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Re: [Alug] Team ALUG
by Ricardo Campos 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

Specifically, it's trying to prove that no code is uncrackable. (Well, RC5-64) They already cracked the code that was used to encrypt credit card transactions in the US (obviously it has now been upgraded). There is also the OGR thing, what makes my head spin, but I'm sure gives some Maths professors wet dreams. There are better causes, such as Intel's cancer research one, (really nice screensaver) and the alzheimer's disease one, but for some obscure reason they've only released Win32 clients. (So some of my network runs those) Ricardo "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Team ALUG
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

Ricardo Campos wrote: >On a lighter note, (TFIF!), Team ALUG's doing pretty well (I think, considering we're >up against SPARC machines at universities etc.) on www.distributed.net: >"Anglian Linux User Group (ALUG) completed 3,239 blocks yesterday at a sustained rate >of 10,063 Kkeys/second! Anglian Linux User Group (ALUG) is ranked #1,351 for yesterday! >" >http://stats.distributed.net/rc5-64/tmsummary.php3?team=14531 Their website leaves fluffy pink clouds floating around in my head where I thought I had a brain....um, what are you trying to find? Jenny.

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Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
by Ricardo Campos 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

> Oh, yes - and ALWAYS have MC installed. Darned >useful for poking > about to see how Linux works. Midnight Commander? > Hope this helps someone! Please delete it if it >doesn't.... Comments are always welcome... I could have avoided this damn mess! There seems to be a consensus here- don't you think? As I see it; I would rather have an install that took a whole weekend, and have a system that just runs and runs, than an install that takes an hour, and has an unusable system. I've decided on Deb, due to the apt-get system, but I'm sure if I can get my grubby hands on one of these 20 P133's sitting next to me (unlikely), Slack will go on it. Someday I will have a single boot Linux system as my main workstation!!!! "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
by Ricardo Campos 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

> IF you are feeling really brave/foolish/masochistic (delete as appropriate), > try Linux From Scratch - Already there, mate. The files are sitting on my HD at work. I do feel foolish (one should never take oneself too seriously, eh?), but certainly not brave enough. My copy of the new release of Debian should be in the post. :) >Compiling each and every part of your own linux > system is one helluva a way to learn <g> That's why, with these experiences, I would never recommend MDK to any Newbie, or experienced user for that matter. "It's Rubbish". -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
by Edenyard 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:35:05 +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Mozilla or derivative, XPDF or GV, Imagemagick or zgv... support freedom ;-) > Yes - I'm with you on that. Only trouble I found was that GV seems to fall over quite a bit on 'newer' .PDF files - very reminiscent of what Ghostscript 5.1 for DOS does (which is what drove me to Linux in the first place!!) My only very brief fiddle with Mozilla suggested that it looked awfully like Netscape. Is it? And better or worse, bug-wise? > > Isn't MC a bit long in the tooth and abandoned now? > I didn't know that. I just found it originally on the Slack 3.5 disk when I was starting out and feeling very lost.As a very-dyed-in-the-wool DOS Xtree Gold man, I started to feel more at home when I happened upon MC. I've just sort-of stuck with it - kindred spirits, I suppose! Of course, XTree's long in the tooth and abandoned now, too, and so am I (well, not abandoned...) so it all fits together. I did discover something called Unixtree, which was supposed to be Linux's closest resemblance to Xtree Gold, but I never got it to run. Gerald.

