I don't mean that the app does not need documentation. I'm saying that putting it in RTF and PDF files is silly.
HTML or text files would have worked just fine.
Also it would have been better for them to package the files as a.ZIP instead of.EXE so Linux and Mac users could extract and use them.
Why do I need to *install* 3 stand alone files?
I'm sorry that I did not do a good job of communicating my point(s).
Disclaimer: I have not used a Palm device in over a year. I don't have one to test this on.
Inside the 4.6 MB are 3 files, the ROM @ 983K, and RTF file for the install docs @ 1.9MB and a PDF for the OS manual at 1 MB.
Pretty silly to have 3MB of docs for a 983K ROM. It smacks of Windows Bloated thinking.
The install guide is pretty basic. Backup your exiting OS and then flash the new ROM...
The OS guide is simple and basic. If you've used a Palm then you don't need it.
I could find nothing in the docs that tells me why this is any better than PalmOS. There are plenty of screen shots, but nothing that makes me think this is Linux. It just looks like a generic PDA GUI.
There's no sign of X or GNU or anything else you'd expect to see on any Linux box.
According to the docs the demo is missing alot of stuff that's in the full package. It looks like the PC side (Palm Desktop) is missing. There's no games either.
There is no mention of connectivity besides with the desktop and beaming stuff to other Palms. They don't even mention 'email'.
Based on what I've seen I'm underwhelmed by the whole thing. If I had a Palm I would not waste my time installing this on it.
Of course when somebody really installs it maybe they'll see something exciting about it that I've missed from the docs.
My guess is the company really just wanted to load test their servers so they unleashed this to get us to/. them. Pretty sneaky!
Put e-smith on it. It's got almost everything you mentioned above, plus lots more.
It's the most dead-simple Linux server install that I have found.
It can be totally administered via a web interface. Plus you can telnet or SSH to it.
It ships with Apache/PHP/MySQL out of the box.
I've got it running here: rawtruth.net on my DSL circuit.
I'm proud to say that I caught it. But it was almost too quick. When they said it, it could have been, "Boole" (which would have been cool too). It's when they quickly panned across the sign is when you see that it's, "Boulle".
They should have named the simp "Caeser" instead of, "Peanuts", or had him name himself that.
Try installing e-smith.
You get a totally web-based configuration for an email server, along with a bunch of other services. It's dead-simple to install and admin.
*My* foundatation isn't shaken by this, why should it be? If God is God then why could he not create life on Mars or anywhere else? He is a creative creator. Look at all of the varity that's here on earth. He put life *everywhere* on earth.
If God did it here why not anywhere else? We might be the center of creation, but that does not mean that He can't be creative anywhere else.
If you go the evolution route then what's to stop life from evolving on Mars or anywhere else. If there's enough random chance for it to happen here then why not everywhere? I personally don't buy this because there's not enough particles in the universe to allow that much random chance, but if you belive it's possible for life to evolve here then it seems logical to assume that it could evolve anywhere.
It was Hiro who was the pizza delivery driver. When he 'stukaed' into the empty swimming pool it was YT who showed up and saved Hiro's skin by finishing the delivery.
Free Linux based Needs 386 with floppy (or HD) and 6 MB RAM. Menu driven Works with NIC/Modem or 2 NICs so you can use DSL, Cable, etc. Has caching name server Does DHCP http://www.linuxsupportline.com/~router/
I've got a friend who will soon be interviewing for a job at Beal Aerospace. He's an MCSE (pity the fool) and they want him to play NT for them. I suspect the real story is they need test pilots. PETA won't let them use monkey pilots anymore. MCSEs are plentiful and expendable.
If they'd let the Linux community pick a mascot I bet it would have been a (not so) cute little stuffed jackass with "MSCE==Must Call Someone Else" printed on the back. And of course it only comes in one colour, BSOD-blue.
Jake drop me an email and I'll burn you a copy of RedHat 5.1 and send it to you for free. I'll pay shipping too. It's not quite the latest and greatest, but the price is right. jfox@airmail.net
The easiest way to get it on CD
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How do I download SUSE and BURN it to CD?
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I've got the bandwidth and drive space to download SUSE, but I can't use the disk space for long, so I'll have to put it on CDs. What files do I put where on which CDs to create an installable distribution? I found a site that tells you how to do this with RedHat, anything similar for SUSE?
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I don't mean that the app does not need documentation. I'm saying that putting it in RTF and PDF files is silly. .ZIP instead of .EXE so Linux and Mac users could extract and use them.
