Re: [K]GDB Pentium Debug register support

2002-05-14 Thread Michael O'Donnell
>Anybody here ever used GDB to manipulate >the Pentium's Debug registers under Linux >(or anywhere else)? I'd like to be able to >set breakpoints triggered by various kinds of >accesses to memory but after a quick overview >it looks like GDB support for this is a bit thin. Basic GDB support f

Re: Request: Video editing recommendations

2002-05-14 Thread Scott C. Mellott
Here's a few things to check out relative to Linux video editing: http://ronald.bitfreak.net/ http://www.nmt.edu/~kscott/video/ I believe these sites will attempt to show you the way in terms of supported hardware and available software supported under Linux. I've used Broadcast 2000 but it ha

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread Derek D. Martin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At some point hitherto, Benjamin Scott hath spake thusly: > > More effort has now been spent on this thread than will ever be spent > summarizing anything. Sometimes, when one is a member of a loose community such as this one, it is worth spending

dead horse beating [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread pll
In a message dated: Tue, 14 May 2002 14:45:43 EDT Bill Freeman said: >Ben Boulanger writes: >... > > Besides the fact that if you're reading email, you're probably already > > connected >... > That's a bad assumption. I read mail off line, so that I don't >spend connect time doing a human

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread Bill Freeman
Ben Boulanger writes: ... > Besides the fact that if you're reading email, you're probably already > connected ... That's a bad assumption. I read mail off line, so that I don't spend connect time doing a human speed operation. I don't have flat rate unlimited access. I'm not the only

Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux BIOS)

2002-05-14 Thread Ben Boulanger
Unless there's some compelling reason to continue on with various viewpoints, all completely reasonable and logical to those who hold them, lets suffice it to say that there are differing opinions and kill this thread. Many have chimed in with their viewpoints, experiences and preferences an

Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux BIOS)

2002-05-14 Thread jkinz
When someone posts a link we all assume its likely to be interesting. Since only interesting links should be posted saying that it is "an interesting link" is kind of redundant. Better instead, to expend miniscule effort on a helpful subject line, or else - at least a good hint or summary. ;-

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread pll
In a message dated: Tue, 14 May 2002 12:48:52 EDT Ben Boulanger said: > Paul summed it up, in my opinion, with his reasons (a, b, and c, IIRC). There was a d), but I didn't feel like summarizing it so I just left it out so as not to annoy those requiring such things. Though, now that I've

Netiquette (was Re: linux BIOS)

2002-05-14 Thread Derek D. Martin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At some point hitherto, Ben Boulanger hath spake thusly: > On Mon, 13 May 2002, Derek D. Martin wrote: > I find it pretty presumptious of you to assume people should provide you > with the summary.. Well, I'm sorry, but that just seems silly to me.

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread Ben Boulanger
On Tue, 14 May 2002, Bill Freeman wrote: > I'm sorry. I hadn't realized that a few moments of your time > are so valuable. I had thought that there was some value to the time Well, lets be clear about one thing: It isn't -my- time we're questioning or defending. It's a thought process.

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread Bill Freeman
Ben Boulanger writes: ... > Besides that, there are times when the person sending a link simply > doesn't have the time or desire to summarize. ... I'm sorry. I hadn't realized that a few moments of your time are so valuable. I had thought that there was some value to the time of thos

Re: Request: Video editing recommendations

2002-05-14 Thread Tom Buskey
"Tilly, Lawrence" said: >G'Day. > >Hardware: >I have never worked with a dual-monitor setup, but several people I'm >learning this from use such a config. Especially for compositing multiple >layers (blue screen / green screen) and arranging video clips, they like >having one monitor to serve

[K]GDB Pentium Debug register support

2002-05-14 Thread Michael O'Donnell
Anybody here ever used GDB to manipulate the Pentium's Debug registers under Linux (or anywhere else)? I'd like to be able to set breakpoints triggered by various kinds of accesses to memory but after a quick overview it looks like GDB support for this is a bit thin. **

