User: vikku

Re:WebOS

On: HP Keeping Their PC Business

The Personal Systems Group includes multiple business units including Palm (Hardware), WebOS, Desktops, Notebooks, Monitors etc. HP will retain the Personal Systems Group (Leo wanted to spin it off as a separate business). But there is no plan to announce a revival of HP touchpad or the Palm hardware business unit.

Try the HP 2540p (or its succesors)

On: Ask Slashdot: GNU/Linux Laptops?

I am using the HP Elitebook 2540p, and pretty much all the functions work out of the box (lid open/close, special keys, sound, WiFi, wired, battery ACPI events, webcam, USB ports, display port, CD ROM drive). I am very happy with the performance. I use Ubuntu 11.04.

The Simputer GPL

On: Best Open Source License For Hardware?

The Simputer General Public License is an excellent license which allows for a good balance of commercial interests and free spirit. It allows for a short window (lag) to commit back changes in hardware. Suggest you take a look and make a modification as needed.

Good idea..

On: Perl Modules as RPM Packages

I think this is what RedHat and Mandrake users would really like, the trick is probably in keeping all the RPMs up to date. Hope that there is a system that automatically creates RPMs from perl's CPAN module. then all one has to do is "perl -MCPAN -i " and this would download, compile, make a package and install. It would even better to make it package manager independent and add .deb support as well.

I for once agree..

On: Carmack on New id Game, Game Theory

The games today require more keyboard controls (I personally cannot remember more than 5-6 keys when playing) and newer hardware, but the feeling at the end of the game is probably never any better than it was for Duke or Doom. The games on the handhelds are a lot simpler and more addictive. Even tetris is still popular and all I have to do is remember 3 keys at max :)

Re:on a related note: pgp/gpg+mutt possible?

On: GPG vs. PGP?

Here is a sample gpg .muttrc
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# -*-muttrc-*-
#
# Command formats for gpg.
#
# This version uses gpg-2comp from
# http://muppet.faveve.uni-stuttgart.de/~gero/gpg-2c omp.tar.gz
#
# $Id: gpg.rc,v 1.5 2000/03/03 16:52:41 roessler Exp $
#
# %p The empty string when no passphrase is needed,
# the string "PGPPASSFD=0" if one is needed.
#
# This is mostly used in conditional % sequences.
#
# %f Most PGP commands operate on a single file or a file
# containing a message. %f expands to this file's name.
#
# %s When verifying signatures, there is another temporary file
# containing the detached signature. %s expands to this
# file's name.
#
# %a In "signing" contexts, this expands to the value of the
# configuration variable $pgp_sign_as. You probably need to
# use this within a conditional % sequence.
#
# %r In many contexts, mutt passes key IDs to pgp. %r expands to
# a list of key IDs.

# decode application/pgp
set pgp_decode_command="gpg %?p?--passphrase-fd 0? --no-verbose --batch -o - %f"

# verify a pgp/mime signature
set pgp_verify_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch -o - --verify %s %f"

# decrypt a pgp/mime attachment
set pgp_decrypt_command="gpg --passphrase-fd 0 --no-verbose --batch -o - %f"

# create a pgp/mime signed attachment
# set pgp_sign_command="gpg-2comp --no-verbose --batch -o - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --textmode %?a?-u %a? %f"
set pgp_sign_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch -o - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --textmode %?a?-u %a? %f"

# create a application/pgp signed (old-style) message
# set pgp_clearsign_command="gpg-2comp --no-verbose --batch -o - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --textmode --clearsign %?a?-u %a? %f"
set pgp_clearsign_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch -o - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --textmode --clearsign %?a?-u %a? %f"

# create a pgp/mime encrypted attachment
# set pgp_encrypt_only_command="pgpewrap gpg-2comp -v --batch -o - --encrypt --textmode --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"
set pgp_encrypt_only_command="pgpewrap gpg -v --batch -o - --encrypt --textmode --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"

# create a pgp/mime encrypted and signed attachment
# set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="pgpewrap gpg-2comp --passphrase-fd 0 -v --batch -o - --encrypt --sign %?a?-u %a? --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"
set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="pgpewrap gpg --passphrase-fd 0 -v --batch -o - --encrypt --sign %?a?-u %a? --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"

# import a key into the public key ring
set pgp_import_command="gpg --no-verbose --import -v %f"

# export a key from the public key ring
set pgp_export_command="gpg --no-verbose --export --armor %r"
# verify a key
set pgp_verify_key_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --fingerprint --check-sigs %r"

# read in the public key ring
set pgp_list_pubring_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --with-colons --list-keys %r"

# read in the secret key ring
set pgp_list_secring_command="gpg --no-verbose --batch --with-colons --list-secret-keys %r"

# receive key from keyserver:
#set pgp_getkeys_command="wrap.sh -g %r"
set pgp_getkeys_command=""
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U will also find pgp .rcs on the net.

Re:As far as scheduling...

On: Ask Slashdot: Business Software for Linux?

For the POS system review in Linux journal, see the March 1999 issue.