HTML or text files would have worked just fine.
Also it would have been better for them to package the files as a
Why do I need to *install* 3 stand alone files?
I'm sorry that I did not do a good job of communicating my point(s).
Disclaimer: I have not used a Palm device in over a year. I don't have one to test this on.
/. them. Pretty sneaky!
Inside the 4.6 MB are 3 files, the ROM @ 983K, and RTF file for the install docs @ 1.9MB and a PDF for the OS manual at 1 MB.
Pretty silly to have 3MB of docs for a 983K ROM. It smacks of Windows Bloated thinking.
The install guide is pretty basic. Backup your exiting OS and then flash the new ROM...
The OS guide is simple and basic. If you've used a Palm then you don't need it.
I could find nothing in the docs that tells me why this is any better than PalmOS. There are plenty of screen shots, but nothing that makes me think this is Linux. It just looks like a generic PDA GUI.
There's no sign of X or GNU or anything else you'd expect to see on any Linux box.
According to the docs the demo is missing alot of stuff that's in the full package. It looks like the PC side (Palm Desktop) is missing. There's no games either.
There is no mention of connectivity besides with the desktop and beaming stuff to other Palms. They don't even mention 'email'.
Based on what I've seen I'm underwhelmed by the whole thing. If I had a Palm I would not waste my time installing this on it.
Of course when somebody really installs it maybe they'll see something exciting about it that I've missed from the docs.
My guess is the company really just wanted to load test their servers so they unleashed this to get us to
I always use, "Guy in Charge".
Of course I'm the only person in my 'company' so I do everything.
Put e-smith on it. It's got almost everything you mentioned above, plus lots more.
It's the most dead-simple Linux server install that I have found.
It can be totally administered via a web interface. Plus you can telnet or SSH to it.
It ships with Apache/PHP/MySQL out of the box.
I've got it running here: rawtruth.net on my DSL circuit.
e-smith.org
I'm proud to say that I caught it. But it was almost too quick. When they said it, it could have been, "Boole" (which would have been cool too). It's when they quickly panned across the sign is when you see that it's, "Boulle". They should have named the simp "Caeser" instead of, "Peanuts", or had him name himself that.
ACK! I hit 'submit' when I was shooting for 'preview'. Here are the correct URLS
webmin
e-smith
Try installing e-smith. You get a totally web-based configuration for an email server, along with a bunch of other services. It's dead-simple to install and admin.
http://e-smith.org
Or try webmin. http://webmin.com
*My* foundatation isn't shaken by this, why should it be? If God is God then why could he not create life on Mars or anywhere else? He is a creative creator. Look at all of the varity that's here on earth. He put life *everywhere* on earth. If God did it here why not anywhere else? We might be the center of creation, but that does not mean that He can't be creative anywhere else.
If you go the evolution route then what's to stop life from evolving on Mars or anywhere else. If there's enough random chance for it to happen here then why not everywhere? I personally don't buy this because there's not enough particles in the universe to allow that much random chance, but if you belive it's possible for life to evolve here then it seems logical to assume that it could evolve anywhere.
It was Hiro who was the pizza delivery driver. When he 'stukaed' into the empty swimming pool it was YT who showed up and saved Hiro's skin by finishing the delivery.
Free
Linux based
Needs 386 with floppy (or HD) and 6 MB RAM.
Menu driven
Works with NIC/Modem or 2 NICs so you can use DSL, Cable, etc.
Has caching name server
Does DHCP
http://www.linuxsupportline.com/~router/
I've got a friend who will soon be interviewing for a job at Beal Aerospace. He's an MCSE (pity the fool) and they want him to play NT for them. I suspect the real story is they need test pilots. PETA won't let them use monkey pilots anymore. MCSEs are plentiful and expendable.
If they'd let the Linux community pick a mascot I bet it would have been a (not so) cute little stuffed jackass with "MSCE==Must Call Someone Else" printed on the back. And of course it only comes in one colour, BSOD-blue.
Jake drop me an email and I'll burn you a copy of RedHat 5.1 and send it to you for free. I'll pay shipping too. It's not quite the latest and greatest, but the price is right. jfox@airmail.net
You are forgetting one of the nice things about Linux. Do it yourself!
I've got the bandwidth and drive space to download SUSE, but I can't use the disk space for long, so I'll have to put it on CDs.
What files do I put where on which CDs to create an installable distribution?
I found a site that tells you how to do this with RedHat, anything similar for SUSE?