ss you know as much as
Civileme!!
AND can be polite under stress - and never, ever smartass a User because of
your own ego.
There! That knocks out 98.87% of all the people who play around with
Linux. :-)
Good luck, Civileme, this should be the best thing that ever happened to you.
If I can he
address again. Go read the forums
there!
http://www.gotogs.com
Cheers!
John Rigby
NB: Who had no trouble installing other versions of Linux - just feels that
they are all still immature for real use in my own *commercial* world
activities. BUT I can see it all coming together. Lycoris and Li
Ha folks,
Little item in Zdnet downunder.
Cheers!
John
6. IBM Australia migrating to Linux
IBM's 10,000 Australian staff are in the process of being moved over to
Linux for file and print serving, as part of a cost-efficiency drive
that
has been in the pipeline since last year.
htt
Hi folks,
Found this material while researching the spam problem and it is amazing
data gathering on the reality of the "Community-based" Software
Development theme.
Civileme and Sridhar should like it, if not already into it! :-)
http://www.orbiten.org/summary.html
Cheers,
John
---
__
Hi Sridhar,
Yes O/b Sound SiS 630. Or was...
You should see my speakers! :-)
They are a little years old pair of throwaway types that just happen to fit
neatly in my desk cubby! Power they ain't got... a bit like me.
:-)
Cheers,
John
- Original Message -
From: Sridhar Dhanap
Hi Bob,
Thanks.
No! I assumed there *was* a way - but no amount of playing with Help
possibilities came up with *that* destruction!
Will go try on the other machine when I get a second.
Cheers,
John
- Original Message -
From: Bob Read <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sa
Hello folks,
This is not off-topic! This is a probable reason that we are all having more
and more email problems.
One of my fears about the development of the fabulous tool we call the
Internet is the prediction made by Kilneth nearly a decade ago: " Without
positive loop feedback it can rapidl
Hi Civileme,
Thanks for the info.
However, you didn't answer some of the points such as re getting FROM text
to GUI via the command line. Is there a way?
Couple of others I've prefaced with if you wouldn't mind.
> > 2. As I paid for the presentation of 1000's of programs with the ret
Ha folks,
Well, the awful truth is that if it simply plugs in and
works..
Years ago my own Technicians used to go into major installations and avoid
the "what's the password" routine by looking on the side of the monitor or
the deskpad, first. Amazing how many t
Hello Ed,
Thanks for the response, but afraid I can't follow it.
- Original Message -
From: ed tharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Not why only graphical - Why no graphical?
> > I have now even bought a Jetway mob
Ha there folks,
Well, a new machine and same result.
I purchased the full bottle M8.0 and need to get SOME value back :-)
Many people complained of it not being very successful and it failed for me
several times on 3 machines.
It would seem to install ok to a degree - but only in text mode, despit
Hi folks,
A number of people expressed interest in the "early days" of Pre-net when
FIDO happened. A wonderful example of what people can do together. Here is
a good point to start if you are interested.
Of course, FIDO is rather horse-n-buggy today, but it was and is a miracle
for the poor.
It g
Hi Tim,
But since when have facts got in the way of a good campaign?
Money wins!
Who will hear Sun's response??
2 Quotes from Kinneth's private 3rd Reich Files:
" It is utterly immaterial as to what you say, it is only important to say
it loudly, aggressively and often, often"
" The greater the l
Hi Poogle and folks,
A substantial group of "interested parties" ( according to me it is a
cabal - a pricefixing, anti-competitive group and thus illegal if Linux
people did it) are going to arrange a "final solution" for *nix/nux.
As I have kept saying and being attacked for, on this and other
Hi folks,
This is well worth reading!
Opera boss sorts out Big Bill on standards compliancy..
But real entrepreneurs don't blush - no matter what!
http://www.open-mag.com/70157165174.htm
Cheers,
John
Sitting in the sunshine and contemplating a choice!
Want to buy your Pack
to continue such exchanges
elsewhere.
Any serious replies are welcome to me privately still, but there are some
wonderful avenues on Mandrake.ORG for serious discussions and perhaps
offering helpful things.
Cheers,
John
- Original Message -
From: john rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&
Hi Sridhar,
> > Ever heard of an Atari? Fabulous engineering - rotten marketing.
