Linux-Misc Digest #407, Volume #20 Sat, 29 May 99 20:13:13 EDT
Contents:
Re: XWindows Server ("D. Vrabel")
Re: antivirus (jik-)
Re: gdbm: What is it!? (Paul Kimoto)
Gvim+Eterm--How to? (Jason Bond)
Re: How to install files with RPM extension??????? (Ed Young)
Re: dosemu & TSR print (Robert Heller)
Process to replace NIC on RH6.0 (Danny Aldham)
Re: fdisk /MBR ??? (Christopher)
root , adduser , password ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Miro PCTV pro and kwintv ("Ronald Loef")
Re: Hp Deskjet 710C ("William B. Cattell")
Disk cache (Gary Shea)
Re: Odd Kernel panic ("Eric E. Fronheiser")
Re: Name-brand boxes VS clones, what to buy ("William B. Cattell")
Only ROOT can login?? ("Edmond Cheng")
Re: Only ROOT can login?? ("Edmond Cheng")
Re: 3c509b Conspiracy theory! (Gary Helbig)
Re: antivirus (Mark Forsyth)
Re: KDE vs. GNOME (bill garrett)
Re: Offline newsreader for Linux (Mark Forsyth)
Re: A Capitalists view of freedom (Jim Richardson)
Re: A Capitalists view of freedom ("Chad Mulligan")
Re: A Capitalists view of (Jim Richardson)
Re: Performance tuning of FreeBSD and Linux: pointers requested
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Offline newsreader for Linux (Ian Briggs)
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From: "D. Vrabel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XWindows Server
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:13:55 +0100
Reply-To: "D. Vrabel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Sat, 29 May 1999, Jeff Grossman wrote:
> I want to run Xwindows from a telnet session under Windows98. What is a
> good Xwindows Server? And how do I make it work? I am running Redhat 6.0.
As far as I know there are no free X servers for Microsoft Windows. I
use Hummingbird's Exceed here at univeristy.
Once you've set up the server point it at your linux box. Telnet in the
the linux box. Set the DISPLAY environment variable to the Windows
machine (eg DISPLAY="fred.bloggs.org:0"). Start you clients.
You'll probably has to mess with security permissions. There are too
methods MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE and xhost. I'm not to sure abut how they work
but here it goes...
xhost - a list of trusted machines that the server will only
client connections from. This is only suitable for closed networks.
MIT-[etc] - Negotiation between server and client generates a magic key.
Only clients holding this magic key can connect. I don't know exactly how
the client machine does this. (The university machines here use xdm to
generate the key). This is the recommened method.
David Vrabel
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From: jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: antivirus
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 15:20:22 -0700
Ben Short wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> > On Sat, 29 May 1999 12:32:42 +1000, Ben Short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > held some poor sysadmin at gun point while typing in the following:
> > : Well, to my knowledge, there are no viruses for windows =)
> >
> > Hmm, Norton, McAffee, Dr. Solomon, and company are going to have to quit
> > now.
> >
> > --Matthew
> >
> Crap - did I say windows? I meant linux...See heres a lesson for you
> people....Windows fries your brains...
I have heard of a total of 2 viri for Linux. Never heard of anyone
getting one though. I have heard of plenty of people getting hit by
trojans though, just be careful. Don't install anything SUID root that
wasn't signed by someone you trust.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: gdbm: What is it!?
Date: 29 May 1999 18:18:33 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jason Nickerson wrote:
> Could you direct me to Berkeley's version or give me more information... I
> believe this (gdbm) is what I need for my development, but the documention is
> so sparse...
Is http://abyssinian.sleepycat.com/db/ what you're looking for?
(Disclaimer: I have never programmed with any of these database
libraries.)
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Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Jason Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Gvim+Eterm--How to?
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 15:25:05 -0700
I'm trying to use gvim inside of an Eterm window....but
I'm not sure where to start. I have Eterm and gvim both installed. The
command gvim -T Eterm doesn't seem to work. Thanks much in advance,
Jason
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From: Ed Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to install files with RPM extension???????
