what? and lose screen real estate? Why not just resize your monitor screen (via the control knobs) to shift the screen down and stretch it vertically (or similar) so you still see the rest of your content full screen.:-)
I'm wondering if this problem is because of the operating system in use. I use Windows 2000 at work and Firefox 1.0 and never noticed a rendering problem. However, at home, my one system runs Windows 98 with Firefox 1.0. When I came to slashdot to reply to your post, the slashdot site had text overlapping in certain places. I don't know if this makes a difference or not (shouldn't) but I was not logged into slashdot on the Win98 box at the time. However, now that I'm logged in (on Win98), the problem seems to have gone away.
I have been using Firefox (0.9x and currently 1.0) for a while now and I have yet to see a rendering problem on Slashdot. In the past when I post this response, people suggest that I increase or decrease my font sizes to see the rendering problem, but that doesn't change anything. I should add that I use Firefox 1.0 on Windows. I have not used Firefox under Linux yet, so I don't know if that version has any problems.
not even Joe Advanced User who might be able to do a
format c: on his Windows PC every now and then
If Joe Advanced User formats his main system hard drive now and then, I'd have to say he's not that advanced. He may know the commands, but if he's always formatting his hard drive, he's going to have to reinstall Windows. The more advanced user would know how to maintain his system enough so he doesn't have to format/reinstall every now and then.
I'd have to agree with the continuity errors. Granted, I haven't watched very many episodes of Enterprise. However, I do remember watching (I believe) the first episode of the first season where it opened with a klingon running through a field or something chasing someone. The klingon had a ridged forhead similar to the days of Picard. However, Enterprise is supposed to be set before Kirk's time. From what I understand, the ridged forheads didn't come until later, so what was up with that? Was there something I missed? I didn't watch the whole episode so maybe that klingon travelled back from the future or something.
Why does it need to be Debian based? As long as the LiveCD in question has all the tools you need. Since it's a LiveCD, you won't be reconfiguring anything on it, just running it to use the applications/utilities on it. Or am I missing something?
I don't think it's a question of "is Linux ready for the desktop?" It's more a question of "Is Mandrake ready for the desktop?" or "Is Gentoo ready for the desktop?" (spare me the jokes about Gentoo) or "Is ready?"
Some distributions, IMHO, are ready, others are not so ready. I see a lot of people comment that a certain distro is not ready (or linux itself isn't ready) because it's hard to install. So is Windows (for the average user). That doesn't make it ready or not ready.
what would have happened if you'd handed them the install CDs and said get on with it?
<p>Using this logic, Windows XP is not ready for the desktop. If you handed a WinXP CD to "grandma" and told her to install it, she wouldn't even bother. You can't say that an operating system is not ready for the desktop because average users can't install it. The average user generally can't (and doesn't need to) install XP, 2000, or OS X because they already come preinstalled.</p>
<p>I say Linux is ready (maybe certain distributions, mandrake, ubuntu, etc.) for the desktop. There just needs to be a company or someone that will do the installation like OEMs do for Windows.</p>
I've never used Yast (or SuSE) but it sounds similar to Mandrake's way of doing it. Except instead of opening Yast, you open "Mandrake Control Center" go to "Software Management" or something like that then click "Install Software" to get a nice cascading menu of all the different types of programs available.
Back when I used Red Hat (9.0) it had a similar layout, but didn't seem to go as in depth. From what I hear, even Gentoo has a graphical installer called Porthole that can be used to browse the tree and install software.
I do agree with you. Not sure where the parent poster is getting "hijacking" from. Does the poster mean to say that no one can legally represent a person/group concerning free software unless they deal with all forms of law in the world?
Yes, "Americans" can mean "anyone in the western hemisphere" since that consists of North America, Central America, and South America. However, do Mexicans, Canadians, or Brazillians refer to themselves as Americans? (I'm just curious). Technically "Americans" can mean anyone in the west hemisphere, but it's not used that way in practice.
As far as a multiple monitor vs. multiple desktop setup... I'd definitely go with multiple monitor by far. I have a dual-monitor setup in my cube and I never want to go back. I like to be able to have something up on both screens at the same time (think comparing documents). With a dual-desktop approach, you have to switch back and forth (whether it's keyboard combo, or moving the mouse to the edge of the screen).
Perhaps have a dual-monitor setup where if you go past the edge of the entire display (left of left monitor or right of right monitor) you switch desktops. Combine this with a KVM-switch-by-mouse-drag:-)
Of course, you can do the same thing in Windows (since Win98 I believe). Hit the Windows_Key + M to minimize all windows. Grab what you want from the desktop, drag the icon to the appropriate application button on the taskbar (said application window will restore) and then drop the icon in the app window. I've never seen how OS X approaches this, but it can still be done.
