Debian sarge uses Exim4 as the default MTA... you can hear that from Martin Michlmayr (project leader @ Debian) or from postfix install instructions for debian at debianhelp.
I didn't realise suse had moved away from sendmail after version 8 though - you learn something new everyday =P
Thank you - it saved me saying that! I wish people would find out what the article is about before posting, even if there were some good relevant posts made above it would be hard to spot them between the completely off topic (and not moded that way) posts!
As I said, they must be trying to get away from the "patchy" image, from the current site there are arguments against the name, and other places saying that it's a legend (see 1995).
However, they certainly used to say "a patchy" was where the name came from - and I believe that the new reason (respect for american indians) is a cover up =P
I wonder how many web sites registration processess will get broken due to port 25 blocking? After all, php on linux/unix uses sendmail for it's mail function.
Hence the name, of course - Apache is "a patchy" webserver, as it started off life as a bunch of patches to NCSA httpd.
Well according to the Apache group this isn't actually true, although I believe it is - I just think they're trying to get away from the original meaning of the name.
In relation to the parent post, if I remember correctly they started creating Apache as NCSA had stopped being developed.
Haven't you ever used the mail function of php on linux/unix? That still uses sendmail. Infact I still use sendmail in shell scripts all the time. Considering how old sendmail is and the fact that people, even those as big as php, still use it I don't think the statement that the e-mail revolution happened despite it is fair - just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's bad.
I'm officially requesting/. change it's name to/FUD!
"yum has no local cache search, no download resuming..."
The local cache for yum is located in/var/cache/yum/, if the file is already downloaded it will not download it again, it will only redownload the repomd.xml file again and continue. A useful distinction is the progress bars "###" & "===", the first is reading and the second is downloading.
yum is very strict on how to handle errors and personally if I was getting a kernel upgrade (or something else important) via yum I would definately want it to be careful! This is mentioned in the YumTodont - the discussion linked from the YumTodont gives some good insight on the topic aswell.
I'm 29 so a little older than 16-24, but way under 50 and just about everyone I know (incl those who have never known about the previous apple vs apple court cases) know who The Beatles record label were... perhaps that's because I'm British though...
You may be interested to know that as of kernel 2.6.16, nfs now supports 1mb read/writes, previously it was only 64kb. This brings it inline with Solaris (if you have any solaris boxes on the network) and will help reduce the protocol & context switch overheads.
"I haven't used the windows mobile treos, but the palm treos are heavy with small keyboards. The units don't multitask well - and they CRASH. I've never hada blackberry crash - treos freeze up all the time."
FUD!! Treo's crash due to 3rd party applications (at least with up to date firmware and default applications). If you get a crash on a Treo you can dial #*377 (code is dependent on Treo type) and it will tell you what application crashed it - remove the 3rd party app that's crashing your system and your fine again! The main reason why the palm Treo's are so good is that there are loads of 3rd party apps, however a lot have been written by hobbyists or for previous versions of Palm OS - why do people keep blaming Palm for other peoples errors?
If I put a cron job on my Linux box doing an init 0 every 5 minutes does this mean Linux is unstable??
Personally I love the Treo 650, but I'm a techie. While I believe the quality & functionality of the Treo far outweighs that of the blackberry I can see why the blackberry sales are better in comparison. Most execs I've met wouldn't know how to turn on a Treo let alone get their e-mail on it, the iPod is another good example of ease of use winning through.
Having said that, perhaps the 700w (and subsequent Windows versions) will help with the learning curve for execs.
"Sun has spent the last 18 months trying to make this happen. First, it battled the basic logistics behind creating a massive publicly accessible cluster, then it battled the government. Regulators didn't care for the idea that rogue nations could log on to the Sun cluster and design nuclear weapons or run dirty bomb simulations in their spare time."
"Sun has managed to assuage the government's fears by making the initial Sun grid a US thang only."
"Sun does plan to open the grid up to international customers one day."
"The grid that US customers find will be less ambitious than the one originally promised by Sun. Instead of myriad centers with 5,000 dual-core CPUs each, Sun will open one center with "less than" 5,000 dual-core CPUs."
So they were planning for it to be international with 5000 CPUs... and now it's US only and it's less than 5000 CPUs? Wow now that's what I call a suprise!
Errr... of course nobody builds their own Ferrari... it's a brand, if I "built my own Ferarri" it would be a Ferarri replica! If I build my own rig, does that mean it's an Alienware replica??? Of course not... will it out perform an Alienware box... perhaps.
Personally I didn't think this review was worth the read... does this guy actually know anything about linux? Fro example he states:
"Basically a new kernel was required because of a glitch with the default kernel and non-gpl drivers."
Yes - nVidia have non-gpl drivers which is why they're not included in the distro, however a new kernel is NOT required to install them. When installing the nVidia drivers they install script will try and download the driver module for the correct kernel via ftp, if there are no drivers on the ftp site for your kernel then it will compile them. This requires the kernel source, which Fedora doesn't install by default (something I think it should do but anyway). If you install the kernel source rpm the nVidia drivers will install fine with the default kernel.
