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

[Anne McCadden <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

That is what I figured and in one of the previous emails was info about 
getting updates, except for the kernal updates.  I would like to check 
into that option.  If that doesn't workout, then I will create addtional 
email addresses and do my updates that way.  Thnaks ~Anne

Clint Brubakken wrote:

>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. 
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>On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 22:31, Anne McCadden wrote:
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>>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
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>>Jeff Vian wrote:
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>>>That is what you get for running the automatic update. :-(
>>>Shame on you for not controlling if/when you do the updates. ;-)
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>>>I NEVER allow anything to make changes on my system unless I explicitly 
>>>request it.
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>>>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.
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>>>Anne McCadden wrote:
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>>>>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
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>>>>james wrote:
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>>>>>On Tuesday 30 July 2002 11:41, you wrote:
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>>>>>>Anybody on the list ever get this game to work? If so, how?
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>>>>>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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