Re: SxS Distro?
On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 17:58:03 -0400 Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kurt Wall spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: I'd have to pass. Work and a book project suck up my time and I'm not terribly interested in working with another RPM-based distribution. nobody sad we'd use RPM No, but it seemed that was the direction the conversation was going. Kurt ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Monday 03 June 2002 01:57 am, Marianne Taylor enshrined : When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to use the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet! See the FAQ's on the checkinstall site or checkinstall --help. Well I followed your advice but really did not expect it to work as all I had was utils , doctools and xc. Did a make/checkinstall on utils it failed. Did the same to doctools, made an rpm. Then I went and tried xc; now I thought I must backup first and then go to runlevel3 and then call the make/checkinstall, this was about an 20 mins ago. This is where I remark on my memory; I was so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot all of that and all of a sudden I remmbered hell I am in kde2.2 as a user and doing acheckinstall, sh**! Couldn't do anything about it so it made an rpm I closed down and rebooted, bingo I am in 4.2, how lucky can you be, I was expecting it to freeze or not boot. It worked though. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
Public area for RPM's to run for different distros. ie. Since Caldera doesn't have any place for us in the community to share our work with others, I'm trying to get some ways to do so. I've been working with Keith Morse from the COL list to set up an area to put some of the RPM's I've built, but the more the merrier, and if possible, mirroring would be a good arrangement. I was wondering if this might be something the SXS sites might consider doing? Allowing FTP or SCP of member-created RPM's for their favorite distro, to be made available by HTTP or FTP. Thanks, Matt On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:02:24 -0400 Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Carpenter spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: Hey Doug- Can you make resources available for Member-spun RPM's? I have seen some serious lacking of space for RPMs built for certain distros... not sure I follow you Matt. what exactly are you asking for? - -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org printk(KERN_ERR msp3400: chip reset failed, penguin on i2c bus?\n); 2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/msp3400.c -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8/MhwSrrWWknCnMIRAqpaAJsGf7UUJVDf/zOzzuMoAeO3r7TxeACfRDhH 0qs9ElaOmU1TJb4KhS22GRc= =Z39g -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Monday 03 June 2002 03:04 pm, you wrote:
On Sunday 02 June 2002 11:15 pm, Keith Antoine wrote:
On Monday 03 June 2002 07:56 am, you wrote:
Marianne Taylor spewed electrons into the ether that resembled:
When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to
use the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work
as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet!
I *HIGHLY* recommend you edit checkinstallrc and turn stripping OFF
permanently. You never know when it's going to bite you in the arse
There was only one instance, STRIP_ELF, which I turned off, =0. One thing
that would help is that it keeps asking where the source dir is
(usr/src/OpenLinux). How can I tell it where it is so as I do not have to
keep typing it in. Tried
# Storage directory for newly created packages
# By default they will be stored at the default
# location fot the package type
PAK_DIR=/usr/src/OpenLinux
but still asks.
Edit the checkinstall script. Add OpenLinux manually:
# Find out the RPM source directory path
if ! [ $RPMSOURCEDIR ]; then
RPMSOURCEDIR=NOT-FOUND
for directory in packages redhat RedHat rpm RPM OpenLinux ; do
[ -d /usr/src/${directory}/SOURCES ]
RPMSOURCEDIR=/usr/src/${directory}
done
fi
HTH,
Tim
Thanks I'll try this too.
