Linux-Misc Digest #211, Volume #19 Sat, 27 Feb 99 16:13:08 EST
Contents:
Re: Can someone recomend Intel computer with preinstalled Linux OS+ full accessories
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Super FTP User Access (T. Garay)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Ken)
Re: intel 740 & linux ("Austin Skyles")
Installing software with rpm (Richard W. Edwards)
Re: Should IBM port Visual Age for Java to Linux? (Reality is a point of view)
Re: Redhat 5.2 is a waste of time.....Win98 for 2000. (brian moore)
Re: Linux box's ethernet address ("Norm Dresner")
Re: Creating animated GIFs under Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: rpm's and slackware ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Kernel 2.2.2 Bug: kernel timer..... (Seth Van Oort)
Re: Appletalk, anyone? (brucekey)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Robert Sexton)
Re: disk otpimization & defragmentat? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: These newsgroups are riduculous... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Any JDK for Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Remote CVS Access Broke With RedHat 5.2 Linux Upgrade (David Heddle)
Re: rpm's and slackware (NF Stevens)
Problems compiling on RedHat 5.2. (Luis Sousa)
Re: More bad news for NT ("Rich Perna")
Re: Network adapters on laptops (Jason Abate)
Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info (John Meissen)
Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?) (Leslie Mikesell)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,pl.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Can someone recomend Intel computer with preinstalled Linux OS+ full
accessories
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:59:41 GMT
IBM, Dell and H-P all announced computers preinstalled with RedHat Linux
recently.
In article <7b2ipf$bhj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc Expert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ...
> > can someone recommend an Intel computer with preinstalled LinuxOS +
> > fax/modem + CD/DVD + TVCard + remote mouse, remote keyboard
> > J.
>
> Check out www.varesearch.com
>
> The machine are a bit pricey, the the components used look *very* solid.
>
> They'll load up your preferred distro and even set up WinNT/98 in a
> multiboot.
>
> For a price, they'll build almost anything you'd like.
>
> Simeon
>
> I have no affiliation with varesearch.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (T. Garay)
Subject: Super FTP User Access
Date: 25 Feb 1999 19:53:49 GMT
How do I set up a user to have access to the whole system of files
just like ROOT or a superuser at the console?
I've set everything to YES or whatever in ftpaccess. I gave myself
all rights. I set my home directory to /root
I can download just about anything but I can't delete anything not in
my home directory and I can't write any files.
I would really like to do some things remotely.
Thanks!
-Tim
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:33:40 -0800
From: Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Zenin wrote:
-- snip --
> But the madness doesn't stop there, as the GPL forces this
> to be a two way street. See something you like under GPL? Sorry,
> you'll have to rewrite it from scratch if you actually want to use
> it.
Gee, _JUST LIKE_ GPL programmers have to do if they don't like the
licensing arrangements of the software they want to (re)use.
> Because of this, GPL is only usable for home toy projects.
> Outside that realm it breaks down quickly
So IBM and Oracle are now toy mfg's:)
-- snip --
> Personally, I feel this makes BSD coders better people in general
> then GPL coders, but that's just me.
Geeeeee whiz... if you can decide who is "better people" based on if
they prefer GPL or BSD-style licensing, then the rest of us better bow
down and worship you. You MUST be God Almighty. You arrogant prick ...
can you also decide if a person is better or worse depending on what
kind of car they choose to drive? If they like 4H better than Scouts?
Ken
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From: "Austin Skyles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: intel 740 & linux
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:38:55 -0700
RedHat had released an XBF format i740 X server availaible at:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/XBF
I have been using it for several months, with no problems at all!
Petr Cizmar wrote in message ...
>Does anyone know how to run intel 740 graphics card under linux at more
>then 16 colors?
>
>
>Petr
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard W. Edwards)
Subject: Installing software with rpm
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:47:02 GMT
Want to install to a different directory instead of the default, how
can I do this?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Reality is a point of view)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.lang.smalltalk
Subject: Re: Should IBM port Visual Age for Java to Linux?
