Hello DENNIS!

08 Jan 06 22:09, DENNIS SMITH wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 DS> 8.OS4:SDK> gcc --version
 DS> gcc (GCC) 3.4.2 (Amiga, Inc. build 20040910)

wow, gcc world :-)

 DS> 8.OS4:SDK>:-)

 DS> Recently installed Perl5.8.5 and a 'BASH' shell called abc-shell or 
 DS> 'sh'. People are bringing in OpenSSL and recently -- secured shell -- 
 DS> "OpenSSH 4.2p1". Right, these are OS4 ports! 

thats nice to see that linux tools comming on amiga, wonder if one day its
time for postfix :-)

there is an old redhat 5.1 cdrom for amiga, i know since i have it, could
be fun to wake it up

 DS>>> I know a thing or two after a year+ of using it.
 BP>> :-)
 DS> I want to see Petunia! It'll be in OS4update#4 due any day now! Oh, 
 DS> 64bit support will be added to AmigaDos :) The big reason why the final 
 DS> release won't showup is because of crappy harware/platform; Eyetech didn't 
 DS> spend enough egineering time to do things right. 

64bit like my dual opteron ? :-)

will try to test amiathlon later when i get my dual opteron to do the
things my single opteron does :-)

 DS> I'm currently researching & beta testing DVDRtools, DVDrecord, and 
 DS> mkisofs! I would like to someday a nice DVD burner as beautiful as 
 DS> "K3b".    

thats sounds like unix/linux world on amiga :-)

 DS>>> Merry Christmas! 
 BP>> i survived :-)
 DS> Wonderful me too, and wizzing through the Morphzone & BBRV blog!

gtk-gnutella gets your files, it the way of sharring the future

 DS> Since the A1 has dual boot, I updated to Debian GNU-linux 3.1 - Sarge, 
 DS> Kernel=2.4.26. I like KDE 3.3, OpenOffice1.2, K3b DVD burner, and 
 DS> especially awesome FireFox.  

why debian ?, try install grub, and then make an kernel update, debian will
now install needed lilo, fun ain't ?

 DS> The A1 way life here; yep it works! Look mom, no PC or Windows!!!!!!!!!!

windows is not needed to write on fidonet, and newer will be :-)

 Regards Benny

... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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