From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from charger.oldcity.dca.net([207.245.82.76]) (5056 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:08:34 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from wang (ppp-216-158-60-88.cust.oldcity.dca.net [216.158.60.88]) by charger.oldcity.dca.net (8.9.3/8.9.3/DCANET) with SMTP id VAA01883 for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:08:31 -0400 Message-ID: <005c01c029ca$c315eae0$f83b9ed8@wang> From: "Victor Tsaran" To: References: <3.0.6.32.20000927220235.007ba6c0@mail.ufw2.com> Subject: Re: Distro discusion Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 20:41:53 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 List-Id: Absolutely. You will just use http or FTP option to do that. Vic ******* ******* ******* have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still alive! Here is the URL: http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~vtsaran/ ******* ******* ******* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Distro discusion > Wow, when I get a decent network connection, redhat it'll be. Could a > redhat 55.2 box be updated to 6.2 this way? > At 06:05 PM 9/27/00 -0700, you wrote: > > > >For those who would like to know, Redhat offers a similar utility to > >Debian's update. Redhat calls it rpmfind. You specify a word on the command > >line and rpmfind wills earch the database for it, if it finds, it tells you > >allthe dependences, you just hit "download all" option. > >Best, > >Vic > >******* ******* ******* > >have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still > >alive! > >Here is the URL: > >http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~vtsaran/ > >******* ******* ******* > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gene Collins" > >To: > >Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 9:24 AM > >Subject: Re: Distro discusion > > > > > >> Kirk, http://www.linuxdoc.org/ is your documentation friend! There are > >> very explicit howtos out there for hardware and various software. > >> Debian also follows the Sys V. init style. The thing I find most > >> helpful about Debian is that the apt-get installation program manages > >> software dependentcies for you very nicely. If you upgrade gcc for > >> example, apt-get will also upgrade the appropriate libraries. > >> > >> Gene > >> > >> >Personally, the biggest thing that I believe is important on a > >> >distribution is good documentation on where files are placed. Having said > >> >that, I think it is past time for the distributions to discuss this and > >> >commit to following a standard (or two). Certainly there will be > >> >differences in such things as init scripts. After all Slackware uses a > >BSD > >> >style init (more or less) while RedHat uses a SystemV ini (more or less). > >> > > >> >There are advantages to both of them, and that isn't the point. The thing > >> >is that RedHat does place some config files in strange places. If there > >> >was one place to put a given file it would make Linux overall > >> >stronger. There could still be room for each to do its thing for > >> >improvement. (For instance once you say that all init scripts will reside > >> >in rc.d you can choose to follow the redhat method of a directory for > >each > >> >run level and one for the actual scripts. Or you could decide to place > >> >them all in the /etc/rc.d dir.) > >> > > >> >Actually, documentation is the biggest weakness I see in Linux. The fact > >> >is that much of the documentation is great if you already know what your > >> >doing. Some of it is great, and some is lousy. Sometimes knowing whre to > >> >look though can be a major task in the first place. One master document > >> >giving direction on where to look for all network functions would be > >> >nice. One covering all disk subsystems would also go a long way. > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Kirk Wood > >> >Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > >> >------------------ > >> > > >> >Seek simplicity -- and distrust it. > >> > Alfred North Whitehead > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >Speakup mailing list > >> >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup