Then again, there's not much need for "autoconf"-like system environment detection there. The actual build system is also in a lot of Makefile snippets in the share/mk directory: http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdwe...
For 3rd party software that's build from a make-based system, see http://www.pkgsrc.org/
Do they tell us a lot about the sciences of Math, Physics, Law, Economy, Languages, Biology etc. at school? I'd say not - we get some ideas from basic bootcamp, some common applications and more is served if you opt for higher education. I guess the same goes for "CS" - for me, I'd be glad if I could assume everyone that I work with to have a _basic_ common understanding of this computer stuff, I don't need scientists:-)
... then just use a simple text file. Come up with your own scheme for title, date and time and it will work. Either as single file with search, or with multiple files and grep(1).
The only really working alternative that I've found are:
* a paper notebook. easily available when you have only one hand free because you're on the phone, and don't want to unlock an electronic device
* sending yourself notes via email, and use your favourite email client for management.
If I'd want to live in a Microsoft world, I'd probably use OneNote. YMMV, I'm curious about other options mentioned here.
Cases like this show that it's important to make all clock tick the same, and also to check and ensure they did. Is this check (for NTP, whatever) in the standard maintenance cycle?
www.totemo.ch - somewhat pricy, but very nice handling:
based upon a ruleset, it can send mails encrypted with PGP or S/MIME (if keys are known), as encrypted PDF (sender gets password for manual transmission) or store the message on a webserver and just give login/password to the recipient. if no prior key exchange happened, the PDF-solution creates a PGP-key and a S/MIME cert and sends both public keys with the PDF, so the recipient can choose whatever they want. when receiving mails with attached PGP/SMIME public keys/certs, totemo takes the certs and stores them for future communication in the opposite direction.
I've seen other solutions, but Totemo seems pretty mature and works very well for me with several companies.
... by the Harvest Project, which installed several local data collectors, and which then added a search engine over all those collectors. The cache system added in between is still known today: Squid.
I don't know for Ford, but German automotive manufacturers have dealt with human/machine interfacing for a very long time, and in the process have not focussed on software/screen only, but also added many more interfacing methods like buttons, dials, cameras facing into the car and outside. Names that come to mind are car manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz) and their suppliers (Continental, Hella, Vector Informatik).
The whole topic has been covered not by computer science or engineers, but very much by information science. So maybe you want to have a look there if you are into this topic. Keywords: driver assistance, hmi, navigation systems
... were just the next logical step beyond simple ASCII terminals, and before a decent graphics protocol (X, etc.). For some background/data on how those things fit together, see here: http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/ttys.html
just that. There was enough time to fix this an several other updates were pushed out since this happened last, so i'm not impressed by the job Apple does here.
R is a very impressive, mature program that does a hell of a job. I best liked connecting R data sets to a PostgreSQL database for my PhD thesis, and then doing statistical data on SQL selections without bothing about the SQL bits any more.
Also, I see lots of universities in Germany step up and teach R, which I think is good.
I've wondered about what document management system to use in an ISO context the other day, and was recommended Agorum (www.agorum.com). Does anyone have experiences with that? Good / no good?
... what exactly is it? I've missed some striking reason to dig deeper on the webpage. Some showcase with examples, screenshots etc. may be in order to get people look into it. Also, an answer to the question how it relates to Nagios may be nice.
I use an Alix board too, and it works fine with NetBSD 5.0/i386. I don't know the power consumption, but this may be available somewhere on the website: www.pcengines.ch.
I use CVS to synchronize between several working places (home desktop, work desktop, notebook). It's not 100% transparent, but as you'll always have to push a "sync up/down!" button a "cvs commit/up" is as close as you can go. I guess any other version management tool can be used too, I just tend to know and like CVS.
I've been in search for a slim "desktop" (only) software recently, and found ROX very nice. It's a filemanager that can also manage the desktop.
See my blog entry for other experiences made during the quest for a slim desktop, and what ups and downs I found beyond the "big" desktop environemnts. (Includes a screenshot of my desktop:-).
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BSD based Unix systems have this for along time.
Both in the base system, and for 3rd party software.
Base system example:
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdwe...
Then again, there's not much need for "autoconf"-like system environment detection there. The actual build system is also in a lot of Makefile snippets in the share/mk directory:
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdwe...
For 3rd party software that's build from a make-based system, see http://www.pkgsrc.org/
Do they tell us a lot about the sciences of Math, Physics, Law, Economy, Languages, Biology etc. at school? :-)
I'd say not - we get some ideas from basic bootcamp, some common applications and more is served if you opt for higher education.
I guess the same goes for "CS" - for me, I'd be glad if I could assume everyone that I work with to have a _basic_ common understanding of this computer stuff, I don't need scientists
... then just use a simple text file. Come up with your own scheme for title, date and time and it will work.
