- main - earth.li

For people with a line for the computer
by MJ Ray 11 Nov '00

11 Nov '00

http://www.penguinpowered.org.uk/scripts/wish_here.shtml Nice to see someone documented it. Anyone doing this?

2 1

how to install Redhat6.2 on a ultra66 hard disk.
by Thai 08 Nov '00

08 Nov '00

Hello everybody, My computer has a Promise ultra66 controller. My hard disk supports ultra66. Do you know how to install redhat 6.2 on that disk which is plugged to ultra66 controller? On Promise web page (www.promise.com) there's a guide to install redhat 6.0 to a ultra66 hard disk. It seems to me that it doesn't work with redhat 6.2. They say that kernel of redhat 6.1 and later versions support ultra66. If we want to use that feature, we have to recompile the kernel. I can recompile the kernel, but I'm not sure if I know where the option that enables ultra66 is and I'm not sure if we can boot linux directly from a ultra66 hard disk after we recompile the kernel or we cannot do that but redhat will regconize any ultra66 hard disk with the condition that we have to boot linux from IDE. Do you have any experience about that? If you've done it before, tell me what you do please. Thank you very much.

1 0

[Various] Digested Articles
by MJ Ray 03 Nov '00

03 Nov '00

Ought to go get them on the patents, I feel. If anyone makes a particularly good response, please share it with the group so we can crib from it? Thanks, MJR Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 13:17:51 +0000 From: kevin.taylor(a)powerconv.alstom.com Subject: UK Stance on software patents ... Just in case you haven't heard (yet) - the UK Patent Office are asking for feedback/comments about what to do about software patents ... "We want to know what you think about this so that Government policy is evidence-based and relevant to business, commerce, and consumers - in other words to you. So, whether you are in the software industry, financial services, are a software user, a consumer, or are otherwise interested, we want to hear from you." http://www.patent.gov.uk/snews/notices/softcons.html (deadline is 15th December 2000) Kevin. Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:33:16 -0000 From: "Neil Dolan" <neil(a)livepublishing.co.uk> Subject: Linux Magazine UK Hi All I'd like to introduce you all to the launch of Linux Magazine UK after the success of Linux Magazine Germany and Linux User Germany over the last five years. I'm really after a level of interest in you receiving the magazine and even maybe establishing a relationship with group members for feedback on how you feel we can improve on the magazine to give you all the latest news and reviews. You can check out the magazine at www.linux-magazine.co.uk We'd love to hear from you, your views and opinions are extremely important to us. If any of you want a free copy of the magazine, just mail or phone me and we'll send one out to you happily. I look forward to your views Kindest Regards Neil Dolan (ndolan(a)linux-magazine.co.uk) Sales and Marketing Manager, Linux New Media UK Europa House, Adlington Park, Macclesfield SK10 4NP Telephone: 01625 855169 / Fax: 01625 855071 A division of Linux New Media AG, Munich, Germany

1 0

[Alasdair G Kergon <agk@ukuug.org>] FW: LinuxUser Conference programme and issue 4 articles now available
by MJ Ray 03 Nov '00

03 Nov '00

Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 22:56:37 +0000 From: Alasdair G Kergon <agk(a)ukuug.org> The programme of the LinuxUser Conference on 5-6 December in London is now available at http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/conference/programme.html Speakers include Larry Augustin of VA Linux, Dirk Hohndel of SuSE, and author Craig Hunt. Compaq, IBM, Intel, SGI and Informix will also be represented, amongst others. The articles from Issue 4 of LinuxUser are also available for download from the archive at http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/articles/ - now sponsored by Compaq. ends Daniel James Web Editor LinuxUser ----- End forwarded message -----

1 0

Anti-Wintel Campaign
by Mills 03 Nov '00

03 Nov '00

You may interested to know there is an computer movement call Reboot, that as one of it's campaign is an Anti-Wintel one. It's webpages are at: http://www.planet14.sonow.com/comp/reboot/