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checkinstall (was re: SxS distro)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Skippy: you could do this: cd /usr/src ln -s OpenLinux packages I've gotten in the habit of doing the following on every box that I admin: cd /usr/src/ mkdir packages ln -s packages SuSE ln -s packages RedHat ln -s packages OpenLinux that way, whatever I download finds the directory it expects - -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org panic(Tell me what a watchpoint trap is, and I'll then deal with such a beast...); 2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/arch/arch/sparc/kernel/traps.c -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8+3n1SrrWWknCnMIRAhkyAJ0fLoObtJZnF3JrABOPmkfBVEs+/gCgkTcO ECigEV0VFcQ7Nx3/4KMKXJg= =tKCq -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
Hey Doug- Can you make resources available for Member-spun RPM's? I have seen some serious lacking of space for RPMs built for certain distros... :( Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Monday 03 June 2002 03:04 pm, you wrote:
Edit the checkinstall script. Add OpenLinux manually:
# Find out the RPM source directory path
if ! [ $RPMSOURCEDIR ]; then
RPMSOURCEDIR=NOT-FOUND
for directory in packages redhat RedHat rpm RPM OpenLinux ; do
[ -d /usr/src/${directory}/SOURCES ]
RPMSOURCEDIR=/usr/src/${directory}
done
fi
HTH,
Tim
That worked just fine thanks.
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Re: checkinstall (was re: SxS distro)
On Tuesday 04 June 2002 12:15 am, you wrote: Skippy: you could do this: cd /usr/src ln -s OpenLinux packages I've gotten in the habit of doing the following on every box that I admin: cd /usr/src/ mkdir packages ln -s packages SuSE ln -s packages RedHat ln -s packages OpenLinux that way, whatever I download finds the directory it expects Actually at the moment its working , I used Tims' edit the script method. However this way would be far easier to enable. Thanks mate. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Saturday 01 June 2002 08:45 pm, you wrote: Am Samstag, 1. Juni 2002 04:20 schrieb Keith Antoine: There is a somewhat hidden rpm target in the kernel source Makefile of v. 2.4.18. When compiling the kernel, try make xconfig rpm which gives you an installable kernel rpm (with modules). Klaus It isn't often these days to say that I am impressed, but I am. The pointer you gave me was absolutely spot-on, and I am now the posessor of a suprisingly easily made kernel installable rpm for Caldera 3.1.1.. Many thanks, all i need is to get xfree4.2 done and kde-3.0.1 and I am home. They will not be as easy. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On June 2, 2002 02:26 am, you wrote: On Saturday 01 June 2002 08:45 pm, you wrote: Am Samstag, 1. Juni 2002 04:20 schrieb Keith Antoine: There is a somewhat hidden rpm target in the kernel source Makefile of v. 2.4.18. When compiling the kernel, try make xconfig rpm which gives you an installable kernel rpm (with modules). Klaus It isn't often these days to say that I am impressed, but I am. The pointer you gave me was absolutely spot-on, and I am now the posessor of a suprisingly easily made kernel installable rpm for Caldera 3.1.1.. Many thanks, all i need is to get xfree4.2 done and kde-3.0.1 and I am home. They will not be as easy. When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to use the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet! See the FAQ's on the checkinstall site or checkinstall --help. -- Marianne Taylor ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
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Re: SxS Distro?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marianne Taylor spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to use the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet! I *HIGHLY* recommend you edit checkinstallrc and turn stripping OFF permanently. You never know when it's going to bite you in the arse - -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org panic(floppy: Port bolixed.); 2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/include/asm-sparc/floppy.h -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8+pShSrrWWknCnMIRApc8AJ0e6MjR8WOlSy8cPGApeAFRYOgzhACfcp04 r7tfLOpvLIzmPuTxqfCZ7Es= =SSf6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Monday 03 June 2002 07:56 am, you wrote: Marianne Taylor spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to use the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet! I *HIGHLY* recommend you edit checkinstallrc and turn stripping OFF permanently. You never know when it's going to bite you in the arse There was only one instance, STRIP_ELF, which I turned off, =0. One thing that would help is that it keeps asking where the source dir is (usr/src/OpenLinux). How can I tell it where it is so as I do not have to keep typing it in. Tried # Storage directory for newly created packages # By default they will be stored at the default # location fot the package type PAK_DIR=/usr/src/OpenLinux but still asks. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On my linux from scratch system, I had to change the topdir in /usr/lib/rpm/macro and that got it to work. I think I did the same thing on Caldera, but I can't remember. You might want to try that. On June 2, 2002 08:15 pm, you wrote: On Monday 03 June 2002 07:56 am, you wrote: Marianne Taylor spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to use the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet! I *HIGHLY* recommend you edit checkinstallrc and turn stripping OFF permanently. You never know when it's going to bite you in the arse There was only one instance, STRIP_ELF, which I turned off, =0. One thing that would help is that it keeps asking where the source dir is (usr/src/OpenLinux). How can I tell it where it is so as I do not have to keep typing it in. Tried # Storage directory for newly created packages # By default they will be stored at the default # location fot the package type PAK_DIR=/usr/src/OpenLinux but still asks. -- Marianne Taylor ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Sunday 02 June 2002 11:15 pm, Keith Antoine wrote:
On Monday 03 June 2002 07:56 am, you wrote:
Marianne Taylor spewed electrons into the ether that resembled:
When using checkinstall to make the rpms for XFree 4.2 you need to use
the no strip option. (--strip=no) Otherwise should work
as advertised. I haven't done KDE 3.01 yet!
