April 2003 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Karl Hiramoto

glibc 2.3 is probally a big one. On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Chuck Haines wrote: > There was much debate over why it was called 9.0 and not just 8.1. In my > opinion after having used it for a day now, there was no need for it to be > 9.0, it could have easily been 8.1. However some useful documents are on > the redhat website as to why its 9.0 and not 8.1. Nothing really was that > convincing though. > > Chuck > ==================================== > Chuck Haines > chaines(a)wpi.edu > http://www.linux-xtreme.net > ==================================== > WPI ECE Systems Administrator > WPI Game Development Club Developer > WPI Linux Association Lab Manager > Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity > TKE-IT Systems Administrator > ==================================== > AIM: CyberGrex > YIM: CyberGrex_27 > ICQ: 3707881 > ==================================== > > Sean said: > > At 03:04 PM 4/1/2003 , you wrote: > >>I agree that bigger numbers are more impressive when the number is > >> between 0 and 10 but what will happen after 10? 12 does not seem that > >> impressive to me... 19? 34? may be 99? :) > >> > >>baris > > > > I think that if the next number is not cool enough, the default is to > > use the year. Luckily, now that we are into the 2k century, every year > > sounds cool. > > > > aka: > > Linux 2k5!!! > > > > Cheers, > > Sean > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> Work: 978-425-2090 ext 25 Cell: 508-517-4819 Personal web page: http://karl.hiramoto.org/ Freedom: http://www.technojihad.com/ Zoop Productions: http://www.zoop.org/ KTEQ Rapid City: http://www.kteq.org/ AOL IM ID = KarlH420 Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø When all else fails, EAT!!!

April 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Sean

At 03:04 PM 4/1/2003 , you wrote: >I agree that bigger numbers are more impressive when the number is >between 0 and 10 but what will happen after 10? 12 does not seem that >impressive to me... 19? 34? may be 99? :) > >baris I think that if the next number is not cool enough, the default is to use the year. Luckily, now that we are into the 2k century, every year sounds cool. aka: Linux 2k5!!! Cheers, Sean

April 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Baris Hasdemir

I agree that bigger numbers are more impressive when the number is between 0 and 10 but what will happen after 10? 12 does not seem that impressive to me... 19? 34? may be 99? :) baris On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:54:32 -0500 Theo Van Dinter wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 02:51:38PM -0500, Gary Hanley wrote: > > What! 9.0? > > What happened to 8.1? > > RedHat is falling into the "bigger numbers are more impressive" trap. > It's not even 9.0, it's just 9. > > I am still trying to download disc 1 from RHN. Was getting 5-8k/sec > yesterday. Now at least I'm averaging 32k/sec. It's still pathetic, > but better than before. Only another 5.6 ISOs to go. <sigh> > > -- > Randomly Generated Tagline: > "Neil hasn't locked and loaded anything other than a floppy disk." > - Unknown at Collective Technologies Hiring Weekend (4/29/2000) >

April 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Theo Van Dinter

On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 02:51:38PM -0500, Gary Hanley wrote: > What! 9.0? > What happened to 8.1? RedHat is falling into the "bigger numbers are more impressive" trap. It's not even 9.0, it's just 9. I am still trying to download disc 1 from RHN. Was getting 5-8k/sec yesterday. Now at least I'm averaging 32k/sec. It's still pathetic, but better than before. Only another 5.6 ISOs to go. <sigh> -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "Neil hasn't locked and loaded anything other than a floppy disk." - Unknown at Collective Technologies Hiring Weekend (4/29/2000)

April 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Gary Hanley

What! 9.0? What happened to 8.1? -- Gary On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Chuck Haines wrote: > If anyone is lucky enough to be on the WPI network, redhat 9.0 ISO's are > ready for download from the WPILA ftp server. Just ftp to wpila.wpi.edu > from on campus and log in anonymously. > > Enjoy, > Chuck Haines > ==================================== > Chuck Haines > chaines(a)wpi.edu > http://www.linux-xtreme.net > ==================================== > WPI ECE Systems Administrator > WPI Game Development Club Developer > WPI Linux Association Lab Manager > Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity > TKE-IT Systems Administrator > ==================================== > AIM: CyberGrex > YIM: CyberGrex_27 > ICQ: 3707881 > ==================================== > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

April 1, 2003

Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Chuck Haines

If anyone is lucky enough to be on the WPI network, redhat 9.0 ISO's are ready for download from the WPILA ftp server. Just ftp to wpila.wpi.edu from on campus and log in anonymously. Enjoy, Chuck Haines ==================================== Chuck Haines chaines(a)wpi.edu http://www.linux-xtreme.net ==================================== WPI ECE Systems Administrator WPI Game Development Club Developer WPI Linux Association Lab Manager Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity TKE-IT Systems Administrator ==================================== AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 ====================================

April 1, 2003

Looking for some help with Embedded Linux

by Michael Mathur

We are a small company in Fraklin, Massachusetts, We are looking for some help with embedded linux project. The project involves networking, routing, streaming video/graphics/display management& routing, Web Browser and Server. Please contact me if you are interested. Michael BL Software Systems, Inc. (508) 520 3850 (508) 520 6970 (fax) MichaelMathur(a)attbi.com

April 1, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Redhat 9.0 ISO

by Bill Smith

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:04:23 -0500 Baris Hasdemir <penguen(a)hasdemir.com> wrote: BH> I agree that bigger numbers are more impressive when the number is BH> between 0 and 10 but what will happen after 10? 12 does not seem BH> that impressive to me... 19? 34? may be 99? :) You'll have to ask HP/UX fans what they think about high numbers... ;) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com In God we trust. All others must submit an X.509 certificate. * TAG! v3.1 *

April 1, 2003

book recommendations (LAMP)...

by Stephen C. Daukas

Anyone hear anything about the book Open Source Web Development with LAMP: Using Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, and PHP by James B. Lee, Brent Ware ? I'm thinking about going over this type of content with my students... STeve

April 1, 2003