Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-16 Thread Joshua Schmidlkofer
On 1/11/06, Eric Bliss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 11 January 2006 03:06 pm, Iain Buchanan wrote: I think once we've got to the stage of UK (and AU) vs US spelling, I can invoke Godwin's Law[1] hereby ending the discussion completely and immediately ;) [1]

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-16 Thread Nick Rout
I haven't been brave enough to read all of this thread, but as we seem to have gotten onto the topic of spelling, has anyone noticed that the saviour linux website now consists of: Saviour Linux comming soon! copied and pasted, complete with the misspelling of the third word LOL. On Mon, 16

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-12 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 12 January 2006 01:35, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:27:56 +0200, Uwe Thiem wrote: Uwe (who is good for throwing these Chinese solid state thin clients, I have got yesterday, out of the [wW]indows) I hope you are referring to computer hardware and not undernourished

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-12 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Thursday 12 January 2006 05:14, a tiny voice compelled Uwe Thiem to write: It's hardware, alright. And I could just confirm with the manufacturers that there, indeed, were two bugs in those thin clients. some penicillin should take care of that -- Regards, Ernie -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Mattias Merilai
Antoine wrote: I'm glad you didn't write humor-impaired, because then we'd have had a long discussion on whether the longer humour stands out and represents a great community better than the traditional (albeit more recent) humor... Didn't that ou/o stuff in humour/humor, saviour/savior,

RE: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Michael Kintzios
-Original Message- From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 January 2006 21:15 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:00:17 + (WET), Jorge Almeida wrote: Seriously, does someone find the talk

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Martin Eisenhardt
Hello everyone, OK, this *is* getting rather off-topic, but what the heck ... :-D On Wednesday 11 January 2006 14:04, Mattias Merilai wrote: Antoine wrote: I'm glad you didn't write humor-impaired, because then we'd have had a long discussion on whether the longer humour stands out and

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Iain Buchanan
Hello again. I do think To have some kind of useful standard among the many distributions. is a good goal, but /Savio[u]?r Linux/ is a strange way of doing it... anyway, see below On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 12:34 +0100, Martin Eisenhardt wrote: Hello everyone, OK, this *is* getting rather

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:21:23 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: I think once we've got to the stage of UK (and AU) vs US spelling, I can invoke Godwin's Law[1] hereby ending the discussion completely and immediately ;) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law [quote] It is considered poor

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Holly Bostick
Neil Bothwick schreef: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:21:23 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: I think once we've got to the stage of UK (and AU) vs US spelling, I can invoke Godwin's Law[1] hereby ending the discussion completely and immediately ;) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:55:19 +0100, Holly Bostick wrote: Ooh, Neil, you're such a pedant! You're too kind :) -- Neil Bothwick Press any key... no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE! signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 11 January 2006 18:22, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:55:19 +0100, Holly Bostick wrote: Ooh, Neil, you're such a pedant! You're too kind :) Shivers are good for the soul. ;-) ... and pedants are good for software development. Uwe (who is good for throwing these Chinese

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 10 January 2006 18:17, Michael Sullivan wrote: On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 16:03 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with. What is the

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 13:39 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:21:23 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: I think once we've got to the stage of UK (and AU) vs US spelling, I can invoke Godwin's Law[1] hereby ending the discussion completely and immediately ;) [1]

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Eric Bliss
On Wednesday 11 January 2006 03:06 pm, Iain Buchanan wrote: I think once we've got to the stage of UK (and AU) vs US spelling, I can invoke Godwin's Law[1] hereby ending the discussion completely and immediately ;) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law I took the

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:27:56 +0200, Uwe Thiem wrote: Uwe (who is good for throwing these Chinese solid state thin clients, I have got yesterday, out of the [wW]indows) I hope you are referring to computer hardware and not undernourished oriental customers :) -- Neil Bothwick LaForge

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-11 Thread Eric Bliss
On Wednesday 11 January 2006 03:49 pm, Iain Buchanan wrote: On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 15:29 -0800, Eric Bliss wrote: Although, to actually give this post SOME relevance to the original thread, will using Saviour Linux on your computer assure it of going to Electronic Heaven when it finally

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Robin
Thanks for spamming the gentoo-user list. On 1/9/06, Mark Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello fellow Linux Users! We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose: Saviour Linux is an easy and

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread jarry
On 1/9/06, Mark Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose: Saviour Linux is an easy and universal Linux distribution that pays community programmers.

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Robin
Because they all mean the same thing :lol: On 1/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/9/06, Mark Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why only those words united, universal, unified sound strange to me? Having too much time in my hands, I visited the site. Couldn't find any juice. Could it be that the thing doesn't exist? No doc section, no download section, no nothing except

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:36 +, Jorge Almeida wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why only those words united, universal, unified sound strange to me? Having too much time in my hands, I visited the site. Couldn't find any juice. Could it be that the thing doesn't

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Robin
You took the words right out of my mouth Iain :-) On 1/10/06, Iain Buchanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:36 +, Jorge Almeida wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why only those words united, universal, unified sound strange to me? Having

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Martin S
2006/1/10, Mark Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello fellow Linux Users!We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way.Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose:Saviour Linux is an easy and universal Linux distribution that pays community

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:23 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/9/06, Mark Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose: Saviour Linux is an easy and