I *HIGHLY* recommend you edit checkinstallrc and turn stripping OFF
permanently. You never know when it's going to bite you in the arse
There was only one instance, STRIP_ELF, which I turned off, =0. One thing
that would help is that it keeps asking where the source dir is
(usr/src/OpenLinux). How can I tell it where it is so as I do not have to
keep typing it in. Tried
# Storage directory for newly created packages
# By default they will be stored at the default
# location fot the package type
PAK_DIR=/usr/src/OpenLinux
but still asks.
Edit the checkinstall script. Add OpenLinux manually:
# Find out the RPM source directory path
if ! [ $RPMSOURCEDIR ]; then
RPMSOURCEDIR=NOT-FOUND
for directory in packages redhat RedHat rpm RPM OpenLinux ; do
[ -d /usr/src/${directory}/SOURCES ]
RPMSOURCEDIR=/usr/src/${directory}
done
fi
HTH,
Tim
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Re: SxS Distro?
Am Samstag, 1. Juni 2002 03:54 schrieb Douglas J Hunley: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? Would be a nice and challenging task with a lot of opportunity to learn for me, but summer's almost here, cycling and beer-gardens ... ask me again when the winter/spring edition of 'Skippix' is about to come out. Now seriously: it's better to say 'no' now than half way, as Lonni has expressed. Klaus ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Friday 31 May 2002 09:54 pm, Douglas J Hunley wrote: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? snip I'd rather see us keep an updated distros page, the info here http://www.linux-sxs.org/distrourl.html and here http://www.linux-sxs.org/distroref.html seems dated. The lycoris thread has some good info on alternative distros, as does a couple other threads. Perhaps we'd be better served *endorsing* a distro, or coupla distro's and maintaining an updated distro's section than trying to roll our own. BTW, has anybody tried the SxS on rolling your own (Skippy?), http://www.linux-sxs.org/rolldist.html ? I guess Joe Cheek is no longer sub'd, or he woulda chimed in on the Lycoris thread... Regards, Tim -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1+, kernel 2.4.18-preempt, KDE 3.0.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 8:00am up 6 days, 14:53, 4 users, load average: 0.74, 0.73, 0.70 It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
List I too would like to be apart of a new distro, but I fear that it would take some time to outline just what we would want and at least a year or two to do such. I also would hate it if that were started and never completed as per Lonnie's remarks, very wise Lonnie. While some of us lowly sub Linux type would gravel to be in the present of Guru(s) the likes of NeLlama, Burns Kurt Les Skippy and the many others, I may not have all the time needed. I do have some as I am trying to finish a degree in CSCI, so I can get a job again, but I do carry a full load. I am in the midst of designing a new IDE for Linux using a xclass library I found. It is somewhat outdated and I am bringing it up to latest ANSI - ISO level with stl. While I still use Kdevelop, it does work but I do not like QT. I have grown very found of xfce would want it on all my machines. I do have a possible scenerio here, What if, no it is not HPg, we took a distro that we all agreeded upon and rebuilt it. Also create a new installer program that would be more to our liking. I have done some of that in the past, but would need good direction from our better people here. I think Skippy may just be on to something down under with what he is doing. Am I off base just rambling here? If there is a new roll our own, I would like to be apart of it, or any other direction this list goes. cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Fri, 31 May 2002 19:24:32 -0500 Richard R. Sivernell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: List I too would like to be apart of a new distro, but I fear that it would take some time to outline just what we would want and at least a year or two to do such. [ snip ] I am in the midst of designing a new IDE for Linux using a xclass library I found. It is somewhat outdated and I am bringing it up to latest ANSI - ISO level with stl. While I still use Kdevelop, it does work but I do not like QT. ... I have grown very found of xfce would want it on all my machines. A few points: 1) A new linux distro is a lot of work and IMO about as useful as t***s on a boar hog, as they say down south. 