[LUAU] Linux - Road Runner How-to, round 2

[George Toft]

Jimen Ching wrote:
> 
> I noticed all these message about the web-page is coming from
> luau at luau.hi.net.  Does this address handle the web-page mailing list?
> Shouldn't this discussion be on that list?  How does one know what belongs
> on that list and what belongs on the main list?
> 
> This was why I was confused about all of the mailing lists.  I guess I'm
> not the only one.
> 
> As for the how-to, rrsmpcd does auto-detection of currently running
> instance.  In other words, a lock is unnecessary.  Of course, I didn't see
> any place where you actually used the lock.  The script creates the lock,
> but doesn't test for it.
> 
> Also, in most how-to's that I've read, there is an explanation of how
> things work.  This how-to only explains how to use rrsmpcd.

Hence the name "Quick and Dirty"


> Though a how-to is good.  Wouldn't it be better to just create a
> distribution package that does all of this automatically?  Then give
> Oceanic this package on a diskette to pass out to new customers.

Oceanic (Time Warner) does not support Linux, and I
doubt they will for quite some time.


> Otherwise, people who want to use RR will have to connect to the internet
> first, to get the how-to.  Which means they need to setup ppp and buy a
> modem.

Not true.  When Oceanic sets up Road Runner, it is
done on a Windows platform, so the customer downloads
the file to a floppy, then boots Linux.

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