You can set hard limits on the amount of RAM a user may consume, in addition to how many processes they can spawn, as well as a number of other useful things with a trivial amount of effort in Linux, have a look at/etc/security/limits.conf.
Just make sure that you've enabled the pam_limits module in the services/programs you require. E.g/etc/pam.d/ssh or/etc/pam.d/login . Otherwise the/etc/security/limits.conf file does not affect anyone.
I've run into a few environments where either OWA is turned off and IMAP/POP are not turned on. Which leaves everyone stuck with a MAPI client.
There's a GPL project that's trying to setup a framework to communicate with MAPI directly. It's called Brutus. I'm keeping an eye on it, because I want to get away from the limited access that Exchange WebDAV access gives.
Granted the MAPI object is a *fairly* well documented API however it does limit the client to a Windows platform with MAPI installed. There is some value in it but with MS pulling away from MAPI as well in favor of more flexible HTTP based protocols it's getting long in the tooth.
Well, I can't comment on what the MAPI protocol is like, as I don't really understand it. I can say that you are able to do some things in MAPI that you cannot do with the WebDAV.
Another reason for using MAPI, is that accessing Exchange via WebDAV is slow!! Outlook is so much faster. This is probably a WebDAV implementation problem, rather than a protocol problem, but that's where it stands.
Gee, this kind of thing always sounds very interesting and useful, but I've almost never seen it used for real.
Actually, I never even realised that Apache 2 had this ability. And to think that I was telling a friend of mine the other day, that if you use a cgi script, you can't use SSI as well. He wanted the ability to do that with his website.
I told him he could replicate the SSI functions using his cgi scripting language. Geez, I could have told him to use Apache 2. In fact, I might just do that now...
I always felt like an outcast for enjoying tinkering, be it with trebuchets or radios.
This is the most heartbreaking sentence in your post. (Well, besides the one mentioning you have a husband, but that's beside the point;).
And we wonder why there's such a derth of female techies. It certainly doesn't help when most of them are frightened off because they feel like freaks. Let's hope that the women that have already joined the field, will lead more to join as well.
If I were still a Linux desktop user, I'd be using E16 without a doubt.
Absolutely! In fact, I'm using E16 right now, as I'm typing up this reply. It's simple, good looking, very customisable, and extremely suited to someone who has very good linux skills. It doesn't have the clutter of KDE/Gnome, nor their orientation towards giving users an almost windows-like menu feel. It's almost perfect for me.
But I remember building and running E17 from CVS something like two years ago; and I'm pretty sure it was further along then than it is now. I know Raster decided to rewrite everything from the ground up, but c'mon. This is in no way news.
What you don't know is that Raster decided to rewrite the rewrite. And he possibly rewrote that too. This recent E17 release should really be called E20 or something around that. The CVS E17 hasn't actually had a window manager in it for ages, as they kept on working with the foundation libraries until they felt they finally got them right. Raster only started working on this new WM code in the last 3 or 4 months, and this is his first upload of that code to CSV, as far as I can tell.
Personally, I feel that naming this E17 is confusing many people. They think it's the same E17 window manager from a few years back, which is completely incorrect. This update is definitely news, and it's news I've been waiting for.
It's on at the prime time of 1 AM Tuesday night/Wednesday morning on Channel 7.
Well, I'm watching it at least. I was lucky that I couldn't get to sleep the other week, and discovered it while doing some late night channel surfing.
You're not the only one. I think the interface to GIMP is great! It's so much more flexible than going a Microsoft MDI approach.
If anything, I only wish that I could mark the toolbar and other utility windows as "always on top", so that I could float them over a picture window, and not have them dissapear as soon as I start working on the picture.
And afterwards, Boies et al will be able to buy SCO outright, for all it will be worth. With plenty of change left over.
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People who hack the government are called Lawyers. Think about it, Lawyers do the same things that hackers do but use the rigidness or the openness of laws to get what they want done.
You've got a good point, but I wouldn't really call that hacking the government. It's more like hacking the byproduct of government, not the government itself.
I think a better group for what you mean, are Lobbyists. They _really_ hack the government, trying to get laws passed or actions approved, that favour their own interests. They work directly on the government themselves, and obviously do a pretty good job at it, considering the current state of US Government.
