Re: Can dpkg Repair Damaged Packages?

1997-07-02 Thread Bruce Perens
MD5 checksums suitable for use with md5sum -cv are in /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.md5sums . Unfortunately, not _all_ packages produce md5sums files, but you'll be able to check the ones that do. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL

Re: AGAIN: Help please: /dev/printer disappeared

1997-07-03 Thread Bruce Perens
OK. Remove /dev/printer and start lpd. It'll probably create the socket on its own. See why it doesn't start from one of the /etc/rc.d files. Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3

Re: octave

1997-07-03 Thread Bruce Perens
So I installed libc5-dev_5.4.20-1.deb. Nope, install libc5_, not libc5-dev_ The -dev version means developer, and is for use in compiling programs, not executing them. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public

Re: Please but more bugs in Debian Linux ;-)

1997-07-03 Thread Bruce Perens
want? Read the Developer's manuals (at http://www.debian.org/doc/, or install their Debian packages). We need more package maintainers. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0

Re: Can dpkg Repair Damaged Packages?

1997-07-03 Thread Bruce Perens
put it in. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL

Re: About Debian CD Image

1997-07-04 Thread Bruce Perens
program in its place. If you have it now, plug the drive into a Linux system and use cdwrite or cdrecord instead. Thanks Bruce Perens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian Project Leader -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public

Re: kernel panic fs?

1997-07-04 Thread Bruce Perens
If you are trying to boot from the hard disk root using the rescue floppy, try this command line: boot: linux load_ramdisk=0 root=/dev/hd?? Replace the ?? with the appropriate details for your system, like b2. Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger

Re: enlightenment (was Re: Licenses)

1997-07-06 Thread Bruce Perens
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Re: MAJOR SPAMMER: Is Your Web Site A Secret?

1997-07-09 Thread Bruce Perens
(which is what they were doing). I've been thinking about running an IP filtering service as a commercial or semi-commercial (fund-raising for Debian) project. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP

Re: Is there a french release of Debian Linux?

1997-07-10 Thread Bruce Perens
. There are similar packages for Spanish (es) and Italian (it). Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING

Re: Debian 1.3 problems

1997-07-12 Thread Bruce Perens
Did you try the low-memory installation procedure? It's in the install.html and install.txt documents in the same directory as the boot floppies. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint

Re: 1.3.1 upgrade: getting rid of the package base 1.1.0-13 -- dselect and downgrading dosemu

1997-07-12 Thread Bruce Perens
However, edit /var/lib/dpkg/status and remove the paragraph about the base package, and that will effectively purge it. Forcing dpkg to remove the package removes all of the files in /dev. It's my error, sorry. Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL

Re: Winmodem

1997-07-12 Thread Bruce Perens
Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

Re: Toshiba laptop resume mode

1997-07-13 Thread Bruce Perens
The kernel we distribute doesn't have Advanced Power Management configured in because it crashes some systems. Install the kernel-source package and make a custom kernel, with APM enabled. That should handle resume just fine. Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502

Re: Toshiba laptop resume mode

1997-07-14 Thread Bruce Perens
On Sun, 13 Jul 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: The kernel we distribute doesn't have Advanced Power Management configured in because it crashes some systems. Install the kernel-source package and make a custom kernel, with APM enabled. That should handle resume just fine. From: Pann McCuaig [EMAIL

Linux Journal Reader's Choice Awards

1997-07-15 Thread Bruce Perens
Vote for Debian as your favorite distribution at http://www.ssc.com/lj/readchoice.html . Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3

Re: Linux Router Project -- About to get working and need more people!

1997-07-17 Thread Bruce Perens
pressed to improve on its size. If you study the script that builds it in the boot-floppies package, you'll learn the dirty tricks necessary to get a system in a space that small. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP

Re: 1.3.1 upgrade: getting rid of the package base 1.1.0-13 -- dselect and downgrading dosemu

1997-07-17 Thread Bruce Perens
From: Eloy A. Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! At 04:45 PM 7/11/97 PDT, Bruce Perens wrote: ! ! However, edit /var/lib/dpkg/status and remove the paragraph ! about the base package, and that will effectively purge it. ! Forcing dpkg to remove the package removes all of the files in /dev. ! It's my error

Re: 1FA: prompt at boot

1997-07-17 Thread Bruce Perens
hold down shift while booting. You can press 1 through 4, or F for the floppy, or A. It's poorly documented and it needs to be replaced with something less cryptic - all of the alternatives for boot manager are in some way lacking at the moment. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP

Re: 1FA: prompt at boot

1997-07-21 Thread Bruce Perens
program supports switching the boot partition with DOS FDISK or Linux fdisk or activate. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3

Re: Suggestion to future debian releases

1997-07-21 Thread Bruce Perens
think we might support more default packages in a system installed from CD eventually, because there is not the size problem we have with the floppy-based install. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP

Re: Suggestion to future debian releases

1997-07-21 Thread Bruce Perens
with no problem. Just dd it over and it might even be bootable without putting LILO on it. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: is there a atomic clock program for the internet?

