Re: [SLUG] Server comments invitation

2007-04-27 Thread Ben Donohue
True, however vmware console can be a bit of a pig. You have to load the vmtools, sizing of the screen, etc. VNC makes the whole remote display process much easier. So you can have both, and VNC is very easy to setup these days... Ben Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Ben Donohue This is if you

Re: [SLUG] downloading multiple files using MIME multipart/related

2007-04-27 Thread Amos Shapira
On 28/04/07, Sam Lawrance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, single file at a time would suck over a network. HTTP/1.1 is a good suggestion, but you need to use pipelining. Demonstrated use (at least in my mind :-) is FreeBSD's portsnap, which is becoming the preferred method to transfer hundreds

[SLUG] Free access to Open CeBIT - Open Source at CeBIT

2007-04-27 Thread Pia Waugh
Hi all, At SLUG last night I promised I'd send a rego code for everyone who wanted to come along and see the first ever Open CeBIT, a real Open Source presence at CeBIT this year. Jeff and I have been working with Hannover Fairs to make a great event to take Open Source to the mainstream business

Re: [SLUG] Doing a demo of Ubuntu at my place of work

2007-04-27 Thread Steven Tucker
So the end result is that the customer has saved $150 per unit and has a more stable and secure system, The salesmen has a product he can sell for less than his competitors and still makes $50 more per unit in commissions. The company owner has increased his/her profit by $50