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  1. Speaking of mplayer... on Mplayer Charges License Violation · · Score: 1

    The docs say I have to setup a skins dir in /usr/local/share... But they don't say anything about the skin configfile... What is he format of this file, and where does it go?

    Output of gmplayer(homedir censored to protect the anonymous):

    MPlayer CVS-011123-18:04(C) 2000-2001 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS!)

    CPU vendor name: GenuineIntel max cpuid level: 2
    CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville
    Testing OS support for SSE... yes.
    Testing OS support for SSE unmasked exceptions... yes.
    Tests of OS support for SSE passed.
    CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
    vo: X11 running at 800x600 with depth 16 and 16 bits/pixel (":0.0" => local display)
    Reading /home/*******/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open '/home/*******/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
    Reading /usr/local/share/mplayer/codecs.conf: 21 audio & 58 video codecs
    font: can't open file: /home/*******/.mplayer/font/font.desc
    font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
    SKIN dir 1: '/home/*******/.mplayer/Skin'
    SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin'
    [app] skin configfile not found.

  2. Re:something's not right on XBox Netplay Already · · Score: 1

    They're busy porting it...

  3. Re:Microsoft can't be to happy about this... on XBox Netplay Already · · Score: 1

    *ahem* that actually lose money on each X-Box, they make money on game licences...

  4. Re:Marcelo Tosatti on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    linux.org.uk

  5. Re:Almost totally off-topic but... on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    ...and he hasn't updated it for a week...

  6. Re:hard packed versions on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 2, Informative

    a: the subversion joke in 2.4.15 b: compression is very picky. A change of one byte makes a big difference.

  7. Oops. on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    Oops...
    Something weird happened...

    Corrected version:

    And what happens if you have three versions: x, y, and z

    y has an extra variable in struct a from x
    z has an extra variable in struct a from x

    You upgrade from x -> z

    What happens?

  8. Re:Preemptible kernel on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    And what ha advertising ens if you have three versions: x, y, and z y has an extra variable in struct a from x z has an extra variable in struct a from x You upgrade from x -> z What happens?

  9. Re:So who else is downloading 2.5 on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    *ahem* Ever heard of up2date?

  10. Re:Release on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    Slashdot has mirrors?!!

  11. Re:Informative on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    'Wacky-parsed'? What's that?

  12. Re:Release on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1

    Ahem...

    Yes.

  13. linux X-Box!!! on Geek Gift Ideas 2001 · · Score: 1

    Someone port Linux and XFree to the X-box...

  14. Re:Hiding in crowds on Safeweb Turns Off Free Service · · Score: 1

    Apparently, the download 'feature' is disabled...

  15. Re:This is my fifth lifetime posting to slashdot.. on Douglas Adams' Last Book · · Score: 1

    You're posting now, right?

  16. Re:Remember the game HHGTTG? on Douglas Adams' Last Book · · Score: 1

    The answer to the Ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything(whatever it is) is... Forty-two!!!

  17. Re:Turn a XBox into a XBox? on Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson · · Score: 1

    No, it's XBox into a LBox...

  18. Re:HardOCP have their review up on Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson · · Score: 1

    Has he tried 'mount -t ntfs /dev/hdd /mnt/xbox'?

  19. Re:Legal Action? on Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson · · Score: 1

    They can if you clicked 'ok' to their licence agreement...

  20. Re:Bandwidth problems? on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 1

    Put a simpler version of the client. Less GUI, no search monitoring, no uploads, etc. You'd be surprised how much you can cut down. No options screen, no network monitoring, etc...

  21. Re:An Obsession with Spyware! on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 1

    IMHO, ad-aware should merge with certain popular anti-virus tools...

  22. Re:No excuse for dishonesty on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 1

    Well? What are you waiting for? Sue them!

  23. Re:Bearshare has it too on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 1

    Better: 127.0.0.1 home.bearshare.com

  24. Linux version? on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 1

    Does it have ads?

  25. KDE is great, but... on KDE Wins 3 awards · · Score: 1

    On my video card and monitor, sometimes when I switch virtural consoles, X crashes; and X also sometimes crashes as it comes back up... I'd give details, but I can't remember them...