Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-18 Thread Romanator
I got a lot of stickers with LM7.0 Roman Tim Holmes wrote: And honestly, the abscence of such stickers has been my only real complaint about Mandrake! SuSE comes with stickers, RedHATE comes with a bumper sticker and some other stickets for the outside of the machine and everything. But

RE: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-18 Thread Jason Guidry
Of course, one could always check thinkgeek.com and linuxmall. I know thinkgeek has some classics. -Original Message- From: Tim Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:54 AM To: Ed Tharp Cc: Dan LaBine; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-18 Thread Tim Holmes
And honestly, the abscence of such stickers has been my only real complaint about Mandrake! SuSE comes with stickers, RedHATE comes with a bumper sticker and some other stickets for the outside of the machine and everything. But not for Mandrake! I've been looking at the online store

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-17 Thread Ed Tharp
: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded I'm not sure what this guy is talking about, but whatever it is, he makes no sense. First, he sounds like he purposely became a skeptic about O/S evangelism. What exactly is that?? Is he saying that we've elevated the mighty Tux to the level

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-17 Thread Ed Tharp
: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded Careful. The Mandrake Store may be providing this in the near future grin Ed Tharp wrote: so what I want now is to replace the apple logo on my Mazda RX3 with a nice tux with a mandrake shooting star and like the mandrake 7.0 user guide cover

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-17 Thread Romanator
, June 17, 2001 6:41 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded Careful. The Mandrake Store may be providing this in the near future grin Ed Tharp wrote: so what I want now is to replace the apple logo on my Mazda RX3 with a nice tux with a mandrake

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-17 Thread Romanator
LaBine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 8:56 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded I'm not sure what this guy is talking about, but whatever it is, he makes no sense. First, he sounds like he purposely became a skeptic

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-08 Thread Romanator
That's the one thing that Linux users have is a lot of faith in their OS. We also have a very large contingent of individuals all over the world devoting all of their time and effort to produce a great OS. Linux is always evolving and has a bright future. Roman Registered Linux User #179293

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-08 Thread Charles A. Punch
Dan LaBine wrote: I'm not sure what this guy is talking about, but whatever it is, he makes no sense. First, he sounds like he purposely became a skeptic about O/S evangelism. What exactly is that?? Is he saying that we've elevated the mighty Tux to the level of a diety? .

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-07 Thread Romanator
s wrote: On Monday 04 June 2001 09:31 pm, you wrote: OOPs, ment for this to go to the list, I keep forgetting the reply is set to originator. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:22:48 -0500 From: Dennis Myers

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded

2001-06-07 Thread Brandon Caudle
From: Romanator<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: s<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia is totally unfounded Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 06:47:31 -0400 s wrote: On Monday 04 June 2001 09:31 pm, you wro

FW: Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia

2001-06-06 Thread Charles A Edwards
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Donald Carmona Ugarte Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 11:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia -s -- linux inside

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia

2001-06-05 Thread s
On Monday 04 June 2001 09:31 pm, you wrote: OOPs, ment for this to go to the list, I keep forgetting the reply is set to originator. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:22:48 -0500 From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED

Fwd: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia

2001-06-04 Thread Dennis Myers
OOPs, ment for this to go to the list, I keep forgetting the reply is set to originator. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: [newbie] Penguin Paranoia Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:22:48 -0500 From: Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pablo García Durán [EMAIL PROTECTED

[newbie] Penguin Paranoia

2001-06-04 Thread Pablo García Durán
Comes from "Registered users"... As an experienced Mac-user, ittook me months to become skeptic about OS-evangelism. The first Macintosh (1984) was designed to be silent, small and discrete. The computer for everyone tried not to look nor behave like a traditional computer. It was intended

Re: [newbie] Penguin Case

2001-03-29 Thread Rog
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:28:58 -0500, you wrote: Hey guys and gals, Check this link out. http://shop.store.yahoo.com/computerheaven/penlinatxtow.html Moose Heh...cool... peace, Rog

Re: [newbie] Penguin Case

2001-03-29 Thread PENA FAMILY
Thats very cool apparently, Apple isn't the only one with a flair for style for the rest of us PC users.

Re: [newbie]penguin

2000-11-24 Thread patrick
pablito wrote: seems like a penguin is an unfortunate mascot for Linux -- a bird that looks cute but can't fly, or a Southern Hemisphere bird that people may think lives in Linus Thorvald's Finland but doesn't exist there outside of a zoo. On the other hand, a Window is a great image for

Re: [newbie]penguin

2000-11-23 Thread pablito
seems like a penguin is an unfortunate mascot for Linux -- a bird that looks cute but can't fly, or a Southern Hemisphere bird that people may think lives in Linus Thorvald's Finland but doesn't exist there outside of a zoo. On the other hand, a Window is a great image for Windows, a big fancy

Re: [newbie]penguin

2000-11-23 Thread hellmut
On the other hand, a Window is a great image for Windows, a big fancy frame with nothing much inside. ...or a great chance to throw it out of itself! ;) -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | |

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-14 Thread GAPrichard
I agree. Computing history is implicit in some of the configuration and learning curve issues we're having to deal with as newbies; knowing computing history helps to explain some otherwise odd and confusing things in Linux. Besides, many things, like the Xerox PARC deal, are just plain

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-13 Thread GAPrichard
I agree. Computing history is implicit in some of the configuration and learning curve issues we're having to deal with as newbies; knowing computing history helps to explain some otherwise odd and confusing things in Linux. Besides, many things, like the Xerox PARC deal, are just plain

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-12 Thread Paul R
Roger Pithers wrote: On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: Larry Marshall wrote: Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Don't know what this has to do with penguin icons but I for one am certainly enjoying it, so please

