Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread jb
Adam Vande More gmail.com> writes: > ... > http://workstuff.tumblr.com/post/19036310553/two-things-that-really-helped- > speed-up-my-mac-and > http://dywypi.org/2012/02/back-on-linux.html > "2) Inactive memory (which is memory that has been recently used but is no longer) is supposed to be sea

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread Michael Powell
Adam Vande More wrote: > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 12:04 AM, jb wrote: > >> If so, should FreeBSD adopt NetBSD's MM subsys, or just improve itself >> surgically ? >> > > You ought first establish there is a problem. What you have cited is > recently reinvigorated trend that has taken on the air

Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No module named wnck I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named something like py27-wnck, but am unable to trace any such. Can anyone point me in the right dire

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC), Walter Hurry wrote: > I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the > following Python error: > > ImportError: No module named wnck > > I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named > something like py27-w

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Rod Person
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: > I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting > the following Python error: > > ImportError: No module named wnck > > I believe that this should be supplied by a a package or port named > something like py27-w

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) > Walter Hurry wrote: > >> I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the >> following Python error: >> >> ImportError: No module named wnck >> >> I believe that this shoul

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I'm getting the following Python error: ImportError: No module named wnck I b

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread RW
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:32:39 + (UTC) jb wrote: > Adam Vande More gmail.com> writes: > > > ... > > http://workstuff.tumblr.com/post/19036310553/two-things-that-really-helped- > > speed-up-my-mac-and > > http://dywypi.org/2012/02/back-on-linux.html > > > > "2) Inactive memory (which is memo

Re: FreeBSD vice OS X memory management

2012-04-26 Thread jb
RW googlemail.com> writes: > ... > > ... > > "2) Inactive memory (which is memory that has been recently used but > > is no longer) is supposed to be seamlessly reclaimed automatically by > > the OS when needed for new programs. In practice, I’ve found that > > this isn’t the case, and my system

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread David Brodbeck
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Polytropon wrote: > Thanks for that article, it's really sad. One of the main > problems is (in my opinion) that GENERIC SKILLS aren't > recognozed with the big importane they have. This applies to hiring as well as education. When they read a job application, H

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread Chad Perrin
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 02:45:53PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: > > Generic skills aren't recognized because they're hard to judge and > test for. People want quantifiable, objective things to weed out > applicants. This is also why credit scoring has become so popular -- > sure, someone's credi

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:29:44 -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:23 -0400, Rod Person wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:37:44 + (UTC) >>> Walter Hurry wrote: >>> I'm trying to get screenlets up and running on 9.0, but I

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Rod Person
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: > > Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. > I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept notes in > case any other soul needs assistance. > > What a suerb list!. As I gain experience with FreeBSD I hope I

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread Jerry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:52:56 -0600 Chad Perrin articulated: >On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 02:45:53PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: >> >> Generic skills aren't recognized because they're hard to judge and >> test for. People want quantifiable, objective things to weed out >> applicants. This is also w

Installing VMware Tools on FreeBSD 9, amd64

2012-04-26 Thread Forrest Aldrich
I've installed the compat6x libraries and made a symlink to /lib for libc.so.6 as per some docs I found; however, the vmware tools installation is still failing with: Unable to copy the source file /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/binary/FreeBSD8.0-amd64/vmxnet.ko to the destination file /

HOWTO: FreeBSD ZFS Madness (Boot Environments)

2012-04-26 Thread vermaden
Hi, I have just created new HOWTO [1] on how to use Boot Environments on FreeBSD with new created utility *beadm* that I put on SourceForge [2]. Feel free to send Your ideas/critique about it. [1] http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=31662 [2] https://sourceforge.net/projects/beadm/ Regar

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:35 -0400, Rod Person wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) > Walter Hurry wrote: >> >> Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. >> I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept notes in >> case any other soul needs assistance. >>

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:35 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. I now have screenlets up and running perfectly. I have kept notes in case any oth

Re: Python module wnck?

2012-04-26 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:51:49 -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Walter Hurry wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:35 -0400, Rod Person wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:53 + (UTC) >>> Walter Hurry wrote: Thanks for that link! And thanks to Rod and Poly too. >>

Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U

2012-04-26 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:45:53 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Polytropon wrote: > > Thanks for that article, it's really sad. One of the main > > problems is (in my opinion) that GENERIC SKILLS aren't > > recognozed with the big importane they have. > > This applie