Well, if you're so addicted to Freecell, you probably don't want to find out about NetCell then. It's an online version of Freecell, but can be played with variations in cells and columns. It also has an online ranking system that compares everyone and their completed game streaks. You know you're one of the best Freecellers in the world if you can make it into the top 100 "all time" ladder. There are tournaments held regularly, where you compete against others in being the fastest. It even has a custom chat system, so you can talk to other Netcellers/addicts.
No, you definitely do not want to know about Netcell. So forget about what I said, and just continue your normal healthy addiction to Freecell.
Finally, if stuff still does not work for you, use this old trick that has saved me a lot of times:
Close Firefox. Rename your profile folder. Start Firefox again - it will re-create your profile folder. Close it. Copy over the following files to the new profile folder (overwriting the existing ones)
Or, you can start up Firefox in "Safe Mode" by running the executable with an argument of "-safe-mode". It's a little easier than doing the above.
I don't know if this option is new to 0.9, but it's saved me already after I installed the TabBrowser extension, and then my Firefox menus stopped responding.
... Snort! Faster than a speeding packet, more powerful than a trojan, able to detect small intrusions with a single cycle.
But seriously, get a Snort box installed and be more active(*) in your intrusion detection. Surely your boss can't object if you slap down a printed snort long on his desk, and show him proof of intrusion.
dave
(*) I absolutely refuse to use the word 'proactive'. I'm not playing buzzword bingo here.
I would have preferred an ending without the beach. It was a tragic yet moving ending without the beach. The beach scene made it Disney-esque.
Without singing and dancing, you can't really compare it to Disney.;)
Actually, I quite liked the ending as it was. Maybe you prefer the semi-tragic ending, but I liked the resolution of what happens to Yorda's body (and presumably spirit). Plus, it sets up the scene for a sequel. And that is a Good Thing!
Totally agree with you that it's one of the best PS2 titles. It's almost Nintendo-esque in its innovativeness.
Well, I'm not a Mandrake user. I've never even seen it running, but here's an attempt to answer your negative points. I've looked up the Mandrake docs page to find out the stuff specific to it.
1. My mouse was uncontrollable. XP has both a speed and acceleration option that is great for mouse control. The mouse options box in Mandrake didn't have these options and it was frustrating to use the mouse, even after twinking these settings for an hour.
Did you say that Mandrake uses KDE? I assume so because you mentioned Konqueror. Anyway, if you go to the KDE control panel, you should see a mouse acceleration adjustment section.
If you like to work from the command prompt, then check out the manual page for xset.
2. By far the biggest problem: Installing programs. In XP it's as easy as double clicking an icon and picking a directory. Not so with Linux. You can read my post on the newbie forums here. I have no idea where anything installs to, nor the best way to uninstall things. Inevitably I have to use the command line. Even as an X-MSDOS user I found it very frustrating.
If you've downloaded an RPM file from the internet, and double-clicking on it doesn't work, well you've got no choice but to use the command line to install it:
urpmi <rpm file>
Not as nice as Windows, granted, but this system has added advantages that Windows does not.
3. Despite claims of stability, Konqeror crashed repeatedly. I can not say why.
Hmmm, that's a strange one. A patch may solve that one for you. Otherwise, you can just try another browser. Mozilla being the obvious choice here.
4. After installing a program, finding where it installed to would be like pulling teeth. Making a shortcut would be even worse.
This is another easy command line solution. To list all files that are installed, assuming you know the package name, just use the following command:
urpmq --list <package>
If you know the actual command, then this will show the location:
which <command>
As far as creating a shortcut, you'll want to try Creating a link. Looks like creating a link via Konqueror isn't drop dead easy, but it isn't too bad. Should be easy to learn.
5. Installing the correct driver for my soundcard was very complicated, even after reading the INSTALL file. I eventually gave up.
Mandrake should have all your soundcard drivers already available, no need to install any more. Check your 'detected hardware' list in the Mandrake control center. If there's no soundcard listed, try running the config tool.
6. I got a sync out of range message when I first tried running Mandrake. I left the monitor settings on default during install. This took hours to discover and fix.
OK, this one needs a bit of knowledge. Probably the easiest fix is to run xf86config or Xconfigurator. I'm surprised that the Mandrake installation program didn't allow you to test your settings. Or maybe you accidently skipped over that part. If so, I guess you know better now:)
Linux was good good enough for Amazon.com back in 2001. They replaced SUN and HP with linux.
