[EUG-LUG:3263] [pnelson@riverdale.k12.or.us: Re: [K12OSN] Software Freedom Day - Where?]

2002-07-03 Thread Roger
Just in case anybody had planned on attending. - Forwarded message from Paul Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 07:35:43 -0700 From: Paul Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] (by way of Roger Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Software Freedom Day - Where? We've had

[EUG-LUG:3264] Javascript problems

2002-07-03 Thread Benjamin Huot
I'm trying to write some accounting scripts with JavaScript, but it is just appending one number onto the other number instead of adding them. Is there some way to specify a number value in the JavaScript or the form. http://blessedforest.org/account/total.html Oh. and my OpenBSD firewall is

[EUG-LUG:3265] Re: Javascript problems

2002-07-03 Thread Rob Hudson
If you want to change a string to a number, first make sure there are only the characters 0-9 in the string. What I always do is simply multiplying the string by 1. var c = '1234'; d = c * 1; Since multiplying assumes numbers, JavaScript makes the string a number, if possible. If that isn't

[EUG-LUG:3266] Re: Dexter's boot troubles

2002-07-03 Thread Horst
Dexter, Let me start by saying that I DO enjoy and appreciate your detailed problem descriptions --and sometimes success report, i.e. how you got the CD burner working. Also my first response was that bits and bytes on your HD are slowly crumbling away. However, if Jamie's remarks regarding

[EUG-LUG:3267] Re: Javascript problems

2002-07-03 Thread Benjamin Huot
I did what you said and several variants of it and it seems to work. Thanks, Ben 7/3/2002 11:55:20 AM, Rob Hudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you want to change a string to a number, first make sure there are only the characters 0-9 in the string. What I always do is simply multiplying the

[EUG-LUG:3268] Re: Javascript problems

2002-07-03 Thread Rob Hudson
That's a little kludgy, though, right? There is a valueOf() operator. That should get the numeric value out of a string. That might be more clean and appropriate. -Rob On 20020703.1251, Benjamin Huot said ... I did what you said and several variants of it and it seems to work. Thanks,

[EUG-LUG:3269] Re: Javascript problems

2002-07-03 Thread Benjamin Huot
It's not im my book Javascript Goodies. It uses Javascript 1.0. What version of Javascript supports valueOf? What would be the syntax - I would need another function, right? Ben 7/3/2002 1:18:24 PM, Rob Hudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a little kludgy, though, right? There is a

[EUG-LUG:3270] Re: Javascript problems

2002-07-03 Thread Rob Hudson
Even better... var fixCost = parseInt(document.t.fc.value); For floats, there's parseFloat() -Rob On 20020703.1411, Benjamin Huot said ... It's not im my book Javascript Goodies. It uses Javascript 1.0. What version of Javascript supports valueOf? What would be the syntax - I would

[EUG-LUG:3271] OpenBSD exploit

2002-07-03 Thread Rob Hudson
Saw this on the openbsd.com main page... One remote hole in the default install, in nearly 6 years! What was it?

[EUG-LUG:3272] Re: OpenBSD exploit

2002-07-03 Thread Tim Howe
An SSH issue that was fixed with the latest version. There's more to it than that; you should be able to find plenty of info on www.deadly.org I think. TimH On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 16:00:21 -0700 Rob Hudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this on the openbsd.com main page... One remote hole in

[EUG-LUG:3273] Re: OpenBSD exploit

2002-07-03 Thread Benjamin Huot
Secure shell. 7/3/2002 4:00:21 PM, Rob Hudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this on the openbsd.com main page... One remote hole in the default install, in nearly 6 years! What was it? Landscapes of the Mind [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[EUG-LUG:3275] Re: Wireless Nic...

2002-07-03 Thread Bob Miller
Linux Rocks ! wrote: I found this ($35 +12 shipping) Proxim's RangeLAN-DS PC Card anyone ever heard of them? compatable? issues? ...? I have a couple of those cards, and so does Rob H. I wasn't able to get one to work with Linux, though an out of area friend has succeeded. He had to update

[EUG-LUG:3276] Re: Dexter's boot troubles

2002-07-03 Thread Bob Miller
Dexter Graphic wrote: My Mandrake 8.2 system recently stopped booting. I'm late to the party, I know. But here are some comments anyway. Either you had filesystem corruption or boot block corruption. I can't see any way a different hardware failure would give you these symptoms. When you

[EUG-LUG:3277] Re: How do I install a Debian package on a Mandrake RPM based system?

2002-07-03 Thread Bob Miller
Harald Sundt wrote: How do I install a Debian package on a Mandrake RPM based system? If you're talking about pfaedit, don't use the Debian package. Instead, Go to http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/ and download an RPM or the sources. BTW, pfaedit runs on MacOSX, cygwin, and OpenVMS, so getting

[EUG-LUG:3278] Re:

2002-07-03 Thread Bob Miller
Bob Crandell wrote: Now THAT'S nasty. It also makes it hard to create a legal distribution. Basically, they'll have to find and exploit a hole in the XBox's security. Given Microsoft's security track record, that's not out of the question, but it's not easy, either. Actually, one buffer

[EUG-LUG:3279] Re: [EUG-LUG] After installing KDE 3 via RPMS on Mandrake 8.2,how...

2002-07-03 Thread Harald Sundt
...do I tell the box to look for new kde3 rather than old kde2? Thanks I know there is a redirect needed.. Hal --

[EUG-LUG:3280] Re: Dexter's boot troubles

2002-07-03 Thread Dexter Graphic
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Horst Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 12:00 Subject: [EUG-LUG:3266] Re: Dexter's boot troubles Dexter, Let me start by saying that I DO enjoy and appreciate your detailed problem descriptions --and sometimes success report, i.e. how you got the CD

[EUG-LUG:3282] Support IMS's bid to run .ORG

2002-07-03 Thread Bob Miller
Forwarded several times: - --- Start of forwarded message --- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:05:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: .org IMS has teamed up with Internet Software Consortium (aka Paul Vixie and the folks who produce BIND) to try and wrest control of the .org registry from VeriSign. ICANN

[EUG-LUG:3283] Mandrake vs. OpenLinux

2002-07-03 Thread Benjamin Huot
Good article on why Mandrake rejects OpenLinux. http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2873416,00.html Landscapes of the Mind [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[EUG-LUG:3284] Debian considered harmful?

2002-07-03 Thread Bob Miller
There's an interesting thread on Advogato now about whether Debian is the best or the worst distro available. Debianista should check it out. http://www.advogato.org/article/509.html -- Bob Miller Kbob kbobsoft software consulting http://kbobsoft.com

[EUG-LUG:3285] New RH Beta

2002-07-03 Thread Mike O
I'm already grabbing the images. New RedHat beta. Of course nobody really uses it but me but if somebody wanted to try it That be it. Mr O __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com

[EUG-LUG:3286] Re: Wireless Nic...

2002-07-03 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Bob Miller wrote: I have a couple of those cards, and so does Rob H. I wasn't able to get one to work with Linux, though an out of area friend has succeeded. He had to update the card's firmware, though. I've read that people commonly have problems