On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Alan E. Davis wrote:
> [ I'm not sure what is the subject of the thread anymore. ]
I bet you saw the subject line of this thread.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> So it's either add cacert.org to your trusted authorities, or live in hell
> when browsing b.g.o. IMO that's just stupid. I want to trust just b.g.o,
> not every site out there that has a cacert certificate.
Okay so how do I add only
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Alan E. Davis wrote:
> For what it's worth (possibly nothing), from Wikipedia:
>
> The application of Gentoo to the penguin is unclear, according to the OED,
> which reports that Gentoo was an Anglo-Indian term, used as early as 1638 to
> distinguish Hindus in Indi
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>> I am relatively new, so have not fully understood what you say. What's
>> b.g.o, by the way? And how do I add it in trusted ones?
> bugs.gentoo.org
> http://wiki.cacert.org/FAQ/BrowserClients
Okay, thanks.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
> An alternative to adding new trust certificates to your machine,
> consider simply changing the URL when you run into this problem::
> Secure: https://
> Unsecure but fine for just viewing: http://
Making http from https in that website st
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Joshua Murphy wrote:
> Well, that's up to whether you trust that issuer not to give out
> certificates to people using falsified credentials, setting up
> phishing sites, etc. Any time you choose to allow a person outside of
> yourself to decide who or what you tr
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Joshua Murphy wrote:
> That would likely be because cacert.org isn't a "trusted' authority by
> default and that is the issuer for B.G.O., making the certificate
> throw up a red flag if you choose not to add cacert.org to your
> trusted authorities.
And finally
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Joshua Murphy wrote:
> That would likely be because cacert.org isn't a "trusted' authority by
> default and that is the issuer for B.G.O., making the certificate
> throw up a red flag if you choose not to add cacert.org to your
> trusted authorities.
Oh I see.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Daniel Troeder wrote:
> Also (ir)relevant: bug report concerning the mascot Larry the cow:
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27727
But your links shows untrusted connection in my browser!
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
wrote:
> onomatopoeia
> gentoo linux in named after gentoo penguins.
> Those are small and fast.
> They are named after the sound they make if you bring one to Tour d'Argent
> and put it into the duck press.
Nice to know!
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Dan Johansson wrote:
> Stupid me, I thought that is was because of this "They (Gentoo penguin) are
> the fastest underwater swimming penguins, reaching speeds of 36 km/h. Gentoo
> are adapted to very harsh cold climates."
I liked the word 'Gentoo', cool!
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>
> No. Gentoo is an anagram for "net goo". Furthermore, "Gentoo Linux" is an
> anagram for "Tux, go online". This why "Gentoo" was chosen.
>
;)--
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Michael Mol wrote:
> Gentoo is a species of penguin.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin
Oh I see.
Hi,
>From where the word gentoo came into existence?
Thanks.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> Being such a highly flexible system, Linux made this very easy. Though I
> barely
> use custom scripts for daily tasks (yet) like many more advanced Linux users
> do, it was still very easy to set up.
Yes Linux is better.
> Imagine y
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 7:22 AM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> The Computer is the logical advancement of humankind:
> intelligence without morality.
+1
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> VirtualBox is a program that runs on a working system with a
> functioning OS. Like all programs it needs resources like memory and
> hard disk space. Unlike most programs it usually uses a LOT of memory
> and hard disk space to be useful.
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> A very small selection of all possible Unixes work the same.
> Ubuntu and Debian are quite similar as they have common roots.
> RedHat works rather like an old Fedora (and to some degree that's almost
> exactly what it is).
> Gentoo looks a
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Pandu Poluan wrote:
> I don't mean to scare you, but most Linux distros work differently.
> First, there might be differences in how they install a package. There's
> RPM, apt, pacman, portage, and others.
> Second, there are differences in the "init" system. Ge
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Paul Hartman
wrote:
> I just want to say that I love Gentoo Linux, have used it as my
> primary OS for years on multiple computers and can't stand to use
> anything else. I like having total control over everything. I truly
> enjoy it, the Gentoo Way just feels li
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Sebastian Beßler
wrote:
> Virtualbox is mostly self-explaining so that should not be so much of a
> problem.
VB works from within another OS or needs memory of HDD?
