You can safely disregard anybody who disses Ubuntu because they've taken just a bit of extra time to make sure various components work together. And I don't think most Gentoo users care that someone's using Ubuntu as a gentle introduction.
The complaints about Unity and Gnome3 were that they would actually make things harder for most newbs.
Since most people already know how to use Windows unless they're the Unabomber, why go out of your way to make things gratuitously different? And losing discoverability (a key point for noobs), along the way?
While I agree with you on having good names for FOSS software (sic), I think kdenlive is actually one of the better ones. I think it could use a capitalization fix, though: kdEnlive (maybe with the kd in small caps).
Enlive is a very good name for a movie editor. The meaning should be pretty easy to grasp, if somewhat under the surface: You're taking some footage and enlivening it.
I'm as much an advocate of F/OSS as anybody else. I'm constantly posting links to RMS's Right to Read. I use Ubuntu as my (only) desktops.
But Linux won't be improved by sweeping away the problems. Partly it's due to hardware manufacturers, but we have to deal with it anyway.
Just the other week, I finally found out how to suspend without being permanently stuck suspended. It has to do with/etc/modprobe.conf.local, and, yes, kernel modules. $lsmod |grep agp confirms whether the module has been unloaded. http://old-en.opensuse.org/NVidia_Suspend_HOWTO
And the way I suspend is: $sudo s2ram -f --vbe_save
Huh? I just copied your comment from the browser, opened up OOWriter, and hit Shift+Insert to paste it.
I don't disagree about double-click. In Nautilus, I have it set to use single click. After all, moving around in folders is one of the most common operations. Why force users to click endlessly?
The problem, though, is that the File Open dialog is still single click. This is where Windows get its right over Linux: If you go to single-click in Explorer, it's single click in the file dialogs, too.
While I'm ranting, anyone every notice how hard Linux (of whatever persuasion) is to use without a mouse? Disconnect your mouse one fine day (as if it were broken), and see if you can do common tasks (like access the panel buttons to be able to log off!). There are a lot of other problems, too, which you'll see if you disconnect the mouse.
Ironic since we're always talking about the way of the keyboard being superior.
That's actually a very useful part of Oss Ecks that I wish somebody in Gnome/Ubuntu would copy.
I have a smart folder in Thunderbird that has about the past week or so of emails from folders I deem important enough. Only rarely do I find the need to venture outside of that.
Is it still adding "res:" to the address bar? You open up a new tab, enter "blah", hit Ctrl+Enter, and then get an error that "http://blahres/" couldn't be found.
Oh, and Ctrl+Enter doesn't work.
Other than that, it might be my main browser.
Oh, it might be nice to have a "drop all cookies" feature.
I wish OS/application writers would get this message. I hate having to root around for files.
95% of the time, I'm working with files that have been created or touched in the last few weeks.
I've found it really handy to keep the Gnome file selector set to sort by Modify date. But you still have to drill into folders to be able to see them sorted.
How about a system-global list of recently touched files *and* folders? The current Gnome one is hit-and-miss. And it's only in the File Open dialog, not in Nautilus.
What's funny about FF bugs is the continual denial, until they actually comes out with a version that fixes something. (Remember the memory bugs, and how it wouldn't release memory after closing tabs?)
Anyway, FF is fast and light on Windows. I often have 10s of windows with 10s of tabs in them (database, sql, programming language, HTML, other references). CPU load is light (max 13% or so, usually 3% for FF).
On Linux (Ubuntu)? FF is a hog. I only run it on the odd site that doesn't work with Chrome. Load often goes to 70, even 90% with most of that for FF.
It's not just a different algorithm for CPU time. The fan starts spinning, too. That's just with a single window with a few tabs. I don't dare run it as my primary "reference" browser.
You've just summed up the entire new Gno/buntu attitude: a select few Central Committee members will make decisions for everybody, regardless of of whether anybody likes it or not. Also: dumb everything down to the lowest possible denominator.
