Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2255 mails)

[Duaine & Laura Hechler <dahechler@xxxxxxx>]

mukul wrote:
> John Andersen wrote:
>   
> > Frans de Boer wrote:
> >     
> > > On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 17:11 -0700, John Andersen wrote:
> > >       
> > > > Frans de Boer wrote:
> > > >  to the wrong mailing lists.
> > > >         
> > > > > BTW: no single Linux distro is really ready for the average consumer who
> > > > > is used to use Windows only. 
> > > > >           
> > > > I disagree.
> > > >         
> > > So both of us have different experiences.
> > >
> > >
> > > I was NOT talking about normal productivity, but rather the lack of
> > > support for Peripheral devices like USB devices and the like. For
> > > example: I have yet to find a proper tool who can really support my
> > > Windows Mobile 3 PDA device like ActiveSync can. 
> > >       
> > Ah, the shifting goal post...
> >
> > Joe Average Consumer does not have a Windows Mobile 3 PDA.
> > (As a matter of fact I don't know anyone else that does).
> > But those who do usually are somewhat more advanced then average.
> >
> > Most average users want Email, Web, IM, Word Processing and
> > probably some multi-media.
> >     
>
> and multimedia seems to be a problem.
>   
FWIW, I've been on openSUSE for over 10 years - and - will not go back
to Windoze.

What in multimedia seems to be the problem ? (The only problems I've run
into is hardware that is for Windows ONLY - so as such, I've dumped that
hardware a long time ago)

So here is my list:
- KDE
- VLC
- gramps (genealogy)
- k9copy (copy dvd's)
- devede (build dvd's)
- mandvd (build dvd's)
- k3b
- Quasar Accounting (for my business)
- Postbooks (testing)
- Audacity (audio)
- musescore (sheet music editor)
- LightScribe (etch on cd/dvd)
- gftp
- gimp
- avidemux
- digikam
- xsane
- tvtime
- thunderbird
- firefox
- open office
- VirtualBox (Windows XP - tax software)

What else does a normal user need ?

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Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
Reed Organ Society Member
Florissant, MO 63034
(314) 838-5587
dahechler@xxxxxxx
www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
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Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years

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