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Selling Linux ??
by opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 10:57:05PM -0500, Howard Gibson wrote: > As far as a central computer is concerned, there is no free lunch. > If your users require 256MB each, your four-user machine requires > 1GB of memory. Multiple processors sound to me like a good idea. That's what I mean. If you need 256MB, and you just buy 256MB and put it in one machine. As opposed to buying another case, motherboard, cpu, ethernet card, along with 256MB that you want... Of course, you are limited by physical contraints; so, it's home market thing. -- 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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What are good Firewalls
by mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On November 22, 2003 02:31 pm, Mark Vining wrote: > I have an extra P150 that I am going to set up as a firewall. Are there > any good Debian Packages I should look at? Many people are using Coyote which boots from a floppy. No hard disk or CDRom required. I have been with it for over 3 years on a P-133. All the usual gateway/firewall stuff. URL on request. -- Merv Curley Scarborough, Ont Libranet Linux 2.8 KDE 3.1.4 KMail 1.5.4 -- 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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term display in redhat linux
by jzygmont-tEQKYFGiemxAYG7eUwYNkWD2FQJk+8+b＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

one problem with having ANSI graphics display properly is with the UTF fonts used in RedHat linux since version 8. Many console programs won't display properly like this, the solution i've used for this is to change the /etc/sysconfig/i18n to remove the references to UTF, something like this: LANG="en_CA" SUPPORTED="en_CA:en:en_US:en" SYSFONT="lat0-sun16" SYSFONTACM="iso15" hope this helps with the Xterm question.. -- 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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telnet
by robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > Control-RightMouseButton Some xterm clones/replacements (notably rxvt) don't support this (unfortunately as it is a fantastic feature). > Or call it with a font specification, e.g.: > > xterm -font "-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-*-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*" Or use xrdb to set application defaults for your account. Rob -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. email: robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org, zzbrock at uqconnect.net Linux counter project ID #16440 (http://counter.li.org) "The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens" -Baha'u'llah -- 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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Selling Linux ??
by opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 09:56:58PM -0500, Julian C. Dunn - Lists wrote: > On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 19:24, William Park wrote: > > > 1. Does anyone know who is currently selling (Linux based) > > X-terminals? > > > > X-terminal is the "canonical" solution for many situations. > > And, recent development in PXE network booting makes > > Etherboot, Netboot, Rom-a-matic, LTSP (Linux Terminal Server > > Project), Mknbi-linux, Imggen, ... > > all obsolete. If you have 3c905 (what I have), then you can > > boot over network without above packages. I'm told you can also > > do that with Intel's ethernet card, as expected since PXE is > > Intel spec. > > *Some* of those components would be obsolete with PXE. > Etherboot/Netboot in particular. However LTSP has to do with the > infrastructure on the server-side, so it is by no means obsoleted by > the ability to netboot within the NIC's firmware. But, once you mount NFS root from the remote server, then X-terminal is looking at the same "root filesystem" as it would have from local harddisk. Maintaince/administration is the same. The only "edge" that LTSP brought to the table was network boot. > > 2. Do you think there is much demand for 2, 3, or 4 users logging > > onto single computer? ie. "Linux mainframe". > > > > That is, multiple sets of monitors, keyboards, and mouses hooked > > up to single computer; much like serial terminals, but with XDM. > > This would be primarily aimed at home market, where you want to > > have one computer serving 2, 3, or 4 users, but don't want to > > buy 2, 3, or 4 separate computers. > > Earlier this year a fellow from a company called Display Works (?) did > a presentation at TLUG about how he converted his company's internal > staff to all use diskless X terminals running off a few Compaq servers > running Linux with LTSP. I'm sure someone has the slides from his > presentation sitting around somewhere. X-terminal still requires motherboard, ethernet card, power supply, and case; in other word, still a computer without disks. I meant just connecting second set of monitor/keyboard/mouse to a computer, ie. one motherboard with 2 video cards (for 2 monitors), 2 keyboards (USB), and 2 mouses (USB). I'm wondering if there are market for such things... -- 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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GUI
