Take a CLOSER look.

1,095 registered users | 1 active user | 2 LpH | Statistics
Login | Create New User

Welcome to IWETHEY!

Post #185,884 by folkert 12/2/04 11:27:08 PM Reply	Take a CLOSER look. You'll see one of them is YOUR machine. Sheesh. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link\|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp\|source] Here is an example: [link\|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/\|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
Post #185,886 by pwhysall 12/2/04 11:34:49 PM Reply	...which has a custom kernel... ...which makes it not "most" distros :-) Speaking of. I really ought to get a stock kernel on there. I'm firmly in the "rolling your own kernels is a waste of time unless it's unavoidable" camp ,these days. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home]
Post #185,889 by Another Scott 12/2/04 11:57:24 PM Reply	Shhhhush. You'll wake the UnixMonster. Er, actually, that might not be a bad idea... :-( Cheers, Scott.
Post #185,897 by broomberg 12/3/04 6:54:55 AM Reply	But NONE of mine are
Post #185,899 by pwhysall 12/3/04 7:09:59 AM Reply	Fairynuff. SuSE and Mandrake, IIRC, brand their kernels, as does (did, once, I saw it, honest) Red Hat. And if they've STOPPED doing it, then, why, I shall have to start a campaign to get them to START doing it. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home]

Firefox installation - (tuberculosis) - (72) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:36 AM EDT

Er, no... - (admin) - (24) - Nov. 29, 2004, 02:55:08 PM EST

No, his point is well taken. - (jake123) - (10) - Nov. 29, 2004, 02:57:36 PM EST

Missed mine. - (admin) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:00:25 PM EST

That may very well be - (jake123) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:21:23 PM EST

But like I said - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:40:14 PM EST

There should be a standard desktop place to get new apps. - (Another Scott) - (6) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:06:51 PM EST

Very odd. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:16:54 PM EST

I'll try again and report back. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:17:45 PM EST

Results of trying apt-get for Privoxy on ProMEPIS. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 07:32:52 PM EST

apt-get update doesn't do much. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:33:08 PM EST

Check out... - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:58:13 PM EST

Thanks. I always appreciate your help. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 11:14:50 PM EST

zsh: command not found: apt-get - (tuberculosis) - (12) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:52 AM EDT

apt-get is a Debian thinger. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:52:32 PM EST

That still isn't the point. - (admin) - (9) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:07:56 PM EST

Does not compute - (tuberculosis) - (8) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:59 AM EDT

Hand waving. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:25:45 PM EST

You don't manage the machine. - (folkert) - (6) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:25:13 PM EST

You guys are all confused - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:01 AM EDT

Now, come on Todd. - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:07:43 PM EST

Here's how to get Firefox on RedHat 7.2. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:25:19 PM EST

Wha??? - (Yendor) - (1) - Nov. 30, 2004, 09:30:46 AM EST

Danke. I looked a bit, but not enough I guess. :-/ -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 30, 2004, 09:48:22 AM EST

fink runs fine on my mac? - (daemon) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:44:27 PM EST

I wondered when the change would happen. -NT - (folkert) - Dec. 16, 2004, 03:40:03 PM EST

Odd. - (imric) - (43) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:06:01 PM EST

False analogy - (tuberculosis) - (42) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:57 AM EDT

On *which* distribution? - (admin) - (21) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:09:43 PM EST

I don't know - (tuberculosis) - (20) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:01 AM EDT

Dunno. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:29:36 PM EST

Only clue I have is original install uses "disco" - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:18 AM EDT

Google says it's RedHat - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:41:55 PM EST

Ha! :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:45:07 PM EST

To finger out your release and distro... - (folkert) - (5) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:59:03 PM EST

RH 7.2 (Enigma). Enigma? You're telling me. - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:03 AM EDT

Now you have to wonder. - (folkert) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 07:47:21 PM EST

Yes, now I wonder what we are running - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:09 AM EDT

Windows XP was released over 3 years ago :P - (altmann) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:28:53 PM EST

Indeed, indeed. - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:35:01 PM EST

Doesn't tell you at the login prompt? - (pwhysall) - (9) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:45:02 AM EST

Really? - (folkert) - (8) - Dec. 2, 2004, 04:50:49 PM EST

You're a primadonna - (pwhysall) - (6) - Dec. 2, 2004, 05:25:40 PM EST

Disagree - (broomberg) - Dec. 2, 2004, 08:05:08 PM EST

Take a CLOSER look. - (folkert) - (4) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:27:08 PM EST

...which has a custom kernel... - (pwhysall) - (3) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:34:49 PM EST

Shhhhush. You'll wake the UnixMonster. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:57:24 PM EST

But NONE of mine are -NT - (broomberg) - (1) - Dec. 3, 2004, 06:54:55 AM EST

Fairynuff. - (pwhysall) - Dec. 3, 2004, 07:09:59 AM EST

Debian? - (imric) - Dec. 2, 2004, 06:20:39 PM EST

It is an apt analogy. - (imric) - (19) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:17:18 PM EST

You're citing 10 year old software - (tuberculosis) - (18) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:03 AM EDT

My sister has a non-working install of Quicktime. On OSX. - (imric) - (17) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:44:49 PM EST

That would be the exceptional case - (tuberculosis) - (6) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:13 AM EDT

*grin* see edited post above -NT - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:36:10 PM EST

I would like to offer you the same evidence. - (folkert) - (4) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:39:57 PM EST

Then tell me how to install firefox - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:58 AM EDT

Holy Crap. - (folkert) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:32:13 PM EST

Looks pretty grim - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:16 AM EDT

If they say... - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:59:28 PM EST

Drag & Drop installation - (SpiceWare) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:04:04 PM EST

Glad - (imric) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:36:55 PM EST

Disk images are easiest - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:08 AM EDT

*shrug* -NT - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:21:11 PM EST

Answers - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:41 AM EDT

Re: Answers - (admin) - (4) - Nov. 29, 2004, 06:40:37 PM EST

Yabut - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:54 AM EDT

OLD, OLD, OLD - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:14:39 PM EST

Gah. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:19:12 PM EST

But... - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:26:37 PM EST

Uninformed tosh, I'm afraid. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:42:15 AM EST

I've now read the whole thread. - (pwhysall) - (1) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:49:44 AM EST

OT: "HEADCRABS!" -NT - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 2, 2004, 07:31:30 PM EST

iwethey.org

I slipped him a fin... on porpoise. I was feeling good. I even dropped a sanddollar in the box for Jerry's squids, for the halibut.
163 ms