It really comes down to "what do you want to do with it" From your description of yourself as a "computational graphics designer [tongue in cheek] - I design stuff to look good and then I throw code into the mix" there is a set of current "it" skills. They are called gr...

There are risks with any transaction. There is no single answer for every concern. The important thing to consider is the personal tolerance to risk. e.g. I prefer to carry plastic than cash in my pockets. If I loose the wallet I can put a stop payment on the cards but not on the cash. As for on-lin...

What I've always felt is that Puppy is a personal project (Barry's) that we choose to use/support. I don't see Puppy as a "product". But that's me and as Aitch pointed out, it may be different for each person. Some people are trying to "productionize" it through Pupplets and that...

PupGeek wrote:Linux is Communist.

I disagree.

Here are my thoughts:

http://rarsa.blogspot.com/2009/01/open- ... eople.html

And if anyone is even slightly interested in what may be happening with the finest in the field of Windows freeware, ...(like AbiWord, OO etc). It is important to note that Free Software is not the same as Freeware. Freeware is proprietary software which happens to cost nothing. Free Software may s...

IMO no amount of presentations will offset the damage done when a newbie is told to RTFM or STFW ...I know this for a fact because *I* was a victim of this narrow minded, bigoted attitude.. I wonder if there is anybody that hasn't been subjected to (and resented) the RTMF response. Check slide 7 of...

I live in Canada where we are always aware to the fact that different cultures may interpret the same action differently. For example: In Mexico it is considered extremely rude to say "no thank you" when someone offers some food they prepared? It feels like a personal rejection. "Is t...

puppyite wrote:You may want to consider cutting back a little on the caffeine but YMMV.

Hey, maybe it was lack of... It's 8:00 AM here!

puppyite wrote:I had considered starting a LUG too but I lack the social skills.

You don't really need social skills, trust me. People will come and find their space. Eventually more people will come.

the dreaded command line This is and will continue to be a problem until Linux GUI proponents outnumber CLI bigots (or bigots die out). Here you are adding to the to the misconception. The command line is not a problem. It is a solution. Getting rid of the command line solves nothing. I can help so...

At work Laptop with Windows XP. Not by choice. At home: Main desktop Mint. Secondary desktop Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Notebook Ubuntu 9.04 (here is where I'll experiment with 9.10 soon) I carry puppy around on a USB drive and use it to boot in other computers including the office laptop when I'm not at the o...

Eventhough I haven't used modems under Puppy I can see at least two alternatives that I have used for other modules I do not want: Before starting I need to ask: Is the modem causing conflicts in other OSs? (Windows, ubuntu, etc). If it is, then you may have a problem with the IRQ or one of the othe...

It is interesting how US people think that by saying "president" everyone will understand they mean "The president of the united states of America" Having said that, he's being even "accused" of being "socialist" (note the quotation marks). Linux has also been...

To write a program: think like a computer and then solve the problem the program should solve. We have different approaches. I actually do the opposite. I think of the computer as if it was a "task force". When I'm programming I think in terms of who should do what/who should know what Of...

Rarsa, which one's the troll? :lol: Hi Flash, aarf certainly sounds like a troll looking for an of-topic argument. Calling names and making ridiculous statements. This is an interesting thread and I wouldn't like to get off topic following that bait. I know he's a regular and maybe I'm not privy of...

What do you mean that the modem is being loaded? I've never noticed that. I've never used a modem with puppy ever, and I have never seen a boot slow down due to "probing" modems. I know that you are asking for a solution but let's step back, What is the problem you are trying to address? W...

Re: aarf

Troll alert. Let's hope no-one bites. (no-one has up to now)

Here is my take. You need good math to do some kinds of programming but it is not necessary at all for some other kinds. e.g. A business application requires just the most basic math skils Creating a game rendering engine, requires advanced math Creating the front end for a simulation requires moder...

Oh, but I see that you are single-quoting around the whole thing "export DIALOG='" So you'll need to escape all double quotes. If you want to use single quotes, there are other solutions such as doing the assignment in "steps" First assign the content of the XML to a variable (ch...

alienjeff wrote:[I respectfully disagree, crafty. It's my opinion that they are needlessly over-dressed ...

Then you are not thinking about safety!