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Good old MS!
by Laurie Brown 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/columns/0,4351,2386174,00.html ArfArf! 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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Good old MS!
by Green, James M K 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

These reports have been coming out for months now, but I am very worried that I haven't seen many 'good' reports of Win2k becoming reliable. The DoJ is reportedly pondering whether to make Windows open source. Quite what they call open source is open to debate, but if it means something like the GPL the title "The World Is Not Enough" springs to mind. Why? Because if programmers get their mits on the source code, it will branch off into hundreds of versions, none of which will work properly (I can do C, but I bet I could break the Linux source code by altering it - and Windows is far more complex) and the MS-official version will spread like wildfire. How many organisations/countries are deploying Linux because Windows is too expensive? Open Source Windows and all hell will break loose. Quite whether anyone would deploy any Windows version not officially MS-sanctioned is another matter... James Green > -----Original Message----- > From: Laurie Brown [mailto:laurie@brownowl.com] > Sent: 12 November 1999 12:12 > To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > Subject: [alug] Good old MS! > > > http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/columns/0,4351,2386174,00.html > > ArfArf! > > 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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"70,000 Applications"
by MJ Ray 10 Nov '99

10 Nov '99

There's an excellent call to arms from the pragmatist point-of-view on osOpinion today. It alludes to religion, legal clauses, practical benefits, etc. I think everyone will learn something from reading it, although some of the phrases are tortured. http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/GaryMurphy/GaryMurphy2.html [ 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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Unsubscribe help please
by Tony 10 Nov '99

10 Nov '99

Hi people, I've tried 3 times a week to unsub for a while now. Is the unsub mechanism broken? I get a return reciept every time like this one: --------- User tony(a)consultant.idps.co.uk has successfully unsubscribed. Good bye! -- Sincerely, the Minimalist ---------- But I seem to continue recieving messages. Can someone do this manually Thanks Tony [ 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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Lost parallel ports? and DOJ judgement
by Andrew.Chandler＠ft.com 10 Nov '99

10 Nov '99

Nothing on this thread about the US DOJ judgement yet?!?!?!? Andi Paul Russell <Paul.Russell(a)uea.ac.uk> on 11/10/99 03:12:42 AM To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk cc: (bcc: Andrew Chandler/PSD/LONDON/FTI) Subject: [alug] Lost parallel ports? and DOJ judgement Hi John, > How do I find out if parellel port support has been compiled as a module? There should be a file called 'lp.o' in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/misc. Try typing 'modprobe lp' as root, and with a bit of luck the kernel will load the module for you. If there is an lp.o, and the kernel refuses to load it, the there must be some parameters you're not giving it, although my kernel seems to be loading the module of it's own accord when required. If the kernel will load it but it still won't print, then triple check that pc style hardware is enabled. If there isn't an lp.o, then it's *definately* recompile time I'm afraid :-/ Anyway - sleep deprevation, HTH, Paul [ 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' ] ********************************************************************* * Please visit the web site of the Financial Times at: * * http://www.ft.com * * * * This E-Mail is intended for the use of the addressee only and may * * contain confidential information. If you are not the intended * * recipient, you are hereby notified that any use or dissemination * * of this communication is strictly prohibited. * * * * If you receive this transmission in error, please notify us * * immediately then delete this E-Mail. * * * * * postmaster(a)ft.com * ********************************************************************* [ 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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ISA Modem
by Daniel Smith 10 Nov '99

10 Nov '99

Hello All I've decided it's about time to use Linux to connect to the net rather than Windoze, but as always there's a problem. Instead of a nice pukka proper modem I've got a PCI winmodem which I understand won't work with Linux. I can't afford a new branded modem at the moment (I thought about a US Robotics 56k external) but I know where I pick up an internal ISA one very cheaply. Has I understand it I should be able to use this with 'generic' settings. Can anybody throw anymore light on this for me please, or at least point me in the right direction ;¬) Thanks. -- Daniel Smith [ 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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A bit of a whoppsie
by Green, James M K 08 Nov '99

08 Nov '99

http://www.theregister.co.uk/991108-000022.html Well, it could have been worse :-) These things take time... 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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CNN on MS poll
by jg＠cyberstorm.demon.co.uk 06 Nov '99

06 Nov '99

Well, I'd love to see a breakdown of who's clicking those buttons, but CNN is reporting a massive proportion of people in favour of Judge Jackson's Finding of Fact in the MSvDoJ case. Quite whether the only people who can be bothered to vote on this one are in fact Open Source advocates is unclear. -- James Green jg(a)cyberstorm.demon.co.uk Site Manager jg(a)linuxnewbie.com LinuxNewbie.com LNC http://www.cyberstorm.demon.co.uk/ [ 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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Time changes
by Martyn Drake 05 Nov '99

05 Nov '99

I was walking through Ilford's shopping mall (or should I say, maul) the other day, and noticed on all the monitors throughout the complex had Windows with the "Windows have detected GMT change. Press OK to continue" box slap bang right in the middle, preventing whatever should be running from doing it's stuff. D'oh! Regards, Martyn [ 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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