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Python + Perl = Parrot
by oms101＠freeuk.com 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

I have been looking up a bit of python, (trying to find idle) and stumbled across an april's fools joke that got me this year. http://www.oreilly.com/news/parrotstory_0401.html Hope you enjoy the story of Parrot Regards Owen Synge Date: 20-Nov-01 Time: 23:36:45

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Re: [Alug] Burning Linux CDs under Windoze
by MJ Ray 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

> >�By any chance do you know of a freeware cd-burning program for Windows > >�that will do the job? ISTR "Nero", but I'm sure this is covered in the burning howto on http://www.linuxiso.org/ > BTW The BDI image referred to is a bastardized RH6.x distro. Updated, I trust? -- MJR

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Mozilla plug-ins
by Ricardo Campos 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

I've been able to activate my Java VM plug-in in Netscape, but can't seem to do this in Mozilla. I've checked www.mozilla.org, but it doesn't seem to have the info. Do I have to set an environment variabel like in Netscape? Does anyone know what it is? I prefer Mozilla, for some reason!! -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Burning Linux CDs under Windoze
by Paul 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

Hi Folks I have received a question on burning bootable CDs under Windows. This is something I have never done...... Can anyone help with an answer. > I have downloaded the BDI image but have no cd burner, so a friend is > going to make a disk for me. The only trouble is that neither of us is > quite sure how to get the image on the cd in the right place, ie. as a > bootable image rather than a file. I should say that this is true for > Windoze; I do know how to do it in Linux with dd but the cd burner is of > course on another computer. > > By any chance do you know of a freeware cd-burning program for Windows > that will do the job? > > tnx, BTW The BDI image referred to is a bastardized RH6.x distro. Regards, Paul.

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Re: [Alug] UEA Meeting - who's going
by MJ Ray 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

> I just released there is an ALUG meeting planned for next weekend at UEA. > Is this still going ahead? Who's planning to attend? I'll be there, but what are we doing? I think the room in question has a number of small tables, so we can probably have some small talks on particular topics as well as the normal "kit rush". People who are interested in the talks can just sit down while the rest of them use kit on one edge of the room. Sounds OK? Owen, are you doing a talk? I'd quite like to talk to some people about the plans for Free Software in this country. What time shall we aim to start the talks at? 1430? I'm travelling from King's Lynn, as always, and probably setting off just after noon. If anyone reasonably near the main routes wants transport to/from, please email me privately. Three seats available. -- MJR Anglian LUG http://www.alug.org.uk/ No ePatents http://petition.eurolinux.org/ FSF Europe http://www.fsfeurope.org/

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UPS - confused
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

Hi All, Can anyone explain to me what the difference is between using apcd and powerd? I'm trying to set up a smart UPS 700 . Seems that you have to run them in dumb mode, so I guess I can only get the box to shut down rather than reboot? Jenny.

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Re: [Alug] Distributions
by MJ Ray 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Owen: > can't get it to work properly) I hate debian's way of building kernels, why > not the same as everyone else? I think you'll find other distributions do different things if you want to build it as a package. Some are more painful. Debian's is OK once you've done it a few times and you keep your revisions and flavours apart. > and is fakeroot a security hole ?? Hard to see how it could be, as it's designed to fool the system into thinking it's root when it's not, rather than the other way round. No elevated privleges required. -- MJR

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Dave Crease - Biographical notes!
by David Crease 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

I have no serious or professional use for Linux, I just like the idea of a free operating system and software that is in the hands of the users. As this may indicate I am an old hippy who graduated in Chemistry in the 1960s, taught at various levels for many years and at the age of 59 have ended up as the Brewing Manager at Woodforde's Brewery. I've been using computers since the 1960's starting with a Stantec Zebra but my knowledge of them is very fragmented. I have Redhat7 on a AMD Athlon, tucked away in a partition so that my wife can use the Windows stuff. I have no special interests in using Linux. I am just intrigued by the whole thing. When and where is the next meeting, please? Dave Crease

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RE: Distributions
by Peter Delf 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Okay, Here goes. I use Debian 2.2r4 (from linux123.co.uk, don't think i'll use them again, my 2.2r2 cheeplinux.com CDs are much prettier) on both my desktop and laptop computers. I've upgraded both to a 2.4.X kernel to provide better support for things like CD writers and USB. The desktop is a custom built AMD K6 2-400 w/128mb RAM and the rest. The laptop is a Toshiba Satelite 4070CDT. Very proud of getting all the hardware in my laptop working, including the Lucent winmodem and USB ports! Pete Pete www.crawl-space.org.uk p.delf(a)uea.ac.uk

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IRC #alug uk.openprojects.net:8001 8pm onwards
by MJ Ray 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

I don't see the meeting announcement today, but I'll be a little late returning to IRC. It'd be great to see some people now when I finally remember to be there ;-) If you've not been there before, try http://lists.alug.org.uk/pipermail/main/2001-November/000685.html -- MJR

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