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Yeah, the shell is easy to change in the Terminal application. In the Terminal menu, go to Preferences, and change the 'Run this command' to /bin/bash or /bin/csh or whatever takes your fancy. If you want more shells, go get Fink, if you've not got it already, and install them from that.

iqu :)

For LPIC notes and intro notes to a linux course you could look at http://lcdp.sf.net. The cvs versions are being maintained reasonably actively and have been used for about 2 years in Granville TAFE, Sydney Australia.

..in kernel 2.4 back in 2001

http://sf.net/projects/kautoconfigure/
-and-
http://www.google.nl/search?q=kernel+autoconfigure

Hope somebody revives the project someday...

See the swsusp project, which provides this functionality.

ACPI is only a means to trigger hibernation, the ACPI subsystem isn't suppose to save your machine's state to disk.

Try clicking "Texture Mapping" on this link (The other examples are nice too).

I've got a website I wrote, some time ago, which is written 99% in JavaScript (and DOM). See it here: Urgent.

If anyone's interested, there's the link to my JavaScript TreeView (Open Source!) in my signature, so go ahead and try it out</advertising>. ;-)

Get VirtualWin. Edge flipping, small, configurable keys, and it's even GPL.

Ultr@VNC Viewer takes two pages (printing at 600dpi Laser quality on a 1440x720dpi Inkjet for flatbed 300 and 400dpi scanners). Doesn't seem very efficient.

I didn't know Linus worked with the Lunix development team!

Jabber's "transport" system is interesting, but client-side support is the only way to get a truly transparent conversion. Go get Gaim - it speaks ICQ, AIM, Jabber, MSN, and Yahoo, all natively! :)

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Gaim - works on Windows and Linux, has a jabber plugin (and MSN/etc. for when your jabber server goes walkies) and is garunteed to never launch IE unnecessarily. What more could you ask for?

Personally, I use kopete on Linux/KDE and exodus on Windows.

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Sam

I've got a rectangle, but no banner because I use bfilter.

Un-Thesis was not shut down for being a developer in the project, and he was far from being the author of the project. The project was originally named as LMule, and later forked to xMule. The original project died few weeks after the fork.

The real reason Un-Thesis was shut down was most probably the 30'000 mp3z he was sharing on various networks, NOT because he was developing a p2p program. RIAA has been shutting down power-sharers on P2P networks for quite some time already, its no secret. I bet they simply saw a great opportunity to get two flies with one hit - shut down a powersharer AND a developer. The fact that he lived in USA made it even simpler.

If RIAA really hopes to shut down the xMule project, then this won't happen. As we all know, open source software cannot be killed. And there is already an ongoing project for new client that will replace xMule in few months when its finished - currently under temporary name xMule2.

Madcat.

Un-Thesis was not shut down for being a developer in the project, and he was far from being the author of the project. The project was originally named as LMule, and later forked to xMule. The original project died few weeks after the fork.

The real reason Un-Thesis was shut down was most probably the 30'000 mp3z he was sharing on various networks, NOT because he was developing a p2p program. RIAA has been shutting down power-sharers on P2P networks for quite some time already, its no secret. I bet they simply saw a great opportunity to get two flies with one hit - shut down a powersharer AND a developer. The fact that he lived in USA made it even simpler.

If RIAA really hopes to shut down the xMule project, then this won't happen. As we all know, open source software cannot be killed. And there is already an ongoing project for new client that will replace xMule in few months when its finished - currently under temporary name xMule2.

Madcat.

Heck, I'll have to update my msnp.py!

I just put up a page that describes the situation slightly and mentions what we can and can't do about it. Please read it before asking us on IRC. We're getting flooded with questions.

Or just use ffdshow listed at ffmpeg. It's a win32 version of ffmpeg that runs as a direct show codec.

...so video professional can get the format being used in a professional environment. The Apple QuickTime MPEG-4 component is shocking for anything over 320x240, 3ivx is dead in the water, and DivX is evil.