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:36 +, Jorge Almeida wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why only those words united, universal, unified sound strange to me? Having too much time in my hands, I visited the site. Couldn't find any juice. Could it be that the thing doesn't

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Darryl Wagoner
Greetings,I too looked at the Saviour Linux web site and my question is where's the beef?It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with. What is the profit sharing model? What makes this different than other distro? Interesting idea. On

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread ellotheth rimmwen
On 1/10/06, Darryl Wagoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I too looked at the Saviour Linux web site and my question is where's the beef? quote As a community project, we need to stand out. Saviour is the longer word that is more. Saviour Linux is its own. As its own, it needs to be different than

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Darryl Wagoner
Huh? A Linux distro will stand out by how well or poorly the distro is, not by the name that is used.Gentoo is one such distro. Gentoo has been the best distro that I have used and I have used many. I would like to see a jump start version which was quicker to get going, but otherwise it is a

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with. What is the profit sharing model? What makes this different than other distro? It it totally bug-free! -- Neil Bothwick

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Shawn Singh
seems like the wrong place for such a pitch, proposal, proposition :-P, but seriously what r these people thinking?On 1/10/06, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Darryl Wagoner
On 1/10/06, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with.What is the profit sharing model?What makes this different than other distro? It

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Martin S
2006/1/10, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with.What is the profit sharing model?What makes this different than other distro? It it

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 16:03 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with. What is the profit sharing model? What makes this different

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Tuesday 10 January 2006 10:03, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way': On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with. What

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Shawn Singh
Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wroteabout 'Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way': On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with.What is the profit sharing model?What makes this different

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 1/10/06, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:31:57 -0500, Darryl Wagoner wrote: It looks interesting concept similar to something I can up with but haven't had the time to do anything with. What is the profit sharing model? What makes this different than

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Antoine
It it totally bug-free! ... There's no such thing as bug-free software, and Santa Claus does not exist, neither does the Easter Bunny or Trolls (but I'm not really certain about the trolls). There are two kinds of programs, the ones with discovered bugs and the ones with bugs to be discovered.

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Christoph Eckert
It it totally bug-free! How boring! :) Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Petr Kocmid
On Tuesday 10 January 2006 04:40, Mark Stewart wrote: Hello fellow Linux Users! We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose: You missed the target audience. Here at gentoo there are mostly hardcore

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Matthias Guede
ellotheth rimmwen wrote: On 1/10/06, Darryl Wagoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I too looked at the Saviour Linux web site and my question is where's the beef? quote As a community project, we need to stand out. Saviour is the longer word that is more. Saviour Linux is its own. As its own,

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:29:11 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: It it totally bug-free! For the sarcasm impaired, this is a joke. Since they haven't produces any code (that any of us can see) it is inherently bug-free. I'm glad you didn't write humor-impaired, because then we'd have had

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Antoine
I'm glad you didn't write humor-impaired, because then we'd have had a long discussion on whether the longer humour stands out and represents a great community better than the traditional (albeit more recent) humor... Very humerous. Antoine -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 18:15 +0100, Antoine wrote: It it totally bug-free! ... There's no such thing as bug-free software, and Santa Claus does not exist, neither does the Easter Bunny or Trolls (but I'm not really certain about the trolls). There are two kinds of programs, the ones with

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Tony Davison
On Tuesday 10 January 2006 12:36, Jorge Almeida wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why only those words united, universal, unified sound strange to me? Having too much time in my hands, I visited the site. Couldn't find any juice. Could it be that the thing doesn't exist?

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Dale
Tony Davison wrote: On Tuesday 10 January 2006 12:36, Jorge Almeida wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why only those words united, universal, unified sound strange to me? Having too much time in my hands, I visited the site. Couldn't find any juice. Could it

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Robin
NO kidding... I have to say just by the way the website is worded it sounds like a scam... You want to know what is even funnier is that this spam message has generated a boat load of responses :) Robin On 1/10/06, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony Davison wrote: On Tuesday 10 January 2006

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Tony Davison
On Tuesday 10 January 2006 19:17, Dale wrote: I'm impressed with search skills Jorge. I couldn't even find the site. This help? http://saviourlinux.com/ I hate to say this, but something is fishy here. Cheers Dale. It does seem weird. -- Big Tone -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Tony Davison
On Tuesday 10 January 2006 19:26, Robin wrote: NO kidding... I have to say just by the way the website is worded it sounds like a scam... You want to know what is even funnier is that this spam message has generated a boat load of responses :) EM and all that. -- Big Tone --

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Dale wrote: I hate to say this, but something is fishy here. Now, let's not be hasty. The original post does say other distributions will be allowed to remain independent. That's really generous. Seriously, does someone find the talk in the site somewhat style-impaired?

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Rafael Fernández López
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Petr Kocmid wrote: On Tuesday 10 January 2006 04:40, Mark Stewart wrote: Hello fellow Linux Users! We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose: You

Re: [gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:00:17 + (WET), Jorge Almeida wrote: Seriously, does someone find the talk in the site somewhat style-impaired? My limited domain of the English language doesn't make me the best judge, but some phrases make me wonder about how young the webmaster is, assuming that

[gentoo-user] A New Linux Way

2006-01-09 Thread Mark Stewart
Hello fellow Linux Users! We here at SaviourLinux.com desire to create a united universal way. Please visit the website for more information, but here is the purpose: Saviour Linux is an easy and universal Linux distribution that pays community programmers. Saviour Linux is not just another