This is an article from the tech section of todays Washington Post http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14759-1.html
"But the AOL software could be configured to override Windows and launch a version of Red Hat's Linux operating system, sources said." Override and launch? Does anyone know what they mean here? Are they talking about clicking on the AOL icon and booting into linux?? Thanks, Greg On 19 Jan 2002, at 13:07, Tom Guilderson wrote:
This is an article from the tech section of todays Washington Post
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On Saturday 19 January 2002 12:42 pm, you wrote:
"But the AOL software could be configured to override Windows and launch a version of Red Hat's Linux operating system, sources said."
Override and launch? Does anyone know what they mean here? Are they talking about clicking on the AOL icon and booting into linux??
Thanks, Greg
That sounds like a non-tech person trying to write about a technical topic and having it come out all wrong. I wonder if they were trying to hint about the possibility of making the AOL client software run on Linux. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org
On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Andy Stewart wrote: AS>On Saturday 19 January 2002 12:42 pm, you wrote: AS>> "But the AOL software could be configured to override Windows and launch AS>> a version of Red Hat's Linux operating system, sources said." AS>> AS>> Override and launch? Does anyone know what they mean here? Are they AS>> talking about clicking on the AOL icon and booting into linux?? well, i know that there was a Be demo that kinda did that... you install this 53MB mess, and there's this icon on Win*... you hit the icon and Magic happens, where Be completely takes over. i don't know the full details of how that worked, but i've seen it. i've never seen Linux do that, though. AS>That sounds like a non-tech person trying to write about a technical topic AS>and having it come out all wrong. just like Radio Shack! <gd&r> AS>I wonder if they were trying to hint AS>about the possibility of making the AOL client software run on Linux. THAT would be interesing. there used to be a site at www.aolinfo.com or something that had some preliminary information on how the AOL client worked (complete with a sample bye-for-byte exchange). i snagged most of it, which may be a Good Thing... that site isn't available anymore. -- William Smith wsmith@chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com
the whole clicking on the BE icon basically unloaded windows and loaded the BE kernel ... just like loadlin -mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Smith" <timex@kluge.net> To: <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 01:14 AM Subject: Re: [Wlug] AOL in Negotiations to Buy Red Hat
On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Andy Stewart wrote:
AS>On Saturday 19 January 2002 12:42 pm, you wrote: AS>> "But the AOL software could be configured to override Windows and launch AS>> a version of Red Hat's Linux operating system, sources said." AS>> AS>> Override and launch? Does anyone know what they mean here? Are they AS>> talking about clicking on the AOL icon and booting into linux??
well, i know that there was a Be demo that kinda did that... you install this 53MB mess, and there's this icon on Win*... you hit the icon and Magic happens, where Be completely takes over. i don't know the full details of how that worked, but i've seen it. i've never seen Linux do that, though.
AS>That sounds like a non-tech person trying to write about a technical topic AS>and having it come out all wrong.
just like Radio Shack! <gd&r>
AS>I wonder if they were trying to hint AS>about the possibility of making the AOL client software run on Linux.
THAT would be interesing. there used to be a site at www.aolinfo.com or something that had some preliminary information on how the AOL client worked (complete with a sample bye-for-byte exchange). i snagged most of it, which may be a Good Thing... that site isn't available anymore.
-- William Smith wsmith@chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Michael Frysinger wrote: MF>> well, i know that there was a Be demo that kinda did that... you install MF>> this 53MB mess, and there's this icon on Win*... you hit the icon and MF>> Magic happens, where Be completely takes over. i don't know the full MF>> details of how that worked, but i've seen it. i've never seen Linux do MF>> that, though. MF>the whole clicking on the BE icon basically unloaded windows MF>and loaded the BE kernel ... just like loadlin ahhh... loadlin. those were the days... <g> thanks for the information. i stand (sit?) corrected. i HAVE seen Linux do that before. <g> -- William Smith wsmith@chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com
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