Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-21 Thread Stephen Harris
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 04:28:48PM -0400, Lamar Owen wrote: > No, I didn't find either trn or C-News in the normal repos, but I didn't look > in too many third-party ones, either a good UUCP is still available, > though, in EPEL. Taylor UUCP is part of the base repo in RH5; has it been dropp

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Tilman Schmidt wrote: > On 04/20/2012 05:19 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >>> You mean when the internet consisted of defense contractors and the >>> universities in that business?  I prefer 'open to the public', even >>> with the baggage it brings. > > Nope, I mean the

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Tilman Schmidt
On 04/20/2012 05:19 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> You mean when the internet consisted of defense contractors and the >> universities in that business? I prefer 'open to the public', even >> with the baggage it brings. Nope, I mean the early nineties, when the Internet was still young and largely sp

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Lamar Owen
On Friday, April 20, 2012 02:07:39 PM Al Sparks wrote: > > From: "m.r...@5-cent.us" > > Usenet is, of course, still alive, though a lot of folks know it as google > > groups > My first usenet browser was "rn." Anybody know if 'trn' and C-News are in any CentOS 6 repos? I want to re-live

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Al Sparks
> From: "m.r...@5-cent.us" > To: CentOS mailing list > Cc: > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 7:49 AM > Subject: Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project > > Bob Hoffman wrote: >> On 4/20/2012 11:12 AM, Tilman Schmidt wrote: >>>

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread m . roth
Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Tilman Schmidt > wrote:         mark "why, yes, I *do* remember Kantor & Siegal, and the aftermath to them" >> >> Don't get me started. Ah, the good old pre-spam days! > > You mean when the internet consisted of defense contractors

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 04/20/2012 05:19 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > You mean when the internet consisted of defense contractors and the > universities in that business? I prefer 'open to the public', even > with the baggage it brings. lets not get carried away, and try to atleast keep conversations CentOS centric. I a

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Tilman Schmidt wrote: >>>         mark "why, yes, I *do* remember Kantor & Siegal, and the aftermath >>> to them" > > Don't get me started. Ah, the good old pre-spam days! > You mean when the internet consisted of defense contractors and the universities in that

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread m . roth
Bob Hoffman wrote: > On 4/20/2012 11:12 AM, Tilman Schmidt wrote: >> Am 20.04.2012 16:02, schrieb m.r...@5-cent.us: >> >>> mark "why, yes, I *do* remember Kantor& Siegal, and the >>> aftermath to them" >> Don't get me started. Ah, the good old pre-spam days! > I was not working for a comp

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Bob Hoffman
On 4/20/2012 11:12 AM, Tilman Schmidt wrote: > Am 20.04.2012 16:02, schrieb m.r...@5-cent.us: > >> mark "why, yes, I *do* remember Kantor& Siegal, and the aftermath >> to them" > Don't get me started. Ah, the good old pre-spam days! I was not working for a computer company, but I finally

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Tilman Schmidt
Am 20.04.2012 16:02, schrieb m.r...@5-cent.us: > Tilman Schmidt wrote: >> Am 19.04.2012 23:42, schrieb Giles Coochey: >>> Oh, that fateful day when AOL joined usenet, and usenet died. >> >> IIRC that wasn't the same day. > > Usenet did not die that way. [...] That's what I was trying to say. >

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread m . roth
Tilman Schmidt wrote: > Am 19.04.2012 23:42, schrieb Giles Coochey: >> On 19/04/2012 01:28, Larry Martell wrote: >>> >>> 18) If you're on AOL, don't worry about anything I've said here. >>> You're already a fucking laughing stock, and there's no hope for you. >>> >> Oh, that fateful day when AOL jo

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Arif Hossain
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Larry Martell wrote: > I think this classic from 1996 (author unknown) needs to be resurrected. > > Welcome to the Internet. > > No one here likes you. This is not 1996. Internet is more than a thousands times more accessible to people. Back then people who built

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
On 04/20/2012 04:01 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > 18) If you're on AOL, don't worry about anything I've said here. > You're already a fucking laughing stock, and there's no hope for you. Oh, that fateful day when AOL joined usenet, and usenet died. >>> IIRC that wasn't the same day. >> Was

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Arif Hossain
>> Dear Johnny, > > Your past history clearly shows this is a case of the pot calling the > kettle black. > > You have unceremoniously told numerous users to take a flying leap if they > didn't like it your way. > > Please reveal to the "Centos Community" who penned this piece for you to > post. >

