Re: Jon Hall's lecture

1999-12-01 Thread Moran Cohen
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote: Personaly, I think something like "Integrating Linux into a Windows World", would be far better. It might attract people who are not pro-linux, and that's what we need. I think what should be promoted is open source/free software in general, because I don't

Re: Logical Hebrew Under Netscape

1999-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: 3. Is PF1 involved with this project? 2 days ago slashdot published that Redhat is going to give some financial boost to mozilla. Any relations to this? and 4. does it mean Logical Hebrew just for Windows (editing in Email and composer) or does it

Constantly polling nonblocking I/O prevents the OS from putting the polling processes to sleep?

1999-12-01 Thread Shaul Karl
I found the last paragraph of subsection 12.1.1 of the "Linux Application Development" (3rd edition) contradicting my knowledge. Am I right that it is not accurate, or do I missing something essential? Trying to quote the paragraph without copying the entire subsection, I get: Although

Re: Constantly polling nonblocking I/O prevents the OS from putting the polling processes to sleep?

1999-12-01 Thread Gavrie Philipson
Shaul Karl wrote: I found the last paragraph of subsection 12.1.1 of the "Linux Application Development" (3rd edition) contradicting my knowledge. Am I right that it is not accurate, or do I missing something essential? Trying to quote the paragraph without copying the entire subsection,

Re: Constantly polling nonblocking I/O prevents the OS from putting the polling processes to sleep?

1999-12-01 Thread Andre E. Bar'yudin
On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Shaul Karl wrote: I found the last paragraph of subsection 12.1.1 of the "Linux Application Development" (3rd edition) contradicting my knowledge. Am I right that it is not accurate, or do I missing something essential? Trying to quote the paragraph without copying

Re: A lecture about the Linux kernel. (fwd)

1999-12-01 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Shaul Karl [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Friday, December 11 ? Friday December 10 or Saturday December 11? -- Oleg Goldshmidt | BLOOMBERG L.P. (BFM) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth." [F. Scott FitzGerald]

Re: A lecture about the Linux kernel. (fwd)

1999-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Ury Segal wrote: Friday, December 11 ? Friday December 10 or Saturday December 11? Friday. Sat would be unfair for the religious. I have a lecture hall for Friday at 1pm here at the IDC. if I can't get Maddog, I still think we should have a lecture. Me and my dean

Re: A lecture about the Linux kernel. (fwd)

1999-12-01 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Ira Abramov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a lecture hall for Friday at 1pm here at the IDC. Can you explain what IDC is and where it is and how to get to the lecture hall? -- Oleg Goldshmidt | BLOOMBERG L.P. (BFM) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out

Re: A lecture about the Linux kernel + remider about Comdex

1999-12-01 Thread Eli Marmor
I have a lecture hall for Friday at 1pm here at the IDC. if I can't get Maddog, I still think we should have a lecture. Me and my dean are on Peli Peled's tail, but he is hard to get during the COMDEX. if you have contacts to him (Cellphone? Eli Marmor?) It'll help. I don't have any special

Re: A lecture about the Linux kernel. (fwd)

1999-12-01 Thread Adir Abraham
The IDC is the Interdisciplinary Center Herzlyia - "Hamerkaz Habentchumi Herzlia", where he studies, I think. If I'm not wrong. On 1 Dec 1999, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: Ira Abramov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a lecture hall for Friday at 1pm here at the IDC. Can you explain what IDC

Re: 15th Century French Castle for Sale (fwd)

1999-12-01 Thread Adam Morrison
This ``spam'' was sent to the mailing list on Sun, 21 Nov 199 16:20:37. An apology explaining that the message was sent here by mistake followed 1:06 minutes later. Yes. Apology is not enough. The point was that the vast majority of spam is not followed immediately by an apology from

about getting to the lectures (physicly and conceptually)

1999-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
Partially a pep talk, and partially as a reply to the complaints I heard over the list about times and places. I'm adressing them all in one bunch, hopefully this will settle some of the issues. try to read this with a positive and optimistic mind before replying :-) the WHY --- In the

Re: A lecture about the Linux kernel.

1999-12-01 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
Ira Abramov wrote: Friday. Sat would be unfair for the religious. I have a lecture hall for Friday at 1pm here at the IDC. if I can't get Maddog, I still think we should have a lecture. Me and my dean are on Peli Peled's tail, but he is hard to get during the COMDEX. if you have contacts

Re: Jon Hall's lecture

1999-12-01 Thread guy keren
just FYI, some of us actually decided to 'get off our lazy butts', and set up a (rather small) haifa linux club. it was started out few month back, and carries out a lecture (almost) once every two weeks. so far there were 6 lectures, including one given by informix's representatives in israel.

Re: Jon Hall's lecture

1999-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, guy keren wrote: just FYI, some of us actually decided to 'get off our lazy butts', and set up a (rather small) haifa linux club. it was started out few month back, and carries out a lecture (almost) once every two weeks. so far there were thanks Choo! yes, I was

Re: Jon Hall's lecture

1999-12-01 Thread dorit
Hi guys I am only a relatively simple user but I would come to show solidarity only I have a cold and a fever. Maybe next time ?:) Dorit = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message

Need a ride for Friday's meeting.

1999-12-01 Thread Shaul Karl
I am in central Tel-Aviv. Can I join in to someone who is going to the meeting from the Tel-Aviv area? = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo

Re: Jon Hall's lecture

1999-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
On Thu, 2 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am only a relatively simple user no users are too "simple" to participate :-) but I would come to show solidarity only I have a cold and a fever. Refua Shlema! close all the windows, run the heat daemon and reboot, call me when uptime reaches

Re: Jon Hall's lecture

1999-12-01 Thread dorit
close all the windows closing windows is _always_ good for ones health, regardless :) = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail

Re: Constantly polling nonblocking I/O prevents the OS from putting the polling processes to sleep?

1999-12-01 Thread Shaul Karl
Shaul Karl wrote: I found the last paragraph of subsection 12.1.1 of the "Linux Application Development" (3rd edition) contradicting my knowledge. Am I right that it is not accurate, or do I missing something essential? Trying to quote the paragraph without copying the entire

1) Determining when it is better to use a mirror then a master site. 2) http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/support/Linux/LDP/

1999-12-01 Thread Shaul Karl
1) How can I tell whether I am better of using mirror instead of the master site? More specifically, how can I tell if I am better of using http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/support/Linux/LDP/ rather then www.linuxdoc.org? 2) Am I right that http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/support/Linux/LDP/ was not updated

site. 2) http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/support/Linux/LDP/

1999-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Shaul Karl wrote: 1) How can I tell whether I am better of using mirror instead of the master site? if it loads faster, it's better for you, then use it. that's what a mirror is for. More specifically, how can I tell if I am better of using

Lack of enthusiasm

1999-12-01 Thread Schlomo Schapiro
Hi, I fully participate in your pain. Over the last year (or two) I tried to organize two linux *meetings* (nothing big, just plain meeting), but in both cases some poeple showed interest but never more than 3 or 4 and it never got anywhere. Now I know already more Linux people in Jerusalem that

Lack of enthusiasm

1999-12-01 Thread Ralph S. Birnbaum
Schlomo Schapiro writes: We have to make our ILUG (or GILI :-) more attractive to recruit more members, and not only newbies looking for free help but rather (and this is more important) professionals and specialists who can raise the level of discussion and meetings etc. You forget that

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1999-12-01 Thread nir bareket
Hi everyone, My linux server is also a mail server, for some resone i do establish a connection with him, but i cannot recieve or send mail. Does anyone run into this problem, and how do i solve it? 10x Nir __ Get Your Private, Free