by reg.hughson-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:13:54 -0500 Anton Markov <anton-F0u+EriZ6ihBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello everyone, > > I am sorry that this discussion has gone so off topic. I should have > never continued this discussion when I noticed it going off to > political grounds. It's just that I am tired of seeing "Microsoft is > evil" every five messages. I know it falls under "Linux advocacy", > but this is a technical list so let's keep the discussion on technical > things. I love seeing links to new proof about the advantages of > switching to Linux. Let's keep it at that. If anyone would like to > continue the current discussion, let's do it off the list. > OMG, finally someone is going to put an end to this. Talk about getting way off topic and way too political. We all know Microsoft is headed by Satan and that should be the end of that. > Thanks. > > JoeHill wrote: > | ...are you high on crack at the moment? That's the only explanation, > other than > | a complete lack of knowledge about legal history, I can come up with > for such an > | absurd statement. > Perhaps I have not researched the topic as throughly as you have. > Now that I re-read my own message I realize that I was exadurating. > > > PS. How do you change the subject of a thread (ex. "Re: Intel (was Re: > [TLUG]: GUI)")? > > - -- > Anton Markov <("anton" + "@" + "truxtar" + "." + "com")> > > GnuPGP Key fingerprint = > 5546 A6E2 1FFB 9BB8 15C3 CE34 46B7 8D93 3AD1 44B4 > > ~ "The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by > success."~ - Some bad guy from 007 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE/ymuiRreNkzrRRLQRAtzNAJwNx36zNg3xfMeHMqFG28MAeidnuQCfVq9/ > /kgDZp9xRaymQe+IJ391phY= > =3Isn > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > 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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telnet
by mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

A lurker returns I just came across a BBS which is accessed with telnet. While the stock telnet in Xterm works, has anyone come across a front end or something with a few more features? A search at sourceforge didn't show anything for Linux. I went through the man page for Xterm but can't see how to change the font size. It is very small now so I think it might be a default setting somewhere else. Cheerio -- Merv Curley Scarborough, Ont Libranet Linux 2.8 KDE 3.1.4 KMail 1.5.4 -- 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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telnet
by c.f.a.johnson-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Merv Curley wrote: > A lurker returns > > I just came across a BBS which is accessed with telnet. While the stock > telnet in Xterm works, has anyone come across a front end or something with > a few more features? A search at sourceforge didn't show anything for > Linux. > > I went through the man page for Xterm but can't see how to change the font > size. It is very small now so I think it might be a default setting > somewhere else. Control-RightMouseButton Or call it with a font specification, e.g.: xterm -font "-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-*-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*" -- Chris F.A. Johnson ================================================================= cfaj-uVmiyxGBW52XDw4h08c5KA at public.gmane.org http://cfaj.freeshell.org -- 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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telnet
by jingsu-26n5VD7DAF2Tm46uYYfjYg＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Depending on your terminal.... if you hold CTRL+RightMouseButton, you get a popup where you can pick relative font sizes (small medium big, etc) On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Merv Curley wrote: > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:01:09 -0500 > From: Merv Curley <mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ at public.gmane.org> > Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org > To: TLUG List <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org> > Subject: [TLUG]: telnet > > A lurker returns > > I just came across a BBS which is accessed with telnet. While the stock > telnet in Xterm works, has anyone come across a front end or something with > a few more features? A search at sourceforge didn't show anything for > Linux. > > I went through the man page for Xterm but can't see how to change the font > size. It is very small now so I think it might be a default setting > somewhere else. -- 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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telnet
by opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 12:01:09AM -0500, Merv Curley wrote: > A lurker returns > > I just came across a BBS which is accessed with telnet. While the > stock telnet in Xterm works, has anyone come across a front end or > something with a few more features? A search at sourceforge didn't > show anything for Linux. > > I went through the man page for Xterm but can't see how to change the > font size. It is very small now so I think it might be a default > setting somewhere else. Huh? What's wrong with xterm -fn ... man xterm -- 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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