Linux-Misc Digest #689, Volume #19 Thu, 1 Apr 99 20:13:13 EST
Contents:
Re: ALSA and linux-2.0.36 (Jeremiah)
Re: Winframe Client on Linux - Anybody ? (Mircea)
Re: Proposal: "Linux 2000 Platform" (bob@nospam)
Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows - trees (the green ones) (Steve Conover)
Re: FS: LinuxRules.com (Steve Conover)
Re: Web-Browser on Sparc-Linux (Paul Hovnanian)
Re: can't be excuted by typing its name (John Rowe)
Re: PowerQuest BootMagic: Linux + Win98?
Text To Speach for Linux (Joshua Grauman)
Re: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion? (Bob Tennent)
GNU Service Directory (Brian Youmans)
Re: Proposal: "Linux 2000 Platform" (Craig Kelley)
Re: easy one I hope (xterm config issue) ("Tim Russell")
Problem: Redhat 5.2 Upgrade (George Lampke)
Redirecting to Nowhere (James Cook)
Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ? (Enkidu)
Re: MBR,Lilo,Red Hat 5.2,Installation (Andreas Schyman)
Re: HTTPS (Andreas Schyman)
Re: OFF-TOPIC: UserFriendly is down! (Keith Phillips)
Re: IP Masquerading (Oliver Cook)
Re: Microsoft Patents Open-Source ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Installing eth cards
Re: Text To Speach for Linux (Erik de Castro Lopo)
at command output redirection? (Richard Drake)
Re: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion? (Jim Hill)
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeremiah)
Subject: Re: ALSA and linux-2.0.36
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:15:52 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] () spake thusly:
> I am trying to get the ALSA sound package to work with the stock
> RedHat-5.2 linux-2.0.36-1 kernel (I have a Trident 4DWave-DX card).
>
> Accordingly, I installed kernel-2.0.36-1.src.rpm, did `rpm -bp', then
> did my own `make config' to disable SOUND_CONFIG, copied the resulting
> .config file back to where it came from (i.e. kernel-2.0.36-i386.config),
> then did `rpm -bb' and installed the new RPMS; lastly, I rebuilt the ALSA
> RPMS and installed them.
You shouldn't have to recompile your kernel to use ALSA...
I didn't, and my setup works fine. The sound drivers in RH5.2 were
rewritten to be completely modular... which means that all you have
to do is 'rmmod <old soundcard module name>' to unload the old drivers.
(they'll get loaded again at boot time, but once you have ALSA up and
running, you can edit /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit to load ALSA at boot time)
Then you shouldn't have any conflicts with ALSA...
I would guess that your error messages are a result of
recompiling your kernel...
Brian
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Winframe Client on Linux - Anybody ?
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 14:13:36 -0500
Oops, wrong directions. After you un-tar un-zip it, you should run
directly the setupwfc you find in the current directory (ie don't go to
the linux directory, and don't run hinst).
MST
Steve Cholerton wrote:
>
> Hi all
> Recently installed Linux Redhat 5.2 for the first time, I have also
> downloaded the Citrix Winframe Client. The file is called linux_tar.z. can
> anybody explain how this can be installed? And has anybody any experience
> of running this ISA Client?
>
> My intention is to obtain enough knowledge and experience with Linux over
> the next few months to maybe replace some of the computers at work with
> Linux O/S and Citrix Client instead of Citrix on Win95 which we currently
> have.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Steve Cholerton
> IT Manager, Utopia Furniture Limited
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Web: www.utopia.org.uk
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From: bob@nospam
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Proposal: "Linux 2000 Platform"
Date: 1 Apr 1999 13:58:59 -0800
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>I know there is already the Linux LSB project underway to hopefully solve
>some of these problems. However I think we need something more
>definitative than this.
Why not work within LSB project, instead of comming up with yet
another project? you are making the same mistake that linux is
making.
>Since there will be differences between the different uses for Linux, we
>should define multiple variations of the Linux 2000 platform.
silly idea. This is something MS will do. this is just more confusion
and more time wasting.
keep things simple. A distribution should have everthing in it, and
less the user decides what they want or not want, not you. You can
give documentations on what is in each package (and some distro' allready
do that) and user can decide what to install or not.
