October 2009 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] "Role-based" configuration GUI"
by scsijon 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

At 01:27 AM 6/10/2009, Jason Perlow wrote: >cut >/cut > >One thing we might want to consider for future openSUSE releases is >something like that "Role-based" configuration GUI that Windows Server >2008 R2 has, that automatically configures a set of services based on >the way the system is going to be used. > >http://content.zdnet.com/2347-17924_22-293601-293615.html?seq=12 > > This could also be done during installation, where the installer >would give a choice of "Workstation / Developer Workstation / File >Server / Web Server" and the choice would apply the right set of >packages and firewall settings. By default, all of the Live CD >versions should have SMB networking out of the box functioning. > >-- >Jason Perlow >jperlow(a)gmail.com >(201)735-5838 cut /cut Could someone seriously consider providing this option on priority, pretty please. As someone who tries to help to support some 283 remote linux users in my part of Australia, some of which are up to 600km from where I live and with some wierd mixes, being able to just tell them to run an installation for "nn1" or "nn2" for a new or upgraded machine would just save me such a lot of time, both in talking them through it or having to go visit. thanks in advance scsijon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Drivers and Responsibility
by member greenarrow1 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Can anyone direct me to who or if anyone is actually talking with hardware makers in trying to convince them into creating Linux hardware drivers? This bit with the FSF and Stlalman about not using proprietary drivers is really hurting Linux. I would say about 50% of perople I try to get to convert over to linux main complaints is that they cannot use to do things they could do on Windows and this does really matter, As much as we all want open coding there is just way to many limits and hurts linux from attracting new users. People are no longer geeks and just do not want programs that they have to do all sorts of config to get it to work or for the fact there are no replacements that do the job some proprietary programs do, Plus the open coding just does not work on certain programs because of security reasons with certain programs. We would all love coding ones can work on and of course free software but in some areas this is just not possible and the fsf needs to realize this. My main complaints I receive is it is so hard to make the programs work and the explanation is not for new users but for people who really understand Linux features which leaves the newbie out. The time ios the command line is fazing out and GUI;s are the in thing now. No newbie wants to have to figure dependencies for programsa as they just want them tro work. Most I know cannot even understand YAST asking al the questions when they try tonupdate a program and this is realt a big turn off to new users. Delete this or uninstall this and the big one do not install this but I get asked isnt this part of the part for the rest of the programs.I am updating. I know it is a pain but we need to start developing with all parts being compatible when one updates a major program without the user having to go through a major 2 or 3 page error list of dependencies. As must as I do not like stating this but the Unix/Linux file management is showing its age and I feel it is time to look into making changes. We are not longer in the era of 4 or 5 GB hard drives where space matters Files being scattered all ovr so they support multiple programs is ancient and it istime to place programs ands files together. Yes while the Linux pros who have been using it for years know it all the new user has a very hard time trying to figure out where everythig is. I found the search mechs for Llinux really lacking. I actually place a file in an area and 3 search programs in linux could not even find them We want to built and go but no one wants to modernize and we are stuck in the Linux world of the 60' and 70;s yet. Is our mind set so into everything has to be done the geek way that only the Linux pros understand how it works or do we want iimprove to where we attract the new users? -PeterPac InNetInvestigations-Forensic SLED/openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Conference slides
by Martin Vidner 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Hi all, Thank you for the conference. It was good to meet you in person. Now I have even more projects I would like to work on... I would like to enhance my short reports from the conference (still to be posted) by including the links to the speakers' slides. Ideally they would be linked from http://conference.opensuse.org/schedule/ but that page is not a wiki. So can the speakers please post the links to their slides into this thread? -- Martin Vidner, YaST developer http://en.opensuse.org/User:Mvidner Kuracke oddeleni v restauraci je jako fekalni oddeleni v bazenu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE@ARM conference slides
by Jan-Simon Möller 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Hi all, thanks for joining the conference - it was a pleasure to meet you ! My slides are here: http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Opensuse_at_arm_slides_jansimon_moeller.pdf Best, Jan-Simon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] Thought everyone would enjoy this
by Jason Perlow 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=11243 -- Jason Perlow jperlow(a)gmail.com (201)735-5838 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jperlow Technology Columnist, ZDNet Tech Broiler (http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow) Blogger/Podcaster, Off The Broiler (http://www.offthebroiler.com) LinkedIn Public Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonperlow -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE conference videos ready for post production
by Michael Loeffler 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

Moin, not all but a good bunch of videos we put to http://community.opensuse.org/conference/ as .dv files. Now we're looking for helping hands for post production of the videos. To ease the download pain you should use a download manager like Down Them All or aria2 DigitalTom created a how to page a while ago: http://en.opensuse.org/Recording_openSUSE_Talks He volunteered also to upload the files to tube.o.o when ready. Thanks for your support M -- Michael Löffler, Product Management SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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