Re: [newbie] Mandrake for novice users?
On Monday 15 November 2004 23:27, Paul wrote: Op Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:13:54 +1100 schreef Stephen Kühn: There are some that can work - and work very well with GNU/linux, but sadly, quite a few cannot. I once made a winmodem with a Lucent chipset work in Linux. That was quite easy. I had a simialr experience - easier than windows. The guy I did it for said it worked better than windows. Strangely, he went back to using windows - he didn't like having to enter a password when booting up! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Is Abba safe?
On Saturday 13 November 2004 17:38, Greg Meyer wrote: On Saturday 13 November 2004 02:30 am, frankieh wrote: I'm not much for digital music at the moment anyway.. and with the ridiculous DRM antics the RRIA are playing with, I'm unlikely to start. I also refuse to buy music CD's anymore either, my way of protest. (used to buy at least one a month.) A great way to maintain the protest while supporting local businesses is to pruchase used CD's. We have several stores that have a nice stock and none of the proceeds go to the labels. I have found some good music that way. It is also easier to stomach a miss if it cost $5-6 than the $15-20 of a new CD. Isn't 'transferring ownership' breach of copyright as well? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Is Abba safe?
On Saturday 13 November 2004 20:05, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Saturday 13 November 2004 11:45 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 13 November 2004 17:38, Greg Meyer wrote: On Saturday 13 November 2004 02:30 am, frankieh wrote: I'm not much for digital music at the moment anyway.. and with the ridiculous DRM antics the RRIA are playing with, I'm unlikely to start. I also refuse to buy music CD's anymore either, my way of protest. (used to buy at least one a month.) A great way to maintain the protest while supporting local businesses is to pruchase used CD's. We have several stores that have a nice stock and none of the proceeds go to the labels. I have found some good music that way. It is also easier to stomach a miss if it cost $5-6 than the $15-20 of a new CD. Isn't 'transferring ownership' breach of copyright as well? I doubt it. That would imply that I can't buy a book/CD/DVD and give it to someone as a gift. If so, that's really going to p*** off the mass market retailers. Pick up a book and read the copyright notice. I've always felt it was ambiguous. Wouldn't it also depend on whether you bought the item or a license to use the item, a la MS? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Linux not yet ready for primetime
On Friday 12 November 2004 15:23, Bryan Phinney wrote: On Friday 12 November 2004 06:33, David Cormier wrote: There is a difference. Performance in some ways yes. Software all over the place. But at the end of the day, people like Anne (whom I've never even read before) are the reason I'm going to stick it out. SNIP So, when I see someone complain about Linux not being ready for primetime because it doesn't include something like voice recognition (nice but most people wouldn't classify that as a major necessity), and remember how WinXP got compromised within six months even with precautions having been taken, I really have to laugh out loud. With WinXP, I still can't be sure the user actually intalled or opened anything, there are simply too many security holes that could account for the trojans being there. IBM ViaVoice speech recognition - released mid 200 sometime, unfortunately they withdrew it about a year later. I've heard rumours of its re-release but nothing yet - hopefully source code? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Is Abba safe?
