Re: For the record...

2005-02-13 Thread Hans Fugal
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 at 18:56 -0700, Dave Smith wrote: > Yes, comparing a 5-year old release to a 5-week old one is not fair in > my view. I was in a hurry or I would have added that caveat. I had thought of it. And yes, it is to be expected. However, the very fact that there _is_ a 5-week old r

Re: For the record...

2005-02-13 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 18:56 -0700, Dave Smith wrote: > Yes, comparing a 5-year old release to a 5-week old one is not fair in > my view. > > --Dave This is hard to read without seeing your face. This is tongue-in-cheek, right? After all, the stability that could have been brought to Win 2000 i

Re: For the record...

2005-02-13 Thread Dave Smith
Corey Edwards wrote: On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 11:53, Hans Fugal wrote: Summary: Linux on the desktop (at least by the name of ubuntu) has surpassed the ease and speed of installation of Windows 2000. I made it a point to pretend to play dumb throughout the installation and resist all urges to do so

Re: For the record...

2005-02-13 Thread Corey Edwards
On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 11:53, Hans Fugal wrote: > Summary: Linux on the desktop (at least by the name of ubuntu) has > surpassed the ease and speed of installation of Windows 2000. I made > it a point to pretend to play dumb throughout the installation and > resist all urges to do something ex

Re: For the record...

2005-02-13 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 11:53 -0700, Hans Fugal wrote: > I made it a point to pretend to play dumb throughout the installation > and resist all urges to do something expert. Standard operating procedure. ;) Gabe .===. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Do

Re: Samba share like windows

2005-02-13 Thread Kenneth Burgener
David Smith wrote: What about explicitly setting browsable = true (which may not be the exact setting, running from memory). Setting browsable = true just makes it so the share shows in the browse list. .===. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear

For the record...

2005-02-13 Thread Hans Fugal
Dell Inspiron 3800 stats: Ubuntu: - installation: about 0.5 hour - hardware: perfect detection and operation (didn't/don't care about the winmodem) - software: Lots of goodies - usability: great Windows 2000: - installation: about 1.5 hours - hardware: pcmcia nic and wireless card both

Re: Samba share like windows

2005-02-13 Thread David Smith
> Doran Barton wrote: >> Not long ago, Kenneth Burgener proclaimed... >> >>>[global] >>>server string = >>>security = SHARE >>>guest account = samba >> >> >> Use security = user. >> >> -=Fozz > > Although setting "security=user" does make it so I can specify a user, > it al

Re: Samba share like windows

2005-02-13 Thread Kenneth Burgener
Doran Barton wrote: Not long ago, Kenneth Burgener proclaimed... [global] server string = security = SHARE guest account = samba Use security = user. -=Fozz Although setting "security=user" does make it so I can specify a user, it also disables the general guest browsing as w

Re: Samba share like windows

2005-02-13 Thread Doran Barton
Not long ago, Kenneth Burgener proclaimed... > [global] > server string = > security = SHARE > guest account = samba Use security = user. -=Fozz -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] is Doran L. Barton, president, Iodynamics LLC Iodynamics: Linux solutions - Web development - Business co