Unfortunately, the Amazon thing wasn't as simple as you make it out to be. Linux replaced specific servers for specific tasks that didn't need the enterprise-level features. They did NOT replace the core HP Unix servers, as they had the enterprise features needed for that part of the system.
Read this old article. Specifically, the most relevent part of the article is:
HP helped Amazon migrate its customized software from the earlier servers to the Linux servers that dish up Web pages as well as to higher-end HP Unix servers for the heavy-duty systems nearer the heart of the operation, Balma said. "They're basically an all-HP shop."
So you see, they kept their "higher-end HP Unix servers". The reason why? Because Linux was not suitable for that job! With 2.6 though, we're talking a different story, but it's not field tested enough to go around and start replacing core servers with.
Your post basically sounds like exactly what someone who doesn't know what they're talking about would say.
You don't write for ZDNet, do you?
Your post is lacking in anything that is informative and interesting. Your rebuttal consists only of base criticism unbacked by fact. Plus, you're an Anonymous Coward.
You aren't a Slashdot Poster, are you?
(Apologies to the many Slashdot posters who _are_ insightful in their posts.)
I've wondered for a while now, is one Unix like another Unix? I've used Linux in the past and am trying out FreeBSD now. Frankly, I don't notice the difference from an end-user perspective.
Well, from a basic end-users perspective, there isn't much different at all. Especially if you install a bash shell on solaris, or whatever unix you're using.
From the administrators perspective, there can be a world of difference. Many admin tasks can be very similar, but many are also pretty different.
As for why you'd want to use Solaris over Linux, nobody does NFS better than Sun. I'm not sure what the current status of NFS is under Linux, but I've heard some stories that don't look favourably on Linux and NFS.
Also, Solaris performs and scales very well on multi-cpu machines, compared to Linux (although with Linux 2.6, this may not be such an advantage anymore).
Then you've got the added advantages of Solaris being a full 64 bit OS (ignoring the Intel version), with large max file sizes and RAM without any special hacks (again, Linux 2.6 has gone some way to fixing this, with 64 bit file support).
Basically, for the enterprise, Linux wasn't really an option until 2.6. With 2.6 only in its infancy, Linux still isn't an option. Solaris is though, 'cause it's got the features, the performance, the reliability, and it has been thoroughly tested on the anvil of time.
It's available from GNU, it can be used with C programs, Perl scripts, PHP, Python, etc. It's databasing at its simplest. I use it myself. It works well.
I'm in the market for a digital camera. I've been looking at the Sony F828, but the retail price here in Australia is $2599. In the US, it's $999. Converted to $AUS, that's $1315. That's almost half price!!
Even factoring in postage and import duty, the price will only rise another $200. The price differential is really shocking. The only downside to ordering from the US direct, is the warranty isn't valid here. I'd have to ship it back to the US to get it fixed.
As much as I hate to be a spelling vigilante, I really have to point out that it's spelt SYDNEY. It annoys me no end when people use 'i' in Sydney. Luckily, the Sydney Morning Herald get it right.
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Mr prostoalex post was a pun. It gave me a good laugh. I'm sure he's seen the firefox movie before.
Just make sure that you've enabled the pam_limits module in the services/programs you require. E.g
There's a GPL project that's trying to setup a framework to communicate with MAPI directly. It's called Brutus. I'm keeping an eye on it, because I want to get away from the limited access that Exchange WebDAV access gives.
Well, I can't comment on what the MAPI protocol is like, as I don't really understand it. I can say that you are able to do some things in MAPI that you cannot do with the WebDAV.
Another reason for using MAPI, is that accessing Exchange via WebDAV is slow!! Outlook is so much faster. This is probably a WebDAV implementation problem, rather than a protocol problem, but that's where it stands.
Actually, I never even realised that Apache 2 had this ability. And to think that I was telling a friend of mine the other day, that if you use a cgi script, you can't use SSI as well. He wanted the ability to do that with his website.
I told him he could replicate the SSI functions using his cgi scripting language. Geez, I could have told him to use Apache 2. In fact, I might just do that now
This is the most heartbreaking sentence in your post. (Well, besides the one mentioning you have a husband, but that's beside the point
And we wonder why there's such a derth of female techies. It certainly doesn't help when most of them are frightened off because they feel like freaks. Let's hope that the women that have already joined the field, will lead more to join as well.
