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 ? --- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org