I agree. This list gets VERY busy for months on end and then it gets VERY quiet for months on end. Same old, same old. Doesn't bother me.
We do need to meet for some beer though. How about later next week? --- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" Download your free copy: http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Bendily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <General at brlug.net> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] no lug activity >> > When's the last time anyone met for coffee, beer, whatever in BR? >> > >> > Shannon >> > >> Bit far for me for a beer or whatever, but you are correct. I just lurk >> here but there has been a decrease in traffic. Maybe a pre-ocupation >> with recovery after the hurricane. Maybe some one would like to comment >> of what's been happening in NO. I was there in Jan last year with my >> family and enjoyed the time enormously. I have visions of the French >> Quarter being destroyed, and there isn't any news coverage to confirn or >> dispell those thoughts. > > Just because people are quiet doesn't mean they're leaving the LUG. > I think katrina did put a load on people and we're just in the daily > grind getting things done. Also around that same time we were asked to > keep this list to a more techinical direction rather than idle > conversation. > So that will decrease traffic as well. But I think it's nothing odd. > It's how communities and society works. Sometimes we talk a lot(gather), > sometimes not very much. > I don't think that means everyone is out of the LUG. > We're just quiet. > >> A linux-based question - I have a remote server, 500-odd miles away in >> Sydney, and I want to do some work on it. Running Mandrake V-something. >> How can I find out what version is installed so I can point urpmi at the >> appropriate sources? > > Can you access the machine via ssh? If so, cat /etc/issue > that might have the actual mandrake version in the file. If you > haven't edited the file. > > BB > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