>
> Actually, it was more than that. The company's management made some
_really_
> stupid decisions. The best thing Atari's marketing dept ever did was to
rename
> the arcade game "Puck Man" to "Pac Man" before it w
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Support?
El sáb, 23-03-2002 a las 10:02, john rigby escribió:
> Hello Sal,
>
> WOOPS!!
> NOW you'll get it!
> Rule #1 on this list has become :
> THOUGH SHALT NOT SPAKE A SINGLE WORLD OF CRITICISM AGAINST THE ONE TRU
Hello Civilme & folks,
You are a good supporter of the system, Civilme, and a good techo, you are
also an atrocious psychologist/philosopher - a true Geek! :-)
BTW: Do you know what this symbol means? :-) I keep forgetting many people
don't, especially Geeks for some reason
Now, if you wer
Hi folks,
At Sridhars prompting - I went back to looking around - don't know WHY I
never found this Site before - perhaps as I always searched mandrake.COM.
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/index.php
DOCS!! General discussion etc.
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/download.php
Tons of stuff to help you th
it is
only the losers who are ever viscious.
Stick in!
You will get help if you ask for it. BUT
You are not allowed to criticise.
There are many people having your experience with the Software trashing
prior installs and a couple of us with the goon squad.
Cheers!
John Rigby
"I may not agre
Hi Sridhar,
First, thanks for all the help I've seen you offer to newbie and geek alike
here, me included.
I am very happy to discuss the bits of the GNU World that I can, seeing as
my contributions technically are zilch!
My only skill is really in seeing solutions for sick corporations - and
some
Hi folks,
G!!!
Turning bright green with envy, descending into purple
gloom.
It's a great day if my M$ box stays up for 10 hours!! :-)
Not counting simple program lockups, of course.
Would be interesting to see who has the record on the list for keeping a
M
Hi James & folks,
Thamks for answering - but please don't fall into the trap of the
"fanatics". That title I see now could have been misunderstood from the
mindset common here. But, it was simply to let the Business non-geeks know,
quietly, my summary ( and many others to date) without the E-Rage
Hello Non-geeks,
Good news - but like the Curate's egg, only - "quite good in
parts" :-)
Win4lin is to release a new product soon which will release more memory for
operations in Windoze. I almost fell off my highchair when I learned it is
limited to 64k. BUT apparently is
- Original Message -
From: john rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] OT,How to zing like the best. RE: Was: How to
bestsupport Mandrake
> Ahhh,
> Is anyone home with you two? Hellooo?
>
Ahhh,
Is anyone home with you two? Hellooo?
The reason that my comms are in Doze is because - **like femme** and a
zillion others - the Mandrake installs fail!!.
I cannot since Redhat 5.2 ( nor can anyone else I've ever known) replace the
most basic functions of a person who makes a living u
I have another question...
Do you think it is possible for Windoze to infect linux across a
partition
THAT all sounds like a perfectly normal Windoze scenario to me
:-)
But seriously, many times similar things have turned out to be simple
over-heating.
Cheapest ove
ive
> pricing policy like that of Suse or Caldera, I will switch to a free (as
in
> speech) distro like Debian or Gentoo.
>
>
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:46:14 +1000, "john rigby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Todd & folks,
> > Explaining value:
> >
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] How to best support Mandrake - real world style
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 11:59:34 +1000
> "john rigby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > The very idea of charity is a repugnant thi
Ha folks,
I went there and it looked like it covered EVERYTHING you really did and
didn't want to know about x.
Veni vidi vinci no I didn't :-)
http://rute.sourceforge.net/rute.html
The cute thing is enormous! Looks great! Needs an already installed WORKING
Linux to even read the
Ha there folks,
Despite having sent hundreds - well, several - messages to the list, my last
few produced this strange email in return:
Can anyone tell me what it is?
Haven't gone direct to M - this will no doubt be quicker... :-)
Cheers
Him Again
- Original Message -
From: Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:53 AM
Subject: [newbie] How to best support Mandrake
> I have read lots of threads about the club memberships etc on this list
> and find it very understandable that
Hi Robin & folks,
Two small adjustments and this is an axiom:
- Original Message -
From: Robin Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:50 PM
Subject: [OT] Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.