In the meantime, for all my XivD .mp4 MPEG-4 needs on Mac OS X, I use OpenShiiva. However, it's really designed for DVD .vob encoding, which is a real shame.

A QuickTime XviD component will open XivD up to the pro world!

Jabber. It is fully decentralized and has full-featured clients for every OS. I use Gaim, but it doesn't support many Jabber-only features.

Also goes along great with ffshow is ac3filter for all those movies using this audio codec.

Who actually cares shit about DivX? We've had ffmpeg for some time! If you are honestly watching videos using windows system.. You need ffdshow directshow filter (yes, it's based on ffmpeg).

WHY are there headlines like this on the front page? For those who are looking for encoder, mplayer comes with the famous mencoder. If my memory serves me right, latest stable (pre-)release supports latest xvid and DivX encoding options.

-rzei

Hell, it's the only way to go on Win32 also. Whenever I'm forced to use the official client for extended periods of time, the ads begin to make me seriously ill.

Use gaim.

HMIS systems are a key piece of the "Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness", which although it may be unrealistic, is an interesting read. An open soure HMIS can be found here

Heck, I got my SL-5500 for $180.

And sold it a month later for $170. The SL-5500 is pretty much crap compared to almost any other PDA. I'd rather have a mono Newton or Psion screen than the pitiful excuse for a color screen that is found on the SL-5500. Let's pray to any and all gods that the screen on this MX-7 isn't as bad...

I now have a Zaurus C760- it's a great platform for running Squeak Smalltalk and Dynapad, especially with its 640x480 screen, but as a PDA, the entire Zaurus line is exteremely lacking.

Anyone know how fast this particular CPU is compared to a 206 MHz StrongARM? If it's any slower than the 206 MHz StrongARM SA-1100 (or the 400 MHz PXA250 XScale, which is about the same speed), it'll suck to run Qtopia and its apps on it. Qtopia is *slow*, especially on PDAs with the 400 MHz PXA250 XScale (SL-5600, SL-C700) or 206 MHz StrongARM (SL-5000D, SL-5500), but it's still kind of sad on the fast 400 MHz XScale PXA255 CPUs in the SL-C750 and SL-C760. You'd think you were using OS X 10.1 on a 400 MHz G3 sometimes...

Hey, read the article- CF (as well as bluetooth and a camera) will be an option. Yeah, more money spent, but at least there is the potential.

I own a Sharp Zaurus 5500, and I am not impressed with its syncing prowess. Luckily, I know enough to back up the whole PDA using 'scp', but that doesnt go for Joe and Jane.

I hope Multisync does on to become the defacto tool for synchronizing all kinds of handhelds, mobiles with email, calendar, address books, etc.

It's very hard not to be biased about whatever you use. But I'll try.

I switched to Mac from Linux because it works. Add Fink to it, and it acts just like a Linux box. I have a PowerBook, and it's by far my favorite laptop (of many laptops I've owned).

What does "it works" mean? It almost never crashes. It almost never needs drivers. It runs MS Office. It's a Unix workstation: bash shell, X, KDE, Gnome, etc. It goes to sleep when the lid closes and comes back within 1 second when the lid opens (I rarely turn it "off"). iPhoto, iTunes, iPod, iMovie are excellent, simple, and easy (not power programs, but excellent for the basics). And most important, it's pretty (titanium or aluminum case).

I still use Debian/Dell on my servers. But for a laptop, OS X is incredibly useful.

It's not about speed anymore. About the PIII, I quit caring about speed. Everything after that is *fast*. My Powerbook 800 is probably about as fast as a PIII 800. For programming, documents, etc., speed isn't the issue anymore. The issue is usability. Personally, I really like KDE. I still use it on my Mac once in a while. I also like OS X. It just works.

Windows isn't ported to the PS2 instruction set. You would have to use an emulator such as bochs or Flex86 to boot windows.

