My major complaint with the new gnome file dialog
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All I want to know is how do I make the new Gnome file dialog let me traverse directories that start with a dot. I recently was forced to switch to evolution for email and have since been forced to make symbolic links to all my dot-directories in order to make use of them.
Such is the nature of celebrity. It isn't important what was said, just who said it.
For example, nobody cares when I say "I get frustrated with DEs and use FVWM instead because I can confugure it to be exactly what I want", but if the pope said it...
Getting patents isn't required as long as they publish their project so that it can be used as prior art against anyone who might come later with an attempt to patent what the OSS project has already done.
The biggest hurdle to biodiesel acceptance in automobiles is the fact that California doesn't allow diesel cars because they emit particulates. California is a big enough part of the American market that car makers won't make diesel cars for the rest of the nation. That's the big reason that the only diesel cars we've got over here are imports from Europe where diesel is more popular.
Can I do a base install of Linux in 30 seconds like you say? What technologies would I use?
Here's how I've done it in the past:
0. make tarballs of the machine where I built the system image (with users and everything). Make them once, use them forever.
At the machine I want to install on: 1. boot off a CD or network image 2. create boot and root partitions (~10 seconds) 3. install the bootloader (~10 seconds) 4. fire off a script that untars the boot tarball onto the boot partition, untars the root tarball onto the root partition, ejects the CD, and then reboots the machine. 5. walk away. 6. come back later to adjust the BIOS if necessary.
How do you make sure the kernel is compiled with all of the appropriate drivers?
If each machine is the same as the machine you imaged, then there's nothing to worry about. If not, then build a kernel that has everything you're likely to need built as a module or use a kernel from Suse or Redhat or Knoppix where they've already done this for you.
The reason that you don't see much documentation on this subject is that there really isn't much to it. If you understand how a linux system boots and know how to use common tools like tar and ssh/wget/curl/whatever, you can build this type of thing from scratch faster than you can look it up online.
Head over to the gentoo wiki and see if they've got an article that describes this sort of thing. If they don't, request one. They are amazingly responsive to requests and, while the resulting guide will be aimed at gentoo users, once you see how they've done it, adapting it to another distro should be simple.
Sounds like you're perfectly positioned to get top-down approval now considering you've already demonstrated a clear need, know what kind of improvement you can expect, and have the support of the people who will be using the system.
Both could probably generate a list of everyone who has submitted patches, but I don't know how easy this would be or whether it's sufficient to satisfy this particular law.
The BSDs all use CVS and so could easily see who did the committing, but it would probably be up to the commiter to research who they received the patch from.
This law might be impossible to comply with. For example, if Diebold used Linux instead of Windows, would it be possible for them to generate a list of every developer who has ever touched the code? Probably not.
Does anyone have details on what this law actually requires? For example, can Diebold get an exception for the OS and just provide information about the application level code?
It appears to me that Firefox is still doing very successful recruiting on college campuses which, arguably, is the best place to grab mindshare in this day and age.
Please get a dictionary and look up the definition for "arrogance". You seem to think that an arrogant person is one who shirks responsibility or likes to have easy excuses. I don't know what word you were really looking for, but it sure wasn't "arrogance".
Other browsers dont have this plugin, because they don't need it
Opera has had it for as long as I can remember.
Isnt it sad though that this plugin is so popular given what most people actually use it for?
Well, I use it because I often want to come back later to a site, but don't bookmark it. By leaving the tab open, I can go back to it any time, even after restarting my laptop since SessionSaver will load it again next time I start it.
I have never had stability problems with FireFox or memory problems and yet because of the way I like to browse, I find this plugin to be essential.
That only helps if the component prices drop faster than the console price does. Once the PS3 and the Revolution come out, expect to see the XBox360 drop in price.
You're (potentially inadvertantly) equivocating profit with value. They are not necessarily the same thing. If a public company is required to make a good faith effort to increase shareholder value, such things as reputation and integrity can be more important for the long-term success/value of the company than near-term profit.
Only if you like java GUIs for configuration. We've got Solaris 9 on a dhcp server and can't configure it if we don't also have java installed because all the config tools require java.
I don't think iTunes will deal directly with artists. However, signing with CD-Baby is almost as good as signing with iTunes directly as far as how much money makes it back to the artist.
It will be interesting to see how much leverage Apple has with the labels. Somehow, Apple got the labels to agree to the current arrangement, so they must have some ability to set terms.
Just for the record, solar water heating works just fine in Minnesota. It takes a little longer to hit the break-even point than in more southern states, but some people still find it an attractive way to save energy.
Make sure you send a polite letter or email to Sony explaining your purchase and the reasoning behind it. Let them know what they did that you are unhappy with and tell them what they need to do to win you back as a customer.
Make sure they know how much money you would have spent so that they can gauge how much their bad behavior is costing them.
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All I want to know is how do I make the new Gnome file dialog let me traverse directories that start with a dot. I recently was forced to switch to evolution for email and have since been forced to make symbolic links to all my dot-directories in order to make use of them.
Is there a better way?
Such is the nature of celebrity. It isn't important what was said, just who said it.
For example, nobody cares when I say "I get frustrated with DEs and use FVWM instead because I can confugure it to be exactly what I want", but if the pope said it...
Or, if you just want the interface to stay out of your way while you work, go with a pure window manager like FVWM (my choice) or Windowmaker.