>
> Operators think they're soft
Hi Femme,
True? No!
I think that is put around by the Banks. :-)
It is especially useful to small traders trading internationally. It is on
Fablor's recommended list.
Has done wonders for some of their Academy members.
The only real worry is that some operator will take them over.
Cheers,
Joh
Shane,
You are being very, very rude and are thus, probably very, very young.
I will however answer you.
The reason the *quiet moneymakers* use Frontpage and the early 98 version at
that, is because THE WORLD uses I. E. and I.E. compatibility.
Nobody in their right mind wouldn't design expressly
Hi Todd,
Thanks for the info.
But you are right you are disqualified! :-)
"Home built box" indeed! :-0
- Original Message -
From: Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Any First Go success stories ?
> Every
ed to get on the net, write a letter,
run simple accounts and have a source of help on line AT THEIR LEVEL.
OK, I guess I AM an evangelist in a way.....
but I have a dream...
well, a nightmare anyway - called Dot NET.
Cheers,
Him Again
John Rigby
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Hi Ed, Shane & folks,
For even further edification and the eluctation of any interloculators, may
I present an even easier Geek test?
Q1: Given the option of having a date with Britney or finagling a fix for
that recalcitrant Soundcard, which would you choose? (a) Britney(b) The
Box
Q2: W
Hi Damien,
What distro was it?
I still have a Full Box 8.0 which failed on my old machine and I am going to
try it on another System which has a Ricoh CDRW.
My plan now is try it and see - if it doesn't work on this one, I will try
an 8.2 "update"
I want to put the 8.0 on to get the IBM ViaVoice
Well,
Australia.
No, not Austria, ORSTRALIA
the REAL Godzone.
Caloundra in S.E. Queensland Caloundra (26°51'30"S 152°58'30"E)
Where Queens just aren't welcome funnily enough. Tough place. It
*IS* like the Texans think Texas is. In fact we have a tiny little town
here called Texas.
- Original Message -
From: shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:00 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake's financial situation
> On Tuesday 12 March 2002 08:28, Tom Brinkman opened a hailing frequency
and
> transmitted:
>
> > Otherwise you'll p
ot;The only thing I DO understand is marketing. It costs a lot of money to do
it."
Rigby circa 1980
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Hi Terry,
Great!
What are you using it for?
What is the comparative speed like?
What sort of system?
Are you a User or a Geek, would you say?
I think it offers a great answer for the small business person especially.
Cheers,
John
- Original Message -
From: Terry S. <[EMAIL PROTECTE
Hi Shane,
Sorry you are disqualified, too! :-)
You are obviously very techo if not Geek!
What I'm chasing is whether any non-tech/geek people have ever succeeded.
These are Users.
People who simply want to make/improve their earning capacity via increased
productivity.
People who are ancient -
ohn
- Original Message -
From: Robin Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Any First Go success stories ?
> On Tuesday 12 March 2002 11:00, john rigby wrote:
> > WITHOUT RESORTING TO ARCANE COMMAND LI
Hi Robin,
Thanks for the reply, but you don't mention your "qualifications".
My whole project is to demystify the thing for people who are simply Users,
not Geeks or would-be's.
As for Frontpage, the dozen or so people I know who make a living - yes,
actually pay their rent from their activities
Hi Shane,
But how did you all qualify on the Geek Scale?
How long did it take the FIRST one?
Cheers,
Him Again
- Original Message -
From: shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:19 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilem
Hi Michael,
Then by definition they are ipso facto, NOT "real" Geeks. :-)
NB: In the weird world of Computers, the hierachy is very strict. Techo's
look down on the Marketeers, Programmers look down on both of them and REAL
Designers don't even acknowledge the existence of any of the others ex
Hey Dimiti,
No excuses.
THAT is consorting with the enemy.
unclean! unclean! :-)
When I was a kid in a far off land and time, we
were told that consorting with Protestants could endanger our
Souls.
( We were Catholics the REAL Chosen Ones - it said
Hi Damien,
WHOA!
This isn't a fight! :-)
It is simple research
I'm glad for you!
But, are you a geek or a user? ( See my suggested descriptors)
What sort of system was it?
Did you have the Holy Grail - a CDRW?
