Not far off...I knew a guy who had to use a mouthpiece to type on a keyboard. At the time, he was a faster typist than I was. (But then, I was only ten or eleven years old, and that was ten years ago.
The point is, it would be a major inconvenience to modify every tool a user uses. Sure, it could be done at the distribution level, but what about external tools that don't have source code available?
Breaking compatibility in a general-usage application, such as in an OS, is a very unwise decision. And is likely to be extremely unpopular in a community (that of UNIX) that has had around thirty years to let their system of organization mature.
Storing dotfiles in $HOME/ is a long tradition that predates Linux. Besides, files beginning with a "." are hidden by default in ls and most applications with browsing functionality.
GNOME and KDE have Desktop folders where you can store all the clutter you like in the same manner you would under Windows.
I wrote a shell script that automatically handles files found on key fobs or other portable storage.
It checks/mnt/$DEVICE for three directories: bin, track and transport. It makes a backup of the bin directory, performs rudimentary version checking(md5sum) and snapshot backup on files in the track directory, and copies files from the transport directory to a timestamped directory under $HOME/transfer/transport.
In my spare time, I'm improving it. It's currently a combination of three or four scripts, but it should be down to a single script by Monday. Anyone who wants a copy, email me.:)
Secunia...they also have a free service where they'll email you about vulnerabilities and fixes. And I've never received spam from them. (But that may be due to my GMail account.)
Because I don't have a lot of room for books, and because I would need them both at and away from home, I like to use O'Reilly's Safari service. $10/mo to rent up to 5 books at a time and read them with any web browser. (That's the low-end package.)
There's a lot of other OSI-approved licenses out there. Expand your knowledge of the options, and pick the one that's right for you.
IANAL, but you might even consider ammending the GPL for your specific needs. I've seen a couple projects out there that are under the GPL, but with noted ammendments. I think the LAME MP3 coder is an example of such a project.
...virtually everything I knew about sex I learned from the Internet.
Recently, however, I had the oppertunity to sit down and have a very open-minded discussion with a relative of the opposite gender to find out which things were true and which weren't.
As a result, my first experience (*) will be much more enjoyable and safe for both parties involved than it would have been had the discussion not taken place.
(*) Yes, I admit it hasn't happened yet. No, that's not a valid Slashdot stereotype.
Uh, you never caught on to a major long-running sub-plot called Ecklie and the Sheriff?
The Sheriff wants a quick solution to anything that makes him look bad. He's an elected official, and he doesn't push for accuracy when it's more helpful to push for a quick conclusion.
Ecklie is the day shift CSI administrator. (The series focuses on the activities of the night shift.) He sees his job as a career, not a calling, and even avoids research that may turn up exculpatory evidence.
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They can still type with the nose, you know...
Not far off...I knew a guy who had to use a mouthpiece to type on a keyboard. At the time, he was a faster typist than I was. (But then, I was only ten or eleven years old, and that was ten years ago.
The point is, it would be a major inconvenience to modify every tool a user uses. Sure, it could be done at the distribution level, but what about external tools that don't have source code available?
Breaking compatibility in a general-usage application, such as in an OS, is a very unwise decision. And is likely to be extremely unpopular in a community (that of UNIX) that has had around thirty years to let their system of organization mature.
In this case, tradition is why it makes perfect sense. People and tools expect dotfiles to be where they've always been.
Attempt to change that, and you're not forking applications, you're forking standards.
They didn't shorten the sig...they added extra formatting tags into it, chopping off some of my stuff. Fixed, now.
Again, Grr.
Huh. That wasn't originally my quote, and it looks like the attribution was chopped off in the last 12 hours. They must have shortened the sig again.
Grr.
I'm not dissing the suite, but maybe it's time you gave Firefox, not Phoenix, a try? It's a lot more stable than it used to be.