1 0

Sys Admin (fwd)
by Andrew Savory 02 Nov '00

02 Nov '00

For info... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:53:36 -0600 From: marketing(a)cmp.com To: info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk Subject: Sys Admin Hi there! Sys Admin - the journal for UNIX systems administrators - has an exciting offer for your User Group! Sys Admin is the only magazine that can help you keep your system up and running 24/7/365! Sys Admin is the only magazine 100% devoted to UNIX. And Sys Admin is only the magazine written for UNIX systems administrators by UNIX systems administrators. If you are planning on having a seminar, conference, trade show booth or just a regular monthly meeting, Sys Admin would like to help make the event even better. Sys Admin will send T-shirts, mugs and/or magazines to any UNIX event. All you have to do is let us know when the event is! To take advantage of this offer simply reply to this e-mail. Please be sure to include the following information: 1) Contact name 2) Mailing address 3) Date of the event 4) Number of people expected at the event** **If you would like to receive a few sample copies of the magazine to review before we send out copies to the event, just include that request in your reply. We look forward to hearing from you! Bob Cucciniello Marketing Coordinator Sys Admin Magazine info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk

3 2

Re: [Alug] Sys Admin (fwd)
by cepi x 02 Nov '00

02 Nov '00

yeah some free t-shirts would be nice....i'll pay the postage CEPi --- Aquarius <aquarius(a)kryogenix.org> wrote: > In article > <Pine.OSF.4.05.10011011655530.21132-100000(a)cpca7.uea.ac.uk> > you wrote: > > If you are planning on having a seminar, > conference, trade show booth or > > just a regular monthly meeting, Sys Admin would > like to help make the event even > > better. Sys Admin will send T-shirts, mugs and/or > magazines to any UNIX event. > > All you have to do is let us know when the event > is! > > Should we ask for some free stuff for the next > meeting? ;) > > Aq. > > -- > I can quite imagine Aq rising from the grave just to > tell off anyone who > dares talk about future Buffy at his funeral. ;) > -- Ce' > > > _______________________________________________ > alug, the Anglian Linux User Group list > Email: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > http://rabbit.stu.uea.ac.uk/cgi-bin/listinfo/alug > See the website for instructions on digest or unsub! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?

1 0

A web site should be coming soon :)
by Martyn Drake 31 Oct '00

31 Oct '00

Hi, I've eventually managed to persaude Zeus to work alongside Zope and Squishdot (turns out I forgot to compile the pcgi wrapper which of course, is vital in executing the Zope.cgi script - d'oh!!!), so I hope that Mark will be able to upload the existing website from freezope within the next day or so (barring any difficulties with my default install of Zope/Squishdot). I'm still awaiting to hear back from the lug.org.uk folks with getting DNS and MX records updated, but I hope this should go through by tomorrow at the latest so that everything is pointing in the right direction. Regards, Martyn

1 0

Re: [Alug] Ports tree
by MJ Ray 31 Oct '00

31 Oct '00

Thom May <thom(a)planetarytramp.net> writes: > I do know some lunatic has created a perl script to turn > Debian's package management infrastructure into a ports tree, > but I imagine that would be somewhat unwieldy. Thanks Thom. Love you too :P > It's a damn cool idea though - I love the ports tree system, if only > keeping it up to date was a bit less hacky. Time for some perl magic > and the freshmeat DB? It might be a better idea to either extend fmports to use configure more intelligently or build something that only lists autoconf'd packages? MJR

2 1

Meetings
by MJ Ray 31 Oct '00

31 Oct '00

Well, it would seem that the IRC meetings are still going on, despite my lack of attendance. Just to remind the newcomers who have subscribed since the website went live, they're on eu.openprojects.net in #alug every Monday at 2000 UK time. Feel free to drop in and get real-time help while we wait for the main meetings to back into their rhythm. (Any news, anyone?) MJR

2 1