Supposedly, they're making all these changes to make it easier for noobs who have never touch a computer before.
But, ironically, the easiest thing you can do for noobs is to put their programs on the desktop. 10x10 matrix, 100 programs. They like stuff all right in front instead of in menus, regardless of whether they're called Applications or "Activities".
Not to mention the utter stupidity of having newbs search for programs that they don't even know exist instead of a nice menu organized by category.
Speaking of which, would someone who's knowledgeable on the matter care to comment on the Chinese/US exchange rate mechanism?
I mean, the Chinese can say that "Henceforth the yuan will be worth X". But how can you make people obey that?
Or does Chinese government just print/destroy money as required to maintain the exchange rate? If so, it's really hard to discern what the difference between that, and the Fed's "quantitative easing" (basically, "printing" money) is.
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You can safely disregard anybody who disses Ubuntu because they've taken just a bit of extra time to make sure various components work together. And I don't think most Gentoo users care that someone's using Ubuntu as a gentle introduction.
The complaints about Unity and Gnome3 were that they would actually make things harder for most newbs.
Since most people already know how to use Windows unless they're the Unabomber, why go out of your way to make things gratuitously different? And losing discoverability (a key point for noobs), along the way?
While I agree with you on having good names for FOSS software (sic), I think kdenlive is actually one of the better ones. I think it could use a capitalization fix, though:
kdEnlive (maybe with the kd in small caps).
Enlive is a very good name for a movie editor. The meaning should be pretty easy to grasp, if somewhat under the surface: You're taking some footage and enlivening it.
As good as Maya, which is named after the Sanskrit word for illusion.
In front of that you have a letter or two which is supposed to stand for something or another, but doesn't really matter.
KDE Enlive => kdEnlive
Internet Movie => iMovie
Woah, easy there.
I'm as much an advocate of F/OSS as anybody else. I'm constantly posting links to RMS's Right to Read. I use Ubuntu as my (only) desktops.
But Linux won't be improved by sweeping away the problems. Partly it's due to hardware manufacturers, but we have to deal with it anyway.
Just the other week, I finally found out how to suspend without being permanently stuck suspended. It has to do with /etc/modprobe.conf.local, and, yes, kernel modules. $lsmod |grep agp confirms whether the module has been unloaded.
http://old-en.opensuse.org/NVidia_Suspend_HOWTO
And the way I suspend is:
$sudo s2ram -f --vbe_save
Huh? I just copied your comment from the browser, opened up OOWriter, and hit Shift+Insert to paste it.
I don't disagree about double-click. In Nautilus, I have it set to use single click. After all, moving around in folders is one of the most common operations. Why force users to click endlessly?
The problem, though, is that the File Open dialog is still single click. This is where Windows get its right over Linux: If you go to single-click in Explorer, it's single click in the file dialogs, too.
While I'm ranting, anyone every notice how hard Linux (of whatever persuasion) is to use without a mouse? Disconnect your mouse one fine day (as if it were broken), and see if you can do common tasks (like access the panel buttons to be able to log off!). There are a lot of other problems, too, which you'll see if you disconnect the mouse.
Ironic since we're always talking about the way of the keyboard being superior.
Well, if you wanted to use Swype, you could just have a smaller keyboard. I think the HP's touchpad allows you to adjust the keyboard size.
Oh, is that right? Thanks for that.
That's actually a very useful part of Oss Ecks that I wish somebody in Gnome/Ubuntu would copy.
I have a smart folder in Thunderbird that has about the past week or so of emails from folders I deem important enough. Only rarely do I find the need to venture outside of that.
No way! I was being somewhat sarcastic, as it's a typical Slashdot over-engineered solution. But, yeah, I could see it useful for some offices.
Midori niggles:
Is it still adding "res:" to the address bar? You open up a new tab, enter "blah", hit Ctrl+Enter, and then get an error that "http://blahres/" couldn't be found.
