John E. Perry wrote:

Hans Petter Jansson wrote:

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On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 16:37 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:

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Have you asked them when they're going to give real support for basic linux functionality

Well, Aaron, I recall that hp was one of the lesser good guys, along with IBM and Novell, resisting the SCO attempt to kill linux. I'm not anxious to irritate even the bottom-feeders in India who "support" the systems. I figure that if enough of us let them know (as I did) that Windows is not enough for us, they'll eventually get the message.

By support, I'm not talking about help-desk droids, I'm talking about software, or information needed by developers to create the software (i.e. how to translate the battery meter into meaningful numbers).

Yeah, I know lots of people want to get in their faces, but I'm a member of Nature Conservancy, and I admire tremendously their scientific, non-confrontational, "coax them quietly into cooperation" approach, which has done more to advance the preservation of our environment than all the screamers and moaners (Sierra Club, PETA, FoE, etc.) put together.

Agreed. All the Sierra Club, PETA, etc. do is create hostility, for creating false-issues, or making mountains out of molehills, rather than addressing genuine problems (like the scare-tactic ads of a kid asking his grandfather what the world was like when there was water...as if the water is going to LEAVE EARTH .... while on the other hand arguing that the coastal cities are on the verge of being submerged. Which is it? Is water disappearing into space, or is water appearing from nowhere (sorry, icecap melting is NOT persuasive), or is it (more likely..something else... the coastlines in areas near polar regions, such as Iceland are receding).

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I guess this is a bit offtopic, but have you tried the GNOME Power Manager? It creates dynamic battery profiles through statistical sampling. Seems to work pretty well. Pretty graphs too :)

I didn't know about it. I tried gnome early on, but it simply was nowhere near KDE's level of function and ease of use, so I haven't paid a lot of attention to it since then. As I understand it, much of gnome works under KDE, too, so I could certainly give it a try. Do you know offhand if it works well under KDE?

What's the name of the GNOME program?

jp

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John E. Perry wrote:

Hans Petter Jansson wrote:

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On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 16:37 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:

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Have you asked them when they're going to give real support for basic linux functionality

Well, Aaron, I recall that hp was one of the lesser good guys, along with IBM and Novell, resisting the SCO attempt to kill linux. I'm not anxious to irritate even the bottom-feeders in India who "support" the systems. I figure that if enough of us let them know (as I did) that Windows is not enough for us, they'll eventually get the message.

By support, I'm not talking about help-desk droids, I'm talking about software, or information needed by developers to create the software (i.e. how to translate the battery meter into meaningful numbers).

Yeah, I know lots of people want to get in their faces, but I'm a member of Nature Conservancy, and I admire tremendously their scientific, non-confrontational, "coax them quietly into cooperation" approach, which has done more to advance the preservation of our environment than all the screamers and moaners (Sierra Club, PETA, FoE, etc.) put together.

Agreed. All the Sierra Club, PETA, etc. do is create hostility, for creating false-issues, or making mountains out of molehills, rather than addressing genuine problems (like the scare-tactic ads of a kid asking his grandfather what the world was like when there was water...as if the water is going to LEAVE EARTH .... while on the other hand arguing that the coastal cities are on the verge of being submerged. Which is it? Is water disappearing into space, or is water appearing from nowhere (sorry, icecap melting is NOT persuasive), or is it (more likely..something else... the coastlines in areas near polar regions, such as Iceland are receding).

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I guess this is a bit offtopic, but have you tried the GNOME Power Manager? It creates dynamic battery profiles through statistical sampling. Seems to work pretty well. Pretty graphs too :)

I didn't know about it. I tried gnome early on, but it simply was nowhere near KDE's level of function and ease of use, so I haven't paid a lot of attention to it since then. As I understand it, much of gnome works under KDE, too, so I could certainly give it a try. Do you know offhand if it works well under KDE?

What's the name of the GNOME program?

jp

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