- Original Message -
From: Damian Gatabria <[EMAIL PRO
Hi Lee,
Thanks for your info, but you are a Power-User by the sound of the box
specs! :-)
I'm trying to determine if Linux - especially Mandrake is "true" to the old
idea of not needing a monster box to run.
I know of Linux Servers that are running on Steam-powered old things and
just don't fall o
- Original Message -
From:
Dimitris
Ioannou
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:26
PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek
vs the rest dilemma.
Maybe YOU should do 2 things Dimitris:
1. Re-read my note
2. Re-read your reply.
-
Hi folks,
Is there anyone out there who has simply put in the full distro CDs and
obtained a working ( really working - Office suite, communications,
ViaVoice, replacement for FrontPage98) and a few user utilities?
WITHOUT RESORTING TO ARCANE COMMAND LINE APPROACHES.
Can we even say that e.g. the
Hello folks!
I assure you - this is not off-topic.
A short time ago I wrote a small paper on the psychology of expectation. In
having several hundred monitors read it, I was able to demonstrate from
their commentaries the sex and approximate age of the respondees with 80%
accuracy.
It is all ab
!!! But geeks LOVE it! They love the strain, the pain, the anguish, the slow,
inching forward in great danger... the non-physical equals of the nutters
who climb high rocks.
BUT - I must say this - I never saw more friendly and helpful people on any support
list who worked harder
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 00:37, your wisdom was such..:
> ai4a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > shipahoy wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > My Mandrake 8.1 boot disk doesn't work. This includes the one
> > > made
>
MY M8.0 doesn't even acknowledge the existence of mkbootdisk !!!
Cheers,
John
Want t
On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 17:09, your wisdom was such..:
> make a linux boot disk, this will get you back to linux after you
> wipe out the mbr using a win/dos boot disk and type ...-let me get
> this right, either 'fdisk /mbr' or 'format /mbr'
** Oh Yes! It is fdisk /MBR
> you me
Hello folks,
Well, I was more than disappointed to find that the WIN4LIN inclusion
in 8.1 wasn't real - just a demo.
Very poor PR on Mandrake's part to do that. It isn't an included
package - more like someone else's E-brochure.
Anyone using Win4Lin or WINE out there able to tell me a little a
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 04:51, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> On Monday 30 July 2001 19:59, Caruso Aldo wrote:
>
> 1. Boot from windows boot floppy
> (make one at a friend's PC if you don't have one)
>
> 2. at DOS prompt, type FDISK /mbr
>
>
>
>
> Really folks , this one comes up so often w
Ha folks,
Yahoo! The expression not bizness. Something on MY setup is
working!! :-)
I can see it! I can see it!
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 00:31, Jan manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> If you installed Apache when you installed Mandrake 8 (you didn't
> mention OS distros or versions) it should
Hi there,
On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 09:29, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> Konqueror as of time being is not a full fledged browser. It
> doesn't support XML and other thingies. Probably the offending
> sites use these "thingies". I think Nautilus has the same problems.
> You should use Netsca
Hi Judith & folks,
On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 03:58, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> I don't want to protract what is essentially an off-topic
> discussion for this list, so this will be it from me.
Actually, this is right on topic for this list. It in fact,
is allowing for some brid
Hi Judith,
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 08:48, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> Sridhar wrote:
> >> You mean it isn't "intuitive" for a Windos user? Then you are
>
> correct. For people who have been using *nix for a while this can
> be very intuitive. <<
>
> Whoa! "Intuitive" has nothing to do wi
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:35, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> On Thursday 26 July 2001 15:26, John Rigby wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > Well, I purchased the official M8 Powerbox ( to avoid any
> > problems with install) - in Oz it costs twice the price of USA -
> > $140
Hi Sridhar,
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 14:45, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> Actually, the price is about the same when you take into account
> the exchange rate (about $US1 = $A2 at present).
THAT is the fiction of "Foreign Exchange" - don't get me started on
that ! :-) Believe me, if you
Hi Sridhar,
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:55, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> It _is_ a default. If you use Konqueror, you should be able to open
> a PDF file inside it.. Otherwise, you can install the xpdf (then
> run "xpdf" to execute) and/or ggv (then run "ggv" to execute)
> packages.