Shove your tabs and spaces up your arse! Every programmer who tried to write more than "hello world" in pascal knows what we're talking about! No real language would force you to type languages like that. And Python Zealots with mod points, give us your worst, offtopic troll flamebait redundant overated what ever. Because WE don't care (we are AC's and we use proxies). The trolls around here are very talented in REAL languages such as C, perl, and c# See Shitstorm as an exmaple of troll programming!. Your toy language should go with the other languages like java, basic, pascal and php which makes dumb people think their leet.

"The one thing I've never understood is the relationship between OpenDarwin and the distribution concerns."

"GNU-Darwin almost seems to be hindering the entire Mac OSS unix community."

"This almost surreal splintering can do nothing but harm the overall effort of ported OSS software for the Mac."

"If we can't agree that the PPC is the heart of the Mac, than what can we agree on?"

Hey, have you ever tried System Installation Suite? IBM really pushes it for clusters and large installations.

As announced, I have now forked the Gnome desktop into the u-gnome [sf.net] (usable gnome) desktop. I will be releasing the files on ftp.debian.org/pub/u-gnome/0.1/ as soon as possible. Please help report bugs at bugzilla.gnome.org (search for u-gnome). HIG zealots are not allowed and anyone cought trying to follow the HIG will be banned and placed on the hall of zealots on the about dialog.

Thanks.
Bjoerg Klaessenist - u-gnome project leader.

As announced, I have now forked the Gnome desktop into the u-gnome (usable gnome) desktop. I will be releasing the files on ftp.debian.org/pub/u-gnome/0.1/ as soon as possible. Please help report bugs at bugzilla.gnome.org (search for u-gnome). HIG zealots are not allowed and anyone cought trying to follow the HIG will be banned and placed on the hall of zealots on the about dialog.

Thanks.
Bjoerg Klaessenist - u-gnome project leader.

I already have replaced my "personal computer" with a PDA.

Over the years, I've slowly been moving more and more of what I do to a PDA. The first PDA I had which I used like a small personal computer was a Newton 2100u. On it I could do many things- develop NewtonOS applications, browse the web, SSH/telnet, write and compiled papers with a TeX subset, word process in NewtWorks, admin via VNC, email, Usenet, print my documents via the network or IrDA and play some games. And I could do it all via ethernet or an 802.11b connection without having to ever sync or dock with a Mac/PC. I still turned to my Mac or PC for some tasks- more complex web browsing and coding in Squeak Smalltalk. Since Squeak is pretty much my desktop, I didn't use the MP2100 at home- where my regular computer is- as much as I did when out of the house.

Since the MP2100, I've had a few other PDAs. For the last year, I owned a Jornada 720 that became even more my main machine. On it, I could do all of the stuff I listed above that I did on the Newton, and more. I no longer had to turn to the iBook for some web browsing- IE for WinCE [1] handled the vast majority of webpages without any problems. I could even run Java applets. I could also do all the Unixey stuff I wanted as well- write and run Perl/Tk apps, as well as write non-gui apps in python, ruby, REBOL, and others. And, with the switch to Windows CE, I was also able to develop, compile, test and run code in Squeak Smalltalk- all on the device. The J720 has a nice keyboard, something on which you can touch type. After a couple days of first getting it, I was able to type just about as fast as I could on my desktop.

And just recently, I've obtained a Sharp Zaurus SL-C760. For one, it has a 640x480 screen- incredible. Awesome for web browsing. I have Opera and NetFront on it, and both (via wifi or usbnet) load pages about as fast as I'm used to on a desktop on IE or Safari. And luckily, I can still do Squeak on this machine. And thanks to the wide memory bus and fast CPU, Squeak is damned fast- thanks to Dynapad, a Squeak-based PDA environment is available now. Like the SL-5x00, software is pretty spotty for the Zaurus, but I don't need anything from the Qtopia environment other than a web browser. It's kind of funny- I had more well adapted Unix ports running under Windows CE than I can find for the Zaurus under Qtopia. Sure, it's easy to just do a recompile and run the app under X11 or the console, but the interface is entirely ill-suited for the device.

