Linux-Misc Digest #350, Volume #19 Sun, 7 Mar 99 15:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: Linux certification (Seth Van Oort)
Re: Reqs for a Linux router (Edward Murrell)
Re: 16 Colors Only (Matt Hughes)
Re: Don't want to loose win '98 docs etc.., & want Linux NOW! ("Russell Berkeley")
Re: mem=128M hangs system (David Fox)
Re: using dos (dosemu) - new to this group (Carl Fink)
Re: Move to RH 5.2 Linux (brian moore)
Re: windows 95B doesn't see FAT32 partition (F. Heitkamp)
Re: Labels crashing WP8 for Linux (Rod Smith)
Re: Fundamental Linux Install/Troubleshooting Training (Mark Metson)
Re: UMSDOS on FAT32? (F. Heitkamp)
Re: tar_cat???? (Peter Samuelson)
Re: Microkernels are an abstraction inversion (Richard E. Hawkins Esq.)
Re: best offline newsreader? ("Michael Faurot")
ThaiSexHolidays ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Samba 1.9.18p8 and NT4SP4 (Lam Dang)
Re: Public license question (Isaac)
Re: best offline newsreader? (John Hasler)
Re: CD Images (Matthew Bafford)
Re: Is there something I could use besides chat? (John Hasler)
Netscape Java and problems with fonts (Ole Jacob Taraldset)
QuakeII mouse problem (Rick Knight)
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From: Seth Van Oort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux certification
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 18:20:49 +0000
Tom Ed White wrote:
>
> I'm considering forking out $$$$ for Linux certification. I'm considering
> the Red Hat program. I would like to work in a Linux based environment.
Great. Redhat is trying to become the microsoft of the linux world. Even
though I get a lot done with (and because of) linux, I mostly use it
because it's so fun to tinker with. It really kind of sucks to have a
company come in and say that you don't know anything unless you are
certified by us. Especially if they're becoming a rising force with real
and possible influence. Everyone can sneer at different certifications
as much as they like, but the people hiring don't.
>
> The thing is, everything I know is self taught, maybe not so good for a
I'm sure 99% of linux users fall into that category.
> resume. OTOH, I think maybe I could get work just through networking (the
> people kind) without having to fork out copious amount of cash. I'm already
> getting occasional phone calls from MCSE type wanting help on installation.
>
> Any thoughts, biases, rants sincerely appreciated.
Yeah, a little rant. I hope linux never falls under the influence of
'official' certifications.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Ed White
Seth
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From: Edward Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Reqs for a Linux router
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 15:58:52 +1300
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks, the throughput was basicly all I wanted to know,
Unfortunatly the Telco here in New Zealand has a monopoly and
is sucking the country dry, xDSL is 3 years away acording to them
(read 5 or 10) and ISDN is 5 cents per minute per channel + $120
a month line rental + $450 to install. Cable doesn't exist here and I
can't afford a satilite connection.
Thanks anyway.
Edward
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> An i386 will handle about 10 to 20 Mbps of throughput.
> A 75 or 90 MHz Pentium should be able to handle about
> 100 Mbps. Your 486 is somewhere in between. The limiting
> factor would be your serial port and the type of
> connection it has to your ISP. The best way to increase
> throughput to the Internet would be to either get a
> cable modem or xDSL, and attach a second ethernet card
> to the Linux router that connects to the cable modem/xDSL
> modem. Alternatively you could use ISDN. The cheapest
> way would be to by an internal ISDN card. An easier way
> would be to attach an external ISDN modem to your serial
> port, then you can use regular modem commands. And another
> easy way would be to get an ISDN TA that has an ethernet
> port instead of a serial port connection.
>
> Greg
>
> > Heya,
> >
> > Within a few weeks the amount of computers in my home is going to go up
> > to three
> > and occasionally peak at six, that will all at some point require access
> > to the net.
