Fewer letters, but a greater variety of letters, which is bad. With google, I only have to have one finger on the 'G' one on the 'O' one on the 'L' and one on the 'E'
Yeah, but what about for people who do not have a helping hand like yourself? They have no idea what to do when they cant find a driver, or even worse X crashes, leaving them at the console.
that every "easy to use" Linux distro is actually only an easy install for the user?
Real work needs to be done in helping the user in case an application fails.
Also, every one of the distros seems to be very superficial; they simply include some nice skins and applications that resemble those in windows, but many of these applications are hardly as functional as their "hard to use" counterparts.
Shouldnt these companies put more of their money behind making powerful products easier to use?
I do use alternative products, and I like most of the stuff Slashdot puts out. I just don't mindlessly hate Microsoft as many editors and apparently some readers do.
Assuming you do, remote assistance is much more efficient than VNC; instead of regularly sending JPEGs, like VNC, the remote assistance program simply can send the window styles, etc. to the other computer, the location of the windows, and the description of the contents, and after that it only has to send changes in things like window location, window size, etc.
If only it would work on other platforms.... (which would be extremely hard to do, esp with the huge amount of window managers out there)
On an unrelated note, I saw XP ads all over that webpage
Slashdot Mirror
Thank you.....
XWT rules and has been ruling for some time now
Fewer letters, but a greater variety of letters, which is bad. With google, I only have to have one finger on the 'G' one on the 'O' one on the 'L' and one on the 'E'
Holy shit man...you're really a fucking moron
Eric Raymond said it? It must be true!
LOL! Actually, i think me might be from another country tho
Idiot. Timothy can moderate you.
Oh my god! I can loose karma, the most important measure of worth ever
Bill Gates might not be rags to riches, but how many other people can you name who created a Fortune 500 company in their lifetime?
I mean seriously, what else would he have to do to get your respect?
I'm not a linux zealot. Windows obviously has great performance, but nobody can deny the fact that the requirements are much greater in Windows
The newest trend in computer software is higher requirements? Windows is lightyears ahead!
I use Afterstep but I still use apps like Konqueror, so I'm as happy as any KDE user when a there is a new release.
I get 0 spam to it as well.
If only.
Heh, it's kinda funny....at first every Linux user praised Dell, now most hate Dell with a passion.
Fascinating opinion
Thanks
Intel funded a test that showed Windows was diffucult for beginners to use
Do you by chance have a link? I'm interested in what the results were
There is no niche left for an operating system hacked together by students, with an appaling security model, and an antideluvian user interface.
Educational.
Yeah, but what about for people who do not have a helping hand like yourself? They have no idea what to do when they cant find a driver, or even worse X crashes, leaving them at the console.
But this distrobution has the Windows skin and the Windows-like icons!
IMO, Windows' GUI is great for people who are new to computers.
Here is a usability report from Gnome (which I think proves me right, as Gnome uses a very similar interface)
On an unrelated note, I thought "Redmond Linux" was a much better name, which would be easy to protect (as the company is located in Redmond)
that every "easy to use" Linux distro is actually only an easy install for the user?
Real work needs to be done in helping the user in case an application fails.
Also, every one of the distros seems to be very superficial; they simply include some nice skins and applications that resemble those in windows, but many of these applications are hardly as functional as their "hard to use" counterparts.
Shouldnt these companies put more of their money behind making powerful products easier to use?
I do use alternative products, and I like most of the stuff Slashdot puts out. I just don't mindlessly hate Microsoft as many editors and apparently some readers do.
You're an arrogant mess.
Who are you to judge who is getting a poor deal, without knowledge of even what they use?
I don't mind you eating some of the shit that Slashdot puts out, but don't try shoving it in the mouths of other people.
If it seems unreasonable to you, don't use Windows, idiot!
Those of use who don't mind/care will continue to use Windows.
And also, yes, it was FUD; just look at the summary.
Microsoft Terminal Server?
You mean remote assistance?
Assuming you do, remote assistance is much more efficient than VNC; instead of regularly sending JPEGs, like VNC, the remote assistance program simply can send the window styles, etc. to the other computer, the location of the windows, and the description of the contents, and after that it only has to send changes in things like window location, window size, etc.
If only it would work on other platforms.... (which would be extremely hard to do, esp with the huge amount of window managers out there)
On an unrelated note, I saw XP ads all over that webpage
Isnt the corny joke usually in the "dept." line?
ROTFL!
This just in! The sky is blue!