Yes, the Zaurus C760 is very expensive. But since I've had it, I've pretty much given my girlfriend the iBook. Unlike the J720, which had a really good keyboard (Psion quality), the C760 has a thumboard. OK for entering names and dates, but not for much more. So I bought a PockeTop keyboard and am now back in business using this PDA as my main computer. What more can I ask for? It runs Squeak pretty damned well and has the most full-featured and fast web browsers you can get on any PDA, and one of the best browsing experiences I've had on *any* computer.

This school year will tell whether or not the Zaurus cuts it, but I have high expectations. With the new version of qpdf, I can finally read the articles I get from professors, which was a *huge* barrier when I owned a SL-5500.

I went through a few other PDAs in between- an iPAQ 3150, Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, and a Dell Axim X5 Basic. None of them could cut it. The SL-5500 was a huge disapointment in a number of areas- screen was total shite, battery life horrible, and there are few decent applications. The Axim was a good machine, but after having been used to bigger screens for my whole PDA career, I just couldn't downgrade to a wee 240x320 screen. (although the Dell has the brightest and sharpest 240x320 screen I've seen!)

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The REAL question is whether or not they fixed the bug in libgnomecanvas that makes TEG crash.

I've had to use TEG 10.x (for Gnome 1) ever since upgrading the Gnome 2.0 libs to the Gnome 2.2 libs.

The "superior" (I'll leave it to others to decide) media library can be found here, not here.

Ext2 may work- see my sig for windows ext2 driver (somewhat mature), and ext2fsx for a OS X driver. Since the OS X ext2 driver seems somewhat unstable, I would guess that fat32 is your best bet. Since I've never had any reason to work with a partition size bigger than 20GB before, I don't know what would allow you to format the disk that way (unless a mkvfatfs or suchlike under linux does the job).

I really wish people would give more support to those who are trying to develop cross-platform filesystems. If you're interested in being able to share data and swap partitions between windows and linux, please consider helping the projects in my sig. (No, I am not affiliated with either of them, I just happen to use them.)

I'll agree that it's not yet ideal, however it's really up to the develper/packager. RedHat and others deal with dependencies when you use their distro tools as intended, but downloading a random RPM and double-clicking is not yet foolproof.

The example RPM I used was actually firestarter, and being a well behaved GNOME app, I already had the dependencies I needed. A GNOME Menu item was added automagically by the packaging script too.

Another application I installed recently is CADSoft's Eagle. The only requirements were some very standard system libs. This is a good example of "how to do it" for commercial apps, and there's no reason that more common/open binary RPMs can't link statically either.

Probably, you'll rather use lilypond which is an updated version of MusiXTeX. There are a number of GUIs avalable, see GuidForLilyPond for a list. I think the one to use is denemo.

*not a Python bash I like it to* ... if you like Perl there's also WxPerl which is quickly becoming complete.

Well, we have GnuCash here that is in danger here and it has no way of exporting your data. Now there is a scary thought.

One thing I have to say is that the most important feature for me in a financial app is cross platform use. Because of that, I chose to spend money on Moneydance. It's written in Java and has great support. I run it on my Mac at home on both my Windows and Linux partitions on my laptop.

If you prefer to go the free software route, there is jGnash, whch will also run on various OSes, becuase it's also written in Java.

GnuCash is good product, but it has way too many dependancies and relies way to heavily on Gnome. Because of that, it can't be ported to Windows of MacOS X, even though there are native GTK libraries for both those environments. Perhaps the GnuCash team should focus on making a really good accounting engine and allow others to wrap GUIs of any kind around them.

A personal financial app is very important to the Linux desktop. I think it's far too important for the application to be in jeapordy of disappearing. Perhaps someone like Ximian should add this to their list of software, or the FSF should turn around and get some people coding full time on this with a grant.

• Filter all incoming mail using spam assassin . The rules are reasonably exact. Mail which is declared SPAM doesn't reach my inbox.
• Automatically report spam that exceeds SA score 7.5 to spamcop .

This procedure could well be extended to filter all URLs out of the spam and auto-wget them.