> > To this end I have acquired all the parts for a Linux box,
> > The big question is, will it be fast enough? The serial ports are full
> > speed 16500A UART
> > and the network card is 10 mps, however, the rest of it is still a 486
> > Dx2 50 with 8 megs
> > of ram on an ISA bus. All I plan to do is get it to dial up on command
> > to my ISP and run I.P.
> > masquesrading for all the other computers through the modem. Do I need
> > to purchase more in
> > the way of hardware or is it adaquate?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Edward
> >
> >
> >
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From: Matt Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 16 Colors Only
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 03:06:06 GMT
If you have used xf86configure to setup X for 16-bit or 24-bit color depths,
you can use them by starting X like this:
startx -- -bpp 16
That will start you up in 16 bits. You can add a line to the screen section,
display sub-section of your XF86Config file in /etc/X11 that will default you to
this.
Example:
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "ati"
Monitor "acer"
DefaultColorDepth 16 # This is the magic you are looking for.
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
#End example
More information can be found by reading the XF86Config man page at
http://www.xfree86.org/man/XF86Conf.html
Hope that helps,
Matt Hughes
Paul Davies wrote:
> I'm running Red Hat 5.2 with an STB Virge VX graphics card. I cannot get
> the screen to display more 16 colours and I've tried all the different modes
> in xfConfig but to no avail.
>
> Does anyone know of a solution?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
--
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Matt Hughes
//
// 2nd year Student,
// Faculty of Engineering,
// University of Calgary
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// C code. C code run. Run code run!
//
// Math and alcohol don't mix.
// Stay alive, don't drink and derive.
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From: "Russell Berkeley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Don't want to loose win '98 docs etc.., & want Linux NOW!
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 18:20:14 -0000
I have done this with my computer. The first thing that I did was to defrag
my hard drive then I downloaded a partition program and set up a 2Mb
partition for Linux. I then installed Linux 5.2. When asked for the boot
up in the installation program I chose Linux. Within Linux I ran linuxconf
and set the boot for Linux at 60 seconds and the LILO allows me to choose
windows98 or Linux. (thank god I did this as I have found out that my modem
is a winmodem that does not work with Linux so I have on windows 98 to
connect to the Internet.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for any further questions. (please I am very
new to all of this so don't ask any really difficult questions
Kishore wrote in message <7b7sg5$j21$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi Folks,
>I have a Cyrix MII ,128 mb, 6.4 gb HD PC.
>Win'98 is loaded throughout this disk.
>I have lot of stuff(docs, prgs etc..,) on my PC. I don't want to loose
>them.
> Is there any way that I can load Linux to share this and make my PC dual
>bootable. I want to allot 3gb to Linux and 3.4 gb should remain for MS.
>Please give a detailed input if pos'
>Thanx for the inputs.
>Kishore
>
>
>------------------ Posted via SearchLinux ------------------
> http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: mem=128M hangs system
Date: 07 Mar 1999 07:52:04 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Justin The Cynical) writes:
> I hate following up on folowups when I want to respond to the original
> posted, but since the original hasn't made it here yet.... :-)
>
> ->Chris Menzel wrote:
> ->
> ->> We have just upgraded a server to a PC-100 Super7 100MHz board with a
> ->> K6-2/350 and 128MB of RAM. There is one SCSI drive with an Adaptec
> ->> AHA-2940 controller. We are running Redhat 5.2. After booting, we
>
> What kernel version is RH 5.2 using? If it's not 2.0.36, I would
> suggest upgrading to that one. it does away with the need for the mem line.
>
>
> ->> noticed that the system was only seeing 64MB of RAM. Accordingly, we
> ->> added append="mem=128M" to lilo.conf, ran lilo, and rebooted. However,
> ->> the system would then hang in the boot process at the point where it is
Try mem=124M instead of 128. You may have a ramdisk.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: using dos (dosemu) - new to this group
Date: 8 Mar 1999 02:30:03 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 07 Mar 1999 16:38:03 GMT Jason Kircher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, the closest thing to Windows that can
>be run under Linux is WINE (WINdows Emulator), and my latest knowledge
>is that runs version 3.0.
