Re: [CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-05-15 Thread Sean Gilligan
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Sean Gilligan wrote: I've created an outline for the article and labeled it as DRAFT, but probably won't have time to do any more work till this weekend. Are you still with us? Yeah, I'm still here. I've just gotten real busy. I have some really basic

Re: [CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-05-04 Thread Sean Gilligan
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Sean Gilligan wrote: the Java section or sub-tree should start with two articles to keep it simple and not create too much work (for me). Do you have a suggestion for page URLs? For the new article: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Java/OpenJDKOnCentOS

Re: [CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-05-04 Thread Sean Gilligan
Ralph Angenendt wrote: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Java/OpenJDKOnCentOS Go wild. There are different sorts of wild animals in the world. I may be more of a turtle than a hare on this one -- I'm going to re-install CentOS and redo the install from scratch with my notes from

Re: [CentOS] Best mobile SSH client?

2009-05-04 Thread Sean Gilligan
CM wrote: There are a few ssh client applications available for the iPhone. No need to jailbreak. I am using TouchTerm (free version) and it works for me. +1 for TouchTerm (the commercial one) CM I've been waiting for iPhone OS 3.0 before trying SSH (for Bluetooth keyboard

[CentOS] CentOS 5.3 - OpenJDK vs. Sun JDK

2009-05-04 Thread Sean Gilligan
What have people's experiences with CentOS 5.3 and OpenJDK for server apps (e.g. Tomcat) been so far? Has anyone found they've had to install the Sun JDK? If so, what was broken? Thanks, Sean ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] Best mobile SSH client?

2009-05-04 Thread Sean Gilligan
CM wrote: I am using TouchTerm (free version) and it works for me. Akemi +1 for TouchTerm (the commercial one) CM It seems the free version of TouchTerm is now 99 cents. I bought it and gave it a quick test drive -- it's nice. Works reasonably well with the on-screen

Re: [CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-04-30 Thread Sean Gilligan
Phil Schaffner wrote: I have built/rebuilt-from-SRPM a lot of Java packages over the years using the HowTo or variations on that theme, so I'm chiming in anyway. And I'm assuming that you're hoping those days are behind you? Also, am I correct in assuming that almost nobody uses the

Re: [CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-04-30 Thread Sean Gilligan
R P Herrold wrote: Sean, I think you are on the right track; I would refactor the java articles into a couple of them in a sub-tree, with a chooser at the head, probably forming on pre/post 5.3, and on Method A and Method B, to better handle sub issues, and aid maintenance. Thanks,

Re: [CentOS-docs] NOSPAM on personal home pages not working as expected

2009-04-29 Thread Sean Gilligan
Sean Gilligan wrote: I just setup a personal home page and the template had a section that I edited to look like this: [[MailTo(sean AT SPAMFREE msgilligan DOT com)]] I assumed it would use JavaScript to protect my e-mail address, but when I view source on the page it's right there: p

Re: [CentOS-docs] drafts tag

2009-04-28 Thread Sean Gilligan
Karanbir Singh wrote: 'must contain a banner on the top indicating its a draft article' As I'm gearing up to write some docs, I've been thinking some kind of 'draft' indication would be a good idea. Perhaps draft docs could even be placed in a separate directory. -- Sean

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Access Request for Java How To's

2009-04-28 Thread Sean Gilligan
Karanbir Singh wrote: I think you should use cobbler for a bit :) I see. I'll be in touch as I move forward. -- Sean ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Access Request for Java How To's

2009-04-28 Thread Sean Gilligan
Ralph Angenendt wrote: I've added you to http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS and http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CreateLocalRepos, I'll probably elevate status when you wrote something on there :) Thank, Ralph. I've made some minor changes to both those docs as I read them over.

[CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-04-28 Thread Sean Gilligan
In Wiki Access Request for Java How To's I mentioned that I wanted to create a Java HowTo section on the wiki. I'd like to provide a more detailed proposal for adding more Java documentation. Summary of Current Java HowTo --- Currently there is a single

[CentOS-docs] Request for Personal Home Page

2009-04-28 Thread Sean Gilligan
Hi Ralph, In reviewing the wiki editing guidelines, I see that I'm supposed to setup a Personal Homepage, but I'm not allowed to edit that page. Thanks, Sean ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

[CentOS-docs] NOSPAM on personal home pages not working as expected

2009-04-28 Thread Sean Gilligan
I just setup a personal home page and the template had a section that I edited to look like this: [[MailTo(sean AT SPAMFREE msgilligan DOT com)]] I assumed it would use JavaScript to protect my e-mail address, but when I view source on the page it's right there: p class=line862Email: a

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Access Request for Java How To's

2009-04-25 Thread Sean Gilligan
Phil Schaffner wrote: On Fri, 2009-04-24 at 12:25 -0700, Sean Gilligan wrote: ... I noticed this wiki page (http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CreateLocalMirror) was recently added. I believe using Cobbler is a valid alternative approach for this, right? Please feel free to add a Cobbler

[CentOS-docs] How do I find xyz.rpm for CentOS?

2009-04-25 Thread Sean Gilligan
) a unified directory and/or search utility. Of course, I'm willing to help update pages once I get wiki write access -- Sean Alan Bartlett wrote: On 25/04/2009, Sean Gilligan s...@msgilligan.com wrote: The 'contrib' repository is mentioned on FAQ/General #13: http://wiki.centos.org

Re: [CentOS-docs] How do I find xyz.rpm for CentOS?

2009-04-25 Thread Sean Gilligan
JohnS wrote: Post this in the general centos list next time. Sorry. I'm new to CentOS and I'm trying to learn things through the docs and I would really like to help improve them as I learn. I'll post actual questions to the general list, but when I get answers I'll try to improve the

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Access Request for Java How To's

2009-04-24 Thread Sean Gilligan
Karanbir Singh wrote: On 04/24/2009 08:05 PM, Sean Gilligan wrote: In addition to Java, I have an interest in virtualization and also Cobbler (https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/) and at some point I might want to create a Cobbler How To (I've set Cobbler up on Fedora in the past, but want

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Access Request for Java How To's

2009-04-24 Thread Sean Gilligan
Karanbir Singh wrote: On 04/24/2009 08:25 PM, Sean Gilligan wrote: That's really cool! I'd love to help with testing and documentation. I'm also interested in sharing Cobbler configurations publicly, but I'm not sure what that entails. There is a small app I wrote many years back