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Giles Coochey wrote: > On 20/04/2012 12:35, Tilman Schmidt wrote: >> >> Am 19.04.2012 23:42, schrieb Giles Coochey: >>> >>> On 19/04/2012 01:28, Larry Martell wrote: 18) If you're on AOL, don't worry about anything I've said here. You're already a fu

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Giles Coochey
On 20/04/2012 12:35, Tilman Schmidt wrote: Am 19.04.2012 23:42, schrieb Giles Coochey: On 19/04/2012 01:28, Larry Martell wrote: 18) If you're on AOL, don't worry about anything I've said here. You're already a fucking laughing stock, and there's no hope for you. Oh, that fateful day when AOL

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-20 Thread Tilman Schmidt
Am 19.04.2012 23:42, schrieb Giles Coochey: > On 19/04/2012 01:28, Larry Martell wrote: >> >> 18) If you're on AOL, don't worry about anything I've said here. >> You're already a fucking laughing stock, and there's no hope for you. >> > Oh, that fateful day when AOL joined usenet, and usenet died.

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-19 Thread Giles Coochey
On 19/04/2012 01:28, Larry Martell wrote: 18) If you're on AOL, don't worry about anything I've said here. You're already a fucking laughing stock, and there's no hope for you. Oh, that fateful day when AOL joined usenet, and usenet died. ___ CentO

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-19 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:06 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 04/18/12 4:08 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> As I recall you weren't necessarily nice to anyone who suggested the >> process of building CentOS wasn't perfect.   But now that it is, I >> guess that doesn't matter. > > isn't that special. how p

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-19 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 04/19/2012 11:05 AM, Bob Hoffman wrote: > I think his post about the internet was a tongue in cheek quote about > how rough > and realistic responses can be on the net. Thats what I thought, but wanted to remove ambiguity. We have some super cool people in and around the project, I just feel

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-19 Thread Bob Hoffman
On 4/19/2012 5:40 AM, Karanbir Singh wrote: > Hi Larry, > > On 04/19/2012 01:28 AM, Larry Martell wrote: >>> The CentOS Project seems to be having a problem within some of our >>> community interactive areas that we need to address. > ... >> I think this classic from 1996 (author unknown) needs to

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-19 Thread Karanbir Singh
Hi Larry, On 04/19/2012 01:28 AM, Larry Martell wrote: >> The CentOS Project seems to be having a problem within some of our >> community interactive areas that we need to address. ... > I think this classic from 1996 (author unknown) needs to be resurrected. I dont quite get the point of that po

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread Larry Martell
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > The CentOS Project seems to be having a problem within some of our > community interactive areas that we need to address. > > As most of you know, the project provides CentOS software free of charge > and we also provide community areas like

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread John R Pierce
On 04/18/12 4:08 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > As I recall you weren't necessarily nice to anyone who suggested the > process of building CentOS wasn't perfect. But now that it is, I > guess that doesn't matter. isn't that special. how passive aggressive of you. -- john r pierce

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread R - elists
> > As I recall you weren't necessarily nice to anyone who suggested the > process of building CentOS wasn't perfect. But now that it is, I > guess that doesn't matter. > > -- >Les Mikesell please dont recall Les... let it go your memory is poor. - rh _

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > I am not necessarily nice to > people who want to get me to tell them how to create a competitor to > CentOS ... but I digress. As I recall you weren't necessarily nice to anyone who suggested the process of building CentOS wasn't perfect.

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 04/18/2012 02:25 PM, Antaryami Khuda wrote: > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> The CentOS Project seems to be having a problem within some of our >> community interactive areas that we need to address. >> >> Dear Johnny, > Your past history clearly shows this is a case

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Antaryami Khuda wrote: > >> Dear Johnny, > > Your past history clearly shows this is a case of the pot calling the > kettle black. But, a very welcome change... CentOS is a project clearly capable of competing with the best commercial products and it is not at a

Re: [CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread Antaryami Khuda
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > The CentOS Project seems to be having a problem within some of our > community interactive areas that we need to address. > > Dear Johnny, Your past history clearly shows this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. You have uncerem

[CentOS] A request from the CentOS Project

2012-04-18 Thread Johnny Hughes
The CentOS Project seems to be having a problem within some of our community interactive areas that we need to address. As most of you know, the project provides CentOS software free of charge and we also provide community areas like a Wiki, Mailing Lists, IRC Channels and Fora for our users to in