I know plenty of users out there who just allow everything whenever a pop-up comes up asking them to block/allow. I was talking to someone before and they said that when their Norton Internet Security pops up asking them to block or allow something, they pretty much always allow it because "it suggests we do that."
"hmmm... freebuddyicons.exe is trying to access the internet. I love these icons, they're so funny. Of course I should allow this."
The point of studying qwerty vs dvorak vs whatever, is to see which is more efficient (if any). If you are happily typing away in a document on your favorite keyboard layout, and need to use the copy/paste shortcuts for example, is it more convenient to stop what you are doing, drop your left hand down off the home row, and hit CTRL+C, or is it better to use CTRL+I (dvorak-style CTRL+C)?
Using the latter, your hands stay in position. You can quickly execute the shortcut and move on. Using the logic of qwerty keyboard shortcuts being better, what about CTRL+P (print)? That would be CTRL+R on a qwerty keyboard remapped to dvorak. Both layouts have their problems with shortcuts. However, once you get used to them, it's not so much a problem. Personally, I don't even use CTRL+C/V/X or whatever. I use CTRL+Insert, SHIFT+Delete/Insert.:-) To each their own...
Besides the fact that Gates is the Chairman and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, what does Bill's donation have anything to do with Microsoft? If this were Donald Trump, or some other billionaire, would everyone be complaining? This has nothing to do with Microsoft people.
Flaimbait? How is it flamebait to point out that linux (or any other software for that matter) is not going to help save starving children? Although it is a good operating system, Linux isn't the answer to everything.
You're comparing apples and oranges. Microsoft isn't donating this money. Bill Gates is donating it personally. Perhaps a better comparison would be Bill Gates versus Linus Torvalds in terms of charity donations. I have no idea what Torvalds donates, but at least it's comparing two individuals instead of an individual to a community of people.
That reminds me of a level I created years ago when DOOM was popular. I created a map that was a replica of my own house, complete with (most) furniture. In the map, I was able to go outside in my yard, or go into my basement to teleport to my aunt's house, and my other aunt's trailer... ahhh DOOM, those were the days:)
Publishing safety problems of automobiles, or tire failures probably won't provide an avenue for someone to commit a crime. However, if you publish security vulnerabilities of a financial institution's database, malicious individuals can use this information to break in and steal money.
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Parent poster is a liar! If parent's computer ran out of power, there would be no time to hit the submit button. :-)
what? and lose screen real estate? Why not just resize your monitor screen (via the control knobs) to shift the screen down and stretch it vertically (or similar) so you still see the rest of your content full screen. :-)
I'm wondering if this problem is because of the operating system in use. I use Windows 2000 at work and Firefox 1.0 and never noticed a rendering problem. However, at home, my one system runs Windows 98 with Firefox 1.0. When I came to slashdot to reply to your post, the slashdot site had text overlapping in certain places. I don't know if this makes a difference or not (shouldn't) but I was not logged into slashdot on the Win98 box at the time. However, now that I'm logged in (on Win98), the problem seems to have gone away.
I have been using Firefox (0.9x and currently 1.0) for a while now and I have yet to see a rendering problem on Slashdot. In the past when I post this response, people suggest that I increase or decrease my font sizes to see the rendering problem, but that doesn't change anything. I should add that I use Firefox 1.0 on Windows. I have not used Firefox under Linux yet, so I don't know if that version has any problems.
If Joe Advanced User formats his main system hard drive now and then, I'd have to say he's not that advanced. He may know the commands, but if he's always formatting his hard drive, he's going to have to reinstall Windows. The more advanced user would know how to maintain his system enough so he doesn't have to format/reinstall every now and then.
I'd have to agree with the continuity errors. Granted, I haven't watched very many episodes of Enterprise. However, I do remember watching (I believe) the first episode of the first season where it opened with a klingon running through a field or something chasing someone. The klingon had a ridged forhead similar to the days of Picard. However, Enterprise is supposed to be set before Kirk's time. From what I understand, the ridged forheads didn't come until later, so what was up with that? Was there something I missed? I didn't watch the whole episode so maybe that klingon travelled back from the future or something.
Why does it need to be Debian based? As long as the LiveCD in question has all the tools you need. Since it's a LiveCD, you won't be reconfiguring anything on it, just running it to use the applications/utilities on it. Or am I missing something?
I don't think it's a question of "is Linux ready for the desktop?" It's more a question of "Is Mandrake ready for the desktop?" or "Is Gentoo ready for the desktop?" (spare me the jokes about Gentoo) or "Is ready?"
Some distributions, IMHO, are ready, others are not so ready. I see a lot of people comment that a certain distro is not ready (or linux itself isn't ready) because it's hard to install. So is Windows (for the average user). That doesn't make it ready or not ready.