The MP3 issue is the same, the MP3 format is not free all over the world - therefore it is not included as default. If you can legally use the MP3 format where you are doing a "yum install xmms-mp3" (if you use xmms) is hardly a problem... although perhaps they should have an option during installation asking if you can legally use MP3's and do it for you.
Also there's no mention of disk partitioning, did the user just choose auto partitioning? Someone I know tried FC5 last night and had problems with overlapping cylinders and not being able to create 4 primary partitions. Sounds like there's a few bugs in the version of disk druid - still not a problem if you use the emergency shell (ctrl-alt-f2) and use fdisk and return with ctrl-alt-f7 to tell disk druid which partitions you want as which.
From TFA it seems like this reviewer is more concerned with nice eye candy (downloading a wallpaper etc) than actually writing the review... perhaps he should move back to Windows if that's the case!
You are allowed to sell just the paper license if you want and keep the CD - of course you will no longer have the right to use that CD unless you have another license. It's perfectly legal to have only 1 copy of the Windows media but multiple licenses!
OK, either gates doesn't know anything about computing, which he obviously does starting M$ etc... He's getting old (possible, but unlikely)... or it's just FUD to try and sell the new MS based products over there instead:
"The last thing you want to do for a shared use computer is have it be something without a disk... and with a tiny little screen," Gates said at the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in suburban Washington.
"Hardware is a small part of the cost" of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
Firstly, not having a disk is a perfect way to save money in a shared environment. These things aren't going to get perfectly looked after in the harsh living conditions some of these developing countries, and crime is common place. The hardware needs to be as cheap as possible so that if it gets damaged it can easily be replaced (straight swap instead of support needed) and to deter the thought of stealing them - imagine the security costs for all the computer ctr's in the developing world - further with regards to support, if all the applications are remote the support for those is easily managed in one place with good security!
The applications can be free - although he does have a relatively valid point re: screen size... but I don't think it's too much of an issue!
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How depressing! I thought a plugin called "slashdotter" would've been used to take down web servers =P
"There is NO such thing as patching binary."
Haven't you ever used a decompiler or a hex editor???
Debian sarge uses Exim4 as the default MTA... you can hear that from Martin Michlmayr (project leader @ Debian) or from postfix install instructions for debian at debianhelp.
I didn't realise suse had moved away from sendmail after version 8 though - you learn something new everyday =P
Thank you - it saved me saying that! I wish people would find out what the article is about before posting, even if there were some good relevant posts made above it would be hard to spot them between the completely off topic (and not moded that way) posts!
Errr... okkkk... you must be a debian user (which uses exim) - as an example the following use sendmail as their default MTA:
Solaris
HP-UX
RedHat
Suse
Slackware
As I said, they must be trying to get away from the "patchy" image, from the current site there are arguments against the name, and other places saying that it's a legend (see 1995).
However, they certainly used to say "a patchy" was where the name came from - and I believe that the new reason (respect for american indians) is a cover up =P
Did anyone try this with Firefox? I tried with FF 1.5 and it didn't work =/
I wonder how many web sites registration processess will get broken due to port 25 blocking? After all, php on linux/unix uses sendmail for it's mail function.
Hence the name, of course - Apache is "a patchy" webserver, as it started off life as a bunch of patches to NCSA httpd.
Well according to the Apache group this isn't actually true, although I believe it is - I just think they're trying to get away from the original meaning of the name.
In relation to the parent post, if I remember correctly they started creating Apache as NCSA had stopped being developed.
Haven't you ever used the mail function of php on linux/unix? That still uses sendmail. Infact I still use sendmail in shell scripts all the time. Considering how old sendmail is and the fact that people, even those as big as php, still use it I don't think the statement that the e-mail revolution happened despite it is fair - just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's bad.
I'm officially requesting /. change it's name to /FUD!
/var/cache/yum/, if the file is already downloaded it will not download it again, it will only redownload the repomd.xml file again and continue. A useful distinction is the progress bars "###" & "===", the first is reading and the second is downloading.
"yum has no local cache search, no download resuming..."
The local cache for yum is located in
yum is very strict on how to handle errors and personally if I was getting a kernel upgrade (or something else important) via yum I would definately want it to be careful! This is mentioned in the YumTodont - the discussion linked from the YumTodont gives some good insight on the topic aswell.
Haydn.
I'm 29 so a little older than 16-24, but way under 50 and just about everyone I know (incl those who have never known about the previous apple vs apple court cases) know who The Beatles record label were... perhaps that's because I'm British though...
How can you type while using the powerglove mouse without moving the cursor & clicking away??
You may be interested to know that as of kernel 2.6.16, nfs now supports 1mb read/writes, previously it was only 64kb. This brings it inline with Solaris (if you have any solaris boxes on the network) and will help reduce the protocol & context switch overheads.
Haydn.
Actually there's a Treo 700P (palm based) which is coming out this year (perhaps may?) check the treocentral forums for more info.
