On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 10:25 -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > i realize this has been beaten to death, but for my own peace of > > > mind, i took one of my 13 spare laptops, installed the 64-bit unity > > > respin of F8 on it, did not do any further updating, and just followed > > > the instructions here: > > > > > > http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-fedora.html > > > > > > result? apparently successful installation of VLC: > > > > > > 41 pkgs installed > > > 0 updated > > > 0 removed > > > > > > should i have expected anything untoward? > > > > No... And it probably would have worked out equally well had the > > instructions said "use freshrpms". I don't see the need to test it. > > well, given the recent hubbub, i just thought it was worth verifying > from a clean install. i'm just like that. :-) > > > 13 spare laptops, huh? I can give you a shipping address if they > > are collecting too much dust. :-) > > heh. nice try. it comes with being an independent trainer -- have > portable classroom, will travel. The guards would have a moaning contest if they had to do a shake-down to pass you through the gates for our upcoming prison "Computer Literacy" program. You would have a ball though. They listen so much better because they are bored to tears and absorb stuff like a sponge. I plan on first demoing the Hydrogen Drum Machine and fully expect a riot of excitement and break dancing to erupt among the young guys. Imagine one of your students willing to stick a shiv into someone breaking line, to get to the computer to -learn- how to use a friggin' mouse in order to compose. That's dedication to a goal! The goal is to teach them to use a mouse. Sneaky Ric uses covert methods. That reminds me, order plastic covers so the Mace doesn't get into the keyboards or system cooling fans. I can shower, the computers can't. <chuckles at the thought> Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
