The main problem I see with my preferred brand of Unix on the desktop is I have to run it on a Mac to get the pretty widgets/gadgets.
Give me OS X/ X86 or I'm gonna club this here baby seal!.app bundles are cool. code/library/config/resources scattered all over the hard drive is not..
Not having to muck around with getting X11 is cool. Hats off to folks like Knoppix who manage to make a setup that works out of the box with most systems..
Printing.. Printing needs to get sorted out a bit better. Too many people have problems printing or find themselves buying a postscript printer just to have it work somewhat well.
Configuration: Preference panels to hande configuration are nice. editing config files with vi/emacs/joe/etc is not all that nice. It's nice to be able to do either, though..
I honestly don't really care how it all works underneath, just that it does.
Simple UI's.. So many group are making desktop environmentst that look like and work like windows.
Simple is good. Windows UI is only simple because you use it for years..
I make good bank flushing spyware/malware from constipated PCs. My kids eat and I get to buy myself toys. I hardly ever see a Mac come in unless it has a hardware failure.
Make windows secure and I'm going to need a real job.
(Written on an iMac)
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Clearly, this is a sign that we should burn Honda dealerships.
You are presuming that thieves are computer techs.
You are also presuming that the buyer of a hot computer would know how to install the Operating System.
You are also presuming that the person has the install media.
Non techie types don't think of this stuff. The thief usually sells it for cash quickly either to a fence who resells or to a waiting customer.
In the past, I've seen laptops come into the shop for upgrades or to replace that ubiquitous lost battery charger that are obviously stolen or to wipe and reinstall.
You've got the code to GD still. I've got it on at least 5 CD's here in my office.
Hopefully MRTG switches to some other library in the future - and hopefully something without GIF.
In the mean time, screw 'em.
The software you have still works. Enjoy it.
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When I upgraded from Starbuck, GNOME would freeze everything (not just X) every couple of days.
I am running 5.9 and have been since shortly after it was publicly available. With as much updating as I've done to this system, I am not even considering an update to 6.0.
The window manager freezing problem wasn't an X or gnome problem for me. It went away for me when I compiled and installed a different Window Manager(WindowMaker).
This also happened under RH 5.2 here at work, where they're paying me way too much money to browse/.
If anything I'm more inclined to yearn for a distribution modelled more closely on Free/NetBSD. Cvsup, 'make world'.
FreeBSD and NetBSD have that part right. Too bad it's not friendly to companies who like quarterly upgrade CDROM sales to those without a fast net.link or the patience/time to download it.
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>P.S. - Vista blows donkey balls.
So much for Vista's "No animal testing" cruelty free status.
Someone should inform PETA.
All you base are belong to us!
OS X is throwing itself against the walls of GNU/LINSUX and will be greeted, god willing by the shoe of Linus!
(written on an iMac)
Playing games and looking at pr0n would be my dream job.
Now might be my chance to break into the lucrative pr0n game beta tester job market.
The main problem I see with my preferred brand of Unix on the desktop is I have to run it on a Mac to get the pretty widgets/gadgets.
.app bundles are cool. code/library/config/resources scattered all over the hard drive is not..
Give me OS X/ X86 or I'm gonna club this here baby seal!
Not having to muck around with getting X11 is cool. Hats off to folks like Knoppix who manage to make a setup that works out of the box with most systems..
Printing.. Printing needs to get sorted out a bit better. Too many people have problems printing or find themselves buying a postscript printer just to have it work somewhat well.
Configuration: Preference panels to hande configuration are nice. editing config files with vi/emacs/joe/etc is not all that nice. It's nice to be able to do either, though..
I honestly don't really care how it all works underneath, just that it does.
Simple UI's.. So many group are making desktop environmentst that look like and work like windows.
Simple is good. Windows UI is only simple because you use it for years..
I make good bank flushing spyware/malware from constipated PCs. My kids eat and I get to buy myself toys. I hardly ever see a Mac come in unless it has a hardware failure.
Make windows secure and I'm going to need a real job.
(Written on an iMac)
Clearly, this is a sign that we should burn Honda dealerships.
>I love state lotteries though, because they
>lower my taxes and I don't take part in them.
Pass the sugar coated crack pops, please!
They don't lower your taxes, they just let your state government spend more.
You are presuming that thieves are computer techs.
You are also presuming that the buyer of a hot computer would know how to install the Operating System.
You are also presuming that the person has the install media.
Non techie types don't think of this stuff. The thief usually sells it for cash quickly either to a fence who resells or to a waiting customer.
In the past, I've seen laptops come into the shop for upgrades or to replace that ubiquitous lost battery charger that are obviously stolen or to wipe and reinstall.
Netscape was pretty stable for me under 2.0.x. Once I switched over to 2.2.x it got so unstable I had to pitch it.
I've since switched to using VMware+NT+IE5 for web browsing and configured my linux desktop system for IP Masquerade.
And I thought Netscape took a lot of resources... the redeeming quality here though is that it WORKS....
You've got the code to GD still.
I've got it on at least 5 CD's here in my office.
Hopefully MRTG switches to some other library in the future - and hopefully something without GIF.
In the mean time, screw 'em.
The software you have still works. Enjoy it.
When I upgraded from Starbuck, GNOME would freeze everything (not just X) every couple of days.
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I am running 5.9 and have been since shortly after it was publicly available. With as much updating as I've done to this system, I am not even considering an update to 6.0.
The window manager freezing problem wasn't an X or gnome problem for me. It went away for me when I compiled and installed a different Window Manager(WindowMaker).
This also happened under RH 5.2 here at work, where they're paying me way too much money to browse
If anything I'm more inclined to yearn for a distribution modelled more closely on Free/NetBSD. Cvsup, 'make world'.
FreeBSD and NetBSD have that part right. Too bad it's not friendly to companies who like quarterly upgrade CDROM sales to those without a fast net.link or the patience/time to download it.