--
I
Hi Miark & folks,
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 01:54, you manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> I've never tried voice recognition, so I don't know. I think
> there might have been something about it on this list too,
> but
> that was probably regarding Wine rather than Win4Lin. Good
> question.
>
> At a
Hey Michael,
Gee you must be OLD.. :-)
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:06, you manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> >In fact Mozilla is one of the grandaddys of web browsers
>
> Nope; that was Mosaic.
>
> --
>
Cheers,
John
http://counter.li.org GO HERE IF YOU SUPPORT LINUX!
Fablor is
Hi there and thanks for info,
however:
1. fetchmail in all variants is "command not found"
2. kcron does start - comes up with multiple errors then KMail locks
up ( loses all text, cannot be killed and requires reboot)
I think now my Distro is seriously flawed.
--
Cheers,
John
http://coun
Hi Tiny,
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 07:02, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> John,
>
> IMHO: you are spot-on with the intent and benevolence of your
> project.
>
> I have had to learn most of what I know from doccumentation,
> beginner to [self-described ;] expert... LOL
>
> I would love to help y
Hi folks,
Well, I purchased the official M8 Powerbox ( to avoid any problems
with install) - in Oz it costs twice the price of USA - $140
After two weeks of at least half a day every day - asking for and
getting great support here, it seems time to call a halt .
The distro install is definitel
Hi Paul,
No wonder I had no idea what you meant!!! :-)
The only word that stuck out was "cron" and that from a warning to be
very careful how you used it. some time ago I admit!
Actually, I am involved in a project with the concept of making
Mandrake accessible to the other 99% of t
Hi there,
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:15, you manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> Leave interval checking off in kmail, then set up fetchmail as a
> cron job. When you need your mail fix, just retrieve it from local.
***Thanks, but I have no idea what you mean here! :-)
THIS is a real New
Ha folks,
This is not hidden somewhere in Powerpak 8 is it??
--
Cheers,
John
http://counter.li.org GO HERE IF YOU SUPPORT LINUX!
Fablor is now Webhosting?? What on earth for??
Info here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(it's only an Autoresponder) :-)
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:09, you manipulated electrons to produce:
snipped:
> In the Windos world, many of the most successful and most
> devastating virii have exploited old (often years old) security
> holes. Windos sysadmins, many of them incompetant (you would have
> to be if you use Windos),
Yeh! Yeh! That's what we need!!! Right out of a box!
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:05, you manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> Yes, when you have all that power, you can make custom applications
> that give most of it up and are as close to monkey-proof as can be
> had in practice.
>
>
Hi folks,
With MY memory I NEED cutnpaste.
Can't do it on Emacs.
In M8 GUI how do we assign root/su permissions to a file like
modules.conf?
Esp. on a temp basis?
--
Cheers,
John
http://counter.li.org GO HERE IF YOU SUPPORT LINUX!
Fablor is now Webhosting?? What on earth for??
Info here:
Hi Civileme,
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:45, you manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> It is not a bug, it is a feature.
*** "Feature"?? Did you ever work in Redmond hmmmnnn??? :-)
>
> When you send messages, they drop into the queue (outbox).
>>
> To avoid this, click on
> "Settings"(Menu
Hi folks,
Everybody except Linux Users has heard about SirCam a new EXTREMELY
annoying virus. Seems a very popular one out there at moment - can
send random giant file attachments !
Which brings me to the point:
I don't border on - I AM paranoid in the Doze world -
I executed the MEDIUM opti
Hi folks,
Down near Antarctica where I live, I couldn't imagine being able to
get a monster like M8 downloaded!!!
In fact, my ISP would disconnect me - we are only allowed a max of
1.5 gig per month - and you get dumped after 60 mins without action
and after 12 hours anyway...
On We
Sridhar,
I'm beginning to worry that you are becoming a cybical young fellow!
New Rigby word - cybical adj., from old Amerenglish: cynical: meaning
to think ii. molecular brain changes as a result of (a) exposure to
too many (unofficial) other ideas
(b) Radiation from the new "i
Hi Skinky,
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:04, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> Hi John
>
> I agree with Miark. Also, as Sridhar said, I don't think Ed meant
> any harm. He merely pointed out something you/we need to be aware
> of. Don't be too quick to judge. Lighten up a little :-)
>
> Keep
Hi Civileme,
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 08:49, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> OK,
>
> First, the Microsoft Product Activation is a _requirement_ for
> winXP or it stops working after 30 days (10 in some
> circumstances). Corporate licenses have other arrangements.
