On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Juha Saarinen wrote:
> > Also, the kernel in Rawhide does not patch the Makefiles to compile with
> > -mpentiumpro -march=i686 when arch == i686 (stability is more important
> > than speed for releases).
>
> If I get the source for it, can I make it do that...?
Sure - edit
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Juha Saarinen wrote:
> Hmmm... thanks, but do your modules compile OK? Mine seem to do so (ie. no
> error messages during compile time) but at boot-up, I get the dreaded
> "unresolved symbols" errors.
I haven't built many modules lately (just the ones I'm using myself - need
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
> I was told that the debian distribution is more stable that the others.
A common legend, if you ask me. Debian is very stable. So are most other
distributions (haven't had to reboot my Red Hat Linux box for anything
other than kernel updates for ages).
I was told that the debian distribution is more stable that the others.
Frank
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the
XF86Config file, and now my RedHat install looks just as good.
Just my $.02
Dean Irvin
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Subject: Re: OT: Anyone try Corel Linux
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On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Juha Saarinen wrote:
> Talking about Rawhide, I noticed the ftp server has kernel 2.2.13 now, the
> i686 version as well. Is it different from the version on your site
Yes, it has some more patches and it's closer to what will actually get
into 6.2.
I've removed the kernel p
>How is wine?
Alpha. Not ready for end users. If you're a developer and can write your
own bug fixes in C, go for it. There's a wine developer newsgroup you can
check out at:
comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine
Glen
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> IMO this is nonsense.
> Rawhide is on the cutting edge, the release versions are relatively
> current, but include the latest *stable* versions, not the latest
> development versions (with few exceptions where it makes sense).
>
> Very often, being on the cutting edge and being stable are the sa
The mouse predates the Star by quite a bit. It was first demo'd
by Douglas Engelbar in 1968 ( nice little essay can be found
at http://www.salon.com/bc/1998/12/15bc2.html ).
As for Apple and Xerox, on page 341 of _Just_Java_ by Peter van der
Linden there is an interesting piece call "Did Apple C
On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 03:16:30PM -0700, patrick wrote:
[about Corel Linux]
> It may contain some older, less secure versions
> of some programs but...it is still more secure and
> stable than windoze95/98.
[...]
Ahem... At least for the "secure" part that's nonsense. If Corel Linux
contains p
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
> I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not
> be as stable.
IMO this is nonsense.
Rawhide is on the cutting edge, the release versions are relatively
current, but include the latest *stable* versions, not the latest
develo
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Alan Mead wrote:
>
> Sorry, this has nothin to do with RH but it is something that I've wondered
> about... whether Microsoft was original in *anything*: Does anyone know
> what the cronology of the introduction of mouse? I guess it was developed
> at Xerox PARC and th
Frank
If i were you, I would go with the distribution that you feel you can get
the most support from other users of that distribution.
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
> I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so
> many distributions to choose from, make
Sparc.
fred
> Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:18:19 -0500
> From: Frank Rocco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Anyone try Corel Linux
> I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are incorrect. I was
> told
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
>
> > Interested in feedback from Red Hat users that have tried Corel Linex
>
> Corel Linux contains numerous completely outdated packages. Some of them
> (proftpd 1.2.0pre1, bind 8.1, ...) even ha
At 01:19 PM 12/20/99 -0800, someone wrote:
>great idea... put beginners on a gui with linux underneath. Can anyone
>say, "tech support?"
>
>To me one of the issues is that the keyboard is far superior to the mouse,
>and MSFT lied has lied about that ever since win 3.0 with their, "studies
>show
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I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would
not
be as stable.
I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and
seeing so
many distributions to choose from, makes
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco said:
FR>I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not
FR>be as stable.
FR>
FR>I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so
FR>many distributions to choose from, makes my head spin.
FR>Life was easier w
I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not
be as stable.
I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so
many distributions to choose from, makes my head spin.
Life was easier when there was only windows.
However I got the Linux bug a
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Andy Thomas wrote:
> say, "tech support?"
>
> To me one of the issues is that the keyboard is far superior to the mouse,
> and MSFT lied has lied about that ever since win 3.0 with their, "studies
> show that the mouse increases productivity" bs. The truth is that the
> mous
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
> I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are incorrect. I was
> told that the Debian package was more stable and that their package
> management was better that RPM.
That's an over-generalization of things, and it's not quite valid in that
> -Original Message-
> From: Frank Rocco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 1:18 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Anyone try Corel Linux
>
>
> I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are
> incorrec
en wanting all of these years... a text-based
multitasker. gui schmui
It just seems that selling a "gui-only" linux is sort of an oxymoron or
something.
FWIW
Andy
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> From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Frank Rocco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are incorrect. I was
told that the Debian package was more stable and that their package
management was better that RPM.
Not sure what problem any outdated packages would cause. Can you clairify?
CNET gave Corel Linux a best choice for Home
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
> Interested in feedback from Red Hat users that have tried Corel Linex
Here's what I think of it...
Note: I am a Red Hat developer. I'm trying to be neutral, but you should
know I might be biased without realizing it:
Corel Linux contains numerous compl
Hello,
Interested in feedback from Red Hat users that have tried Corel Linex
Thanks
Frank
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