Date: 25 Feb 1999 21:02:38 GMT
+---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:47:20 GMT):
| There is a serious problem created by the "I won't pay runtime fee"
| argument, and that is that it hurts small companies who are trying
| to get rolling in the 2 or 3 years up-to deployment time.
+----
I disagree. I wasn't aware of ObjectShare's recent filing
until skimming that c.l.s thread yesterday. Maybe Lyon wasn't
the problem. Maybe it was attitudes like the above that
strangled the VW Smalltalk market. Yet again.
Go Squeak!
--
Gary Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Privacy on the net is still illegal.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brian moore)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.linux,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Redhat 5.2 is a waste of time.....Win98 for 2000.
Date: 27 Feb 1999 20:34:40 GMT
On Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:58:14 GMT,
'Wulff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm kidding....Sorry for the attention getter tag.
>
> I'm in the mood today to start the process of nuking Winblows 98 on a
> few of my rigs so It's time to seriously look at linux.
> I'm not a newbie to computers but I've done absolutely NO research on
> linux/redhat to date.
> I can get Redhat 5.2 today without a problem but If I can d\l it from
> ftp i'll do that instead(cable modem).
> I realize I can probably find all the info with a crapload of browsing
> but hey,Isn't this what NG's are for? <g>
I'd spend the money and buy it.
1) You get printed docs
2) You get a (bootable!) CD
3) You get support.
4) You get a better installation process (installing from a windows
partition sucks).
It's pretty trivial to install from a CD: will take maybe 20-30 minutes.
--
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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From: "Norm Dresner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux box's ethernet address
Date: 25 Feb 1999 21:32:28 GMT
Try
ifconfig
Norm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Creating animated GIFs under Linux
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:29:28 GMT
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:03:45 -0800, Robert Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Neil Zanella wrote:
>>
>> Is there a free tool for Linux that allows you to compose (rather than just
>> view with xv) animated gif files.
>>
>> Is it possible to edit gif files directly as ordinary files?
>>
>> How do people make those animated gifs?
>
the gimp works pretty good for creating/editing ani-gifs too.
>"gifsicle" is neat.
>------
>[user@ravel user]$ gifsicle --help |more
>`Gifsicle' manipulates GIF images in many different ways. Its most
>common
>uses include combining single frames into animations, adding
>transparency,
>optimizing animations for space, and printing information about GIFs.
>
>Usage: gifsicle [options, frames, and filenames] ...
>
>Mode options: at most one, before any filenames.
> --merge, -m Merge mode: combine inputs, write
>stdout.
> --batch, -b Batch mode: modify inputs, write back to
> same filenames.
> --explode, -e Explode mode: write N files for each
>input,
> one per frame, to `input.frame-number'.
> --explode-by-name, -E Explode mode, but write `input.name'.
>
>General options: Also --no-OPTION for info and verbose.
> --info, -I Print info about input GIFs. Two -I's
>means
> normal output is not suppressed.
> --color-info, --cinfo --info plus colormap details.
> --extension-info, --xinfo --info plus extension details.
> --verbose, -v Prints progress information.
> --help, -h Print this message and exit.
> --version Print version number and exit.
> --output FILE, -o FILE Write output to FILE.
>
>Frame selections: #num, #num1-num2, #num1-, #name
>
>Frame change options:
> --delete FRAMES Delete FRAMES from input.
> --insert-before FRAME GIFS Insert GIFS before FRAMES in input.
> --append GIFS Append GIFS to input.
> --replace FRAMES GIFS Replace FRAMES with GIFS in input.
> --done Done with frame changes.
>
>Image options: Also --no-OPTION and --same-OPTION.
> --background COL, -B COL Makes COL the background color.
> --crop X,Y+WxH or X,Y-X2,Y2 Clips the image.
> --flip-horizontal, --flip-vertical
> Flips the image.
> --interlace, -i Turns on interlacing.
> --logical-screen WxH, -S WxH Sets logical screen to WxH.
> --position X,Y, -p X,Y Sets frame position to (X,Y).
