Re: Any suggestion for Forum/Bulletin Board software

2005-10-28 Thread Greg Rundlett
On 10/28/05, Bill Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Peters wrote: > > >Hello all, > > > >Any suggestion for Forum/bulletin Board software for > >Linux? > > > >Thanks. > > > >--D > > > > > > > Dave, > > I recommend phpBB2: for a working example, visit > http://www.troop95.net/phpBB2/. If PHP

Re: Too Suspicious?

2005-10-28 Thread bmcculley
I don't think you are being too suspicious in carefully vetting such online spam; I do think it's going a bit far to impute a governmental request that you get M$ software. That's beyond the line of attributing to malice that which is most likely pure stupidity. I'd say that even some superficia

Too Suspicious?

2005-10-28 Thread Jim Kuzdrall
This is a response to an implied request by the government that I get Microsoft software, among other things. It came in a survey asking details about the IR night vision equipment produced at my (one-man) company. My stuff is of a very rugged industrial variety, and orders of magnitude l

Re: Optaros

2005-10-28 Thread Greg Rundlett
On 10/28/05, Bill Sconce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's some actual data, posted at Groklaw late last night > our time: > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20051027230528465 > > -Bill > > > _ > The introduction begi

Re: [OT] NH protest against HP printers with RFID chips Nov. 5th

2005-10-28 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Oct 26, 2005, at 10:59, Travis Roy wrote: As others have pointed out, if you have a cell phone you can already be tracked. Case in point: http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12849605.htm "There is absolutely no privacy threat whatsoever," said Pete Rahn, director of the

Re: Linux + Windows install question

2005-10-28 Thread Ben Scott
On 10/28/05, Jim Kuzdrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Windows must go on the first partition of its drive - which > apparently you now have with your existing Windows drive. That's inaccurate. The loader (NTLDR or MS-DOS, depending on the flavor of Windows) must be installed to a primary

Last night's PySIG meeting

2005-10-28 Thread Ted Roche
A few brief notes from last night's PySIG: Kent Johnson put on a very good presentation and demonstration of Jython, complete with working demos, sample code and handouts. Everyone from novice to journeyman practitioner walked away with a better appreciation of what Jython is (simplifying,

Re: DLSLUG Monthly Meeting / GNHLUG Quarterly Meeting - November 3rd

2005-10-28 Thread Ted Roche
If I haven't RSVP'd already, consider this your notice. I plan to bring a car full with me, although everyone is tentative, as they are wont to be. Any plans for dinner before-hand? How about that car pool page? What did you have in mind. Anyone in the Concord-Hopkinton-Warner area (or will

Re: DLSLUG Monthly Meeting / GNHLUG Quarterly Meeting - November 3rd

2005-10-28 Thread Bill McGonigle
OK, I think I did this right: http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/DlslugCarpool Add to the list if you're offering or looking for a ride. -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobi

Re: Optaros

2005-10-28 Thread Bill Sconce
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:25:18 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Schmidt) wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of Optaros? Here's some actual data, posted at Groklaw late last night our time: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20051027230528465 -Bill ___

Re: Optaros

2005-10-28 Thread Bill Sconce
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:25:18 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Schmidt) wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of Optaros? Here's some actual data, posted at Groklaw late last night our time: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20051027230528465 -Bill ___

Re: Linux + Windows install question

2005-10-28 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Friday 28 October 2005 8:24 am, Neil Schelly wrote: > However, I find separate computers to be a much better solution for > office work. With hardware so cheap and many very capable retired > computers available, you might consider a KVM switch. A couple of other solutions may involve eithe

Re: Linux + Windows install question

2005-10-28 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Friday 28 October 2005 8:10 am, Larry Cook wrote: > This is certainly possible but would require you to edit the GRUB > menu.lst file to add a second entry for Windows.  Not hard but you'd need > to learn GRUB a bit so it would take longer. SuSE's YaST has a bootloader section that can set this

Re: Linux + Windows install question

2005-10-28 Thread Neil Schelly
> On Thursday 27 October 2005 08:43 pm, Peter wrote: > I do keep a small Win98 partition on my travel laptop for some math > and engineering programs that only exist for Windows. However, I find separate computers to be a much better solution for office work. With hardware so cheap and many v

Re: Linux + Windows install question

2005-10-28 Thread Larry Cook
Hi Peter, I have not used Debian, so my answers below are based on my install and dual booting of RedHat 8.0 and Fedora Core 4. Am I better off putting that Win HD in my machine before installing Linux I think this is the easier option. Have the computer booting and running Windows on the

Re: Linux + Windows install question

2005-10-28 Thread Jim Kuzdrall
On Thursday 27 October 2005 08:43 pm, Peter wrote: > I am going to be installing Linux (Debian) on a new HD. I also have a > Windows HD that will likely make it onto that machine. Am I better > off putting that Win HD in my machine before installing Linux (or is > it better or just as easy to put t

DLSLUG Monthly Meeting / GNHLUG Quarterly Meeting - November 3rd

2005-10-28 Thread Bill McGonigle
[note: seating priority given to those who RSVP] [note2: no refreshments yet - doesn't *your* company want to sponsor this talk?] *** Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group http://www.dlslug.org/