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Re: [SLE] [OT] Linux for home Desktop.
- From: "Glenn Williams" <n0hn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 23:16:58 -0600
- Message-id: <001001c13437$ab335c00$0200000a@n0hn>
Hi, Vitaly:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about Linux. I love it. <ROTFLMAO>
Regards,
Glenn
Glenn Williams - n0hn@xxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Vitaly Shishakov <shift@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: SuSE listserve <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: [SLE] [OT] Linux for home Desktop.
> Dear all!
>
> i just decided to share some of my thoughts with everyone.
>
> The reason i use linux (SuSE 7.2 of cource) at home is that i take
part
> in developing some thngs for Unix platform, and i noticed that i did
not
> load my Win2000 for a long time. (last time i booted in it i found
that
> sound mysteroiusly dissapered there :-) ). By this time i found almost
> all Linux replacements of the things i used to in Win32, such as:
>
> MS-Windows desktop --> KDE
> MS-Office --> StarOffice,
> WinAmp + WMP -> XMMS
> Explorer --> Mozilla
> Windows Commander --> zsh command line :-)
> MSDev Studio --> KDev and VSlick editor + DDD.
>
> and etc, not to mention that such things as Matlab, Corel suite,
Quake,
> and etc, are simply ported to linux and look and feel the same.
>
> I admired to see that on my home PC, Quake3 in Win2000 and Linux runs
> with EQUAL FPS.
> i also managed to configure my USB Joystick to work with it (just to
see
> if it works)
>
> But while setting up my home desktop enviroment, i had to do much of
the
> things manually,
> (putting symlinks for plugins in mozilla, enabling Acrobat Reader
plugin
> in KDE, firing up ide-scsi, downloading windows movie codeks for
> avifile, configuring modules.conf manually to enable my joystick, and
> many more)
>
> if a mean home user, used to 'Plug and Pray' system would know that
must
> do all this things, he will never buy it (even comparing a 30$ for 3CD
> of various FREE soft with ~100$ just for OS.)
>
> I admire the SuSE develper's work, most packages come already
> pre-configured. Comparing to other distributions, i chose this one,
> because of numerous small features, that are done smarter than in
oother
> systems.
>
> THANK YOU GUYS! IF ONLY PIZZA DELIVERED FROM RUSSIA WOULD NOT GET
COLD,
> I WOULD SENT IT TO YOU, REALLY!
>
> Linux celebrated 10year anniversary with great results, and more are
to
> be archived. This is not a point to stop. Linux have all chances to
> become the most Plug-and-Playable system ever, and for this we should
> work together.
>
> A system will become a user-friendly if, and only if, we, (i.e. users)
> will take a major part in building it. This means not urgent studying
> C/C++ and fixing the things we want -- i think the developers will
also
> like this, but first of all -- EXPRESSING THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO
> SEE IN OUR SYSTEM.
>
> KDE wishlist is fat anough already, but this about only one susbsytem.
>
> The OS (like SuSE Linux) is a set of such subsystems, and most od them
> are doubling each other in functionality. It is good, cause it gives a
> freedom of choise. But this sub-systems must be interconnected, at
least
> in the way it is in SuSE. we, users, must demand more features that we
> would like to see in OS package!
>
> Just do not be shy to demand the features you want!
> demand pre-configured plugins in Mozilla,
> demand pre-installed codeks for movies
> demand auto loading and configuring kernel modules on USB device
plugin.
> demand other behavior of right-mouse-button click and window focus
tranfer,
> demand more features for YAST[2]
> And when the feature you requested appears in the next release of SuSE
> (or even in YOU ) -- then, put your name in Open Enviromnt buiders
list
> -- you will deserve it!
>
> in the coming Linux decade must become the most USER_FRIENDLY OS! And
we
> (i.e. users) will do it!
>
>
> PS: Once MS made a great work with it's users and beta-testers to
build
> that win'95 enviroment we all familiar with. Now MS make a grave for
> themselves with that activation feature, and WE must use it to
establish
> the Open Standards not only in Software enviroment, but in our common
> life too.