If anybody wants the spamasassin+spamcop scripts, mail me. It's a hack though (uses maildrop, qmail, perl, etc).

If you take, and use open source software for commercial gains, and ensure that the actual open source versions stay one step behind you are basically stealing.

However, lately, they are asking more what open source can do for them than what they can do for open source. Yes, this is a perfectly natural thing for a company to do, but we should hardly praise Sun for the idea of taking Linux, adding a couple of proprietary features and then using it on their workstations and desktops, so that they can get free development.

OpenOffice.org isn't exactly a small contribution either. Sure, they are probably quite happy about unpaid contributors that make their proprietary StarOffice better, but I'd say that this is quite a fair deal. And there are also some smaller projects, like XMLroff, an XSL FO formatter that I personally consider very promising.

So please, take your "proper attitude" elsewhere and don't talk about things you have no idea about.

Ditto for the PMD Java unused code finder. And also GForge, which is indirectly supported by DARPA since DARPA runs CougaarForge.

You want Dosbox.

If you were sane, you'd have archived all those floppies on a cd-rom. It's disquieting how many boxes fit on a single cd :)

BTW, there exist many free PC emalutors:

• Dosbox is by far the best. It's a true emulator, portable, has a built in DOS, and is trivial to setup (no config files, uses the file system instead of disk images). Only major problem is the lack of protected mode support (if you also want to play some more recent games :)
• DOSEMU is also pretty good, and it will run most games, but it's configuration file is a mess, and it requires Linux/i386 (they were working on a CPU emulator, so it might work on other platforms by now).
• Bochs is another true emulator, not targeted specifically to games as Dosbox is. As a result, it is slower and more cumbersome to setup, but it supports protected mode games. Bochs is your only hope if you want to play protected mode games on most non-intel platforms.
• MESS, the console and home computer counterpart of MAME, has an IBM PC and PC/XT emulator. They probably go for hardware emulation accuracy. I've never used it.
• Flopper is a tool that lets you run games that were distributed as bootable floppies. I have no such games, so I've never used it :)

This isn't a worry in the United States. According to 17 USC 105, works of the US Government are not eligible for copyright protection.

Thus, all of the code written by government employees for government business, if released to the public, is public domain.

For example, check out my computer forensic tools: md5deep and foremost. Your tax dollars at work!

This isn't a worry in the United States. According to 17 USC 105, works of the US Government are not eligible for copyright protection.

Thus, all of the code written by government employees for government business, if released to the public, is public domain.

For example, check out my computer forensic tools: md5deep and foremost. Your tax dollars at work!

Hence the free-as-in-speech. We WANT anyone to be able to do anything with the open source projects. Linus, however, maintains the official "untainted" kernel tree. You use his when you want the raw kernel, and apply patches such as openmosix (http://openmosix.sf.net) when you require extra functionality. The infrastructure is there, but it's also circumventable if it doesn't meet your needs.

Psi works like that, too. It runs on a better network, IMO. :-)

The only people writing code for free these days are insanely wealthy introverts (few and far between) and the few college kids that are still supported by mommy and daddy, who also have the attention span of a gnat.

Just to throw a spanner in your appaulingly overrated statement... I'm a student who gets no money from his parents, so earns his rent, food, going out money, and who codes and writes in his free time because he enjoys it, because it's interesting, because people like his software, and because he feels that contributing to and participating in the Free Software community is important and worthwhile.

I help develop and maintain a project for computational structural biology, and our project stats look pretty similar to yours. We release, see an interest spike, then it dies down.

Factor in that you're in a very niche market -- real estate offices who have the need for a dedicated software package, who know enough about computers to use Linux/PHP/Apache, and who don't have in-house developers. Then, consider that you're not actually maintaining the original project, but a project that branched from the original so that users won't have to upgrade. It doesn't leave many interested users.

This is part of the justification behind "release early, release often" -- the more you release, the more hits you generate, and the more likely you are to find interested users. All the same, don't expect to get the hits of the next big RPG platform or internet chat application. The users just aren't there.