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Linux-Announce Digest #887
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Mon Sep 6 23:13:06 2004
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Linux-Announce Digest #887, Volume #4 Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:13:02 EDT
Contents:
RESULT: comp.os.linux.xbox fails 119:32 (Bill Aten)
LILO version 22.6 released (JohnInSD At san DOT rr dot COM)
Real Poker v0.2.8 (Marshall Lake)
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From: bill@netagw.com (Bill Aten)
Crossposted-To: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,alt.games.video.xbox,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: RESULT: comp.os.linux.xbox fails 119:32
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:29:14 -0700
RESULT
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.xbox fails 119:32
Voting closed at 23:59:59 UTC, 4 Sep 2004.
This vote was conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the
proposed group should be directed to the proponent.
Proponent: Calvin Kim <CalvinKim728@yahoo.com>
Votetaker: Bill Aten <bill@netagw.com>
There were 151 valid YES/NO votes submitted during the voting period. Each
proposed newsgroup, in order to pass, must have at least 2/3 YES votes and at
least 100 more YES than NO votes. The results are as follows:
comp.os.linux.xbox results - 151 valid (YES & NO) votes
Yes No : 2/3? >100? : Pass? : Group
---- ---- : ---- ----- : ----- : -------------------------------------------
119 32 : Yes No : No : comp.os.linux.xbox
7 abstaining votes and 4 invalid votes
The proposal failed.
There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted.
Unless serious and significant allegations of voting irregularities are
raised, the proposal may not be voted on again for six months.
The remainder of the RESULT contains:
Newsgroups Line
Rationale
Charter
Final Voting Acknowledgements
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
comp.os.linux.xbox Linux on Xbox.
RATIONALE: comp.os.linux.xbox
Xbox is a home video game console from Microsoft launched in the US in
November of 2001. Linux is a Unix-like operating system that's been ported
to a variety of platforms, including the Xbox, and currently, there are
several distributions of Linux that run on Xbox, e.g., Debian, Gentoo,
Mandrake, etc. Once Linux is installed in an Xbox, the Xbox becomes a
fully functional computer. Linux runs on Xbox legally; no illegal
modifications are needed.
A newsgroup forum would allow users to seek help and assistance from
experienced users. Developers would also benefit from feed backs. There
are Linux-specific newsgroups that deal with general Linux interests, but
they're inappropriate for Xbox-related topics, so currently, there are no
newsgroups that can accommodate Linux on Xbox. The Xbox-related
newsgroups deal specifically with the gaming aspects of Xbox, not running
Linux on Xbox. The readers of comp.os.linux.xbox will come from the
community of Xbox owners who have interest on running Linux on Xbox.
A newsgroup will allow the community to flourish and develop further.
Currently, we use mailing lists and poorly maintained web forums, but once
we have our own newsgroup, through google newsgroups, our postings will be
more reliable, convenient, and may be archived for search functions.
CHARTER: comp.os.linux.xbox
This newsgroup, comp.os.linux.xbox, is dedicated to enthusiasts to discuss
running Linux on the Microsoft Xbox console.
Topics such as, but not limited to, the following are considered
acceptable:
- Running Linux on Xbox.
- Development of Linux on Xbox.
- Suggestions for Linux on Xbox.
- Ask for help and assistance on running Linux on Xbox.
Except for PGP and similar small signatures, please refrain from posting
large binaries.
END CHARTER.
FINAL VOTING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
comp.os.linux.xbox - Final Voter List
NOTE: This is not [to be used as] a mailing list. The email addresses
are provided only to help verify the validity of the interest poll.