Date: 29 May 1999 20:35:19 GMT
Beed wrote:
>
> Please Advice me. Thank you very much!!!!
rpm -Uvh filename.rpm
This is better than: rpm -ivh filename.rpm
because it will update an older version, where as
-i will just install the package, leaving the older
version. This usually trashes the older version
and will eventually leave a lot of fluff in your
directories.
The -i option is used for installing things where
you may want multiple versions -- like the kernel.
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dosemu & TSR print
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:27:01 GMT
NEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on 27 May 1999 20:47 GMT, wrote :
N> I am wanting to use a dos TSR as a print filter. running DOSEMU .99 on
N> RedHat 6.0.
N>
N> DOS TSR works by monitoring a port like LPT2 or COM3 for ascii files
N> printed to those ports, captures the info and outputs laser
N> /forms/fonts on another LPT port like LPT1.
N>
N> Can someone give me help on :
N> 1. Can't get TSR running on dosemu without crashing. Cannot find any
N> info on TSR's and DOSEMU.
N> 2. How to have linux output piped to the phantom COM3 port of the
N> DOSEMU package so the TSR would see it, take the print stream, process
N> and out to LPT1.
N> 3. How to get rid of time and date prompts in dos when started in
N> DOSEMU.
Why not just install a2ps and use this program as a filter? With
Ghostscript as printer filter (unless your laser printer is a
Postscript printer), you have all of the functionality, without
playing exotic games with fake printer or serial ports or other flaky
mess-dos games. You use all the real inter-process facilities provided
directly by Linux: pipes.
N>
N>
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N> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
N>
N>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Danny Aldham)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Process to replace NIC on RH6.0
Date: 29 May 1999 19:59:17 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
I need to replace a twisted-pair NIC. I have a ne2000 at irq 5 and memory
address 0x300 . I need to replace it with a 3C509 at irq 10 memory 0x300.
What is the process to remove the NIC from the kernel config, and then
add in a new NIC with irq & memory address?
I tried linuxconf but it only ask for nic type, and I am not even sure
what to put in for my nic. I don't see how to enter irq & memory info.
This in on a Redhat6.0 box, but the process is probably the same for
RH5.2, as I can't seem to figure it out there either.
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From: Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: fdisk /MBR ???
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 21:19:24 GMT
In article <7hhgk8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"J�rgen Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:7hg1e2$9oq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> [...]
> > crank crank crank ... while ya wait. Maybe someone has fixed lilo by
now
> > but last year if you had 12 gigs and didn't want it partitioned...
you
> > were in for a suprise.
>
> Well, actually that's not very surprising.
> It's a BIOS limitation and you can hardly blame LILO for it.
> The ancient CHS addressing method used by the BIOS for boot strapping
can
> not support more than 8GB.
Actually CKD devices (Count Key Data) are probably older than bios
itself. It was a time when disc's spelled "d.i.s.`k'." didn't have
sectors at all. They had records and they could be any size up to the
size of track. They were accessed my a method called CH"R" (Cylinder
Head Record). Which I think is the problem now... I don't believe that a
track has a size (in bytes) nowadays. It's got an LBA (Linear Block
Address) offset. Back in the old days the software knew how to operate
the hardware correctly. Now day's the software doesn't care how hardware
is built (cause bios will take care of it) and things are so much
simpler now, aren't they.
> But what's so bad about creating a tiny 5MB boot partition?
Nothing. But a 512KB boot partition would be better.
>
> jue
> --
> J�rgen Exner
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: root , adduser , password ?
Date: 29 May 1999 22:07:00 GMT
Hello,
Up till now I've always logged in as root. Using Slakware (1996/7 ? )
Apparently some aps. don't like this ?
In particular I'm trying elm (emailer), since Netscape4.5 is painfully slow.
It seems that elm should not be run as root ?
The original 'install.txt', writes about logging in as other than root;
and gives an example. But my prompt sequence for adduser never
asks for password !!
Also where do I access the name-password pair. Or at least be
able to remove the 'dud' users that I've added ?
Thanks for any answers/pointers. A direct email (also) is appreciated.
Chris Glur. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Ronald Loef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Miro PCTV pro and kwintv
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 00:42:02 +0200
Greetings,
I tried to install the bttv and used kwintv with my Miro PCTV.
