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"
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