Not true for several years. WINE is still alpha software, but it runs
a significant fraction of Win95 stuff, including several games. It is
not, however, a good idea to count on it.
See www.winehq.com or comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine.
--
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum
<http://dm.net>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Move to RH 5.2 Linux
Date: 7 Mar 1999 03:24:56 GMT
On Sat, 06 Mar 1999 18:08:57 -0500,
Bill Voight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sports fans,
>
> I'm the Unix SA at Amtrak HQ. We have a national network of mostly
> NT4.0 servers. I've been asked to write a paper on the implications of
> moving to RH5.2 on both servers and desktops for a major component of
> our organization. I have no more details, I can only say this came from
> my boss. He's reasonably technically savvy, but more than that, he's
> reliable and generally accurate as hell. I think this means that it's
> likely to happen in one form or another (yahoo!).
Cool, so now the trains will run on time? :)
[Actually, Amtrak is my usual method of long distance travel. A very
strange outfit, since it's affordable and friendly service.... somehow
they managed to escape the big bad government nonsense. It's also a
damned nice way to ship stuff: I moved from CA to OR by shipping most of
my stuff via Amtrak. Overnight delivery at $18/100lbs or so. Cheaper
and faster than U-Haul. Too bad so few people here on the West Coast
know about it.]
> I want to make a balanced presentation, so I'm soliciting input. I'm
> especially interested in hearing from anyone who's done this sort of
> thing, but all comments, advice, opinions are welcome.
The major question would be the applications, as always. Without
knowing your needs, that would be hard to say. Certainly there are
plenty of apps available, but are they the apps you need?
The 'standard' reference on general comparison is the Kirch report at
http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/kirch/ -- absolutely must reading.
> If the move takes place I'll try to post brief synopses of the results.
Please do. The USPS uses Linux... ever notice the incidence of
"disgruntled postal workers" has dropped since then?
Coincidence? I think not. :)
--
Brian Moore | "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | a cockroach, except that the cockroach
Usenet Vandal | is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
Netscum, Bane of Elves. Peter Olson, Delphi Postmaster
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (F. Heitkamp)
Subject: Re: windows 95B doesn't see FAT32 partition
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 7 Mar 1999 19:04:46 GMT
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MINIMAN)
writes:
>
>You are probably using FAT16 in your windows 95 B
>
>If you aren't, try formating your partition through windows as FAT32,
>I am sure you will see it then
>
Hmm? The partitions seems to be fine under Linux, in fact I gained
284MB extra space by making it FAT32. The Windows 95B itself is
running on a FAT16 partition. I figured that there must be something
else put in the MBR or registry, that makes Windows see the partition.
I can try using the format command if nothing else works.
I am paranoid of M$ because they seem to believe every other OS is
a virus that needs to be eradicated. though I'm sure the real reason
is they don't want to bother with the extra work of making there OSes
friendly to others. In addition it's only a small percentage of users
that need that friendliness anyway. Anyway that is one reason I haven't
tried the format command. The other is I didn't think of it.:(
Fred
>MINI
>
>On 7 Mar 1999 15:24:09 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>>I converted an ext2 partition to fat32 using the mkdosfs-0.4.1
>>program under Linux. Linux can see the FAT32 partition fine,
>>but when I boot Windows 95B it complains my E: drives is
>>unaccessible. How do I make Windows 95B see the FAT32
>>partition? Note: I decided to use mkdosfs, because the cvt
>>utility says it might kill off my OS/2 HPFS partitions.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Fred
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Labels crashing WP8 for Linux
Date: 7 Mar 1999 19:07:53 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7bp8et$o7b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith) writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having a problem with the labels function of WordPerfect 8 for Linux.
> This is the feature that you get by selecting Format->Labels from the main
> menu. When I try this, I get the list of labels, and I can select one,
> but when I click on OK, WordPerfect crashes. I get no warning, no core
> dump, just a crashed program. If I then re-start WordPerfect, I get the
> "Timed Backup" dialog, and if I click the "File Manager" button and select
> the listed file, I get the envelopes template and can use it. That's
> rather a flaky way to load a template, though. So:
>
> 1) Has anybody else seen this bug?
