Re: [_fbsd_chat_] why the different eol lengths ? [ was: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 7.2 EoL coming soon ]

2010-06-08 Thread spellberg_robert
i understand about limited resources forcing the number down. that is not my point. this may be a semantics game, but, in general, do fbsd project_people consider the right_most digit[s] to be a minor_version number, a patch_level or something_else ? the answer may help clarify my

[ fbsd_chat ] domain_name registrar recommendation

2010-03-09 Thread spellberg_robert
howdy, y'all --- anyone care to sing the praises of their favorite domain_name registrar ? i have some names with network_solutions that will expire, at various times, several months from now. i thought that, as long as i was looking for some_one new, i would ask here. tia. rob

Re: [ fbsd_chat ] domain_name registrar recommendation

2010-03-09 Thread spellberg_robert
of the drama I've seen with other registrars. Jerry --Original Message-- From: spellberg_robert Sender: owner-freebsd-c...@freebsd.org To: fbsd_chat Subject: [ fbsd_chat ] domain_name registrar recommendation Sent: Mar 9, 2010 6:14 PM howdy, y'all --- anyone care to sing the praises

Re: LinuxBSDos.com article

2010-02-19 Thread spellberg_robert
i completely sympathize with all of those who mourn the loss of a favored, albeit esoteric, thingy. it is particularly sad when that thingy was wildly popular, back in the before_time. while not directly related to freebsd, at --this-- time, i observe that the, formerly universal, rs_232

Re: lcd monitor manufacturer recommendation request

2009-11-23 Thread spellberg_robert
i thank you, sir. Brett Glass wrote: At 12:54 PM 11/21/2009, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: A CRT has an electrom beam that sweeps across the screen left to right and top to bottom, and the horizontal and vertical sync frequencies control how fast the beam moves. An LCD panel does not have an

Re: lcd monitor manufacturer recommendation request

2009-11-23 Thread spellberg_robert
i thank you, sir. in fact, mr. block, --you-- get a gold star. Warren Block wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote: spellberg_robert email...@emailrob.com writes: Person, Roderick perso...@upmc.edu writes: You could get an LCD monitor that only has the 15 pin connection

Re: lcd monitor manufacturer recommendation request

2009-11-20 Thread spellberg_robert
i thank you, sir, also. Person, Roderick wrote: -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-c...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-c...@freebsd.org] You don't have to do anything. [ slow burn, then, sigh ] that's the problem with the world, today. when people don't --have-- to do

lcd monitor manufacturer recommendation request

2009-11-19 Thread spellberg_robert
howdy, folks --- i need to get some new monitors, but, it has been a_while. when i was buying crt monitors i would get sony [ love that trinitron tube !!! ]. nec was frequently recommended, although i never got around to trying any. however, time marches on. the lcd technology seems to be the

Re: [ fbsd_chat ] Re: sh(1) documentation_set

2009-07-29 Thread spellberg_robert
Lowell Gilbert wrote: spellberg_robert email...@emailrob.com writes: dear mr. fromme --- man_pages need to be, at least, substantially_complete. I agree that the sh(1) manual page should be complete, and I think it is indeed complete. Do you think some piece of reference information

Re: End of Life is Meaningless

2009-05-05 Thread spellberg_robert
right now, all i want to know is: q: will 6.4 be the_last_of_the_sixes ? or q: now that it is nearly six months after_the_fact, is there, still, a non_zero probability that we will celebrate a blessed event named 6.5 ? rob Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: Oliver

Re: Why?? (prog question)

2009-04-02 Thread spellberg_robert
hi, muffy; hi, biff --- golly, gee_whillikers, kids, i always thought it was undent; equal length, minimum diff. see you all at the malt_shop, after the sock_hop. rob Oliver Fromme wrote: Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: Oliver Fromme o...@lurza.secnetix.de writes: William Gordon

Re: 50 baud is dead

2008-07-14 Thread spellberg_robert
Chuck Robey wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Warren Block wrote: On Sun, 13 Jul 2008, Daniel O'Connor wrote: On Sat, 12 Jul 2008, Christian Weisgerber wrote: Daniel O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It turns out that uplcom(4) adapters don't support the required

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

Re: why is it called /boot/beastie.4th ?

2008-02-01 Thread spellberg_robert
i am learning not to top_post, albeit slowly. [ snip ] i was reading a book on discrete math (they didn't require that in madison.. er.. it didn't exist) and i stumbled upon a problem that perked my ears http://www.monkeyview.net/id/965/tree/chill/p1310059.vhtml

request for -politics-chat mailing list

2007-11-29 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- this was, originally, a parenthetical aside in my other post, but, on reflection, because it is a different concept, i have placed it into its own post for the benefit of those, if any, who want to weigh in. my aside commenceth: [ before i get to my point,

book recommendation [ was: multiple threads ]

2007-11-29 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- wowie zowie ! i thought -chat was dead. i wake up from a week_long tryptophan_induced slumber to find four positively ripping rants. collectively [ pun intended ], you have restored my faith [ pun intended ] in -chat. one of the nice things about the -chat crowd is

Re: freebsdmall.com prices

2007-09-06 Thread spellberg_robert
[ i started subscribing with 4.2, after getting a 2.x with lehey_2ed and a 3.x with lehey_3ed, both through walnut_creek [ iirc ]. i wouldn't continue if i didn't like what i get. ] let's not forget that for businesses, the expense is tax_deductible. here, in illinois, the

Re: what can i do with a 486?

2007-04-07 Thread spellberg_robert
i've been following this because i have a compaq sitting on a closet shelf. mine has 40 megs of ram, so hope springs eternal [ just to prove i can really do it ]. i've let people more expert than me answer first, but i've played around with kernel tweaking and had some success, so i'll

[ot] seeking usa vendor of two_year_old technology

2007-04-07 Thread spellberg_robert
yes, this --is-- off_topic, but i --am-- going to install freebsd on them, so please don't flame me too badly. i've spent yesterday and today seeking a usa vendor of intel mobos. i'm buying parts for 12 systems, using the 865g, 915g and 945g chipsets and a mix of appropriate p4 and cd in

Re: what can i do with a 486?

2007-04-07 Thread spellberg_robert
thanks for the info, des. [ i don't have any usb keyboards, so that explains that ignorance. if the kernel didn't build, i would add things back until it did. nonetheless, thanks. ] rob Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: spellberg_robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: do you need kbdmux

Re: what can i do with a 486?

2007-04-07 Thread spellberg_robert
and try 4.6. you get the idea. like i said, it's a thought. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: spellberg_robert wrote: take out absolutely --everything-- not related to the hard_drive, the keyboard and the crt, even though there are other things that are important, like networking. if you can't get