Oh, and Ctrl+Enter doesn't work.
Other than that, it might be my main browser.
Oh, it might be nice to have a "drop all cookies" feature.
Good idea.
I wish OS/application writers would get this message. I hate having to root around for files.
95% of the time, I'm working with files that have been created or touched in the last few weeks.
I've found it really handy to keep the Gnome file selector set to sort by Modify date. But you still have to drill into folders to be able to see them sorted.
How about a system-global list of recently touched files *and* folders? The current Gnome one is hit-and-miss. And it's only in the File Open dialog, not in Nautilus.
Get a sequential numbering stamp, stamp your documents, and file them in order.
Then keep info about them in a database, inputting both the unique number, and free-form tags about the document.
> You're giving it to a poor kid from the slums of Bangalore
?
I thought that universities require full payment from foreign students.
Preach it.
What's funny about FF bugs is the continual denial, until they actually comes out with a version that fixes something. (Remember the memory bugs, and how it wouldn't release memory after closing tabs?)
Anyway, FF is fast and light on Windows. I often have 10s of windows with 10s of tabs in them (database, sql, programming language, HTML, other references). CPU load is light (max 13% or so, usually 3% for FF).
On Linux (Ubuntu)? FF is a hog. I only run it on the odd site that doesn't work with Chrome. Load often goes to 70, even 90% with most of that for FF.
It's not just a different algorithm for CPU time. The fan starts spinning, too. That's just with a single window with a few tabs. I don't dare run it as my primary "reference" browser.
I applaud the effort, and I hope it succeeds. The community ought to have its own hardware.
But I hope the prices are a little less than those of OpenMoko and friends (BeagleBoard, FreeRunner, etc.) have been.
You laugh, but this technology will help save lives.
It's nice to give little countries a chance once in a while, right?
RIM was a success story for Canada, a chance to present a world-class Canadian-made product.
Total world assimilation into the RDF seems so ... boring.
You've just summed up the entire new Gno/buntu attitude: a select few Central Committee members will make decisions for everybody, regardless of of whether anybody likes it or not. Also: dumb everything down to the lowest possible denominator.
Well, if you ever do run across a patient with leprosy, I hope you wash your tires off.
Thanks for the info. I guess they've changed it since the way I remember it last from an old beta.
For noobs, children and old folks, again, another level of menu.
What's really funny is the fanboyishness of the article. I quote:
"Initially, the white iPhone 4 will be available in 28 countries which includes US, UK, Australia, China, Japan, Italy and other lucky countries."
Lucky countries?
We're so grateful that Apple deigned to give us a white iPhone.
OpenMoko or bust!
Yeah, I had wondered why they moved from the nice colored network icons to a monochrome set in 10.04.
Reason: their designers all use Macs. No kidding.
Supposedly, they're making all these changes to make it easier for noobs who have never touch a computer before.
But, ironically, the easiest thing you can do for noobs is to put their programs on the desktop. 10x10 matrix, 100 programs. They like stuff all right in front instead of in menus, regardless of whether they're called Applications or "Activities".
Not to mention the utter stupidity of having newbs search for programs that they don't even know exist instead of a nice menu organized by category.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Why go to Fedora when you go to Debian?
I've gotten rather used to the Debian way of doing things, not to mention the repositories are much better.
The latest Debian has the same easy installer as Ubuntu.
I don't think there's any animosity between Slackware and Ubuntu users. Or even Gentoo or Arch for that matter.
There's probably a rivalry between Ubuntu and Fedora users, though.
Speaking of which, would someone who's knowledgeable on the matter care to comment on the Chinese/US exchange rate mechanism?
I mean, the Chinese can say that "Henceforth the yuan will be worth X". But how can you make people obey that?
Or does Chinese government just print/destroy money as required to maintain the exchange rate? If so, it's really hard to discern what the difference between that, and the Fed's "quantitative easing" (basically, "printing" money) is.
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