thanks guys. my sister now has a new bjork cd.
interestingly, the hdd=ide-scsi line was already in the menu.lst file for
GRUB. all i had to do was add a script to insmod the scsi modules (modprobe
and depmod rarely work for me, no matter what distro...)
we might have a new convert or two.
Glad you have your burner working -- with great results all around!
You might check over at CodeWeavers for info on using WINE with
different applications:
http://www.codeweavers.com/technology/wine and
http://appdb.codeweavers.com/appbrowse.php for app data base
also:
Just a thought, If Intel, is saving 225 million and
Amazon is saving like 25 million by switching to Linux, then thats 250 million
dollars thats NOT going to Microsoft, Interesting, don't you think?
Matthew Winther
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Well, I gues the 200 million was money spent on
unix, but still, Its nice to see money not being spent on
microsoft.
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Exciting!
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from the rich..
Just a thought, If Intel, is saving 225 million
and Amazon is saving like 25
unfortunately, in today's economy, all we CAN focus on is the money. it
really saddens me that these reports are all about how much some company
saved because they use linux. nobody really cares about the GPL or the
philosophy behind it. does anybody really think that intel and amazon were
Sorry for the late notice... if you can't make
it this time, we are going to make this a regular
thing (and rotate locations).
Tech/Geek Lunch
12 noon today...
China Sun buffet
(11th, near Staples, same lot as new
HodgePodge)
It's less than $7 a person, all you can eat,
drink
is this open to all? every wednesday? woohoo!
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From: Seth Cohn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:36 AM
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Subject: [EUG-LUG:3561] Tech Lunch...
Sorry for the late notice... if you can't make
it this time, we are
We still have room for a few people, since it
looks like we will need 2 cars... we have 5
people right now...
anyone else interested in going? (or has a good
big car to drive?)
Seth
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One of the great things about free software is how it encourages the
creation and persistence of social capital.
Social capital is a term that has become popular in the past few years as
a shorthand reference to the web of mutual obligation that holds society
together. The difficult thing for
I'd be interested if there's room, when and where to meet?
http://www.efn.org/~laprice( Community, Cooperation, Consensus
http://www.opn.org ( Openness to serendipity, make mistakes
http://www.efn.org/~laprice/poems ( but learn from them.(carpe fructus ludi)
The free beer aspect of Linux may be one of the first things that companies
are attracted to, but it sure isn't the only reason. Reporting about the
amount of money saved is just something exciting that can make a splash in
the news headlines.
$$$ is definitely NOT all that big companies care
A paper on arguments for using OSS/FS:
http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
On Tuesday 30 October 2001 21:27, Seth Cohn wrote:
Cnet has the story...
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7720536.html
and pointers to other similar studies, etc...
Yes, it's preaching to the choir, but
$$$ is definitely NOT all that big companies care about. It's just not
that simple.
sorry, i should clarify again. i was refering to big corporations, not
neccesarily large business (although the two are _almost_ interchangable)
these are my opinions based on what i have observed about the
It would be interesting to ask Amazon and Intel how much $$$ they contributed
to the Open Source movement now that they have saved so much by taking
advantage of it.
On Wednesday 31 October 2001 10:32 am, you wrote:
unfortunately, in today's economy, all we CAN focus on is the money. it
On Wednesday 31 October 2001 12:36 pm, you wrote:
$$$ is definitely NOT all that big companies care about. It's just not
that simple.
sorry, i should clarify again. i was refering to big corporations, not
neccesarily large business (although the two are _almost_ interchangable)
these are
Another good business case:
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO65075,00.html
On Tuesday 30 October 2001 21:27, Seth Cohn wrote:
Cnet has the story...
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7720536.html
and pointers to other similar studies, etc...
Yes, it's preaching to
http://www.erickson.stfrancisville.com/pumpkin/index2.htm
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