[aclug-L] Re: Quake 3 Arena for Linux $2

[Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

The Red Hat network allows only one computer on its "demo" service. Any
more they want you to pay for. The way to get around it is to use a
different email address for each machine. 





On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 22:31, Anne McCadden wrote:
> 
> I'm not using the Linux firewall with tripwire right now.  I am using 
> the SMC 8-port router/firewall/switching hub with a printserver.  On my 
> gaming machine I wanted to have the automatic updates because I thought 
> that I would need it.  One the other computers I have tried to register 
> the RedHat and it gives me all sorts of errors, from that name & 
> password is already used, and others.  Why do they think I have only one 
> computer running RedHat when I switched from NT so I wouldn't have to 
> pay for a multi-user license?  So one computer gets registered and gets 
> updates, the other 4 don't.  I could setup other fake accounts with 
> RedHat, but why bother, and I don't know of another way around it.  ~Anne
> 
> Jeff Vian wrote:
> 
> >That is what you get for running the automatic update. :-(
> >Shame on you for not controlling if/when you do the updates. ;-)
> >
> >I NEVER allow anything to make changes on my system unless I explicitly 
> >request it.
> >
> >I understand that for the total novice it might be good, but not for one 
> >who does customization or wants to know without a doubt how his system 
> >is set up.  And if you are running something like tripwire the automatic 
> >update will break your config and trip all kinds of alarms.
> >
> >Anne McCadden wrote:
> >
> >>I have seen it running on my nVidia 32mb DDR card.  Jeff had to install 
> >>the closed source video and openGL drivers in order for it to work.  It 
> >>worked great until RedHat updated my kernal for me.  ~Anne
> >>
> >>james wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Tuesday 30 July 2002 11:41, you wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Anybody on the list ever get this game to work? If so, how?
> >>>>
> >>>Basically having a good graphics card with 3d support under linux (3dfx 
> >>>V3+, 
> >>>Matrox G200+, Intel i8x0, Nvidia TNT2(TNT1?)*, Nvidia GF+*, ATI Radeon 
> >>>(see 
> >>>dri.sourceforge.net for more)
> >>>
> >
> 
> 
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