Gentoo makes local news

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curtis119 · Post by **curtis119** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:32 pm

ian! wrote:
mark_alec wrote:You should contact the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter people about it.
The GWN folks already know about it.

airstreamliving · Post by **airstreamliving** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:41 pm

Q-collective wrote:
airstreamliving wrote:But mis-pronouncing Gentoo is no big deal. I still have many people tell me I mis-pronounce Linux because I insist on using a long strong I, as in Lie-nuks. I do so because of the obvious - Linus Torvalds. His name is Linus (with a strong i), not Lenus. Thus, combining his first name with Unix, we would have LIE-nuks. Seems simple, no? I find the argument at every turn, but I insist on saying LIE-nuks because it is the only pronounciation that makes any sense, given it's a derivative of LIE-nuses name.
Hmm, seems that Linus Torvalds disagrees with you

That's only because he is a foreigner. He pronounces his name Leenis, like penis. Not sure if I'd want to pronounce it Leenix. Darn foreigners...

(EDIT: I heard that audio file several years ago and is exactly why I came to the conclusion of pronouncing it LIE-nuks. He pronounces his name LEEnus and thus LEEnuks. And since Linus is LIEnus to normal people (again tongue in cheek), then it is LIEnuks.)

amne · Post by **amne** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:06 pm

curtis119 wrote:
ian! wrote:
mark_alec wrote:You should contact the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter people about it.
The GWN folks already know about it.

They know everything. I heard a rumor they wiretapped the forums and even sneaked one of their men in as moderators.

playfool · Post by **playfool** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:47 pm

ian! wrote:
mark_alec wrote:You should contact the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter people about it.
The GWN folks already know about it.

I can already hear my webhost calling...

tecknojunky · Post by **tecknojunky** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:50 pm

GU-entoo?!?

yuk!

I thought it was pronounced DJ-entoo.

...as in "generation", not as in "get outta here".

codergeek42 · Post by **codergeek42** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:53 pm

amne wrote: They know everything. I heard a rumor they wiretapped the forums and even sneaked one of their men in as moderators.

cokehabit's a moderator now?!

Oh dear...

Q-collective · Post by **Q-collective** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:58 pm

airstreamliving wrote:That's only because he is a foreigner. He pronounces his name Leenis, like penis. Not sure if I'd want to pronounce it Leenix. Darn foreigners...

(EDIT: I heard that audio file several years ago and is exactly why I came to the conclusion of pronouncing it LIE-nuks. He pronounces his name LEEnus and thus LEEnuks. And since Linus is LIEnus to normal people (again tongue in cheek), then it is LIEnuks.)

Yeah, stupid foreigners, all those weird Americans think they are right.

Fanatic · Post by **Fanatic** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:16 pm

Q-collective wrote:
airstreamliving wrote:That's only because he is a foreigner. He pronounces his name Leenis, like penis. Not sure if I'd want to pronounce it Leenix. Darn foreigners...

(EDIT: I heard that audio file several years ago and is exactly why I came to the conclusion of pronouncing it LIE-nuks. He pronounces his name LEEnus and thus LEEnuks. And since Linus is LIEnus to normal people (again tongue in cheek), then it is LIEnuks.)

Yeah, stupid foreigners, all those weird Americans think they are right.

Damn those bloody foreigners who can't even pronounce their own names correctly.

airstreamliving · Post by **airstreamliving** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:25 am

Fanatic wrote:
Q-collective wrote:
airstreamliving wrote:That's only because he is a foreigner. He pronounces his name Leenis, like penis. Not sure if I'd want to pronounce it Leenix. Darn foreigners...

(EDIT: I heard that audio file several years ago and is exactly why I came to the conclusion of pronouncing it LIE-nuks. He pronounces his name LEEnus and thus LEEnuks. And since Linus is LIEnus to normal people (again tongue in cheek), then it is LIEnuks.)

Yeah, stupid foreigners, all those weird Americans think they are right.

Damn those bloody foreigners who can't even pronounce their own names correctly.

I know. 'Tis a shame, aint tit.

Dlareh · Post by **Dlareh** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:28 am

tecknojunky wrote:GU-entoo?!? yuk!

I thought it was pronounced DJ-entoo. ...as in "generation", not as in "get outta here".

get in line

reub2000 · Post by **reub2000** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:23 am

It's nice that you got a computer lab running open source software. But it was said that the gentoo systems are constantly updated. Somehow I think that wasn't the best idea in a school, since sometimes new packages in portage are broken.

Q-collective · Post by **Q-collective** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:26 am

reub2000 wrote:It's nice that you got a computer lab running open source software. But it was said that the gentoo systems are constantly updated. Somehow I think that wasn't the best idea in a school, since sometimes new packages in portage are broken.

Somehow I don't think he runs a plain "emerge sync && emerge world -uDN" every day...
Gotta love Gentoo, in which it is childsplay to have your own package tree overlay

SubAtomic · Post by **SubAtomic** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:02 am

allucid wrote:
Dlareh wrote:You "developed a system"? Perhaps you have, but all that was covered were emerge, kde, and distccmon, which is more properly termed "are using some tools"
here's one that applies:
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

Ugh... gaentu? It's pronounced jentu, with a soft g like the word gentle (see the faq).
he's not the one who pronounced it like that.

So basically they filmed a few emerge and distccmon screenshots, with you talking in simple terms but offering no discussion about the relative merits of other more popular non-vendor Linux distributions, or how you keep the 20 machines in sync.
That type of discussion would have been completely lost on 99% of the audience.

You sort of explained the benefits of USE flags, that's about all I can give you credit for.
He wasn't asking for any 'credit'.