>
>The important thing here is that then software vendors can say that they
>support the 'Linux 2000 Platform' as opposed to a particular Linux
>distribution.
Yes. We need ONE Gnu-linux, not 25 of them.
But get rid of this silly idea of having a Linux workstation vs Linux server
vs Linux personal vs. Linux etc.. stuff.
Bob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Conover)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows - trees (the green ones)
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 23:24:23 GMT
Andreas, could you repost your response to my original post, or email it to
[EMAIL PROTECTED], removing the ZZZ?
I just wrote a response but news xpress decided to buckle and I lost it
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]
net>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Conover) wrote:
>
>>You can just bag that stuff about the trees, and the earth being one big
>>land fill. WTF. But I do agree that Al Gore is not to be believed. He has
>>proven himself to be untrustworthy in many of the claims he makes about
>>himself. Like being responsible for the internet and growing up on a farm,
>>etc...
>
>Yeah you heard about the farm thing too...that guy seems to be a really
>arrogant idiot.
>
>-Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Conover)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.linux
Subject: Re: FS: LinuxRules.com
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 23:26:53 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>GV Morgon allegedly wrote:
>>Hah! There is even a reserve bid price. I wonder if this guy went to one
>>of those how to make money on the net seminars and is hoping to make money
>>on domain name registration. It doesn't work.
>
>This brings up a good question...isn't this extortion?
>
>[SNIP]
>
No it's not extortion. Extortion is what happens when someone coreces money
out of you, e.g. blackmail.
-Steve
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development.apps
From: Paul Hovnanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Web-Browser on Sparc-Linux
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:35:40 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm looking for a Web-Browser that I can use on an Sparc Station 5 that is
> running on Sparc-Linux (Redhat 5.2).
>
> Is here anybody, who can give me a hint, what is the best one to use on
> such a system?
> The bad thing is that one can't compile Netscape by himself. :-((
See: http://www.mozilla.org/
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
From: John Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't be excuted by typing its name
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 16:48:41 GMT
Surely this must be second only to "how do I remove a file beginning
with a -" for generating a spew of wannabe answers. Do people put
these questions in here as a troll for their kill files?
> Sure!
>
> All you need to do is put the directory . in your path. DOS/Windows/etc
> include the current directory in the path by default; Bash does not.
>
For those who are new to this planet, the phrase "Microsoft do it this
way, GNU do it the other" is normally a bit of a clue as to which is
better.
Putting '.' in your path is a well known no-brainer. If you put it at
the end of your path then one day you will want to run a file called
'test' and typing 'test' won't do what you think (try it) . Of course,
if you know the names of all 500+ commands on your system that won't
be a problem.
Putting '.' at the start of your path means that one day you will be
in /tmp and some Very Nasty person will have put a Very Nasty
executable file in there called 'ls'. What do you think will happen
then?
There's a REASON why bash doesn't have '.' in its path automatically.
If you really feel you can't type ./ get a GUI.
As an absolutely last resort, '.' at the end is not as bad as '.' at
the start.
Choose life. Type './'.
John
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PowerQuest BootMagic: Linux + Win98?
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:28:27 -0500
Hi Chris,
I bought PQ's partition magic (which includes BootMagic) and
had similar hanging problems..
My original intent was to push Win98 into 4G and have 4G for Linux ..
The partioning would be
achieved with that nice, minimal effort GUI...as opposed to fdisk..
Anyway, upon launch, the GUI hangs.. Only resolvable by hard booting -
via the powercord!
Interesting problem though, I wonder what the program is takin' hold of.
..alas, there existed a DOS executable that allowed me to
'effortlessly'
partition the disk - course I had to give DOS a little more memory to
play with
or the operation would fail....
I boot Linux via a floppy - haven't used BootMagic yet.
Just thought I would express my initial disgust with this $60 piece of
software..
-Karl 'HP-UX' Harger
Christopher Kolar wrote in message ...
>I am wondering if anyone is successfully running PowerQuest's Boot
>Magic boot manager program with Linux and Windows 98. When I install
>the program (patched to 1.01) I get the following:
> ..|........
