Re: Distribution media: was Setting up Ubuntu 8.04.1 development system with no Internet

2008-11-22 Thread Ian Lynch
On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 13:16 +0530, Manish wrote: > Terry Sikes wrote: > > What's the recommended method for setting up an Ubuntu 8.04 system as > > a development station with no Internet access? I installed from CD, > > and got gcc, but no g++, gcj or other goodies. I'd also like to get > > Octa

Re: Distribution media: was Setting up Ubuntu 8.04.1 development system with no Internet

2008-11-22 Thread mr
Thats a _really_ nice idea, they would have to pay a "partner" company to create and distribute the keys though. Sorry for leading this off topic btw. 2008/11/22 Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 13:16 +0530, Manish wrote: > > Terry Sikes wrote: > > > What's the recommended m

Re: Distribution media: was Setting up Ubuntu 8.04.1 development system with no Internet

2008-11-22 Thread Ian Lynch
On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 10:33 +0100, mr wrote: > Thats a _really_ nice idea, they would have to pay a "partner" company > to create and distribute the keys though. I would not have thought there would be a shortage of offers. One partner per country would be enough. I'm sure the Open Source Consorti

Re: Are file permissions in files on external devices silly?

2008-11-22 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 16:19 +, Andrew Sayers wrote: > To address the actual point, security of files on removable media can > only be handled at the hardware level, by making sure bad people don't > steal your disks. Bad guys can be assumed to have root access to at > least one box that they c

help: pythonpackage: gconf-schemas --unregister does not delete everything

2008-11-22 Thread Francesco Fumanti
Hello, I am trying to add gconf schemas to the python package named onboard. The package uses cdbs and python-distutils.mk. The call to gh_gconf in debian/rules generates the corresponding gconf-schemas --register and gconf-schemas --unregister calls in the postinst and prerm scripts. After buil

Re: Are file permissions in files on external devices silly?

2008-11-22 Thread tchomby
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 09:43:16PM +, Sam Tygier wrote: > > The mac os solution is to have a 'enforce permissions on this device' option > (in the info/properties of the device). maybe this could be implemented in a > similar way to the .is_audio_player file [0]. A checkbox in the propertie

Linux tearing up your Harddrive? FUD?

2008-11-22 Thread Chris
I keep on hearing about how this bug has never been fixed, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695 Is this just Linux FUD being spread around? Or is this a "real" bug? -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscr

Re: Are file permissions in files on external devices silly?

2008-11-22 Thread Andrew Sayers
tchomby wrote: > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 09:43:16PM +, Sam Tygier wrote: >> The mac os solution is to have a 'enforce permissions on this device' option >> (in the info/properties of the device). maybe this could be implemented in a >> similar way to the .is_audio_player file [0]. > > A chec

Re: Linux tearing up your Harddrive? FUD?

2008-11-22 Thread Mackenzie Morgan
On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 08:30 -0500, Chris wrote: > I keep on hearing about how this bug has never been fixed, > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695 > > Is this just Linux FUD being spread around? Or is this a "real" bug? The way I understand it, it's technically a ha

Re: Linux tearing up your Harddrive? FUD?

2008-11-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/11/23 Mackenzie Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 08:30 -0500, Chris wrote: >> I keep on hearing about how this bug has never been fixed, >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695 >> >> Is this just Linux FUD being spread around? Or is this a "real

Re: Linux tearing up your Harddrive? FUD?

2008-11-22 Thread Sambit Bikas Pal
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 19:00, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I keep on hearing about how this bug has never been fixed, > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695 > > Is this just Linux FUD being spread around? Or is this a "real" bug? > Most Harddrive manufacturer