Re: branding debian releases

Morning, I vaguely suspect that renaming the releases won't actually solve the problem that it's meant to - reducing confusion among new Debian users. You're likely to just end up with a new set of labels to explain. Any name you come up with is going to be too short to fully explain the situation

Re: debian and women? from DWN #10

* Rebecca Dridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-25 18:37]: > On the other hand, I'm not sure if anyone caught the issue on Full > Disclosure. Check this link [0] to see how some females do get treated > on tech lists. > > Bec > > [0] http://www.oneeyedcrow.net/securitygeekfemme.html I'm an op on t

Re: What up with www.debian.org ?

* Roberto Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-11-21 18:25]: > Jerome BENOIT wrote: > >Hello All, > > > >What happens to www.debian.org ? > > > > > > Dan't know. I can't get to it either. Don't know if it's a related problem, but I'm having a terribly hard time finding a working mirror for apt just

Re: rms on debian

* Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-20 09:18]: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 01:19:42AM +1000, Tom Massey wrote: > > * Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-17 15:06]: > > > RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on > > > ethical

Re: rms on debian

* Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-17 15:06]: > RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on > ethical considerations. Today I would recommend GNU/LinEx, Hmm. I respect Mr Stallman's ethical position, but shouldn't he be a bit more consistent? If he wants to credit GNU

Re: Does the GPL requires recognition?

* Aryan Ameri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-04-05 23:53]: > Hi there: > > A basic licensing question: > Does the GNU GPL, requires authors of derivative works, to give credit > to the original authors or not? I mean, let's say if I write a GPL > program, and someone uses a portion of my code in his

Re: Shell based text editor for writing prose

* John Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-04-03 13:09]: > what I'm after is a recommendation from others who might have used > something like this to write 5,000 word plus english language documents. I've written a couple of 50,000 word novels, a 10,000 word Honours thesis, and numerous short sto

Re: [OT] Where stands 'rc' for?

* David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-04-01 23:00]: > What does 'rc' mean in: For a bit of history: runcom (as in .cshrc or /etc/rc) The rc command derives from the runcom facility from the MIT CTSS system, ca. 1965. From Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritc

Re: Toy Story List

* Lindsay Yardley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-03-29 22:45]: > Well I guess an nix OS is the ultimate toy so y not name them after a > story about such. When's Buzz gunna get his turn? He already has, for Debian 1.1. -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: HSF Linmodem

* Andrew Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-12-13 23:50]: > I'm about to embark on a quest to get my laptop's built-in modem (a > Conexant HSF variet) to work. I don't see any .deb versions of the > drivers, which leads me to believe I have to build from scratch. I have no > problem doing so, but if

Re: security rating

* fLokNo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-29 21:24]: > some time ago (more than a year) friend showed me a cool consolecommand > to test the security rating of a system considering the opened ports and > the os type etc. > it said something like: > the rating is 3462356; which is very good i think > mi

Re: where to put pon ???!!

* Dave Selby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-25 20:08]: > Ive configured my pppd as dial on demand, it works great !!! > Where do I put pon ? I want it to automatically be executed as I boot the > system. No need to put pon in a startup script. I think what you want is to rename /etc/ppp/no_ppp_on_b

Re: bind8 vs bind9

* Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-19 15:51]: > Uh, no. There's nothing "proprietary" about it. Have you read > http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html ? DJB's position seems to be that > software licenses are unenforceable, so he chooses to not have one. > Instead, he places restrictions o

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

* Anand Parikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-27 00:06]: > > I tried it with removing "table" but its the same problem with windoze. > If I want to try with Win98 on HDA and Linux on HDB, how do I put LILO > in the MBR of /dev/hda? > What should boot point to in that case? I think /etc/lilo.conf s

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

* ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 23:25]: > I really don't think you'll need windoze on hda1, well...I know you don't. Interesting. I've never had Windows 95/98 run happily from anywhere but the first primary partition. Not that I've particularly tried; always seemed just easier to put it t

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

* Anand Parikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 22:49]: > Next I set up the Linux HD as A (active) and Win98 HD as B (standby). > I can boot up with Linux, but with Win98 the system just hangs, no error > messages. How can I fix this problem? I think you'll find that Windows needs to be on the fir

Re: How to request specific IPaddress with DHCP?