> Loading BootMagic ....
>and then it just hangs.
>
>Pertinent information:
>++ The first primary partition is a 1.5GB FAT32 where Win98 resides.
>This is the default boot partition.
>++ The second primary partition is a 1 GB ext2 partition with Linux
>(RH 5.2). I am able to successfully run Linux if I boot from the boot
>floppy.
>++ I did not have Linux write to the MBR, the boot record is on the
>partition.
>++ After it hangs I can boot from the BM floppy disk and disable the
>manager program. Note: after I disable it I get
> ..|........
> Loading BootMagic ....
>and then it boots successfully into either Win98 or Linux, depending
>on what was set as the default OS when I disabled the control panel.
>
>So, BM can successfully identify and actually boot either of the OSs,
>but it hangs every single time when I try to run it with the
>select-your-os menu enabled.
>
>I have been trying to work with PQ's tech support, but they officially
>gave up on me yesterday and told me that I could mail it in for a
>refund. I would like to give it one more shot as it would be a useful
>alternative to having to keep the boot disk handy.
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
>--chris
>
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From: Joshua Grauman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Text To Speach for Linux
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 15:29:05 -0800
Anyone know of any Text to Speach programs for Linux, hopefully better
sounding than Dr. Sbatso from original Sound Blaster :) I tried
searching
the Linux Software Map, but didn't find anything. I want to use it with
my voice modem, so software that would allow piping the output to other
devices than the sound card would be nice. Please also reply to my email
address. Thanks.
Joshua Grauman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: r d t@c s.q u e e n s u.c a (Bob Tennent)
Subject: Re: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion?
Date: 1 Apr 1999 19:19:53 GMT
On 1 Apr 1999 11:16:08 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I'm quite surprised that VMWARE (www.vmware.com) isn't
>being discussed much. I've been waiting years for just
>such a thing. I can now run windows98 under linux, and
>run quicken, office97, solitaire :-), or anything else
>I want (except directx games...yet), without rebooting.
>
>Vmware simply rocks.
Maybe because it requires a faster processor and more RAM than most
of us have or need under Linux, or because of the price, or because
there's nothing we can do under Windows that we can't do better on
Linux.
Bob T.
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From: Brian Youmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: gnu.announce,alt.sources.d
Subject: GNU Service Directory
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:37:53 -0500
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Proposal: "Linux 2000 Platform"
From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 01 Apr 1999 16:42:13 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kendall Bennett) writes:
> The following are my first two (very bare) suggestions to begin with:
>
> Linux 2000 Workstation
> ----------------------
>
> Base components:
> . Standard locations for all configuration files!
Never going to happen. BSD vs. SYSV is a very old flamewar.
> . Glibc based
Anyone using libc5 in a 1999 distribution should be shot.
> . RPM for package manager
... or rpm-compatible. And make the --prefix REALLY WORK so that
people can put the application wherever they want to.
> . GNU make, C/C++ compiler and development libraries
> . XFree86 installed to /usr/X11R6/lib (or /usr/X11)
I've never seen a Linux distribution w/o these as install options.
--
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Tim Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: easy one I hope (xterm config issue)
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 19:12:48 -0500
Thanks for all the quick responses. It was much appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim Russell
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From: George Lampke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Problem: Redhat 5.2 Upgrade
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:10:03 -0700
I just upgraded 5.2 Redhat from ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386 and
had no problems with the upgrade. But upon rebooting I find that Linux
does not recognize "vfat" or "iso9660" file types. Therefore, I can't
see my "DOS" file mounts or my CDROM! This is not good! What's my best
approach?
Thanks, George
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Cook)
Subject: Redirecting to Nowhere
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:25:38 GMT
I've got Borland's Interbase 4 running on Linux. It's really cool and almost
always works. I use it for home development. There appears to be a problem with
its log file however. I've seen posts by others regarding an ever growing log
file, until there is no more disk space. Alas, the rumors are true.
