Slackware 9 is DA BOMB
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Well, I haven't got Slackware 9 yet (getting ADSL in a month :yippee-emoticon: ), but I have Slack8.1, and I think it rulez. Was a bit cranky to install though, but for the rest I like it... Unfortunately it doesn't have ntfsresize built into the setup though, but that's not impossible to do by yourself - just the hassle factor. Paul ;)
Now if only they'd let us have duct tape and lighter fluid - that'd shut the little turds up. - David Wulff on Spammers
Paul van der Walt wrote: getting ADSL in a month :mad: Our ADSL here is capped to 3gb a month, no good for me. My stats for the last 24 hours. 1.1gb up, 1.1gb down running a poor dual ISDN connection flat. Quick math tells me I'll have ADSL for only 36 hours before I get capped LOL. I just installed on VMWare for the time being as I dont have another PC. But it runs rather well. X is a bit slow though. Paul van der Walt wrote: think it rulez Me too, took 5 minutes to convert me from any other distro. I just wanted a no bull development distro, and it is exactly that. Linux kernel has also matured alot, so much that the sources arent even included on the cd :) They have a bunch of precompiled ones on the CD though. I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: How's weather down there in SA? Rainy in Cape Town today. Waiting for my towel to dry after I left it in the window sill last nite when it started raining, still not cold enough to justify a heater though. ;P I'm meant to be studying though, but just cant get into studying after 6 years of working... Any tips? I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
leppie wrote: I'm meant to be studying though, but just cant get into studying after 6 years of working... Any tips? Sure, turn off the computer....... Sounds tough but try it, when you do it will help keep your mind on what you need it to be. -Nick Parker
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. - Samuel Johnson
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leppie wrote: I'm meant to be studying though, but just cant get into studying after 6 years of working... Any tips? Sure, turn off the computer....... Sounds tough but try it, when you do it will help keep your mind on what you need it to be. -Nick Parker
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. - Samuel Johnson
Nick Parker wrote: Sure, turn off the computer Fat chance ;P Windows XP has been running 2wks 5days 54mins, and no reboot is planned till tomorrow. Maybe I should go to the library early tomorrow. They have PC's there but no internet :) Damn you CP! Just kidding :) I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I was only away from studies for a year, so I didn't have much problem being assimilated by the system again. The only thing I can recommend is to put all the work away, don't even give it a thought if that's possible. If you're working in parallel with your studies, I imagine that can be quite hard. I have liitle odd web work on the side, nothin major. My course is also a bit messy. I want to do Enginering Sciences, but they are forcing me to finish up my final year of a Business Economics degree. I'm taking 2 1st year enginering subjects though (Engeniring math and CS). The problems is I'm not remotely interested in Economics and all that jazz, and the CS and math (to a degree) is not that hard. Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Have you considered working at the university while studying? I did my masters as an assistant professor. I was even lucky enough to get a full salary! In time I hope :) I'm already helping most ppl in the CS class. Phew what a bunch of dumbasses! You would think that 3 years of pascal at school level would have tought them at least the basics of programming, but NO. ;P I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
leppie wrote: Phew what a bunch of dumbasses! :laugh: Just don't tell them though. I accidently hinted that to a student, and he didn't take it well I've heard afterwards. The last thing you want is a bunch of angry students after you. They can, and will, make your life miserable, if they so desire. Let the councellors tell the students that they're stupid. Let them take the heat, they're paid for it. :-D -- Shine, enlighten me - shine Shine, awaken me - shine Shine for all your suffering - shine
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leppie wrote: Phew what a bunch of dumbasses! :laugh: Just don't tell them though. I accidently hinted that to a student, and he didn't take it well I've heard afterwards. The last thing you want is a bunch of angry students after you. They can, and will, make your life miserable, if they so desire. Let the councellors tell the students that they're stupid. Let them take the heat, they're paid for it. :-D -- Shine, enlighten me - shine Shine, awaken me - shine Shine for all your suffering - shine
