Hi all, I'm working on a biscuit-size single-board computer that has a 586-compatible 200mhz CPU, 64mb of RAM and a 256mb flash drive for a hard-disk....
I suggest that you check whether you need heavyweight window manager or X-Window. If you eject them, you may be able to realize lots of memory and hard disk...
Omer Zak
omerz@...
Aug 4, 2004 11:14 am
3755
... OK, your question has two parts, really: 1. Making the distro smaller. This can be done by compiling your distribution from source and taking jsut the...
Gilad Ben-Yossef
gilad@...
Aug 4, 2004 11:18 am
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This is without X-windows... Headless system. Only the very core of X libs are there because Java doesn't like it otherwise (about 6mb of them). Tal ... -- ...
I'm thinking of implementing a fsf sollution for searching a couple of words within a distance bound in a large text file. IE given a large text file, I'm...
... <snip> Well, the algorithm seems heavy (very heavy, in fact) in memory (consider that many times you'll have enough garbage words to expand the database) ...
Moshe Zadka
moshez@...
Aug 8, 2004 3:11 pm
3759
In the August Penguin 2004, there was a trivia contest between a group of nerds and a group of geeks. Since both groups looked to me more or less the same...
Omer Zak
omerz@...
Aug 8, 2004 7:39 pm
3760
... Well, you may go further back than Yoram - lemech, yotzmach (this is probably yidish). I guess also Zalman. Note that personal names are a hit here...
Orna Agmon
ladypine@...
Aug 8, 2004 8:16 pm
3761
... Dweebs come to mind. (if I spell it correctly). ... Well, generally nerds are people who have no social life. Geeks, on the other hand, are people who are...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 9, 2004 6:56 am
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... Or Boris. Considering the number of Russian-enabled computer professionals in Israel, it is not surprising. ... There's also "wierd" ("wierdit" for...
Thanks Gilad! Very helpfull response, I'll give your ideas a shot -- especially the squashfs one. Thanks again, Tal Rotbart On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:18:04 +0300,...
Hi all! I set up a Wiki for Hackers-IL: http://shlomif.il.eu.org/Hackers-IL/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page It is powered by MediaWiki. It took me exactly 5...
... eskimo.iglu.org.il is the new name of {www.,ftp.,}iglu.org.il. Regards, Shlomi Fish ... -- ... Shlomi Fish shlomif@... Homepage:...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 12, 2004 7:33 am
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... Which means it's Hamakor's. I am entirely not convinced that setting up a wiki for hackers-il is an appropriate user for it. Convince me? Cheers, Muli -- ...
... Fair enough. For all ye skeptics here is the roundup of reasons: 1. Technical reason - there shouldn't be a problem relocating the wiki at any point in...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 12, 2004 10:22 am
3769
... Replying to myself. I am bringing this topic here. What do you wish to be the default license of the Wiki's text? You can choose from: 1. The Creative...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 12, 2004 4:43 pm
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... I vote for the BY-SA (Attribution Share Alike) creative commons license. ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ ). It is a free (as in speech)...
Alon Altman
alon@...
Aug 12, 2004 4:55 pm
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Hi! I'd like to organize a Hackers-IL Birds of Feather metting (BOF) at Go-Linux 2004. Whom should I contact about organizing it? Best regards, Shlomi Fish -- ...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 13, 2004 7:43 am
3772
... Unlike last year, Hamakor has nothing to do with go-Linux, except a sponsor of August Penguin bought Hamakor a booth there. In addition, after begin at...
Orna Agmon
ladypine@...
Aug 13, 2004 8:44 am
3773
... I vote for creative commons BY-SA as well. Orna. -- Orna Agmon http://vipe.stud.technion.ac.il/~ladypine/ ICQ: 348759096...
Orna Agmon
ladypine@...
Aug 13, 2004 8:46 am
3774
Please distribute. Project Ben-Yehuda - Call for Volunteers ======================================== Project Ben-Yehuda <http://benyehuda.org/> is seeking...
Gaal Yahas
gaal@...
Aug 15, 2004 7:05 am
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You took the words out of my mouth, except replace 'go-linux 2003' with any of the commercially sponsored Linux 'conventions' in Israel since the beginning of...
Same here. On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:47:25 +0300 (IDT), Orna Agmon ... -- /************************************************ Tal 'redbeard' Rotbart Software Wizard...
This is a very nice survey about the social aspects of Open-Source. If you are an open-source developer or activists, please take the time to fill it. Best...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 15, 2004 9:52 am
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... Quite the opposite, I am sorry if I was misunderstood - I wanted to hear your lecture spread over more time, not squeezed into 20 minutes. I know Muli had...
Orna Agmon
ladypine@...
Aug 15, 2004 6:43 pm
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Hi all! Thanks to Arik Baratz' efforts the Wiki was _moved_ to: http://www.hackers.org.il/mediawiki/index.php/Hackers Currently the top-level domain displays...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 16, 2004 7:38 am
3780
Hi! Recently, a very attractive job offer came into my attention. I decided that I really want it, and so took the time to write a nice cover letter about ...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 16, 2004 1:21 pm
3781
Well, since the Wiki debut, it has seen a lot of contribution by me, and a relatively limited one by Omer Zak. In hope of getting cooperation, I am making this...
Shlomi Fish
shlomif@...
Aug 16, 2004 2:02 pm
3782
The only thing I can say about this letter is that it is too long... I tried reading it as I would read it if I was looking for a programmer which I did many...