Voted YES
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al-mazroa [at] maktoob.com Adnan Al-Mazroa
alfredo [at] stromboli.uni.cc Alfredo Stromboli
amu [at] alum.mit.edu Aaron M. Ucko
andrew.cassese [at] nerds.zzn.com Andrew Cassese
armstrong [at] tidni.com Curtis Armstrong
art [at] stromboli.uni.cc Arturo Stromboli
aussiebloke [at] emailbox.com.au Nathan Musco
beaniemack [at] linuxmail.org Lorne Wandell
beetlejews [at] gamebox.net Jordan Knight
bigdan [at] gmail.com Dan Vande More
bloodyscott [at] uku.co.uk Scott Keller
bobbycarradine [at] hotmail.com Robert Carradine
borton [at] phys.ethz.ch Thom Borton
bouvin [at] daimi.au.dk Niels Olof Bouvin
boycrazyfaggot [at] backstreetboysclub.com Maurice Queen
bradley3346 [at] lycos.com Bradley Whitford
btochi [at] graffiti.net Brian Tochi
bunghole53 [at] lycos.com Lucia Vega
calvinkim728 [at] yahoo.com Calvin Kim
canadafisherman [at] canada.com David G. Roth
chonglai_188 [at] hotmail.com Chong Lai
chris [at] txbarnes.com Chris Barnes
chrisk [at] cknoke.de Christian Knoke
chriskrolczyk [at] hotmail.com Chris Krolczyk
colli [at] egine.com Mike Collio
cubalibgr [at] hotmail.com Fidel Rhodes
d.zbornak [at] europe.com Dorothy Zbornak
dannyboy5401 [at] hotmail.com Danny Wood
dave [at] technopagan.org David E. Smith
de5-dated-1093896430.42aa61 [at] sws5.ornl.gov Dave Sill
demetrius.s [at] zuvio.com Demetrius Stamos
devereaux [at] atlas.cz Blanche Devereaux
devnull [at] vianet.ca Trevor Tymchuk
dimitri.t [at] atlas.cz Dimitri Cestovani
dmp [at] davidmpye.dyndns.org David Pye
dolphinsfan [at] mysiestakey.com Joseph Botte
Ekkehard [at] Uthke.de Ekkehard Uthke
enrico [at] stromboli.uni.cc Enrico Stromboli
eriratrbsgurareqf [at] lycos.com Alice Hirson
etovekaf [at] emailpinoy.com Tristan Etovekaf
falk [at] surfy.net Gus Falk
fr33z3 [at] fr33z3.org Christoph Gysin
fred [at] bytesforall.org Frederick Noronha
gadfly [at] mail2peter.com Peter J Ross
gilbertgrape [at] worldbreak.com Anthony Edwards
gortician [at] neworleansradio.zzn.com Jason Z Christie
hawleyc602 [at] earthlink.net Christopher J. Hawley
Heidi.Karp [at] gmx.de Heidi Karp
hernandez [at] puertorico.zzn.com Nina Hernandez
hothelen3 [at] lycos.com Helen Willis
hugo [at] stromboli.uni.cc Hugo Stromboli
ibgrsenhq [at] netscape.net Pedro Alejandro
jada [at] stromboli.uni.cc Jada Stromboli
jeb [at] prweb.com Jeb Simon
Jk2 [at] DiverOne.com Jon Knight
Jo.Bo [at] gmx.de Juergen Bethke
joe [at] jolomo.net Joe Morris
joey [at] stromboli.uni.cc Joey Stromboli
johnforbes [at] strompost.biz John Forbes
joniscohen [at] hotmail.com Jonis Cohen
josiebambina [at] vietnam.com Josie Lauer
juannelasa [at] lycos.com Juan Vega
julie.montgomery [at] emailbox.com.au Julie Montgomery
julionostra [at] bigfoot.com Julio Nostra
junior [at] stromboli.uni.cc Enzo Stromboli Junior
keithh [at] hanlan.ca Keith Hanlan
keithlexington [at] netscape.net Keith Lexington
larry.b.scott [at] linuxmail.org Larry B Scott
leo [at] stromboli.uni.cc Leo Stromboli
mabelking [at] techemail.com Mabel King
macosx [at] osxmail.com Grant Washington
mario [at] stromboli.uni.cc Mario Stromboli
martens386 [at] hotmail.com Hans Martens
martha [at] CanadianBiotech.com Martha Moore
McIntyre [at] irishnation.com Joe McIntyre
michal [at] rosa.id.au Michal Rosa
mullins [at] psychology.zzn.com Biff Mullins
nafig_blin [at] hotmail.com Eduard Petrov
nds [at] mad.scientist.com Louis Browne
neil [at] suespammers.org Neil Woods
NylundRos [at] netscape.net Rose Nylund
ogre [at] wigglestick.net Donald Gibb
patrick [at] teamsandwich.ca Patrick Bragg
pelel [at] pelel.cjb.net Troy Ekamper
petrillo [at] antihotmail.com Sophia Petrillo
pissmeister [at] ml1.net Sal Gallo
porto_930 [at] hotmail.com Jessica Portolano
psmyth [at] gmx.net Peter Smyth
pwz [at] vajraguru.com Paul Zoda
