if you mean "computer user" for having a computer in his/her house, you need to earn at least u$ 9K/year, less than that, you will have another priorities. If you mean "computer user" for using computers at work, I don't know. A lot of people (even with low income), use computers at inet cafes, it cost only 1$ (.33 cents) / hour.
I used both. Now I use Ubuntu because it installed "out of the box" in my new Toshiba laptop. It was Christmas and Linspire Five-0 was not available when my Laptop arrived, so I tried Linspire 4.5 that was running fine in my workstation, but it didn't started the graphical installer. So I thought it was time to see was the fuzz was about with Ubuntu. And it worked. Then, when Linspre Five-0 was released, I tried it in livecd mode and it reconized my hardware, but I was to lazy to change again, since I invested some time in getting Ubuntu to work properly (install JAVA, Flash, and so on). Another reason for choosing Ubuntu over Linspire is that I do some consoulting and I prefer to recomend a free distro like Ubuntu to give pay support and recomend Linspire where most clients won't be able to buy (I am in Argentina, where 50 u$ for a Linux distro is too much money!). From an end-user point of view, Linspire is far better since is integreted (it doesnt seems a patchwork), but from a computing professional that sells support I prefer Ubuntu, even if I have to tweak some CL from time to time (Ubuntuguide has step by step instructions for almost everything you could ever need for Ubuntu). In a few words: Each distro has it advantages and cons. Sorry for my English:)
Software is cheap, all of it, people are expensive
That is true in developed countries. But in the 3rd world, is the opposite. Software is priced in dollars and people earn money in a devaluated currency. 300 USD is more than what most people earn in one month in Argentina (300USD = 900 pesos).
Yes, MSN is first (as was ICQ some time ago). But I'd bet that Yahoo is second (at least in Argentina). But I also don't have strong numbers, just what I see on internet cafes (cibers as we call them here).
In my notebook I couldn't make the internal modem work (Toshiba M35X S149, Ubuntu 5.04). But the built-in WiFi card works out of the box with Ubuntu. So I think I could buy this to use my modem when traveling to a place without wireless internet? Or would be better to buy a pcmcia card modem? I think this could be best since I know that my wifi works, but I don't know about pcmcia modems and linux compatibility.
I told you exactly how to achieve consistency on Linux. Pick either KDE or Gnome, and use the one you pick. It's not hard. Almost anyone can do it. All the interfaces will be consistent, because that's what they're designed for.
I did it. In fact, I use Ubuntu (gnome based). The pdf reader is not the acrobat one, is the one that comes with Ubuntu (don't remember the name now and I am not in that computer).
Last time I used it (Office 2003, perhaps?), Word opened each document in a new window. If you pushed the X on one window, it would close that document. In short, it was an SDI application When it changed from SDI to "stand alone", a lot of user complain about it. I don't say Win is 100% consitent, but at least doesn't look like a big patchwork like Linux does. Anyway, you are right, that is not the main problem of Linux.
Ubuntu is not icorporating FF updates in their depository as fast as it should. I love Ubuntu, but not taking care in the security of the most used web app. doesn't make me fell safe using it.
They are not collecting fingerprinting. They are scanning just fingerPOINTS o finger geometric information. It can't be used to match a fingerprint in any database. Anyway, you can opt-out of being finger scanned, just showing any photo-ID where your name match the one printed in the ticket. I prefer this than being stamped with a UV sensitive ink.
Why does every country and every idea _need_ to fork a distro?
Some countries / or smalltows make their own distros because they prefer to support a "home made" project than a forein one. I know that at the end it is an International project, but it "feels" like made in X (where X is the country in question). Hardware compatibility is another issue. In Southamerica we have another hardware not found elsewhere. Sure, most top US brand hw are available, but mid/low-range hw are characteristic of a region. Low cost Winmodems found here (in Argentina) are the same that you could find in Brasil, but not in the US or Europe. Even top brands like HP have models for different markers. So, to have a local succesful distro you have to make or bundle the drivers for the local available hardware.
