Matt Giwer wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>> Yes I am a pretty simple user! I don't want to get into something
>> where I need to recomplie something.
>
>> I guess if you get the source files you need to do something first
>> (compiling ?).
>
> Did not mean to sound condescending. Apologies.
>
> Generally you want the source files as last hope back up OR you have
> special patches for them you want to compile into them. The is mostly
> for installations with a large number of users and specialized
> applications. You can usually get a 5-10% execution speed increase by
> compiling it on the machine it runs on so a program has to use up a lot
> of time you are paying for to make that worthwhile, say a database
> program with a lot of users so the time saved will add up even if only
> one second per search. I am sure there are other reasons.
>
> If you knew about those reasons you wouldn't be asking the question.
> I have been through five releases of RH/FC and used one source file once
> -- which didn't help. I don't bother downloading them at all rather rely
> upon what is on sourceforge and such for the latest and the occasional
> legacy version.

You may want the source for syslog for RHEL4.0, Redhat compiled it with
an option to refuse to log to files which are not in /var/log. What a
wonderful "we know best, you only THINK it's you system" attitude. And
our HP support representative told us that if we recompiled with that
option turn off in the Makefile we were running a modified system and
out of warranty.

There are ways around it without changing the source, but I won't
mention them lest the control freaks block that solution as well.

--
bill davidsen
SBC/Prodigy Yorktown Heights NY data center
http://newsgroups.news.prodigy.com

"Matt Giwer" <jull43@tampabay.REMover.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bIe4g.2710$d_4.1719@tornado.tampabay.rr.com.. .
> Dave wrote:
>> Yes I am a pretty simple user! I don't want to get into something where I
>> need to recomplie something.
>
>> I guess if you get the source files you need to do something first
>> (compiling ?).
>
> Did not mean to sound condescending. Apologies.
>
> Generally you want the source files as last hope back up OR you have
> special patches for them you want to compile into them. The is mostly for
> installations with a large number of users and specialized applications.
> You can usually get a 5-10% execution speed increase by compiling it on
> the machine it runs on so a program has to use up a lot of time you are
> paying for to make that worthwhile, say a database program with a lot of
> users so the time saved will add up even if only one second per search. I
> am sure there are other reasons.
>
> If you knew about those reasons you wouldn't be asking the question. I
> have been through five releases of RH/FC and used one source file once --
> which didn't help. I don't bother downloading them at all rather rely upon
> what is on sourceforge and such for the latest and the occasional legacy
> version.
>
Thanks. I do not know much about Linux but am getting more familiar with it.
I am very impresses with the applications available.




>> I have my SUSE 10 running now..still no wifi but wired works fine.
>
> Don't know SUSE but for FC I went to the KDE configuration panel to look
> around and when I clicked on wireless I was told it was not configured,
> which is good because I have no wireless devices. But it offered to
> configure it for me. Always take all the help you can get.
>

I finally got a Belkin card and it was discovered and installed via YAST
without any issues. It took about 5 minutes.



>> Thanks Dave
>
>> "Matt Giwer" <jull43@tampabay.REMover.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:KR%3g.3078$9o4.2275@tornado.tampabay.rr.com.. .
>>
>>>Dave wrote:
>>>
>>>>I want to download a FC4 release. I have three options for download from
>>>>a web:
>
>>>> Fedora Core 4 Release binary iso images for i386.
>>>> Fedora Core 4 Release source iso images for i386.
>>>> Fedora Core 4 Release DVD iso image for i386.
>>
>>>>What are the differences and advanatges of the three types of downloads:
>>>>
>>>> binary iso images
>>>> DVD iso image
>>>> source iso images
>
>>>If you have to ask this question you do not need the source images.
>
>>>Then it is only between binary which means four CD-ROMs and one DVD. If
>>>you can burn DVDs it is less hassle. If not choose the CD-ROMs.
>
>>>--
>>>No American expected to stay in Iraq very long except for those who paid
>>>for
>>>the construction of "enduring" bases and those hwo authorized paying for
>>>them. People like Congress and the President.
>>>-- The Iron Webmaster, 3617
>>> nizkor http://www.giwersworld.org/nizkook/nizkook.phtml
>>> Blame Israel http://www.ussliberty.org a10
>
> --
> The purpose of bombing is to strength the government of the country being
> attacked.
> -- The Iron Webmaster, 3622
> nizkor http://www.giwersworld.org/nizkook/nizkook.phtml
> Iraqi democracy http://www.giwersworld.org/911/armless.phtml a3

I run Suse 9.3 Pro on Compaq Armada 1750 128M ram 10G hd D-Link Air
Plus G dwl-g630 wireless card in pmcia slot works fine. No wrappers
needed.
>
>
> What are the differences and advanatges of the three types of downloads:
>
> binary iso images
> DVD iso image
> source iso images
>
> Dave