> --rotate-90, --rotate-180, --rotate-270, --no-rotate
> Rotates the image.
> --transparent COL, -t COL Makes COL transparent.
>
>Extension options: Also --no-OPTION and --same-OPTION.
> --app-extension N D, -x N D Adds an app extension named N with data
>D.
> --comment TEXT, -c TEXT Adds a comment before the next frame.
> --extension N D Adds an extension number N with data D.
> --name TEXT, -n TEXT Sets next frame's name.
>
>Animation options: Also --no-OPTION and --same-OPTION.
> --delay TIME, -d TIME Sets frame delay to TIME (in 1/100sec).
> --disposal METHOD, -D METHOD Sets frame disposal to METHOD.
> --loopcount[=N], -l[N] Sets loop extension to N (default
>forever).
> --optimize[=LEV], -O[LEV] Optimize output GIFs.
> --unoptimize, -U Unoptimize input GIFs.
>
>Whole-GIF options: Also --no-OPTION.
> --change-color COL1 COL2 Changes COL1 to COL2 throughout.
> --colors N, -k N Reduces the number of colors to N.
> --color-method METHOD Set method for choosing reduced colors.
> --dither, -f Dither image after changing colormap.
> --transform-colormap CMD Transform each colormap by the shell
>CMD.
> --use-colormap CMAP Set the GIF's colormap to CMAP, which
>can be
> `web', `gray', `bw', or a GIF file.
>
>Report bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>Too much information? Try `gifsicle --help | more'.
>----
>HTH. Bob L.
>--
>Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.best.com/~rmlynch/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: rpm's and slackware
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:31:22 GMT
On 23 Feb 1999 20:39:42 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason
Rotunno) wrote:
>
>are rpm's specifically for redhat or can they be used in slackware as
>well? i was trying to install kde, but it wouldn't compile properly so
>i'm wondering if i can try to install it using rpm. also, i'm downloading
>enlightenment and one of the libraries needed is offered only as rpm or
>for debian, but no source code so i'm wondering if i can use the rpm...or
>the debian version if it'll work under slackware.
>
there is a tool to convert rpm to tgz files. and you can then use
slakware package managment to install/remove it.
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From: Seth Van Oort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.2 Bug: kernel timer.....
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:03:03 +0000
It looks like 2.2.2 is just catching and reporting a bug that 2.2.1 and
before never checked for.
Seth
Peter Huetmannsberger wrote:
>
> hello everyone!
>
> I am not saying I have discovered a bug. However on booting I get the message:
>
> Bug: kernel timer added twice at c01def40
>
> and then the system hangs.
>
> this occurs right after the SCSI detection, so I (being a non kernel-hacker)
> was wondering if it had anything to do with SCSI.
>
> If anyone knows how to fix it, I would appreciate help. My SCSI controller
> is Adaptec AHA-2940A Ultra SCSI, main board Asus P2L97 , Pentium II 333Mhz,
> 64 RAM, Ne2000 Pci
>
> Hope that is enough info.
>
> Thanks for all the help
>
> Peter
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From: brucekey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Appletalk, anyone?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 15:38:40 -0800
I'm curious, what kind of NIC are you using in your PC to talk on the
Appletalk? A tops card? I've got a pant load of them laying around, it
would come in handy to hook up my Fujitsu Laserprinter....
Mohd H Misnan wrote:
>
> Aaron Dershem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Does anyone have any experience with AppleTalk on Linux? I bought an iMac
> >for my girlfriend and would like to connect her to the network. I'm using
> >RH 5.2 configured as a server (installation choice).
>
> I've netatalk working flawlessly on my Linux. What you need is a package
> called netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.2-2.i386.rpm from contrib directory in
> ftp.redhat.com and btw, grab the atalk-sysv.tar.gz from the net too. It
> took me less than 5 minutes to get my iMac sees my Linux notebook and
> start transfering files etc. Naw, I dunnot need MS to do file sharing
> with iMac ;) And uhh, surely you need to compile in the AppleTalk DPP
> support in your kernel, may be as a module.