Someone mentioned a technique where the file (interbase.log) can be redirected
to /dev/null. (Or something like that. I think they mentioned soft-linked? I'm
doing this from memory, sorry if I get it wrong). Being completely new to Linux
(or Unix) what are they talking about and how do I do it? Step-by-step for the
neophite would be nice.
thanks,
jim
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From: Enkidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Linux on a non-state-of-the-art PC ?
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 08:19:42 +1200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In addition to what Jon says, Netscape on Linux is slowwwwwwww.
I have run Netscape on my 386/8M and it runs great in command line
mode. I have run X Windows on it, and it crawls a bit. I have run
Netscape on Linux/X Windows, but while it works, it is scarcely
usable.
Cliff
T Ojala wrote:
>
> So, simply: is there somebody out there who is using Linux +
> Netscape on a platform similar to the first one mentioned? Did
> you spend months to get it running? Is it really running
> smoothly (ie can you really surf the net with it)?
>
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From: Andreas Schyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: MBR,Lilo,Red Hat 5.2,Installation
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 04:06:17 +0000
Jas Sandhu wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> what exactly is the MBR (Mater Boot Record)?
The MBR is the first sector of the first drive (i.e. hda aka c:). The
one that is connected to IDE 0 if it is a IDE-drive. This sector is the
one that is booted after BIOS has completed its check.
> I am trying to install Redhat 5.2.
> When Lilo is installed and asks where to install
> the bootloader the 2 options are:
> 1. MBR
> 2. 1st sector of boot partition.
>
> if you chose option 1 and have Win 98 already on the
> machine, will this mess WIn 98 up in some way??
No, the thing that will happen is that LILO writes in the MBR, and by
loading LILO you will be given the choice to either load Linux or an
other OS (such as Win98)
> if you chose option 2 (as i chose) Lilo does not
> start up and the PC boots straight to Win 98.
> (i have to use the floppy linux boot disk and
> reboot to bootup).
>
> so should i chose option 1?
Yes, it is nearly failsafe. I have never encountered any problems with
it, and if anything happens you can erase LILO from the MBR by booting
from a DOS-floppy and doing fdisk /mbr as you say.
>
> and since i chose option 2, how can i make the
> 1st sector of the linux boot partition the active
> partition.
> i've read that running fdisk \mbr will clear the mbr
> and then the mbr can be set to the 1st sector of the
> linux root partition, but can somebody explain how?
To change your LILO-installation you have to, as root, edit the first
line of your LILO configuration file (/etc/lilo.conf). It says:
boot=/dev/hda3 (or something like that. The "hda3"-part is where
LILO currently is installed.)
You should change it to:
boot=/dev/hda (even if the original line said something like
/dev/hdb2 it shall say /dev/hda here.)
Then you save the file and type:
/sbin/lilo
at the prompt to install LILO to the new location (the MBR in this
case).
Note that typing just "lilo" will probably give you the same result, but
if you are su-ing then /sbin won't be in your path. If you didn't fully
understand the last sentence, just ignore it.
> can you please email me as well as the list.
> thanks
> jas
Well, there you go. It should work good if you have IDE-drive(s). I
assume you do.
Good luck.
Andreas.
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From: Andreas Schyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HTTPS
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:49:24 +0000
Erik Bas wrote:
>
> Does ne1 know where i can find a free https server for linux?
>
> thx
Well, the "standard" web-server is considered to be Apache
(http://www.apache.org/). It comes with a lot of the various
distributions and is very good. It is the most used web-server on the
Internet.
Andreas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keith Phillips)
Subject: Re: OFF-TOPIC: UserFriendly is down!
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 1 Apr 1999 19:17:27 -0500
I only have one problem with this type of joke (after calming down):
with the various sites that have actually had to go down due to
tangles with business/Big Brother/your-fav-enemy-here, this one
hits a little too close to home for comfort.
Other than that, I obviously fell hook, line, sinker, rod, etc.
On 01 Apr 1999 11:53:30 -0800, Michael Powe
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke unto us, saying:
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>>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Keith> Well, it had to happen...the UserFriendly comic strip site
> Keith> is down, pending legal wrangling.