2) I think we would get a lot better mileage (extending Doug's suggestion) with a repository of information on a few good distros with pointers about how to get from new install to a stable, current, upgradable system. As Richard said, I like xfce on all my systems, but the kde and gnome biggots are welcome, too. 3) On a side note, Richard, have you tried Python with the PyGtk extension? I'm working on a simple gui-based portage display and installation package for gentoo. PyGtk is pretty easy to use, but it's not extremely well documented. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD? gentoo(since 01/01/01) 2.4.18+(ext3) xfce-sylpheed-mozilla ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
In Linuxdom, we have an embarrassment of riches of distros to choose from. One to fit every taste need. Is another really needed? If we do build one, let's call it YALD - Yet Another Linux Distro Michael Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On June 1, 2002 07:10 am, Collins wrote: but the kde and gnome biggots are welcome, too. Collins, I thought you were more intelligent then that! -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 08:15:02 -0700 Ted Ozolins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On June 1, 2002 07:10 am, Collins wrote: but the kde and gnome biggots are welcome, too. Collins, I thought you were more intelligent then that! Not me. I even load up kde occasionally just to see what progress they are making. I don't bother with gnome very often, though; I can't stand the very different placement of the window controls. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD? gentoo(since 01/01/01) 2.4.18+(ext3) xfce-sylpheed-mozilla ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On June 1, 2002 08:32 am, Collins wrote: On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 08:15:02 -0700 Ted Ozolins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On June 1, 2002 07:10 am, Collins wrote: but the kde and gnome biggots are welcome, too. Collins, I thought you were more intelligent then that! Not me. I even load up kde occasionally just to see what progress they are making. I don't bother with gnome very often, though; I can't stand the very different placement of the window controls. Ooops, sorry, I thought that was your post. Dang! I knew I should have had that cup of java first. -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:12:40 -0700 Ted Ozolins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On June 1, 2002 08:32 am, Collins wrote: On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 08:15:02 -0700 Ted Ozolins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On June 1, 2002 07:10 am, Collins wrote: but the kde and gnome biggots are welcome, too. Collins, I thought you were more intelligent then that! Not me. I even load up kde occasionally just to see what progress they are making. I don't bother with gnome very often, though; I can't stand the very different placement of the window controls. Ooops, sorry, I thought that was your post. Dang! I knew I should have had that cup of java first. no I meant not me, as in I'm not quite that intelligent, but I do get by. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD? gentoo(since 01/01/01) 2.4.18+(ext3) xfce-sylpheed-mozilla ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: SxS Distro?