rmarsha8 [at] csc.com Robert Marshall
rob [at] stromboli.uni.cc Roberto Stromboli
rosa [at] stromboli.uni.cc Rosa Stromboli
sallyparker [at] girl.com.au Sally Parker
sam.du [at] gayfellows.zzn.com Sam Dunn
santa [at] stromboli.uni.cc Santa Stromboli
sara.brady [at] scenta.co.uk Sara Brady
sbetrqonyybg [at] linuxmail.org Ana Sbet
sbk3cr202 [at] sneakemail.com David Strum
schlatterbeck [at] tttech.com Ralf Schlatterbeck
sean [at] kormilo.ca Sean Kormilo
simon [at] limmat.switch.ch Simon Leinen
smlucas [at] flashmail.com Steven Lucas
sofie.j [at] dutchcommerce.zzn.com Sofie Jansen
stefano.ghirlanda [at] unibo.it Stefano Ghirlanda
tas [at] virginia.edu Thomas Spraggins
taylor [at] egine.com Jennifer C Taylor
ted [at] stan.zzn.com Ted McGinley
timbusfield [at] netscape.net Tim Busfield
tomaszn7263 [at] lycos.com Tomasz Brzezinski
tony [at] stromboli.uni.cc Tony Stromboli
transplantedkiwi [at] ausi.com Pete Douglaston
ulyssespaige [at] lycos.com Ulysses Paige
victheflick2 [at] hotmail.com Victor Jones
vpdura [at] hiwaay.net Vic Dura
wahlberg [at] operamail.com Mark Wahlberg
wohl [at] omnilect.com David Wohl
zbgb [at] hotmail.com Georges LaRouche
zeke [at] hawaiicity.com Zeke Williams
zo3t5bm02 [at] sneakemail.com Jules Dubois
Voted NO
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animal.mother [at] noan.net Adam Baldwin
david [at] farrar.com David Farrar
dodcopman [at] myway.com Robert Douglass
e56h3h702 [at] sneakemail.com sylvan 'sdb' butler
francione [at] hsuchi.net Tan Hung Francione
fullmetaljacket [at] joker.zzn.com Matthew Modine
g [at] stromboli.uni.cc Giorgio Stromboli
gilkopel [at] lycos.com Gil Kopel
gina [at] stromboli.uni.cc Gina Stromboli
gmills [at] mail2power.com Gary Landon Mills
gprrspw [at] mindspring.com G.P. Ryan
gunnerysgt8 [at] hotmail.com R. Lee Ermey
harewood [at] operamail.com Dorian Harewood
jesp [at] hotvoice.com Eugenio Sanchez
kieron [at] jislaaik.com Kieron Jecchinis
kookykev [at] hotmail.com Kevyn M. Howard
leannahong [at] hotmail.com Leanna Hong
mauicop [at] hawaii-politics.com mauicop
montch [at] aracnet.com Matthew Montchalin
pan [at] syix.com Pan
private_cowboy [at] texasaggie.com Arliss Howard
reply-to [at] alexander.skwar.name Alexander Skwar
rick [at] bcm.tmc.edu Richard H Miller
robert.mcclenon [at] verizon.net Robert McClenon
snowballer [at] canada.com Peter Edmund
soosoo12 [at] lycos.com Papillon Soo Soo
stafford [at] thecricket.co.za Jon Stafford
stainles [at] realtime.net Dwight Brown
touchdown80 [at] hotmail.com Ed O'Ross
tvjournalist [at] operamail.com Peter Merrill
vinny.d [at] email.it Vincent D'Onofrio
wrbegley [at] sympatico.ca Richard Begley
Voted ABSTAIN
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ceri [at] submonkey.net Ceri Davies
e [at] stromboli.uni.cc Elisabetta Stromboli
enzo [at] stromboli.uni.cc Enzo Stromboli Sr.
fungus [at] OCF.Berkeley.EDU Hank Fung
kmorgan [at] spamcop.net Kathy I. Morgan
olivia [at] stromboli.uni.cc Olivia Stromboli
van.ette [at] inter.nl.net Robert-Jan van Ette
Invalid Votes
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avenger [at] mail.africa.purplecow.org
! No name given
bsd [at] cto.homelinux.net Balwinder Singh Dheeman
! Ack bounced: No route to host
daniel [at] zworykin.elec.uow.edu.au Daniel R. Franklin
! Ack bounced: Connection refused
wahlberg [at] cashette.com Don Wahlberg
! Ack bounced: Rejected as spam
--
Bill Aten, UVV <bill@netagw.com>
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Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:07:50 CST
From: JohnInSD At san DOT rr dot COM <bitbucket@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO version 22.6 released
Reply-To: Read.MY.fullname@TO.reply
LILO release 22.6 is based upon Werner Almesberger's LILO version 21.
