1) Debian sarge release was pushed further on - and you have to go via knoppix to install Debian on a modern SATA machine, leaving the system in a messy state. Obviously the Debian (non-)release is a standing joke, but Sarge will be so late, it's not even funny anymore
Not true; get your facts straight. The Debian Installer Beta 4 is working fine for 10 architectures at the moment and can be used to install a clean testing ("Sarge") or unstable ("Sid") system. You can also generate new Sarge CDs using Jigdo that will use the new installer. It's also using the 2.4.25 kernel right now and handles the popular SATA chipsets fine.
You better believe how dangerous IRC "help" channels are. There are these "elite" people who set your computer on fire over the interweb if you piss them off by asking questions that are too simple for them. They use some special hacking program called "flaming" or something like that.
Do you want to keep putting on your 3D goggles everytime you want to browse your filesystem and having to take them off after you launch an application?
We'd need an interactive hologram system before we can really have a truly 3D desktop.
With the above settings under XFree86 4.3.0-0ds4 (Debian), the 16MB SDRAM card on my IBM Thinkpad R40 Celeron R40 + 256MB RAM can pull a maximum of 260 fps in glxgears.
Does anyone else think this is just woeful performance? I haven't been able to get those stupid ATI binary modules to load either, so ATI better get off their arses and give the DRI project a hand or play catch up to Nvidia with their closed Linux driver support.
If I can't squeeze anymore performance out of my ATI soon, I'll be voting for Nvidia with my wallet for my next desktop upgrade.
Q: Why don't you talk to Steve Gibson of GRC.COM, he knows all about this stuff?
We already have many people working with us who are intimately familiar with DDoS attacks and how to deal with them.
Lovely answer that doesn't "defame" the fraud = ). If you don't understand the humour of it, see www.grcsucks.com.
Re:Laundry list for the galeon-dev folk reading
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Err...hit TAB...
(Slashcode ate my angle brackets above)
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Type in a '.' on the filename and hit . Hidden files and directories should then appear though normally visible stuff disappears. This applies to all GNOME file open/save dialogs, though for some strange reason Galeon insists on killing filenames on chdir when prompting to save downloads. Slashdot really isn't the place to complain, http://bugzilla.gnome.org is. Btw, thumbs up to Jared 'solomon' Johnson for doing a great job packaging Galeon so far for Debian GNU/Linux.
OPN Operators: "Responsibility not Privilege"
I'm an operator from #debian on OPN; [/msg nickserv access #debian
list] for proof. #debian is one of the busiest public open source IRC
channels in the world. I would like to take this time to debunk some
of your criticisms that you have against OPN operators, or as lilo
(OPN founder) would prefer us to be called -- "catalysts". Being an
catalyst on most OPN channels is not a privilege or a license to wield
god-like powers over normal users, but it is a
responsibility.
"Catalysts try to resolve problems, not through the use of
authority and special privilege, but by fostering consensus, gently
nudging participants in the direction of more appropriate behaviour and
by generally reducing the level of confrontation rather than
confronting users with problems...
An important characteristic of
successful catalysts is the infrequency with which they wear authority
or invoke special privilege."
Whenever we do invoke a privilege against someone it is because they
are going out of their way to ignore OPN's
(optional) channel guidelines and/or additional guidelines of that
channel. #debian's own guidelines can be accessed by [/msg apt
guidelines].
Catalysts will always endeavour to take the time to carefully explain
to someone how they are out of line with channel guidelines and
mediate between opposing parties before using privileges are a
last resort When possible, one catalyst will consult with
another before this stage is even reached.
We try not to let our own personal emotions or beliefs get in the way
of channel administration. Our role isn't to control the discussion by
kicking out people who are 'on the other side of the fence' (and thus
cause envy), but to keep channels calm and keep them public by
members of the open source community and the public.
If you do have a legitimate complaint against an catalyst in future,
what I suggest you do is approach the other catalysts within that
channel [/msg chanserv access #channel list]. Most are appointed and
dismissed by the consensus of a majority of other catalysts within a
channel. If your complaint is legitimate, then other catalysts will
reprimand him/her and may revoke their access if necessary in
future. If you are still unsatisfied, then you may take it to higher
levels such as those within the #openprojects for reconciliation.
OPN does not take lightly to access abuse as action such as what you
have described would be very detrimental to the reputation of the OPN
community as a whole. OPN is there to "provide an interactive
environment for free software and open source projects and support
groups", and we will always try to make everyone feel like they can be
a welcome part of this community.
For those of you wondering how Debian GNU/Linux is coping with 2.4, then rest assured that the unstable branch (so called because of unrestricted version numbering related updates, not purely in stability terms), 'Sid' has suddenly received a lot of 2.4 compatibility testing. Though I'm not speaking as an official Debian developer yet (still waiting for my application to go through!), my friend (or friendly rival = P) from Debian Weekly News and Debian developer, Joey Hess has said publicly that the main source of problem with the 2.4 kernel for unstable at the moment "is devfs, and a number of bug reports have been filed on packages that need devfs support." The testing and the stable branches, on the other hand, will consequently need to have their modutils and related tools patched for better compatibility as indicated by this bug report. Even though the unstable tree isn't an official release of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, be rest assured that many people do use it on a day-to-day basis on their own personal machines to keep up with the bleeding edge of Linux.
If we're ever lucky enough to recover any of the four furthest space probes: Pioneer 10 & 11 and Voyager 1 & 2 in the future, would these respective probes belong to 1) NASA (or even a privatised NASA who'd probably sell it to the highest bidder), 2) the United States government 3) whoever recovered it, 4) Humanity as a whole, or should we 5) just let it drift off into eternity?