Mind tarballing your Funny directory? :)
Storing dotfiles in $HOME/ is a long tradition that predates Linux. Besides, files beginning with a "." are hidden by default in ls and most applications with browsing functionality.
GNOME and KDE have Desktop folders where you can store all the clutter you like in the same manner you would under Windows.
I wrote a shell script that automatically handles files found on key fobs or other portable storage.
/mnt/$DEVICE for three directories: bin, track and transport. It makes a backup of the bin directory, performs rudimentary version checking(md5sum) and snapshot backup on files in the track directory, and copies files from the transport directory to a timestamped directory under $HOME/transfer/transport.
:)
It checks
In my spare time, I'm improving it. It's currently a combination of three or four scripts, but it should be down to a single script by Monday. Anyone who wants a copy, email me.
No, I was using iptables.
The problem is, I don't really understand firewall implementations. (Though I think I understand some firewalls themselves just fine.)
I found Linux firewalls to be a real PITA. Getting XFree86 3.3.6 working on my Thinkpad 760XL was a lot easier.
At least I don't need a firewall any more; I don't even have an Internet connection at home.
(Though pointers to tools to help out a networking novice would be nice.)
Secunia...they also have a free service where they'll email you about vulnerabilities and fixes. And I've never received spam from them. (But that may be due to my GMail account.)
Major distributions will have patches available. Possibly even the main kernel tree.
Unfortunately, some books have horrible indeces.
Because I don't have a lot of room for books, and because I would need them both at and away from home, I like to use O'Reilly's Safari service. $10/mo to rent up to 5 books at a time and read them with any web browser. (That's the low-end package.)
Why is the development of a Public License so closed?
Perhaps they're concerned about malicious organizations planning policy and PR against what the license and what it's supposed to protect?
I'd rather not know the specifics of GPL3 yet if my knowing means Microsoft and SCO putting their FUD programs back into high gear.
Linux has stressed usability over this sort of security...
/lib and /usr/lib. As does the RHEL VMWare image I'm working with here at school.
Erm...My Debian box at home has separate directories for
On the RH box, bash and sh are the same, though. I'm not sure about my Debian box.
There's a lot of other OSI-approved licenses out there. Expand your knowledge of the options, and pick the one that's right for you.
IANAL, but you might even consider ammending the GPL for your specific needs. I've seen a couple projects out there that are under the GPL, but with noted ammendments. I think the LAME MP3 coder is an example of such a project.
But sometimes, believe it or not, the Internet isn't the best source of information.
Um...that was my point.
...virtually everything I knew about sex I learned from the Internet.
Recently, however, I had the oppertunity to sit down and have a very open-minded discussion with a relative of the opposite gender to find out which things were true and which weren't.
As a result, my first experience (*) will be much more enjoyable and safe for both parties involved than it would have been had the discussion not taken place.
(*) Yes, I admit it hasn't happened yet. No, that's not a valid Slashdot stereotype.
Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
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Just seemed appropriate...
I don't think it could have been; Windows 95 ran on top of DOS 7.
The version number that I mentioned appeared in the About box for IE, and as the version of Windows.
Do your duties get offloaded to someone else, or do they pile up?
I suspect that's what concerns most people.
Uh, you never caught on to a major long-running sub-plot called Ecklie and the Sheriff?
The Sheriff wants a quick solution to anything that makes him look bad. He's an elected official, and he doesn't push for accuracy when it's more helpful to push for a quick conclusion.
Ecklie is the day shift CSI administrator. (The series focuses on the activities of the night shift.) He sees his job as a career, not a calling, and even avoids research that may turn up exculpatory evidence.
Hey, most of the time the X-Files was just as accurate as CSI :)
I admit it: I never really watched X-Files. I'm not a fan of thrillers and suspense.
I say this as a biochemist who has pointed out to his class that if they want to learn to pipette properly, they shouldn't follow Greg's technique.
In the show, Greg is typically overeager and occasionally careless, anyway. But, still, point taken.