I do get static (snow), but while tuning nothing happens. When I reboot my
computer after using Windoze (and TV) the channel is "locked" on the last
viewed channel in Windoze. And it comes without any sound...
What can I do to get the tuner part and the sound working??
Thanks,
Ronald
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From: "William B. Cattell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Hp Deskjet 710C
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 23:15:04 GMT
Stephane Ricard wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I'm running redhat 5.1 and i try to install my new Deskjet 710C.
>
> I install the pbm2ppa programs from Tim Norman at www.httptech.com to
> manage my printer, but it's not working.
>
> The problem seems to be that it does'nt "recognize" the Alladin
> Ghostscript provided with RedHat. I went in the source and it looks for
> a script beginning with P1 or P2.
>
> Is there someone who make it work with RedHat 5.1 and Alladin
> Ghostscript, if not the case, does somebody knows where i can find one
> of those Ghostscript version?
>
> " Next time i'm gonna look at the news groups before to go shopping"
> -- A wise guy --
>
> Stephane Ricard
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> tel.:(450) 656-0473
I was able to get ppa2pbm (and the assoc. scripts) working with
my 720c but I had to edit the scripts and put in /dev/lp0.
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Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 18:12:33 -0400
From: Gary Shea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Disk cache
I would like some control over how the kernel allocates RAM for the disk
cache, any suggestions?
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From: "Eric E. Fronheiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Odd Kernel panic
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 19:22:47 -0400
I think it is a lilo bug... ...Here is something of a work around: I removed
lilo-0.21-6 and installed lilo-.20-2 from an old RH5.1 cd. It now works
correctly.
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From: "William B. Cattell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Name-brand boxes VS clones, what to buy
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 23:24:34 GMT
Clayton Lenderbeck wrote:
>
> Hello All,,
>
> Im wondering about anyones {pos,neg}ative experiences with the
> following list of machines that I could buy:
>
> packard bell synera model mu955, k62-333, (or mu850, cyrix mII-300)
I have a clone with an AMD K6-2/350 - it works fine.
>
> acer aspire model 1878R k62-333 (or 3060R k62-350) (or 6070R pII-350)
I bought an Acer Aspire a couple years ago (Pentium 120). It
came (from the factory) with NO CACHE memory. Since then I've
stayed away from Acer.
>
> ibm aptiva e5d (pII-400, 2xDVD)
>
> (notes)
> i want to triple-boot,linux/winnt/other. if win98 pre-exists, does
> it "fight" about linux/winnt coming onto the disk?
By default (in my case anyway) NT will want to be installed on
the Win98 partition. There was no problem getting Linux and lilo
on there at all. lilo would let me select linux or windows. If
I selected windows then NT's boot manager would kick in and let
me choose NT or 98.
Bill
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From: "Edmond Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Only ROOT can login??
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:51:17 GMT
I am using Redhat 5.1. I have set up a few accounts but seldom use them. I
always sign on as root. But when I try to sign out with other account, my
Linux system always refuses with incorrect login.
Is there any clue??
Thanks,
Edmond
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From: "Edmond Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Only ROOT can login??
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:55:12 GMT
I am using Redhat 5.1. I have set up a few accounts but seldom use them. I
always sign on as root. But when I try to login with other account, my
Linux system always refuses with incorrect login. Even if I change the
password or I don't specify password for other accounts
Is there any clue??
Thanks,
Edmond
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From: Gary Helbig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: 3c509b Conspiracy theory!
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 15:57:13 -0700
root wrote:
>
> Cameron wrote:
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, root wrote:
> > > My 3c509b (eth0) stopped working when I upgraded to 2.2.9. When I
> > >recompile it as a module, and run insmod 3c509.o, I get a warning:
> > >
> > >init_module: Device or resource busy
> > >
> < Snip >
>
> >
> > Was this on a dual-boot machine by any chance?
>
> Yup. Win95 and SuSE Linux.
>
> >
> > A buddy of mine at 3com called me a few days ago, his 3C509B had
> > suddenly stopped working, in Linux, after he moved to a new office.
> > Still worked fine in Win-95.
> >
> This is exactly what is happening in my case. I am able to network with
> the other Win95 box, so I know the hardware is working.