1997-07-23 Thread Bruce Perens
I think xntpd will work with a GPS receiver. The GPS receiver puts out an accurate time signal which is derived from an atomic clock. At $150 for nice receivers like the Garmin GPS II, it's the best value. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502

Re: Buying CD writer - any suggestions

1997-07-28 Thread Bruce Perens
I have a yamaha CDR-100 and that works fine. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e

Re: HELP: 1.3 Installation Problem: unable to find swap-space signature

1997-07-28 Thread Bruce Perens
partitions. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe

Re: Signal 11... Its Back

1997-07-28 Thread Bruce Perens
://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: bootdisk/lilo/ramdisk

1997-07-29 Thread Bruce Perens
Install the boot-floppies package and modify the script that creates the rescue disk to add the facilities you need. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL

splitting up the debian-user mailing list

1997-08-02 Thread Bruce Perens
afraid that I am no longer capable of reading every article in the debian lists. I guess it's the price of success. Comments? Bruce Perens Debian Project Leader -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http

Re: splitting up the debian-user mailing list

1997-08-02 Thread Bruce Perens
://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: splitting up the debian-user mailing list

1997-08-04 Thread Bruce Perens
operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

Re: Problems with Debian 1.3.1 kernel rebuild

1997-08-11 Thread Bruce Perens
Did you say make modules modules_install when you built the kernel? Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: [DEBIAN] Standardization?

1997-08-11 Thread Bruce Perens
I'll worry about the distribution withering on the vine. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: [DEBIAN] Standardization?

1997-08-11 Thread Bruce Perens
of TSX-11, and some large Linux book. No doubt you can find the package on Walnut Creek's web site. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL

Re: [DEBIAN] Standardization?

1997-08-11 Thread Bruce Perens
would not scrap the package system, but I expect between Deity and POSIX we will eventually replace all of its components. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce

Blocking spam by IP number

1997-08-12 Thread Bruce Perens
operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)

1997-08-16 Thread Bruce Perens
://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Blocking spam by IP number

1997-08-16 Thread Bruce Perens
/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Qmail ./qmail-config does not work! hard error???

1997-08-16 Thread Bruce Perens
of the list servers. Thanks Bruce Perens Debian Project Leader D. J. Bernstein Available software

Re: [Install] from sbpcd

1997-08-16 Thread Bruce Perens
- the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Blocking spam by IP number

1997-08-17 Thread Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By the way, I return an error message rather than simply delaying the connection until it times out because under the Electronic Communications and Privacy Act it is unlawful to intercept electronic mail without an indication to the sender. From: Carey

Re: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)

1997-08-17 Thread Bruce Perens
/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)

1997-08-17 Thread Bruce Perens
- the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)

1997-08-18 Thread Bruce Perens
://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: FTP Server

1997-08-18 Thread Bruce Perens
. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Debian Version Numbers Was: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)

1997-08-19 Thread Bruce Perens
free to call me up if you need a longer explanation. But maybe we should start with Revision 2 rather than 1. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL

Re: Debian Version Numbers Was: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)

1997-08-20 Thread Bruce Perens
to emphasize this fact. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-21 Thread Bruce Perens
operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

writing off the value of services donated

1997-08-21 Thread Bruce Perens
on the long form, there's a place to fill in charitable mileage. Drive somewhere to work for Debian? Write it off. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: incorporation

1997-08-21 Thread Bruce Perens
federal, not state, taxes. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-21 Thread Bruce Perens
your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-21 Thread Bruce Perens
you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

A little consideration, please?

1997-08-21 Thread Bruce Perens
until that time. You can help by not being so difficult to deal with. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502

Re: Building Your own Boot Disks

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
-- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e

shielding from liability

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
need to pay for that. Having a corporation sounds like a much better idea. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Cursor vanishes when LILO loads and doesn't return

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
Cross your fingers and run setterm -cursor on. If that doesn't work, can you get a VGA card in there? Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
] . -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
? Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Anarchy! Yes, Anarchy!

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL

Re: shielding from liability

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
software? I have not heard of one. I am not willing to put my family's security at risk so that I can be the first test case :-) Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens

what versions change

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

changes in a release without any numbers changing

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
-- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e

version numbering

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
Paul Wade: Hey, users who are listening - Debian 1.3.3 is out but it's still called 1.3.1 so nobody who buys those CD sets will feel inferior? Why am I taking so much guff from you when I work for free as a volunteer and you take my work and make money off of it? Or are you only annoying me as

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

upgrade path

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens wrote: You could try lobbying Guy Maor (gently, please). But there has to be a date beyond even updates for an old release get purged. We want the mirror space for more current stuff, and with $4 CDs nobody has much of an excuse for missing upgrades any more. From: Joost

Re: D-Link ethernet and Pioneer CD-ROM

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
and you may need them. You might have to build a custom kernel to get the device working. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502

Re: Using Linux with Win95

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
it ;-) It's all on the CD. Install the man package and you should be able to type man mount, etc. Also, look on our web site. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL

Re: Forking debian-user?

