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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg＠public.gmane.org 06 Dec '03

06 Dec '03

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Robert Brockway wrote: > In any case I can't see any evidence they have closed. The warning about > Euro patent law has been on their page for months. > > http://www.knoppix.net/ looks alive and well. Yes but it was new to me (why don't they put a date on pages like this ?! - I love to find pages with 'urgent action required' - posted in 1998)) and I got fooled by the small link to knoppix inside it. The page I am referring to is: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/ which is the url the live cd sends you to. Peter -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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european patent horror gallery
by marc-bbkyySd1vPWsTnJN9+BGXg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

Le 5 D?cembre 2003 17:19, Peter L. Peres a ?crit : > Not all in English but I feel that you will manage: > > http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/samples/index.en.html > > Peter > -- > The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org > TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns > How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml Other links: http://eurolinux.org/ http://www.aful.org/index.html -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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M$ to license FAT
by marc-bbkyySd1vPWsTnJN9+BGXg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

Le 5 D?cembre 2003 18:21, James Knott a ?crit : > cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org wrote: > >>As the title says. Impact on Linux ? > > > > If the claims are true, that there are "live" patents still in place on > > FAT, then it is conceivable that there might be patent infringments, or > > at least places where MSFT could _claim_ that there are. > > > > Of course, FAT is pretty much derivative of CP/M filesystems, so it is > > more than likely that any conceivable patents would have to have been > > filed in the '80s, and thus would have, at most, 3 more years to run. > > The only place I use FAT, is on systems that also run Windows. So, if > those partitions are created by Windows and just happen to be accessed > by Linux, would that be a patent violation? I heard that the swap filesystem is build from FAT. Is that true? > > -- > The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org > TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns > How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Justin Zygmont wrote: > what is so useful about this distro anyways, running from a CD is way too > slow, and not at all feasable for much of anything except maybe testing to > see how it is. In any case I can't see any evidence they have closed. The warning about Euro patent law has been on their page for months. http://www.knoppix.net/ looks alive and well. Rob -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by jzygmont-tEQKYFGiemxAYG7eUwYNkWD2FQJk+8+b＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

ya, nice. On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Austin Acton wrote: > On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 21:29, Justin Zygmont wrote: > > heh, suse and others offer an live demo CD, but not the ISOs. This just > > seems similar to me. > > All the more reason to use MandrakeMove, right? ;-) > http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/mandrakemove/ > > Austin > -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by aacton-B71PBEe7S7Y＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 21:29, Justin Zygmont wrote: > heh, suse and others offer an live demo CD, but not the ISOs. This just > seems similar to me. All the more reason to use MandrakeMove, right? ;-) http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/mandrakemove/ Austin -- Austin Acton Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto MandrakeLinux Volunteer Developer, homepage: www.groundstate.ca -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 09:29:22PM -0500, Justin Zygmont wrote: > > Yeah, you're right. Kind of useless. > > heh, suse and others offer an live demo CD, but not the ISOs. This just > seems similar to me. Slackware had "live CD" since the beginning of time. But, do they get any credit? -- William Park, Open Geometry Consulting, <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> Linux solution for data management and processing. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by jzygmont-tEQKYFGiemxAYG7eUwYNkWD2FQJk+8+b＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

> Yeah, you're right. Kind of useless. heh, suse and others offer an live demo CD, but not the ISOs. This just seems similar to me. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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twin wan router
by Kpanchoo-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

hi, i just added a twin router to my network-- xincom XC-DPG402, its got a few cool features including load balancing- anyway i have rogers hi speed internet (up to 4.0Mbps) pro cable and Bell business internet high speed DSL (up to 3.0Mpbs)- together it runs an office of about handles a dynamic DNS with moderate usage. Its been running well so far-- i've been watching the speeds of the two connections-- rogers is pretty amazing-- but for office use, the DSL looks to be a pretty good backup. Kerry -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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C considered harmful: was Debian attacker may have used new exploit
by fraser-Txk5XLRqZ6CsTnJN9+BGXg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

On December 5, 2003 08:26 am, cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org wrote: > > Do people write real software with java or is still just web stuff? > > How do you define "real"? Things like a database servers, web servers, web browsers, email clients, office suites, cad programs, desktop publishing, multimedia processing, games (?), device drivers, etc. It seems to me that java is mostly used as a glue language where there's lots of other choices (perhaps python or perl). -- Fraser Campbell <fraser-Txk5XLRqZ6CsTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org> http://www.wehave.net/ Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Debian GNU/Linux -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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