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| Thread ID: 44198 | 2004-04-11 06:19:00 | Taking Linux to the desktop | Susan B (19) | Press F1 |
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| 228590 | 2004-04-12 23:26:00 | >>there is little structure or control on the work thats done That may well be true for some open source projects (and you get open source programs for Windows too), but the main projects, like the Linux kernel have a sort of management structure in place and only approved changes get into the released code. Of course as its open source, if someone disagrees with the direction of the project, they fork the code and create another version. A good example of this is samba and samba-tng which are both versions of samba but have slightly different goals. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 228591 | 2004-04-12 23:28:00 | >>Mike, could you be a sweetie Susan, stop calling Mike a sweetie eh. ;\ |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 228592 | 2004-04-13 02:04:00 | I too thought that it wasnt a very well written article. Tweake> Personally, I've got programs that do all and everything that I need. If I want a media player that does all, I have it.... Kaffeine. If I want an Instant Messaging App that does all protocols, I use Gaim or Kopete. If I want a player just for Audio/Music, I use XMMS. Why bother with tons and tons of apps that do the same core job, but with different bells and whistles? Find one that suits your needs (In the case of Media Players, I like Kaffeine) that does all you want/need and use it. Why have Windows Media Player for most video files, WinAmp for audio, Quicktime for .mov files, DivX Playa for Divx's and PowerDVD for DVD Playback?? Why?? Video Editing> Adobe Premier supposedly works fine under Wine should you need to use it, and there are several video editing tools (None of which are on my laptop ATM and I cant remember the names sorry) but one in particular is quite powerful from what Ive seen. Photoshop> Works under WINE. Its all about the underlying OS, its your choice... Command Prompt> My family are scared to death of it. They wouldnt use it to save themselves. They've been happily using Ark Linux for the past three months now, and wouldnt go back to XP! Video Card Drivers> Linux comes with them, but ther are some legality issues with including the official nVidia drivers. You still get 3D acceleration with the nv drivers that come with XFree86, but the official nvidia ones are better. There are specialised Distro's out there (Namely Ark Linux being a good example) that are for the Home User. Taking Linux to the Desktop is dead easy, Ive been using it for a good 8 months as my sole OS. Taking it to the average Joe at Home, that's another story, and Ark / Xandros are stirring up a movement! Personally... Linux is nearly ready for the home user.... Not quite, but its just about! Give it a few months and I believe it will be! Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 228593 | 2004-04-13 04:07:00 | > Most (all?) people I know use flat view mode I have to agree with Susan B here :), as I also use flat view mode. |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 228594 | 2004-04-13 04:13:00 | > Why bother with tons and tons of apps that do the > same core job, but with different bells and > whistles? > Find one that suits your needs (In the case of Media > Players, I like Kaffeine) that does all you want/need > and use it. Why have Windows Media Player for most > video files, WinAmp for audio, Quicktime for .mov > files, DivX Playa for Divx's and PowerDVD for DVD > Playback?? Why?? > > Video Editing > > Adobe Premier supposedly works fine under Wine should > you need to use it, and there are several video > editing tools (None of which are on my laptop ATM and > I cant remember the names sorry) but one in > particular is quite powerful from what Ive seen. I am I correct in saying that, what I read( I cant remember if I read about this in a Net guide or pc word Mag) that there is a Linux version which allows you use it for media stuff, I think. |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 228595 | 2004-04-13 04:15:00 | Linux has been on my desktops since about 1996. I replaced OS/2 Warp 3 with an early version of Slackware (kernel 2.0.9) on a 366SX20 with 6MB ram and a 40MB disk. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 228596 | 2004-04-13 05:30:00 | Stu ma man.... "there is a Linux version which allows you use it for media stuff, I think." Almost ANY version of Linux can be used for media... Except the very specific use ones, such as smoothwall etc. I think you're meaning Dyne::Bolic though, which is a Bootable distro designed for media. Linux rocks when it comes to multimedia! Graham> And the minimum amount of RAM for Slacky is still 6MB ;-) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 228597 | 2004-04-13 08:38:00 | > you're meaning Dyne::Bolic though, which is a Bootable distro designed for media And it's an absolute rip off of Windows XP Media Center Edition :p |
agent (30) | ||
| 228598 | 2004-04-13 08:42:00 | >Personally... Linux is nearly ready for the home user.... Not quite, but its just about! >Give it a few months and I believe it will be! When Fedora core 2 is out? |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 228599 | 2004-04-13 12:52:00 | Why not Dolby any red blooded male likes that call. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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