Debian stable, Gentoo, and fedora should be the only free distros For "normal users", Ubuntu is not something that cames out of Debian. Ubuntu has it own menues and Desktop (among other things), so for average user is pretty different from Debian.
They are the most politically involved (for lack of better terms) distro
There is another distro more "political" than Debian. It's Ututo-e. Is the only one sponsored by FSF. Acording to RMS, Debian is not kasher enought for him. Here is a review.
At the end of Robotech, 3rd generation I think, there is a big beam, it wipes out half enemy ships in seconds. At the end of Final Fantasy there was also a big beam or not?
What I see in mailing list is a lot of questions regarding how to port or how to install OSS in Mac OSX, so please don't port it to OSS. There are also several linuces, so lets settle down to only one to rule them all. (I am being sacarstic here!).
Looks a lot like the Tandy 100. I still have one, last time I used was 4 years ago to take some notes abord a ship. Even if have more than 20 years, is still useful. I think this "notebooks" is conceptually based in that machine:)
I went to WebHostingBuzz.com website to see their plans and it is WAY TOO CHEAP!. So I don't trust them, I mean, with that prices I doub how they could be in business for some time more. Do you have any guarantee? How do you know they won't leave tomorrow with all the money? I like the deal, but I am afraid of so low price.
Some weeks ago there was a news here about using 1 CPU just to run housekeeping software (AV, anti-spyware, firewall, and so on) and let the other for user's taks. It seems it is not so bad idea after all (at least, for Windows users).
- It should be easy for overclockers to play there. - Computers must be very silent, since they don't need coolers. - You could put use the heat grid at the side of the notebook to warm your hands (I do it sometimes without living in the north pole). - IceWM must be default desktop manager. - ??
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if you mean "computer user" for having a computer in his/her house, you need to earn at least u$ 9K/year, less than that, you will have another priorities.
If you mean "computer user" for using computers at work, I don't know. A lot of people (even with low income), use computers at inet cafes, it cost only 1$ (.33 cents) / hour.
I used both. Now I use Ubuntu because it installed "out of the box" in my new Toshiba laptop. It was Christmas and Linspire Five-0 was not available when my Laptop arrived, so I tried Linspire 4.5 that was running fine in my workstation, but it didn't started the graphical installer. So I thought it was time to see was the fuzz was about with Ubuntu. And it worked. Then, when Linspre Five-0 was released, I tried it in livecd mode and it reconized my hardware, but I was to lazy to change again, since I invested some time in getting Ubuntu to work properly (install JAVA, Flash, and so on). Another reason for choosing Ubuntu over Linspire is that I do some consoulting and I prefer to recomend a free distro like Ubuntu to give pay support and recomend Linspire where most clients won't be able to buy (I am in Argentina, where 50 u$ for a Linux distro is too much money!). :)
From an end-user point of view, Linspire is far better since is integreted (it doesnt seems a patchwork), but from a computing professional that sells support I prefer Ubuntu, even if I have to tweak some CL from time to time (Ubuntuguide has step by step instructions for almost everything you could ever need for Ubuntu). In a few words: Each distro has it advantages and cons.
Sorry for my English
Yes, but Manic Miner had allusinations from start to end :)
That is true in developed countries. But in the 3rd world, is the opposite. Software is priced in dollars and people earn money in a devaluated currency. 300 USD is more than what most people earn in one month in Argentina (300USD = 900 pesos).
Yes, MSN is first (as was ICQ some time ago). But I'd bet that Yahoo is second (at least in Argentina). But I also don't have strong numbers, just what I see on internet cafes (cibers as we call them here).
AJAX won't take off without a RAD. Is there one? (I am not fond of CLI or simple text editors for programming).
I prefer these: Oriente-Doll.
(didn't tried it, yet!).
In my notebook I couldn't make the internal modem work (Toshiba M35X S149, Ubuntu 5.04). But the built-in WiFi card works out of the box with Ubuntu. So I think I could buy this to use my modem when traveling to a place without wireless internet? Or would be better to buy a pcmcia card modem? I think this could be best since I know that my wifi works, but I don't know about pcmcia modems and linux compatibility.
