Shouldn't the sig read: "Windows has detected that your mouse has moved. Please reboot for the changes to take effect." :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Florin Iucha [mailto:florin at iucha.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:06 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] well NOW I done it... [Fixed] > > > On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 02:13:57PM -0500, Brian wrote: > > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Florin Iucha wrote: > > > > First he says: > > > Whatever happens don't panic and don't reboot :) > > Then his sig says: > > "you have moved your mouse, please reboot to make this > change take effect" > > That's only for Mouse Operated Systems. > > > Hmm... common thread here? Actually, I'm pretty much > against rebooting a > > linux box, but in some cases it's the easy way out. This was one of > > those. In the example you mentioned Florin, there was > uncertainty as to > > whether the machine would boot back up, so it would have been a bad > > move. In my case, I was 100% sure it would have fixed it. > OTOH, I have a > > server with a 50 day uptime that I refuse to reboot > regardless of its > > condition. It's a functioning sendmail/apache box that I > consider the > > most "mission critical" machine I own and I won't reboot it for any > > reason. > > > > I see the reboot issue as a pride thing, and on a brand new > non critical > > box I don't feel pain in shutdown -r now. If it's been up > awhile and it's > > actually doing stuff, I'm more reluctant. > > I see the reboot issue as a matter of style. It's more elegant... > > And as a matter of learning. A 3-year-old can reboot a box, > no big deal. > But "hmmm, what have I done? why? how can I fix it?" > Stuff that you apply later in more stringent situations. > > florin > > -- > > "you have moved your mouse, please reboot to make this change > take effect" > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >