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BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 flatfish+++ Yes, I do, after all, have a legacy software collection. No sense in letting it go to waste. Correct. It translates library calls and the binary when you...
over heating temp
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 bill gates This sounds a lot like a troll, because I doubt anyone is stupid enough to run their CPU's that hot...
What PHP represents 16849
Chris Hope I'm not trying to propogate a flame war - I think this kind of debate is good and educational. I must disagree though about the aspersions being flung about here...
If you get it stable, don't change it. Or you are hosed
I have come to the realization that if you ever get linux working, don't change a thing. I ran Xandros 3.0 yesterday. It was all starting...
Review of Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog Part 1
I've heard lots of good things about Ubuntu, so when I received the CDs from shipit.ubuntu.com, I decided to give it a try. I booted the LiveCD to see what it...
Korea brings open source to 10,000 schools
The South Korean government is rolling out a homegrown open source platform to 10,000 schools in the country. The project, dubbed the New Education Information System (NEIS), is built on a Korean-developed...
Korea brings open source to 10,000 schools
Agreed. But I was relating the average income to the impact of paying $1 for a Windows license which someone had mentioned. On a similar note, a few years ago I...
Firefox users turned away from 10% of top UK sites 16854
begin oeprotect.scr A few years back here, many people used to say that they would remove their custom from companies who refused to support open standards. By and large, they were loudly laughed...
Firefox users turned away from 10% of top UK sites 16855
Well, the Begin... stuff didn't adhere to the standards, either. If you want to send a binary you used begin the right...
microshaft pootorrent
Roy Culley I was about to say, the standard windope press release stinks as much as it did...
Linux Is this some sort of prank
So I figure that I'd give Linux a serious try. I go to OSDisc.com and select...
Linux Is this some sort of prank 16858
Interesting take because I'm still first and foremost a Windows user and considering that this is how I've made my living since 1992 I don't...
Linux Is this some sort of prank 16859
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:16:04 -0700, lqualig Interesting. I worked for DOD for 30 years, doing scientific software support and development. Since the early 90's that was done on Unix and...
Linux Is this some sort of prank 16860
No, Kier, like OSDisc.com which was the issue being discussed. But not in the case of OSDisc.com, Kier. They are just preying on the unfortunate, making a...
Linux Is this some sort of prank 16861
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:02:35 +0000, billwg OSDisc.com was never mentioned. They don't have to. It would indeed be good practice if they did...
Linux Is this some sort of prank 16862
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:53:32 +0000, billwg Should I? Bollocks. MS doesn't offer half the value...
Indian cracks Microsoft's antipiracy program 16863
You COLA lamers only think that Microsoft said these things about WGA. See A short tour of the warez groups shows just about every software package...
Indian cracks Microsoft's antipiracy program 16864
You may be a free spirit with nothing to do all day and only live to play around with new toys, amos, I don't...
Indian cracks Microsoft's antipiracy program 16865
on June 23 10:42 pm billwg Can I have a sample OEM agreement that doesn't show Microsoft leaning on the manufacturers to keep other Operating Systems off the desktop? I'm...
Indian cracks Microsoft's antipiracy program 16866
How old are you anyway? You have a weak grasp on the way these things work. Read one of the orders documents from the appeals court or district court and see how the decisions are...
Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog review part II
So, back in Ubuntu, I've found a link to Synaptic in the System menu, so nevermind...
More evidence of MS stifling open standards
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Gordon wrote on Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:21:18 +0100 And why, precisely, is this an improvement over one of the following? 1 DomainKeys, which apparently uses a public-private keyscheme to...
Word VS. OOo 2.0 Writer beta
rapskat As a professional writer myself I can say that startup times are entirely irrelevant. Only geeks get obsessed about trivial benchmarks...
GAMBAS True RAD, Open Source
I've just had my first play around with Gambas, an Open Source Project. It is a full IDE, with its own interpreted BASIC Object Oriented language. This puppy is truly...
Microsoft Protection
Microsoft Strengthens Intellectual Property Protections for Partners PRNewswire-FirstCall June 23 Redmond, Wash., -- Microsoft (Nachrichten) today announced several steps to strengthen the intellectual property (IP) protection it provides to PC manufacturers ..The IP protection...
A natural outcome from off shoring
An undercover reporter was able to buy the details thousands of UK banking accounts, pbuttword particulars and credit...
Secret Data From Japan Nuke Plants on Web
on June 24 04:06 am Sinister Midget `The data covering several years consisted of about 40...
Intel Apple Mac insides exposed
SOME DETAILS of possible forthcoming Intel-powered Macintoshes have wibbled webwards. .... The systems run Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, says ThinkSecret.com, but there are some tweaks, like the ability...
