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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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Paul Evans' <A HREF="../issue67/evans.html">Secret Tools</A> article in June's
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Linux Gazette was revised June 7. The originally-published version was not the
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author's final. If you read the article at the beginning of June, you may want
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to <A HREF="../issue67/evans.html">read it again</A> to see what's been added.
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<center><H3><font color="maroon">Not The Answer Gang</font></H3></center>
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<H3 ALIGN="center">Routers vs. hubs --or-- folksongs and filksongs</H3>
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<p align="right"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><strong>Answered By Iron, Ben Okopnik and
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Chris Gianakopoulos
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
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> [Iron]
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In any case, it's *certainly* a lot more topical than Ben and I
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chatting away about folk songs!
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</STRONG></P>
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
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> [Heather]
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At this point, there are folk songs about free software, but no querent
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has asked about 'em yet.
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</STRONG></P>
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
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> [Chris]
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All right, let's hear those folk songs about free software. What
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instruments do you use. Are teletypes used instead of drums? Are radios
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placed near computers for the melody? (You know -- the tones from the
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speaker) And, of course, who sings those songs? I'll be yet another
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curious querent.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
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[Astute readers will remember that Heather published her own
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autobiographical filksong, <A
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HREF="i../issue67/misc/tag/filksong-programmers-daughter.txt">The
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Programmer's Daughter</A>, in June's Answer Gang. -Iron.]
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<H3 align="left"><img src="../gx/dennis/qbubble.gif"
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>A/C</H3>
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<p align="right"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><strong>Answered By Iron
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<STRONG>i have problem in logging to my A/C. What should i do?</STRONG>
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Iron]
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You have a problem logging into your air conditioner?
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Or is your alternating-current generator is going haywire?
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<H3 align="left"><img src="../gx/dennis/qbubble.gif"
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height="50" width="60" alt="(?) " border="0"
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>Did Microsoft invent Linux?</H3>
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<p align="right"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><strong>Answered by Iron
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<STRONG> Microsoft has endorsed Linux in the past. If you will remember, Linus
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Tovalds developed Linux on a Microsoft research grant using kernel code
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developed in Redmond by Microsoft's famous "Blue Team".
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At the time, no one at Microsoft thought the code was going anywhere so they
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let Linus have it and, of course, the rest is history.
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SO, anytime you fire up Linux, give a hearty thanks to the people who made
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it possible - Bill Gates and his buddies in Redmond.</STRONG>
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Iron]
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Linus has publicly stated several times that he wrote Linux as an
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exercise to learn how to program his 386 CPU. The book _Just for Fun_
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is a biography of him and includes the details. The initial code all
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came out of his head. It was partially a reverse-engineering of Minix,
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combined with adding whatever features were necessary to get Unix
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applications like GNU CC to run.
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If anything, the code may have gone the other way. There are
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allegations that Microsoft has borrowed code from Linux. I won't
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believe it until there's proof (or at least a reasonable specificity of
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what exactly they might have gotten--proof is difficult when you don't
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have the source), but if it's true, it would violate the GPL, which
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forbids GPL'd code from being used in a closed-source project.
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<P> <STRONG>Well I got this statement from the following link:
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<A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/tlkbck/comment/465/0,10732,113210-844545,00.html">
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http://www.zdnet.com/tlkbck/comment/465/0,10732,113210-844545,00.html
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</A></STRONG>
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Iron]
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It's either a joke or the guy doesn't know what he's talking about.
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<H2><I>Linux Gazette</I> spam count</H2>
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<P> I decided to take a spam count this month. The
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<A HREF="../issue46/lg_backpage46.html">last time</A> I did this in 1999, the
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results remained pretty stable from month to month: 28-29% of the mail LG
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received was spam. I was shocked to discover the rates have reversed.
