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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Linux User Statistics
by peter＠datadok.no 19 Jun '98

19 Jun '98

>With the exception of SuSE and RedHat <g> alot of Linux userswont have any more >than 1 copy. Hey I also don't keep my old >SuSE disks I give them to friends and even have given 1 to my I think giving away old linux CDs is fairly common practice. I've certainly made it quite routine, meaning I've given away 2 slackwares and 3-4 redhats -- Peter N. M. Hansteen peter(a)datadok.no <A HREF="http://www.datadok.no"><A HREF="http://www.datadok.no</A">http://www.datadok.no</A</A>> Datadokumentasjon A/S, Bredsgaarden 2, N-5003 Bergen, Norway Tel: +47 55 32 08 02 Fax: +47 55 32 14 95 -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Linux User Statistics
by fpawlak＠execpc.com 19 Jun '98

19 Jun '98

Chris, Where did you get these figures? I am under the impression that the total Linux user population is between 5 and 10 million. It is hard to understand that 6 million of that came on board in 1997 alone. Thanks. Frank On Jun 19, 12:58am, Christopher L Miller wrote: > Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Linux User Statistics > > lets say this much, there was an estimated sale of around 6 million copies > of linux in 1997, windows NT only sold 7 Million, so linux is catching up, > > as for the linux netscape, yea it has text overlay problems can't handle > javascript worth a monkey, but things will get better as more people > contribute. > > linux is not really the luxury of windows something s are just better once > you learn to live with allot of beta software, be patient > > > out > Chris > > EOF > > ______________+++= > > At 11:40 PM 6/18/98 -0400, you wrote: > > > >I have found that many computer professionals tend to use Linux at > >home. Most of the people I have spoken with at Netscape tech support > >use Linux. I have also learned that the folks at Godard Spaceflight > >like Linux. Today I was driving to work and saw a Linux bumper > >sticker. (Are you listening S.u.S.E) I am curious to know how many > >people use Linux. Does anybody have statistics on this? How fast is it > >growing? > > > >On a related note, I have found that products like the Netscape > >Communicator are not fully functional on Linux. For example, I was > >using Netscape on windows NT and found a neat page that had really cool > >mouseover Java Script. This does not seem to work with my Linux version > >of Netscape. If any one else wants to see what I am talking about, > >try: <A HREF="http://www.nokia.com/6100launch/feat_ir.html"><A HREF="http://www.nokia.com/6100launch/feat_ir.html</A">http://www.nokia.com/6100launch/feat_ir.html</A</A>>. under NT when I > >mouse over the parts of the phone the different text sections pop up > >immediately. In Linux I need to click on the parts of the phone. I > >find there are other features that don't exist under the Linux version > >of Netscape. It may be that these features don't exist on any Unix > >versions. It seems to me that if there is a growing Linux user > >community it would be wise of companies such as Netscape to provide > >better functionality than they do. Any thoughts? > > > >Steve > > > >-- > >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > > > > ___________________________________________________ > > Christopher L Miller > Unix system administration / security > <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" > clm(a)hackers.the-core.net > ____________________________________________________ > > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >-- End of excerpt from Christopher L Miller -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Book Recomendations?
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 19 Jun '98

19 Jun '98

check out linux in a nutshell not exactly what your looking for but really really good it's made by O'relly, don't get one of them 900 page books they tend to have allot of useless information out Chris EOF _______________ At 10:49 PM 6/18/98 -0400, you wrote: > >Has anybody read _Inside Linux_? (www.suse.com/Books/LSSC07.html) I am >looking for a good book that is apropreate for the computer professional >who is seeking an overview of Linux at a reasonably sofisticated level. >I would also like to know if there is anything good online regarding >Linux theory. I am particularly interested in how X-Windows works. > >TIA, > >Steve > >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.net ____________________________________________________ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] exmh
by rknebel＠csrlink.net 19 Jun '98

19 Jun '98

Hi, Does anyone know if exmh comes with the 5.2 distribution. Thanks Alot Rick -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] jurix
by satan＠nfinity.com 19 Jun '98

19 Jun '98

I found a German ftp server with Jurix. Jurix isn't maintained anymore, is it? -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] S.u.S.E. 5.2
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 19 Jun '98

19 Jun '98

Actually I would disagree from experience, matrox's Mellinum 1 was an incredible card, the mistique and Milluinum II both failed pretty bad, Might I suggest a good ATI card thanks Chris At 02:41 PM 6/18/98 -0500, you wrote: > >nvidia makes the riva128 board, and overall it is a nice card. Visual >quality in 3d applications is somewhat poor compared to 3dfx and >rendition. Matrox makes, hands down, the nicest 2d board money can >buy. If you are concerned with 3d, then chances are you already have a >3dfx voodoo card, so for 2d I would recommend matrox. It would be worth >waiting a month to get the new matrox g200, which hasn't hit the market >yet but will be here soon. >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.net ____________________________________________________ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] S.u.S.E. 5.2
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 18 Jun '98