>
> Product activation does
Hi Miark,
Thanks for the summary.
I seem to recall someone saying that it has problems with sound - I
think it was from a Voice Recognition list - ?
Your "time is money" theme is apt! My problem is really only in not
wasting money.
Win4 seems the clear winner all round.
The only negative th
Hi Jamie
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:49, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> I fully agree, his response was not necessary, also on my filter
> list.
>
> Allthough i doubt a little the use of your book, please feel free
> to include any of my newbie banter
I was once asked years ago, ho
Hi folks,
My OWN experiences are going to be worth a book they way they are
going! :-)
But somebody just off-list mailed me with a "problem" installing
IBM's Websphere Page Builder. Everything SEEMED ok on the install
but then it didn't work. Actually he got further than me - he was
using
Sridhar,
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:40, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> The best and easiest (it's entirely graphical!) way to give user
> access to a burner, IMHO, is to use userdrake to add your user to
> the "cdwriter" group.
I got in couldn't see how to add a user/group ga
Hi Sridhar,
Thanks for all that!
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:22, you manipulated electrons to produce:
>
> Apps like IBM WebSphere HomePage Builder and WordPerfect are direct
> ports (i.e. the source code was modified to work well in Wine) to
> GNU/Linux. They are not simply Windos binary apps runnin
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:44, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> > 3. Cannot figure out how to operate CDRW Writer! ( M8 knows it's
> > there, but I'm only allowed one CD - I have 2, both identified)
>
> Hi John,
>
> Linux treats CD-writers as SCSI devices. Since most modern CD-RW's
> are IDE
Hi folks,
This may seem like blasphemy, but might also be a sane solution for
those who try it and it just won't go...
It appears I can either:
1. Spend untold time hoping for a fix ( a week spent looking so far!)
2. Buy a lot of new stuff ( what do I do with the old?)
3. Quit a
Hi folks,
I went and put my 2 cents worth on the Forum: How to move mandrake
along.. hot subject, eh?
In catching up with the support pleas here, I've noticed a distinct
non-recognition by people of their own status!
Some of the self-proclaimed "Newbies" only talk in acronyms and I
c
Hello Steve,
You must be new here!
Have a read of the archives - esp anything with my name in
it.
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 01:47, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> Um are you allowed to use this list for reference material for what
> I assume is a commerical book?
--
Cheers,
John
Hi folks,
The need for caution is great when a company moves away from dockside
into the deep sea. It is full of sharks who make their living
precisely from the "salmon-run" as the rushes of companies to float
happens every Spring. :-)
A mandatory tale to research is that of a nice fellow
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:39, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> You probably just need to change the font settings (font selection
> & size) in Netscape and Konqueror. All the browsers should
> implement the HTML properly (except maybe IE), but some browsers
> will render the page on a smaller
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:26, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> The same is true of KDE!
>
> Miark
Well, *I* couldn't at the time! Was driving me nutz! :-)
Nobody has answered the other questions tho.
WE really need a common troubleshooting FAQ for M8
I am trying to build it up fro
Roman,
Have you looked at TWIKI?
I am trying to find time to do it, but I actually have to make a
living unlike all you rich guys who have all day to play with exotic
programs :-)
http://www.twiki.org
It looks like a great collaboration solution and I am planning to get
it up on the fablor Si
Hi Randy,
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:54, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> -- Forwarded Message --
> Subject: New column
> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:18:03 -0400
> From: Randy Donohoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> [EMA
Hey Civileme & folks,
Civileme, did you mean "attic" or "arctic" ?? :-)
There is nowhere on earth that is safe.
But for what it's worth people, all of this is simple, grade One,
everyday business tactics.
Despite how you feel about Big Bill, he did one great thing for this
planet:
He prov
Hi Michael and folks,
Oh - this wasn't meant to be a "List Of Appreciation", I simply
used these two people as examples.
Of course there is yourself and many others - I didn't mention -even
Roman who is enthusiastically helping in this small but ambitious
project.
In the preface to the "
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