Re: Slackware search plugins for Firefox

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From: slackware-bounces <at> mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:slackware-bounces <at> mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Morten
Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
Sent: den 30 september 2008 12:30
To: slackware <at> mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [slackware] Slackware search plugins for Firefox

I made a couple of search plugins for Firefox for searching the
Slackware packages. In case they would be useful to others:
http://syntaktisk.dk/files/slack12_1.xml for 12.1 packages and
http://syntaktisk.dk/files/slackcurrent.xml for -current packages.
Simply copy them to $FIREFOX/searchplugins - which for me
is /usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.17/searchplugins.

Yours,
Morten
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http://syntaktisk.dk
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Great stuff!

Thanks!

// Jonas

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Skype or?

I installed Slackware 12.1 on a Novatech laptop for my daughter. She 
receives phone calls via Skype, and is of the opinion that in order to 
save money she would like to make phone calls via Skype. 

My question is, is Skype the best solution? Is there a free software 
alternative?  
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John Seago
GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/

Re: Skype or?

On Sat, October 4, 2008 18:38, John¹ wrote:
> I installed Slackware 12.1 on a Novatech laptop for my daughter. She
> receives phone calls via Skype, and is of the opinion that in order to
> save money she would like to make phone calls via Skype.
>
> My question is, is Skype the best solution? Is there a free software
> alternative?

Skype is free software, there is an alternative called Gizmo that provides
extras like instant messaging with AIM, Yahoo and MSN.

Look at SIP clients as an open source alternative, but they require a SIP
provider to connect to.

SIP Center provides a list of possible providers:
http://www.sipcenter.com/sip.nsf/html/Service+Providers

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John Crowhurst
John's Computer Support

Re: Skype or?

On 04/10/2008, John Crowhurst <info <at> johnscomputersupport.co.uk> wrote:
> Skype is free software, there is an alternative called Gizmo that provides
> extras like instant messaging with AIM, Yahoo and MSN.

Neither Skype nor Gizmo are _free_ software; they're merely software
you don't have to swap money for.

Re: Skype or?

On Sunday 05 October 2008 13:00:02 slackware-request <at> mailman.lug.org.uk 
wrote:
> Skype is free software, there is an alternative called Gizmo that
> provides extras like instant messaging with AIM, Yahoo and MSN.
>
> Look at SIP clients as an open source alternative, but they require a
> SIP provider to connect to.
>
> SIP Center provides a list of possible providers:
> http://www.sipcenter.com/sip.nsf/html/Service+Providers

Thank you for that, I did intend Open source as opposed to 'Free', but I 
doubt that my daughter is that bothered by the philosophy as long as the 
calls are cheaper. 

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John Seago
GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/

Re: Skype or?

Doesn't KDE come with a SIP client?

If not, or if you're as KDE-allergic as I am, then for FSF-kosher VoIP
I'd recommend linphone. It compiled and works nicely on Slackware
12.0, with minimal dependencies (everything else I tried either sulked
with me or demanded half a million support libraries), and its GUI,
whilst no oil painting, does get the job done. (I prefer the command
line client, but I'm odd.)

As for SIP providers, I'd recommend sipgate.co.uk - not least because
they offer a UK geographical phone number (or a US one, I believe, or
some other countries) for incoming calls, for no money. (And as far as
I can tell, at no detriment to the service quality.) I don't know if
they're the only people who offer that, but only because I kind of
stopped looking after I found them...

Hope this is of some use,

On 05/10/2008, John¹ <seago.john <at> googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 05 October 2008 13:00:02 slackware-request <at> mailman.lug.org.uk
> wrote:
>> Skype is free software, there is an alternative called Gizmo that
>> provides extras like instant messaging with AIM, Yahoo and MSN.
>>
>> Look at SIP clients as an open source alternative, but they require a
>> SIP provider to connect to.
>>
>> SIP Center provides a list of possible providers:
>> http://www.sipcenter.com/sip.nsf/html/Service+Providers
>

Re: Skype or?

* gwenhwyfaer <at> gmail.com wrote:

> If not, or if you're as KDE-allergic as I am, then for FSF-kosher
> VoIP I'd recommend linphone. It compiled and works nicely on
> Slackware 12.0, with minimal dependencies (everything else I tried
> either sulked with me or demanded half a million support
> libraries), and its GUI, whilst no oil painting, does get the job
> done.

I'm using linphone as well.

On KDE I noticed (alsa) sound troubles in combo with artsd, so I
stopped using artsd completely. (people could hear my voice perfectly
but not vice versa)

> As for SIP providers, I'd recommend sipgate.co.uk - not least
> because they offer a UK geographical phone number (or a US one, I
> believe, or some other countries) for incoming calls, for no money.

That's the main reason I'm using sipgate. I don't have a landline and
usually don't hand out my mobile phone number to companies. And if
I'm not logged in to sipgate, the call is recorded and forwarded via
email.

> (And as far as I can tell, at no detriment to the service quality.)
> I don't know if they're the only people who offer that, but only
> because I kind of stopped looking after I found them...

same again :)

Re: Sed question

Hi,

sed 's/\:/\n/g' $your_file

regards
Steffen

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:07:41 +0200
Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér <mjjzf <at> syntaktisk.dk> wrote:

> Quick question here - not Slackware, but because I know that you people
> are bound to know and have always been helpful:
> How do I sed-replace a : with \n ?
> 
> Yours,
> Morten
> __
> Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
> http://syntaktisk.dk * mjjzf <at> syntaktisk.dk
> 
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Steffen Wendzel <cdp_xe <at> gmx.net>

Sed question

Quick question here - not Slackware, but because I know that you people
are bound to know and have always been helpful:
How do I sed-replace a : with \n ?

Yours,
Morten
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Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
http://syntaktisk.dk * mjjzf <at> syntaktisk.dk

Re: Sed question

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:20:20 +0200
Steffen Wendzel <cdp_xe <at> gmx.net> wrote:

Thank you very much!
Yours,
M

> Hi,
> 
> sed 's/\:/\n/g' $your_file
> 
> regards
> Steffen
> 
> On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:07:41 +0200
> Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér <mjjzf <at> syntaktisk.dk> wrote:
> 
> > Quick question here - not Slackware, but because I know that you
> > people are bound to know and have always been helpful:
> > How do I sed-replace a : with \n ?
> > 
> > Yours,
> > Morten
> > __
> > Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
> > http://syntaktisk.dk * mjjzf <at> syntaktisk.dk
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
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