Douglas J Hunley wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? snip IIRC, that was one of the topics within the first day or two this list was started. (BTW, archives for July 2001 have posts about Untied (sic) Linux.) But nonetheless, I'd certainly be willing to have a go at it. I have the hardware, and I can work on it a minimum of 8 hrs. a week, probably more. What I don't have time for though, is doing the research required. Someone would need to do the searching for info and most likely write up the documentation (eventually becoming a new Step). There would also be a need for people to test the product on platforms of all different types. If enough people (in a cast of votes) say yes, then I'd say lets start a new list for direct communication between the developers, create a central repository for updates, files, and documentation, and develop a reasonable means to reach a common ground or compromise to any issues such as which version of gcc to use, etc. I definitely agree it shouldn't be a halfway effort, and we have some points to consider and/or include such as Skippy's current efforts. I *do* think it's worthy of more discussion and analysis and would like to hear more opinions. -- Andrew Mathews 10:45am up 21 days, 10:25, 7 users, load average: 1.06, 1.06, 1.06 I'm changing the CHANNEL ... But all I get is commercials for RONCO MIRACLE BAMBOO STEAMERS! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I can offer another 8 hours/week. I think we should start collecting data about skills and dedication (Hs/week). If we get enough people (and the requiered skills!), we can start planning the development. What you do think?? BTW, although I've been using Linux since 1994, I don't consider myself a Linux guru. I have an idea of how the OS works, but I've never taken the time to investigate the internals (specially OS boot and init). BUT I'm willing to learn and I have a programming background (all I need is a project leader to guide me). On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 11:13:38 -0600, Andrew Mathews wrote: Douglas J Hunley wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? snip IIRC, that was one of the topics within the first day or two this list was started. (BTW, archives for July 2001 have posts about Untied (sic) Linux.) But nonetheless, I'd certainly be willing to have a go at it. I have the hardware, and I can work on it a minimum of 8 hrs. a week, probably more. What I don't have time for though, is doing the research required. Someone would need to do the searching for info and most likely write up the documentation (eventually becoming a new Step). There would also be a need for people to test the product on platforms of all different types. If enough people (in a cast of votes) say yes, then I'd say lets start a new list for direct communication between the developers, create a central repository for updates, files, and documentation, and develop a reasonable means to reach a common ground or compromise to any issues such as which version of gcc to use, etc. I definitely agree it shouldn't be a halfway effort, and we have some points to consider and/or include such as Skippy's current efforts. I *do* think it's worthy of more discussion and analysis and would like to hear more opinions. -- Andrew Mathews 10:45am up 21 days, 10:25, 7 users, load average: 1.06, 1.06, 1.06 I'm changing the CHANNEL ... But all I get is commercials for RONCO MIRACLE BAMBOO STEAMERS! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. Federico Voges Socio gerente Intrasoft Malabia 2137 14 A (1425) Buenos Aires Argentina Te/Fax: 54-11-4833-5182 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.intrasoft.com.ar PGP Public Key Fingerprint: A536 4595 EB6F D197 FBC1 5C3A 145C 2516 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies. iQA/AwUBPPkvexRcJRaVKt4XEQICIwCg5yIMlhK2tth8TA6WrQ3/IMPBFxAAnipY 2ufhG+2o4LNx05Bi1B/EArDE =+R68 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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from Andrew Mathews: points to consider and/or include such as Skippy's current efforts. I *do* think it's worthy of more discussion and analysis and would like to hear more opinions. I'm genuinely curious how what has been discussed here so far would differ significantly from http://www.linuxfromscratch.org and the alfs and blfs offshoots. Anyway, the feature I need most is a genuine idiot proof (it'd have to be good because I'd be using it myself:) way of knowing in detail what mods occur when I install/change something and reverting with certainty to the previous state. For the latter, I've done partition cloning/reversion also for some considerable time. It's a good way of climbing out of the pit but often doesn't help me much figuring out how I got that far under a pile of something that deep that smells _that_ bad. And it only works if I revert the same partition that I changed, fancy that. R -- http://www.quen.net Fix reason firmly in her seat and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. --Thomas Jefferson ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 11:13:38 -0600 I have expertise in software development databases some scripting of Unix korn bash, though not heavy. I ve a question here, I need a very small footprint database for linux. I have a laptop that currently has peanut on it I have left approx 1.6 gig left, I need to put Open Office and development tools and a small sql database. any recommendations. Mysql did not ook good at first sight, Postgres is to large I think, Oracle/db 2 is out. If I have misjudged any thing let me know. I am going to be taking 2 courses the at UNT this summer DatabaseConcepts Unix sys programming, aka Linux system programming. 