Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread Adam Vande More
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 12:04 AM, jb jb.1234a...@gmail.com wrote: If so, should FreeBSD adopt NetBSD's MM subsys, or just improve itself surgically ? You ought first establish there is a problem. What you have cited is recently reinvigorated trend that has taken on the air of the BDS is

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread jb
Adam Vande More amvandemore at gmail.com writes: ... http://workstuff.tumblr.com/post/19036310553/two-things-that-really-helped- speed-up-my-mac-and http://dywypi.org/2012/02/back-on-linux.html 2) Inactive memory (which is memory that has been recently used but is no longer) is supposed

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread Michael Powell
Adam Vande More wrote: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 12:04 AM, jb jb.1234a...@gmail.com wrote: If so, should FreeBSD adopt NetBSD's MM subsys, or just improve itself surgically ? You ought first establish there is a problem. What you have cited is recently reinvigorated trend that has taken

Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No module named wnck I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named something like py27-wnck, but am unable to trace any such. Can anyone point me in the right

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC), Walter Hurry wrote: I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No module named wnck I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named something like py27-wnck,

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Rod Person
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No module named wnck I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No module named wnck I believe that

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread RW
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:32:39 + (UTC) jb wrote: Adam Vande More amvandemore at gmail.com writes: ... http://workstuff.tumblr.com/post/19036310553/two-things-that-really-helped- speed-up-my-mac-and http://dywypi.org/2012/02/back-on-linux.html 2) Inactive memory (which is

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread jb
RW rwmaillists at googlemail.com writes: ... ... 2) Inactive memory (which is memory that has been recently used but is no longer) is supposed to be seamlessly reclaimed automatically by the OS when needed for new programs. In practice, I’ve found that this isn’t the case, and my

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread David Brodbeck
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: Thanks for that article, it's really sad. One of the main problems is (in my opinion) that GENERIC SKILLS aren't recognozed with the big importane they have. This applies to hiring as well as education. When they read a job

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread Chad Perrin
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 02:45:53PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: Generic skills aren't recognized because they're hard to judge and test for. People want quantifiable, objective things to weed out applicants. This is also why credit scoring has become so popular -- sure, someone's credit

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:29:44 -0600, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0,

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Rod Person
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept notes in case any other soul needs assistance. What a suerb list!. As I gain experience with

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread Jerry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:52:56 -0600 Chad Perrin articulated: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 02:45:53PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: Generic skills aren't recognized because they're hard to judge and test for. People want quantifiable, objective things to weed out applicants. This is also why

Installing VMware Tools on FreeBSD 9, amd64

2012-04-26 Thread Forrest Aldrich
I've installed the compat6x libraries and made a symlink to /lib for libc.so.6 as per some docs I found; however, the vmware tools installation is still failing with: Unable to copy the source file /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/binary/FreeBSD8.0-amd64/vmxnet.ko to the destination file

HOWTO: FreeBSD ZFS Madness (Boot Environments)

2012-04-26 Thread vermaden
Hi, I have just created new HOWTO [1] on how to use Boot Environments on FreeBSD with new created utility *beadm* that I put on SourceForge [2]. Feel free to send Your ideas/critique about it. [1] http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=31662 [2] https://sourceforge.net/projects/beadm/

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:35 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept notes in case any other soul needs

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:35 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:51:49 -0600, Warren Block wrote: On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:35 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) Walter Hurry walterhu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too.

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:45:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: Thanks for that article, it's really sad. One of the main problems is (in my opinion) that GENERIC SKILLS aren't recognozed with the big importane they have.