On Friday 12 November 2004 18:06, JoeHill wrote: My 4 yr old daughter wants me to download some Abba songs, like 'Dancing Queen' and the like. Is this safe? Has anyone successfully copied some Abba to their HD without hosing their system? Are there special precautions I can take in advance? Thanks! Generally the bittorrent sites are safer than the peer-to-peer. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Linux not yet ready for primetime
On Friday 12 November 2004 23:35, Jack wrote: Bryan Phinney wrote: .) With WinXP, I still can't be sure the user actually intalled or opened anything, there are simply too many security holes that could account for the trojans being there. Bryan, good post and some valid observations. If you re-read my initial post, you will see that I mentioned that Linux appears to be more secure. However, let me play devil's advocate here. Is it more secure because it is inherently virus/trojan resistant, or is more secure because it is being largely ignored by the malicious hacker community? I suspect a combination of both. No, its because windows is inherently unsafe. Don't forget the number of Linux servers out there on the internet - an obvious target for crackers, virus writers/etc but they don't fall over, why do you think that is? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/ Linux virii are around. Fortunately, because of the way Linux works they don't do much damage, and they don't spred easily. BTW, the other week I was asked to sort out a friend's computer, an old Dell. I found in excess of 120 bits that shouldn't be there - ads, etc. I advised (and carried out) a complete format and reinstall, and also put on Mandrake 10. Windows took nearly 2 bloody days to get all the drivers etc. installed - (no documentation about what his box contained), Linux 2.5 hours (including downloading/installing Linuxant drivers for his bloody winmodem). When I'd finished he asked about word-processing, I told him it was already on, graphics, mail, browsers, likewise. Went round yesterday and he was trying to get rid of a virus. He didn't like linux because he didn't want to bother with entering a password. THAT'S why virii spread MS have developed a culture that has actively encouraged an insecure environment, and done little to balance this. the recent XP service pack 2 did very little in the way of enhanced security, was over a year late, and created a significant number of problems for home users. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Am I right in thinking..
On Tuesday 09 November 2004 19:35, Warly wrote: geoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: that you can't open .exe files in linux? I downloaded BitTorrent and was hoping to run it to download stuff but it is a .exe file. Any help please Technically you can use wine to run .exe under linux, but you should better find a linux version of your program. check out http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml for a list of linux versions of windows programmes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] RSS feeds reader
Hi all: Now that Evolution has dropped the Summary, I am going to need a RSS reader. I am currently using liferea but I would like to try some others before making a decision. Any suggestion? I've stopped using Evolution for the same reason. The KDE Kontact package does have a RSS along with Kmail, Knode newsreader, etc. pm Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How does one print man pages.
On 29 Jul 2004 at 12:56, Hoyt Bailey wrote: There has to be a better way to print man pages than to use copy/paste. Please give me a clue? -- Regards; Hoyt for the man page $ man -t | lpr or see http://www.schweikhardt.net/man_page_howto.html#q10 pm Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Toshiba 330CDS
On 7 Jul 2004 at 16:21, Lee Wiggers wrote: Anyone know how to get at the bios setup on this model? Lee Don't know about the 330, but the 230 you hold down the 'esc' key as you power up Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] 9.2 DVD from ISO
I've succesfully downloaded the bittoerrent files, now I'd like to create a single DVD (rather than 3 CDs) from the 9.2 ISOs. Any suggestions as to how I convert the hdlist files, etc? Many thanks Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ARTICLE: Microsoft critic loses job over report
On 27 Sep 2003 at 7:24, ed tharp wrote: the M$ philanthropy I get a kick from is the educational discounts given to 'impoverished schools'. Let's see, we have this stuff that is worth (nothing) 145.00 retail, (cost Bill Gates and co $.48 to produce) we are going to almost give it away for (ahhh about) 50.00 dollars a seat, and take the other 95.00 a seat as a tax deduction/fine for illegal business practices/actions. What a Saint. And, coincidentally, locks them into one OS/software setup, so they can only go one place for upgrades, the kids only know one system when they move on Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] EU Patents - letters needed now
Signatories of the petition will have received notification - others please, please check out http://www.ffii.org.uk/council.html Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Desktops and their progs
SNIP So my question for ya'll today is: is there any reason that I need to stick with KDE native (would that be the right term?) applications, or can I freely use those Gnome applications I like in KDE (and, presumably, vice-versa)? The reason I'm suspicious is that after having a working palm sync scheme with Kpilot, and then trying it with Evolution, Kpilot had a lot of trouble and it seemed to be because Evolution had switched the deamon to gnome-pilot . . . Thanks, Max Fujitsu PII L-470 Lifebook with 192M RAM Mandrake 9.1 Hello, Max, One of the things I like about Linux is the lack of rules (freedom?). I use Evolution, at the moment, with Fluxbox without any noticeable problems - in the past i used it with Gnome KDE. Basically, try anything. You may (with some apps) need to add various libraries, but if you're using urpmi it takes care of dependencies. Experiment, Paul M. _ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MS is target because of market share? WRONG.
