
> Alvaro Zuniga wrote:
>
> >Hi Cleve:
> >The tutorials at the Zend site are very good and tell details that I
> >have not read in any book. For instance, we have been told to turn off
> >global variables because it is dangerous but never really told why. Here
> >you will find out in glorious detail.
> >
> >There is also another nice article about database hacking that will blow
> >your mind.
> >
> >One more thing, you mentioned you were going to use the code a posted
> >yesterday. I received an email that the links were not indexing properly
> >so here is the fix. I cannot believe I did not bother to check this
> >before. I wish I could sort the lists but unfortunately it is not
> >possible unless I use exec( ) and this is usually not available on most
> >server to avoid hacking. The PHP function only reads the files as stored
> >by the OS on the disk, hopefully this will change soon.
> >
> >take care,
> >
> ><?php
> >rec_index( );
> >function rec_index( $path = '', $file = '' ) {
> > if( is_file( $file ) ) {
> > $mp3 = explode( '.', $file );
> > if( $mp3[count( $mp3 ) - 1] == 'mp3' ) {
> > echo '<a href="' . $path . $file . '">' . $file . '</a><br>';
> > }
> > }
> > elseif( ( is_dir( $file ) && $file != '.' && $file != '..' ) || $file
> >== '' ) {
> > if( $file ) chdir( $file );
> > $path .= $file . '/';
> > echo '<b>' . $file . '</b><br><blockquote>';
> > $handle = opendir( '.' );
> > while( ( $file = readdir( $handle ) ) !== false ) rec_index(
> >$path, $file );
> > chdir( '..' );
> > echo '</blockquote>';
> > }
> >}
> >?>
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 05:38, Cleve Allison wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Alvaro,
> >>for those of us who aren't programmers but who are technically talented
> >>enough to go to Barnes and Nobles, purchase a book and by the end of the
> >>weekend have a "duct taped and bubble gum" solution working.....can you
> >>provide a description of what your script does?
> >>Also, if there is a PHP tutorial website that someone knows of that is
> >>so good that I shouldn't bother with B&N then please share the wealth,
> >>my brother!!!!
> >>thanks,
> >>cha
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Alvaro Zuniga wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi Everyone:
> >>>A fried visited me today and we had a few drinks. He listened to some of
> >>>my music and asked me if I could possibly display it online for him to
> >>>download. After he left, I wrote this algorithm that is very short
> >>>thanks to the power of recursion. I just wanted to shae it.
> >>>
> >>>For the computer scientists out there, yes I know about the recursion so
> >>>show your alternative :-)
> >>>
> >>>enjoy,
> >>>
> >>>Alvaro Zuniga
> >>>
> >>><?php
> >>>global $path;
> >>>$path = '';
> >>>rec_index( $file );
> >>>function rec_index( $file ) {
> >>> global $path;
> >>> if( is_file( $file ) ) {
> >>> $mp3 = explode( '.', $file );
> >>> if( $mp3[count( $mp3 ) - 1] == 'mp3' ) {
> >>> echo '<a href="' . $path . $file . '">' . $file . '</a><br>';
> >>> }
> >>> }
> >>> elseif( ( is_dir( $file ) && $file != '.' && $file != '..' ) || $file
> >>>== '' ) {
> >>> $path .= $file . '/';
> >>> if( $file ) chdir( $file );
> >>> echo '<b>' . $file . '</b><br><blockquote>';
> >>> $handle = opendir( '.' );
> >>> while( ( $file = readdir( $handle ) ) !== false ) {
> >>> rec_index( $file );
> >>> }
> >>> chdir( '..' );
> >>> echo '</blockquote>';
> >>> }
> >>>}
> >>>?>
> >>>
> >>>
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