Just a thought, but I hope that if we ever recover it as a symbol of us triumphing over the tyranny of astronomical distances, that it'd be placed into a museum (how much would the Smithsonian pay for this one?) or installed at the front of the UN. Perhaps there should be discussion - albeit farfetched for now - like those currently about the moon-landing site about drafting laws declaring them as historical monuments.
It's amazing how many people never read the FAQ page! The lack of the link for a metamoderation virgin is a bug that has been around for eons now. God knows why it hasn't been fixed it yet, but at least the solution is self-fixing, so no one seems to be bothered fixing it anytime soon.
After going to metamod.pl for the first time ever, the link will appear at the top whenever you login. So please, no more asking where M2 is!
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For a regularly updated list of Slashdot's hidden sids, check out Jeremy Driver, aka Prune Whip's SlashList on The Prune Patch.
There's also a link there for a list that keeps track of the UserIDs belonging to the REAL personalities who post on Slashdot. (Perfect for determining who's a Bruce Perens imposter!)
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You better believe how dangerous IRC "help" channels are. There are these "elite" people who set your computer on fire over the interweb if you piss them off by asking questions that are too simple for them. They use some special hacking program called "flaming" or something like that.
Which series presents a more probable model of time travel:
Back to the Future or Terminator?
and not chocolates when I enter my root password to login on websites such as Slashdot?
He won't have to watch his DivXs through aalib anymore.
Only 51% of it belongs to the Commonwealth, the rest of it is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Well for the time being anyway...
Only 51% of it belongs to the Commonwealth, the rest of it is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Well for the time being anyway...
We'd need an interactive hologram system before we can really have a truly 3D desktop.
Its also a fact that coating the CD surface with magnetic green magic marker ink will extend its life by 10%!
Log and config posted at:
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~alau/slashdot/
Yes. I am using DRI and the perms are 0666. I work for Debian so I do hope I know what I'm doing = )
:0.0 :0 screen: 0
netsnipe@snoopy:~% glxinfo
name of display:
disabling TCL support
display:
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Radeon 20020611 AGP 4x x86/MMX NO-TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 4.0.4
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture,
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_EXT_histogram, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_texture3D,
GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_window_pos,
GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_SGI_color_matrix,
GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
Rest cut out due to junk filter...
Does anyone else think this is just woeful performance? I haven't been able to get those stupid ATI binary modules to load either, so ATI better get off their arses and give the DRI project a hand or play catch up to Nvidia with their closed Linux driver support. If I can't squeeze anymore performance out of my ATI soon, I'll be voting for Nvidia with my wallet for my next desktop upgrade.
You forgot to mention that nobody expected it! = )
No wonder Junis managed to get DivX working on his C64 in Afghanistan.
Err...hit TAB...
(Slashcode ate my angle brackets above)
Type in a '.' on the filename and hit . Hidden files and directories should then appear though normally visible stuff disappears. This applies to all GNOME file open/save dialogs, though for some strange reason Galeon insists on killing filenames on chdir when prompting to save downloads. Slashdot really isn't the place to complain, http://bugzilla.gnome.org is. Btw, thumbs up to Jared 'solomon' Johnson for doing a great job packaging Galeon so far for Debian GNU/Linux.
s/public/usable/
To take a page out of OPN guidelines for catalysts:
Whenever we do invoke a privilege against someone it is because they are going out of their way to ignore OPN's (optional) channel guidelines and/or additional guidelines of that channel. #debian's own guidelines can be accessed by [/msg apt guidelines].Catalysts will always endeavour to take the time to carefully explain to someone how they are out of line with channel guidelines and mediate between opposing parties before using privileges are a last resort When possible, one catalyst will consult with another before this stage is even reached.
We try not to let our own personal emotions or beliefs get in the way of channel administration. Our role isn't to control the discussion by kicking out people who are 'on the other side of the fence' (and thus cause envy), but to keep channels calm and keep them public by members of the open source community and the public.
If you do have a legitimate complaint against an catalyst in future, what I suggest you do is approach the other catalysts within that channel [/msg chanserv access #channel list]. Most are appointed and dismissed by the consensus of a majority of other catalysts within a channel. If your complaint is legitimate, then other catalysts will reprimand him/her and may revoke their access if necessary in future. If you are still unsatisfied, then you may take it to higher levels such as those within the #openprojects for reconciliation.
OPN does not take lightly to access abuse as action such as what you have described would be very detrimental to the reputation of the OPN community as a whole. OPN is there to "provide an interactive environment for free software and open source projects and support groups", and we will always try to make everyone feel like they can be a welcome part of this community.
DebianPlanet
DebianPlanet
DebianPlanet
Just a thought, but I hope that if we ever recover it as a symbol of us triumphing over the tyranny of astronomical distances, that it'd be placed into a museum (how much would the Smithsonian pay for this one?) or installed at the front of the UN. Perhaps there should be discussion - albeit farfetched for now - like those currently about the moon-landing site about drafting laws declaring them as historical monuments.
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After going to metamod.pl for the first time ever, the link will appear at the top whenever you login. So please, no more asking where M2 is!
MashPotato - Mobile Array of Support Helpers for Potato
There's also a link there for a list that keeps track of the UserIDs belonging to the REAL personalities who post on Slashdot. (Perfect for determining who's a Bruce Perens imposter!)
MashPotato - Mobile Array of Support Helpers for Potato