Re: [PLUG] Request: Anyone have Knoppix 6.3 or 6.3.1 ??

2010-07-07 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 18:46:54 -0700 wes dijo: >Can you name a decent package manager? LOL Wait ... define 'decent.' No, wait ... that's flame bait. Forget I asked. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [PLUG] Request: Anyone have Knoppix 6.3 or 6.3.1 ??

2010-07-07 Thread wes
Can you name a decent package manager? -wes On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM, wrote: > This brings up something that's been bugging me. Why do people still use > version numbers? Doesn't a decent package manager make distro versions > irrelevant? I guess it makes sense if you want to keep a LiveC

Re: [PLUG] Request: Anyone have Knoppix 6.3 or 6.3.1 ??

2010-07-07 Thread anthony . bailey
This brings up something that's been bugging me. Why do people still use version numbers? Doesn't a decent package manager make distro versions irrelevant? I guess it makes sense if you want to keep a LiveCD around, but those aren't even that hard to make these days. > On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:20:

Re: [PLUG] Request: Anyone have Knoppix 6.3 or 6.3.1 ??

2010-07-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> Knoppix 6.3 came out back in March (in Linux Pro Magazine). >> Anyone got a copy ? Me do. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Request: Anyone have Knoppix 6.3 or 6.3.1 ??

2010-07-07 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:20:08 -0800 William Morita dijo: >Knoppix 6.3 came out back in March (in Linux Pro Magazine). >Anyone got a copy ? I don't have a copy because the only place to get it so far is by buying Linux Magazine, and I don't want it badly enough to go to Powell's to get a copy. And

Re: [PLUG] Wiki

2010-07-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010, nat...@nathanewilliams.com wrote: > p.s. i got the msg and will update the font contrast tonite, though it > totally ruins the whole art nouveau 'website-running-out-of-toner' look... Function first, form second. It's a difficult concept for some, but we appreciate that you

[PLUG] Wiki

2010-07-07 Thread nathan
Wiki's up and general layout set up, preview at http://nathanewilliams.com/projects/pdxlinux/wiki i've already crash-tested by moving it cross domain and cross-directory after the install and set-up, so this should be a vurry resilient wiki :D yay for the dokuwiki team, i might have to buy a shi

[PLUG] Request: Anyone have Knoppix 6.3 or 6.3.1 ??

2010-07-07 Thread William Morita
Knoppix 6.3 came out back in March (in Linux Pro Magazine). Anyone got a copy ? -- -- Bill Morita 907-952-9948 (Cell) ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Local Linux/Unix Groups/Businesses

2010-07-07 Thread Patrick J. Timlick
Nathan, Thanks for redoing the website for us. No apologies neccessary. You are doing us a great service, and I think you have every right to all the polite and thoughtful assistance from the group that you desire. I think the website looks great, the calendar tool tips are cool too. I may hav

Re: [PLUG] Blank Screen After Booting

2010-07-07 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from Rich Shepard # on Tuesday 06 July 2010 07:39: >   I installed Slackware-13.1 on my new laptop yesterday, but the > screen is totally blank and unresponsive after the system boots. No response via the network either? Maybe not the case here, but I had a system which would stop at a blank

Re: [PLUG] Local Linux/Unix Groups/Businesses

2010-07-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010, drew wymore wrote: > I prefer white backgrounds with yellow text myself If you want really unreadable, use bright cyan on light gray. I've seen several sites colored that way. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org ht

[PLUG] Problem solved --> Re: Linux friendly 802.11n Wireless Access Point

2010-07-07 Thread Alex
Hello folks, Just to let you know who had similar problems with Linksys WAP4410N wireless access point as described below. The culprit was an original buggy firmware which can be updated to the latest one: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10052/index.html The firmware upgrade solved all the pr

Re: [PLUG] Local Linux/Unix Groups/Businesses

2010-07-07 Thread drew wymore
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 6 Jul 2010, Nathan W wrote: > >> quick one first: > > Nathan, > >   It looks very good. However, I urge you to change the text color to black > (or a very dark grey) to increase the contrast against the white background. > What you have

Re: [PLUG] Local Linux/Unix Groups/Businesses

2010-07-07 Thread Ali Corbin
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > Nathan, > >   It looks very good. However, I urge you to change the text color to black > (or a very dark grey) to increase the contrast against the white background. > What you have might be perfectly clear and readable to young eyes, but no

Re: [PLUG] NUT client for Windows...

2010-07-07 Thread wes
I am not aware of such a tool. One alternative could be to use Microsoft RPC via Samba tools to instruct the 98 machine to shut down from your Linux box when the UPS detects power loss. -wes On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Michael C. Robinson < plu...@robinson-west.com> wrote: > Is there one for

Re: [PLUG] Local Linux/Unix Groups/Businesses

2010-07-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 6 Jul 2010, Nathan W wrote: > quick one first: Nathan, It looks very good. However, I urge you to change the text color to black (or a very dark grey) to increase the contrast against the white background. What you have might be perfectly clear and readable to young eyes, but not to o

Re: [PLUG] Blank Screen After Booting

2010-07-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 6 Jul 2010, m0gely wrote: > Hook up an external monitor. Also, try the function key + display key > (fn+f8 on my Dell) to see if anything changes. I had this problem on my > old HP laptop. I gave away my old 15" CRT, but I'll find a way to check it. Thanks, Rich _