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> I did this in the past. But recently I’m reassessing this, with Ubuntu
> changing
> the default look and the way it works with every other release (remember
> the
> hassle about window buttons to the left by default?). I can’t really
>
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Lorenzo Bandieri
wrote:
> Well, maybe my experience will be useful to you. Ubuntu was my
> introduction to linux. First, I'll start by saying that before linux I
> didn't know absolutely nothing about computers and the like. I had my
> first desktop pc at home (wi
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Michael Mol wrote:
> As long as we're talking about *you*, and not about someone you're
> setting things up for, here's what I'd suggest:
> 1) Keep your existing Ubuntu setup operational, at least for a while.
> Gentoo isn't something you should dive into unless
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, LinuxIsOne wrote:
>> That's debatable; it generally means that the amount of time that
>> passes before they realise that Linux is not Windows is increased. It
>> definitely gets them booted into a desktop environment quicker, but it
>&g
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:18 AM, James Broadhead
wrote:
> That's debatable; it generally means that the amount of time that
> passes before they realise that Linux is not Windows is increased. It
> definitely gets them booted into a desktop environment quicker, but it
> doesn't really save on the
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> Don't take our word for it, go look for yourself.
> I could give you examples of how that forum works, I could give you
> links that show what we are saying, but NOTHING can prepare you for
> what you really find on the Ubuntu user forums.
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:58 AM, James Broadhead
wrote:
> The next time you have a problem with anything related to linux,
> follow a link to an Ubuntu user forum. Unfortunately, the quality of
> advice on them tends to be pretty low. :-(
Really?
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:20 AM, Stroller wrote:
> I tried Ubuntu, hated this *so* much.
> I'm sure all the respondents were just trying to be helpful, but they made
> Ubuntu look like the distro of idiots.
How do you say like this? Can you give me an example please?
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:32 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> But we still are the ones who come up with answers.
Nice to know! Cool!
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Dale wrote:
> One thing I have learned about this list, even if you ask a question about
> M$, you get a answer and sometimes more than one. I think about all the
> people here are geeks, nerds or some such thing.
And what response you got when did you ask in Ub
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Claudio Roberto França Pereira
wrote:
> Going back to Ubuntu bashing, I think that the multiple versions,
> multiple repositories, multiple software choices (gnome 2, then unity,
> for example, hal then no hal) get in the way of the newbie user.
> Gentoo solves tha
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Mick wrote:
> I do however run it on my 1998 vintage Pentium 3 laptop and before that on a
> Pentium 3 Coppermine. KDE is sluggish and rebuilding KDE takes a day or so.
> That's why I don't run a full KDE ... ;p Only some KDE apps on e17.
However, Getoo could b
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Mick wrote:
> I no longer run Gentoo on my Pentium IBM laptop - let's face it with 72M RAM
> even fluxbox was a bit sluggish! Ha!
;)-
> I do however run it on my 1998 vintage Pentium 3 laptop and before that on a
> Pentium 3 Coppermine. KDE is sluggish and rebu
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Indi wrote:
> In fact, I like gentoo and FreeBSD best for low-spoec hardware.
What does low-spec hardware mean?
2011/12/2 Andrew Tchernoivanov:
> Hi!
Hello.
> I use gentoo on my desktop (P4, 2 Gb RAM) and openSuSe on laptop (Lenovo
> x200s). They both work perfectly well, especially when you precisely know
> what you are expecting from OS )) Regarding your questions:
Ok well.
> About DE:
> I've tried t
Hello,
Does one have the experience for the following:
gentoo vs openSUSE
for ease of use, better navigation, applications working perfectly
without any crash(es), better up gradations, smooth working,
etc..etc...
Best Regards.
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:44 PM, walt wrote:
> Both will run 64-bit software, but only the 'multilib' will also
> run 32-bit software. You may not care about running older 32-bit
> software on your 64-bit machine.
Oh I see. thanks
Reagrds,
LinuxIsOne
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Vishnupradeep wrote:
http://torrents.gentoo.org/
>>
>
>From this link, which one I should use to download for 64 bit processor for
my PC?
Thanks.
Hi,
Can one please let me know about the difference between the two torrents
written at:
http://torrents.gentoo.org/
Since in both the torrents, 'amd 64' is written...?
Thanks.
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