November 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] SCO is toast... Novell go get em
by M Harris 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061129165103775 Well, it looks like SCO isn't going to get to use their *evidence* because de judge has slapped them hard with a devastating ruling... basically upholding the lower court's ruling that a sanction is warranted because SCO willfully violated discovery rules. ooops, SCO is toast, and Groklaw is vindicated. Go get em Novell... I'm rooting for you ! (trial coming up) ... and the good news is, you're going to have some new bucks to pursue the case--- from the M$ deal. cool~ huh? Ok Suse fans I have a very serious question for yous guys (and please don't tell me its off topic, cause it aint, so stay in your chair) .... I want to know who puts code into the kernel... please don't laugh... I'm serious. In other words, how in the world can SCO (or anybody else) accuse IBM (as a sole entity) of placing anything willfully into the kernel, when the kernel is not controlled by IBM, and when the kernel is contributed to from kernel developers world-wide...??? How much of the kernel comes from Novell? How much from Shuttleworths folks..??? how much from Redhat...oooops, I mean IBM?? yeah, right.... Look, either the kernel has System V code in it (copyright protected, or patented, or both) or it doesn't. This shouldn't be about discovery rules in a court of law for crying out loud. Either copyrighted code is in the kernel or not, and if so why can't SCO prevail??? (they shouldn't and I don't want them to, just a hypothetical question--) But that is not my real question... my real question is this: How hard would it be to pull M$ hooks out of the kernel (once they're in there) if and when they get discovered a year from now... ? ha-uummm??? Would it take a court order? ---years of litigation? you know... discovery, summary judgment petitions, rules and thousands of pages of B$ .... and all the time M$ has hooks into the kernel... Let's make sure from the top that that does not happen... please? -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Wireless ipw3945 Broadcom 4318
by Jay Smith 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

So this is a long story. I have OpenSuSE 10.1 Remastered on my computer. I have an ipw3945 chip in my computer. I have HORRIBLE range with it. MY computer is an MSI 1034 btw, one of those whitebooks, build it yourself things. Anyways, this 5 ft range really began to bug me so I ordered a new card, thinking that maybe the card is defective. I had the same exact problem. I decided to use a PCMCIA card from Linksys with the Broadcom 4318 drivers. Still no luck. I began to notice something though, my wireless is controlled by a button on the shell of my computer. when the button is off, wireless stops working COMPLETELY. Neither the Linksys nor the Intel wireless works, When I turn it on, it works... but with horrible range. Could it be a problem with my setup? I figure that there is something with my computer's way of handling wireless devices all together. Anyone have any idea on how I can imporve my wireless? Thanks all. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Installation source
by Erik Jakobsen 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hi. I have installed the SUSE - Linux - 10.1 Remastered version here. Where can I find the most new places for updating my system with Yast Installation Source ? TIA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] smart on 10.2?
by steve reilly 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hi, Is smart no longer in 10.2? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Get rid of zen-updater icon from systray
by Steven Martin 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hi All, I've been googling for a couple of hours now and can't find any references for permanently removing the zen-updater icon from the system tray short of erasing the rpm. I have tried to save the current session with zen-updater removed from the session startup programs and the current programs in the Session dialog, too. When I start gnome, it always uses the default session. I have tried saving the session by giving it a name, but it doesn't show in the gnome session chooser at the login screen. Any clues? Thanks. -- Steven R. Martin Mentor Graphics Corporation 8005 SW Boeckman Road Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777 Phone: 503-685-1837 http://www.mentor.com mailto://steven_martin@mentor.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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file associations at the CLI level?
by Greg Freemyer 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

All, I've just had a Windows users/programmer ask me a question that's new to me. Apparently in Windows if you have a command prompt the file extension associations work. Thus if you have a .html file in the current directory, you can just type the name of the file and hit return. The command interpreter figures out there is an application associated with and launches the associated file. In this case an Internet Browser gets launched. In linux I know files can start with #!/bin/sh etc. and cause various interpreters to be launched. Is there a way to cause an html file to auto launch a browser. And if so is there a way to do it if you don't know the full path of the browser. ie. we just want to say, shell launch default Internet Browser. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century

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[opensuse] printer problems, again
by Doug McGarrett 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Actually, I wrote, and goofed on the address: (I have probably broken the thread, but I don't know how not to. It's my thread anyway, so I guess I can chew thru it if I have to.) > It drives me crazy. I can't seem to print from Suse 9.3. My main machine > is down with unknown problems, and I have only the Suse machine. I brought > the HP 970 Cxi color printer over, plugged it in, Suse found new hardware, > printed most of a test page, and then decided to spit everything out and > not touch it again. > > Running on USB, but I can try parallel. When I tell it to print, nothing > happens. > > When I go to YaST, it comes up with parallel printer checked, and I > move it to USB --altho there are a lot of USB's available, and I don't > know what any of them stand for. When I go to test, it either prints in > very light print, or not at all, altho paper comes out. But when I try to > print from KMail, nothing at all happens. > > Would it make more sense to go to parallel print? I can do that. This > machine printed fine to a parallel HP Laser Jet when I had 10.0 on it, > now it won't print over that length of cable, so I moved the other (color) > printer right next to the machine, and plugged in USB. Since the XP > machine is down, I really need a system that can reliably print. What can > I do to find out what the problem is and fix it? > > I'm using a Fry's computer with an additional 512 MB RAM, everything else > is like I bought it, without an OS installed, about a year ago. > > Thanx for any help-- > > doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] hp printer problem
by Primm 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine. Google and linuxprinting.org drew a blank. Can anyone help? Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] FBI are stealing from suspects
by poor destiny 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

I live in the San Fancisco/bay area where employees of the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI steal from suspects. They also poison pets, tamper with cars and use gang members to harras suspects. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] xmms little but annoying problem
by Sergey Mkrtchyan 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Hi List, I usually left xmms open on one of my desktops and want it to come each time I boot into system. It used to work, but now every time I boot, xmms is on my both screens and I have to do manually RightClick -> To Desktop -> Desktop 1. That is really killing, and after that when I reboot to system it is again on both desktops. It used to work as I wish, don't know what made it to change it's mind. Is there any way to get it back? Thanks. Sergey -- A----T Sergey Mkrtchyan, C---G Master Student, G-C Department Of Molecular Physics, T---A Faculty Of Physics, Yerevan State University A----T e-mail: mksergey[at]freenet[dot]am G---C ____________________________________________ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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