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RE: [Alug] OT - SMS
by PleXeR 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

I have been wanting to do this as well so have done some preliminary looking into it. What you need is a Nokia mobile phone probably a 5110 or 6110 as these should be cheap s/h these days. These both have built in data modems and using a simple serial convertor which can be made for about £10 or bought for between £15-£20 can be plugged into the serial port on your linux machine. There are a few programs available with the best known one being gnokii http://www.gnokii.org/ or gsmlib http://www.pxh.de/fs/gsmlib/doc/index.html Hope this is of some help. Cheers, Ben

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Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
by Edenyard 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Sorry - sent this to the wrong place first time around! For what it's worth (probably not a lot...), I ended up with Slackware 8.0 and Mandrake Freq on one machine for comparison. Speaking as a complete non-Linux-expert, I found the only saving grace of Mdk was that it worked my borrowed USB camera, whereas Slack wouldn't. Some of Mdk's MORE frustrating habits included secretly writing to my OKI LED printer and re-arranging settings that I perfected years ago and then claiming that it was something it wasn't, and also inviting me to select what packages I'd like installed and then not bothering to install them. Slack, on the other hand, went in, got on, and generally did its bit. Thanks to John Seago's timely intervention, I discovered that early problems I was having were due to duff disks from Crazy Penguin. Linux Emporium did me much better!! I elected to install KDE on Slackware but soon began to hate its bloat. Then I discovered ICEWM and there was no looking back. Partly due to the very good documentation on how to configure ICEWM files, even I was able to get it to work and add my own favourite functions. If I can, anyone can. And ICEWM is FAST, even on an ex-skip P166! So Slack+ICEWM gets my vote (speaking as a beginner, remember). One or two people are gradually trying to steer me down the path of recompiling a kernel to get USB to work with Slack. I lay awake at night worrying about that, but at least I've got a Linux that works, enables me to run Netscape, Acrobat, Xv and things and start the learning process. Oh, yes - and ALWAYS have MC installed. Darned useful for poking about to see how Linux works. Hope this helps someone! Please delete it if it doesn't.... Gerald.

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Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
by MJ Ray 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Adam Bower: > I've just had it pointed out that I have now indeed completely lost the > plot. That should read "luser attitude readjustment tool" never mind, the > correct authoritys have been informed that I am now completely mad. Or drunk amazingly early in the afternoon? ;-) Anyway, for more definitions, try http://www.foldoc.org/ (I think... offline just now, so haven't verified http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/ for sure?) MJR

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Re: [Alug] ALUG Meeting.. problem..
by MJ Ray 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Simon Parkes: > But I have a cunning plan, we can use the Cinema at my parent place in > Cheveley (5 mins down the road), all organised if everyone is ok with > that... Bonus, in true Linux tradition, it's free (and there's a sauna and > pool available if anyone wants to refresh themselves)... Anyway over to you > guys. Sounds like a bonus to me. Can we have new directions, etc, please? Now, you see, I hadn't updated the ALUG web site because I knew something like this was going to happen... honest! MJR, lying through his teef.

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Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
by Ricardo Campos 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

> I am using Mandrake 8.0 .I thought it might have >something to do with the auto mounting facility >(supermount) but can't find anything Well, I'm trying on MDKexpert, but I'm not holding my breath. I've seen more probs with MDK on e-lists and forums than any other distro, but then I spose it *does* attract newbies. >I am literally at the point of changing back to Suse At the moment in other browser windows, I am looking at Slackware and Debian on Cheeplinux.com . If you want something done properly, do it yourself. (stop sniggering you lot- at least I'll LEARN how to do it properly) >(you're right, I don't have any patience) My reasoning for Deb or Slackware is that the more you're hand is held along the way, the less able you are to fix it when it goes wrong. >(read- I'm afraid of making myself > look a pratt!)!!!!!!!!!!! :<)) I already have! :) But then I have no shame, and besides, that's the only way I learn. It makes the experts look good too! ;) Luckily there have been some people on-list who have given me some excellent pointers- not just RTFM, but "this is how to find the manual, and this is how to read it". So... thanks y'all for your patience!!! Linux is a minefield of distro's, each with their own peculiarities, and I have found almost guaranteed that things are never where they are meant to be- even in distro-specific documentation. (although my experience is only RH6.1 and MDK8.0) > I'd be grateful to know if you do 'sort' the problem. I'll try disabling supermount, and mount manually. Other than that.... ?????????????? :) "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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