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Tired of supporting friends' computers Migrate them to GNULinux 901
On Saturday 30 April 2005 22:44 Heather Locklearjet If the school (I take it that this is an American School, btw?) insists that Windows software is to be used, presumably the parents...
OS400 versus Linux
Lately I've had the opportunity to do some c# integration work with an i-Series 830...what used to be an AS...
OS400 versus Linux 903
Humiliating Defeat (!) OS-400 is pretty damned impressive when you look at it - I've been programming in an OS-400 environment for the last 15+ years...
OS400 versus Linux 904
Ray Ingles particular command Hi there, I'm the author of that program. Glad to see fish getting around...
OS400 versus Linux 905
Fookie, Fortune To tell the truth, having used iSeries for many years, and being relatively new...
Do I have to write a Torrent client just to cap uploads properly
You know that you need local phone service, .32 mbps up is pretty good but 40 + 35 USD per month is outrageous. The cable connection that I'm using now...
Shareaza's cap was probably working perfectly
Hi Entropy, Re: The difficulty I've been having capping uploads, -- as long as I don't try to push the bandwidth, which causes spikes, I keep steady uploads within a 1kB...
Hello inflation
Hi John, Re: Speakeasy's 1.5-.25 mpbs DSLSansPhoneBill for 56 USD per month: and switching to a pay as...
Red Hat predicts rest of Solaris 909
So, Mike is immediately ridiculed by the inclusion of the "Home Command"? Shame on you Roy! Don't you people realise that Free Software is *WRONG*? Don't you people realise that "Free Software...
Red Hat predicts rest of Solaris 910
Peter Köhlmann that header info I generally don't like to call people stupid, and prefer to...
Can someone explain this to me 911
BTW, you could have also deleted the file, and the encoding would have continued. On a traditional Unix filesystem, a...
Can someone explain this to me 912
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:05:32 -0600, Linønut It's not a bad idea in most situations, but there are situations where it is. Logfiles, for instance. It's trivial to...
Can someone explain this to me 913
done by making logfiles append-only. Man chattr(1) and lcap(8). Nice of you to mention C2, B1 and B2 guidelines. You mentioned...
Can someone explain this to me 914
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:00:48 +0000 (UTC), Rob S. Wolfram No, it's not. Logging...
Can someone explain this to me 915
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:11:16 +0000 (UTC), Rob S. Wolfram No, it can't be disabled. That also...
Can someone explain this to me 916
That's a function of the design of the environment. IMO it is a totally misdesigned environment; furthermore if such an environment is *really* necessary, then the administrators are security...
flatFISHism an obsessive compulsive disorder
For those of you new to COLA or just pbutting through ... Flatfish is an obsessive compulsive who has been stalking COLA for years. As to why he has become fixated on COLA we...
flatFISHism an obsessive compulsive disorder 918
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:31:10 -0800, Daeron Daeron is a bi-polar nutcase who refuses to take his medication. Let's talk about facts: 1. Daeron maintains a webpage and...
EU open standards ruling will stifle standards says BSA~1
BSA in open (standards) revolt Lucy Sherriff Feb 18 2005 The BSA has called on the European Commission...
EU open standards ruling will stifle standards says BSA~1 Discussion, linux
Whether they want to ban open source or not, I don't see anything in that article that supported your comment: "So we...
EU open standards ruling will stifle standards says BSA~1
Jesse F. Hughes Fine you refuse to answer a direct question. Which begs the question - why are you here at all. All...
Mac World: EMail May Be Delivering More Companies to Linux
begin Error log for Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:36:42 +0000 - Planet Express caused a page fault at address follows... That is so true...
Software patents a blow to India
Software patents a blow to India Prabir Purkayastha Feb 18 2005 The latest patent ordinance has already raised strong protests from the people for favouring global pharmaceutical MNCs (multinational...
Mbuttachusetts and the Open Source socialists
Mbuttachusetts, Microsoft reach relaxed patent licensing deal Paula Rooney Feb 17 2005 Mbuttachusetts brokered a relaxed patent-licensing deal with Microsoft...
Task Orientation vs. Application Orientation
The problem with many users nowadays that presents a mbuttive hurdle in getting them to adopt alternative platforms and software is the mindset of app orientation vs. task orientation. Usage breeds familiarity; and...
Task Orientation vs. Application Orientation 926
Interesting. However, another factor that leads to application orientation is inconsistency between apps. If you've got...
Task Orientation vs. Application Orientation 929
begin Error log for Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:05:14 -0500 - Steffan Hayter as follows... And how does that have anything to do with what I stated...
Task Orientation vs. Application Orientation 930
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:20:43 -0500, rapskat I agree with most of what you said. I am simply saying that most people...
