Re: [PLUG] WE HAVE A WINNER: PLUG/OSCON Book Review Contest

2014-07-18 Thread Michael Dexter
Here's hoping that Bill (and Ted) have an excellent adventure at OSCON! Bah! I couldn't find the retweet button. Michael ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] WE HAVE A WINNER: PLUG/OSCON Book Review Contest

2014-07-18 Thread Ronald Bynoe
How do I +1 this comment? (: On Jul 18, 2014 9:15 AM, Michael Dexter dex...@ambidexter.com wrote: Here's hoping that Bill (and Ted) have an excellent adventure at OSCON! Bah! I couldn't find the retweet button. Michael ___ PLUG mailing list

[PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Richard Owlett
Windows 7 is the last straw for a friend who has used every version since Windows 3.1. Evidently Windows 7 would not allow him to do something he could in previous versions (There was a side comment that having actual DOS would be nice.) My proposed comment is that all common Linux distros

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 18 Jul 2014, Richard Owlett wrote: My proposed comment is that all common Linux distros allow opening a command line window. Am I correct? Richard, That is the default. Linux systems have runlevels. # These are the default runlevels in Slackware: # 0 = halt # 1 = single user

Re: [PLUG] WE HAVE A WINNER: PLUG/OSCON Book Review Contest

2014-07-18 Thread Michael Dexter
On 7/18/14 9:17 AM, Ronald Bynoe wrote: How do I +1 this comment? Like that! Michael ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] PLUG OSCON BOOTH materials and staff

2014-07-18 Thread Michael Dexter
Hello all, Than you everyone for your past help with the PLUG OSCON booth and I hope some of you can participate next week! For the booth, I have: The distro history poster Two or three PLUG 36 X 24 posters including a new honking one with Linus Candies! Why Portland fliers from last year

Re: [PLUG] PLUG OSCON BOOTH materials and staff

2014-07-18 Thread Larry Brigman
I have a conference pass so I won't need the expo pass. When do you need booth volunteers? On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Michael Dexter dex...@ambidexter.com wrote: Hello all, Than you everyone for your past help with the PLUG OSCON booth and I hope some of you can participate next

Re: [PLUG] Debian firewall for newbies?

2014-07-18 Thread Richard Owlett
I know I'm linking to an old thread (http://lists.pdxlinux.org/pipermail/plug/2014-January/079167.html). I may have read enough and thought enough in the mean time to ask intelligent questions ;) Russell Senior wrote: Richard == Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net writes: Richard What I

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Dick Steffens
On 07/18/2014 09:34 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Windows 7 is the last straw for a friend who has used every version since Windows 3.1. Evidently Windows 7 would not allow him to do something he could in previous versions (There was a side comment that having actual DOS would be nice.) My

Re: [PLUG] PLUG OSCON BOOTH materials and staff

2014-07-18 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:43:36 -0700 Larry Brigman larry.brig...@gmail.com dijo: I have a conference pass so I won't need the expo pass. When do you need booth volunteers? As in the past I will volunteer to be the main booth dude. Normally I can handle the traffic by myself, but it's also nice to

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:34:51AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: Windows 7 is the last straw for a friend who has used every version since Windows 3.1. My proposed comment is that all common Linux distros allow opening a command line window. Am I correct? Yes, it's in the menus as Terminal

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Richard Owlett
Dick Steffens wrote: On 07/18/2014 09:34 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Windows 7 is the last straw for a friend who has used every version since Windows 3.1. Evidently Windows 7 would not allow him to do something he could in previous versions (There was a side comment that having actual DOS

[PLUG] computer will not start (2X)

2014-07-18 Thread Denis Heidtmann
Narrowed down to a problem with the standby 5V. The MB has an LED which indicates that the standby 5 volt supply is on. This LED flashes when the problem occurs, indicating overcurrent, shutdown, repeat. The two times this has occurred it went away spontaneously (Nothing I was doing can be said

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Richard Owlett
Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 18 Jul 2014, Richard Owlett wrote: My proposed comment is that all common Linux distros allow opening a command line window. Am I correct? Richard, That is the default. Linux systems have runlevels. # These are the default runlevels in Slackware: # 0 =

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread Wayne E. Van Loon Sr.
Can't answer all your questions, but I have had experience with Linux Mint Mate 32 bit. In my experience, it's not very stable. Wayne On 07/18/2014 09:34 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Windows 7 is the last straw for a friend who has used every version since Windows 3.1. Evidently Windows 7

Re: [PLUG] computer will not start (2X)

2014-07-18 Thread King Beowulf
On 07/18/2014 12:37 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: Narrowed down to a problem with the standby 5V. The MB has an LED which indicates that the standby 5 volt supply is on. This LED flashes when the problem occurs, indicating overcurrent, shutdown, repeat. The two times this has occurred it went

Re: [PLUG] PLUG OSCON BOOTH materials and staff

2014-07-18 Thread Michael Dexter
On 7/18/14 10:43 AM, Larry Brigman wrote: I have a conference pass so I won't need the expo pass. When do you need booth volunteers? It's always nice to have people around should someone want to run to the rest room and have their laptop watched etc. If you see someone alone at the booth,

Re: [PLUG] computer will not start (2X)

2014-07-18 Thread Denis Heidtmann
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 2:32 PM, King Beowulf kingbeow...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/18/2014 12:37 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: Narrowed down to a problem with the standby 5V. The MB has an LED which indicates that the standby 5 volt supply is on. This LED flashes when the problem occurs,

Re: [PLUG] computer will not start (2X)

2014-07-18 Thread King Beowulf
On 07/18/2014 03:59 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 2:32 PM, King Beowulf kingbeow...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/18/2014 12:37 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: Narrowed down to a problem with the standby 5V. The MB has an LED which indicates that the standby 5 volt supply is on.

Re: [PLUG] computer will not start (2X)

2014-07-18 Thread Denis Heidtmann
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 4:33 PM, King Beowulf kingbeow...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/18/2014 03:59 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 2:32 PM, King Beowulf kingbeow...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/18/2014 12:37 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: Narrowed down to a problem with the standby 5V.

Re: [PLUG] From Windows to Linux

2014-07-18 Thread elcaseti .
I definitely recommend KDE. For many of us, it's the only Desktop environment that makes sense. Skol! On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Wayne E. Van Loon Sr. w...@pacifier.com wrote: Can't answer all your questions, but I have had experience with Linux Mint Mate 32 bit. In my experience,