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LISP/SCHEME?
by david casal 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

Hello all, Anyone know of a painless way to do LISP to SCHEME translation? Going through an old ai textbook (95...) where all code is LISP. I realise I could do it manually, but since I know there's at least one heavy schemer in ALUG (won't name mark, I mean names...), I thought there might be an emacs trick or something like that. Bear in mind newbie understanding of macros and issues involved, etc. Ideas? Cheers, DC david casal --0+ --- d.casal(a)uea.ac.uk --9+ --- www.ariada.uea.ac.uk/~dcasal --)+

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New Scientist Article
by Ian Bell 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

I was browsing in Safeways this morning when I came across an intersting article in New Scientist. It was about how the idea of Open Source software has started to spill over into other areas of commerce. An example given was Open Coke, a new brand of Cola for which the recipe is published under a licence similar the GPL. It also mentioned the OAL (Open Audio Licence) which is attempting to do something similar in the world of music. Ian

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Meeting of the 24th March
by John Seago 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

Where was everybody? I was there, John Atkinsonwas there, Two people from Bury St. Edmunds were there, (Iapologise for not having made a note of your names), and the host was there, (even Alison came after she had walked the dog). The venue was ideal, all the infrastructure to support everybodies toys, and yet the multitudes stayed away! -- John Seago () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.openprojects.net in the #alug channel, you can take a look at www.openprojects.net to get more info on the openprojects network. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server uk.openprojects.net" or "/server eu.openprojects.net" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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Re: [Alug] intro..ing myself
by Matt Parker 24 Mar '02

24 Mar '02

On Sunday 24 March 2002 21:33, you wrote: > > Oh yeah, welcome aboard - even though I only joined the list last week. > > > > Matt > > cheers! When people say something might be difficult I usually don't try > unless absolutely necessary.Maybe I'll get one of those external modems > when I've got the dosh.I had a thought tho; I could download the things I > need on the this machine which > obviously does have a modem and transfer it to my box with Redmond on :) > I don't know what counts as on topic for this list but I guess I'll be told > if I'm too off.What I'd like to know is if there are any free IDE's for C > programming with Linux and secondly whether there's any good art progs > (especially ones where you get good control of palettes when in 8 bit > colour). > If I can get those (which I know is a fairly tall order) and DJGPP working > I'll be a happy linux user :) > thanks again and BTW, it's nice to be on a local list.Maybe I'll meet some > of you one day :) > Will The Gimp (http://www.gimp.org) is free, compatible with Photoshop, and is powerful enough for professional use. For free programming IDEs there are loads - these are what I use:- C/C++ - KDevelop (http://www.kdevelop.org) Java - NetBeans (http://www.netbeans.org) Delphi - Kylix (http://www.borland.com/kylix) There are loads more too. You'll soon get out of that Windows mindset where decent software costs more than �500. Also please hit "reply all" to include the mailing list, or just reply to the list. Your last e-mail to me didn't make it to the list when I'm sure it was meant to. Matt

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intro..ing myself
by William labbett 24 Mar '02

24 Mar '02

hello all I got a mail saying that I should write a mail saying why I'm interested in linux so here goes; I'm from Norwich, called William and am interested in linux because I use my computer a lot and so am keen to know about what OS' are out there.I use my computer for writing games, although I only started programming and using PC computer's since just before the new year (my last computer before this was a spectrum 128K, so obviously I'm having to learn a lot of new stuff). I found a linux mag with a free cd with Redmond on so I installed it.I won't be using this list much for some time until I've learnt a bit about Redmond.The trouble is I wasn't sure which modem option to choose during installation so I chose none, so I'm wondering if I can still install the modem now or if I'll need to re-install Redmond.The modem is Intel 56K HaM Data Fax Voice Modem I don't know what any of that means; I found out about it by checking (Windows was previously installed on the box it's in).If I can sort that out I be able to get the software I need and get started. Thanks for any help and sorry for asking such basic questions, Will

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Tomorrows's meeting
by John Woodard 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

Somethings come up which means I won't be able to come tomorrow. So have a good meeting and I'll catch youi all at the next one. -- Cheers, BJ

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Converting to ext3
by David Fairey 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

Hi I have recently been successful in upgrading my server to Debian unstable and converting some of my ext2 filesystems to ext3. However I haven't converted my "/" or "/boot" partitions as I am unsure that I can reboot successfully. My question then is, what's the best way of converting the "/" partition to ext3? Making sure I can get back in if it doesn't work. I am currently using the standard kernel-image-2.4.17-686-smp package which apparently uses a initrd.img file. Any ideas? Cheers David. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/03/2002

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by Declan 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

Hi, I know that this is a bit off topic for the list but I am hoping that you might be able to help me. I have set up a hosting company to do a bit of PHP and MySQL hosting. At the moment I am using worldpay to bill annually but I would like to be able to offer monthly billing. Other than iBill would anyone have any suggestions. I would appreciate if you could reply off list as well as on. I don't get the all the messages because it just takes so long to get them in. I would really appreciate any recomendations that anyone has. And if anyone is interested in swopping links then I would appreciate it. Thanks for your help in advance. Declan *********************************************** ** http://www.hostingcrown.com ** ** Budget and MySQL Hosting ** ** Contact us at info(a)hostingcrown.com ** *********************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

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Future metings at Cheveley cancelled...
by Simon 22 Mar '02

22 Mar '02

Hi Everyone, In case you haven't see the news today, Fittocks House burnt down last night, so obviously we won't be able to use this venue for some time.... Simon P.S. It'll be on Anglia News tonight...

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