Being called a Brit they don't like? That's simply not true - all Welsh people are British. Being called English is a different proposition, unless you're from Monmouthshire in which case you can have it both ways!:)
SYNOPSIS
Command
/usr/bin/newgrp [ -| -l ] [ group ]
DESCRIPTION
Command
The newgrp command logs a user into a new group by changing
a user's real and effective group ID. The user remains
logged in and the current directory is unchanged. The execu-
tion of newgrp always replaces the current shell with a new
shell, even if the command terminates with an error (unknown
group).
If links are part of the content of a page, then the whole DeCSS case is sunk.
DeCSS is about more than just linking to source code!
You have to choose what you believe. Smart tags may indeed be the EFF's best friend here because if Microsoft can convince the courts that they are permitted to add whatever links they like because they are not part of a web page, then by implication you also have the right to link your page wherever you like and not be responsible for the content at the other end.
Surely you already have that right! If I told someone to go and read a book about bomb-making, it's not my fault if he blows up the federal building on Oklahoma City is it?
So, either Microsoft and the EFF are both correct, or both are wrong. You can't have it both ways.
Nonsense. Changing content and author-specified links are two entirely separate things.
Well obviously it wouldn't be different in Scotland as opposed to England as they are both part of the same country - ie. Britain. That was how this entire thread started.
> No. I thought you ginger sheep-shagging welsh tossers had your own "assembly" to decide things like that.
Point 1. Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.
Point 2. The Assembly is merely an elected version of the old Welsh Office.
Point 3. Your mastery of Welsh pronunciation rules is quite impressive.
Point 4. Ignorance isn't really something you should be celebrating.
The guts of the OS still exist as NC OS (and RISC OS 4) and ARM chips are more popular than ever. Acorn's proven ability at making text legilble on TVs is the entire reason they dropped their excellent workstations to concentrate on the STB market.
Steinlager and Heineken are LAGER, not BEER. This is a common misconception amongst most of the English-speaking world. Lager and Beer are brewed differently using different types of yeast and have a totally different flavour/texture. Lager is usually preferred by immature palates.
Steinlager and Heineken are LAGER, not BEER. This is a common misconception amongst most of the English-speaking world. Lager and Beer are brewed differently using different types of yeast and have a totally different flavour/texture. Lager is usually preferred by immature palates.
Hard links surely? The whole point in chroot is that it changes the root!! How can you symlink to another piece of the filesystem when you can't see it??:)
When I worked for a company that insisted on using Netscape servers on NT I woult try and make the environment as sane as possible by creating directories called etc, bin, and so on... also renaming CGI scripts from foo.exe to foo made no difference, they were still executed. I'm not sure if this is netscape functionality or general Windoze functionality, but it was still windows executing a file that didn't end with.exe (or.com, etc)
I just hope and pray that in the future people get tired of hearing electronically generated and sequenced sinewaves masquerading as music. I mean what the hell do these kids do when they go to these concerts? Cheer enthusiastically when the 'artist' steps on stage, presses the start button and then buggers off for 2 hours???
Metal == real musicians, real instruments, real melodies, harmonies, structure, and thought-provoking lyrics (well most of the time!)
Some people say Baby Bills would be just as powerful or eventually re-merge - but I reckon a few or maybe all the Baby Bills could be bought up by their 'competitiors' as a taste-of-your-own-medicine and then crushed into oblivion. Net result: No more MS.
Pronunciation of acronyms or abbreviations has always been a bone of contention with me. The way I see it if an abbrev. or acronym forms a pronouncable word then you should pronounce it as you see it (regardless of the root word(s))
Here is an example: lib (as in/usr/lib)
I would pronounce that as in 'liberate' but I once had a Canadian lecturer in university who would constantly pronounce it as the first syllable of 'library' which was really odd.
As for directories, I generally ignore pronouncing the slashes, and follow the if-it-makes-a-word rule: so/usr/local/bin is 'user local bin' etc.
And what's this strange North American habit of pronouncing # as pound?? £ is a pound sign. # is a hash!!!!
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Being called a Brit they don't like? That's simply not true - all Welsh people are British. Being called English is a different proposition, unless you're from Monmouthshire in which case you can have it both ways! :)
Thanks, that was so useful. Perhaps you could also list all the US states in brackets everytime you use the phrase 'United States'
NAME
/usr/bin/newgrp [ -| -l ] [ group ]
newgrp - log in to a new group
SYNOPSIS
Command
DESCRIPTION
Command
The newgrp command logs a user into a new group by changing
a user's real and effective group ID. The user remains
logged in and the current directory is unchanged. The execu-
tion of newgrp always replaces the current shell with a new
shell, even if the command terminates with an error (unknown
group).