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread Michael O'Donnell
> The problem with using individual emails as a forum - by the time > you manage to create a reply, a dozen other people have said the > same thing. Would the news site help this? I'd have to say No. The problem is the delay inherent in constructing and organizing one's thoughts, codifying th

RE: Request: Video editing recommendations

2002-05-14 Thread Tilly, Lawrence
Considering the other thread getting attention right now, I was very tempted to reply with: "Paul, would you please provide a more detailed summary of that article" Luckily I will not give in to my more base instincts... :-) -L -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Tue, 14 May 2002, at 10:51am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The problem with using individual emails as a forum - by the time you > manage to create a reply, a dozen other people have said the same thing. > Would the news site help this? No. The problem is the delay inherent in constructing an

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread jbd
The problem with using individual emails as a forum - by the time you manage to create a reply, a dozen other people have said the same thing. Would the news site help this? Does anyone use the news site? (news.gnhlug.org)? Quoting Ben Boulanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, 14 May 2002, Benj

Re: Request: Video editing recommendations

2002-05-14 Thread pll
In a message dated: Tue, 14 May 2002 10:38:01 EDT "Tilly, Lawrence" said: >G'Day. > >I'm starting to get involved with video editing (including blue screen >compositing) and some 3d modeling at a hobbyist level. I'm currently playing >with software on my Windoze box (Adobe Premier, Adobe I ha

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread pll
In a message dated: Tue, 14 May 2002 10:36:31 EDT Ben Boulanger said: >On Tue, 14 May 2002, Benjamin Scott wrote: >> More effort has now been spent on this thread than will ever be spent >> summarizing anything. > >Good summary of the situation ;) Yeah, but what good is this summary without t

Interesting site!

2002-05-14 Thread pll
Hi all, I don't know if anyone has spent much time surfing IBM's "Developer Works" site at all, but this place has an amazing amount of useful and interesting information on it. I recently stumbled across a 10 part series on advanced file system evaluation and integration covering ext[23], [G

Request: Video editing recommendations

2002-05-14 Thread Tilly, Lawrence
G'Day. I'm starting to get involved with video editing (including blue screen compositing) and some 3d modeling at a hobbyist level. I'm currently playing with software on my Windoze box (Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, 3D Studio Max) and it looks like I'm getting hooked by

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread Ben Boulanger
On Tue, 14 May 2002, Benjamin Scott wrote: > More effort has now been spent on this thread than will ever be spent > summarizing anything. Good summary of the situation ;) -- The saving man becomes the free man. * To unsubsc

Re: Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread Benjamin Scott
More effort has now been spent on this thread than will ever be spent summarizing anything. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organizati

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Tue, 14 May 2002, at 9:27am, Ben Boulanger wrote: > I find it pretty presumptious of you to assume people should provide you > with the summary. I don't want a summary, I want you to read it for me, too. ;-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are tho

Good Netizenship [was Re: linux BIOS ]

2002-05-14 Thread pll
In a message dated: Tue, 14 May 2002 09:27:25 EDT Ben Boulanger said: >I find it pretty presumptious of you to assume people should provide you >with the summary.. Well, I don't think Derek was requesting a detailed summary, rather he was asking people at least include some inkling as to what

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread Michael O'Donnell
>Maybe most people really don't want a hint about the story's topic. Possibly, but if your goal is to waste the *maximum* amount of other people's time you'd probably get best results by supplying intentionally misleading commentary with the link. Otherwise, the URL string itself can sometimes

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread Ben Boulanger
On Mon, 13 May 2002, Derek D. Martin wrote: > I propose that when providing links to stories, yes! Please try and > provide some background as to what the story is about. I'm sure I'm > not the only one on the list who gets hundreds of e-mails a day, many > of which consist of things like: > I

Re: linux BIOS

2002-05-14 Thread pll
In a message dated: Mon, 13 May 2002 23:46:18 EDT "Derek D. Martin" said: >I'm curious if others agree with this... It might be helpful to the >list to know how people feel about it. Maybe most people really don't >want a hint about the story's topic. My suspicion is otherwise >though... No,