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Just don't tell them though. I never do. I just tell them, "come on, its easy" and walk away. They can feel stupid by themselve :laugh: I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Just don't tell them though. I never do. I just tell them, "come on, its easy" and walk away. They can feel stupid by themselve :laugh: I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
That's the way to go. They'll grow, or shrink, as persons depending on how you look at it. Either way, it's good for them. To become good at something, one has to work for it. A sentiment not often found in people these days. :( -- Shine, enlighten me - shine Shine, awaken me - shine Shine for all your suffering - shine
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Hi all Just finished downloading Slackware 9. Only 1 650mb CD. All the dev apps you need with none of the crap ussually included with other distros. Install was a bit problematic with scsi, but work flawlessly 2nd try. It even sports the new xfree 4.3 and kde 3.1 (im using what they call the redmond theme, heck i cant even notice the difference now ;P ). I would recommend this to anyone! No wonder those *nix ppl always swore by slackware. This is the easiest link I have found. http://media.punkmac.com/slackware-9.0-iso/slackware-9.0-install.iso[^] I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Slack 9 Rocks!!! Serve it up with a side of Dropline Gnome and yer stylin'. You'd never believe it's free software. :omg: Highly recommended!!! :-D Plus, Slackware makes you smarter. Josh Knox
Josh Knox wrote: Plus, Slackware makes you smarter. Yeah, I had to figure out the KDevelop 3 included is real Alpha, and there is a bug that is hopefully now fixed with the CVS checkout im doing. :wtf: I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Josh Knox wrote: Plus, Slackware makes you smarter. Yeah, I had to figure out the KDevelop 3 included is real Alpha, and there is a bug that is hopefully now fixed with the CVS checkout im doing. :wtf: I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
Is KDevelop 3 any good otherwise? v1 and 2 were pretty weak.. :| -- Shine, enlighten me - shine Shine, awaken me - shine Shine for all your suffering - shine
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Is KDevelop 3 any good otherwise? v1 and 2 were pretty weak.. :| -- Shine, enlighten me - shine Shine, awaken me - shine Shine for all your suffering - shine
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Is KDevelop 3 any good otherwise? v1 and 2 were pretty weak What comes with Slackware looks good indeed. 2 is not so bad though. Just cant figure out how to set breakpoints yet :mad: I'm building the latest ver 3 CVS checkout now (no wonder people are moving to .NET, these builds take ages). The new UI layout (IDEA) is also pretty kewl, but you really need 1024x768 or above. There are many bugs still, hopefully they have fixed the annoying ones. All in all, I rate it rather good. I do miss the VS.NET integrated debugger though. I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Is KDevelop 3 any good otherwise? v1 and 2 were pretty weak What comes with Slackware looks good indeed. 2 is not so bad though. Just cant figure out how to set breakpoints yet :mad: I'm building the latest ver 3 CVS checkout now (no wonder people are moving to .NET, these builds take ages). The new UI layout (IDEA) is also pretty kewl, but you really need 1024x768 or above. There are many bugs still, hopefully they have fixed the annoying ones. All in all, I rate it rather good. I do miss the VS.NET integrated debugger though. I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
leppie wrote: no wonder people are moving to .NET, these builds take ages Edit the makefiles and remove all
-Wall. Heck, remove all-Wxxx. That'll keep the compiler from doing unnecessary semantic checks which is completly a waste of time unless you're developing Kdevelop yourself.. :) You could also try building the code using paralellization tricks in make. On a uniprocessor machine, runmake -j5. This'll makemakerun at most 5 paralell compilers. Apparently, 5 is a good number for uniprocessor systems, don't ask me why :) leppie wrote: The new UI layout (IDEA) is also pretty kewl, but you really need 1024x768 or above. You've got less than 1024x768? :~ Are you running it on a laptop or what? :) Hmm.. I think I'll boot up my debian installation and have a go at Kdevelop (if it's available as a package that is) -- Shine, enlighten me - shine Shine, awaken me - shine Shine for all your suffering - shine -
Josh Knox wrote: Plus, Slackware makes you smarter. Yeah, I had to figure out the KDevelop 3 included is real Alpha, and there is a bug that is hopefully now fixed with the CVS checkout im doing. :wtf: I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02