1st course at 12 noon 2nd course at 8pm, to far to travel back forth for, so I will stay at school during afternoons. A, some time there too for work on distro, especially if I can get pcmcia to work a lan connection at UNT. cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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Andrew Mathews wrote: Douglas J Hunley wrote: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? snip IIRC, that was one of the topics within the first day or two this list was started. (BTW, archives for July 2001 have posts about Untied (sic) Linux.) But nonetheless, I'd certainly be willing to have a go at it. I have the hardware, and I can work on it a minimum of 8 hrs. a week, probably more. What I don't have time for though, is doing the research required. Someone would need to do the searching for info and most likely write up the documentation (eventually becoming a new Step). There would also be a need for people to test the product on platforms of all different types. If enough people (in a cast of votes) say yes, then I'd say lets start a new list for direct communication between the developers, create a central repository for updates, files, and documentation, and develop a reasonable means to reach a common ground or compromise to any issues such as which version of gcc to use, etc. I definitely agree it shouldn't be a halfway effort, and we have some points to consider and/or include such as Skippy's current efforts. I *do* think it's worthy of more discussion and analysis and would like to hear more opinions. Andrew makes an excellent suggestion here. If we do finally get enough mmomentum behind this, we should create a new list, rather than cluttering up this one with content that those not involved wouldn't be interested in. I'll even be so bold as to suggest that SourceForge might be well suited to managing such a project. ducks runs -- ~ L. Friedman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step TyGeMo:http://netllama.ipfox.com 4:05pm up 43 days, 22:56, 4 users, load average: 0.12, 0.24, 0.44 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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Richard R. Sivernell wrote: On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 11:13:38 -0600 I have expertise in software development databases some scripting of Unix korn bash, though not heavy. I ve a question here, I need a very small footprint database for linux. I have a laptop that currently has peanut on it I have left approx 1.6 gig left, I need to put Open Office and development tools and a small sql database. any recommendations. Mysql did not ook good at first sight, Postgres is to large I think, Oracle/db 2 is out. If I agree that Oracle DB2 couldn't, by any stretch of the imagination, be considered small footprint DBs. PostgreSQL really doesn't occupy significantly more room (or memory) than MySQL, and is far more mature full featured. -- ~ L. Friedman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step TyGeMo:http://netllama.ipfox.com 4:10pm up 43 days, 23:01, 4 users, load average: 0.13, 0.18, 0.35 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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Well I have negative spare time, but I'm willing to donate a few positive spikes where I can. I'm really a perl guy, but I've used Unix for about 13 years now, and I once worked up our company Unix file structure and logon sequence. -- --- | Alan K. Jackson| To see a World in a Grain of Sand | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, | | www.ajackson.org | Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand | | Houston, Texas | And Eternity in an hour. - Blake | --- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On June 1, 2002 03:40 pm, Federico Voges wrote: What DB features do you need?? mySQL is ok if you don't need transactions (COMMIT/ROLLBACK) and foreign keys. If you need then, you Transactions and foreign keys are supported when using InnoDB tables, in some of the more recent MySQL versions IIRC. David Aikema ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Yes, I know, but you need innodb and from reading the docs I got the impression that it's somewhat complicated to use it (I might be wrong). Besides, I think it is hack. Innodb (again, from mySQL docs) is a DB system itself. So, you end up running a DB which runs ANOTHER DB. mySQL was designed to be fast (really fast) but ended being a hack over another (eg: tansaction support and foreign keys). If you want a small fast DB mySQL is excelent. But, if you want a full featured SQL database, use PostgreSQL. BTW, mySQL (last time I checked didn't support stored procedures, at least