> 2) Does anybody else NOT get this bug?
> 3) Does anybody have a suggested workaround or fix for this bug?
>
> FWIW, this happens with both the downloadable and retail versions of WP8
> for Linux, on a system with Red Hat 5.2 using kernel 2.2.1. I'm running
> XFree86 3.3.2.3-25 (from a Red Hat RPM), using a Matrox Millennium via the
> XF86_SVGA server. The problem does *NOT* occur if I use WP 7 for Linux;
> it's specific to WP 8.
>
> I'd appreciate any insights anybody has on this. Thanks.
I've some more information on this problem. As somebody else posted that
he had no problems with WP8 using XFree86 3.3.3.1, I tried installing
that (using an RPM from Red Hat's updates directory), and got the same
problem. I did notice, though, that when I run WP from an xterm and it
crashes, I get the following message displayed:
An unrecoverable X Window server error has occurred.
Your WordPerfect documents have been backed up in your backup directory.
Error: XtCreatePopupShell requires non-NULL parent
This makes me think this may be a libXt incompatibility. On my system,
rpm -qf tells me that libXt is part of XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1 (after the
upgrade to XFree86 3.3.3.1). Does this ring any more bells? Thanks for
any suggestions.
--
Rod Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith
NOTE: Remove the "uce" word from my address to mail me
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From: Mark Metson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Fundamental Linux Install/Troubleshooting Training
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 23:50:47 -0400
Gregor Strassburger wrote:
> As Linux knowledge is getting increasingly important...
>
> I'm wondering whether there is some lecture/lab, instructor based
> training course available for fundamental Linux knowledge like
> installation, basic configuration, troubleshooting, e.t.c. If not this
> media, maybe some CBT or other selfpaced - except the books that are
> available in masses...?
Well actually, Linux seems intended to be more of
a what-you-just-said-in-a-box that assumes the
existence of an inbuilt teacher known as "curiosity"
and "self-motivated" and "self-starter" and the like.
That being said, having someone who has already
gone the course encouraging you along can go a long
way to make the whole thing have more warm fuzzies.
The Linux Documentation Project appears to aim at
providing a timebound teacher who allows the course
to be as self-directed as possible on the part of
the student, and the equipment can usually be
relied upon to bring to the students attention any
areas in need of further study.
;-)
If there is a market for those who have stayed the
course, which is what your inquiry would seem to
indicate, then as there are known to be many who
HAVE stayed the course the only remaining detail
is how would you motivate such a person?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (F. Heitkamp)
Subject: Re: UMSDOS on FAT32?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 7 Mar 1999 19:11:30 GMT
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - "Marc D. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>
>On 4 Mar 1999 12:21:33 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I currently have an UMSDOS partition on a win95b partition.
>>I've been thinking about converting the partion to fat32
>>so that I might gain a extra couple hundred MB of storage.
>>Does anyone know if you can put a UMSDOS partition on fat32?
>>
>I may be missing something but UMSDOS runs on top of a FAT
>file system. You state that the UMSDOS ``partition'' is _on_
>a win95b partition, ereforthay there's nothing to convert to
>since it is already on FAT32 (this assumes Win95b is using
>FAT32 which I think it does).
Actually the UMSDOS filesystem or whatever it is, is on a DOS
partition. Last night I made a backup of the partition, used
mkdosfs to convert it to FAT32, and restored the tape. Alas
Win 95B does not see it yet. But I've been discussing this
elsewhere in this NG. If I can get Windows to see the partition
I can see if my UMSDOS "area" still works.
>
>[tick tock tick tock. Getting my head out of my arse...]
>I think there was discussion around here recently about
>UMSDOS not supporting(?) or taking advantage of whatever it
>is that makes FAT32 what it is (LFNs?).
