Re: [Discuss] Class action against "Secure Boot"

2012-06-27 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 06/26/2012 08:18 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On 6/26/2012 2:41 AM, Derek Martin wrote: >> Easy. Neither the permanence of affixment of its parts, nor the >> inability to upgrade them relate at all to whether or not a device is >> a general purpose computer. That is purely a function of its >> h

[Discuss] RedHat Summit @ Hynnes

2012-06-27 Thread Bill Ricker
Anyone else going ? -- Bill @n1vux bill.n1...@gmail.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Woodward
We've heard the ads on the radio for and against the "Right to Repair" law. This is a law that is intended to require automobile manufacturers to publish the technical specifications and the codes that the computers in your car produce for troubleshooting and repair. I was thinking, what about

Re: [Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread Drew Van Zandt
Increases the barrier to entry in business. That's bad for small businesses, matters less for large ones. * Drew Van Zandt Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST * On Wed, Jun 27,

Re: [Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread Jack Coats
What I would like to see is the Maker: Culture extend itself into the corporate culture. If car's don't come with source code but someone that is a 'believer' can do a tear down, do an 'open source rebuild', only using the information gleaned, but not hacking the computer itself. Then making an '

[Discuss] Gnu/Linux, PHP, PostgreSQL help at a non-profit

2012-06-27 Thread Eric Chadbourne
Hi All, This is "Eric C" who's been posting to the list for a while but this time with his work hat on. Nothing is locked in, but I might be looking for a mid to upper level programmer with experience in PHP and PostgreSQL. I have a project that I need a hand with as my plate is currently full.

[Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it

2012-06-27 Thread aldo albanese
Hi, I have a large text file, about 9 gig.  I would like to insert a text at the end of the file without open it, is it possible? I'm reading about sed command but is giving some errors.  This is what I'm using as syntax sed 'textaaa' filename.  Thanks, Aldo 

Re: [Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it

2012-06-27 Thread Gregory Boyce
Sounds like you just want to append. echo "text to append" >> filename.txt a single > overwrites the file. double > appends to the end of the file. On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:00 PM, aldo albanese wrote: > Hi, > I have a large text file, about 9 gig.  I would like to insert a text at the > end

Re: [Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it

2012-06-27 Thread aldo albanese
Hi Greg, I appreciated you fast response.   when I execute the following  echo "Un!sphere8" >> '/user/filename.txt' I get this message bash: !sphere875": event not found.  unusual, it takes the "Un" from the error given. Aldo From: Gregory Boyce To: aldo alban

Re: [Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it

2012-06-27 Thread Ben Eisenbraun
Hi Aldo, > Hi Greg, > I appreciated you fast response.   > when I execute the following  > echo "Un!sphere8" >> '/user/filename.txt' ! is a reserved word in the shell. 'man bash' for the rest of them. Instead use one of: echo Un\!sphere8 >> '/user/filename.txt' echo 'Un!sphere8' >> '/user/filen

Re: [Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it

2012-06-27 Thread aldo albanese
Ben, it worked,  thank you guys. Aldo From: Ben Eisenbraun To: aldo albanese Cc: Gregory Boyce ; "discuss@blu.org" Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it Hi Aldo, > Hi Greg, > I apprecia

Re: [Discuss] insert text in a large file without open it

2012-06-27 Thread Gregory Boyce
Try ' quotes instead of ". ! Has special shell meanings. On Jun 27, 2012 3:09 PM, "aldo albanese" wrote: > Hi Greg, > I appreciated you fast response. > when I execute the following > echo "Un!sphere8" >> '/user/filename.txt' > I get this message > bash: !sphere875": event not found. unusual, i

Re: [Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread john saylor
hi On 6/27/12, Jack Coats wrote: > What I would like to see is the Maker: Culture extend itself into the > corporate culture. this will never happen. these groups have very different goals. think about what happened [and continues to happen] to the network as it gets 'monetized' ... [hint: corpo

Re: [Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Woodward
On 06/27/2012 09:06 AM, Drew Van Zandt wrote: Increases the barrier to entry in business. I took some to think about this response, and the more I think about it, the more I see it as FUD. This is the type of answer corporations that want to extend their control over our property give. Seeing a

Re: [Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread Drew Van Zandt
To require things to be documented, you have to specify WHAT documents. Anything you don't specify won't be documented. Have you ever done a pro hardware design? The documentation is different at every single place I have worked. The systems are often proprietary file output. Paper schematics?

Re: [Discuss] [semi-OT] "Right to Own" law

2012-06-27 Thread Mark Woodward
On 06/27/2012 03:40 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote: To require things to be documented, you have to specify WHAT documents. Anything you don't specify won't be documented. Well, like I said in the original post, it takes technical savvy to define this, however, most things are public public designs. T

Re: [Discuss] Class action against "Secure Boot"

2012-06-27 Thread Richard Pieri
On 6/27/2012 7:24 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: IMHO, tablets are computers. However, when you look at mobile phones, Smartphones are primarily tablet devices with communications features in contrast many cell phones have chips and software in them, but they are phones with computers. Cars have had co

Re: [Discuss] Class action against "Secure Boot"

2012-06-27 Thread Derek Martin
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 08:18:06PM -0400, Richard Pieri wrote: > On 6/26/2012 2:41 AM, Derek Martin wrote: > >Easy. Neither the permanence of affixment of its parts, nor the > >inability to upgrade them relate at all to whether or not a device is > >a general purpose computer. That is purely a fu

Re: [Discuss] Class action against "Secure Boot"

2012-06-27 Thread Derek Martin
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 07:26:28PM -0400, Richard Pieri wrote: > Which takes me back to the start of this. If you want a computer > then buy a computer. Don't buy a Ferrari and expect to be able to > run Diablo 3 on it. But DO expect an iPhone to run Diablo 3. It runs all sorts of other games