Re: [LAD] (Somewhat OT) Advice needed on distro choice

2009-10-13 Thread hollunder
On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:14:01 +0200 Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 07:30:27PM +0100, Chris Cannam wrote: > > > Sounds like Arch is worth a look. > > First of all (a late) thanks to all who responded. > > Today I installed ArchLinux on a spare box, and it > went very well. It t

Re: [LAD] this past weekend's linuxaudio.org downtime

2009-10-13 Thread drew Roberts
On Monday 12 October 2009 19:56:25 Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > technically, you should add a phrase like "some animals were harmed > during the creation of this website" to the lao imprint. might cause a > public relations backlash, but then again, bad press is good press. hmmm. now you have me th

Re: [LAD] this past weekend's linuxaudio.org downtime

2009-10-13 Thread Cornell III, Howard M
Now, please salve your consciences. Linux is not culpable for this because the squirrel was not in there to participate in the Linux website activity and the electricity that fried the squirrel was stolen from many loads, perhaps including the Linux server; but it was not ever available to the

Re: [LAD] (Somewhat OT) Advice needed on distro choice

2009-10-13 Thread Raymond Martin
On October 12, 2009 01:14:01 pm Fons Adriaensen wrote: > > There's only only problem I've not been able to fix: > when using apps that frequently update pixmaps or > send Ximages, the mouse pointer gets corrupted with > that data. It happens with Ardour, jkmeter, japa, > and others. No idea where

Re: [LAD] this past weekend's linuxaudio.org downtime

2009-10-13 Thread Marc-Olivier Barre
On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:22:49 -0400, "Ivica Ico Bukvic" wrote: > Here's a story that may give you all a good chuckle: > > Last weekend Robin Gareus, our LAO guru has contacted me inquiring why > there > was a ~1hr linuxaudio.org server downtime that took place that Sat. > morning. > Luckily we now

Re: [LAD] (Somewhat OT) Advice needed on distro choice

2009-10-13 Thread Ray Rashif
2009/10/13 Fons Adriaensen > There's only only problem I've not been able to fix: > when using apps that frequently update pixmaps or > send Ximages, the mouse pointer gets corrupted with > that data. It happens with Ardour, jkmeter, japa, > and others. No idea where to start... Driver is > the '

Re: [LAD] (Somewhat OT) Advice needed on distro choice

2009-10-13 Thread Ray Rashif
2009/10/13 Ray Rashif > 2009/10/13 Fons Adriaensen > >> There's only only problem I've not been able to fix: >> when using apps that frequently update pixmaps or >> send Ximages, the mouse pointer gets corrupted with >> that data. It happens with Ardour, jkmeter, japa, >> and others. No idea whe

Re: [LAD] [Consortium] this past weekend's linuxaudio.org downtime

2009-10-13 Thread Ivica Ico Bukvic
> My bad, I enabled the "fry-squirrel" option in postfix's main.cf... > > My deepest apologies to the families that wanted to watch the football > game. Oh, they saw the game just fine... with fireworks :-) ico ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-a

Re: [LAD] (Somewhat OT) Advice needed on distro choice

2009-10-13 Thread Fons Adriaensen
Hello Ray and Raymond, Thanks for your responses. > 2009/10/13 Fons Adriaensen > > > There's only only problem I've not been able to fix: > > when using apps that frequently update pixmaps or > > send Ximages, the mouse pointer gets corrupted with > > that data. It happens with Ardour, jkmeter,

[LAD] Next year's LAC

2009-10-13 Thread victor
... seems to have been announced. I got an email from ICMA about it. Why was it not announced here or in the Consortium list? I would have thought these are the main places where you find good interest. Any further news? Victor___ Linux-audio-dev maili

Re: [LAD] Next year's LAC

2009-10-13 Thread Ivica Ico Bukvic
I am stumped myself. Copying Robin and conference organizers on this one. Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Composition, Music Technology Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio Assistant Co-Director, CCTAD CHCI, CS, and Art (by courtesy) Virginia Tech Dept. of Music - 0240 Blacksbu