>
> --
> |Mohd H Misnan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + [EMAIL PROTECTED] |i
> | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + [EMAIL PROTECTED]|M
> |http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/3319/ : Disclaimer? |a
> |Linux 2.2.1/AMD K6-2/300Mhz notebook + Original iMac G3/233 RevB |c
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Sexton)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 26 Feb 1999 19:41:42 GMT
I've tried to stay out... Really.
John S. Dyson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: NCI probably gives back about 80% of the OS code that it writes,
: and probably all of it eventually. Whistle also gives back alot
: of OS code, and so do other companies (who might or might not
: want to be named.) This isn't possible with BSD? Balderdash,
: it is *advantageous* for those companies to do so, even ignoring
: any PR advantage.
There's one big advantage that doesn't seem to get talked about:
When your code gets fed back in, your life gets easier. Its as if an
add-on becomes a foundation. People can then build on it. As a
commercial developer, you can sell the bits which make your product
unique, and you have assurances that your improvements won't be
re-invented, or orphaned. Under the GPL, this is a much riskier
proposition for the donor.
Viewing FreeBSD from the outside, this seems to be one of its greatest
strengths. Commercial companies have given back. The examples are
too numerous to list..
--
Robert Sexton - [EMAIL PROTECTED], Cincinnati OH, USA
Kudra.com - New home of the hazardous data disposal service,
featuring our exclusive Write Only Memory(TM) Technology!
Read the Newton FAQ! <http://www.kudra.com/newton/newton-faq>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: disk otpimization & defragmentat?
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:07:14 GMT
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:20:44 +0100, Stefano Piccarolo
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there any utility to optimize disk access speed by defragmenting the
>files?
yes but why? files generally don't fragment in linux like in dos/win
except for logs and such and it really doesn't effect performance.
>
>OS used:
>Linux RedHat
>Two HD drives each with its own OS, interchangeable
>
>Thank you in advance
>Stefano
>EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: These newsgroups are riduculous...
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:49:07 GMT
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:26:12 +1100, Paul Taylor
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Jeraimee wrote:
>>
>> I can't believe out of the 8 questions I have posted in the above listed
>> newsgroups in the past 3 weeks (est.) that only 1 - ONE - has even been
>> responded to...
>>
>> What happened here? Do you all only want to answer EASY questions? May we
>> should let www.linuxcare.com take over the newsgroup!
>>
>> Was my question listing errors like "Gtk-CRITICAL **: filegtkbox.c : line
>> 324..." etc... to complex for you all?
>
>No, we just didn't see it. - nor has Dejanews. There have been many more
>than 8 questions and 1 response posted in three weeks - sounds like you
>have a problem with your newsfeed.
I know I don't always see original posts. My news feed rejects any
message with bad header info. ( believe it or not this amount to 23%
of all posting to all news groups)
tng
>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Paul Taylor Veni, vidi, tici -
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] I came, I saw, I ticked.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Any JDK for Linux?
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:47:34 +0100
Take a look at http://www.blackdown.org
James Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking for a JDK for Linux.
> Anyone know anything?
--
Anders Gulden Olstad @ Brinkley | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RedHat 5.2 Linux kernel 2.0.36 | "Penguins are generally nice creatures"
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From: David Heddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.software.config-mgmt,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Remote CVS Access Broke With RedHat 5.2 Linux Upgrade
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 20:44:36 GMT
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Hello,
I recently upgraded my home Linux box to Red Hat 5.2. This also upgraded
cvs to 1.10. I keep a cvs repository on the home linux box and use
password authentication from machines over the net for access. After
upgrading, if I try to access the repository remotely I get the
following error
>cvs update
cvs [update aborted]: unrecognized auth response from 137.155.x.x :
error 0 Server configuration missing --allow-root in inetd.conf
(I put int the x.x to protect the ip address)
All this worked beautifully before I upgraded (betcha never heard that
from a linux user before!) Any suggestions? It seems as if I need
"--allow-root" SOMEWHERE in my inetd.conf file, but I do not know where.
