Linux, musical road-dogging, and daily life by Paul W. Frields
 
Author: <span>Paul Frields</span>

Hidden gems.

With all the talk about xchat notifications, it’s worth noting that the xchat-gnome package already comes with this functionality. Simply use gconf-editor (or hand) to edit the GConf key apps/xchat/plugins/notification/level key. I set mine to the value 3, which means any normally hilighted messages will generate a notification.

Mixed feelings.

Chris, I’m torn about these ads myself. On the one hand, they don’t completely suck. Attractive female representing Linux is a nice touch. Both the script and the production values are pretty good. On the other hand, the ads contribute to the mistaken impression that there’s no innovation in FOSS. …

The Bloviators.

When Max writes about metrics, it’s important to remember that he’s not picking on Ubuntu. We firmly believe that Linux success is roughly proportional forward and backward with Fedora success; my personal feeling is that when Linux does better, any hand-waving and blustering to thte contrary by people with prior …

Cross it off.

Things accomplished: Car brakes, fixed. Frustration at apparent Emacs bug, achieved. Technical book review, caught up. Suggestion for DocBook ? PDF, made. ATK bug masquerading as Emacs bug, found. Fedora LiveCD for friend, delivered. Family outing to pizza joint to celebrate daughter’s reading achievements, completed. Freezer door insert, replaced. Work …

Slung in a hammock.

We’re the only ones left and we’re flat on our backsTaking the rest of the day off… Yes, it’s a wonderful day to get some work done at home. I got up at a pretty reasonable time, exercised, then picked up some coffee (thank you O SuperWife!), got my email …