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-12 Thread John Rye
Paul R wrote: Larry Marshall wrote: I agree regarding the root login - however seems that even in the GUIs one needs to violate the conventions now and then. I guess my view is that the commandline has conventions and that the GUIs are now developing them. I only have two

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread John Rye
Larry Marshall wrote: Just type 'mc' at your terminal prompt - it should be part of the standard install. It's almost exactly like the Dos equiv. - a few Very interesting...something new to play with. thanks. I'm not ofay with the history of Linux - I suspect that Linus may have

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread John Rye
Mark Weaver wrote: Aaah Larry, don't worry about it. We all run a few neurons shy of a whole molocule now and then. Love that typo Mark - I thought you were referring to my monocle for a few Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread Goldenpi
Where do neurons go in molocules? Could you be comfuseing neurons with nutrons. - Original Message - From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] penguin icons Larry Marshall wrote: Co

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread Larry Marshall
I'm only using it because of the huge accumulation of Word, Excel and Yep, my work dictates that I be Word-compatible. In fact, Star Office isn't quite up to that task, though it's pretty good. Anyone here have enough experience importing Word docs into Applixware to comment on it? I'm

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread john bodanske
you are - Original Message - From: "Goldenpi" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] penguin icons Where do neurons go in molocules? Could you be comfuseing neurons with nutrons. - Original Message -

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread Kathleen Dickason
I think it was a joke... Kathleen Goldenpi wrote: Where do neurons go in molocules? Could you be comfuseing neurons with nutrons. - Original Message - From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 11:45 PM Subject: R

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-10 Thread Goldenpi
Oh, just forget it. - Original Message - From: "john bodanske" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] penguin icons you are - Original Message - From: "Goldenpi" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EM

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread Larry Marshall
I agree regarding the root login - however seems that even in the GUIs one needs to violate the conventions now and then. I guess my view is that the commandline has conventions and that the GUIs are now developing them. I only have two neurons and so I need to use them wisely when it comes

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread John Rye
Larry Marshall wrote: I agree regarding the root login - however seems that even in the GUIs one needs to violate the conventions now and then. I guess my view is that the commandline has conventions and that the GUIs are now developing them. I only have two neurons and so I need to

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread John Rye
Larry Marshall wrote: I've seen reference to Midnight Commander but haven't tracked it down. It sounds like it would serve as an intermediate between a GUI filewindow and doing a whole lot of cd-ing. Just type 'mc' at your terminal prompt - it should be part of the standard install. It's

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread root
Larry go into the drakconf click user addition and at the bottom you will see icon and a down arrow. you can select the icon to use with the user...unfortunately I don't know how to change an existing user. Larry Marshall wrote: I stumbled on a "simple" thing today that had me scratching my

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread Larry Marshall
Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Don't know what this has to do with penguin icons but I for one am certainly enjoying it, so please don't stop!! Well...first there was this dumb question I asked about penguins. Then

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread Larry Marshall
Just type 'mc' at your terminal prompt - it should be part of the standard install. It's almost exactly like the Dos equiv. - a few Very interesting...something new to play with. thanks. I'm not ofay with the history of Linux - I suspect that Linus may have been avoiding copyright issues.

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-09 Thread Mark Weaver
Larry Marshall wrote: Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Don't know what this has to do with penguin icons but I for one am certainly enjoying it, so please don't stop!! Well...first there was this dumb question I

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-08 Thread Larry Marshall
As root... K Menu -- Settings -- Applications -- Login Manager Click on User tab and play, Works like a dream Thanks for the pointer. I guess I'm from the old school so my sys admin stuff is done by my doing an su to root rather than logging on as root. Thus, most of this graphical

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-08 Thread John Rye
Larry Marshall wrote: As root... K Menu -- Settings -- Applications -- Login Manager Click on User tab and play, Works like a dream Thanks for the pointer. I guess I'm from the old school so my sys admin stuff is done by my doing an su to root rather than logging on as root.

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-08 Thread Larry Marshall
Long time since I worked exclusively at the command prompt - grin!!! I suppose I'll get used to using all those graphical "aids" but I'm comfortable at a Unix commandline, I was taught that one only logged in as root under the most dire of circumstances, am too lazy to dump out of X and

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-08 Thread John Rye
Larry Marshall wrote: Long time since I worked exclusively at the command prompt - grin!!! I suppose I'll get used to using all those graphical "aids" but I'm comfortable at a Unix commandline, I was taught that one only logged in as root under the most dire of circumstances, am too lazy

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-07 Thread John Rye
Larry Marshall wrote: I stumbled on a "simple" thing today that had me scratching my head. I helped a buddy install Mandrake 7.0 today. In doing so we set up an account for him (his name is Bob) and Mandrake decided to make his login icon a girl. I did point out to him that it was a cute

Re: [newbie] penguin icons

2000-09-07 Thread Mwinold
a man and his icon such a happy story!. lolol

RE: [newbie] Penguin Icons for Linux MDK7.1

2000-09-04 Thread Romanator
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 9:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Penguin Icons for Linux MDK7.1 On Sun, 03 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hi everybody, I am looking for penguin images

Re: [newbie] Penguin Icons for Linux MDK7.1

2000-09-04 Thread Mwinold
cnet, zdnet, comeon thats what search engines are for!

Re: [newbie] Penguin Icons for Linux MDK7.1

2000-09-04 Thread Romanator
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cnet, zdnet, comeon thats what search engines are for! I have found what I needed this morning.

[newbie] Penguin Icons for Linux MDK7.1

2000-09-03 Thread Romanator
Hi everybody, I am looking for penguin images of all sorts and sizes, including desktop themes for my Linux MDK7.1 OS. And, I would like to add them to my Windose NT4 OS desktop and email. I checked Tucows but was unsuccessful. Any help would be appreciated. Roman Registered Linux User #179293