Thanks for any & all help.
David
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello,
<P>I recently upgraded my home Linux box to Red Hat 5.2. This also upgraded
cvs to 1.10. I keep a cvs repository on the home linux box and use password
authentication from machines over the net for access. After upgrading,
if I try to access the repository remotely I get the following error
<P>>cvs update
<BR><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">cvs [update aborted]: unrecognized auth response
from 137.155.x.x : error 0 Server configuration missing --allow-root in
inetd.conf</FONT>
<P>(I put int the x.x to protect the ip address)
<P>All this worked beautifully before I upgraded (betcha never heard that
from a linux user before!) Any suggestions? It seems as if I need "--allow-root"
SOMEWHERE in my inetd.conf file, but I do not know where.
<P>Thanks for any & all help.
<P>David
<P>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<BR> </HTML>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NF Stevens)
Subject: Re: rpm's and slackware
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 20:45:17 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>says...
[snip]
>>Alternatively you can use mc (Midnight Commander) to view the
>>contents of the rpm and copy files from it.
>
>How do get mc to do this? It only lets me upgrade and install files on my
>system, not actually view them. Hmm..do you need to be running as root to
>actually view/copy the contents? If so, that would explain everything then.
I use the command line (text screen) version of mc. Apparantly
there is an X based version, which I have never used which
may be totally different.
Just highlight the tar/rpm file you want and press enter, just like
you would if the file was a directory. This will produce a
directory type listing of all the files and directories in the
tar/rpm. You can then copy files from the archive by highlighting
them and using F5 to copy them to the directory in the other panel.
Norman
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From: Luis Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Problems compiling on RedHat 5.2.
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:39:16 +0000
I have some problems compiling KDE, Enlightenment, Electric Eyes, GWP.
On my old linux (slackware 3.4) i've compiled Enligh. and Kde, no
problem.
Recently I've installed RedHat5.2, and when I tryed to compile Gnome
Word Processor, configure failed on GTK+, I have GTK+ 1.1 and 1.0 (Gimp
needs the oldest version) so took a look at the config.log and the
problem is that it looks for the Xext library and on redhat5.2 I only
find libXext. I've tryed to make a link from libXext to Xext, but it
didn't work.
How can I solve this problem without having to change all the configure
scripts, once that Kde, Enlightenment and the latest version of Electric
Eyes look for that library???
Luis Sousa
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From: "Rich Perna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.linux
Subject: Re: More bad news for NT
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 15:53:23 -0500
>Jon Wiest wrote:
>> Oh get off your high horse. NT is a "real" OS, and as for "wiping the
>> floor" that's pure exageration. Sure, Linux does some great things, why
>> else would I devote a hard drive to it? But it also does some really
>>stupid
>> things. Each has their merit, and no amount of flag-waving and
>> slogan-chanting will change that.
What 'stupid things' does Linux do, if you don't mind explaining. And
Windows NT may be a "real" **DESKTOP** OS, but I'll give up my day job
(network admin) and go back to McDonald's before I deploy NT as a server.
We have three SCO servers, one Linux server and one NT server that I use
when I feel like rebooting something. It's an utter piece of shit. "Remove
a a modem and read the stack dump! Whooo-eeee!".
What advantages does NT have over Unix or NetWare? NetWare is easier to
configure and maintain, Unix is plain bulletproof, and both are leagues
easier to administer than NT.
I don't hate Microsoft (at home, I use a 98 box and Linux box), and think
Office is great. I used Visual Basic ALL THE TIME when I worked for my
school, and think it's a great inexpensive alternative to PowerBuilder. All
good products. Windows NT just is not a server OS, no matter how many paper
MCSEs tell me it is.
Rich
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason Abate)
Subject: Re: Network adapters on laptops
Date: 26 Feb 1999 19:53:56 GMT
On 25 Feb 1999 16:11:19 -0500, Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It is a known (?) problem with RedHat's install script that you can't
>install RedHat Linux via a PCMCIA card (i.e. over the net or from a
>an external CD-ROM drive). Once the system is installed, PCMCIA cards
>are supported just fine.
