Comments for mwh.geek.nz http://mwh.geek.nz Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Scripts 2.10.2 and Compile 1.13.3 released by Michael http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/04/27/scripts-2-10-2-and-compile-1-13-3-released/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Michael Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:56:26 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=192#comment-503 There may be a new snapshot that approaches being usable sometime soonish. Hisham and Jonas are working on it mostly, and Hisham has something up and running locally that I think he plans to use as the basis for a prerelease. I don't know what's in it or what the state of the installer is. There may be a new snapshot that approaches being usable sometime soonish. Hisham and Jonas are working on it mostly, and Hisham has something up and running locally that I think he plans to use as the basis for a prerelease. I don’t know what’s in it or what the state of the installer is.

]]> Comment on Scripts 2.10.2 and Compile 1.13.3 released by ford http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/04/27/scripts-2-10-2-and-compile-1-13-3-released/comment-page-1/#comment-502 ford Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:23:44 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=192#comment-502 Any news regarding the release of a 015 iso? So far, there have been many updates to packages, especially critical ones such as Scripts and Compile. The old isos do not support hardware in use by many people, and the pre015 isos have a few issues... I would be happy with a fix to the grub installer or the availability of LILO + btrfs during the installation process. Maybe I am asking to much... Any news regarding the release of a 015 iso? So far, there have been many updates to packages, especially critical ones such as Scripts and Compile. The old isos do not support hardware in use by many people, and the pre015 isos have a few issues… I would be happy with a fix to the grub installer or the availability of LILO + btrfs during the installation process. Maybe I am asking to much…

]]> Comment on Python Damerau-Levenshtein distance implementation by numerix http://mwh.geek.nz/2009/04/26/python-damerau-levenshtein-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-500 numerix Thu, 27 May 2010 13:12:53 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=85#comment-500 Thanks Michael, for pointing that out. I was not aware of that difference! Thanks Michael, for pointing that out. I was not aware of that difference!

]]> Comment on Python Damerau-Levenshtein distance implementation by Michael http://mwh.geek.nz/2009/04/26/python-damerau-levenshtein-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Michael Tue, 25 May 2010 02:49:28 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=85#comment-496 numerix, it works perfectly well. You need to note the difference between the Levenshtein distance (described in the SPOJ problem and the calculator you link to) and the Damerau-Levenshtein distance, which allows transpositions. Both algorithms give the correct answer for that pair: delete H, U, R, replace B with K, transpose O and H, replace P with Z. Six steps. numerix, it works perfectly well. You need to note the difference between the Levenshtein distance (described in the SPOJ problem and the calculator you link to) and the Damerau-Levenshtein distance, which allows transpositions.

Both algorithms give the correct answer for that pair: delete H, U, R, replace B with K, transpose O and H, replace P with Z. Six steps.

]]> Comment on Python Damerau-Levenshtein distance implementation by numerix http://mwh.geek.nz/2009/04/26/python-damerau-levenshtein-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-495 numerix Mon, 24 May 2010 11:56:19 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=85#comment-495 J. Reagle is right according to the speed of the algorithm, but the algorithms doesn't work correctly. You find more information about that in my comment to this code: http://www.guyrutenberg.com/2008/12/15/damerau-levenshtein-distance-in-python/comment-page-1/ J. Reagle is right according to the speed of the algorithm, but the algorithms doesn’t work correctly.
You find more information about that in my comment to this code: http://www.guyrutenberg.com/2008/12/15/damerau-levenshtein-distance-in-python/comment-page-1/

]]> Comment on Compile 1.13.2 released; 015 branch to be merged by solenskiner http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/02/16/compile-1-13-2-released-015-branch-to-be-merged/comment-page-1/#comment-479 solenskiner Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:21:49 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=185#comment-479 It wont boot in a kvm virtual machine. when the bootprocess tries "Starting language select dialog" it spews out 3 or 4 squashfs errors, and retries infinitly. It wont boot in a kvm virtual machine.
when the bootprocess tries “Starting language select dialog” it spews out 3 or 4 squashfs errors, and retries infinitly.

]]> Comment on Compile 1.13.2 released; 015 branch to be merged by Ford http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/02/16/compile-1-13-2-released-015-branch-to-be-merged/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Ford Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:53:20 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=185#comment-475 I loved the new ISO, but I am looking forward to the next one... which will hopefully have a working Grub installation process. It wasn't hard to get Grub installed... just nice icing on the cake. I loved the new ISO, but I am looking forward to the next one… which will hopefully have a working Grub installation process. It wasn’t hard to get Grub installed… just nice icing on the cake.

]]> Comment on Compile 1.13.2 released; 015 branch to be merged by frontsideair http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/02/16/compile-1-13-2-released-015-branch-to-be-merged/comment-page-1/#comment-448 frontsideair Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:24:18 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=185#comment-448 So, when will be 015 out? I'm thinking buying a new PC and I'd very much like to install new Gobo on it. ^^ I hope it'll be soon. So, when will be 015 out? I’m thinking buying a new PC and I’d very much like to install new Gobo on it. ^^ I hope it’ll be soon.

]]> Comment on Compile 1.13.2 released; 015 branch to be merged by vazub http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/02/16/compile-1-13-2-released-015-branch-to-be-merged/comment-page-1/#comment-445 vazub Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:03:52 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=185#comment-445 Good work! Looking forward to test the iso. BTW, the text in this post is duped, and somehow I'm quite sure it wasn't intentional :) Good work! Looking forward to test the iso.

BTW, the text in this post is duped, and somehow I’m quite sure it wasn’t intentional :)

]]> Comment on First talk over at linux.conf.au by Eric http://mwh.geek.nz/2010/01/18/first-talk-over-at-linux-conf-au/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Eric Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:58:26 +0000 http://mwh.geek.nz/?p=176#comment-409 Nice! It's great that you are able to present these ideas, especially the Aliens idea, I think it is the best vision for the future of desktop linux that I know of (2nd best is GoboHide offcourse :P). All the best with the talk tomorrow. Nice! It’s great that you are able to present these ideas, especially the Aliens idea, I think it is the best vision for the future of desktop linux that I know of (2nd best is GoboHide offcourse :P ). All the best with the talk tomorrow.

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