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 10:08:38 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: i'll offer a slightly different take... i believe we will in time see more efforts at virii for linux/os x/name your fav new os as they become more popular simply because there are those who enjoy seeing what holes they can find or simply enjoy destroying for destruction's sake. but i believe it will simply be more effort - not more successful virii, especially as long as updating is as (usually) painless as it is now. linux will eventually have it's own crises to deal with as new areas are discovered and explored. some may well bring linux downa notch or two, but this community has the benefit of open communication and remarkably fast response; any attack should be a short blip on the radar before it fades and we all move on. Actually, that's exactly what the author is saying, not that Linux is impervious, but that the differences between the platforms, as has been pointed out many times on this forum, make them vastly different in terms of the difficulty of finding and executing an exploit. Linux, Unix, and Mac platforms would have to do a complete about-face in terms of their approach to security in order to be as vulnerable as Windows, *regardless of market share*. This is the crusade Stephen has started me on, to debunk this myth wherever and whenever it rears it's ugly head. I agree, we need to simply ask what evidence there is to back up the statement that Ms is vulnerable because of it's predominance, not let 'them' get away with the bald statement as fact. There would be more kudos from attacking linux systems for the 'real' crackers, as opposed to the social misfits (i.e. the ones who get caught) who merely spread viri on Windows boxes, so I believe that the threat to linux is greater. BUT, as we all know, the damage is much more restricted (unless you're stupid enough to run as root). Paul M _ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MS is target because of market share? WRONG.
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 10:08:38 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: i'll offer a slightly different take... i believe we will in time see more efforts at virii for linux/os x/name your fav new os as they become more popular simply because there are those who enjoy seeing what holes they can find or simply enjoy destroying for destruction's sake. but i believe it will simply be more effort - not more successful virii, especially as long as updating is as (usually) painless as it is now. linux will eventually have it's own crises to deal with as new areas are discovered and explored. some may well bring linux downa notch or two, but this community has the benefit of open communication and remarkably fast response; any attack should be a short blip on the radar before it fades and we all move on. Actually, that's exactly what the author is saying, not that Linux is impervious, but that the differences between the platforms, as has been pointed out many times on this forum, make them vastly different in terms of the difficulty of finding and executing an exploit. Linux, Unix, and Mac platforms would have to do a complete about-face in terms of their approach to security in order to be as vulnerable as Windows, *regardless of market share*. This is the crusade Stephen has started me on, to debunk this myth wherever and whenever it rears it's ugly head. I agree, we need to simply ask what evidence there is to back up the statement that Ms is vulnerable because of it's predominance, not let 'them' get away with the bald statement as fact. There would be more kudos from attacking linux systems for the 'real' crackers, as opposed to the social misfits (i.e. the ones who get caught) who merely spread viri on Windows boxes, so I believe that the threat to linux is greater. BUT, as we all know, the damage is much more restricted (unless you're stupid enough to run as root). Paul M _ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Software Patents
On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 14:36, Margot wrote: An interesting reply from my MEP Caroline Lucas... Original Message Subject: Re: Software Patents Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 11:08:19 +0200 From: Caroline (Dr) Lucas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Margot, Thanks you for your email on software patenting. You'll be pleased to note that it was the Green Group here in the Parliament that was the only effective opposition to the proposal. We, after months of delay, finally voted on the Commission proposal last Wednesday, 24th September. It had been the intention of the European Commission and numerous European governments to adopt a system that is similar to the American one. Software patents favour huge companies that can afford a legal department, therefore harming small and medium-sized enterprises who are responsible for much of the innovation in the IT field. Patents are expensive, create much administrative work, and are granted slowly and for a lengthy time period, while the life cycle of software is short. The Green Group in the European Parliament was, and will remain, very active on this topic, leading resistance to the Directive (see our website http://www.greens-efa.org and click on software patents). Ahead of the vote we successfully