"I haven't used the windows mobile treos, but the palm treos are heavy with small keyboards. The units don't multitask well - and they CRASH. I've never hada blackberry crash - treos freeze up all the time."
FUD!! Treo's crash due to 3rd party applications (at least with up to date firmware and default applications). If you get a crash on a Treo you can dial #*377 (code is dependent on Treo type) and it will tell you what application crashed it - remove the 3rd party app that's crashing your system and your fine again! The main reason why the palm Treo's are so good is that there are loads of 3rd party apps, however a lot have been written by hobbyists or for previous versions of Palm OS - why do people keep blaming Palm for other peoples errors?
If I put a cron job on my Linux box doing an init 0 every 5 minutes does this mean Linux is unstable??
Yes it does, have a look at chattermail as an example. Do a google search on "treo 650 push mail" for more alternatives.
Personally I love the Treo 650, but I'm a techie. While I believe the quality & functionality of the Treo far outweighs that of the blackberry I can see why the blackberry sales are better in comparison. Most execs I've met wouldn't know how to turn on a Treo let alone get their e-mail on it, the iPod is another good example of ease of use winning through.
Having said that, perhaps the 700w (and subsequent Windows versions) will help with the learning curve for execs.
Just as I thought we were recovering from the dot com bubble burst this happens! Glad I don't have much invested!
From TFA:
"Sun has spent the last 18 months trying to make this happen. First, it battled the basic logistics behind creating a massive publicly accessible cluster, then it battled the government. Regulators didn't care for the idea that rogue nations could log on to the Sun cluster and design nuclear weapons or run dirty bomb simulations in their spare time."
"Sun has managed to assuage the government's fears by making the initial Sun grid a US thang only."
"Sun does plan to open the grid up to international customers one day."
"The grid that US customers find will be less ambitious than the one originally promised by Sun. Instead of myriad centers with 5,000 dual-core CPUs each, Sun will open one center with "less than" 5,000 dual-core CPUs."
So they were planning for it to be international with 5000 CPUs... and now it's US only and it's less than 5000 CPUs? Wow now that's what I call a suprise!
Errr... of course nobody builds their own Ferrari... it's a brand, if I "built my own Ferarri" it would be a Ferarri replica! If I build my own rig, does that mean it's an Alienware replica??? Of course not... will it out perform an Alienware box... perhaps.
"Maybe Luke will lose his memory just before the droids arrive. That'd make it work."
I'm so looking forward that series, I hear it will be called a "New Dope" =P
Personally I didn't think this review was worth the read... does this guy actually know anything about linux? Fro example he states:
"Basically a new kernel was required because of a glitch with the default kernel and non-gpl drivers."
Yes - nVidia have non-gpl drivers which is why they're not included in the distro, however a new kernel is NOT required to install them. When installing the nVidia drivers they install script will try and download the driver module for the correct kernel via ftp, if there are no drivers on the ftp site for your kernel then it will compile them. This requires the kernel source, which Fedora doesn't install by default (something I think it should do but anyway). If you install the kernel source rpm the nVidia drivers will install fine with the default kernel.
The MP3 issue is the same, the MP3 format is not free all over the world - therefore it is not included as default. If you can legally use the MP3 format where you are doing a "yum install xmms-mp3" (if you use xmms) is hardly a problem... although perhaps they should have an option during installation asking if you can legally use MP3's and do it for you.
Also there's no mention of disk partitioning, did the user just choose auto partitioning? Someone I know tried FC5 last night and had problems with overlapping cylinders and not being able to create 4 primary partitions. Sounds like there's a few bugs in the version of disk druid - still not a problem if you use the emergency shell (ctrl-alt-f2) and use fdisk and return with ctrl-alt-f7 to tell disk druid which partitions you want as which.
From TFA it seems like this reviewer is more concerned with nice eye candy (downloading a wallpaper etc) than actually writing the review... perhaps he should move back to Windows if that's the case!
You are allowed to sell just the paper license if you want and keep the CD - of course you will no longer have the right to use that CD unless you have another license. It's perfectly legal to have only 1 copy of the Windows media but multiple licenses!
OK, either gates doesn't know anything about computing, which he obviously does starting M$ etc... He's getting old (possible, but unlikely)... or it's just FUD to try and sell the new MS based products over there instead:
... and with a tiny little screen," Gates said at the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in suburban Washington.
"The last thing you want to do for a shared use computer is have it be something without a disk
"Hardware is a small part of the cost" of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
Firstly, not having a disk is a perfect way to save money in a shared environment. These things aren't going to get perfectly looked after in the harsh living conditions some of these developing countries, and crime is common place. The hardware needs to be as cheap as possible so that if it gets damaged it can easily be replaced (straight swap instead of support needed) and to deter the thought of stealing them - imagine the security costs for all the computer ctr's in the developing world - further with regards to support, if all the applications are remote the support for those is easily managed in one place with good security!
The applications can be free - although he does have a relatively valid point re: screen size... but I don't think it's too much of an issue!