OT: SPARCstation 1 Memory

2003-10-09 Thread Chris Downie
Hi, Can anyone tell me if generic 30pin simms are compatible with the above or do I need genuine Sun branded. Cheers, Chris

Re: OT: SPARCstation 1 Memory

2003-10-09 Thread Julian Visch
On Thursday 09 October 2003 21:47, you wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me if generic 30pin simms are compatible with the above or > do I need genuine Sun branded. I suspect you do, the maths dept at Canterbury may have some in their basement store room, have a chat to one of their technicians or

Re: Debian: reinstall all?

2003-10-09 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Rather than dpkg -l, try dpkg --get-selections > file If you save that to a file, a dpkg --set-selections < file is good to setup a system with the same packages. Easy to read and edit... and doesnt have the dpkg -l problem of truncating a package name. On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 03:02, Rex wrote: >

VIA Mini-ITX / FIC Falcon

2003-10-09 Thread Sascha Beaumont
I've made a few posts in the past about these neat little machines and thought I'd let you all know of a new development I discovered when installing a few more this afternoon... It seems that the most recent versions of the Falcon CR51 are shipping with the Nehemiah core (model 9) in them. This i

Re: Debian: reinstall all?

2003-10-09 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Oh I forgot the part about backing up /etc and /home and the output of dpkg --get-selections, then just wiping the hard drive and reinstalling from scratch. And for problems with /dev try using devfs, everything is recreated automatically/dynamically. So you dont have non-existent devices lurking

Re: SPARCstation 1 Memory

2003-10-09 Thread Mark Tomlinson
We certainly put standard 30pin simms in our Sun Sparc 1. That was some years back now. - Mark - Original Message - From: "Chris Downie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CLUG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: OT: SPARCstation 1 Memory > Hi, > > Can anyone t

Re: Debian: reinstall all?

2003-10-09 Thread Mike Beattie
On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 02:51:04AM +1300, Sascha Beaumont wrote: > Easy to read and edit... and doesnt have the dpkg -l problem of > truncating a package name. try: COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l It's not a solution, --get-selections is much more elegant, but that dpkg -l problem has a workaround. Mike. --

Re: alternatives to fetchmail

2003-10-09 Thread Martin Wehipeihana
I use getmail. I use it to copy my pop mail from paradise and clear to my own server. Plays nicely with qmail maildirs Martin Nick Rout wrote: I have heard people rave about getmail, but have no experience of y own with it. http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-3.0/ On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 1

OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Jaco Swart
This woman is fed-up: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2003-10-07-msftsuit_x.htm and I wish her well! rgds Jaco

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Gareth Williams
On Friday 10 October 2003 13:52, Jaco Swart wrote: > This woman is fed-up: > > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2003-10-07-msftsuit_x.htm > > and I wish her well! > > rgds > Jaco I'm sorry, but I don't agree. So microsoft make lousy software; it's her choice to use it. I think saying sh

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Jason Greenwood
I agree 100% and to take it one step further, what if the same standard applied to OSS? Then who'd get sued, the poor college hacker who wrote the program? What is there is no 'company' behind the software. Ridiculous. Vote with your feet and wallet people, period. Litigious americans annoy me.

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:35:42 + Jason Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree 100% and to take it one step further, what if the same standard > applied to OSS? Then who'd get sued, the poor college hacker who wrote > the program? What is there is no 'company' behind the software. > R

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Jaco Swart
> I don't mean to rant, but this seems akin to blaming the builder of your house > when you get burgled, instead of the burglar. What makes it worse is that 90% > of people leave their front door wide open, and I suspect will still be > inclined to blame the builder if they see others doing it :

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Gareth Williams
On Friday 10 October 2003 15:48, Jaco Swart wrote: > The problem is not the lack of security in software, but companies that > create the impression that their software is perfectly secure. If I sell > you a house, and tell you that it has first class locks, but in truth they > are pretty lousy, -

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Zane Gilmore
There is an different view on this in that some countries make it harder to "steal" someones "identity" than others. Here in NZ a database writer is not allowed by law to use their customers IRD number as a key into their database. Even if they have a legitimate use for that I.R.D. number they

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:14:22 +1300 Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is an different view on this in that some countries make it harder > to "steal" someones "identity" than others. > > Here in NZ a database writer is not allowed by law to use their > customers IRD number as a k

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Jaco Swart
On 10 Oct 2003 at 16:09, Gareth Williams wrote: > Surely a person has the right to say "I'm giving you this for free, use it at > your own risk if you like, but I don't take any responsibility for it. I'm > offering you this, it's up to you if you take it". Right? When you log into a > Debian G

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Zane Gilmore
The point I was making was that an organisation is not allowed to use somebodies IRD number to uniquely identify them unless they are the IRD Here at the university we are not allowed to ask people for their IRD number to get access to their record. The power company would not be allowed to use

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:32, you wrote: > On Friday 10 October 2003 13:52, Jaco Swart wrote: > > This woman is fed-up: > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2003-10-07-msftsuit_x.htm > > > > and I wish her well! > > > > rgds > > Jaco > > I'm sorry, but I don't agree. So microsoft make lou

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Anton
Hi, Without wanting to sound too offensive... Hello? Anyone home? The notion that there is no choice out there is foolish. There is always a choice - a choice to use MAC, Linux, Unix, ... or not to use a home pc at all. What? But how will I check my stocks on Yahoo!?! Exactly... We CHOOSE to li

Re: OT: will software writers ever be held responsible for their products?

2003-10-09 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:08:44 +1300 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, it's the responsibility of both the manufacturer and the distributer. > That's what happens with your car. If a tyre manufactuer discovers a fault in > their product, the all the cars are recalled and the tyr

Re: Corrupt Superblock

2003-10-09 Thread mrblobby
Hi there, > Dave > > Cunningly disguised as a responsible adult... Aha! You're using the same cover that I use! Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch.