Re: Linux Compete for Microsoft partners
Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 08:17:56 -0600 > Rick Sivernell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cried out in frustration: > > > > >In my life I have tried many things, & have had many successes and a > >few failures. Well I am going to express a failure here, please I beg > >you not to be too harsh on me, I feel bad enough. I had a > >conversation with my grown son last night, was not real intelligent, > >oh well that is another issue. He was spouting the virtures of > >Windows, Office XP & etc. I tried to explain the cost difference, > >availiablity and the ease of keeping your system in top computing > >shape. His answer, " I do not have time for that crap". Where did I > >go wrong here? I feel so ashamed, & violated. Someday maybe he > >will realize his errors and return to the fold. Actually a friend of > >his put XP on a machine & has had nothing but problems ever since. I > >would think he would have gotten the message. What is a dad to do? > = > This is what happens when we "spare the strap", Rick! ;o) > Mike > Actually, Rick, the important thing to remember is that the practice of mildly deviant behaviour is quite normal. Just tell your son to promise to only practice such behaviour in private and wash his hands thoroughly afterwards. rickf -- This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: christmas and its HOT!
Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Wednesday 02 January 2002 06:25 pm,Net Llama wrote: > > --- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday 02 January 2002 03:51 pm,Net Llama wrote: > > > > --- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > > > Most likely true. At least i don't feel the need to go 20MPH as soon > > as the first rain drop hits the road. > > Naw, us natives just speed up to avoid the touristas. ;-) > Avoid 'em I thought the idea was to bag one. 8^) Personally, I was born here in California, left in early teens, and bounced from Denver, Colorado to Portland Oregon. Then into the Air Force & off to lots of lovely places, including two years practice in real cold - Fairbanks, Alaska. Worst thing about California drivers in any sort of weather other than dry is that half of them go 20 mph - and the other half go 90! Inevitably, some of them meet on the freeway, usually during rush hour... rickf -- This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: spam
Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Here's a good question. I see a lot of postings about ways of > eliminating spam. How does one differentiate between spam and really > interesting new mail that doesn't happen to come from your known and > most frequent correspondents? I don't personally have a clue on that one, but I'd love to find a procmail recipe that can distinguish messages in chinese and dump them to /dev/null. I'm finding about 30 - 40 pieces of spam a day coming in, mostly from Hong Kong or Taiwan based on the otherwise hopelessly garbled sender specification. rickf -- This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Another M$ vulnerability
Harry G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > when will they learn. > > http://www.wired.com/news/intel Incomplete link to Never-Never land. Is there a full URL available? rickf -- This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Barbie.com and KDE 2.1.2
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > When my girls try to visit Barbie.com using Konq the screen won't load. Is > this a "windows" site? They don't have any problems accessing the site in > windows (using ie or netscape). Is there anything I can do to get it to > load - plugins, settings? Don't know about Kong, but barbi.com isn't a windows-only site. I just checked by going there using nutscrape under Solaris 7 on an UltraSparc 30 here. Hadn't realised it was there, though I should have. This will make my 8 yr old daughter quite happe. rickf -- This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: I am afraid...
Rick Sivernell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Joel > >You have not or will you or anyone else for that matter loose anyrights & > privileges. That is unless you screw up. I think you are talking about the > war on Terrorism, I know you will correct me if I am wrong here , But > every body gets into this act, one way or another. All I can say to you & > others GET A GRIPE. Must respectfully disagree. The history of every crisis point in U.S. (or other nations) history contains a list of either blanket usurpations of power, or of "temporary limitations" which have become permanent impositions against a large number of the points addressed specifically in both the Constitution and the Amendments thereto. In many cases it has been acheived by redefining the meaning of the words: i.e.: most of the controversy about so called "Gun Control" pivots on the meanings of the words "militia" (understood to be constituted of all free able-bodied men) and of the word "infringed". There are communities which have perpetrated very severe restrictions on ownership of weapons simply by the way they defined the word "infringed". Creative moral terpitude on the part of our "public servants". One of the first cries raised after the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City was for more gun limits to prevent acts of terrorism in the U.S. Totally unrelated, but perpetrated and accepted in the interests of security. The "RICO Act" - confiscation of property without trial or conviction, done in the name of security and the "War on Drugs". The list goes on. There's already talk of more limitations on, and snooping of, internet services. Yes, the limitations on government can make it more difficult for federal, state, and local authorities - but that was knowingly the intent of the Framers. With reason. Rickf -- This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
I am afraid...
