LinuxQuestions.org - Blog Entries

Red Hat's Missed Opportunity

Posted 10-18-2010 at 04:20 PM by beetleman64 (Sensible World of Linux)
Updated 10-18-2010 at 04:22 PM by beetleman64 (typos)

Tags fedora, linux, red hat, ubuntu

Those of us who use Ubuntu will be aware that Ubuntu has got a "partner repository", a repository which contains proprietary software which, by nature, cannot be included in the main repository. It is an idea which I personally think is excellent, as it allows software which goes against the principals of Open Source to be included for the benefit of standard users.

It's such a good idea that I'm amazed no-one else has copied it. Those who use a distro outwith the Ubuntu...

beetleman64

LQ Newbie

Posted in Uncategorized

Views 979 Comments 0 beetleman64 is offline

Welcome! Bienvenue! Wilkommen!

Posted 10-18-2010 at 01:06 PM by beetleman64 (Sensible World of Linux)

Hello LinuxQuestions.org!

I've been wandering this forum for some time now, and I'm only now beginning to spend some proper time on it. So, here's my new blog. I'll try to update it regularly, and expect a glut of posts as I get through a back-log of issues on my back. My life is fairly hectic, so I won't promise anything, but please have patience.

Also, I welcome comments and I'll do my best to respond to them and, where necessary, either defend or take back my comments....

beetleman64

LQ Newbie

Posted in Uncategorized

Views 548 Comments 0 beetleman64 is offline

Not much to say today.

Posted 10-18-2010 at 10:19 AM by peonuser

Still working on my article for www.instructables.com for a parallel port controlled antenna rotator. While I was at it I thought I might experiment with a pir sensor. Let you know more later.

peonuser

Member

Posted in Uncategorized

Views 525 Comments 0 peonuser is offline

use windows file in Redhat linux

Posted 10-18-2010 at 02:11 AM by Dhinesh.B

hi,
can we access a file from Redhat linux that file has been stored in windows xp, That the system has operting in two os.???

Dhinesh.B

LQ Newbie

Posted in Uncategorized

Views 629 Comments 0 Dhinesh.B is offline

Good day.

Posted 10-17-2010 at 03:56 AM by peonuser

Have nine of my twelve stator coils wrapped for my test generator. Started disassembling old dead ide hard drives for the magnets to work with the coils.

Loving web servers more and more especially for home use. You can develop web pages that will easily work on web based devices such as the android, iphone, ipad, nook, and etc without out use the development packages for those units. If your using thin clients, it makes even more sense to have the apps on the web server. Saves a...

peonuser

Member

Posted in Uncategorized

Views 504 Comments 0 peonuser is offline