TUX

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Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge  lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks

"Tux is a penguin character, the official mascot of the Linux kernel Originally created as an entry to a Linux logo competition.Tux was originally designed as a submission for a Linux logo contest. Three such competitions took place. Tux won none of them. This is why Tux is formally known as the Linux mascot and not the logo. Tux was created by Larry Ewing using the first publicly released version (0.54) of GIMP, a free software graphics package. The image of the mascot is the most commonly used icon for Linux, used in many flavors showing Tux in one way or another. He is also used in many Linux games and programs, such as Tux Racer, Extreme Tux Racer, Tux Math, Super Tux, Super Tux Kart, and Tux Paint, which are usually look-alikes from other mainstream games.

The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux. Tux was created by Larry Ewing in 1996 after an initial suggestion made by Alan Cox and further refined by Linus Torvalds on the Linux kernel mailing list. Linus took his inspiration from a photograph he found on an FTP site, showing a penguin figurine looking strangely like the Creature Comforts characters made by Nick Park. The first person to call the penguin "Tux" was James Hughes, who said that it stood for "(T)orvalds (U)ni(X)" However, many people observe that Tux is also an abbreviation of tuxedo, the outfit which springs to mind when they see a penguin."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux

So I have no imagination to make up a neato story about the Linux peguin. I did find but of course a Wiki and a bunch of Images I ripped off the internet. This was a neat story how the penguin was orignally a contest loser and was dubbed the mascot of Linux.   

"net neutrality" 

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"Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Internet neutrality) is a principle proposed for user access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by Internet Service Providers or governments on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and on the modes of communication allowed, as well as communication that is not unreasonably degraded by other traffic.The principle states that if a given user pays for a certain level of Internet access, and another user pays for the same level of access, that the two users should be able to connect to each other at the subscribed level of access.Though the term did not enter popular use until several years later, since the early 2000s advocates of net neutrality and associated rules have raised concerns about the ability of broadband providers to use their last mile infrastructure to block Internet applications and content (e.g. websites, services, protocols), particularly those of competitors. In the US particularly, but elsewhere as well, the possibility of regulations designed to mandate the neutrality of the Internet has been subject to fierce debate." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality 

Well that is what the Great Wiki has to say about net neutrality. Basically saying that if one person pays one price for a service, another person pays the same and everyone can connect with each other all at the same cost. But yeah right!! we are talking about the Fat Cats money here. So Regulation practices became hot topics of concern. Who is sleeping with who and for what?

What I have to say is something of just plain hatred that in a Linux or basic computer technology class I have to keep on learning about legal shit, when I wanted to pay for computer and neat gadget and gizmo crap to learn and discuss about. Instead I am left wondering whether or not I somehow glitched into the Legal courses. But like all god damn fucking laws and rules of form it gets all mixed up and re-interpreted to mean what ever the one with the most power and money would want it to say.  

"Last week, a United States court of appeals issued a ruling blocking the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) attempts to prevent internet service providers from restricting access to content, applications and services offered by competitors. Now, a group of journalist is pushing back, urging the FCC to reclaim its right to regulate broadband networks. The FCC defended today its right to censure Comcast for blocking P2P files on its cable network, arguing in a court filing that it has general jurisdiction over all interstate communications by radio and wire — including the company’s cable modem service. The claim came in response to Comcast’s appeal last month regarding the FCC’s August 2008 decision that ordered the cable provider to stop blocking P2P files and to amend its network management techniques. Comcast argued that the FCC had no jurisdiction to enforce the principles of net neutrality."http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/02/comcast-and-net-neutrality-advocates-clash-at-fcc-hearing.ars 

Of Course Obama has something to say about this crap.....
Don't Worry the clip is shorter than this shitty Blog I am giving birth to tonight.. 

                                                        

Here are some FCC .Pdf Documents I found around the web. 

  http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/epicenter/2009/10/fcc-09-93a1.pdf

The only reason I care about  "net neutrality" is when I get the Sprint or Verizon or what ever their name is to give me that 4G anywhere wireless and I dump the AT&T monopoly and just Wifi my way with Skype internet phone and some basic free lite program for my text messages on my Apple iPhone. Just a little Phracking going down.

See the FCC and Comcast needs to look more at the Hackers and Phrackers still out there, remembering when Ma Bell was the enemy a decade or more ago. ( oh!! Yeah FCC and corporate folks you guys have not totally censored all the copies of the Anarchist Cook Book yet...) Anyway I agree with Obama on this one, with the whole preserving of our internet traffic Privacy. I get stuff  sent from my brothers and sisters still serving over there that are for privileged eyes only. A civilian would not see humor or courage and pride drawn from these web episodes. I miss it over there a lot. (Don't tell my wife. She would try to have me go to the crazy hospital).  So lets just leave it as I watch a lot of Porn and don't want my Momma catching me, Or the government for that matter knowing my viewings and reading.

