Re: [aclug-L] Intellemouse question

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree 100%!!!


Cheez-Czar wrote:
> 
> On 19 Sep 1998, John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> > Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > > is there a way i can support intellemouse in linux?  i've got one of
> > > those funky mice w/ a thirdbutton/scroll wheel, and LOVED it in
> > > windoze... is there a way to get that in linux?
> >
> > You can find all the info you need at:
> >
> > http://www.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
> >
> > > p.s. like the plain text?  finally got it config-ed rite...
> >
> > Great!
> >
> > > p.p.s. is anyone here on ICQ?  what clone do you think is the best?
> >
> > ICQ is a terribly buggy and insecure system and is best avoided, IMHO.
> > It is possible to easily impersonate another user, steal their ICQ
> > password, etc.  We can create better solutions using standard Unix
> > tools.
> 
> Unfortunatley some of us have friends that still use windows, (and if you
> think everyone can use linux, try to teach my Mom linux) and aren't
> planning to change. Instead of getting rid of such friends we choose to
> sitll communicate to them.
> 
> Besides as we have an exiting system, as we start making better clients
> (even for windows system) than Mirabilis. Hopefully we can convince more
> people including Mirabilis, about the advantage of Open Source (tm)
> software.
> 
> And besides ICQ is better then the  other alternative is the AOL messenger
> thing they bundle with Netscape now (less features, but you can contact
> AOL people).
> 
> Also Mirabilis is getting better with security. When they found out they
> had a bug that would let someone else log in as you, they had a fix to the
> server in 12 hrs.
> 
> And finally there are some things that being secure doesn't matter much
> (someone can pretend to be me over ICQ? who cares, its just a little
> thing to talk to friends. I don't day anything really important over ICQ)
> 
> >
> >
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