* mdevin [2002-09-21 22:42]: > Hmmm, that is interesting. But how do I change my mac address? My > ethernet card has this hard coded in its chip by the manufacturer. I > can't see how you can override that. If you did, then the ARP system > would break, right? You can use ifconfig to change

Re: about out-of-box

* John Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-18 12:43]: > could you explain out-of-the-box and stock in the > following? > > transforming a stock "out of the box" Red Hat > installation into ... Just means changing the default installation with all the standard settings into ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: quick one about which realease I got

* Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-13 01:42]: > but is there a quick fast way or command to see what I'm running? cat /etc/debian_version -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Dependancy Analysis

On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 09:48:49PM -0400, Phillip Hofmeister wrote: > I recalled a package (in woody) that would analyze your dependancies > and point out unused libraries, etc. Does anyone recall what the > name of that package is? deborphan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: Bradcast2000 for Woody?

On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 09:15:29PM -0600, Rick Macdonald wrote: > I get this: > > Get:1 http://http.demudi.org woody/local bcast 2000c-1 [3373kB] > Fetched 3373kB in 37s (90.1kB/s) > Selecting previously deselected package bcast. > (Reading database ... 82734 files and directories currently instal

Re: Bradcast2000 for Woody?

On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 06:46:56PM -0400, stan wrote: > Anyone know where i can get this? Add: deb http://http.demudi.org/debian woody local main contrib non-free to your /etc/apt/sources.list, then apt-get update, apt-get install bcast. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: Creating a boot disk?

On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:06:17PM +0100, Charlie Grosvenor wrote: > How can I create a boot disk for my system? I am running > woody with the 2.4.18-k7 kernel with initrd. I have one 20gb partition. Try 'mkboot'. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: Making a boot floppy

On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 07:05:01PM -0700, David Smead wrote: > I just installed a new kernel and would like to make a boot floppy. I've > wasted an hour on google and debian looking for how that is done. I.e. > shove a floppy into the drive and type ENTER. Type 'mkboot' ENTER. -- To UNSU

Re: Modems - Drivers for

On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 11:23:35AM +1000, Maurice Helwig wrote: > I am about to upgrade my modem ( currently a 33.3k hardware based ) . Can > anyone give me advice concerning two types of software ( Win ) based > modems. > > 1)Modems using Lucent chipsets Are probably the best supported soft

Re: check for root kit

On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 02:31:05PM +, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > There is a very small possibility that someone has intruded into our > network. I would like to test my 3 woody machines for possible root > kits. What is the best way of doing this? Should I check the md5sum of > programs such

Re: [OT] Re: CALL FOR HELP

On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 03:59:04PM -0600, Elizabeth Barham wrote: > I responded to a similar letter a while back concerning the civil > unrest in Nigeria and the plot of smuggling funds into the United > States, but the recipient failed to respond. Have a look at

Re: Using the "menu" system

On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 03:41:42AM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > what's this Menudrake all about? GUI menu editing system. > any URL? > Does MDK use the Debian's menu system? I don't think so.

Re: Accelerated NVidia XWindows ? ....

On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 08:26:40AM -0600, hanasaki wrote: > It does not look like there is DRI support for the NVidia > chips. How is acceleration and DRI accomplished. You need to use the driver available from .

Re: Bizarre mouse pointer

On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 11:35:34PM +0100, Nick Boalch wrote: > I've just installed potato on a new box, and the mouse pointer under X > appears > very odd -- it's a large square about 60x60 pixels and looks something like > bar code. The operation of the mouse is normal. Try adding the line: Op

Re: new kernel option

On Mon, Dec 24, 2001 at 02:05:52AM +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Bonjour: > > I have just tried to build an SMP kernel: > surprisingly some options can be seen in grey > (when `make xconfig' is used) > but they cannot be selected: > apparently the Makefile does a pre-choice. > > How can we make a

Re: Internal Modem- compatibility

On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 12:10:14AM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sub:Internal Modem -Comptibility > > > I have an internal Modem Compaq Presario 56K-VSC.Request to find out > whether it is compatible to Linux. It works well in Windows.Ramachandran.C This appears to be a Lucent based modem, a

Re: Life related.

On Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 10:45:10AM +0530, Jeffrin wrote: > > What is "M-x life" related stuff in emacs ? > Can someone explain. This is another of the tidbits that makes Emacs more than just an editor, it's a whole life style choice. :-) 'M-x life' runs Conway's Game of Life - those little @'s

Re: OT: How long has your Linux system been up ?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 11:19:00AM +, Frank Zimmermann wrote: > As long as your talking about servers this uptime thing is ok, but > when talking about workstaions it's redicolous, premature and an > unjustifiable waste of natural resources. Is it really? Just thinking in terms of wastage

Re: How to apply a patch?

On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > what...say again? actually this is what happens when I try to apply the > patchperhaps it's bec. a wrong patch was applied? > > RRR:/usr/src# patch < ext3-2.4-0.9.5-247ac3 Try something like: patch -p0 < ext3-2.4-0.9.5-247ac3

Re: How to use Linux as a dial-up provider?

On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 09:49:16PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > I don't know exactly the terminology to use. I'd like to set up a Linux > box on the ethernet at home, slap a modem on it (attached to an analog > line of course), and then dial-up from home to the modem, authenticate, > and have inter

Re: Modem Question

On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 01:24:32PM -0400, Narasimhamurthy Giridhar wrote: > Its a PCTel V.90 56K modem. Manf: MAC(this is what the WinME Hardware > Config blah blah blah says). For general info that will help you: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/ For specific PCTel info: http://linmodems.technio

Re: Starting X directly

On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 03:36:59PM +0200, Julio Merino wrote: > What I meant as security hole... I wanted to say if that kdm autologin > is a security hole exploitable remotely? No, it's only a problem if you have evil people who have physical access to the machine so that they could reboot it and

Re: Returned message - mailbox size exceeded - what's going on

On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 01:08:09PM +, Rajesh Fowkar wrote: > I am subscribed to the list with gmx address. That mailbox in no case be > full. Mmm, it's not complaining that your mailbox is full, it's complaining that the mailbox it's sending to is full. It's not an error at your end, it's ju

Re: Something fishy is going on

On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Bill Wohler wrote: > A fish just swam across my screen. What the hell is up with that? No need to panic, it's a Gnome easter egg. Unless you're not running Gnome.

Re: Choosing a Debian Variant

On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 07:29:39AM -0700, Avdi B. Grimm wrote: > Here's what I want out-of-box: No, I really shouldn't say it. But anyway. What you've just asked for reads almost exactly like the specs for Mandrake 8.1 (due out in a month or so). In my experience, you're not going to get this o

Re: Kernel image installed. Now what?

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No, I rebooted first. I take that I'm supposed to run lilo after I edit > lilo.conf but *before* I reboot? Yes.

Re: Kernel image installed. Now what?

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I did an apt-get of the 2.2.19 kernel image .deb package and installed it. > I went through the prompts, rebooted, and did a modconf. Still one problem > - my system still says I have 2.2.10 installed. I checked my LILO.conf, >

Re: Power down

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, dude wrote: > i am using 2.4.8 that my computer no longer shutoff when they are shutdown > and i have to manually turn off the computers. > > What am i forgetting to do? In General Setup when using make config (or menu, x, whatever), have you set both Power Management Support a

Re: Lucent 56k Suddenly Stopped Working!

On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 01:04:17PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > making a backup of my old one. I tried the new kernel, and now when I run > PPPD, I get an error saying it can't open /dev/modem OR /dev/ttyS14 (my > modem). When I run minicom, it says I'm online already as soon as it > initia

Re: Lucent 56k modem

On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 07:41:51PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know the Lucent 56k modem built into my Gateway Solo 5300cs is supported > under Linux, but I can't seem to find any information on how to set it up. > Can anyone tell me, or point me to a good HOWTO? Thanks. http://linmodems

Re: Corel Linux

On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 08:29:58PM +1000, Bruce wrote: > I hope you can direct me. I have just bought corel linux and install > it in its own partition. My problem is that i cant get my modem to > initialise. It works quite well with windows me on the same machine, > but when i query the modem on

Re: Screwed up cursor under X -- SOLVED

On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 04:48:20PM +, Hereward Cooper wrote: > On Wednesday 18 July 2001 14:49, you wrote: > > Option "sw_cursor" > Worked perfectly, thanks. What does it actually do? My understanding is it gets X to render the cursor in software rather than through your graphics card.