not coded in SQL). Postgres does (another big plus for large projects). On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 16:28:39 -0700, David Aikema wrote: On June 1, 2002 03:40 pm, Federico Voges wrote: What DB features do you need?? mySQL is ok if you don't need transactions (COMMIT/ROLLBACK) and foreign keys. If you need then, you Transactions and foreign keys are supported when using InnoDB tables, in some of the more recent MySQL versions IIRC. David Aikema ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. Federico Voges Socio gerente Intrasoft Malabia 2137 14 A (1425) Buenos Aires Argentina Te/Fax: 54-11-4833-5182 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.intrasoft.com.ar PGP Public Key Fingerprint: A536 4595 EB6F D197 FBC1 5C3A 145C 2516 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies. iQA/AwUBPPle6xRcJRaVKt4XEQJqSACg2imnz/Rw2fsBiUaQ9CHpIXyghy4AoKfc 6FqoQBPy8agHVkFGoFpaC6Nl =h13A -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Saturday 01 June 2002 10:21 pm, you wrote: I'd rather see us keep an updated distros page, the info here http://www.linux-sxs.org/distrourl.html and here http://www.linux-sxs.org/distroref.html seems dated. The lycoris thread has some good info on alternative distros, as does a couple other threads. Perhaps we'd be better served *endorsing* a distro, or coupla distro's and maintaining an updated distro's section than trying to roll our own. BTW, has anybody tried the SxS on rolling your own (Skippy?), http://www.linux-sxs.org/rolldist.html ? I guess Joe Cheek is no longer sub'd, or he woulda chimed in on the Lycoris thread... Regards, Tim Yes I did read this epistle of Josephs', somewhat totuous for my brain so I have tried emailing him to see if he is still alive and kicking. However do not know as yet if the mail address is alive also. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Sunday 02 June 2002 06:58 am, you wrote: from Andrew Mathews: points to consider and/or include such as Skippy's current efforts. I *do* think it's worthy of more discussion and analysis and would like to hear more opinions. I'm genuinely curious how what has been discussed here so far would differ significantly from http://www.linuxfromscratch.org and the alfs and blfs offshoots. I did get that far and dropped it about 2 weeks ago as it appeared not the way to go for me. Do not ak why, it was over 5 mins ago. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Sunday 02 June 2002 09:09 am, you wrote: Andrew makes an excellent suggestion here. If we do finally get enough mmomentum behind this, we should create a new list, rather than cluttering up this one with content that those not involved wouldn't be interested in. I'll even be so bold as to suggest that SourceForge might be well suited to managing such a project. ducks runs I did raise this point a while ago but the traffic looked as if it was falling off, so did not persue. However we do have a 'general' list here to start with, some are subbed in I am but no traffic so why not use this. If it grows thats another ballgame, however I am in it for selfish reasons, what I can get out of it in the way of an easily upgradeable and installable distro. I have machinery and time but no knowledge of install scripts or programming. I am looking at rpm specs at the moment, and merrily converting tarballs and .src.rpms into installable rpms on 3.1.1 along with dependant files. What I am doing is the easy part but I am also learning: I just never thought that I would have enough brains left at nearly 70 to even think about it. This all came about since my last two girlfriends fell over laughing when I put my thongs on. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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from Keith Antoine: way to go for me. Do not ak why, it was over 5 mins ago. What was the question(?p R -- http://www.quen.net Fix reason firmly in her seat and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. --Thomas Jefferson ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Saturday 01 June 2002 08:41 pm, Keith Antoine wrote: On Saturday 01 June 2002 10:21 pm, you wrote: snip BTW, has anybody tried the SxS on rolling your own (Skippy?), http://www.linux-sxs.org/rolldist.html ? I guess Joe Cheek is no longer sub'd, or he woulda chimed in on the Lycoris thread... Yes I did read this epistle of Josephs', somewhat totuous for my brain so I have tried emailing him to see if he is still alive and kicking. However do not know as yet if the mail address is alive also. When Lycoris was RedmondLinux, and just starting out, he was very responsive to e-mails and answered just about every post on the RL mailing list (I was sub'd for a little while). It seems he's met with a little success, and as a result, I imagine his available time isn't what it used to be :-( -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1+, kernel 2.4.18-preempt, KDE 3.0.