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From: James Taylor on 24 Jan 2010 16:57 Rowland McDonnell wrote: > James Taylor wrote: > >> You can read all about "set user ID" (SUID) and "set group ID" (SGID), >> which is I think what Jamie means, by reading the chmod man page. > > Which, as you know, is beyond my comprehension. Well, you asked. Just open the Terminal, and type man chmod, then press return. Space to page down, B to page up, Q to quit. -- James Taylor
From: zoara on 24 Jan 2010 17:41 Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Actually, I think the latest YouTube stuff (and Vimeo, incidentally) > > is > > a sign that Flash is heading for a decline anyway. I certainly hope > > so... > > Because I'm too frikkin lazy to look, what's the video engine behind > Vimeo if it's not Flash? It *is* Flash (like YouTube) but they're doing an HTML5 trial (like YouTube). -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Rowland McDonnell on 24 Jan 2010 18:20 James Taylor <usenet(a)oakseed.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell wrote: > > > James Taylor wrote: > > > >> You can read all about "set user ID" (SUID) and "set group ID" (SGID), > >> which is I think what Jamie means, by reading the chmod man page. > > > > Which, as you know, is beyond my comprehension. > > Well, you asked. I didn't ask to be baffled at all. I asked to be informed. > Just open the Terminal, and type man chmod, then press return. Space to > page down, B to page up, Q to quit. Indeed so, and as I explained, the information so displayed is beyond my comprehension. I fail to understand why you told me how to get that information which I'd just told you I can't understand - especially since you knew I knew how to get it. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: James Taylor on 25 Jan 2010 11:49
Rowland McDonnell wrote: > James Taylor wrote: > >> Well, you asked. > > I didn't ask to be baffled at all. I asked to be informed. I was trying to inform you. >> Just open the Terminal, and type man chmod, then press return. Space to >> page down, B to page up, Q to quit. > > Indeed so, and as I explained, the information so displayed is beyond my > comprehension. > > I fail to understand why you told me how to get that information which > I'd just told you I can't understand Because I misinterpreted your your statement as meaning you didn't understand where to *find* the information, not that you didn't understand it once you found it. > - especially since you knew I knew how to get it. No, that's just your paranoia. -- James Taylor |