I updated the Mepis Linux software I have on my notebook computer on Wednesday, but never rebooted it until yesterday. Imagine my surprise when it hung up in the initialization. I had to reload the O/S, since I couldn’t track down the culprit. It had to be non-talking hardware, since that’s about the only thing that will cause Linux to hang.
So I loaded it up and did the update again, and now my WiFi refuses to work. It works fine when I boot into Windows, so I know it isn’t a hardware problem. I will have to try one more time, and this time will refrain from updating.
A third alternative is to download the newly-released openSUSE 10.2 and try it. Maybe they’ve started supporting my WiFi. It’s possible, since the latest Mepis supports it.
Silly sign of the day:
Free/Open Source Software
- OpenSUSE 10.2 Goes Gold
- Linux.com’s coverage becomes part of arguments in Israeli GPL case
- Microsoft Office lock-in and the deal with Novell
- Novell Earnings Show Linux Growth as NetWare Declines
RIAA/MPAA/BSA/FCC
- Class Action Filed Against Kazaa on Behalf of Customers Sued by RIAA for “Shared File Folders”
- Police Arrest Two For Intercepting Films In Piracy Scheme
- Music industry will take copyright battle to Europe
- Rae J Schwartz Submits AOL Letter to Court; Letter Contains No Reference to Downloading or Distributing of Copyrighted Songs As RIAA Had Claimed
- RIAA defendant targets Kazaa in new lawsuit
Stupid Patent Tricks, DRM and Other IP Nonsense
- McCartney cries ‘Help!’ on song copyrights
- EU Still Deadlocked Over Patent Reform
- IBM sues mainframe maker for patent infringement
- DRM Free! Will MP3 Sell without Digital Rights Management?
Other News
- How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In
- FEMA still handing out Katrina cash inappropriately
- Firefly Reborn as Online Universe
Security/Our Rights
- Where’s the MS Word Zero-Day AV Protection?
- Bill would make sex offenders submit e-mail addresses
- Zero day flaw reported in Windows Media Player
- Pirates crack Vista Activation Server
Big Brother
- US outlines privacy safeguards – and reveals plans to mine personal data
- DHS Passenger Scoring Illegal?
- White House privacy board protects its own privacy
- Clues To How the NSA Spies on Americans and Possible Immunity for Telecoms for Helping Gov Spy