On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 09:37 -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote: > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Aaron Konstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Status of NM with LEAP authentication feature. > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:59:36 -0500 > > On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 10:41 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > I hate to be the only "idiot" on the list. I downloaded the > > > NetworkManager source from the CVS database close to a month ago. I > > > compiled it and installed the compiled code. This version of NM > > works in > > > out universities wireless system that uses LEAP authentication. So > > why > > > are we still patching to get this capability. > > > > If you downloaded from HEAD, then the LEAP patch was applied in July. > > For the STABLE branch, the LEAP patch has not been applied. > > Distributions are using the STABLE branch, because, of course, it's > > stable. > > > > Dan > > > Look let me give you some background. I will soon get my 50th year in > computer technology. When I started in this field there were no > transistors or certainly no wireless communication. 7 years ago I > finished 38 years of teaching Computer Science at the college level. > In the last years of teaching I taught the course of Computer > Communication and Networking, so I am not a complete ignoramus on the > subject, but again wireless communication when I retired was in its > infancy. During the time I was involved with teaching the technology of > managing large computer software projects CVS was not in use. > > I am trying to catch up as fast as I time but there is a lot to catch up > on. So your answer might be "go learn about CVS!", and I can sympathize > with that answer.
Haha, I've been learning git recently, so I know how frustrating this kind of thing can be :) No worries. > However here is the problem. When I execute the commands: > > cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/gnome login > cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/gnome co NetworkManager > > I seem to be getting what is at the CVS HEAD. I haven't a clue how I get > what is at CVS STABLE. Could you enlighten me? So with most revision control systems you can have "branches" which are just like tree branches; they grow from the same source (the "trunk") but after a branch is created, it's entirely independent of every other branch, and changes to that branch do not happen to other branches. To checkout a branch, you: cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/gnome co NetworkManager -rNETWORKMANAGER_0_6_0_RELEASE Cheers, Dan > -- > ======================================================================= > Any given program, when running, is obsolete. > ======================================================================= > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > ======================================================================= > "The molars, I'm sure, will be all right, the molars can take care of > themselves," the old man said, no longer to me. "But what will become of > the bicuspids?" -- The Old Man and his Bridge > ======================================================================= > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > NetworkManager-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
