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Upheavals In UnitedLinux

Posted by Hemos on from the oh-where-has-the-consolidated-standard-gone dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I found this story on UnixReview.com - vnunet has some commentary about UnitedLinux and it sounds like it's struggling." I dunno - I plan on still giving them the benefit of the doubt, and see what comes out. Heck, I might even try installing a machine with the "united distro" - but it's still an interesting pickle some of the primary members are in.

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  1. Re:Hope it works... by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Who's to say that they don't apply this same pressure to software makers? Just a wild guess on my part, really.

    No, the problem is threefold (at least)
    1) Internal apps. Need to be rewritten for the new OS. And believe me, a LOT of the company is run from 'Mary in accountings' custom spreadsheet.
    2) User and help desk training. Can't drop a week out of production to roll out the new software, and then train the users on its use. And no, it is NOT seamless for the users.
    3) Client compatibility. You MUST be able to trade documents with *all* of your clients. If Joe Blow from General Motors sends you a complex xls, you'd better be able to read it.

  2. Re:Hope it works... by tal197 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    For example, I can't understand why a user cannot change the resolution of his screen. It's trivial to implement. Let root build the system XF86Config, and let users control only the "Screen" section in their .xf86config. Build a nice GUI tool around it, and you're ready.

    I think the command you're looking for is 'xrandr' (rotate and resize).

    $ xrandr --help
    usage: xrandr [options]
    where options are:
    -display <display> or -d <display>
    -help
    -o <normal,inverted,left,right,0,1,2,3>
    or --orientation <normal,inverted,left,right,0,1,2,3>
    -q or --query
    -s <size> or --size <size>
    -v or --verbose
    or --screen <screen>