What's it based on? Or, if you run it with unix/linux, what does it call it? david ----- Original Message ----- From: "David J. Lowe" <DaveLowe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: [openbeos] Re: Distribution/Upgrade Mechanism Question > Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Reid > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 8:44 AM > To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [openbeos] Re: Distribution/Upgrade Mechanism Question > > > What card is it? > > david > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David J. Lowe" <DaveLowe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:36 PM > Subject: [openbeos] Distribution/Upgrade Mechanism Question > > > > Hello, I'm very new here, and hopefully this question has already been > > answered (and if it has, could you point me to it?)... > > > > Has there been any thought towards system upgrades to the initial public > > release (non-beta)? If there are fixes to various parts, will people have > > to physically check a particular web-site to determine if they need an > > upgrade/fix? Or will there be an update manager that can accurately > > determine what various systems/servers a particular box has and query some > > central repository for any potential fixes? > > > > I think this is a pretty important consideration for end-users. I feel > they > > want to simply use their system and have it "heal" itself as the > > weeks/months/years progress (and strongly feel that the last thing they > want > > to worry about is whether or not their box is secure, flaky, etc, and they > > certainly don't want to worry about library conflicts, etc.). > > > > Anyways, hello all, and keep up the good work! Hopefully some day I'll > have > > the time to contribute to OpenBeOS (which will occur probably right around > > the time BeOS recognizes my nic card :-) ). > > > > > > > > > > > > >