But, for once, I agree with the government, the FCC at least, that internet providers should not be allowed to say what I can and can't use on the internet.  We don't live in freaking China and if I want to watch orangutans flinging poo at 3 girls getting it on with each other, I don't want any company or group to block me.

 

Monkey Update

 Our daughter is getting bigger and smarter everyday.  She is walking, but mostly running now.  She knows a couple signs, like "milk", "eat", and "sleep".  Then she uses a bunch of pointing to make herself understood.

She likes to sing along with music.  She loves music of all kinds.  She especially likes to boogie to Daddy playing Guitar Hero.

She loves going to the park and playing on the slides.  For a toddler, she is pretty fearless. She loves going down the slides head first on her belly.  She likes the swings, climbing on the structures and just running around the playground.  

She is working on learning her colors, shapes, and numbers.  She can show us the right color or shape when we ask immediately after showing her, but we're still working on long term retention. 

We're having tons of fun in this new toddler stage.

iPad's Linux Competition

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http://www.openpeak.com/OpenTablet7.php

Hands down, with no competition in my book, The Open-tablet and other iPad Clones like (HP)Hewlett Packard is coming out with  will beat the crap out of Apple's new little toy. My major problem with my iPhone 3GS and this iPad  that Apple has put out is the flaw of no Flash player support. I go mobile even while laying in bed. So Since I am a Cisco technology and Computer Information Technology Student I need access to Macro-Media or even some Java Run-time to view my online Texts and complete Labs and quizzes. Oh!! Yeah My online Netflix Movie Streaming too. I could go on and on with how I believe the Con's will out weigh the Pro's of the iPad.

Now I do enjoy the App store's size and Ability to run the Apps on the wide range of equipment, from iPod/iPhone, computers to this new iPad which in my opinion is a big screen version of the iPod Touch.

The Android Market is growing though, but still lacks the size of the infamous App store. The Android Market programs/Apps has a little more Capable practicality, especially with their Processor and software being used.

So I would not buy an Apple iPad with my personal monies. I am going to wait for something with a little more practicality for me, i.e., Flash players. I already have an iPhone 3GS which is just a glorified iPod cell phone.

Vs.

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This Blog is about Unix/Linux or the Owner Novell's Legal problems with the SCO Group. SCO Group claims that their intellectual property was being stolen. I think they are jealous and wish they thought up this way to utilize whatever they think they have rights to. Therefore, SCO group just wants their cut of the action, Man. I have include a very shitty URL attachment with the actual court documents with the all the judge's notes too. In Layman's terms on what these documents say is that Novell is the settlement winner as of March 30, 2010.

I started reading everything that came up on the Web about this court issue. I mostly ran up against Wiki crap, which I do not hold accurate or liable. I did a little hacking and found some real public records, which lead to the discovery of the actual court document, thanks to this school’s Law program Software floating around school.

                                         SCO Vs. Novell Court Document

      This link is a  downloadable Word Doc. attached to MSN SkyDrive: Hope it works for you...

 Open-Source Crowds shoot for the moon 

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87429288 

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 I was sitting on my porch at about 7 am maybe like at 7:15am, drinking my French Pressed Coffee. I was listening to NPR or some type of news radio.

No not really! I rarely listen to talk radio and me awake at 7 am….  Actually today, I might lose some coolness points with my fans. The whole like 4 of us, and that’s including my cats. I shall be trying to sling you some; well I did not mean to step in it too. Yes, a talk radio forum of sorts about building a satellite that has communication capabilities. Wow I thought the CIA government James bond type groups already had these. So let us buy one of theirs, or better yet, we can confiscate from them. Anyways I was suppose to take a side and either sell you the idea or talk you out of possibly being interested.

So after listening to it again, I was once reminded why I don't do Talk radio. I am a music listener. I do want to go to the moon too. The open-Source guy was not to bad. His ideas where sound. I liked the story about how he did not even know his buddies neat work history. But If I had a couple million dollars I would make my own and not share. I would not be a team player on this endeavor, it would be pure greed driving me.

I do not see the problem with broadcasting from the moon. I guess This was just a private sector Science Fair Race.

The  Linux Kernel Numbers:

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Tovalds( or the Linus Dude.), started the numbering system with 0.01, 0.02 to represent month to month releases and revisions.

Since Linux, kernels have several releases and revisions they started like a 2.6.x.y system which I can add to another damn thing to confuse me. Between Linux and Cisco I think I am going to need to check myself into mental health. Seriously, All this crap is overwhelming. And to think I have been to medical school. Anyways it seems to be comparable with Windows Machine upgrades except your changes are daily, weekly or monthly you know much faster not so much yearly or centuries. I still have the impression that these Linux people are like 40 years old living in there parents basement, But I have to learn all this crap to get a piece of paper to let people know I know shit. My numbering system involves a trash can.