1997-08-22 Thread Bruce Perens
get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail

leadership and dissent

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: shielding from liability

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
on how we can firm up liability protection for the members. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM

Dave Cinege and Paul Wade

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
I sent this message to Dave Cinege and Paul Wade yesterday. From bruce Fri Aug 22 00:39:12 1997 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: you and debian-user Reply-To: Bruce Perens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul and Dave, When I return from the i386 ABI meeting tomorrow, I would like

swearing in the news groups

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
, sorry. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL

Linus

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
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Re: Dave Cinege and Paul Wade

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Dave's Messages Digest for Today

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Dave Cinege and Paul Wade Status: O On Sat, 23 Aug 1997 11:09:39 -0400 (EDT), Tim Sailer wrote: In your email to me, Syrus Nemat-Nasser, you wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: [snip] As you can see, Dave hasn't removed

Linus pronounciation

1997-08-23 Thread Bruce Perens
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Re: Looking for rpc.bootparamd

1997-08-25 Thread Bruce Perens
I think it's called bootpd, and it _is_ in netstd by that name. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM

Re: Looking for rpc.bootparamd

1997-08-25 Thread Bruce Perens
you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

list mail snafu-ed

1997-08-25 Thread Bruce Perens
switched qmail back on. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word

Re: Weird network problem

1997-08-25 Thread Bruce Perens
operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: cfni mirror of debian

1997-08-26 Thread Bruce Perens
Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
for it. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe

Re: Cursor vanishes when LILO loads and doesn't return

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
rumors about where to find a copy of the standard? I'm sure you'll hear from someone who has a copy. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510

Re: depmod -a problem

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
Didn't the format of /etc/conf.modules change? Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST

Re: bash

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
Change the --dir-file flag to --infodir . GNU's install-info has diverged from ours. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502

Re: Article on Linux and non-official dist.

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Japan: ftp://ftp.kc.chuo-u.ac.jp/pub/Linux/OfficialCD/ Atsushi KAMOSHIDA [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502

Re: Incorporation and Version Numbering

1997-08-28 Thread Bruce Perens
I'm not posting any more messages about this on debian-user. Take it up on debian-devel or in private mail if you wish. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP

Re: imake

1997-08-28 Thread Bruce Perens
I think they are xdevel. -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL

Re: [OFF TOPIC] What happened to spam,abuse.org?

1997-08-29 Thread Bruce Perens
need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Debian on Sparc

1997-08-29 Thread Bruce Perens
Send subscribe to debian-sparc@lists.debian.org . They have it running. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

It's Time to Talk About Free Software Again

1999-02-18 Thread Bruce Perens
It's Time to Talk about Free Software Again I'm Bruce Perens. You may know me as the primary author of the Debian Free Software Guidelines and the Open Source Definition. I wrote the Electric Fence malloc() debugger, and some pieces of Debian. And you may remember me for having

Re: It's Time to Talk About Free Software Again

1999-02-18 Thread Bruce Perens
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm interested in learning about this, Bruce. While avoiding the use of names on any points of antagonism (avoiding flame buttons, friends), in what ways has the Open Source Definition been deviated from? I'm afraid that anything I say on debian-user would end up on

Re: Flavours of rebooting (was 3C509 acting strangely on Win95/Debian ...)

1998-12-15 Thread Bruce Perens
-- The $70 Billion US budget surplus hardly offsets our $5 Trillion national debt. The debt increased by $133 Billion in the same year we found a surplus. Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-620-3502 NCI-1001

potato holding up well

2000-08-02 Thread Bruce Perens
We are running WeWantHackers.com and all of the systems of two businesses (not counting Progeny) on potato. It's holding up quite well. Bruce

DNS problem

2000-10-14 Thread Bruce Perens
I'm stumped. Connects from my mail delivery system are being refused by hotmail, oreilly.com, brics.dk, and a number of other sites. I suspect that I've done something stupid in my DNS and am being rejected by sites that set ALL: PARANOID in /etc/hosts.deny . I don't see my system in the RBL, DUL,

DNS problem found

2000-10-15 Thread Bruce Perens
I asked a day ago about a problem with my DNS. It turns out that Two out of three of the DNS servers at my internet provider are delegating my reverse DNS incorrectly, to the root name servers, the third is doing it correctly. Thanks Bruce

DVD restraining order motion DENIED!

1999-12-30 Thread Bruce Perens
The judge has denied the DVD Copy Control Consortium's motion. There will be no temporary restraining order to block you from distributing the DeCSS software. Next news will be on January 14, when we have the hearing regarding a preliminary injunction. Bruce

motherboard temperature alarm beeps during screen-saver activity

1999-11-05 Thread Bruce Perens
I have a SuperMicro motherboard with a temperature alarm. The alarm beeps intermittently during screen-saver activity. There is no temperature problem. Either there's some I/O port being touched that should not be, or the beeper is going off due to some motherboard-detected error. I have parity

ProFTPd bandwidth limits working?

2000-01-30 Thread Bruce Perens
Has anyone gotten the ProFTPd bandwidth limits to work? I just tried them and no joy. Bruce

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