18 Jun '98

but you said that the VOODOO rush.. was a full screen card :P Chris At 05:48 PM 6/18/98 -0500, you wrote: > >If you reread my post I think you'll see that I said "Voodoo, voodoo >rush, and voodoo2 cards are made by 3dfx.". While quake, quake2 and >hexen are not true opengl implemetations, the term opengl is still >employed when discussing them. I mentioned in my initial post that a >subset of opengl is used. Don't blame me, blame the gaming community >and the gaming press for misusing the term opengl. The rush is not a >pass through card, it does do 3d in a window, does not use the "voodoo" >chipset, and it's 3d performance is vastly inferior to both the voodoo >and voodoo2. I have owned a voodoo card since January 1997, and >recently purchased a voodoo2, so I am familiar with the product. > >Christopher L Miller wrote: >> >> a correction, >> >> The voodoo RUSH is a chipset designed by 3DFX, it supports rendering in a >> window in fact the rush chipset it used in semi professional 3d graphics, >> the subset of SGI's open GL is called miniGL, >> someone told me that the RUSH is not a pass though card, that I >> cannot confirm, >> >> thanks >> Chris >> >> >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.net ____________________________________________________ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] S.u.S.E. 5.2
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 18 Jun '98

18 Jun '98

a correction, The voodoo RUSH is a chipset designed by 3DFX, it supports rendering in a window in fact the rush chipset it used in semi professional 3d graphics, the subset of SGI's open GL is called miniGL, someone told me that the RUSH is not a pass though card, that I cannot confirm, thanks Chris At 04:00 PM 6/18/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Not even close. The riva is made by nvidia. Voodoo, voodoo rush, and >voodoo2 cards are made by 3dfx. The voodoo and voodoo2 are 3d only >cards, they do not do 2d at all, and they only do fullscreen 3d, not in >a window. 3dfx voodoo and voodoo2 cards outperform any other card in 3d >performance by a factor of 4, but this will soon change as other card >makers rush to play catch up. Voodoo and voodoo2 cards support >microsoft's directX, a subset of sgi's OpenGL, and their own proprietary >api, Glide. > >World Leader Pretend wrote: > >> The RIVA128 is a chip that is in some of the Diamond Cards and the Voodoo card I believe >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.net ____________________________________________________ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] S.u.S.E. 5.2
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 18 Jun '98

18 Jun '98

the voodoo and voodoo2 chipsets are both supported underlinux.,.. #1 quake 1 and 2 #2 mesa apps thanks Chris At 05:28 PM 6/18/98 -0400, you wrote: > >Riva128 is fastest, I do believe. However, it is NOT the chip in the >Voodoo card, but rather is that chip's greatest rival. The chip in the >Voodoo cards is not a "chip" but a chipset called the Voodoo chipset, >made by 3dfx. It is a 3D only solution, and I'm not aware that it is >supported under Linux. Riva128 is a 2D/3D solution, but I believe only >its 2D functions are supported at this time. > >> ATI has been on of the forerunners in releasing specs to make great Xservers for their cards. I believe they are the most supported out of the any brand (feature wise) with xfree86, but I believe the RIVA128 is the fastest, I could be wrong too, I don't know what is new. > >__________________________________________________ > >Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, >made by him who has care of the community. > >-- St. Thomas Aquinas > Summa Theologica > >J. Mark Brooks >Law Offices of J. Mark Brooks >P.O. Box 39 >Randleman, NC 27317 >336.498.2603 >jmbrooks(a)bigfoot.com > >__________________________________________________ >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.net ____________________________________________________ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] netscape
by clm＠hackers.the-core.net 18 Jun '98

18 Jun '98

packates ----> pay ---> commicator or netscape it's one or the other At 10:05 AM 6/18/98 -0700, you wrote: > >Rick Knebel wrote: >> >> I just installed version 5.2 and cannot find netscape. >> Is in on the cdrom? > >you can use kfm to go to netscape's site and dl the latest (4.05) >version. > >Aaron Seelye >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > ___________________________________________________ Christopher L Miller Unix system administration / security <A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net"><A HREF="http://hackers.the-core.net</A">http://hackers.the-core.net</A</A>> "owner / founder" clm(a)hackers.the-core.net ____________________________________________________ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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