~CHEeR's

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

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“While I don't claim to be a great programmer, I try to imitate one. An important trait of the great ones is constructive laziness. They know that you get an A not for effort but for results, and that it's almost always easier to start from a good partial solution than from nothing at all.”

- Eric Steven Raymond

http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/articles/en/cathedralbazaar/cathedral-bazaar.pdf

 

Well I do not know what was actually going for this Weeks Blog Assignment. What I found rooting around the Internet was some mighty fine reading though. At least it was right up my weirdness 'O' meter alley. I can really dig this guy. His ideas are not too radical but kind of makes learning Linux really fun. The explanatory theory of most Big Corporate software programs being built like a cathedral. You know a lot of time and thought put behind it. And Something Open Source Free-Ware like Linux being like a Bazaar is awesome. I can totally see it. Having all the user be the debuggers or just old hackers that are very opinionated about their software. Anyways I think it really explains the culture or shall I say community to be PC when referring to LINUX....

Here is a little light You Tubing to view

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This week blog will answer question from the text book: A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux by Mark G. Sobell (2008)

1.) Regarding Konqueror the file manager:

           a. What is Konqueror?

               - Konqueror is a file manager and browser. It supports basic file management on local UNIX/LINUX file systems, from simple cut/copy and paste operations to advanced remote and local network file browsing. It is more powerful than Windows Explorer.

           b. List four things you can do with Konqueror.

                      -1.  Manage files

                      - 2. Browse the internet

                      - 3. Program executor/runner.

                      - 4.  Use different Tool Bars and customized Book Marks.

             c. How do you use Konqueror to search for s file?

                      -Use the kfinder. Konqueror Menu bar: Tools then find file

                          

  2.) What is a Terminal emulator? What does it allow you to do from a GUI that you would not be able to do with out one?

              

                  A terminal emulator is a textual character base window that is opened in a graphical environment. So you would not be able to run character bases programs with out an emulator terminal.

  3.) What is klipper? How do you use it to cut and paste text?

           

               klipper is the clipboard utility. The Cut - and - paster. The program should open as default.  If not enter klipper the the Main menu run commander. Just High light your text and push the (k) klipper symbol or press CONTROL-ALT-V.

               

  4.)  a. What is Nautilus?

                  - Nautilus is another file manger.

         b.  List two was that you can open a file using Nautilus?

                  - 1. Spatial

                  - 2. Traditional   

          c. How does Nautilus "know" which program to use to open different types of files?

                   - Nautilus uses the GNOME.

           d. What are the three commonly used Nautilus control bars? What kinds of tools do you find on each?       

                  - 1. Menu Bar. A drop down menu determined by the what the view pain is displayed.

                  - 2. Tool Bar.   This is the Navigational bar. Lets you go Home, Forward, Back, Reload and perform searches.

                  - 3 Location Bar. This is the Path name and directories. Plus the View pane.

   

~CHEeR'S.............

Major Change Here..................

It was rudely brought to my attention that I was saying we where Zygurmists, which are some type of Pagan Worker as per Google and Bing. Due to my great spelling that I have picked up through the Military and a Poor California School System there was a minor spelling error. The Proper thing we were going for was ZYMURGIST ( Home Beer, Wine and cheese Makers). I hope we all can see My phonetic Mishaps here. Thank you everybody.....

7 Thing You Don't Want To Know About Me!!!!

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this is where I got this.....

Hey everybody. I am back again in school. This semester I picked some really fun classes to Master. I am taking Linux and Cisco plus the basic Math and English. The first week in all my classes are the standard meet and greet butt sniffing Crap. So you all guess it! This Blog is just intro's. If you read and look at the rest of this page you will see this is redundent. Plus if this is your first time viewing this shit, you will learn more about me my family and the out there stuff we are into (Sorry no ballon boy Exploits here).

1.) Let's start off  retelling war stories. I am considered a disabled Veteran. I served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman from December 1995 to December 2005. And all I have to show for it is a little PTSD and other craziness.

2.) I am married and have a Beautiful and Smart Daughter.

3.) I am a Zymurgist - Homebrewer and WineMaker.

4.) School work is really hard for me, but I try to look good doing it....

5.)  I love chillaxing (Chilling out and relaxing - Slang, Ebonics.) and watching movies. Since I am a geek, I set up a 1080p full HD TV with HDMI DVD and BluRay, pumped through a 7.5 channel surround sound system.

6.) Music. I really dig music. I can totally rock out.

7.) Wow, I better think of something to wrap this up. Oh! Yeah! I cook. I enjoy cooking food. I am not too into Baking though.

As you can see now This is 7 things you Don't want to know about me........