This doesn't seem to be the case with Redhat 5.2. Last week I installed it
via nfs mount on a Thinkpad 560 using a Xircom 10/100 PCMCIA network card.
The Redhat install program detected it with no problem.
-jason
--
====================================================================
Jason Abate [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ticam.utexas.edu/~abate
Texas Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics
304 SHC, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Work: 512-471-6947 Home: 512-912-1012 Fax: 512-471-8694
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Meissen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Pentium III Boycott and survey info
Date: 26 Feb 1999 19:58:10 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Boycott Swintel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pentium III chip with the individual serial number that can
>track your web surfing and buying habits can now have the ID number
>turned on and off by software.
This is untrue. The fact is, the feature can be disabled with software,
but it can ONLY be turned back on by a full hardware reset.
Of potential concern is that after a hard reset the feature =is=
reenabled, but if you consider the logic of not being able to
enable via software, this is the only way to provide for re-enabling
the feature.
Given that the feature exists, and the way it works, obviously
the best solution is for BIOS manufacturers to provide for
disabling at power-on. Otherwise it seems to me a trivial matter
to provide capability under Linux or any other OS to disable it
at boot time.
A boycot based on this is ridiculous. Whether you use the chip
or not should depend on the capabilities of the CPU and if you
feel they meet your needs.
john-
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Crossposted-To:
comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Best Free Unix? (why FreeBSD?)
Date: 26 Feb 1999 13:58:39 -0600
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
brian moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >And the mass market version will do what that want? Excuse me?
>>
>> Why would people buy it otherwise?
>> I'm perfectly happy with my routers. Lots of people are happy
>> to buy xterminals, workstations, print servers, and so on regardless
>> of they fact that they may contain embedded BSD-based code and
>> don't come with the source. I don't see why this is even an issue
>> in the context of buying something where if it doesn't work, you
>> send it back.
>
>And this relates to your original assertion how?
>
>You have implied:
> 1) the GPL version will not do what they want
> why not?
The most likely reason is simply that no one has been willing to
do the work to create it for free. I haven't seen a fully
MS-office compatible suite under the GPL yet... Aside from
that, there are likely to be needed components that are only
available under other restrictions which makes any GPL code
inclusion impossible.
> why can't it be changed (especially since it would be a given
that source is available)
Time, money, legal restraints. How many reasons do you need?
> 2) the "mass market" version will meet their needs better than one
> with source that they can customize.
>
>That is utter nonsense: mass market software is LESS likely to meet the
>needs of a company than software with source.
Can you build me a better router than Cisco with all GPL'd source?
Will it handle X.25, SNA, and all the other weird and wonderful stuff?
Can you build a better file server than Netapp? In what way am I
better off introducing new and untested code into routing protocols
and filesystems of production systems compared to purchasing something
that has been through a quality control testing already?
>> It is irrelevant how many restricted versions of something exist.
>> It just takes one version with reasonable restrictions, and you
>> can translate reasonable as either free or cheap.
>
>Ah, okay, so OpenGL, which has a pretty unreasonable (it is neither
>free, nor cheap, nor liberated) license is not a standard 3D library.
I don't see it embedded in every little device yet.
>Even things that are non-free and have unreasonable licensing (say, RSA
>and Diffie-Hellman in the US until '97) managed to become standards.
>Try to use HTTPS without RSA.
Try to use it along with any GPL'd code.
>>
>> And this is the real problem with developing any reliance on
>> GPL-restricted work. If it ever turns out that you need something
>> where there is no GPL equivalent in a way the the FSF imagines
>> to be a 'derived work', then you have to abandon it all and start
>> over, or do everything as custom works that are never distributed.
>
>"Mommy! Billy won't give me ice cream unless I let him share my candy!
>Make him give me his ice cream!"
Very good! This is the best description of the GPL yet. I think I
am finally beginning to understand. Can we get that included into the
next version and get rid of that philosophical nonsense about freedom?
Les Mikesell
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