>If UMSDOS supported FAT32 directly it could also do away with
>the EMD files (--linux-.---) or at least handle them in a way
>to take advantage of LFNs since 8.3 is no longer an issue.
Yeah I suppose UMSDOS could be update to use the M$ long file
name scheme, but there's still the problems of permissions and
what not. Maybe someone is working on it.
Fred
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Samuelson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: tar_cat????
Date: 6 Mar 1999 18:24:12 -0600
Reply-To: Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]
> I am using a RedHat Linux 5.2 and am attempting to compile a addon
> driver (hpdj) into the Aladden 5.50 ghostscript. In the instructions
> it mentions:
> "you must now run tar_cat to regenerate your platform-specific makefile"
> What is tar_cat and where can I get it. I have searched all over the
> internet and there is no mention of is anywhere.
Look in the ghostscript source directory.
(The gs build/install process has been in need of autoconf-ation or
something similar for a long time now. There may be licensing issues
involved.)
--
Peter Samuelson
<sampo.creighton.edu!psamuels>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard E. Hawkins Esq.)
Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microkernels are an abstraction inversion
Date: 7 Mar 1999 10:53:01 -0600
In article <wKYD2.55$p4.3055@burlma1-snr2>,
Barry Margolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think they all evolved independently from the RUNOFF that was developed
>for CTSS in the 60's at MIT. I suspect that most text formatters that use
>commands beginning with "." can trace their heritage to it. Multics also
>had "runoff" and later "compose".
WordStar lives! :) woo-hoo.
And those dot-commands did stuff that you still couldn't do in Word when
I last looked (5.1/wfw2). And since I've found lyx, who needs word?
--
These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer.
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From: "Michael Faurot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: best offline newsreader?
Date: 7 Mar 1999 19:14:16 GMT
Paul-S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: But (perhaps it's just me) it feels wrong somehow to have installed
: Linux, taken the trouble to get to grips with it, and then load Win95
: apps into it. If I'm going to do that, I may as well boot into Win95
: in the first place...
: My whole point of installing Linux is a change of perspective to my
: normal usage....
: Perhaps I'm being weird, but Linux Agent would be fine, but Win95
: Agent running in Linux feels like I'm defeating the whole point of
: trying linux.
Then just bite the bullet and learn to use a differnt package such as
slrn. If, as you say, your "whole point of installing Linux is a
change of perspective" then forget about Agent and use something that
is native to Linux.
--
==============================================================================
Michael | mfaurot | I've been in more laps than a napkin.
Faurot | phzzzt.atww.org | -- Mae West
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ThaiSexHolidays
Date: 7 Mar 1999 09:40:00 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Lam Dang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject: Re: Samba 1.9.18p8 and NT4SP4
Date: 07 Mar 1999 13:00:39 -0500
"MokeKahuna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Lam,
>
> I've got those setting except for the username map. That did not help.
> The error messages I'm getting are 'NT Password did not match ! defaulting
> to Lanman'. I've reset the password using smbpasswd both as the user and
> root (smbpasswd <username>) -- no luck. Any other ideas?
I remember getting that error message too.
Unfortunately I can't recall the exact steps I
took. But the username map seemed to be unusally
sensitive. Here's my /etc/smbusers file:
# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
#root = administrator admin
!lam = lam
!jimmy = jimmy
!guest = guest
nobody = *
where lam, jimmy, and guest are login accounts and
nobody is a non-login account with a group id
other than -1. The ! tells Samba not to look any
further.
I commented out root because I don't want Samba
clients to log in as root. If they do log in from
administrator, then they'll get the catchall at
the end, which is nobody.
Additionally I rebooted a lot to be on the safe
side :-)
Hope this helps.
--
Lam Dang
PGP key available as [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Isaac)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Public license question
Date: 7 Mar 1999 19:34:08 GMT
On Fri, 05 Mar 1999 18:31:08 GMT, Barry Margolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Somehow the dynamic library got onto that machine, so it must have been
>copied as well. If the end user copied it in order to link it with the
>proprietary program, then perhaps the distributor of the program could be
>considered liable for contributory infringement.
