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by Green, James M K 14 Nov '99

14 Nov '99

> On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, MJ Ray wrote: > > > (Debian CDs sure to be present) > > I'll burn RH6.1 too. I have a possible three other people down here who might ask for one too. James Green [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Linux Answers #1 out
by Green, James M K 05 Nov '99

05 Nov '99

Hi all, Look what I got less than an hour ago - the Premier edition of the UK's first Linux Magazine: Linux Answers. It's predictably a little thin, but since there aren't a huge number of ads in it, we'll let that pass. What's rather good about this is that is appears to be breaking a mould in the publishing industry - it *appears* to be fairly well technically proficient, even on the second page giving the reason why they say "Linux" not "GNU/Linux" throughout the mag. Loads of tutorials (mmm :), RH6.0 and Corel WordPerfect 8 on the cover, plus RealPlayer G2 and WINE bundled too. Priced 4.99, from Future Publishing. I'll be giving a fuller review on LNC soon. James Green [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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MA FUD
by Green, James M K 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

I'm reading through the responses now. OK, I think comment number 71 is enough... Er, yeah, so, not one mention of praise for the article, in fact a lot of calls for staff resignations in the ed dept., no-one can believe his claim to be a "network administrator", and errily enough, a large number of responses from people who run Linux themselves. This leads me onto an interesting question: just how many Windows admins and suchlike actually have Linux installed at home? Seems to be quite a few, judging from the responses on this NT-orientated site. I'd hazard an unqualified guess that the recent estimates of Linux installations totalling between seven and twelve million is now grossely out of date. If I were to stick my neck out and give a figure, I'd say 15 million might even be conservative. Unfortuantely, its inherently impossible to give an accurate figure. > -----Original Message----- > From: Laurie Brown [mailto:laurie@brownowl.com] > Sent: 24 October 1999 17:50 > To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > Subject: [alug] MA FUD > > > http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7420 > > Total bollocks. More pro-MS FUD. I never had any of that shit when I > installed SuSE5.3 the first time, and that was bloody ages > ago. 6.2 is a > piece of piss. Clearly, the bloke has zero IT skills... > > IMO, anyone with even a small breadth of IT skills should be > able to get > SuSE up-and-running with X and an internet connection inside > 45 mins. It > saddens me to see people blame Linux for their own > inadequacies, AND to > parade it as "evidence" that MS is better... > > Cheers, Laurie. > > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] > [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] > [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] > [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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MA FUD
by Laurie Brown 24 Oct '99

24 Oct '99

http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7420 Total bollocks. More pro-MS FUD. I never had any of that shit when I installed SuSE5.3 the first time, and that was bloody ages ago. 6.2 is a piece of piss. Clearly, the bloke has zero IT skills... IMO, anyone with even a small breadth of IT skills should be able to get SuSE up-and-running with X and an internet connection inside 45 mins. It saddens me to see people blame Linux for their own inadequacies, AND to parade it as "evidence" that MS is better... Cheers, Laurie. [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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RFD: A newsreader
by Green J M K 23 Oct '99

23 Oct '99

Hi all, I'm about to start my final year project: a newsreader for the KDE project. I've used Microplanet Gravity on Windows which is just brilliant, and I'd like to approach something like this in my project. But before I get started I'd like you lot to advise me on: - what you'd like - what you'd need - likewise for dislike/don't need I'm away this weekend from e-mail (I'll be meeting you guys!) so unless I read mail this afternoon, I'll be responding next week. James Green [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Linux Answers
by Brett Parker 20 Oct '99

20 Oct '99

Has any1 heard anymore about this? Brett [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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ALUG 4
by Green, James M K 20 Oct '99

20 Oct '99

> Why can't there ever be a meet at Essex Uni btw? The question is more: - do we have a room with network points large enough - do we have to pay I'll investigate with out security guys (who let out the rooms) and the Comp Sci dept, but I wouldn't be too hopefull. James Green Essex Uni. > Miles > easier for me to > get to (being located in Luton unfortunanatly atm). Just a > thought. The > Woodbridge ones are easy enough for me too (living near > Ipswich when at > home). > > Dan > > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Green, James M K wrote: > > > > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, MJ Ray wrote: > > > > > > > (Debian CDs sure to be present) > > > > > > I'll burn RH6.1 too. > > > > I have a possible three other people down here who might > ask for one too. > > > > James Green > > > > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] > > [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] > > [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] > > [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] > > > > > > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] > [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] > [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] > [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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ALUG 4
by John Woodard 19 Oct '99

19 Oct '99

Is the meet still on for Sunday @ UEA? If it is could one of you kind souls give me assistance in getting lpr/ghostscript to print to my little Canon Bubble Jet? And if anybody has been able to cook a RH 6.1 onto a CD I would be eternally greatful for a copy. Cheers for now, BJ [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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ALUG 4
by Phil Lee 19 Oct '99

19 Oct '99

I was just at a talk by Richard Stallman (president of the FSF) and I am now of the opinion we should all use Debian. Phil -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Savory [SMTP:A.Savory@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 19 October 1999 17:08 To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk Subject: [alug] ALUG 4 On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, MJ Ray wrote: > (Debian CDs sure to be present) I'll burn RH6.1 too. Andrew. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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SSH in User Directory
by Green, James M K 18 Oct '99

18 Oct '99

> This may seem obvious, but just check that the downloads > directory exists > - some make install routines don't check, and consiquently > cockup if it's > missing. It definetely exists. Any more ideas? James Green [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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