managed to persuade enough MEPs to substantially modify the text of the Commission proposal in the following ways: · to exclude software from patentability (but only in one part of the proposal); · to prohibit the patenting of intellectual methods (software, teaching methods, business methods etc); and · to allow reverse engineering and interoperability. However, the draft Directive remains ambiguous and contradictory (articles 2 4 contradict each other, with the preamble contradicting the legal articles). As currently drafted I believe it will open the gate for software patents in the European Union, just as the Commission and UK government originally intended. It is for this reason that, after voting in favour of the amendments mentioned above, but I voted against the Directive as a whole. Furthermore, and rather ominously, given our success in the Parliament, the Commission may now withdraw the draft Directive and seek a legislative route that does not involve democratic scrutiny. We must all therefore remain alert and continue to campaign on this issue. Best wishes, Caroline Thanks Margot. Might it be possible to get Caroline's permission to forward her letter to you to the more 'rabid right'right anti-Europe British tabloids, I'm sure they'd love the last paragraph - elected representatives over-ruled by bureaucrats. Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Some MS Propaganda for ya (Funny)
On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 20:44, robin wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 4:27 pm, robin wrote: HaywireMac wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:40:45 -0400 Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I'll look forward to seeing your letter. Will you sign it JH or haywire? ;-) Best, Mike *If they print it...* Who knows where it will end up? Assuming you haven't sent it off, here are a couple of my famous nit-picks ... operating system, *despite* the fact that most of the websites on the Internet and most of the Internet's structure is built on Unix, Linux, and other non-Microsoft platforms. SAhould be are, not is. Beg to disagree. In this sentence 'most' refers to 'the largest part', which is singular. Most is not a subject; the subject is most of the websites on the Internet and most of the Internet's structure, which is plural (and would still be plural without the second phrase). Sir Robin Shouldn't that read Internets' structure then? 8-) Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] List weirdness
I, too, am getting weird responses to mails. I have been getting an unable to deliver message, despite my mail getting through (I checked on marc). Like Anne, responses to mails are showing up, but not the originals. Now tonight I get a message from the admin saying only list members can post messages (and the message was posted. Finally, I'm off on 2 weeks hols, and I can't seem to unsub from the site. Off to try again, Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] USB card reader
Are there any recommendations for linux- compatible card readers; 5- or 6- in 1 types? Looking around can find only single varieties, e.g. compact flash only Thanks Paul m Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] XFce 4.0
On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 23:29, Boulytchev, Vasiliy wrote: Ladies and Gents, Does anyone know/use a Groupware Linux Email client that replaces Outlook? THANKS! is Evolution any use to you? Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] sound problems following upgrade
Sound OK in 9.1, upgraded to 9.2 RC. Sound is now locked by another process whenever I attempt to use. Card is an on-board SiS7012 (not the best), which used snd-intel8x0 module. This is installed, and module is loaded. Any suggestions, please? Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] sound problems after upgrade
Sound working in 9.1, installed 9.2 but no sound, I am informed it is being used by another app. ps -A appears to show no other application using the card. On-board card SiS7012 (not the greatest, I know) using snd-intel8x0 - this is installed and running. Any suggestions, please? Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ARTICLE: Microsoft critic loses job over report
On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 10:33, Stephen Kuhn wrote: It's being proven over and over and over again - freedom is nonexistent. You cannot speak out against either the US government or a US business that generates as much money as Microsoft does. George Bush has solidified that in his tenure. Individual rights do not exist either. There IS no such thing as a democratic vote or democracy. This is only an external manifestation of that reality. Get used to it. stephen kuhn - owner This, believe it or not, includes agriculture. In most of the US it is against the law to criticise farming methods (inc. battery farming, GMs, use of antibiotics in food, etc. etc) then they involve the WTO in 'restrictive practices ' if the rest of the world complains. Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cheap color inkjet printer