Version 22.6 is a minor update to version 22.5.9
o Add keyword "unattended" for noisy serial line boot consoles.
o Provide for compilation on 64-bit Linux (IA-64).
o Remove NASM dependency for compilation.
o Allow "root=" to use "LABEL=name" syntax.
o Add local image descriptor keyword "addappend=".
o Provide for servers with more than 16 hard disks.
Version 22.5.9 is a minor update to version 22.5.8
o Add "bmp-retain" keyword for those using splash screens at startup.
o Binary distribution adds a statically linked copy of LILO.
o Bugfix for duplicated volume IDs at boot-time; adding a disk often
resulted in a "Timestamp mismatch" panic stop.
Version 22.5.8 is a minor update to version 22.5.7.2
o Add keyword "max-partitions" for developers of new disk drivers.
o Fix -r flag so that /proc/partitions is opened before the chroot.
o Volume ID disk scan bypasses disks marked "inaccessible".
Version 22.5.7.2 is a minor update to version 22.5.7
o Fix fatal bug on 'devfs' systems with multiple SCSI drives
Version 22.5.7 is a minor update to version 22.5.6
o Include several accumulated updates to prior version.
o New first stage loader so actual VIDEO ENABLE is done; no more FF.
Version 22.5.6 is a bugfix update to version 22.5.5
o Cranky raid installation is fixed; i.e., all spurious error messages are
gone.
o Certain raid1 installations (skewed) now boot properly when a disk fails.
This
bug affects releases back to 22.5.
Version 22.5.5 is a minor update to version 22.5.4
o Improve 'mkrescue' --iso option with 'el-torito-bootable-cd' flag
o '-M' switch gives option of 'mbr' or 'ext' loaders; latter will boot
from extended partitions
o '-A' switch recognizes 'ext' loader, and allows activating extended part.
o Chain loader begins with memory map from second stage; also can merge
mapped drives into the drive map; never more than one EBDA drive mapper
Version 22.5.4 is a minor update to version 22.5.3
o Bugs in caching algorithm fixed. With no BIOS data check, IDE drives
are correctly assigned before SCSI drives. Volume ID check corrected.
o Compilation option SUSPEND, for optional booting from a suspend
partition using 'vmdefault='. This is disabled in the standard release.
o Updated 'mkrescue' will produce a bootable diskette without a prior
LILO boot. Plus '--iso' option will produce a bootable CD image.
Version 22.5.3 is a minor update to version 22.5.2
o Handle kernels with DEVFS_FS compiled in, but 'devfs' not mounted and
not supported by the existing /dev directory hierarchy.
Version 22.5.2 is a minor update to version 22.5.1
o Handles reiser4 filesystem
o Bugfixes: raid-extra-boot=/dev/XXX where XXX is outside the raid set,
bootloader get number of hard drives
o -M switch creates backup files of sectors (-s and -S switches)
Version 22.5.1 is a minor update to version 22.5
o Writearounds are included for two BIOS bugs which could kill 22.5:
- Video BIOS destroy's DX register
- BIOS does not pass boot device code in DL
o Boot sector backups are handled in a more consistent fashion.
o Optional configuration file keywords are added: master-boot, boot-as=,
raid-extra-boot=mbr, bios-passes-dl= (or -Z switch).
Version 22.5 is a major update to version 22.4.1
o Booting is based upon industry-standard volume labels (s/n), which are
translated to BIOS device codes. Changes in the disk configuration
which cause the BIOS to assign device codes in a different order should
be transparent to the user.
o 256-color bitmap boot screens are now supported using VESA video BIOS
extensions. Both RGB and RLE encoded *.bmp files are supported.
Versions 22.4, 22.3, 22.2, 22.1, 22.0 are major updates to version 21.
*** THE VERSION 22 RAID1 IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 21.
Those using version 21 should read 'README.raid1' before installing these
new codes. There is a compatibility mode (lilo -x mbr-only) for existing
RAID1 installations which are not going to be converted to the Version 22
implementation.
Source code is available for download from:
http://lilo.go.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo (developer's site)
Or from the main distribution site:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo (please use)
See the distribution file 'CHANGES' for details of the differences between
22.6 and prior releases.
--John Coffman <johninsd at san dot rr dot com>
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Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:07:53 CST
From: Marshall Lake <mlake@NS.mlake.net>
Subject: Real Poker v0.2.8
Real Poker v0.2.8 is available.
Changes:
added working traits to robot players -
robot can adjust play to number of players in game
robot can adjust play to position at table
Info->Help now works
changed installation organization
redid user manual
new format for the Player Library
added type of simulation allowing user to fill in cards
implemented deal rotating for simulations
numerous minor improvements
numerous minor bug fixes
Download:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/realpoker
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