I am afraid... I am afraid of those who would, in mindless persuit of some increase in security discard the freedoms that so many have fought and died to preserve. Benjamin Franklin observed that "those who would sacrifice essential freedoms for a little security will soon have neither." If we sacrifice any of the Bill of Rights for the sake of some false image of safety, whether acting in some "War Against Drugs", or in a "War Against Terror", the enemy has already won. Finding a way to achieve our goals that does not demolish our own foundations in freedom is sometimes hard - but always worthy. I am afraid of those who would blindly strike at a wide area in persuit of vengence and security. The feelings of satisfaction are only temporary, and the consequences of ill considered action last a long time. I am afraid of those who are overeager to "send in the troups" to destroy any possible target that even _might_ be involved in supporting those who have committed terrorism. "The troups" are not mindless grunts waiting to die as a tool of policy. They are _your_ brothers/sisters/mothers/fathers/ cousins. Both the enlisted and officer corps are often highly educated and trained. They are sworn to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Before you blindly scream "SEND IN THE TROUPS", ask yourself if you are so sure of the cause in which you send them that YOU YOURSELF ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO BE ONE OF "THE TROUPS". Is this cause worthy of the expenditure of their lives? Is it worthy of yours? I am afraid of those who are blindly attacking American muslims and anyone who appears to be of middle-eastern descent. In the barbaric attack on the WTC and Pentagon, one of the goals is to deepen the rift between communities in the U.S., both creating more civil unrest, and widening the base of concealment and operations available here. You serve our enemies well when you mouth the words or take the actions of bigotry, racism, and hatred. I am afraid for the families of those in the Reserves and National Guard. We heard in the Gulf War that there was no "War Tax". There _WAS_ a war tax. It was paid by the Reserves and National Guard, who reported for duty and lost incomes and jobs; whos families suffered from those losses, who came home to find an economy that had slumped and had no jobs to return to and in too many cases went months without employment. I am afraid for the scarred souls we may possess if we take the wrong action and look back at it later with pain and regret. I am afraid that some might dither so much that the results will be no action, or ineffective action, rather than enough or too much. Like an excessive response an ineffective one is an invitation to further future disaster. A Note: I am a 30 year veteran, Pararescue, Survival Instructor, and Emergency Care Medical Services, active duty and active Reserve duty. I have seen service in RVN and in Saudi Arabia in the Gulf War. I retired this spring. I paid a Gulf War tax in lost income of greater than $90k US, and this was followed by 6 months of unemployment. The only one of the questions above that I can answer with any certainty is the third one above, "Is it worthy of yours?" I have contacted the MPU (Military Personnel Unit) at the nearest base to my home and have volunteered for recall. Make your own decisions, for your own reasons - but please _THINK_ very carefully before talking or acting. Yours rickf This message was sent using KTB.net InTouch with Tomorrow. For more information visit http://www.ktb.net ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: dying harddisk
Jim Conner wrote: > > I've been told that this works. Haven't used it. Please read appropriate > man pages. YMMV. You will need to add the correct /dev/hd?? to have it use > the correct drive/partition. Read the man pages for any other possible > missing options. > > Step 1: badblocks -o bad_blocks_file > Step 2: e2fsck -l bad_blocks_file > Note: the -l is a lower case L, doesn't show up nicely in some fonts. > In addtion to this, I've been told that when you start developing very many bad blocks on a drive it's time to make sure of your backups and investigate the cost of new drives. The drive may be failing. It would be a very good idea to re-run badblocks on the drive fairly often for a while. If you continue to get new badblocks occurring, the drive _IS_ failing. rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Way off topic
burns wrote: > > Shawn Tayler wrote: > > On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:54:15 -0400, dep wrote: > > > > >and while we're at it, *telling* about beer is *not* sharing. > > > > > >-- > > >dep > > > > Well stop by and I will... I've got 2 cases. > > > > Where is "by"? > > Next time your in "jolly old" you should try 'Theakston's Old Peculiar'. It has > it's own magic, even beyond the name. Well, the name isn't as fancy, but what _I'd_ love to get hold of is a case of Lethbridge Velvet Cream Stout from the Lethbridge/Blairmore area of Canada. Fond memories of my mispent youth in the USAF, hand importing cases of it over the border. Got to the point that some of the Border Patrol guards on both sides knew me by site - the crazy American with a couple cases of beer lashed onto the backside of a '56 Harley Davidson fatbob. Ah, life was grand! rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: RE: Fwd: New column
Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: > > > You can't be that close to Redmond, you've got a 360 area > > code! :-) Of > > course, > > I suppose that's relative given the list membership. > > I *work* in the 360 area code (most of western Washington). I live in 206 > (Seattle area). Redmond is in 425 (King County *except* Seattle). Without > the ferry ride I could drive there in 20 minutes (traffic permitting). Or, > my preference, I could hit it with a short range tactical nuke from here. > >In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, I OBJECT! Even tac's are on the dirty side! Use an fuel-air explosive device! 8^) rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!