Installed Linux on my first Mac today
Got an old Power G3 donated, so of course I did what any red-blooded Linux geek would do...downloaded Debian PPC netinst iso and commenced to work! I did briefly...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16876
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 03:20:23 -0400, DFS Yes, I certainly agree Kelsey is one of the very best advocates here. he makes you look...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16877
DFS You have no idea how I behave off of cola. That was 32 YEAS AGO when they did not know as much as the do now, you SHOULD be clbuttified as...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16878
On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:52:54 -0400, DFS Yes, there are quite a few racist people who are Black. And...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16879
Liam Slider Inherent? So I was born this way and nothing can be done about it? Besides...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16880
dfs wrote something like: Aboriginal australians are discriminated against by some which can lead to problems with aboriginal youth, but then there doesn't appear to be any specific race responsible for all crime. Seems...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16881
On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:27:38 -0400, DFS inherent adj 1: existing as an essential consbreastuent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a consbreastutional inability to...
The "best" Linux advocates on cola 16882
On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:26:40 -0400, DFS Actually according to every test of my mental abilities I have ever taken I score well above...
XP never crashes on my machine 16883
begin Error Log for Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:03:18 +0000 - GeneralPF It's obvious that was hyperbole to express a...
XP never crashes on my machine 16884
begin oeprotect.scr None of the major NEPs-manufacturers are offering IVR on Windows, and I'm not sure that even...
XP never crashes on my machine 16886
I use XP-Pro as a development machine. IMO a 'development machine' tends to stress the OS more...
XP never crashes on my machine 16887
snips Jim submitted this idea : Doesn't everybody create 4+Gb word processor documents? I mean, that's only 858,993,459 words, buttuming an average of...
The truth of ROOT
I kept wondering why the linux freaks were dying to keep root as a god of the OS...
LINUX and bug fixing is all lies
begin Error Log for Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:49:22 -0700 - "tab" follows: You're joking right? Perhaps when it was...
Let me go over some Linux Distro's
Fedora Core 4 - Will not find a FAT drive automatically. - Missing functionality in KDE. - Uses a forked Java that is not 100% compatile with Sun's Java - Does not load USB Flash drives - UpToDate does not...
Windows XP Price
Just seen this on a U.K. site:- ------------------------------------ It´s a sad reality that many people out there have illegal Operating Systems on their...
Windows XP Price 16892
DFS wrote something like: Doesn't really cover a lot of the functionality I have now tho... Also interesting that you add free and OSS software there to prop it up. Can't...
Windows XP Price 16893
amosf What's missing? Of course it can. Most of the best software is CSS - also the most expensive. But the issue isn't CSS vs OSS, it's 7 claiming it costs $2000 to $5000...
Windows XP Price 16894
begin KillFileMe.vbs As I advised in another post, it's best to decide on your own...
Windows XP Price 16895
begin KillFileMe.vbs b(1).. deliberately leaving out information that can be a deciding factor in the actions of the recipeint of that information f(1).. deliberately leaving out information...
File System Timing Comparisons
snips Munch Getting a tad annoyed by all this, I decided to do something about it. To that end, I wrote a little test app. Use as you see fit. Here's...
File System Timing Comparisons
Kelsey Bjarnason As a follow-up. Fired up Ubuntu Live. Formatted a parbreastion as ext2, reiser (3.6) and xfs, and did some...
New version of HLA Adventure for Linux and Windows
Hello Gaming, buttembly and Linux Fans! :) Version 3.20 of HLA Adventure has just been released for both Linux and Windows: and HLA Adventure was written in Randall Hyde's HLA (High Level buttembly) programming language. Both...
Windows or Linux
snips Ralph has brought this to us : I realize it's difficult for you to grasp, but it is not terribly difficult to modify a message...
Can you hear me now
I was upstairs in the office working on the servers when I hear a ruckus on the monitor from downstairs. Some know-it-all Wintard was...
Now I have Linux on my computer 168 plus 101
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:38:37 -0700, tab I have just set up someone new XP laptop...
Now I have Linux on my computer 168 plus 102
Ah, it is mr accurate in theory, sucks in practical. Let us address just the...
Now I have Linux on my computer 168 plus 103
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 09:10:17 +0000, Peter Pretty well anything you did with it before, just with different programs. Seeing as you haven't told...
And you wonder why it won't be 2005
this is from the slackware news group. heck, aol is still alive because people just want to use...
OT: Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot
For your dining and dancing pleasure, found on alt.callahans: Hubba hubba zoot zoot Num Deba uba zat zat Num A-hoorepa hoorepa a-huh-hoorepa...
Linux: it's a winner
dfs poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Actually, one thing I do like about Windows is the overall cleanliness of the window decorations. And the...
Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others
The Wintards seem to have all of these problems with Linux that others don't. Yet for some reason they fail to have any problems...
Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 110
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:05:05 +0000, billwg FUD. The reason the user does NOT switch to Linux...
Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 115
begin Error Log for Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:41:55 -0400 - dfs Ah, I see...you paid for the system, but all the software on it was free. Right, the...
Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 116
rapskat Who knows how Dell structured the pricing? Undoubtedly I paid something for the EasyCD software. That's why I said "free" in quotes. To...
Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 117
begin Error Log for Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:34:44 -0400 - dfs So, "free" means no apparent individual cost, but you are...
Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 118
rapskat Exactly. You can say it's equivalent all you want, but we both know it's not. How do you know only a small percent purchase Windows at retail? Why would...