~CHeeR'S

The Wandering Troublemaker

Our little troublemaker is on the verge of walking. She has been cruising for a while now and is close to walking.  She can stand without holding on to anything.  She has made a few attempts to step away from the furniture, but so far has fallen everytime she tries.  Soon, though, soon.

On a better note, she uses a big girl toothbrush now.  After trying to bite Momma's finger off the other day while using the fingerbrush, we decided it was time to switch to a big girl tooth brush.  She has four teeth now, and one more coming in. They are SHARP!  Momma doesn't want to stick her finger in that tooth filled mouth anymore.

BERRY TO THE CHIEF

President-elect Barack Obama checks his Blackberry while riding on his campaign bus in Pennsylvania last March.

                                   (Credit: Pete Souza/ Rapport Press )

This bloggy is as you guess it, our Tech Savvy politicians. I am Picking our 44th president, not because I vote. In fact Politics really upsets me, due to my war time experience. Anyways this bloggy is about thy Commander in Chief, the Brother from the Hawaiian Islands. I heard this guy is like hooked on his Blackberry. I can relate. I myself can not put down my iPhone. Heck I use my iPhone as a remote control to my entertainment system. Obama took some heat over not leaving his PDA at the front Gates when he moved into the White House. So he just hired a bunch of Geeks on his cabinet of advisers and got his Blackberry a presidential Security overhaul. Awesome!!!!

If you are curious on the Texting action on this, check out this URL:

-Just click on the arrows on the bottom of PDA to navigate-

The FirstBlack Berry......

CHeeR's.......

Windows Millennium Edition

 Windows Me

Windows ME is a Microsoft Operating System, that was released Sept. 14, 2000.

As with all Windows software, it was launched to be the next updated version compared to the last. Windows ME offered now Moviemaker and Media Player 7, plus an advance DVD player. Also introduced were Plug and play and a TCP/IP networking stack.

However, with all these great things for the Time, came a lot of problems. Windows Me was reported to be one of the most criticized OS ever released. One funny negative report was when PC world called ME the Mistake Edition. Of the long list of problems with the software always freezing and crashing was an error with the System restore tool. Of course, that was if you could even get the OS to upgrade or install properly on your Computer.

Windows ME was the replacement and upgrade for Windows 98, which I used as a kid. In fact, I had Windows 98 SE. I lucked out and missed all the fun with Windows ME OS experience and jump right into Windows XP. Therefore, now with at least three more OS that Microsoft has released over the past decade, I am surprised to hear that some people may still use this software. I cannot believe it since ME was running on computer’s that only needed 150 MHz worth of processor speed and only 32Mb of ram. Hell I think you need more than that check your email over the internet now a days. If I ran across someone still running such an old piece of software I would suggest they pick up a Cheap used computer that I can almost bet would run 10x times faster and with less trouble.

Little Troublemaker Updates

Well, our baby girl just went trick or treating for the first time ever last night.  She dressed up as Minnie Mouse.  She managed to say "trick or treat" once, but it was before the person opened the door at the house we were at.  She is doing well at speaking now, she can say about 20 words.  We have almost given up on sign language, because she seems to pick up the words faster than the signs.  Maybe she's just lazy and figures it's easier to say "all done" than wave her hands around.   She loves to dance, and to be Daddy's "back up singer" when he is playing Guitar Hero.  She loves to play with her laptop and make it sing nursery rhymes while she's playing with other toys.  We think she'll be walking in the next few weeks.  She stands up without holding onto things now.

Help!!!!!!!!!

Now I have to Discuss Linux here in the CIT world...........

                               Linux?

                    Linux is an operating system.

As an open operating system, Linux is developed collaboratively, meaning no one company is solely responsible for its development or ongoing support. Companies participating in the Linux economy share research and development costs with their partners and competitors. This spreading of development burden amongst individuals and companies has resulted in a large and efficient ecosystem and unheralded software innovation.

Windows and OSX are predominantly found on personal computing devices such as desktop and laptop computers. Other operating systems, such as Symbian, are found on small devices such as phones and PDAs, while mainframes and supercomputers found in major academic and corporate labs use specialized operating systems such as AS/400 and the Cray OS.

Linux started as a server OS and has become useful as a desktop OS and many other Device Systems.

Some of the popular electronic devices Linux is used on today includes:

                                   Children Laptops

          Dell Inspiron Mini

          Garmin Nuvi

                                             

                Google Android Phone

                                                    TiVo Video Recorder

                              

                           

                                     

                                     Sony Bravia Television

                       Yamaha Motif Keyboard

                                    

                                      

These are just the most recent examples of Linux-based devices available. Linux is on a lot of crap out there, Awesome. The next questioned posed is would I use it. Well Its seems I am already am using stuff using Linux.Linux looks pretty cool. I hope I learn a lot more in my studies.

Scott Abides, Cheer's.........