Getting patents isn't required as long as they publish their project so that it can be used as prior art against anyone who might come later with an attempt to patent what the OSS project has already done.
Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
Lawyers who are only in it for the money are much more likely to settle.
I leave it to the reader to decide whether that's a good thing.
The biggest hurdle to biodiesel acceptance in automobiles is the fact that California doesn't allow diesel cars because they emit particulates. California is a big enough part of the American market that car makers won't make diesel cars for the rest of the nation. That's the big reason that the only diesel cars we've got over here are imports from Europe where diesel is more popular.
Can I do a base install of Linux in 30 seconds like you say? What technologies would I use?
Here's how I've done it in the past:
0. make tarballs of the machine where I built the system image (with users and everything). Make them once, use them forever.
At the machine I want to install on:
1. boot off a CD or network image
2. create boot and root partitions (~10 seconds)
3. install the bootloader (~10 seconds)
4. fire off a script that untars the boot tarball onto the boot partition, untars the root tarball onto the root partition, ejects the CD, and then reboots the machine.
5. walk away.
6. come back later to adjust the BIOS if necessary.
How do you make sure the kernel is compiled with all of the appropriate drivers?
If each machine is the same as the machine you imaged, then there's nothing to worry about. If not, then build a kernel that has everything you're likely to need built as a module or use a kernel from Suse or Redhat or Knoppix where they've already done this for you.
The reason that you don't see much documentation on this subject is that there really isn't much to it. If you understand how a linux system boots and know how to use common tools like tar and ssh/wget/curl/whatever, you can build this type of thing from scratch faster than you can look it up online.
Head over to the gentoo wiki and see if they've got an article that describes this sort of thing. If they don't, request one. They are amazingly responsive to requests and, while the resulting guide will be aimed at gentoo users, once you see how they've done it, adapting it to another distro should be simple.
Sounds like you're perfectly positioned to get top-down approval now considering you've already demonstrated a clear need, know what kind of improvement you can expect, and have the support of the people who will be using the system.
Try it again and let us know how it goes.
Do you have any actual evidence that there was foul play on Diebold's behalf to put Bush in office?
Both could probably generate a list of everyone who has submitted patches, but I don't know how easy this would be or
whether it's sufficient to satisfy this particular law.
The BSDs all use CVS and so could easily see who did the committing, but it would probably be up to the commiter to research who they received the patch from.
This law might be impossible to comply with. For example, if Diebold used Linux instead of Windows, would it be possible for them to generate a list of every developer who has ever touched the code? Probably not.
Does anyone have details on what this law actually requires? For example, can Diebold get an exception for the OS and just provide information about the application level code?
whenever I upgrade to another version of firefox some of the extensions won't work anymore.
Do you have to upgrade right away?
Is there some reason you can't wait a couple of days for the plugin authors to catch up before upgrading?
It appears to me that Firefox is still doing very successful recruiting on college campuses which, arguably, is the best place to grab mindshare in this day and age.
Please get a dictionary and look up the definition for "arrogance". You seem to think that an arrogant person is one who shirks responsibility or likes to have easy excuses. I don't know what word you were really looking for, but it sure wasn't "arrogance".
Other browsers dont have this plugin, because they don't need it
Opera has had it for as long as I can remember.
Isnt it sad though that this plugin is so popular given what most people actually use it for?
Well, I use it because I often want to come back later to a site, but don't bookmark it. By leaving the tab open, I can go back to it any time, even after restarting my laptop since SessionSaver will load it again next time I start it.
I have never had stability problems with FireFox or memory problems and yet because of the way I like to browse, I find this plugin to be essential.
That only helps if the component prices drop faster than the console price does. Once the PS3 and the Revolution come out, expect to see the XBox360 drop in price.
You're (potentially inadvertantly) equivocating profit with value. They are not necessarily the same thing. If a public company is required to make a good faith effort to increase shareholder value, such things as reputation and integrity can be more important for the long-term success/value of the company than near-term profit.
You can configure FVWM to not allow apps to grab focus without permission. I would suspect that other Linux WMs allow for that too.
You're on your own in windows.
Does Oracle even see PostgreSQL as a threat? I don't think I've ever heard Oracle even acknowlege PostgreSQL's existance.
is it fairly easy to admin?
Only if you like java GUIs for configuration. We've got Solaris 9 on a dhcp server and can't configure it if we don't also have java installed because all the config tools require java.
I don't know if Solaris 10 is the same way.
I don't think iTunes will deal directly with artists. However, signing with CD-Baby is almost as good as signing with iTunes directly as far as how much money makes it back to the artist.
Those are the CDs I usually see hovering between $12 and $14 while the new releases arebetween $16 and $20.
I don't know how much of that price is store-markup and how much goes back to the label.
It will be interesting to see how much leverage Apple has with the labels. Somehow, Apple got the labels to agree to the current arrangement, so they must have some ability to set terms.
Just for the record, solar water heating works just fine in Minnesota. It takes a little longer to hit the break-even point than in more southern states, but some people still find it an attractive way to save energy.
Make sure you send a polite letter or email to Sony explaining your purchase and the reasoning behind it. Let them know what they did that you are unhappy with and tell them what they need to do to win you back as a customer.
Make sure they know how much money you would have spent so that they can gauge how much their bad behavior is costing them.