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Re: main Digest, Vol 8, Issue 12
by John Seago 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

On Thursday 09 Feb 2006 12:00, Colin Rothwell <colin.rothwell(a)frambroadband.com> wrote: > Why do I like Linux? I think it mainly comes down to the fact that > it's free. I don't see why I should pay through the teeth for an > expensive micro$oft product when I can have one that is just as good > for free (i.e. Open Office org and Linux). There is however a slight problem with this consumer side outlook, those that build and make available the distribution/s your are downloading, are depending on other consumers, such as I, (I have a subscription to Slackware), to fund the development, their hardware, web sites and mirrors. The principle is, after all, ``Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ``free'' as in ``free speech,'' not as in ``free beer.'' See: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html If you want to take something, you have a responsibility to give something back. -- John Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://www.affs.org.uk/ HTML Mail Rejected

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Why I like Linux
by Colin Rothwell 08 Feb '06

08 Feb '06

Hello Everybody, Why do I like Linux? I think it mainly comes down to the fact that it's free. I don't see why I should pay through the teeth for an expensive micro$oft product when I can have one that is just as good for free (i.e. Open Office org and Linux). I also like having package management programs (portage, mainly) which allows me to do a search for a certain program and just have it installed. I also like not having to worry about viruses and spyware. Colin

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2nd Thursday Norwich Meet : Reindeer, Dereham Road
by Jonathan McDowell 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

[I did originally send this to announce@ yesterday, but as it seems to have been deleted without trace I'll just send it to main@] The monthly "Second Thursday" ALUG Norwich Pub Meet is this Thursday, 9th February. It's at the Reindeer pub on the Dereham Road, just opposite the City Gate. People will be there from 8pm-ish, though there may be a few people there earlier. Topics for discussion will no doubt be as varied as ever. The Reindeer has a reasonable selection of beer as well as decent coffee (with biscuits, if you're lucky). Directions to the Reindeer can be found at: http://www.alug.org.uk/venues/reindeer.html Pictures of some of the regulars, and irregulars, and, well, just some pictures of people that might or might not turn up are available from: http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2004-08-ALUG/ http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2005-01-ALUG-Xmas/ http://the.earth.li/~noodles/stilvoid-alug/mp20050811/ (I'll bring my camera this week to try and get more up-to-date photos.) Which should hopefully aid those of you wondering who to look out for. We're /normally/ just to the left of the main entrance, though the last few times we've ended up at the far end of the pub beside the pool table, as there are comfy seats at that end. J. -- ] http://www.earth.li/~noodles/ [] Reality is for people with no [ ] PGP/GPG Key @ the.earth.li [] grasp of fantasy. [ ] via keyserver, web or email. [] [ ] RSA: 4DC4E7FD / DSA: 5B430367 [] [

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Corporate Mail servers
by David Fairey 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

I'm looking to replace our aging Windows email server at work. I'd prefer to use Linux for it's flexibility and no licensing issues, but looking around there's a bewildering number of packages. Does anyone here run a Linux mail server for their business? What packages did you end up with? Thanks David.

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Re: [ALUG] A little advice
by Ricky Bruce 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

alot of these channels are encrypted but the great thing about thedreambox is that because its hard drive based its able to emulate alotof the protection mechanisms.doesnt work for sky (yet, and even if it did youd be putting your headon the legal chopping board if you tried it) although it is possibleto use your legit sky card in the dreambox thus freeing yourself fromthe unreliable digibox. theres a very active coding scene which means you are able to replacethe very nice but slightly boring original firmware with flashydistros (or images as they are often called.) im presently using plidiamond image from the plinux team. heres the release notes:The Diamond Images featuring:- 1.09 kernel (2.6.9)- 1.09 enigma (19-12-2005)- Squashfs 2.2-r2 withLZMA-compression- Front Processor version 1.06- New PMT Interface: anew interface between Enigma and an Emu/Softcam - Softcam / CardserverSetup incl. Sticky SoftCams using new PMT interface - Private EPG forPremiere - Manual (Un)Install of plugins/addons etc- Enable/Disableautomatic download of software menu index - Dreambox Tools: CheckCronjobs & Free Space; ECM-, Memory-, Mgcamd-Info, NetStat, Processlist - Tuxtxt v1.94 - Settings to control infobar on zap and OK -Skin: The name of the current running emu (e.g. 'camxng') - Skin: Thevideo format of the current service (e.g. '704x576 4:3 25 fps') -Skin: Caid types supported in the current stream - Skin: Frequency,FEC, Polarisation, Symbol rate - Language Setup- Var to USB/HDD- DebugSettings- Create your own script control panel under the Blue Setupbutton- Firewall ready- Crond ready- OSD supports: Yellow Button -Addons/Plugins, Blue Button - PLi Setup- Password change allowed byuser to any password- Games ready- CIFS enabled- New filenaming ofyour Recorded Movies,- It will be shown as ---- Full Media Highway EPGsupport for ALL Media Highway EPG providers- Menu Language selectionin your own native language- No SoftCams onboard ALL to be downloaded and there website http://pli.dreamvcr.com/diamond/releasenote/ lastly heres some satellite related websites which have tonnes moreinfo for those so inclined. http://www.i-have-a-dreambox.com/wbb2/index.phphttp://67.43.4.157:81/index.…

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Good advice from windows dialog
by Stuart Bailey 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

-- --------------------------------------- Stuart Bailey BSc (hons) CEng CITP MBCS LinuSoft (Proprietor) Linux Specialist (01953) 601294 (07778) 383739 http://www.linusoft.co.uk ----------------------------------------

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RE: [ALUG] FW: [SLL] OT: The End of the Internet?
by Keith Watson 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

> From: Ted Harding Sent: 05 February 2006 23:33 > > Hi Folks, > I just read this. Somewhat glunly. Now come on Ted, no need to be glun! ;-) Regards, Keith ____________ Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Brett Parker 06 Feb '06

06 Feb '06

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. Historically, these used to be the only time a lot of us would be about, now the channel has some usual faces that are there most of the time (except at silly o'clock, when we might be sleeping, or on the second thursday of the month, where we might be drinking in the Reindeer), so don't feel limited to visit during this time, come visit us when ever you feel like it! The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include xchat, irssi 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://www.irssi.org/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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FW: [SLL] OT: The End of the Internet?
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 06 Feb '06

06 Feb '06

Hi Folks, I just read this. Somewhat glunly. Best wishes, while it lasts. Ted. -----FW: <440cb5840602051308r5e63322j74fada433cdf1872(a)mail.gmail.com>----- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:08:36 -0800 Sender: linux-list-bounces(a)ssc.com From: Abha Harting <abhaha(a)gmail.com> To: linux-list(a)ssc.com Subject: [SLL] OT: The End of the Internet? I suppose this is getting a bit political, but I think everyone interested in open access needs to know about this as it will effect us ALL: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060213/chester Abha --------------End of forwarded message------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 05-Feb-06 Time: 23:33:10 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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a little advice
by Robert 05 Feb '06

05 Feb '06

Now that i'm a member of ALUG i could do with a bit of advice.Firstly i'm trying to build a media centre pc via Linux and wondered if there was any pitfalls i should steer clear of as far as tv card etc are concerned, and secondly what's the best game to get on Linux and why. Robert

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