>
But since the end user doesn't violate the GPL when he does this,
there wouldn't seem to be any direct infringement, and thus no infraction
to contribute to. So perhaps the distributor of the program would not
be liable.
Isaac
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: best offline newsreader?
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 17:56:36 GMT
Richard Latimer wrote:
> Users may be doing more than reading technical newsgroups. They may be
> downloading and listening to their friend's new piece of music, or they
> may be telecommuting and working on a corporate compound document in
> Outlook. You can manage all of these feats inside Outlook or with Outlook
> Express.
And I could manage all these "feats" inside emacs with gnus. When reading
usenet, however, I send all html and binary attachments to /dev/null.
--
John Hasler This posting is in the public domain.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will.
Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind.
Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Bafford)
Subject: Re: CD Images
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:03:06 GMT
7 Mar 1999 12:15:30 GMT -- Lee Howes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
-> I noticed that Redhat 5.2 can, out of the box create images of CDs on the
-> hard drive (such a VCD for windows). Does anyone know how to do this?
man mkisofs
HTH,
-> Lee
--Matthew
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is there something I could use besides chat?
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 18:32:03 GMT
lorddane writes:
> However, if I try to use chat, it doesn't do crap.
It does just what you tell it: reads standard input and writes standard
output. chat knows nothing about modems or serial ports.
> chat "" ATDT2920390 CONNECT "" Username:lorddane Password:guess
Works fine for me. This command expects nothing on its standard input,
prints 'ATDT2920390' on its standard output, expects 'CONNECT', prints
nothing, expects 'Username:lorddane', and prints 'Password:guess'. I doubt
that is what you expected it to do, though. man chat.
> Also, as an entire script, I've used:
> pppd /dev/modem 57600 connect '/usr/sbin/chat "" ATDT2920390 CONNECT'
> noipdefault defaultroute lorddane guess
Try this:
pppd modem crtscts lock noipdefault defaultroute /dev/modem connect \
'/usr/sbin/chat "" ATDT2920390 CONNECT "" name: lorddane word: guess'
This assumes that you are using /dev/modem in minicom.
> Also, how would I setup the primary and secondary DNS?
Edit /etc/resolve.conf and add lines like these:
nameserver 123.345.678.912
nameserver 234.567.890.123
> And, again, why won't it even INIT my modem?
Because you have the command garbled. pppd has no idea what 'lorddane
guess' means.
> I've even tried that ppp config thing in XWindows, too.
I have no idea what 'config thing' you mean. It would help if you told us
what distribution you are using. If you are running Debian for example,
you can forget all this stuff and just run pppconfig and answer the
questions.
> Am I setting minicom up wrong or something?
minicom has nothing to do with ppp. It just happens to also access the
modem.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ole Jacob Taraldset)
Subject: Netscape Java and problems with fonts
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 18:31:14 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm using Netscape as a client for a Norwegian Internet bank. The Internet
bank is based on a Java applet. I have some problems with the fonts, ie.
some of the required fonts are missing, or at least nothing is shown in
some input fields. Also for some fonts specific Norwegian letters are
missing (�(ae), �(oe) and �(aa)).
Is it possible to add extra fonts Java, and if so where can I find any?
Or is there something I can adjust in Netscape.
Any help would be appreciated. Please also email your reply as I'm not a
regular reader of this ng.
Ole Jacob
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From: Rick Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 17:53:03 GMT
Subject: QuakeII mouse problem
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
I have installed QuakeII for linux and the Linux Glide drivers. Quake=20
seems to run well except the mouse doesn't work correctly. I have a=20
Logitech Trackman Marble installed a PS2 AUX device and gpm installed.=20
If I run QuakeII with gpm I get no mouse function at all. If stop gpm=20
and then start QuakeII I get the mouse, but the ball and buttons don't=20
function right. Except for keyboard controls, the is not playable.=20
Befor I switched from Slackware 3.6 to RedHad 5.2 The game worked=20
fine. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Rick Kight ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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