On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 09:07, Dale Huckeby wrote: On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, John Richard Smith wrote: Dale Huckeby wrote: I created a 600dpi scanned A4 colour page .jpg file of 3.4Mb, in gimp, which took just over 3 minutes to print from the moment the page loaded to final ejection from the Lexmark Z53 printer. That's a lot of numbercrunchingbut sets a big task to compare performances with. How long would your Epson C82 take to process the same size and type of file? Sorry, don't know what an A4 color page is, nor how to create one. If you'll tell me how to make one in gimp I'll do it but I don't know how meaningful the print comparison will be. I don't use kde so will probably be printing from the command line. (Anything that's not being printed from OOo, Opera, or Pine.) Dale A4 is what the rest of the world uses when measuring paper size, 'letter' is approx the same dimensions. A5 is half as big, A3 double, etc. Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Intro
On 28 Jul 2003 at 23:55, Aron Smith wrote: On Monday 28 July 2003 11:18 pm, Frankie wrote: [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Kuhn Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2003 6:42 AM To: Mandrake Newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] Intro On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 12:49, Aron Smith wrote: Whot the Aussie gals ain't real? Nah, they're all inflatable. -- FRANKI: I'll have you know that my GF is not inflatable.. I have to keep putting money in to get anything, but definately not inflatable. besides, the same could be said of most females (have to keep putting money in.. :-) rgds Franki ** myself I've always married god housekeepers **They always keep the house ** next year find a woman that I don't like and give her a house (it's cheaper) Can we please get back to tomatoes? Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] MS at it again
It seems that there are 2 separate discussions going on here, firstly, licensing of software issues and, secondly, the companies exploitation of musicians, et. With music companies, they trap musicians with big advances, put them up hotels, get the whole PR stuff going, pay for their recording, grooming, etc THEN give them the bill. Fortunately (?) now they're focussed on a few artistes who will get them money leaving the rest to go back to the more traditional 'if enough people think you're good, you'll make it. Being a boring old fart I can remeber going to see unknowns that the recording industry were ignoring, like Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, etc. Pity they've turned out as bad as the rest (corrupted by the industry?). If I buy a car, it's mine. I can give it away, I can sell it on, whatever. I cannot do this with (e.g.) MS products. Even if (as in the case of the Austarlian charity giving old PCs to Vietnam the Philipines) if it is old stock (Win 3.1 95). Keeping to the car analogy, would many buy a Ford if they could only drive it where they were told, using Ford fuel. I'll make my choices who my money goes to. Paul M _ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] O.T. Hypocrasy?
received an e-mail with this as a footer: MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Paul M _ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up
On 5 Jul 2003 at 23:15, bascule wrote: and for those who never played: http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html bascule On Saturday 05 Jul 2003 8:15 am, Anders Lind wrote: (where's my towel???) You always need to know where your towel is... /Anders -- `The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your finger down his throat...' -- The Book, on one of the Vogon's social inadequacies. No connection to Hitch-hiker, but try http://www.urban75.com/Mag/java5.html and other activites for passing time at: http://www.urban75.com Paul M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Another petition
In protest at the 'Microsoft tax' -cannot (in many places) buy a computer without windows, but cannot get a refund when you refuse license. http://www.windowsrefund.net Details under What's happening (court case against Toshiba (America) in New York rescheduled for June 30th) Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Another petition
On 28 Jun 2003 at 23:27, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 21:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In protest at the 'Microsoft tax' -cannot (in many places) buy a computer without windows, but cannot get a refund when you refuse license. http://www.windowsrefund.net Details under What's happening (court case against Toshiba (America) in New York rescheduled for June 30th) Paul M. This is one of the bits in the XP EULA that I always find rather, er, scary - at best... QUOTE FROM XP EULA You may also need to reactivate the Product if you modify your computer hardware or alter the Product. There are technological measures in this Product that are designed to prevent unlicensed or illegal use of the Product. You agree that we may use those measures. /END QUOTE The term draconian constantly comes to mind here... -- Not to forgetting the bit that says that MS can download anything it wants to your PC for any purpose. You acknowledge and agree that Microsoft may automatically check the version of the OS Product and/or its components that you are utilizing and may provide upgrades or fixes to the OS Product that will be automatically downloaded to your computer (copyright MS) Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Orrin Hatch: farging icehole!
