Then there's no copyright infringement. The author refers to the program by this name in his email on the subject. If Killu isn't acceptable, try "Killustrate". Same exact meaning, no infringement.
MS deserves accolades for making their software easy to use for everyone. For you tech elite out there, enjoy the alternatives, you and I can live with them, being a Linux user for over 4 years now, but not my Mom and Dad.
It's funny, because I don't find that Micro$oft's products are that easy to use at all. In fact, I think they're some of the *least* user-centric and user-friendly apps available.
Even more funny than that, my dad (mid-50s, non-techie) is so sick of feeling like he's being jerked around by Windows 2000's quirks and inefficiencies that he's seriously getting interested in trying out Linux. (I've been very supportive of this decision, of course). I mean, at this point the GUI apps for Linux are pretty user-friendly, and certain features of X offer real advantages IMO over Windows (multiple desktops being my favorite). Assuming development of KDE and GNOME continue at their current pace, I see Linux-based distros being a very tasty desktop alternative to Windows in the next year or so, even for 'non-tech' home users. The real trick will be streamlining the upgrade process, so kernel upgrades/etc are as seamless and transparent as possible, and attempting to standardize the dependent libraries, so you don't go on a wild goose chase every time you want to install a new app.
Any newer release of Redhat or Mandrake running KDE 2.1 rules over every version of Window$ that I've ever used. IMO it looks better, works better, and offers much more power and functionality than 'Doze has ever presented.
I've also got StarOffice5.2, and I have to say that it works fine for my purposes. It's certainly easier to use for word processing than Word, which is the most complicated/least intuitive/bloated POS application I've ever used.
The Catch-22 with the proverbial Linux desktop is that major software manus don't want to risk making apps for Linux b/c there's not enough Linux desktop marketshare to justify it, but of course it's going to be tough for Linux on the desktop to gain marketshare if the major software providers continue to refuse to produce applications for it. And don't forget--many of those manufacturers have partnership agreements with Micro$oft, so don't expect them to jump ship anytime soon.
The real trick for the Linux desktop is to make cut & paste operations consistent between all the applications. Once that happens, the only remaining 'advantages' that Windoze enjoys is the ability to have an email virus cause Outlook to pass a macro to Word which in turn wipes your harddrive (or something similar), all via the 'majik of VBS'.
Since when is Macromedia even spamming? I mean, I'm on their "opt in" list, and they barely send me one piece of mail a month...that's hardly spam IMHO.
It seems like they got doubly slammed: they got their mail service shut down and their IP blocked. WTF is up with that?
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Then there's no copyright infringement. The author refers to the program by this name in his email on the subject. If Killu isn't acceptable, try "Killustrate". Same exact meaning, no infringement.
It's funny, because I don't find that Micro$oft's products are that easy to use at all. In fact, I think they're some of the *least* user-centric and user-friendly apps available.
Even more funny than that, my dad (mid-50s, non-techie) is so sick of feeling like he's being jerked around by Windows 2000's quirks and inefficiencies that he's seriously getting interested in trying out Linux. (I've been very supportive of this decision, of course). I mean, at this point the GUI apps for Linux are pretty user-friendly, and certain features of X offer real advantages IMO over Windows (multiple desktops being my favorite). Assuming development of KDE and GNOME continue at their current pace, I see Linux-based distros being a very tasty desktop alternative to Windows in the next year or so, even for 'non-tech' home users. The real trick will be streamlining the upgrade process, so kernel upgrades/etc are as seamless and transparent as possible, and attempting to standardize the dependent libraries, so you don't go on a wild goose chase every time you want to install a new app.
surfimp
Any newer release of Redhat or Mandrake running KDE 2.1 rules over every version of Window$ that I've ever used. IMO it looks better, works better, and offers much more power and functionality than 'Doze has ever presented.
I've also got StarOffice5.2, and I have to say that it works fine for my purposes. It's certainly easier to use for word processing than Word, which is the most complicated/least intuitive/bloated POS application I've ever used.
The Catch-22 with the proverbial Linux desktop is that major software manus don't want to risk making apps for Linux b/c there's not enough Linux desktop marketshare to justify it, but of course it's going to be tough for Linux on the desktop to gain marketshare if the major software providers continue to refuse to produce applications for it. And don't forget--many of those manufacturers have partnership agreements with Micro$oft, so don't expect them to jump ship anytime soon.
The real trick for the Linux desktop is to make cut & paste operations consistent between all the applications. Once that happens, the only remaining 'advantages' that Windoze enjoys is the ability to have an email virus cause Outlook to pass a macro to Word which in turn wipes your harddrive (or something similar), all via the 'majik of VBS'.
surfimp
Since when is Macromedia even spamming? I mean, I'm on their "opt in" list, and they barely send me one piece of mail a month...that's hardly spam IMHO.
It seems like they got doubly slammed: they got their mail service shut down and their IP blocked. WTF is up with that?
surfimp