On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 09:38, Graham Trott wrote:
Those present:
Mark (representing the Kings Lynn section) Bryce (Oz accountant-turned-programmer, currently doing OU) James (gissa job) Matt (first time - hope you come again) Lindsay, accompanying Matt Paul (<quote>"That bald-headed b*****d over there"</quote>) Jonathan Brett Graham (talks too much - the result of years of home-working)
Subjects under discussion included (one end of the table only):
The ritual gripe over the cost of beer and the lamentable service at the Forum. Why does sound stop working? What is a scripting language? (Discuss) Kernel security configuration (if I got that right) - a real tech question from Matt. Java rules / Java sucks. Why is it so difficult to get a job in IT? Is an IDE a Good Thing?
Syd was missed but his cold wasn't.
See you all next month
It was great to put some faces to names. And I'm sure I know Bryce from somewhere else, but I can't picture it and didn't want to make a fool of myself by asking.
Kernel security config was indeed my question du jour, and I was supposed to post my kernel config to the list for Jonathan to peruse, but I haven't figured out how to get it yet. My server is running Mandrake 9.1 and doesn't have the kernel source installed, and although it's Linux, I have an aversion to installing stuff on production servers if they're not broken already.
My desktop is Mandrake 9.0 still (doesn't have grsec built in) and isn't running the secure kernel either. Anyone know how to unpack an RPM without actually installing it or running into dependencies?
Matt