Shawn Tayler wrote: > > On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:00:32 -0400 (EDT), Stew Benedict wrote: > > >Luckily perhaps, pine doesn't even want to extract the attachment to save > >it ;^) The return address was the same each time, but the attachment > >differed: > > > >2000-04.doc.com > >2000-04.doc.lnk > > The subject line and attachment names are randomized, some what, by the > bug, before sending. Also the pley to address is probably not any > good, one or more characters are usually altered so the victim doesn't > find out about the infect as quickly. Nasty business. Spent 4 hours > doing battle with Magistra at a clients office yesterday. Got 5 > machines before we stopped it. Fotunately, the nast payloads don't > deploy quickly on that bug. Seems McAfees AV software isn't real good > at catching the damned things while downloading. It only caught it > after the requisite 20 files, 21 with the original file, was attempted > to be accessed on the reboot, sets itself up in Win.ini with a run > command. Didn't save one for the zoo, so I'm looking for Sircam if it > shows up > > stayler If you want a copy, let me know. I received _two_ of the pesky damned thing this morning here at work. No problem; this is a Sun UltraSparc workstation, not some MS monstrosity. rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: C Shell Ref [Was: Re: Stupid newbie network question]
Kurt Wall wrote: > > Susan Macchia wrote: > > % in C-shell: > % $ setenv DISPLAY :0 > > Speaking o' C shell, can you recommend a good tutorial reference > for C shell? I've been a ksh kind of guy since I got started with > Unix, so it's time I branched out. Using csh & tcsh Paul DuBois O'Reilly & Associates <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tcsh/> best rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Mandrake/WP8
Lee wrote: > > Silly exercise #322. Downloaded the WP8 RPM from the COL 2.2 install cd > to a Mandrake 7.0 system. Wonder of wonders the thing installed without > problems except for one hitch. When I open WP8 and type a few test lines > and try to store them on a floppy I get an invalid path error message. > In Caldera I punch save and select "other directory" as /auto/floppy/ > and it works. With Mandrake the it's /mnt/floppy/. When I try to save to > floppy in WP Mandrake, the access light on the drives comes on, but I > get the invalid path error. Any ideas on making this cross breed turkey > write to floppy, or should I just dump it, find the Corel site and > freeload a Red Hat version of WP8? Have you tried just creating a link, /auto -> /mnt? Might work, might not. rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Upgrading your rpm package
Joel Hammer wrote: > > I just tried to rpm a package but it said I couldn't do it, only major > number <= 3 are allowed. > So, I went and got a new version of rpm, 4.03 or somesuch, but when I tried > to rpm the new rpm package, it gave me the same error message. > This sounds like catch 22. > So, how does one upgrade his rpm software? > Any insight appreciated. > Joel Joel, this is documented somewhere in the SxS, I believe, but basically you need to upgrade to either 3.0.5 or 3.0.6 first. The db format used changed (db1 to db3, IIRC) and the rpm libs need to be updated along the way. 3.0.5 & 3.0.6 can read both 3.x & 4.x RPM's. best rickf ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