>
>
> --
> To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the
> archives at http://lists.suse.com
>
>
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about Linux. I love it. <ROTFLMAO>
Regards,
Glenn
Glenn Williams - n0hn@xxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Vitaly Shishakov <shift@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: SuSE listserve <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: [SLE] [OT] Linux for home Desktop.
> Dear all!
>
> i just decided to share some of my thoughts with everyone.
>
> The reason i use linux (SuSE 7.2 of cource) at home is that i take
part
> in developing some thngs for Unix platform, and i noticed that i did
not
> load my Win2000 for a long time. (last time i booted in it i found
that
> sound mysteroiusly dissapered there :-) ). By this time i found almost
> all Linux replacements of the things i used to in Win32, such as:
>
> MS-Windows desktop --> KDE
> MS-Office --> StarOffice,
> WinAmp + WMP -> XMMS
> Explorer --> Mozilla
> Windows Commander --> zsh command line :-)
> MSDev Studio --> KDev and VSlick editor + DDD.
>
> and etc, not to mention that such things as Matlab, Corel suite,
Quake,
> and etc, are simply ported to linux and look and feel the same.
>
> I admired to see that on my home PC, Quake3 in Win2000 and Linux runs
> with EQUAL FPS.
> i also managed to configure my USB Joystick to work with it (just to
see
> if it works)
>
> But while setting up my home desktop enviroment, i had to do much of
the
> things manually,
> (putting symlinks for plugins in mozilla, enabling Acrobat Reader
plugin
> in KDE, firing up ide-scsi, downloading windows movie codeks for
> avifile, configuring modules.conf manually to enable my joystick, and
> many more)
>
> if a mean home user, used to 'Plug and Pray' system would know that
must
> do all this things, he will never buy it (even comparing a 30$ for 3CD
> of various FREE soft with ~100$ just for OS.)
>
> I admire the SuSE develper's work, most packages come already
> pre-configured. Comparing to other distributions, i chose this one,
> because of numerous small features, that are done smarter than in
oother
> systems.
>
> THANK YOU GUYS! IF ONLY PIZZA DELIVERED FROM RUSSIA WOULD NOT GET
COLD,
> I WOULD SENT IT TO YOU, REALLY!
>
> Linux celebrated 10year anniversary with great results, and more are
to
> be archived. This is not a point to stop. Linux have all chances to
> become the most Plug-and-Playable system ever, and for this we should
> work together.
>
> A system will become a user-friendly if, and only if, we, (i.e. users)
> will take a major part in building it. This means not urgent studying
> C/C++ and fixing the things we want -- i think the developers will
also
> like this, but first of all -- EXPRESSING THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO
> SEE IN OUR SYSTEM.
>
> KDE wishlist is fat anough already, but this about only one susbsytem.
>
> The OS (like SuSE Linux) is a set of such subsystems, and most od them
> are doubling each other in functionality. It is good, cause it gives a
> freedom of choise. But this sub-systems must be interconnected, at
least
> in the way it is in SuSE. we, users, must demand more features that we
> would like to see in OS package!
>
> Just do not be shy to demand the features you want!
> demand pre-configured plugins in Mozilla,
> demand pre-installed codeks for movies
> demand auto loading and configuring kernel modules on USB device
plugin.
> demand other behavior of right-mouse-button click and window focus
tranfer,
> demand more features for YAST[2]
> And when the feature you requested appears in the next release of SuSE
> (or even in YOU ) -- then, put your name in Open Enviromnt buiders
list
> -- you will deserve it!
>
> in the coming Linux decade must become the most USER_FRIENDLY OS! And
we
> (i.e. users) will do it!
>
>
> PS: Once MS made a great work with it's users and beta-testers to
build
> that win'95 enviroment we all familiar with. Now MS make a grave for
> themselves with that activation feature, and WE must use it to
establish
> the Open Standards not only in Software enviroment, but in our common
> life too.
>
>
> --
> To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the
> archives at http://lists.suse.com
>
>
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