Either as single file with search, or with multiple files and grep(1).
The only really working alternative that I've found are:
* a paper notebook. easily available when you have only one hand free because you're on the phone, and don't want to unlock an electronic device
* sending yourself notes via email, and use your favourite email client for management.
If I'd want to live in a Microsoft world, I'd probably use OneNote.
YMMV, I'm curious about other options mentioned here.
- Hubert
Cases like this show that it's important to make all clock tick the same,
and also to check and ensure they did. Is this check (for NTP, whatever)
in the standard maintenance cycle?
- Hubert
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing
www.totemo.ch - somewhat pricy, but very nice handling:
based upon a ruleset, it can send mails encrypted with PGP or S/MIME (if keys are known), as encrypted PDF (sender gets password for manual transmission) or store the message on a webserver and just give login/password to the recipient.
if no prior key exchange happened, the PDF-solution creates a PGP-key and a S/MIME cert and sends both public keys with the PDF, so the recipient can choose whatever they want.
when receiving mails with attached PGP/SMIME public keys/certs, totemo takes the certs and stores them for future communication in the opposite direction.
I've seen other solutions, but Totemo seems pretty mature and works very well for me with several companies.
- Hubert
... www.gedenkseiten.de where you can make a profile for the late person, and visitors can light virtual candles.
YMMV if this is useful.
- Hubert
As the Unix does since ... 1969?
Seriously, WTF?!
- Hubert
... by the Harvest Project, which installed several local data collectors, and which then added a search engine over all those collectors. The cache system added in between is still known today: Squid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_project
- Hubert
I don't know for Ford, but German automotive manufacturers have dealt with human/machine interfacing for a very long time,
and in the process have not focussed on software/screen only, but also added many more interfacing methods like buttons, dials, cameras facing into the car and outside.
Names that come to mind are car manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz) and their suppliers (Continental, Hella, Vector Informatik).
The whole topic has been covered not by computer science or engineers, but very much by information science.
So maybe you want to have a look there if you are into this topic.
Keywords: driver assistance, hmi, navigation systems
- Hubert
nuff said! - try it!
... were just the next logical step beyond simple ASCII terminals,
and before a decent graphics protocol (X, etc.).
For some background/data on how those things fit together, see here:
http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/ttys.html
Enjoy!
- Hubert
just that.
There was enough time to fix this an several other updates were pushed out since this happened last,
so i'm not impressed by the job Apple does here.
- Hubert
R is a very impressive, mature program that does a hell of a job.
I best liked connecting R data sets to a PostgreSQL database
for my PhD thesis, and then doing statistical data on SQL selections
without bothing about the SQL bits any more.
Also, I see lots of universities in Germany step up and teach R, which I think is good.
- Hubert
I've wondered about what document management system to use in an ISO context the other day, and was recommended Agorum (www.agorum.com).
Does anyone have experiences with that? Good / no good?
- Hubert
... what exactly is it? I've missed some striking reason to dig deeper on the webpage. Some showcase with examples, screenshots etc. may be in order to get people look into it. Also, an answer to the question how it relates to Nagios may be nice.
Keep up the good work!
- Hubert
I use an Alix board too, and it works fine with NetBSD 5.0/i386.
I don't know the power consumption, but this may be available somewhere on the website: www.pcengines.ch.
- Hubert
I didn't realize that BSD zealots are [...]
Please don't lump all three BSD projects and their users into one pot, thanks.
- Hubert
FYI, Panasonic Aviations uses g4u, a NetBSD-based harddisk image cloning software to deploy their in-flight systems.
For more information on g4u, see http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/
- Hubert
Author or g4u
From http://www.schlaupelz.de/SZ42/SZ42_software.html: :-)
``The PC used was a laptop with 1.4 GHz CPU, using NetBSD as the operating system'' - so much for being dead.
- Hubert
I use CVS to synchronize between several working places (home desktop, work desktop, notebook). It's not 100% transparent, but as you'll always have to push a "sync up/down!" button a "cvs commit/up" is as close as you can go.
I guess any other version management tool can be used too, I just tend to know and like CVS.
- Hubert
undeadly == OpenBSD community
- Hubert
FWIW I've written the following article on how to testdrive (NetBSD, but that shouldn't matter) -current on a 'release' system quite some time ago:
t ml
http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/testdriving-current.h
Maybe it's of interest to someone. Enjoy!
- Hubert
NetBSD and Linux run on a lot of platforms.
I'd love to see this thing on all of them,
only then can Adobe claim being truly cross-platform.
(If anyone in Adobe is serious and reads this, I'm willing to act as contact for NetBSD)
- Hubert
See my blog entry for other experiences made during the quest for a slim desktop, and what ups and downs I found beyond the "big" desktop environemnts. (Includes a screenshot of my desktop :-).
- Hubert