Task Orientation vs. Application Orientation 931
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:20:43 -0500, rapskat I agree with most of what you said. I am simply saying that most people don't care about monopolies, they care about getting things done...
Task Orientation vs. Application Orientation 932
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:05:14 -0500, since you just pointed out that no monopoly was involved, why do you think it odd that...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 933
flatfish+++ We boast because it is true. "Your Studies?" What groundword was done for this study? Having a 0 track record for commercial software community support always works better. Also, some problems...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 934
begin Error log for Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:42:54 -0500 - flatfish+++ caused follows... It can and does. The Open Source Community is reknowned for it's incredible support, it has even one an...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 935
an of took the Nope. You see I sell hardware and include software with systems. I also repair systems. Now if I just stopped making...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support
Well since you haven't turned me into a liar yet, you don't need to be sorry. But let's talk about what you could or...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 937
group. to seem it as versions for it form also repair and also Apple. PCs building PCs...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 938
leaving aside what gstreamer is meant to do, it's in version 0.8.9.0 or thereabouts while QT is in version 7.x. QT has been available for many years on Mac and Windows systems. gstreamer isn't...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 939
But the people who maintain the FAQ for it seem to believe that applications aren't really ready for commercial use using it. Not...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 940
I don't believe I ever mentioned windows. So... Applescript is just another scripting language. Again, how does it...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 941
MPEG-4 is a fairly huge standard, actually, not just a single codec, and nobody implements all of it. It allows for multiple video and audio tracks, 3D objects, spites, interactivity, and all sorts...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 942
That's exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about. Naming these files "Foo Draft" and "Foo Final" is much more clear and unambiguous...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 943
There are specific things licensed under the MacOS Server license. AppleEvents are NOT a server-level protocl and having a bunch of users attempting simultaneously to send bunches of AppleEvents to the same application...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 944
Their license read a little differently, I suspect. That's correct, but irrelevant. Accessing software via the network; making requests and getting results is not "use" as it is being...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 945
I don't care to support my proclamation. I am not bound by that EULA. However, someone who is bound by the...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 946
2-26-05 11:13 PM: Yes. Hmmm, just looking at the OS itself and its help files: Sharing preference pane: Remote Apple Events: Click Start to allow applications on...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 947
2-27-05 12:28 AM: You snipped the other examples which prove you wrong. Why did you do...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 948
No. They show marketing hype. Read the fine print. Take it up with Apple. They screwed up the EULA. "you may not make the...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 949
2-27-05 7:36 AM: That is your view. Can you support it? There is nothing there that goes against the...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 950
hoo I believe the file sharing connection limits are only on AFS connections. Samba and NFS...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 951
No, but the daemon which implements Apple's file sharing protocol, or the code that supports remote Apple events or Cocoa's remote object features certainly is, and OS X also...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support
No, it doesn't. It is executed on the client machines processor. The server shares a application volume over the network which the client mounts and executes Apple Software from. I am amazed...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 953
Unless you are stipulating that the server's memory space is being shared by the client, then yes, it all has to...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 954
I do not have that idea at all. I *do* have the idea that if an "Application Server" is forcing the *client...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 955
I've no idea what you mean when you talk about forcing things. I'm not sure what an application server is...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 956
First... Damn, did you take your meds today? Seriously, man. Something is wrong with you. Now, to the point. If you don't...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 957
Insults do not make your case, I'm afraid. Okay, so you have no proper definition for it. Please don't try...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 958
Yep. File server is what that is. Like I told them. Here's some links, troll. Definitions...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 959
As you've removed the bit where you admitted that your claim was incorrect, I've put it back, here: Your claim was wrong. Especially...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 960
Let's try to make this very simple. A protocol is a kind of simple signalling and data transfer system. As you...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 961
No, they're not, you're quite right, but they are *in* layers. The most popular layered model...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 962
You have no idea what my qualifications are. Please stick to what you know. You've changed your claim *AGAIN*. It would be good if you could...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 963
Please stop building strawmen in a pathetic attempt to distract from the argument. I have not changed my claim. You keep building strawmen. Strawman. This has nothing to do with what protocol is...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 964
The keyboard and mouse inputs, and the application output is transferred The file system engine on the remote machine receives files to be...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 965
It fits perfectly. "2. straw man, strawman -- (a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted)" That I-O is not under discussion. This statement of yours shows me that you have *no...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 966
It does not mean 'example', which is why your usage is incorrect. Haha! Yes it is. Here's a clue for you: It needs xlibs, otherwise it cannot...
The Myth Of Linux Community Support. 967
An example that illustrates and supports an argument that is not under debate, in order to divert attention from the real argument, is most certainly a strawman. Haha! No it isn't. the same...
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