Re: on content versus presentation [ was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ]

2008-03-14 Thread Peter Ross
Hi Robert, On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, spellberg_robert wrote: now, mr. ross, above, appears to prefer that freebsd behave similarly to microsoft and apple, but, without actually being microsoft or apple. I am not sure whether you understand it here. As my personal computers were dual-boot, becau

Re: on content versus presentation [ was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ]

2008-03-14 Thread ill...@gmail.com
On 14/03/2008, spellberg_robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i don't care if freebsd doesn't have a flash plug_in. The worst bits of the web are opt out, and freebsd opts out just fine for my tastes. > hope this helps. > > rob It's better than reading Dan Brown. -- -- _

on content versus presentation [ was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ]

2008-03-14 Thread spellberg_robert
Peter Ross wrote: Hi all, I hate to pollute the list with [ snip ] Many think of FreeBSD in terms of a "vanilla" Intel/AMD desktop OS only, and while it's not that popular here (and has some shortcomings there - most are related to missing or outdated drivers for consumer hardware or thing

Re: natalie wood [ was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ]

2008-03-14 Thread Kevin Kinsey
spellberg_robert wrote: [ long, wistful sigh ] rob Do you, sir, need Wood? If so, come to Missouri --- ice storms hit us hard. Kevin Kinsey -- Q: How many mathematicians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: One. He gives it to six Californians, thereby reducing the problem

natalie wood [ was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ]

2008-03-14 Thread spellberg_robert
Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Julian H. Stacey wrote: "Aryeh Friedman" wrote: On Jan 10, 2008 12:17 PM, Julian Stacey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Please [ snip ] I have suggested that and most people seem to see no need to for it thus we are left

Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

2008-03-14 Thread Marc spitzer
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:41:30 -0700 (PDT) Unga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > Is the following book still relevant to FreeBSD 7.X > and upcoming FreeBSD 8.X? Is there a 2nd edition > coming soon? > > The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating > System > By Marshall Kirk McKu

an observation on ranting [was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ]

2008-03-14 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- sorry to take two months to get to this. i am absolutely swamped by real work and i needed to clear out my in_box. now, you know why i do not subscribe to -current. i was looking forward to reading this thread, as i have some interest in the topic. since it was moved to -c

Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

2008-03-14 Thread Tom Evans
On Fri, 2008-03-14 at 07:41 -0700, Unga wrote: > Hi all > > Is the following book still relevant to FreeBSD 7.X > and upcoming FreeBSD 8.X? Is there a 2nd edition > coming soon? > > The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating > System > By Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Nei

The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

2008-03-14 Thread Unga
Hi all Is the following book still relevant to FreeBSD 7.X and upcoming FreeBSD 8.X? Is there a 2nd edition coming soon? The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System By Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil Published Aug 2, 2004 by Addison Wesley Professional. 1st. Edi

Re: Office chair recommendations?

2008-03-14 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2008-03-12 18:14, Max Laier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > does anyone have an office chair - other than the Aeron which is a bit > over my budget - you are content with? I though since people on this list > are also in front of the screen for long times. We can sponsor you, as a small token of