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<P> This month's results are:
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<TR><TH ALIGN="left">Legitimate mail</TH><TD ALIGN="right">226</TD><TD ALIGN="right">30%</TD></TR>
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<TR><TH ALIGN="left">Spam</TH><TD ALIGN="right">324</TD><TD ALIGN="right">70%</TD></TR>
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</TABLE>
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<P> "Legitimate mail" means all mail sent personally to LG or to The Answer
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Gang, even those that were sincere but off-topic, as well as press releases for
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News Bytes and off-topic press releases by companies that normally send stuff to
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News Bytes. "Spam" includes only bulk solicitations.
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<P> And now, on with the spam! (Said to tune of the Red Queen shouting,
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"Off with her head!")
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shorts, jogging suits and other sports garments from us.
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<H3>WE'RE LETTING A MAJOR SECRET OUT OF THE BAG TODAY!</H3>
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<P> The top Legal Consultant in this industry has just developed a literal cash
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place. $500 into $4,000 virtually overnight. And that's just for starters.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
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[I got a letter in a totally unfamiliar language. Thinking it might
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be Turkish, I sent it to my friend Gorkem. -Iron.]
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</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P> Hey Mike,<BR>
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It is indeed Turkish. In case you want to publish it, I am enclosing a
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translation
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<IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/smily.gif" ALT=":-)"
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height="24" width="20" align="middle">
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It is of course pure spam.<BR>
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Gorkem
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<P> Subject: Re: Cinsel problemlerinize son verebilirsiniz.
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<P> Cinsel Problemlere Kalici ve Kesin Cozumler<BR>
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<EM>Decisive and Permanent Solutions to your Sexual Problems</EM><BR>
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Ereksiyon sorunlari, iktidarsizlik, performans arttirma...<BR>
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Erken bosalma sorunlari ve penis buyutme teknikleri<BR>
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<EM>Premature ejaculation problems and penis enlargement techniques</EM><BR>
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(ameliyatsiz/vakumsuz)...<BR>
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<EM>(no operations / no vacuum pumps)</EM><BR>
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Bayanlarda isteksizlik, orgazm sorunlari ve firijitlik...<BR>
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<EM>Low sexual desire, orgasm problems and frigidity in women</EM><BR>
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Turk toplumunun yabanci oldugu cinsellik bilgileri ve seks teknikleri...<BR>
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<EM>Sexuality information that is foreign to the Turkish society and sexual techniques</EM><BR>
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<P> Mutluluklar dilerim.</EM><BR>
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<EM>The wishes of happiness.</EM><BR>
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Saygilarimla,<BR>
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<EM>Respectfully</EM><BR>
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Dr. XXXX XXXX
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of our private association. We are a group of successful
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entrepreneurs with backgrounds specializing in helping
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others achieve financial success.
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<P> Local governments in Florida are considering tougher penalties for traffic
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violators who run red lights.
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<P> Should the fines be doubled?
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<P> To tell Florida officials what you think, click the following link.
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<P> Le nuove estensioni .biz e .info sono state approvate dall ICANN,
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l'authority che regola il sistema dei nomi di dominio.
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Entro il 2001 inoltre sarà disponibile anche l' estensione .eu, richiedi
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il dominio che vuoi adesso, prima che diventi disponibile per la
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registrazione, con il nostro modulo di richiesta.
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L'inizio della registrazione ufficiale è previsto per il 17 di agosto nel
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caso dei domini .info, e per il 31 di ottobre per quelli .biz.
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Tuttavia già fin d'ora puoi pre-registrare il Tuo nome di dominio, in
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questo modo la tua richiesta sarà inviata agli enti registranti prima
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delle altre e avrai cosi più possibilità di ottenere il tuo nome.
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<P> This E-Mail does NOT contain any hype, just facts.
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<P> Happy Linuxing!
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<P> Mike ("Iron") Orr<br>
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Editor, <A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/"><i>Linux Gazette</i></A>, <A
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HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</a>
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Copyright © 2001, the Editors of <I>Linux Gazette</I>.<BR>
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
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Published in Issue 68 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, July 2001</H5>
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