I don't know what fad is (not English speaker), but according to the list, this site could qualify: TimeCube. It has a wikipedia entry.
I did it. In fact, I use Ubuntu (gnome based). The pdf reader is not the acrobat one, is the one that comes with Ubuntu (don't remember the name now and I am not in that computer).
Last time I used it (Office 2003, perhaps?), Word opened each document in a new window. If you pushed the X on one window, it would close that document. In short, it was an SDI application
When it changed from SDI to "stand alone", a lot of user complain about it.
I don't say Win is 100% consitent, but at least doesn't look like a big patchwork like Linux does.
Anyway, you are right, that is not the main problem of Linux.
Ubuntu is not icorporating FF updates in their depository as fast as it should. I love Ubuntu, but not taking care in the security of the most used web app. doesn't make me fell safe using it.
All "Open" and "Save as..." dialog box looks the same in Windows. I can't say the same in Linux (even in Ubuntu, that has some integration work done).
Most Print dialog bos in Windows looks the same (or very similar), but in Linux, OO, PDF reader, FF and other they ALL LOOK VERY DIFERENT.
They are not collecting fingerprinting. They are scanning just fingerPOINTS o finger geometric information. It can't be used to match a fingerprint in any database.
Anyway, you can opt-out of being finger scanned, just showing any photo-ID where your name match the one printed in the ticket.
I prefer this than being stamped with a UV sensitive ink.
(English is not my first language!)
Some countries / or smalltows make their own distros because they prefer to support a "home made" project than a forein one. I know that at the end it is an International project, but it "feels" like made in X (where X is the country in question). Hardware compatibility is another issue. In Southamerica we have another hardware not found elsewhere. Sure, most top US brand hw are available, but mid/low-range hw are characteristic of a region. Low cost Winmodems found here (in Argentina) are the same that you could find in Brasil, but not in the US or Europe. Even top brands like HP have models for different markers. So, to have a local succesful distro you have to make or bundle the drivers for the local available hardware.
Debian stable, Gentoo, and fedora should be the only free distros
For "normal users", Ubuntu is not something that cames out of Debian. Ubuntu has it own menues and Desktop (among other things), so for average user is pretty different from Debian.
Firefox with BT support would be a good thing
Some distros came with a BT client bundled (like Linspire). Anyway, browsers also support FTP but I always use an external program for FTP.
There is another distro more "political" than Debian. It's Ututo-e. Is the only one sponsored by FSF. Acording to RMS, Debian is not kasher enought for him.
Here is a review.
At the end of Robotech, 3rd generation I think, there is a big beam, it wipes out half enemy ships in seconds.
At the end of Final Fantasy there was also a big beam or not?
I correct myself: Where it says "don't port it to OSS" should read "don't port it to OSX"
What I see in mailing list is a lot of questions regarding how to port or how to install OSS in Mac OSX, so please don't port it to OSS. There are also several linuces, so lets settle down to only one to rule them all. (I am being sacarstic here!).
Another option.
Looks a lot like the Tandy 100. I still have one, last time I used was 4 years ago to take some notes abord a ship. Even if have more than 20 years, is still useful. I think this "notebooks" is conceptually based in that machine :)
I went to WebHostingBuzz.com website to see their plans and it is WAY TOO CHEAP!. So I don't trust them, I mean, with that prices I doub how they could be in business for some time more. Do you have any guarantee? How do you know they won't leave tomorrow with all the money? I like the deal, but I am afraid of so low price.
Some weeks ago there was a news here about using 1 CPU just to run housekeeping software (AV, anti-spyware, firewall, and so on) and let the other for user's taks.
It seems it is not so bad idea after all (at least, for Windows users).
Yes, you are bound to the laws of the vessel is registred (the ship flag). That is why most ships are registered in Panama and Bermuda.
Some thoughts about IT in the poles:
- It should be easy for overclockers to play there.
- Computers must be very silent, since they don't need coolers.
- You could put use the heat grid at the side of the notebook to warm your hands (I do it sometimes without living in the north pole).
- IceWM must be default desktop manager.
- ??