Don't know what you're running, but some distros symlink or alias vi to vim. Either that or look from symlinks for vi to vim in the directories in your $PATH.
Magic Micro (http://magicmicro.com) - they sell everything for the lowest of the low barebones PCs to whatever you can think to configure. I used them for buying a barebones machine for a web/file server. They let you pick every component from the board and processor to the case, power supply, whatever. You can configure without an OS as well. You're basically picking the components and they're putting them together into a brandless, whitebox machine. It builds an eBay auction and you buy from there. Their support has been very good to me as well. I was so pleased with the quality and experience, I used them to buy my latest desktop machine as well.
http://www.ping.co.il/node/1 - There's a nice tutorial here for setting up RAID1 on Fedora. The solution worked very well for me.
I made the same mistake as many Fedora users - jumping (to Fedora 7) before looking. I'm not poking at Fedora here, on the contrary, I am a loyal Fedora user. It's ATI I'm upset with. ATI released a new fglrx driver (version 8.37) since Fedora 7's tests and final release that also does not work with X.Org 1.3. We're all sitting around waiting for the 8.38 which ATI claims will be compatible. And don't even get me started on ATI's absent AIGLX support for Linux. My next card will nVidia.
Hmm... Thanks for the info. There's got to be a chink somewhere in the armor though.
I imaging that soon (unless they do it already), they're going to have one of those tamper-proof stickers on the hard drive panel or holding bay - break the seal, break the warranty.
1 Year standard warranties look good next to the price tags, and they're especially good for the manufacturer if they can find a way to weasel out of X% of the customers who try to take them up on it.
If you go that route, and have to send the machine back for a repair, leave the hard drive out of it when you send it to them. Is it unreasonable to request that the customer keeps the hard drive (sensitive information) when they back to the manufacturer for repair?
I bought one of those desktop replacement laptops from HP a little under a year ago. It's one of those that supports two hard drives. I bought a second hard drive (locally) and put Fedora on that. Glad I did it that way - If I have some sort of hardware problem with the machine (keeping my fingers crossed that I don't), I'll be sure to pop the other hard drive before I send it in.
"I usually take some cereal + milk, or just coffee..."
I can't tell you how many times I've been so tired I've inadvertently poured the coffee over the cereal. Though I can tell you it makes the cereal really soggy.:-(
I swear I've seen the parent text here copied-and-pasted into another article. What, do you have the Slashdot Mod-Point Play Book; running it play-by-play?
I'm not just talking applications, but building myself. I bought lots and lots of books, and made progress with lots and lots of applications that I made because I wanted to learn and wanted to make something - Dabbling in areas that I found interesting and wanted to lean about.
Eventually, an employer noticed my efforts and offered me the chance to do it full time.
Keep learning and working new things. Dabble in unexplored areas - Even if it's on your off time. Eventually, if you keep at it, the right people will notice your talents and give you a shot in areas that you find really interesting and fun (because that's where you've been building).
...that maybe, just maybe something was going to happen decent with thses guys.
I've been keeping up with all the hype, downloaded the RC's, and was thinking to myself that Microsoft was maybe,/maybe/ doing what I have been saying they could do for a long time... With all the money, intelligence, and resources they have, the could revolutionize personal computing and even the desktop...
I guess I was wrong - back to their old tricks again. What a freakin' disappointment.
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wow.
No, are you mad? It's made from people! (Wow... Soylent Green... blast from the past.)
Try:
...from your shell
unalias vi
Don't know what you're running, but some distros symlink or alias vi to vim. Either that or look from symlinks for vi to vim in the directories in your $PATH.
Man, I wish I could mod this +100 Funny.
"Mulder... What are we doing here?"
Amen, brother.
I made the same mistake as many Fedora users - jumping (to Fedora 7) before looking. I'm not poking at Fedora here, on the contrary, I am a loyal Fedora user. It's ATI I'm upset with. ATI released a new fglrx driver (version 8.37) since Fedora 7's tests and final release that also does not work with X.Org 1.3. We're all sitting around waiting for the 8.38 which ATI claims will be compatible. And don't even get me started on ATI's absent AIGLX support for Linux. My next card will nVidia.
Me too... I just had to cancel my check card because of fraudulent Blizzard charges this month.
I just installed this into TB per your post. Very cool - thanks for the mention!
Hmm... Thanks for the info. There's got to be a chink somewhere in the armor though.
I imaging that soon (unless they do it already), they're going to have one of those tamper-proof stickers on the hard drive panel or holding bay - break the seal, break the warranty.
1 Year standard warranties look good next to the price tags, and they're especially good for the manufacturer if they can find a way to weasel out of X% of the customers who try to take them up on it.
If you go that route, and have to send the machine back for a repair, leave the hard drive out of it when you send it to them. Is it unreasonable to request that the customer keeps the hard drive (sensitive information) when they back to the manufacturer for repair?
I bought one of those desktop replacement laptops from HP a little under a year ago. It's one of those that supports two hard drives. I bought a second hard drive (locally) and put Fedora on that. Glad I did it that way - If I have some sort of hardware problem with the machine (keeping my fingers crossed that I don't), I'll be sure to pop the other hard drive before I send it in.
Still, it seems like HP is loop-holing here.
Oh, man I wish I had mod points... Thanks :-)
"I usually take some cereal + milk, or just coffee..."
:-(
I can't tell you how many times I've been so tired I've inadvertently poured the coffee over the cereal. Though I can tell you it makes the cereal really soggy.
"A pot of coffee. No nancy-boy additions, no milk, no sugar, no nothin' but strong back coffee ground fresh in my kitchen this morning."
Ditto, Vengeance - I think you and I were cut from some of the same cloth.
[...] you don't hear much about the Windows versus Mac battle these days. [...]
These guys must not read slashdot... wait...
...(and it was modded +5 Insightful)
Hmmm... Maybe getting a copy of the playbook isn't such a bad idea...
I swear I've seen the parent text here copied-and-pasted into another article. What, do you have the Slashdot Mod-Point Play Book; running it play-by-play?
The best way to sum up my experience is...
"If you build it, they will come."
I'm not just talking applications, but building myself. I bought lots and lots of books, and made progress with lots and lots of applications that I made because I wanted to learn and wanted to make something - Dabbling in areas that I found interesting and wanted to lean about.
Eventually, an employer noticed my efforts and offered me the chance to do it full time.
Keep learning and working new things. Dabble in unexplored areas - Even if it's on your off time. Eventually, if you keep at it, the right people will notice your talents and give you a shot in areas that you find really interesting and fun (because that's where you've been building).
I've always said that we should just chain them up in a basement until they're 18. Avoids most of the hassles associated with kids.
...Except maybe let them out to cut the grass or wash the car once in a while.
...that maybe, just maybe something was going to happen decent with thses guys.
/maybe/ doing what I have been saying they could do for a long time... With all the money, intelligence, and resources they have, the could revolutionize personal computing and even the desktop...
I've been keeping up with all the hype, downloaded the RC's, and was thinking to myself that Microsoft was maybe,
I guess I was wrong - back to their old tricks again. What a freakin' disappointment.
Hey! That was actually pretty funny (and related)... why the offtopic??
...No game can be more than 100% perfect...
Eh, isn't that kind of redundant? Perfect == 100%, silly.
I've found these guys very helpful in getting laptops working with various distros:
http://www.linux-laptop.net
See which laptops seem to have the best support and go from there.