<p>Using this logic, Windows XP is not ready for the desktop. If you handed a WinXP CD to "grandma" and told her to install it, she wouldn't even bother. You can't say that an operating system is not ready for the desktop because average users can't install it. The average user generally can't (and doesn't need to) install XP, 2000, or OS X because they already come preinstalled.</p>
<p>I say Linux is ready (maybe certain distributions, mandrake, ubuntu, etc.) for the desktop. There just needs to be a company or someone that will do the installation like OEMs do for Windows.</p>
I've never used Yast (or SuSE) but it sounds similar to Mandrake's way of doing it. Except instead of opening Yast, you open "Mandrake Control Center" go to "Software Management" or something like that then click "Install Software" to get a nice cascading menu of all the different types of programs available.
Back when I used Red Hat (9.0) it had a similar layout, but didn't seem to go as in depth. From what I hear, even Gentoo has a graphical installer called Porthole that can be used to browse the tree and install software.
I stand corrected. It doesn't much matter anyway. Most average users run as local administrator anyway by default.
That is exactly my point in the original post. "American" can be interpreted that way, but as I said, "it's not used that way in practice."
I do agree with you. Not sure where the parent poster is getting "hijacking" from. Does the poster mean to say that no one can legally represent a person/group concerning free software unless they deal with all forms of law in the world?
Yes, "Americans" can mean "anyone in the western hemisphere" since that consists of North America, Central America, and South America. However, do Mexicans, Canadians, or Brazillians refer to themselves as Americans? (I'm just curious). Technically "Americans" can mean anyone in the west hemisphere, but it's not used that way in practice.
As far as a multiple monitor vs. multiple desktop setup... I'd definitely go with multiple monitor by far. I have a dual-monitor setup in my cube and I never want to go back. I like to be able to have something up on both screens at the same time (think comparing documents). With a dual-desktop approach, you have to switch back and forth (whether it's keyboard combo, or moving the mouse to the edge of the screen).
:-)
Perhaps have a dual-monitor setup where if you go past the edge of the entire display (left of left monitor or right of right monitor) you switch desktops. Combine this with a KVM-switch-by-mouse-drag
Of course, you can do the same thing in Windows (since Win98 I believe). Hit the Windows_Key + M to minimize all windows. Grab what you want from the desktop, drag the icon to the appropriate application button on the taskbar (said application window will restore) and then drop the icon in the app window. I've never seen how OS X approaches this, but it can still be done.
Doesn't IE run as LOCAL SYSTEM or something? That's certainly not the same thing as it running as .
I know plenty of users out there who just allow everything whenever a pop-up comes up asking them to block/allow. I was talking to someone before and they said that when their Norton Internet Security pops up asking them to block or allow something, they pretty much always allow it because "it suggests we do that."
"hmmm... freebuddyicons.exe is trying to access the internet. I love these icons, they're so funny. Of course I should allow this."
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The point of studying qwerty vs dvorak vs whatever, is to see which is more efficient (if any). If you are happily typing away in a document on your favorite keyboard layout, and need to use the copy/paste shortcuts for example, is it more convenient to stop what you are doing, drop your left hand down off the home row, and hit CTRL+C, or is it better to use CTRL+I (dvorak-style CTRL+C)?
:-) To each their own...
Using the latter, your hands stay in position. You can quickly execute the shortcut and move on. Using the logic of qwerty keyboard shortcuts being better, what about CTRL+P (print)? That would be CTRL+R on a qwerty keyboard remapped to dvorak. Both layouts have their problems with shortcuts. However, once you get used to them, it's not so much a problem. Personally, I don't even use CTRL+C/V/X or whatever. I use CTRL+Insert, SHIFT+Delete/Insert.
I'd mod you up if I could.
Besides the fact that Gates is the Chairman and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, what does Bill's donation have anything to do with Microsoft? If this were Donald Trump, or some other billionaire, would everyone be complaining? This has nothing to do with Microsoft people.
Flaimbait? How is it flamebait to point out that linux (or any other software for that matter) is not going to help save starving children? Although it is a good operating system, Linux isn't the answer to everything.
You're comparing apples and oranges. Microsoft isn't donating this money. Bill Gates is donating it personally. Perhaps a better comparison would be Bill Gates versus Linus Torvalds in terms of charity donations. I have no idea what Torvalds donates, but at least it's comparing two individuals instead of an individual to a community of people.
Please do not speak his name!!!
That reminds me of a level I created years ago when DOOM was popular. I created a map that was a replica of my own house, complete with (most) furniture. In the map, I was able to go outside in my yard, or go into my basement to teleport to my aunt's house, and my other aunt's trailer... ahhh DOOM, those were the days :)
Publishing safety problems of automobiles, or tire failures probably won't provide an avenue for someone to commit a crime. However, if you publish security vulnerabilities of a financial institution's database, malicious individuals can use this information to break in and steal money.