Re: Finding a bzip2 file on a damaged hard drive

2005-04-08 Thread Jordan Curzon
Many file types have a footer also, which the program looks for. Like I said there are false positives, but I couldn't see that it missed anything. With bzips there is no footer so you just have to set the max file size to the biggest file you are looking for. Be ready though, every file carved out

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Dave Smith
Merrill Oveson wrote: Trust me when I say that XP would cost much much more than it currently does if it weren't for MAC, Linux, Unix, and all the other OSes out there. I agree that competition drives prices down, but that is tangential to the argument at hand, which is: Does F/OSS affect the US e

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Merrill Oveson
> How about some examples? The Windows OS costs more now than it did in 1995. It's also not the same product. Win95 vs XP. I can't remember what Win95 cost in 1995, but I found XP for $155. If we adjust the cost of XP in 1995 dollars (that is adjusting for inflation at between 2% to 3% per year)

RE: *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?

2005-04-08 Thread Gary Thornock
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Stuart Jansen > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 14:29 > To: plug@plug.org > Subject: *tap* *tap* Is this thing on? > > ping NAK :) .===. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailin

Re: *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?

2005-04-08 Thread H Glenn Hatfield
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Re: *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?

2005-04-08 Thread Dr g
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*tap* *tap* Is this thing on?

2005-04-08 Thread Stuart Jansen
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Re: Northface U ?

2005-04-08 Thread Hans Fugal
On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 at 11:56 -0600, Jake Pollmann wrote: > > On Apr 08, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Hans Fugal wrote: > > > > > I interviewed with NU for a position (I would be developing software to > > > support the software the students write). I was very impressed with the > > > > > I second Hans opin

RE: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Josh Coates
>It's not latin, but here it is: ``strawman,'' >> Lots of people who enjoy writing software in their free time / a >> corporate sponsor who paid a one-time fee to a developer / a >> government agency / whatever: >> - Traded their time and effort to write a word processor (this is >>where the

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Merrill Oveson
On Apr 8, 2005 10:03 AM, Dan Stovall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 3) Lastly, because OSS was free and still is, this huge cost saving > > > spurred a ton of new innovation and businesses. Smart guys, like you > > > all, grabbing Linux and Apache and setting up ISPs, or websites for > > > comme

Re: Northface U ?

2005-04-08 Thread Jake Pollmann
> On Apr 08, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Hans Fugal wrote: > > > I interviewed with NU for a position (I would be developing software to > > support the software the students write). I was very impressed with the > > I second Hans opinion. I interviewed for a position with them about 1 > 1/2 - 2 years ag

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Michael Halcrow
On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 11:39:00AM -0600, Josh Coates wrote: > >Let's start with a micro model. > > i was waiting to see if anyone noticed that michaels well thought > out micro model has two fundamental flaws. > > flaw #1: "ex nihilo" > in the first model, the word processor was created with tim

Re: Finding a bzip2 file on a damaged hard drive

2005-04-08 Thread James Clawson
Thank you for the reference! I am downloading it as I type. As the drive does not have a valid file table, how can the software identify the length of the file? If this works well, I will be forever grateful. Jim On Apr 8, 2005, at 7:25 AM, Jordan Curzon wrote: There is a forensics tool call

RE: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Josh Coates
>Let's start with a micro model. i was waiting to see if anyone noticed that michaels well thought out micro model has two fundamental flaws. flaw #1: "ex nihilo" in the first model, the word processor was created with time and effort. in the second, OSS model the word processor was effectivel

Re: Northface U ?

2005-04-08 Thread Taber Loveless
They are working on an Graduate program, dont yet know what exactly, but hopefully it will be ready about the time I would finish so I could continue on and complete that also. Just like youve stated their program is very impressive and that is what attracted me to NU at first. If anyone is awar

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Roberto Mello
On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 09:25:48AM -0600, David Smith wrote: > > How about providing some examples? Is there an example of a business who > was able to spend less on software thanks to F/OSS in such a manner that > they could afford other goods/services that they otherwise could not have? > Most I

Re: Northface U ?

2005-04-08 Thread Daniel Timpson
Another consideration is graduate school. If you want to continue on and get a masters degree it's preferable to attain a BS from a school that is regionally accredited. North Face has a national accreditation. Some state schools and BYU don't recognize degrees that are nationally accredited. D

Re: Suggestions for CMS

2005-04-08 Thread Derek Hansen
On Apr 8, 2005 10:50 AM, Josh Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I would like suggestions for a web content managment software. > > stfw. ;-) #2 entry on google search for "cms" > > http://www.opensourcecms.com/ > > should have everything you need to find what you are looking for. > > Jos