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 8:00pm up 7 days, 2:53, 4 users, load average: 0.77, 0.77, 0.73 It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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Keith Antoine wrote: snip This all came about since my last two girlfriends fell over laughing when I put my thongs on. Be grateful they were laughing, not crying. slap -- Andrew Mathews 8:05pm up 21 days, 19:45, 7 users, load average: 1.03, 1.08, 1.04 A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals, 1831 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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R. Quenett wrote: snip I'm genuinely curious how what has been discussed here so far would differ significantly from http://www.linuxfromscratch.org and the alfs and blfs offshoots. I think the immediately apparent difference would be the end product being a complete distribution vs. a here's the tools, build it yourself package. That is, if my take on the hamburger/house comparison listed on their page is an accurate description, *and* if that's the agreed upon, completed build we're contemplating. Anyway, the feature I need most is a genuine idiot proof (it'd have to be good because I'd be using it myself:) way of knowing in detail what mods occur when I install/change something and reverting with certainty to the previous state. For the latter, I've done partition cloning/reversion also for some considerable time. It's a good way of climbing out of the pit but often doesn't help me much figuring out how I got that far under a pile of something that deep that smells _that_ bad. And it only works if I revert the same partition that I changed, fancy that. Yes, a variety of choice is always good, none of us like having options hidden from us in an attempt to idiot-proof the OS. Maybe a list of diagnostics such as: Restore my system and Diagnose what's broken and an installation list of: New user install, Let me try it, and I'm an expert Also, would it be a good idea to have a small, hidden partition containing enough config files to be able to restore from the install cd back to a last known good state? -- Andrew Mathews 7:30pm up 21 days, 19:10, 7 users, load average: 1.09, 1.09, 1.12 Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology. -- R. S. Barton ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 20:55:23 -0300 David / Federico Voges Only need enogh db to write sql queries I think, doing a db concepts course. I am not sure of how much capability or if a db program is to designed. cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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Lonnie I have Postgres here and wilwork on getting it installed. cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? - -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org To ensure privacy and data integrity this message has been encrypted using dual rounds of ROT-13 encryption. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8+ClCSrrWWknCnMIRAjSrAJ9Vs2TPZHFyPCYToiG2F+6UETFsSACfeTXi 8zd4tBY0o8fhimNrrATL9W8= =UEhO -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Saturday 01 June 2002 11:54 am, you wrote: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? I said a while ago that I would be using Caldera 2.4 and upodating this. Also that I would upload to the site when I was finished and that I would be asking questions. It had since alterred from 2.4 which would not install on my h/w, neither would ltp or 3.0 to 3.1.1. I am NOT competant to alter the cd installation of such a distro but I am updating all I can of the rpms plus others that I use in video straeming and video playing. I want help as to how I make rpms of kernel sources ( hand holding), and anything else that i cannot get checkinstall to make rpms for me. One thing that I do have over most here is 'TIME' , or whats left of it in this life. I have kernel 2.4.18 and kde 3.0.1 plus xfree4.2, which are the major 'wants' of most for Caldera, to actually compile and turn into rpms. Its the spec file aspect that has me by the short and curlies, it might as well be a martian play. Can anyone edify me in simple terms as to its creation. The machine is powerful and lost of disk space plus memory. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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Douglas J Hunley wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? I'm quite interested, however i don't want to start devoting time to this unless others are serious about it. But serious i mean, you have the time to devote, and *will* devote it. Doing it half way is worse than not bothering. -- ~ L. Friedman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step TyGeMo:http://netllama.ipfox.com 8:35pm up 43 days, 3:26, 4 users, load average: 0.06, 0.23, 0.33 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
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On Fri, 31 May 2002 Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems a lot of potential talk about crafting our own distro. You folks serious? Who's got the time for this? I can manage the resources on the mothership for it, but unless people actually pledge some time to get it off the ground, I'm not gonna bother. So? I'd have to pass. Work and a book project suck up my time and I'm not terribly interested in working with another RPM-based distribution. Kurt -- Your lucky number has been disconnected. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
