Re: [DNG] vi for beginners

2015-07-16 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> Is this still the mailinglist which is about the OPERATING SYSTEM devuan? Yes, and on mailing lists, we don't top-post. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng

Re: [DNG] *****SPAM***** Re: C string handling

2015-08-22 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> > from my legitimate IP > 0.0 RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL RBL: SORBS: sent directly from dynamic IP address >[82.216.6.62 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] Note the 'dynamic'. I wouldn't quite take this personally, and I doubt anyone on the list is to blame for that, with the po

Re: [DNG] *****SPAM***** Re: C string handling

2015-08-22 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> My address sometimes gets blocked as coming from a dynamically > assigned IP address, even though the IP address is a static address. Okay, that's odd. But what could the ISP do about it? > list services that use PBL are not a good idea and serve the interests > that are exactly opposite to the

Re: [DNG] Purpose of an OS: was network device naming (was: What can I do after netman?)

2015-09-29 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> > The whole point of having 'an operating system' > > is that it provides an abstract interface userspace software can use > > to interact with the physical components of a different computer > > according to the functions they're supposed to be provide, regardless > > of the way this particular

Re: [DNG] OpenRC: was s6-rc, a s6-based service manager for Unix systems

2015-09-29 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> OpenRC? I just don't get it. OpenRC is twisted because Linux people [are said to] not understand BSD; Here's a median-length rc.d script (the one for inetd) | #!/bin/sh | # | # $NetBSD: inetd,v 1.7 2004/08/13 18:08:03 mycroft Exp $ | # | | # PROVIDE: inetd | # REQUIRE: DAEMON LOGIN | # KEYWORD:

Re: [DNG] OpenRC: was s6-rc, a s6-based service manager for Unix systems

2015-09-29 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> what if it's an exploit ? [...] it means the attacker only has to hit > once to cause a denial of service that lasts until some admin can deal > with it I'd pick a one-hit DoS over unlimited attempts to execute code every day. But yes, you're right that it heavily depends on what service we're t

Re: [DNG] OpenRC: was s6-rc, a s6-based service manager for Unix systems

2015-09-29 Thread Timo Buhrmester
On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 06:45:25PM +0200, Laurent Bercot wrote: > On 29/09/2015 17:34, Timo Buhrmester wrote: > >>It can't respawn > >Probably because people don't want this behavior. Auto-respawn only > >makes sense when you're "relying" on bugg

Re: [DNG] Is netman being adopted or was it a waste of time and effort?

2015-11-20 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> > Fatal error: can't create obj/backend.o: No such file or directory > To mention this again: The way to tell git (or any other SCM I've > encountered so far) that an empty directory exists for a reason is to > create a dummy file in this directory and check that into the SCM. I > usually use a f

Re: [DNG] Is netman being adopted or was it a waste of time and effort?

2015-11-20 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> >> > Fatal error: can't create obj/backend.o: No such file or directory > >> create a dummy file in this directory and check that into the SCM. > > Why should the repository have to remember a build system detail? > > Because the build system is part of the code. It would still be preferable if

Re: [DNG] Is netman being adopted or was it a waste of time and effort?

2015-11-20 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> >> >> > Fatal error: can't create obj/backend.o: No such file or directory > >> >> create a dummy file in this directory and check that into the SCM. > >> > Why should the repository have to remember a build system detail? > >> > >> Because the build system is part of the code. > > It would stil

Re: [DNG] Is netman being adopted or was it a waste of time and effort?

2015-11-20 Thread Timo Buhrmester
On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 06:05:00PM +, Rainer Weikusat wrote: > Timo Buhrmester writes: > >> >> >> > Fatal error: can't create obj/backend.o: No such file or directory > >> >> >> create a dummy file in this directory and check that into

Re: [DNG] Is netman being adopted or was it a waste of time and effort?

2015-11-20 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> In order to highlight your flaming. In order to obscure the fact that you have nothing of substance to add. > [Ignores attempt to continue the actual discussion] Welcome to my killfile. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.

Re: [DNG] Experiencing with GtkBuilder

2015-11-24 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> What's left after Qt and Gtk have been removed? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLTK ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng

Re: [DNG] Debianising my uploaded version of netman.

2015-12-14 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> As I use gmail's old webmail interface I'm sorry to hear it. > I would appreciate as to how to properly quote previous mails so > that the format is standard. The convention is to prefix the quoted part with >. Sensible MUAs will identify that as a quote and make it stand out appropriately. ___

Re: [DNG] Which email client can I use to properly quote emails?

2015-12-14 Thread Timo Buhrmester
> What email client do you suggest me to use so that I can properly > quote previous replies? Mutt. > I use gmail's classic webmail interface as my computer lags with the > newer webmail interfaces. Well, todays browsers are huge, I'd expect any webmail interface to feel sluggish. Same goes for T