Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-17 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 17-Aug-07, at 1:16 PM, Anupam Jain wrote: *could* try to hammer into his head why package management is a much better option than installers but instead I just introduced him to synaptic.. synaptic is the same as apt-get - no problem using it. Until it doesnt work for some reason ...

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Sahil Dave
the free edittion is really good, even i am using it.. but one of my friend wants the spring edition specifically, may be for some official purpose. On 8/16/07, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15-Aug-07, at 1:19 PM, Sahil Dave wrote: thanx for the reply Sharad, but if

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On 16-Aug-07, at 3:03 PM, Sahil Dave wrote: the free edittion is really good, even i am using it.. but one of my friend wants the spring edition specifically, may be for some official purpose. the spring edition

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 16-Aug-07, at 4:01 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote: the spring edition *is* free - there *is* a free dvd for download I guess you did make your point of view amply clear - what would be far more interesting is why you seem/appear not to be in favor of someone buying a Mandriva ? a

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: a friend of mine 'bought' a Mandriva, spent USD 80 on it, because he wanted a box, manual and support. I was quite happy because that way Mandriva gets some money to support the great work they are doing. Good. That

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread mehul
On 8/16/07, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my friend paid to download the paid-for version - but he couldnt do the download because he hadnt yet learnt to use wget - so he told them and they shipped the dvd to him. There are GUI ways too, isn't it?

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 16-Aug-07, at 4:46 PM, mehul wrote: my friend paid to download the paid-for version - but he couldnt do the download because he hadnt yet learnt to use wget - so he told them and they shipped the dvd to him. There are GUI ways too, isn't it? gui ways break on long downloads - often they

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread mehul
On 8/16/07, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gui ways break on long downloads - often they refuse to resume. wget - c is sure and safe. What about kget and gwget? They claim to be able to do it. ___ ilugd mailinglist --

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Andrew Michael Lynn
Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/16/07 4:51 PM On 16-Aug-07, at 4:46 PM, mehul wrote: my friend paid to download the paid-for version - but he couldnt do the download because he hadnt yet learnt to use wget - so he told them and they shipped the dvd to him. There are GUI ways too,

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Anupam Jain
On 8/16/07, Andrew Michael Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/16/07 4:51 PM On 16-Aug-07, at 4:46 PM, mehul wrote: my friend paid to download the paid-for version - but he couldnt do the download because he hadnt yet learnt to use wget - so he told

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
I've had only too many broken downloads and lost quesues because d4x crashed that I wouldn't even recommend it to a pro. wget and proz work best for me. Sharad Birmiwal On 8/16/07, Anupam Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/16/07, Andrew Michael Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenneth

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Gora Mohanty
On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 18:05 +0530, Anupam Jain wrote: [...] Recommending command line options to do something as basic as downloading a file from the net sends out really bad signals to Linux newbies.. [...] Speak for yourself, dude. The so-called newbies that I have explained command-line

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-16 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 17-Aug-07, at 12:34 AM, Gora Mohanty wrote: Recommending command line options to do something as basic as downloading a file from the net sends out really bad signals to Linux newbies.. [...] Speak for yourself, dude. The so-called newbies that I have explained command-line ways to

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-15 Thread Sahil Dave
i wish i had the time to wait for the postage. thanx for the reply Sharad, but if anybody has the dvd plz reply..! thanx again On 8/15/07, Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can probably arrange that for you. I think my friend has the 3/4(?) CD edition. I'll write back to you (off

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-15 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 14-Aug-07, at 7:46 PM, Sahil Dave wrote: we urgently require a DVD of Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition. If any of you have it plz contact me we have it -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-14 Thread Karanbir Singh
Sahil Dave wrote: Hi all LUG-D members, we urgently require a DVD of Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition. If any of you have it plz contact me why dont you just call them up ( Mandriva ) and buy a supported edition from them ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ilugd] Mandriva 2007 Spring Edition

2007-08-14 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
I can probably arrange that for you. I think my friend has the 3/4(?) CD edition. I'll write back to you (off the list) by the end of the day. Sharad On 8/14/07, Karanbir Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sahil Dave wrote: Hi all LUG-D members, we urgently require a DVD of Mandriva 2007