On 23 Jun 2003 at 23:37, Keith wrote: The WEBMASTER is at fault NOT ORIN HATCH... On Friday 20 June 2003 12:06 am, Aron Smith wrote: On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 18:29, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Thursday 19 June 2003 07:37 pm, Mark wrote: Seems Orrin Hatch also maybe a software pirate Orrin Hatch: Software Pirate? http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html Mark: Thanks for this excellent link. I'd seen another version of this story, but it didn't have all the juicy material about the other senators (and Continental Airlines as well) who are evidently doing the same damn thing. -- cmg There has always been two forms of Justice ours and theirs Surely this should demonstarte to Orin Hatch the foolishness of his suggestion. Or might he still advocate that someone who might be completely innocent (the webmasters' fault) should have their computer damaged because of this. Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] 9.1/Speedtouch problems
Hi, I re-installed Mandrake 9.1 am having trouble getting Alcatel Speedtouch working (managed to get it working prior to re-install). mgmt.o is installed. Speedtouch rpm is installed. Set up for connection to internet at boot. Both lights are green. I followed Michel's intructions on the Mandrake users board pages for configeration of pap-secrets, etc. but still unable to connect. I'm waiting for provider to supply me with the ethernet card I requested when I took subscription but need to connect now. Any help/advice would be appreciated. Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mplayer
On 23 Jun 2003 at 16:54, Tom Brinkman wrote: SNIP mplayer, tho not full featured (questionable legal issues) is on your CD's. The full featured Mandrake, an probly illegal, ones you can get from http://plf.zarb.org/ SNIP Surely it's only illegal in 'the land of the free'? (and maybe one or two other places where the Prime Minister has a brownish tongue) Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Install - iit's working...almost
On 16 Jun 2003 at 13:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok, well, i havn't actually done the install yet. but i did do a fresh download of all 3 CDs last night. i re-burned CD one by telling it to create a CD from an ISO image. then went to install again and it actually went into the install! but i restarted the computer once i realized that it was going to work. why? because i wanted to re- burn CD 2 and 3 so i can get everything installed at once instead of having to go back in and do it later. so once i'm done burning cd2 and 3, i'll be doing a full install (as long as the downloaded files are good). so about an hour before i go back into the install process. it's 1pm EST, so if there's anything i need to know before doing the install, i guess i've got about an hour to know. i do want to say thank you to everyone that has given me help and suggestions since i first posted yesterday and for putting up with my ranting and frustration. thanks again! Don't keep it to yourself, what did you do to get it going? Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OPINION
On 29 May 2003 at 15:58, barting wrote: http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=11261 Outrageaously shameless sick motherf*ckers over there at the european union headquarter$$, that's all I can say... Just makes me more determined every day though. And i agree: i'm signing every and any petition that goes in the right direction - AND boycotting the moneycrazy - AND putting my (very humble) savings at Triodos Bank (for all you europeans: the only (?) bank with social and ecological standards). The planet's not dying: some people are killing it, and they have names and addresses. And they don't get another cent from me if i can help it. -- Bart Van Audenhove Registered Linux User #314712 Thanks for drawing this to my attention. The comment that they wanted a safe system that was able to use up to 20 languages demostarted the ignorance of the Deputy-General. I went to the site followed the links to 'e-vote', went through the questionnaire. Right at the end there is a comments section where I was able to make a comparison with the Munich situation, complain about MY money being wasted, query the organisation that allowed informed judgement to be overturned by appointees (rather than elected representatives), and ask what other areas that I didn't know about were being affected. Not much, but maybe? Paul M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
