Distro discusion

[Brent Harding]

Can this be done by telnet if it has to be?
At 08:41 PM 9/28/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Absolutely. You will just use http or FTP option to do that.
>Vic
>
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>have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still
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>Here is the URL:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brent Harding" <bharding at ufw2.com>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:02 PM
>Subject: Re: Distro discusion
>
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>> 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/
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>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Gene Collins" <collins at gene3.cc.iastate.edu>
>> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> >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 at 1tree.net
>> >> >------------------
>> >> >
>> >> >Seek simplicity -- and distrust it.
>> >> > Alfred North Whitehead
>> >> >
>> >> >
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