Zaire still won't connect

[Ian Stephen]

On Sat, 2003-07-12 at 18:36, Joel Hammer wrote:
> I don't have pilot-link. Do I need it?

Yes!  Both J-Pilot and Evolution require Pilot Link to sync with your
Palm.  See http://www.jpilot.org/requirements.html
> 
> I downloaded Ximian Evolution.  It won't work with the palm because I
> need some gnome tools.

Once your Palm is talking to your PC you just need Ximian's conduits to
have it sync with Evolution.

See http://www.ximian.com/support/manuals/evolution_14/c3839.html

> 
> Grrr.... 

Sorry I didn't mention the Pilot Link bit a long time ago!
> <snip>

> It is hard not to get the impression that linux is a place where
> adolescents like to play. For example, going though the warehouse at
> Lindows, I noted that there were pages of mp3 players and cd rippers. But,
> there are only two office suites.

I'd bet that those cd rippers are all front-ends for cdrecord.  Bubba
Programmer can build one in his garage.  (Programmers please take no
offence.  I only dream of being able to do what Bubba Programmer can
do!)  An office suite's a huge project.

<evangelism>
Agreed there's more to learn with Linux, ie this afternoon I broke my
Pango.  Never even knew I had a Pango!  Suddenly it's broken and things
(like my log viewer!) don't work.  But I can start an app from the
command line and see what errors come up.  Then with a bit of Googling I
can figure out what I broke and fix it.  Even without X I can use Lynx
to find stuff.  If everything went to h*ll I could boot with a Knoppix
CD and fix it!  Meanwhile when things are working, which they normally
do, I can log on from anywhere with ssh or with a browser and vncserver,
track file changes with RCS, save documents in pdf format, burn ISOs,
begin to learn programming with the compilers in my distro, umpteen
things that would be difficult, expensive or impossible in some other
OS.

It's like the broader society, we can be taken care of by Big Brother in
whatever form, but only in exchange for our freedom.  I'll take the
freedom Linux gives me any day!
</evangelism>
-- 
Ian Stephen <ianstepn at shaw.ca>