>
>April Fool! ;-)
Keith Phillips, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Ok, quick as you can, turn your PC on and off
about 30 times." --BOFH
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Oliver Cook)
Subject: Re: IP Masquerading
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 20:18:56 GMT
further to this I am able to ping the WINS servers that are specified
(these are the ones I used to use, before I masqueraded my windows
box). Is there any more info I need to provide for you?
Ollie
On Thu, 01 Apr 1999 08:42:14 GMT,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Oliver Cook) wrote:
>I have two addresses in my WINs configuration, but no scope ID. Should
>I have one of those? Thanks for the idea, though!
>
>Ollie
>
>On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:03:42 -0600, "Chris Happel"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>What you need is to define a WINS server on the other side, and then tell
>>your workstation about it (in the network setup). I'm afraid I can't tell
>>you if that information will be correctly passed through the masquerading
>>software, though. You'll just have to try it, or wait for a better
>>suggestion. I have set this up to work through regular routers, with pretty
>>good success. (I found that even though I only have one WINS server, I had
>>to define it as both the primary and secondary before it would work).
>>
>>Chris Happel, MCSE
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
>><7drc86$3ek$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>>
>>>I've got IP masquerading to work now (took me a while!). I used to be
>>>in a windoze workgroup, but now have my windows computer masked behind
>>>the linux box. Is there any way I can get the windows box to see the
>>>others in the workgroup? Or am I doomed to a life without my
>>>workgroup?
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Ollie
>>>
>>>Please remove the KQENTX before replying by email.
>>>
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>>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: gnu.misc.discuss,rec.humor,ox.os.linux
Subject: Re: Microsoft Patents Open-Source
Date: 1 Apr 1999 13:31:34 GMT
You silly april fool you...
:)
The whole idea of an april fool is to make them believable, and thus fool
people with them...
That one's not going to fool anyone...
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From: macabre@ amnesiac.nmsu.edu()
Subject: Re: Installing eth cards
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:33:12 -0700
In article <7drn0c$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (AMAE) writes:
> Hi,
> I installed a second ethernet card on a linux microserver. When I type
> dmesg, I see that the Kernel is aware of and loaded the driver for that
> ethernet card. When I type ifconfig, there is nothing about eth1, that is
> the second ethernet card I have installed!
>
> Any ideas what I should do?
>
>
> --
> Ayman Elsaedi
> Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RTFM.
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From: Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Text To Speach for Linux
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 10:15:18 +1000
Joshua Grauman wrote:
>
> Anyone know of any Text to Speach programs for Linux, hopefully better
> sounding than Dr. Sbatso from original Sound Blaster :) I tried
> searching
> the Linux Software Map, but didn't find anything. I want to use it with
> my voice modem, so software that would allow piping the output to other
> devices than the sound card would be nice. Please also reply to my email
> address. Thanks.
There's a number of them listed on:
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linux_soundapps.html
Erik
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The National Multiple Sclerosis Society of America recently started an
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Seasoned IT professionals will have no trouble telling the two MS's
apart.
One is a debilitating and surprisingly widespread affliction that
renders
the sufferer barely able to perform the simplest task. The other is a
disease.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Drake)
Subject: at command output redirection?
Date: 31 Mar 1999 20:54:55 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Has anyone had any luck with redirecting the output of the 'at' command to a file? I
need to be able to work with the output without it going through email. The man page
says that it can be redirected elsewhere, but I have had no luck doing so.
Thanks for the help.
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http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~drake | Matthew Prior
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hill)
Subject: Re: VMWARE -- why isn't it the rage topic of discussion?
Date: 2 Apr 1999 00:43:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <7e0nlp$a19$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Kenny McCormack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It is also true that emulators (which is to say, any non-native MS platform),
>such as Win/OS2, WINE, etc, will:
>
> 1) Never really work (as my wife puts it, "there's always a gotcha")
>
> 2) Be sidelined by MS (e.g., the 512M bug that breaks OS/2) if they do
> ever become anything of a threat.
Unless, that is, The Man comes back in 6 weeks and delivers a mighty
smack upside the head of Microsoft, requiring them to disclose APIs,
format, and protocols (present and future) until such time as they are
no longer ruled to have monopoly power.
Jim
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