>
> > In the new office, he'd had to boot his Win-95 for something,
> > and some netware thing on the network was different and
> > Microsoft Windows 95 Hardware Wizard had popped up and fixed it.
> >
> Didn't notice it, but it might have happened while I wasn't watching.
> F***ing Microsoft!!!
>
For what it's worth, this Win95 behavour also annoys WinNT.
Download the setup program from 3com. Find a valid configuration for
the 3C509, and nail that down. The setup program will allow you to turn
Plug-&-Pray off, which should prevent the card from squirming around.
Gary.
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From: Mark Forsyth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: antivirus
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:20:47 +1000
Assuming that there is such a thing.... Why would you bother ?
If your machine is secure then who can do anthing harmfull ?
Mark F...
bgarrett wrote:
>
> i'm trying to decide whether or not to use an anti-virus program for my
> linux machine. does anyone have some input on this and/or if anyone uses
> one, which is better: dr. soloman, antiVir/X, mcafee ?
> thanks in advance, bg
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From: bill garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: KDE vs. GNOME
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 18:47:32 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
would you give some more detail about what you mean by slow. at boot?
or running apps? i've never had kde crash. gnome on the other hand was
kinda hinky the last two times i tried it. maybe i'll try fvwm2
Gero H. Marten wrote:
>
> Robert Washburne wrote:
> > I am concidering "upgrading" to either KDE or GNOME.
>
> Don't!! Both are memory hogs, slow and tend to crash or do some
> other funny things nobody has an explanation for. At best I would
> say, they are still beta software, although the programmers don't
> like that. Stay with fvwm2. It's rock stable and fast.
>
> --
> Gero H. Marten
> <http://www.provi.de/gmarten/index.html>
> --
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From: Mark Forsyth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Offline newsreader for Linux
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:24:04 +1000
look into the possibilities of Leafnode. It's a news server
that's really easy to configure and use. Just dial up, run fetch
and use you favourite news reader to access your local server.
Mark F...
Steve wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Well, is there an offline newsreader for Linux?
> You know, log on to the ISP, download all new messages in one go and
> then log off, and then read the messages at my leisure.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
> Remove 'nospam.' from my e-mail address to reply direct.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Richardson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: A Capitalists view of freedom
Date: 29 May 1999 23:43:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 29 May 1999 03:05:47 GMT,
Sam Holden, in the persona of <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
brought forth the following words...:
>On 28 May 1999 18:51:51 -0400, Maciej Stachowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Marco Antoniotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Seebach) writes:
>>>
>>> But the big question remains. Why in Western Europe the violent, gun
>>> related, crime rates are still lower than in the US (or - at least -
>>> this is the perception that one has), and with much stricter gun
>>> controls laws in place? Big question for sure, but avoiding it is
>>> unfair. :)
>>>
>>
>>Interestingly, one Western European country that has an _especially_
>>low rate of violent crime is Switzerland, where all adult males are
>>required to own a firearm.
>
>But switzerland does not require that. It conscripts into it's militia and
>each soldier keeps a military firearm and ammunition at home, for
>reasons of rapipd deployment. The ammunition is in a sealed box and can
>only be opened in a warlike emergency. The sealed box is checked during every
>service (ie. annually). Ammunition for the most common military rifle
>is not available for sale. Ammunition for the newer rifles and pistols is
>avialable on presentation of military documents.
This is false. The ammo for the SiG550/551 rifles is not only available,
it is sold at subsidised rates to encourage target practice. Some cantons
require ownership certificate to buy ammo, none require "military documents"
At the end of the service period, the serviceman has the option of buying
the rifle, and he can buy others just like it during the service period.
The sealed ammo you mention, is to ensure that each serviceman has a minimum
of 500 rounds available at all times, (I think it's 500, may be more)
more ammo is allways acceptable.
>
>The early 1990s brought some mass murders involving firearms to switzerland
>which resulted in significant tightening of gun control laws.
>
>So switzerland has lots of guns, most of which are in the hands of the
>militia (which is switzerland's army). There are a lot of shooting ranges
>as well. It's not true that every male carries a gun in order to protect
>themselves.
>
>Switzerland has managed (thorugh historical events) to have an armed militia
>that has been an effective deterent to invasion without going crazy and
>handing out firearms to everyone who wants one. Instead they train people
>and give them guns under very strict guidelines.