Absolutely! In fact, I'm using E16 right now, as I'm typing up this reply. It's simple, good looking, very customisable, and extremely suited to someone who has very good linux skills. It doesn't have the clutter of KDE/Gnome, nor their orientation towards giving users an almost windows-like menu feel. It's almost perfect for me.
What you don't know is that Raster decided to rewrite the rewrite. And he possibly rewrote that too. This recent E17 release should really be called E20 or something around that. The CVS E17 hasn't actually had a window manager in it for ages, as they kept on working with the foundation libraries until they felt they finally got them right. Raster only started working on this new WM code in the last 3 or 4 months, and this is his first upload of that code to CSV, as far as I can tell.
Personally, I feel that naming this E17 is confusing many people. They think it's the same E17 window manager from a few years back, which is completely incorrect. This update is definitely news, and it's news I've been waiting for.
It's on at the prime time of 1 AM Tuesday night/Wednesday morning on Channel 7.
Well, I'm watching it at least. I was lucky that I couldn't get to sleep the other week, and discovered it while doing some late night channel surfing.
You're not the only one. I think the interface to GIMP is great! It's so much more flexible than going a Microsoft MDI approach.
If anything, I only wish that I could mark the toolbar and other utility windows as "always on top", so that I could float them over a picture window, and not have them dissapear as soon as I start working on the picture.
A Spaceball? Oh shit, there goes the movie.
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p.s FTWDGI, the above is a loosely adapted quote from this movie
p.p.s For Those Who Don't Get It (FTWDGI)
And afterwards, Boies et al will be able to buy SCO outright, for all it will be worth. With plenty of change left over.
You've got a good point, but I wouldn't really call that hacking the government. It's more like hacking the byproduct of government, not the government itself.
I think a better group for what you mean, are Lobbyists. They _really_ hack the government, trying to get laws passed or actions approved, that favour their own interests. They work directly on the government themselves, and obviously do a pretty good job at it, considering the current state of US Government.
Well, if you're so addicted to Freecell, you probably don't want to find out about NetCell then. It's an online version of Freecell, but can be played with variations in cells and columns. It also has an online ranking system that compares everyone and their completed game streaks. You know you're one of the best Freecellers in the world if you can make it into the top 100 "all time" ladder. There are tournaments held regularly, where you compete against others in being the fastest. It even has a custom chat system, so you can talk to other Netcellers/addicts.
No, you definitely do not want to know about Netcell. So forget about what I said, and just continue your normal healthy addiction to Freecell.
Finally, if stuff still does not work for you, use this old trick that has saved me a lot of times
Close Firefox.
Rename your profile folder.
Start Firefox again - it will re-create your profile folder. Close it.
Copy over the following files to the new profile folder (overwriting the existing ones)
Or, you can start up Firefox in "Safe Mode" by running the executable with an argument of "-safe-mode". It's a little easier than doing the above.
I don't know if this option is new to 0.9, but it's saved me already after I installed the TabBrowser extension, and then my Firefox menus stopped responding.
dave
But seriously, get a Snort box installed and be more active(*) in your intrusion detection. Surely your boss can't object if you slap down a printed snort long on his desk, and show him proof of intrusion.
dave
(*) I absolutely refuse to use the word 'proactive'. I'm not playing buzzword bingo here.
There are no kangaroos in our country
There's kangaroos in France. Some might have migrated to Austria by now.
Your t-shirt could be obsolete. Time to upgrade.
Without singing and dancing, you can't really compare it to Disney.
Actually, I quite liked the ending as it was. Maybe you prefer the semi-tragic ending, but I liked the resolution of what happens to Yorda's body (and presumably spirit). Plus, it sets up the scene for a sequel. And that is a Good Thing!
Totally agree with you that it's one of the best PS2 titles. It's almost Nintendo-esque in its innovativeness.
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Did you say that Mandrake uses KDE? I assume so because you mentioned Konqueror. Anyway, if you go to the KDE control panel, you should see a mouse acceleration adjustment section.1. My mouse was uncontrollable. XP has both a speed and acceleration option that is great for mouse control. The mouse options box in Mandrake didn't have these options and it was frustrating to use the mouse, even after twinking these settings for an hour.
If you like to work from the command prompt, then check out the manual page for xset.
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Maybe the RpmDrake Program is what you need.2. By far the biggest problem: Installing programs. In XP it's as easy as double clicking an icon and picking a directory. Not so with Linux. You can read my post on the newbie forums
here.
