[SLUG] Linux/GPL violations -- how to let the right people know?

2004-11-15 Thread Matt M
Hi All, I've been playing around with some pretty cool enterprise hardware. and it's become very obvious that it's running embedded linux. Now after some investigation using google and the manufacturer's website, there doesn't appear any source available for download. My question is, where's

[SLUG] C++ in fedora

2004-11-15 Thread Grizzly(Francis Smit)
Hi has anyone got C++ support working in anjuta/glade/glade-- on fedora??? -- In my life God comes first but Linux is pretty high after that :-D Grizzly(Francis Smit) http://www.geekcode.com/ -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GM/CS/P/PA d- s+:+ a+? C UL@ P+ L+++ E--- W+++

Re: [SLUG] Linux/GPL violations -- how to let the right people know?

2004-11-15 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:42:30 +1100 Matt M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I've been playing around with some pretty cool enterprise hardware. and it's become very obvious that it's running embedded linux. Now after some investigation using google and the manufacturer's website, there

Re: [SLUG] Installfest

2004-11-15 Thread Peter Hardy
Hi there. On 11/15/04 10:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noticed on your web site that you have an Installfest planed for this coming Saturday, the venue listed as TBA. Is this still going ahead? If so, could you please tell me where? (I REALLY need some help!) A combination of factors

Re: [SLUG] Why can't browser writers get it right

2004-11-15 Thread luke
Hi, 15Nov2004 @ 17:19 Roger Barnes thusly spake The CSS has: font-family: Verdana, serif; should be font-family: Verdana serif; (no comma) *Bzzzt* _With_ comma is correct. Ouch! you're right, sorry, got mixed up with my .muttrc config Luke -- / / _ /_ /_/ / /=

Re: [SLUG] Linux/GPL violations -- how to let the right people know?

2004-11-15 Thread Glen Turner
Matt M wrote: I've been playing around with some pretty cool enterprise hardware. and it's become very obvious that it's running embedded linux. Now after some investigation using google and the manufacturer's website, there doesn't appear any source available for download. My question is,

Re: [SLUG] Most valuable free/OSS software that doesn't exist?

2004-11-15 Thread Ken Foskey
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 15:17 +1100, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: The counterpoint is that I'm using M4 to autogenerate some common structures in my cfengine inputs... Is that available for the bunnies to help them hop up the curve a bit? -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org programmer -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] new laptop: bios cant see dvd/cd - so cant boot, so cant install linux.

2004-11-15 Thread Keith Hopkins
Broun, Bevan wrote: Hi all I got myself a nice new laptop on the weekend. Dying to install linux on it but cant as the bios cant see the dvd/cdrom and so I cant boot ANY cd from this device. The laptop is badged pioneer but it is a mitac 8355 (athlon 64 bit, 1GB RAM). The bios is Insyde Mobile

Re: [SLUG] Linux/GPL violations -- how to let the right people know?

2004-11-15 Thread mlh
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:12:11PM +1030, Glen Turner wrote: If the answer is unsatisfactory then collecct the details at http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html ... and if you do this you might get a peachy keen leather gnu key ring like I did. Matt PS. sadly lost now .. boo hoo.

[SLUG] Firefox Download Server Overload ?

2004-11-15 Thread O Plameras
Just checking if anyone else is experiencing tremendously slow download for Firefox Browser from http://www.mozilla.org ? It is maybe due to a number of articles about Firefox in a number of US online daily news provider today, like this one:

[SLUG] Mouse, Grub and Slackware

2004-11-15 Thread Rajnish
All, After using RH for just over a year, I am heading back to my pref distro - slackware v10. From the moment the computer booted off the install cd, it was familiar territory and I was in control. (Prior to RH, I was on slack 7) Getting to the point: after a 1st go successful install, I fired up

Re: [SLUG] Firefox Download Server Overload ?

2004-11-15 Thread DaZZa
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, O Plameras wrote: Just checking if anyone else is experiencing tremendously slow download for Firefox Browser from http://www.mozilla.org ? It is maybe due to a number of articles about Firefox in a number of US online daily news provider today, like this one:

Re: [SLUG] Firefox Download Server Overload ?

2004-11-15 Thread David Kempe
should be able to get more speed from here: ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/mozilla/firefox/releases/1.0/ dave -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Firefox Download Server Overload ?

