Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
On Fri, 01 Oct 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote: bay56 wrote: - Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk) I wouldn't recommend it, it's just as broken as the 4.61. (everybody remebers the segfault on link insertion right?) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon --Axalon EXCUSE ME!! That statement really puts me off! 4.61 is what is in Mandrake's updates for 6.0!!?? It was recommended in this forum as an acceptable fix for the problems associated with 4.5. Now you say this new (4.7) version is just as bad as the fix we had for the Mandrake 6.0 distribution (which I still am using). Well, what's that mean, EXACTLY!!?? If 4.7 is just as bad as 4.61 then upgrading to it shouldn't be any more of a problem than continuing to use 4.61, or should it??!! Sheeesh Would this be the same software that Mandrake hangs the entire readability of the docs on? ;-) Remember that docs are more than anything else read by newbies (excuse the obvious [they don't read docs] remarks about newbies for a moment!) Sheeesh!!! is about right! Regards, Ian Iantake it easy. No, the default for the help files is a form of KFM not Netscape. Axalon, although habitually a bit terse is usually a big help to just about everyone. (-: Alan --So perhaps all this would explain why the Mandrake update doesn't work for Netscape! David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" *Confirmed Linux Newbie* **Never use a big word when substituting a diminutive one would suffice.**
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Eosnet Team wrote: http://www.netscape.com/download/selectlanguage_1_702_411.html Here is a link to the latest version of netscape. (maybe more stable?) I wouldn't recommend it, it's just as broken as the 4.61. (everybody remebers the segfault on link insertion right?) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon --Axalon EXCUSE ME!! That statement really puts me off! 4.61 is what is in Mandrake's updates for 6.0!!?? It was recommended in this forum as an acceptable fix for the problems associated with 4.5. Now you say this new (4.7) version is just as bad as the fix we had for the Mandrake 6.0 distribution (which I still am using). Well, what's that mean, EXACTLY!!?? If 4.7 is just as bad as 4.61 then upgrading to it shouldn't be any more of a problem than continuing to use 4.61, or should it??!! Sheeesh Alan Sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, the entire 4.x line has been crap. The HTML editor crashes randomly, name resolution locks the machine occasionally, Java is severely broken, occasional news posts will double-load, etc, etc, etc. Thanks, but I'll stick with the problems I know about rather than inheriting a whole new pile of bugs. -- Steve Philp "The Internet is like crack Network Administratorfor smart people..." Advance Packaging Corporation --Arsenio Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
- Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk) I wouldn't recommend it, it's just as broken as the 4.61. (everybody remebers the segfault on link insertion right?) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon --Axalon EXCUSE ME!! That statement really puts me off! 4.61 is what is in Mandrake's updates for 6.0!!?? It was recommended in this forum as an acceptable fix for the problems associated with 4.5. Now you say this new (4.7) version is just as bad as the fix we had for the Mandrake 6.0 distribution (which I still am using). Well, what's that mean, EXACTLY!!?? If 4.7 is just as bad as 4.61 then upgrading to it shouldn't be any more of a problem than continuing to use 4.61, or should it??!! Sheeesh Would this be the same software that Mandrake hangs the entire readability of the docs on? ;-) Remember that docs are more than anything else read by newbies (excuse the obvious [they don't read docs] remarks about newbies for a moment!) Sheeesh!!! is about right! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
bay56 wrote: - Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk) I wouldn't recommend it, it's just as broken as the 4.61. (everybody remebers the segfault on link insertion right?) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon --Axalon EXCUSE ME!! That statement really puts me off! 4.61 is what is in Mandrake's updates for 6.0!!?? It was recommended in this forum as an acceptable fix for the problems associated with 4.5. Now you say this new (4.7) version is just as bad as the fix we had for the Mandrake 6.0 distribution (which I still am using). Well, what's that mean, EXACTLY!!?? If 4.7 is just as bad as 4.61 then upgrading to it shouldn't be any more of a problem than continuing to use 4.61, or should it??!! Sheeesh Would this be the same software that Mandrake hangs the entire readability of the docs on? ;-) Remember that docs are more than anything else read by newbies (excuse the obvious [they don't read docs] remarks about newbies for a moment!) Sheeesh!!! is about right! Maybe Mandrake would be better off opening a documentation window using kfm. It's part of the KDE environment, it's a familiar tool for new users, and it doesn't have the "offline hanging" problem that Netscape does. -- Steve Philp "The Internet is like crack Network Administratorfor smart people..." Advance Packaging Corporation --Arsenio Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
Well what is the story with netscape then? Someone has to know. Are they programming the browser 100% in win32? and assuming that it will work on linux?? Why is 4.x so crappy what went wrong?
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
- Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 3:17 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk) Iantake it easy. No, the default for the help files is a form of KFM not Netscape. Axalon, although habitually a bit terse is usually a big help to just about everyone. (-: He's fine it's the concept I have an issue with - I can be a bit terse myself when things like that happen! ;-) Don't have time for "easy" - gotta make sure this one don't go Amiga shaped! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
