From: "Robert Comer" 

> My problem now is that my naming is all to hell as it used to be Norse
gods
> for linux (loki, thor) thanks to Yyagdrasil....., Tolkein for OS/2 Warp
> (e.g. Sauron) & simpsons for Windows (e.g. this box is homer)......

I'm totally unimaginative when it comes to naming my PC's, originally it
was just COMERXXXXX with XXXXX just being a short word description of what
that PC was for -- now I either add in 3 letter for the OS, or the case of
laptops, the model number.

Boring, hugh...  My cat's name is Bill too. 

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3e89d1e2{at}w3.nls.net...
> Running it on 3 machines now & 9.0 on my linux laptop server.
>
> I have just moved sauron from WinNT 4 (bye bye NT4...sniff...ah the
> emotion...the memories...) to Mdk9.1. Then again it originally ran Warp
> Server 4EB so.....
>
> My problem now is that my naming is all to hell as it used to be Norse
gods
> for linux (loki, thor) thanks to Yyagdrasil....., Tolkein for OS/2 Warp
> (e.g. Sauron) & simpsons for Windows (e.g. this box is homer)......
>
> But now I am down to 4 machines running linux & 1 running Win2K......
>
> Heck even the old gash laptop (not the "homeserver") which I
am playing
with
> wifi with (listen to music/surf the net from the shed/garden ) has
become
> a Mdk9.1 box from Win98....
>
> Adam
>
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e89cfa1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Chuckle. They should go for the 1st 2 before the 2nd 2.
> >
> > I'm running Mandrake 9.1 on my home PC now, I must say they are really
> > starting to get things right...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> > news:3e89afd2{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Ah ha!
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/5525
> > > 166.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > " Among the Linux companies Loiacono is considering are
MandrakeSoft,
> > > Debian, and "logical partners" Red Hat and SuSE. "
> > >
> > > Chuckle. They should go for the 1st 2 before the 2nd 2.
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e84e367{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30005.html
> > > >
> > > > Suse & Red Hat might end up as competition (much as
MS ended up as
> > > > competition to IBM).
> > > >
> > > > So bundle mandrake. I think they have managed to get it
running on
> > opteron
> > > > but i might be wrong....course would Sun want to run Mandrake on
> Opteron
> > > > with a sun badge?
> > > >
> > > > Adam
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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