DeCSS is about more than just linking to source code!
You have to choose what you believe. Smart tags may indeed be the EFF's best friend here because if Microsoft can convince the courts that they are permitted to add whatever links they like because they are not part of a web page, then by implication you also have the right to link your page wherever you like and not be responsible for the content at the other end.
Surely you already have that right! If I told someone to go and read a book about bomb-making, it's not my fault if he blows up the federal building on Oklahoma City is it?
So, either Microsoft and the EFF are both correct, or both are wrong. You can't have it both ways.
Nonsense. Changing content and author-specified links are two entirely separate things.
What's wrong with 'autumn'?
Fall is what happens when something isn't supported.
i don't think so. It was around since the late 60s!
170meg? Luxury!!! /usr/mdec/installboot /mnt/usr/mdec biosboot /boot
I've got 80 meg and had to forgo the installer and do it all by ftp!!
Well obviously it wouldn't be different in Scotland as opposed to England as they are both part of the same country - ie. Britain. That was how this entire thread started.
Point 1. Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.
Point 2. The Assembly is merely an elected version of the old Welsh Office.
Point 3. Your mastery of Welsh pronunciation rules is quite impressive.
Point 4. Ignorance isn't really something you should be celebrating.
Surely you mean Britain?
Not a troll eh? Look at his other 'All linux users are criminals' post...
Yep. But then again the legal limit is 18. :)
The guts of the OS still exist as NC OS (and RISC OS 4) and ARM chips are more popular than ever. Acorn's proven ability at making text legilble on TVs is the entire reason they dropped their excellent workstations to concentrate on the STB market.
The Imperial system is not English it is British. #ifdef AMERICAN $text~=s/England/Britain/g $text~=s/English/British/g
Steinlager and Heineken are LAGER, not BEER. This is a common misconception amongst most of the English-speaking world. Lager and Beer are brewed differently using different types of yeast and have a totally different flavour/texture. Lager is usually preferred by immature palates.
Steinlager and Heineken are LAGER, not BEER. This is a common misconception amongst most of the English-speaking world. Lager and Beer are brewed differently using different types of yeast and have a totally different flavour/texture. Lager is usually preferred by immature palates.
Not to mention the fact that Plan 9 is PLANIX.. coincidence? :)
Hard links surely? The whole point in chroot is that it changes the root!! How can you symlink to another piece of the filesystem when you can't see it?? :)
When I worked for a company that insisted on using Netscape servers on NT I woult try and make the environment as sane as possible by creating directories called etc, bin, and so on... also renaming CGI scripts from foo.exe to foo made no difference, they were still executed. I'm not sure if this is netscape functionality or general Windoze functionality, but it was still windows executing a file that didn't end with .exe (or .com, etc)
Haven't lawyers already said it's airtight?
Hardly true is it? Less number than a certain other platform, but then again less dross too.
Oh yeah, unviable - of course.
It *IS* the year 2000!! They'd have already done it all!!
If Windows 98 and MSIE are one product then how come you can get IE for Solaris, HPUX, MacOS, etc???
I just hope and pray that in the future people get tired of hearing electronically generated and sequenced sinewaves masquerading as music. I mean what the hell do these kids do when they go to these concerts? Cheer enthusiastically when the 'artist' steps on stage, presses the start button and then buggers off for 2 hours???
Metal == real musicians, real instruments, real melodies, harmonies, structure, and thought-provoking lyrics (well most of the time!)
Some people say Baby Bills would be just as powerful or eventually re-merge - but I reckon a few or maybe all the Baby Bills could be bought up by their 'competitiors' as a taste-of-your-own-medicine and then crushed into oblivion. Net result: No more MS.
Here is an example: lib (as in /usr/lib)
I would pronounce that as in 'liberate' but I once had a Canadian lecturer in university who would constantly pronounce it as the first syllable of 'library' which was really odd.
As for directories, I generally ignore pronouncing the slashes, and follow the if-it-makes-a-word rule: so /usr/local/bin is 'user local bin' etc.
And what's this strange North American habit of pronouncing # as pound?? £ is a pound sign. # is a hash!!!!