I spent 10 days in Qatar about 14 years ago. It was during Desert Storm and I was in a uniform. Its probably not fair to use that as a basis of comparison to today. Still, for what it's worth, Qatar was a friendlier place than Saudi Arabia. It was on par with Bahrain I guess. Folks seemed generally tolerant if not curious of me. I also encountered a good number of English speakers. That said, you couldn't drag me to one of the gulf states today for any amount of cash. The only way I'd go back is if they started drafting tired old pudgy veterans. I think I'm safe.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TriLUG] linux video and an OT question First question: I understand that video cards are going to have to support the "broadcast flag" which will mean I can't record video to another medium after this stardard is supported Q1 of next year. Is this correct? If so, what is the best card to purchase for use with Linux to create a PVR? I have not yet created a PVR but I feel that I might like to at some point so I figured I'd better pick one up while I am employed. Second OT question: Has anyone on the list ever been to Doha, Qatar? I may end up going over there for a brief stint. If you have been there did you like it? Do you still have both hands? How were Americans treated over there? Greg -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