Re: RPM ...

On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 03:10:49PM -0500, Jonathan Daugherty wrote: > Does anyone know of a really featureful and intelligent > rpm update tool out there, besides these listed? Mandrake's urpmi, which has similar features to apt-get. Though I don't know if you'd get it to work with RedHat.

Re: Screwed up cursor under X

On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 03:21:11PM +, Hereward Cooper wrote: > Hi, > I'm running an ATi AGP Rage (pro?) card with a proview monitor, and X 3.3.6. > Under X my mouse point, rather than being a normally arrow, is now a white > long and thin rectangular box with a couple of vertical transparent l

Re: winmodem

On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 02:55:29PM -0300, GARGIULO Eduardo INGDESI wrote: > Hi all. > > I have a driver for my LT winmodem running on 2.2.12-20 kernel. > Now, I had compiled 2.4.5 kernel, and when I try to load the > driver, it tells unresolved symbols, and a message saying was > compiled for 2.2.

Re: [OT] Attn: HP Pavilion 9680C (US) owners

On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 05:13:09PM +0200, Martin F. Krafft wrote: > shipped their systems with that Conexant SoftK56 piece of junk modem. Is that the HSF or HSP version? If HSF, you might like to check out And see if you can get it working u

Re: enlightenment broken or what?

On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 02:29:46PM -0700, Reza wrote: > Hi.. > One thing I've noticed in my Enlightenment, is that > There's no Configuration Menu, so the e-conf isn't > there.. is it a broken package? Or should I do > something with it, so the e-conf works? Please help me > :) I think you'll fin

Re: process w/o attached tty?

On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 03:36:54PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > This doesn't answer the original question: background or not, when a > terminal is closed, it HUPs all of its child processes. True, if you > background a task you can use the Eterm to start other processes as > well, but when you clos

Re: process w/o attached tty?

On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 01:35:04AM -0700, Geoff Ludwiczak wrote: > Hey, I have a question for you guys. Can you run a program and > make it detach itself from the tty you run it from? Like say I > open up an eterm, run xmms from it and then decide to close down > eterm, but it'll close xmms wit

Re: What kind of attack is this?

On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 09:03:04AM -0400, Eugene Tyurin wrote: > > Hello, > > I've got 868 lines in my syslog with strange binary data (see attached > file) that go on for about 17 minutes. This looks very strange, and I > am not running any services open to the outside world (except through > p

Re: Message on console not updated

On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 06:02:57AM +0200, Evrard Nicolas wrote: > I did an update of my kernel 2.2 -> 2.4, and I expected the message on the > console (i.e. Debian GNU/Linux tty) to be updated but > it still Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 Nutella ( Well, I love chocolate :) ). > It displays the Debian ver

Re: icq through masqueraded firewall /socks4

On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 05:20:18PM +1000, Paul Haesler wrote: > > Tom Massey wrote: > > Have you tried using the ip_masq_icq module from > > <http://members.tripod.com/~djsf/masq-icq/>? I used it with a 2.2.19 > > kernel in a similar situation. > > I looked

Re: icq through masqueraded firewall /socks4

Paul Haesler wrote: > > Hi all, > > Look, I'm trying to get icq working on windoze client computers > on the private LAN through a Debian masquerading gateway > (ipchains - kernel 2.2.19). Have you tried using the ip_masq_icq module from ? I used it wit

Re: Winmodem translator?

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 07:34:24AM +0200, Robert Voigt wrote: > > Not any more. There is now a driver available as source for this particular > > Lucent chipset (if we talk about the same thing) used in some notebook > > modems. It works fine here. > >