Re: lvm snapshot question

2005-04-08 Thread Barry Roberts
On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 09:35:24AM -0700, Stuart Jansen wrote: > > Looks like there's now support for writing to snapshots. (Although it's > still apparently a little experimental.) Would it work to have your > testers use the snapshot instead of the original? > Is that possible with LVM1 on RHE

RE: Suggestions for CMS

2005-04-08 Thread Josh Coates
>I would like suggestions for a web content managment software. stfw. ;-) #2 entry on google search for "cms" http://www.opensourcecms.com/ should have everything you need to find what you are looking for. Josh Coates www.jcoates.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

Suggestions for CMS

2005-04-08 Thread Ned Hanks
I would like suggestions for a web content managment software. Initial requirements are: Manage access to uploaded files: i.e. doc, xls, pdf, jpg, etc Restrict who can upload, replace and download files. Description and discussion on file (blog). History of file changes, who and when upl

Re: lvm snapshot question

2005-04-08 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 10:15 -0600, Barry Roberts wrote: > Any lvm users/experts here? Redhat's search on the linux-lvm list is > broken and I've asked this question on the list and got exactly 0 > responses. So here goes. >

Re: Free DNS and web?

2005-04-08 Thread Wade Preston Shearer
Everydns.net is great. I was under the impression (from the name) that these guys hosted DNS. No actual hosting, right? I'll check out their resources (links). Correct. They just do DNS. You point your domain to them and then point that to your server. I believe it to be a good practice to have y

Re: Free DNS and web?

2005-04-08 Thread Eric Jensen
Gabriel Gunderson wrote: >I have a friend who is going into business for himself (HVAC) and he >wants to put up a *very* simple web page. With such simple needs, I >thought there would be a web hosting service that he could get for free. > >Also, he needs someone to host his DNS. I've seen a few

Re: Free DNS and web?

2005-04-08 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 10:04 -0600, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: > Everydns.net is great. I was under the impression (from the name) that these guys hosted DNS. No actual hosting, right? I'll check out their resources (links). > doteasy.com provides free, bannerless hosting. This will be perfect.

lvm snapshot question

2005-04-08 Thread Barry Roberts
Any lvm users/experts here? Redhat's search on the linux-lvm list is broken and I've asked this question on the list and got exactly 0 responses. So here goes. I want to take a snapshot of a filesystem (~300 GB), let

Re: Free DNS and web?

2005-04-08 Thread Wade Preston Shearer
Has anyone had any good experiences with free DNS and web hosting that they could share? Google is overrun with links but I'm looking for some valuable word-of-mouth. Everydns.net is great. doteasy.com provides free, bannerless hosting. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature .===

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Dan Stovall
> > 3) Lastly, because OSS was free and still is, this huge cost saving > > spurred a ton of new innovation and businesses. Smart guys, like you > > all, grabbing Linux and Apache and setting up ISPs, or websites for > > commercial enterprises, or websites for your own commercial > > enterprise.

Free DNS and web?

2005-04-08 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
I have a friend who is going into business for himself (HVAC) and he wants to put up a *very* simple web page. With such simple needs, I thought there would be a web hosting service that he could get for free. Also, he needs someone to host his DNS. I've seen a few free ones but have been very u

Re: Northface U ?

2005-04-08 Thread Grant Robinson
On Apr 08, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Hans Fugal wrote: I interviewed with NU for a position (I would be developing software to support the software the students write). I was very impressed with the people and the approach, as far as it was explained to me. Their projects are real-world problems in the gen

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread David Smith
> 1) OSS has put significant pressure on commercial software producers > this has caused them to a) lower their prices b) produce better > software How about some examples? The Windows OS costs more now than it did in 1995. > Competition is always good - at least for consumers. Monopolies are

Re: US Economy

2005-04-08 Thread Merrill Oveson
Everyone please read: Economics Explained : Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going by Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow As someone who has a degree in economics, let me offer my humble view. The OSS movement has had a huge and positive impact on the growth

Re: Northface U ?

2005-04-08 Thread Hans Fugal
I interviewed with NU for a position (I would be developing software to support the software the students write). I was very impressed with the people and the approach, as far as it was explained to me. Their projects are real-world problems in the genealogy (and other history) realm, not just toy

Re: Slashdot feed...

2005-04-08 Thread Lars Rasmussen
On Apr 7, 2005 9:59 AM, Josh Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Would Berkeley Data > >Systems (www.berkeleydata.net) take a hit monetarily if the website > >wasn't powered by Linux, Apache, Perl, OpenSSL, and PHP? > > i don't know what the internet archive or bds has to do with this > discussi

Re: Finding a bzip2 file on a damaged hard drive

2005-04-08 Thread Jordan Curzon
There is a forensics tool called formost that searches an binary file or block device and pulls out all the files that match their headers. The site is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/foremost/. It doesn't have the signature for bzips but here is it: "bz2 y 1000BZh?1AY&SY" It wil