Linux-Misc Digest #684, Volume #20 Fri, 18 Jun 99 12:13:15 EDT
Contents:
Re: A Capitalists view of freedom (David Kastrup)
Re: Ok...need help with Banshee XF86Config] (Sybren Stuvel)
postgres prob, dbase recommeation (Matthew Fleming)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: A Capitalists view of freedom
Date: 18 Jun 1999 16:54:47 +0200
Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Skeet) writes:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > >Why is that a fundamentally anti-democratic notion? There are always
> > > >areas where the general population is regarded as untrustworthy,
> > >
> > > This sounds like prior constraint, which is supposed to be a no-no.
> > > While it is true that the rule of law exists to ensure that self-
> > > ish idiots do not interfere with the idiots of others, pre-emptively
> > > taking devices away doesn't fall into such a category.
> >
> > Again I say - what about nukes? Do you support a citizen's right to own a
> > nuke? Why should one law apply to a gun and one to a nuke?
>
> the musket/rifle has been a great democratizer.
Yes. The Spanish and Portuguese used it to democratize a lot of
America, for example. Later the English democratized further areas of
it. I cannot even mention all the democratization done in Europe.
> in the middle ages only a few rich folk could be knights (and wield
> great military power). the gun allowed anyone to own the most
> effective military weapon.
You are not mixing up periods, per chance? The area of knighthood was
ended by the longbow and the crossbow, as well as the Mongolians.
There were quite a few butcherings before the message was got across.
In particular the materials for making a reasonably good longbow were
quite available.
> a person cannot own a nuclear bomb because he doesn't have the cash
> to buy one nor the ability to build one.
Forget it. Bill Gates could have paid the entire Gulf War, if he had
wanted to, and I guess the resources of many a popstar (some of which
would possess the brainlessness required for the enterprise) would be
sufficient, too. Instructions for building atom bombs are available
easily.
> one foolish person with a nuclear bomb can kill and destroy many. one
> foolish person with a gun cannot kill so many. if 1 out of a million
> people are homicidal maniacs, the gun can only kill a few dozen.
What is all the excitement in the U.S. about school shootings, then,
if "only a few dozen" people get killed by each of those?
--
David Kastrup Phone: +49-234-700-5570
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49-234-709-4209
Institut für Neuroinformatik, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
------------------------------
From: Sybren Stuvel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ok...need help with Banshee XF86Config]
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 14:36:54 +0000
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
==============88E145F4ED20AC6A48D471FA
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi Don!
I've got the Diamond Monster Fusion running at 800x600x16bpp, without any
problem. I use the XFree86_3DFX-XF86Setup-3.3.3-2 and
XFree86_3DFX-SVGA-3.3.3-2 packages. Here is my XF86Config file attached.
Good luck!
Sybren Stuvel
Don Whitlow wrote:
> Does anyone have a working XF86Config file they can share with me for a
> Creative Labs Voodoo Banshee card? I downloaded the updated SVGA server
> and XF86Setup file, but can't seem to get any resolutions better than
> 640x480x8bpp. I'd like to run 1024x768 x at least 15 or 16bpp.
>
> Anyone got this working? If so, can you email me a copy of your
> XF86Config file? Would be much appreciated, and save me a lot of hair.
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>
==============88E145F4ED20AC6A48D471FA
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii;
name="XF86Config"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline;
filename="XF86Config"
# XF86Config auto-generated by XF86Setup
#
# Copyright (c) 1996 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#
# See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
AutoRepeat 500 5
LeftAlt Meta
RightAlt Meta
ScrollLock Compose
RightCtl Control
XkbKeycodes "xfree86"
XkbTypes "default"
XkbCompat "default"
XkbSymbols "us(pc101)"
XkbGeometry "pc"
XkbKeymap "xfree86(us)"
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "pc101"
XkbLayout "us"
XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps"
EndSection
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IntelliMouse"
Device "/dev/mouse"
BaudRate 1200
Resolution 100
Buttons 3
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Sybrens EMC"
VendorName "EMC"
ModelName "Sybrens monitor"
HorizSync 31.5,35.15,35.5
VertRefresh 55-90
Modeline "800x600" 36.00 800 820 892 1024 600 601 603 625
Modeline "640x480" 25.18 640 672 768 800 480 491 493 525
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Diamond Monster Fusion"
VendorName "Diamond"
BoardName "Monster Fusion Banshee"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Chipset "generic"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "Accel"
Device "Diamond Monster Fusion"
Monitor "Sybrens EMC"
DefaultColorDepth 24
BlankTime 0
SuspendTime 0
OffTime 0
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "SVGA"
Device "Diamond Monster Fusion"
Monitor "Sybrens EMC"
DefaultColorDepth 24
BlankTime 0
SuspendTime 0
OffTime 0
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "VGA16"
Device "Generic VGA"
Monitor "Sybrens EMC"
BlankTime 0
SuspendTime 0
OffTime 0
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
Virtual 800 600
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "VGA2"
Device "Generic VGA"
Monitor "Sybrens EMC"
BlankTime 0
SuspendTime 0
OffTime 0
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
Virtual 800 600
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection
==============88E145F4ED20AC6A48D471FA==
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Fleming)
Subject: postgres prob, dbase recommeation
Date: 18 Jun 1999 14:33:50 GMT
Netmeisters,
I have been using postgresql 6.4.2 (accessed via perl scripts and DBI)
to run my pathology lab for the past few months. Twice now, the system
has just "lost" a run of 10 - 20 records (pathology reports). Needless
to say, this ain't a good thing for a pathology lab, and, as far as I
can tell, it wasn't caused by my perl code. Questions are:
1. Has anyone ever seen this before with postgresql?
and
2. If I do need to switch to another database engine, are
there any that would be especially recommended for use under Linux?
I would like something that is reliable, easy to administer, and
equipped with a solid DBI interface. Free is not essential, and, since
the system will have at most 4 or 5 concurrent users, the engine
doesn't have to be the last word in database efficiency.
Thanking you in advance for your assistance,
Matthew Fleming
==============================================================================
Matthew G. Fleming, MD phone : 414.456.4072
Associate Professor fax : 414.456.6518
Department of Dermatology s-mail: Dept. of Dermatology
Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin
MFRC Room 4061
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Milwaukee, WI 53226-4810
==============================================================================
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.misc) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Misc Digest
******************************
