> > Perhaps it's time that we had a tinyurl type system at (for example)
> > "go.ubuntu.com" to cater for this kind of thing. An Ubuntu run site
> > such as this could havea redirect to (for example) kvm documentation
> > at go.ubuntu.com/kvm . Using such a such would mean that in the event
> >
On 02/07/09 00:16, Alan Pope wrote:
> 2009/7/1 Eric Hammond :
>
>> Yes, if you're running a web site, there's not much reason to use
>> somebody else's URL redirection service.
>>
>> However, from personal experience I would recommend you not create a
>> public URL redirecting service as you'll
2009/7/1 Eric Hammond :
>
> Yes, if you're running a web site, there's not much reason to use
> somebody else's URL redirection service.
>
> However, from personal experience I would recommend you not create a
> public URL redirecting service as you'll end up spending far too much of
> your life fi
Yes, if you're running a web site, there's not much reason to use
somebody else's URL redirection service.
However, from personal experience I would recommend you not create a
public URL redirecting service as you'll end up spending far too much of
your life fighting the spammers and phishers who
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 3:57 AM, Alan Pope wrote:
>
> Would it not also make sense _not_ to link to tinyurl type services?
> These are under even less control than the Ubuntu Wiki.
>
> Perhaps it's time that we had a tinyurl type system at (for example)
> "go.ubuntu.com" to cater for this kind of
2009/6/30 Nick Barcet :
> * Url in tips should preferably not be pointing to a wiki page, which
> holds to high a risk to be defaced.
>
Would it not also make sense _not_ to link to tinyurl type services?
These are under even less control than the Ubuntu Wiki.
Perhaps it's time that we had a tin
Hi Nick
Nick Barcet wrote:
> Following up on the community meeting today, I have added a section
> proposing rules for what can and cannot considered a useful tip. I am
> pasting them here for your review.
>
> * Tips should not be any longer than 2 lines of 80 characters.
> * Tips are not adve
+ Nick Barcet:
> Comments and suggestions are of course welcome.
FWIW, I took a look today to fortunes-debian-hints and
couldn't find any entry that would fit. They're not very
server-centric and many are specific to Debian.
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On 06/23/2009 06:12 PM, Nick Barcet wrote:
> Following up on a discussion started at UDS, and continued in the last
> Ubuntu Server community meeting, I have just started a wiki page to list
> possible tips for Ubuntu Server Edition:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/server-tips
Following up on the com
+ Jean Daniel :
> Or shorter:
>
> """The etckeeper package allows to save the changes made to /etc.
> Quite useful to track and revert changes."""
I like this one better because etckeeper can keep track of
changes with other VCS, i.e. git, mercurial and darcs.
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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Nick Barcet wrote:
>
>
> Note to Alan Pope: Thanks for your funny safety one, but I had to remove
> it, sorry. :p
>
> Nick
Aw, I liked the funny one. I thought throwing a few humorous
"best-practices-for-real-life" was a neat idea.
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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 6:38 AM, Jean Daniel wrote:
> Hello James,
>
> > Nice Bash tips.
> thanks,
>
> > I like the etckeeper explanation as it is (it's also a nice
> > tip I had not heard of).
>
> "etckeeper
> --
> The etckeeper package allows you to save all the changes you make in
>
Jean Daniel wrote:
> Maybe it is just me but when I read the explanation, I did not
> understand the added value of etckeepers compared to the command bzr
> which also allows to "save, track and revert changes to a bazaar
> repository". Also, the explanation makes no mention of the /etc/
> directo
Hello James,
> Nice Bash tips.
thanks,
> I like the etckeeper explanation as it is (it's also a nice
> tip I had not heard of).
"etckeeper
--
The etckeeper package allows you to save all the changes you make in
a bazaar repository. Quite useful to track and revert changes."
Maybe it
Hi Nick
Nick Barcet wrote:
> Following up on a discussion started at UDS, and continued in the last
> Ubuntu Server community meeting, I have just started a wiki page to list
> possible tips for Ubuntu Server Edition:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/server-tips
>
> Background:
> Motd currently displ
On 06/23/2009 07:11 PM, Jean Daniel wrote:
> I propose:
>
> """The etckeeper package allows you to save all the changes you make
> to /etc thanks to
> a bazaar repository. Quite useful to track and revert changes."""
>
> Or shorter:
>
> """The etckeeper package allows to save the changes made to
On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Jean Daniel
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The etckeeper explanation is not very clear:
>
> etckeeper
> --
> The etckeeper package allows you to save all the changes you make in
> a bazaar repository. Quite useful to track and revert changes.
>
> I propose:
>
> "
On 24/06/09 01:11, Jean Daniel wrote:
> Browse the command line history with Ctrl-R and then type a few
> characters that you know are part of the command you are looking for
You made my day with this tip!
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Hello,
The etckeeper explanation is not very clear:
etckeeper
--
The etckeeper package allows you to save all the changes you make in
a bazaar repository. Quite useful to track and revert changes.
I propose:
"""The etckeeper package allows you to save all the changes you make
to /et
Following up on a discussion started at UDS, and continued in the last
Ubuntu Server community meeting, I have just started a wiki page to list
possible tips for Ubuntu Server Edition:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/server-tips
Background:
Motd currently displays 7 lines of legal warning that takes up u
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