I have no idea where anything installs to, nor the best way to uninstall things. Inevitably I have to use the command line. Even as an X-MSDOS user I found it very frustrating.
If you've downloaded an RPM file from the internet, and double-clicking on it doesn't work, well you've got no choice but to use the command line to install it:Not as nice as Windows, granted, but this system has added advantages that Windows does not.
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Hmmm, that's a strange one. A patch may solve that one for you. Otherwise, you can just try another browser. Mozilla being the obvious choice here.3. Despite claims of stability, Konqeror crashed repeatedly. I can not say why.
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This is another easy command line solution. To list all files that are installed, assuming you know the package name, just use the following command:If you know the actual command, then this will show the location:As far as creating a shortcut, you'll want to try Creating a link. Looks like creating a link via Konqueror isn't drop dead easy, but it isn't too bad. Should be easy to learn.4. After installing a program, finding where it installed to would be like pulling teeth. Making a shortcut would be even worse.
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Mandrake should have all your soundcard drivers already available, no need to install any more. Check your 'detected hardware' list in the Mandrake control center. If there's no soundcard listed, try running the config tool.5. Installing the correct driver for my soundcard was very complicated, even after reading the INSTALL file. I eventually gave up.
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OK, this one needs a bit of knowledge. Probably the easiest fix is to run xf86config or Xconfigurator. I'm surprised that the Mandrake installation program didn't allow you to test your settings. Or maybe you accidently skipped over that part. If so, I guess you know better now6. I got a sync out of range message when I first tried running Mandrake. I left the monitor settings on default during install. This took hours to discover and fix.
deek
Unfortunately, the Amazon thing wasn't as simple as you make it out to be. Linux replaced specific servers for specific tasks that didn't need the enterprise-level features. They did NOT replace the core HP Unix servers, as they had the enterprise features needed for that part of the system.
Read this old article. Specifically, the most relevent part of the article is:
So you see, they kept their "higher-end HP Unix servers". The reason why? Because Linux was not suitable for that job! With 2.6 though, we're talking a different story, but it's not field tested enough to go around and start replacing core servers with.
You don't write for ZDNet, do you?
Your post is lacking in anything that is informative and interesting. Your rebuttal consists only of base criticism unbacked by fact. Plus, you're an Anonymous Coward.
You aren't a Slashdot Poster, are you?
(Apologies to the many Slashdot posters who _are_ insightful in their posts.)
Well, from a basic end-users perspective, there isn't much different at all. Especially if you install a bash shell on solaris, or whatever unix you're using.
From the administrators perspective, there can be a world of difference. Many admin tasks can be very similar, but many are also pretty different.
As for why you'd want to use Solaris over Linux, nobody does NFS better than Sun. I'm not sure what the current status of NFS is under Linux, but I've heard some stories that don't look favourably on Linux and NFS.
Also, Solaris performs and scales very well on multi-cpu machines, compared to Linux (although with Linux 2.6, this may not be such an advantage anymore).
Then you've got the added advantages of Solaris being a full 64 bit OS (ignoring the Intel version), with large max file sizes and RAM without any special hacks (again, Linux 2.6 has gone some way to fixing this, with 64 bit file support).
Basically, for the enterprise, Linux wasn't really an option until 2.6. With 2.6 only in its infancy, Linux still isn't an option. Solaris is though, 'cause it's got the features, the performance, the reliability, and it has been thoroughly tested on the anvil of time.
It's available from GNU, it can be used with C programs, Perl scripts, PHP, Python, etc. It's databasing at its simplest. I use it myself. It works well.
I'm in the market for a digital camera. I've been looking at the Sony F828, but the retail price here in Australia is $2599. In the US, it's $999. Converted to $AUS, that's $1315. That's almost half price!!
Even factoring in postage and import duty, the price will only rise another $200. The price differential is really shocking. The only downside to ordering from the US direct, is the warranty isn't valid here. I'd have to ship it back to the US to get it fixed.
dave
As much as I hate to be a spelling vigilante, I really have to point out that it's spelt SYDNEY. It annoys me no end when people use 'i' in Sydney. Luckily, the Sydney Morning Herald get it right.
- I've been crossing my eyes for half an hour and I still can't see any damn beagle!
That's because it's a sailboat!If this was a Ricci Lake forum, the title of this article would probably be "How to turn your RIA from a CRIA into a tryer!"