Trolls.

Dlareh
Joined: 07 Aug 2005
Posts: 1432

ah, the fine art of trolling (where's your last tv interview Dlareh?). Well, I suppose you dont get to 1432 posts in two months by being sensible

... and by the way: His name is Linus Torvalds and he pronounces "linuchs" as "linuchs".

Dlareh · Post by **Dlareh** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:31 am

SubAtomic wrote:I suppose you dont get to 1432 posts in two months by being sensible

Don't make foolish assumptions.

(where's your last tv interview Dlareh?)

I have no desire to be on local television, especially for a piece as useless as this one obviously was.

allucid · Post by **allucid** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:26 pm

reub2000 wrote:It's nice that you got a computer lab running open source software. But it was said that the gentoo systems are constantly updated. Somehow I think that wasn't the best idea in a school, since sometimes new packages in portage are broken.

I don't think this is really an issue. I've run updates weekly for years now and I can't remember the last time I have had any broken packages from the stable branch. Even if you do get something that doesn't compile, you can just mask that specific version and be on your way.

Q-collective · Post by **Q-collective** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:32 pm

Dlareh wrote:
SubAtomic wrote:I suppose you dont get to 1432 posts in two months by being sensible
Don't make foolish assumptions.

Well, he's right however.

nixnut · Post by **nixnut** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:59 pm

Q-collective wrote:
Dlareh wrote:
SubAtomic wrote:I suppose you dont get to 1432 posts in two months by being sensible
Don't make foolish assumptions.
Well, he's right however.

That's enough gentlemen. Behave and stay on topic.

derfian · Post by **derfian** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:30 pm

Nice clip.

Another mirror:
http://e101.no-ip.org/mirror/news-high.ogg
http://e101.no-ip.org/mirror/news-low.ogg
http://e101.no-ip.org/mirror/wagm-gentoo-low.mpg

Q-collective · Post by **Q-collective** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:03 pm

nixnut wrote:
Q-collective wrote:
Dlareh wrote:
SubAtomic wrote:I suppose you dont get to 1432 posts in two months by being sensible
Don't make foolish assumptions.
Well, he's right however.
That's enough gentlemen. Behave and stay on topic.

Oh right, this isn't OTW

Ontopic:
derfian: thank you for the mirror.
Here is my mirror:
http://q-collective.org/funstuff/news-high.ogg
http://q-collective.org/funstuff/news-low.ogg

reub2000 · Post by **reub2000** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:16 pm

allucid wrote:
reub2000 wrote:It's nice that you got a computer lab running open source software. But it was said that the gentoo systems are constantly updated. Somehow I think that wasn't the best idea in a school, since sometimes new packages in portage are broken.
I don't think this is really an issue. I've run updates weekly for years now and I can't remember the last time I have had any broken packages from the stable branch. Even if you do get something that doesn't compile, you can just mask that specific version and be on your way.

But it is an issue. I've had problems that stem from an update to gentoo. And not being careful with etc-update can also have disastrous results. Yeah, it's not often, but I wouldn't want to risk it in a school. Update things over the weekend when kids aren't doing their work.

playfool · Post by **playfool** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:28 pm

wow.. gwn caused a gig of additional transfer, that's amazing. My access log is quite entertaining - everybody went straight for the high quailty OGg Theora file, might I extend my thanks to all who supported the open and free formats.

pablo_supertux · Post by **pablo_supertux** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:27 am

extraketchup wrote:Howdy folks,

This may seem like a "shameless plug", but I thought you might be interested in seeing a piece our local CBS news affiliate did on our school's recent switch to Gentoo Linux (I'm the network administrator they interviewed). Forgive my awkwardness in front of the camera . You can download the video clip by going to http://www.ghca.com, currently the news story is our top "headline" on our homepage.

If anyone would like to provide a mirror (the video is a small 5MB mpeg 4), feel free (less stress on our server), just list the link below.

Let me know what you think!

Mike

ps - knowing I'd be representing Gentoo to the general populous, I stayed away from a lot of "technical jargon" - keep that in mind as you watch the interview.

great interview, good job!

papal_authority · Post by **papal_authority** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:02 am

Just watched it. Very nice

daryl · Post by **daryl** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:27 pm

any chance of a copy of the featured "labexec" script for the rest of us?

extraketchup · Post by **extraketchup** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:33 pm

The labexec script (which I created long before I switched to Gentoo) is a very simple script that allows me to run a command on all the workstations in the lab. Here it is:

Oh, since I'm posting it, let's just go ahead and release it under GPL

Code: Select all

# This script allows a command / program to be run on every computer in the lab
#
# Written by Michael Surran
# Feb 12, 2004

function send_command() {
	# This function checks to see if a particular station responds to a ping
	# if so, the command is sent via secure shell to that station
	# For this to work, each station should have public key of this computer

	if ping -q -c 1 -w 1 station$2 | grep -q "1 received" ; then
		ssh -x station$2 "$1" && echo "$1 command sent to station $2" ||\
		 echo "$1 command failed on station $2"
	else
		echo "Station $2 not responding.. Most likely off."
	fi
}

# loop through each station number in the lab
for L in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
do
	# Run send_command function in background to allow for parallel processing and
	# thus much greater speed
	send_command "$1" $L &
done

# wait until all processes are complete before releasing this script
# (This may be an ugly way of doing this.. I'll check more into it later)
while ps -fC ssh | grep "$1" > /dev/null
do
	sleep 1
done

However, odds are you are interested in the genstall script, which for reasons specified earlier in this thread, I'm not ready to release at this time.

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