anaconda --reconfig

2000-10-20 Thread dann frazier
hey, when i execute `anaconda --reconfig` from the command line, it prompts me for networking information. if, however, i create a /etc/reconfigSys file, and allow it to be called from /etc/rc.d/init.d/reconfig at boot time, it does not prompt for any network information, other than hostname.

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Matt Fahrner
I would personally still call it "Open Source" as the source code is openly available (I think we're getting a bit spoiled as this alone is a far cry from Microsoft world). If I'm reading their license correctly it (the code) is also modifiable and can be redistributed under reasonable terms. What

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Alan Shutko
Matt Fahrner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I completely agree *if* possible. If anything will be Open Source's > downfall it will be these sorts of forks and inablility to share the > sandbox together. Pine is not opensource software. It does not meet the OSD and Debian shuttles it off into no

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Mike A. Harris
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Julie wrote: >> Anyone have a clue if the license that the PINE email software is >> distributed under is GPL compatible? In other words, would it be >> possible to fork the program as a GPL'd work? > >You can't change the license for a software package unless you >are the c

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Mike A. Harris
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Matt Fahrner wrote: >Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 12:16:23 -0400 >From: Matt Fahrner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Subject: Re: PINE license. > >Julie wrote: >I completely agree *if* possible. If anything will be Open Source

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Matt Fahrner
That is actually more the policy. Nothing is actually ever enforced and we only "threaten" to not support them, in reality we end up supporting just about anything in a pinch... - Matt Jason Fesler wrote: > > > I admit such forcing of specific tools sounds a bit draconia

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Jason Fesler
> I admit such forcing of specific tools sounds a bit draconian, but > otherwise we get into real issues trying to support too many varieties Our company has a simple policy. "Here is what we use." No enforcement, but also, no support, for anything else. You break something else, you pick up y

recompiling

2000-10-20 Thread Alan Zone
hi, do you guys know how to recompiling an share object file? let's say there is file.so, how can I extract this share object file using "ar ..." and how can I recompile? Thankx a lot. >From Alan. _ Get Your Private, Free E-m

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Matt Fahrner
(Writing this from Netscape Communicator...) We've had the same argument for a *long* time now here. Company policy is to move to Communicator, which I prefer though still very buggy, however there is a contingent that are staunchly pro-Pine, including our Postmaster. We've pretty much compromised

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Matt Fahrner
Julie wrote: I completely agree *if* possible. If anything will be Open Source's downfall it will be these sorts of forks and inablility to share the sandbox together. Sometimes the forks are innovative and sometimes they're just hubris. Unfortuntely code is "art" and thus everyone thinks theirs i

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Pekka Savola wrote: > If the latest source code was available with e.g CVS, I don't think this > would be much of a problem at all.. I agree absolutely - but unfortunately, it seems to be pretty much impossible even to contact the maintainers about these things. I'd agree t

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Pekka Savola
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, JF Martinez wrote: > Given that 64 megs of memory are under 100$ I think it is better to use > an X-based mail reader and benefit of the time savings and > fiunctionality you get with a windowed environmentAbout the only > time you need a text-based mail reader ois when X

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Pekka Savola
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Julie wrote: > What's wrong with making your changes and distributing them > under the owners license? As you have noticed, pine is a very closely developed software. Only an alpha team of about 30 people has access to pre-release versions. The security "features" noted on

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Julie
- Original Message - From: Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 08:25 Subject: Re: PINE license. > JF Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > BTW I read french and I think your signature is offensive. > > Sorry, it's randomized.

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Alan Shutko
JF Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > BTW I read french and I think your signature is offensive. Sorry, it's randomized. I'll remove that entry. -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! 22 days, 2 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds till we run away. "I am Ernest of Borg.

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread JF Martinez
Alan Shutko a écrit : > "Julie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > What's wrong with making your changes and distributing them > > under the owners license? > > You can only distribute patch files, and it looks like you can't > distribute modified binaries. Besides, the Pine license has been a >

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Alan Shutko
"Julie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What's wrong with making your changes and distributing them > under the owners license? You can only distribute patch files, and it looks like you can't distribute modified binaries. Besides, the Pine license has been a thorn in the side of many for years..

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Alan Shutko
"Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anyone have a clue if the license that the PINE email software is > distributed under is GPL compatible? In other words, would it be > possible to fork the program as a GPL'd work? Not a recent PINE. There was an older version of Pine that RMS wan

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Julie
From: Mike A. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Red Hat Development List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 23:19 Subject: PINE license. > Anyone have a clue if the license that the PINE email software is > distributed under is GPL compatible? In other words, would it be > possib

nm problem on 7.0 & T.Rex

2000-10-20 Thread Gabor Zalavary
hi, what's the reason why nm not working on 7.0 with the compat libraries: # nm /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/lib/libc-2.1.3.so nm: /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/lib/libc-2.1.3.so: no symbols # ll /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/lib/libc-2.1.3.so -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 989352 Jul 26 00:14 /usr/i386-gli

Re: PINE license.

2000-10-20 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Mike A. Harris wrote: > Anyone have a clue if the license that the PINE email software is > distributed under is GPL compatible? There are a couple of incompatibilities. "Redistribution of this release is permitted as follows, or by mutual agreement: (a) In free-of-charge or