>
for non-standard values of "strict"
--
Jim Richardson
www.eskimo.com/~warlock
All hail Eris
"Linux, where do you want to go tomorrow?"
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Reply-To: "Chad Mulligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Chad Mulligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: A Capitalists view of freedom
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 17:04:46 -0700
Jim Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On 29 May 1999 03:05:47 GMT,
> Sam Holden, in the persona of <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> brought forth the following words...:
>
> >On 28 May 1999 18:51:51 -0400, Maciej Stachowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >>Marco Antoniotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Seebach) writes:
> >>>
<snipped>
>
> This is false. The ammo for the SiG550/551 rifles is not only available,
> it is sold at subsidised rates to encourage target practice. Some cantons
> require ownership certificate to buy ammo, none require "military
documents"
> At the end of the service period, the serviceman has the option of buying
> the rifle, and he can buy others just like it during the service period.
> The sealed ammo you mention, is to ensure that each serviceman has a
minimum
> of 500 rounds available at all times, (I think it's 500, may be more)
> more ammo is allways acceptable.
>
Yeah, its a bitch to run out before you're out of targets, especially if
they've still got some. 500 rounds sounds likea reasonable amount, USMC
doctrine says 300rds a day is standard load for infantry. An emergency
force, with supplies being uncertain probably would, and should, specify a
larger daily load.
>
<snipped>
>
> for non-standard values of "strict"
>
>
> --
> Jim Richardson
> www.eskimo.com/~warlock
> All hail Eris
> "Linux, where do you want to go tomorrow?"
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Richardson)
Subject: Re: A Capitalists view of
Date: 29 May 1999 23:43:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 27 May 1999 09:17 GMT,
NEWS, in the persona of <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
brought forth the following words...:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Seebach) writes:
>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> Ed Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >Peter Seebach wrote:
>> >>That's one of the things Lott did - or rather, he studied numbers from places
>> >>where these things happen. In general, violent crimes go sharply down when
>> >>you start letting people carry guns legally.
>>
>> >...in a country where criminals already have guns. I assume the
>> >studies applied only to the US.
>>
>> Yes. I'd love to see some research on other contexts as well. It's
>> clear that the correlation between guns and crime isn't going to turn out
>> to be easy to understand... Too much social interaction.
>>
>> >You would not necessarially get the same results in a situation where
>> >to start with, neither criminals nor the public had access to
>> >firearms, and then gun laws were relaxed.
>>
>> Well, I don't think there's anywhere in the world where people genuinely don't
>> have access to firearms... :) That said, I would guess that relaxing gun
>> laws would probably lower the rate of violent crime anyway, although there
>> might well be a short blip higher.
>
>Well, the argument that Lott did some number crunching and then came
>up with the conclusion that "more weapons circulation = less crime"
>does not surprise me. As it does not surprise me that the crime rate
>in the US is generally down, mostly due to the better economic
>climate.
>
>But the big question remains. Why in Western Europe the violent, gun
>related, crime rates are still lower than in the US (or - at least -
>this is the perception that one has), and with much stricter gun
>controls laws in place? Big question for sure, but avoiding it is
>unfair. :)
>
PRobably the same reason that their _non_ gun related violent crime
rates are lower, like assaults and beatings... Unless you are suggesting
that there are fewer hands and feet per person. :)
--
Jim Richardson
www.eskimo.com/~warlock
All hail Eris
"Linux, where do you want to go tomorrow?"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Performance tuning of FreeBSD and Linux: pointers requested
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 23:45:29 GMT
Chris Hedley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>snip<
: To this end, I'd like hints or pointers (I don't expect to be hand-
: held through the entire process) of performance tuning FreeBSD so it
: at least rivals Linux. My main problems are in two areas: first, FBSD's
: disc access is s..l..o..w;
more /usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/README.softupdates
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ian Briggs)
Subject: Re: Offline newsreader for Linux
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 00:00:55 GMT
Gero H. Marten wrote:
:> I've just started using leafnode to make my machine into a little private
:> mail server.
:
:newsserver, you mean!
Doh! I think I'm going senile...
Ian
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