Last meeting notes (FONTS)

Sat Aug 25 10:56:45 EDT 2001

Hello Charles,
  That would be great if you could email me your configs or perhaps let 
me ftp it. If you have a floppy sized copy (1.44mb) That I could 
acquire, that would be fantasitic. I really appreciate your help, 
Thanks! I have some experience with databases as far as Access is 
concerned and I have setup a couple VPN and Terminal Services clients 
for use with Databases, I may be able to lend a hand. I have found that 
working with $indoz and Linux that it gives a unique perspective for the 
whole picture and puts light on things that normally would'nt be shown. 
I am very interested in learning MySQL. Please let me know about the 
disk, I think it would be best if I could get a copy of your Coyote 
router project, as you may show me configs in that that would differ 
from the Linux router project that I have (2.9.8). Thanks again, 
peter at thecybersource.com

Charles Rishel wrote:

> Hey Pete,
> 
> I also run coyote Linux.. running it on what used to be my P166, which 
> has been scaled back to a P133.  I have 64MB of RAM in it (donated the 
> other un-necessary 64MB to a friend who needed it) and it runs 
> awesome.  It is extremely stable, and not hard to configure.
> 
> After install, I made sure to move my ftp and telnet ports to non-well 
> known ports.. at first I left ftp on 21, but was getting a lot of hits 
> [all refused of course :-) ] and so I figured to keep a low profile, I 
> would move them, haven't been hit since :-)).  I am not running a web 
> server yet as I haven't had time to work on a suitable index page, but 
> my web server is available to my internal boxes.
> 
> At any rate, I have found that it (CoyoteLinux) normally runs on about 
> 10MB of ram, talk about a small footprint!! I would be willing to 
> email you my configs if you would like, I didn't setup anything 
> extravagant, just what I needed at the time.
> 
> It is extremely nice to be able to have my lan online 24/7 and telnet 
> into my box from work.  Gonna look into installing SSH onto my 
> fileserver soon so that I can sleep even BETTER at night, knowing that 
> I am quite well protected.
> 
> Oh, as a side note, since Adelphia is my cable inet provider, and they 
> prohibit running servers, I find it QUITE convenient to have my open 
> ports off of the well known ports, that way if they scan for web 
> servers and such, I get past their probes, as they only probe the 
> well-known ports :-)).
> 
> BTW.. anyone interested in embedded linux should check out axis.com 
> they have some AWESOME cards available.. **drool**
> 
> Hopefully I will be able to make a meeting one of these months, but my 
> work schedule is whacked..working graveyard with Mon & Tues evenings 
> off.. :-((
> 
> Will also be working on installing/setting up MySQL on a box to work 
> on a database project at work, anyone with any tips/tricks/hints I 
> would be MORE than happy to talk to ya..
> 
> Gotta love the versatility of Linux.
> 
> Chaz®
> 
> At 08:38 AM 8/22/01 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>> Hello All,
>>   I was just wondering this morning if this mail list had stopped or 
>> if I
>> had become removed or something because I havent had any mail from 
>> this in a
>> while, especially about last Sunday, which I apparently missed and would
>> have really enjoyed the Font topic, anyway, I have been majorly busy
>> scrambling to reconfigure my networks here as my current SDSL 
>> provider of 4
>> months is pulling out of the area. Luckily there is a provider taking 
>> over
>> for them but with new IP allocations and my router that cost $700 
>> will not
>> work with there DSLAM. So as is becoming a practice, I have been 
>> turning to
>> Linux for help. I have downloaded and made a boot disk with the Linux 
>> Router
>> Project version 2.9.8 and have it up and running, completely running 
>> off ram
>> from a floppy, NO HDD NEEDED! Anyway, after searching all over on the 
>> net, I
>> have found nothing in respect to how to configure and use this. I am not
>> that savvy in configuring a router in the first place but the one 
>> that I did
>> have, was pretty simple. Does anyone have any experience in this? If 
>> so and
>> you think you might be able to help, I could explain my IP config's,etc.
>> What a great way to use that 486!(I currently have it on a p166). Any 
>> help
>> as always would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, peter at thecybersource.com
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of
>> JJ Neff
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 8:10 AM
>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>> Subject: Last meeting notes (FONTS)
>> 
>> 
>> This past Sunday we took an exploratory look at Fonts in Linux.
>> 
>> Here are some links to articles that will help any one interested in 
>> using
>> TrueType or Type 1 fonts on a Linux box in X, Printing and StarOffice.
>> 
>> FIRST:  Read the Font HOWTO.  It is a must to really understand the way
>> fonts
>> work in Linux and make the whole font server vs. print server thign much
>> clearer:
>> http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Font-HowTO-4.html
>> 
>> Then if you are interested in StarOffice the StarOffice documentation
>> (appendix
>> on installing Fonts)can be better understood (although having read 
>> the above
>> may eliminate the need to read teh SO docs, but it's good info 
>> anyway.  The
>> HOWTO goes into installing fonts in StarOffice actually less 
>> confusing than
>> the
>> SO doc.
>> 
>> Then to Find FONTS go to :
>> 
>> http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1193&mode=thread&order=0&thold= 
>> 
>> 0
>> 
>> EVEN IF you don't use MAndrake the article is still worthwhile.  Not 
>> only
>> does
>> it point out where fonts can be retrieved, but also has a short 
>> discussion
>> on
>> EULA's and the usability of "proprietery" fonts in an Open Source
>> enviroment.
>> 
>> MY SUGGESTION.  I read the Font How To and the thing that stuck out 
>> clearest
>> was LINUX supports Type 1 Fonts wihtout any hassle and there is a 
>> tool to
>> convert TT to Type 1 fonts GUES what I did, YUP converted my TT fonts to
>> Type 1
>> and they work!
>> 
>> After doing all the steps manually you may feel that it is better 
>> done by a
>> single tool.  Well that tool has been created and is made to work 
>> under KDE.
>> IT is called kfontinst and can be found at:
>> 
>> http://www.cpdrummond.uklinux.net/kfontinst
>> 
>> I wasn't able to get it to compile but if you have success please report
>> your
>> findings.
>> 
>> The test I finally did when finished was to create the same document in
>> StarOffice and Word (with many different Font sizes, dimensions etc) and
>> print
>> each document in the other app.  I was able to see and print almost 
>> all the
>> fonts (still can't print Courier New from MS on a SO box :-(  ).
>> JJN
>> 
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