2004-11-15 Thread DaZZa
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, David Kempe wrote: should be able to get more speed from here: ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/mozilla/firefox/releases/1.0/ I don't need it anymore. :) DaZZa - already running Firefox 1.0 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

[SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread Phil Scarratt
Hey Just got a question from a friend who is dabbling in linux and was about to shoot off an answer but thought I'd verify my answer first. Turns out it wasn't as simple to answer as I thought. The question: can a group be listed as a member of another group? man pages offer no definitive

[SLUG] Nautilus without GNOME

2004-11-15 Thread Peter Rundle
Sluggers, I'm running enlightenment and fired up nautilus with the --no-desktop option. It runs but there is no left hand pane and there is also no tools/menus across the top except for the bare bones file, edit, view menu bar. I can't seem to find any options that will return/re-enable the

Re: [SLUG] Nautilus without GNOME

2004-11-15 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Peter Rundle I'm running enlightenment and fired up nautilus with the --no-desktop option. It runs but there is no left hand pane and there is also no tools/menus across the top except for the bare bones file, edit, view menu bar. I can't seem to find any options that will

Re: [SLUG] Firefox Download Server Overload ?

2004-11-15 Thread Brad Kowalczyk
DaZZa wrote: On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, O Plameras wrote: Just checking if anyone else is experiencing tremendously slow download for Firefox Browser from http://www.mozilla.org ? It is maybe due to a number of articles about Firefox in a number of US online daily news provider today, like this one:

Re: [SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread mlh
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 10:21:00AM +1100, Phil Scarratt wrote: [ .. ] it wasn't as simple to answer as I thought. The question: can a group be listed as a member of another group? No they can't (you're right) It's one thing that w__ has over linux/unix. That said, there are number of

Re: [SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread Stuart Cooper
Just got a question from a friend who is dabbling in linux and was about to shoot off an answer but thought I'd verify my answer first. Turns out it wasn't as simple to answer as I thought. The question: can a group be listed as a member of another group? A group cannot be part of

Re: [SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread Phil Scarratt
Stuart Cooper wrote: Just got a question from a friend who is dabbling in linux and was about to shoot off an answer but thought I'd verify my answer first. Turns out it wasn't as simple to answer as I thought. The question: can a group be listed as a member of another group? A group cannot

Re: [SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread James Gregory
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 11:58:24AM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 10:21:00AM +1100, Phil Scarratt wrote: [ .. ] it wasn't as simple to answer as I thought. The question: can a group be listed as a member of another group? No they can't (you're right) It's

Re: [SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread mlh
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 12:26:54PM +1100, James Gregory wrote: [ groups of groups Is it possible to do it with LDAP as your user database? I thought of LDAP too, and think it could do it for the reasons you mention, but I know SFA about LDAP. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group

Re: [SLUG] group membership

2004-11-15 Thread Phil Scarratt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 12:26:54PM +1100, James Gregory wrote: [ groups of groups Is it possible to do it with LDAP as your user database? I thought of LDAP too, and think it could do it for the reasons you mention, but I know SFA about LDAP. Matt That's true...didn't

Re: [SLUG] Nautilus without GNOME

2004-11-15 Thread Peter Rundle
Jeff Waugh wrote: Does 'nautilus --no-desktop --browser' work? Perhaps that's only in 2.8. YES! :-) Thanks P. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Mandrake non-usb scanner permissions woes

2004-11-15 Thread William Chivers
Hello all, I hope that this email is the appropriate way to add a question to the discussion. If not, apologies for the unsolicited email. Has anyone managed to get a parallel port scanner (CanoScan N 340P) working with Mandrake 10.0? I used the Mandrake configuration tool to setup the scanner -

Re: [SLUG] Mandrake non-usb scanner permissions woes

2004-11-15 Thread James Gregory
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 09:30:46AM +1100, William Chivers wrote: Searching for this problem in Slug and elsewhere locates plenty of information about this problem and USB scanners, but nothing for parallel scanners. IIRC there's also some library thing that does this and doesn't need a

Re: [SLUG] Mandrake non-usb scanner permissions woes

2004-11-15 Thread Brett Fenton
the scanner will be in /dev however by the interface the device is connected across. if it's on a parallel port it'll be /dev/lp0 or ./lp1 etc. you can create a scanner group, modify permissions/group on the device, and add the users you want to the group and you should be able to scan ok.

[SLUG] Debian SIG Meeting: November

2004-11-15 Thread Craige McWhirter
When: Wednesday, November 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm Where: James Squire Brewery Robert Collins will be giving a talk on Bazaar, a project creating a user friendly interface for GNU Arch using the tla codebase. A review of what makes Arch great, and how to get access to that

Re: [SLUG] Firefox Download Server Overload ?

2004-11-15 Thread john gibbons
Yes, but with Windows XP. I have a Fedora/XP dual setup. I complained to Optusnet cable about it this morning and they told me it was the problem of the programme and they could not help. I am on broadband but was downloading only about 14kb/sec. I reluctantly switched back to Explorer and it

[SLUG] Summary was: [sydpug] Reminder: Meeting November 9th at James Squire Brew House

2004-11-15 Thread Anand Kumria
Hmm, I had this sitting in my draft folder for a while week. Anyway: - Gavin gave us a presentation on Point-In-Time-Recovery (PITR). If you are a Postgres DBA this talk was geared towards you. Ever had someone 'inadvertedly' drop some critical table? Ever had a