Robert Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Wow... great to hear from you guys! We hope you liked the review and > wanted to let you know that we really enjoy using Mandrake. This email > (and the review itself) were written on a Mandrake box. :) > > How about joust, dig-dug or asteroids for the game? :) Don't know if > there's a port of dig-dug or not... but it and joust are old favs of > ours! :) we'll have a look :) > > Here are the details of the things we noticed. We "ain't no English > gurus" either (as you'll see in the text of this email :> ) ... so we > could be wrong about some of this :) > > Warm Regards, > Robert & Paul > Webmasters of GNULinux.com > > PS - There are more details than what we listed below. If you would > like us to point out more please let us know. Before we go on to the > actual list we wanted to see what you guys thought about us adding > this to the bottom of our review.... and thanks for the tip on the > screenshots! :) > > "One of the members of the DrakX team contacted us about the issues > mentioned in this review and will be addressing them very soon. Proof > positive that Mandrake is listening to the community! Attention to > detail and customer service like this are sure help them stay among > the > top Distributions." > > Warm Regards, > Robert & Paul > > > -------------------------------------- > > - Select Installation Class > In the description text 'Customized' and 'Expert' refer to GNU/Linux > but 'Recommended uses just Linux' in fact, there were at 20 occurences, fixed (alas too late for 7.1) > > - Confirmation for Expert Install > Original: "You will be allowed to make powerfull but dangerous things > here." > Suggested: "This installation class allows you to make powerful (with > one 'l') but dangerous changes to your system." i'd say "things" is no good, but "changes" doesn't seem right either for an installation. > > Original: "Which usage is your system used for?" > Suggested: "How will your system be used?" or "How do you intend to > use this installation of Mandrake?" > > Also suggest changing the 'Normal' installation type to 'Desktop' and how about "Standard"? someone here suggested it, was too late to change in 7.1 > possibly adding more classes... ie, a hybrid of Normal & Development > so that a user can still install and compile sources if they want to > without having to do a 'Customized' installation. > > - Hard drive deteciton > Original: "Do you have any scsi interfaces?" > Suggested: Capitalize the SCSI is already fixed in cooker (and in 7.1) > > Original: "DrakX will attempt at first to look for one or more PCI > SCSI adpater(s). If it finds it (or them) and knows which driver(s) to > use, it will insert it (them) automatically." > Suggested: "DrakX will attempt to look for PCI SCSI adapter(s). If > DrakX finds a SCSI adapter and knows which driver to use it will > automatically install it (or them)" i take > > Original: "If your SCSI adpater is an ISA board, or is a PCI board but > DrakX doesn't know which driver to use for this card, or if you have > no SCSI adapters at all, you will then be prompted on whether you have > one or not. If you have non, answer 'No'. If you have one or more, > answer 'Yes'. A list of drivers will then pop up, from which you will > have to select one." > Suggested: "If you have no SCSI adapater, an ISA SCSI adapter, or a > PCI SCSI adapter that DrakX doesn't recognize you will be asked if a > SCSI adapter is present in your system. If there is no adapter present > you can just click 'No'. If you click 'Yes' a list of drivers will be > presented from which you can select your specific adapter.' > i take > Original: "After you have selected the drivers, DrakX will ask if you > want to specify options for it. First, try and let the driver probe > for the hardware: it usually works fine." > Suggested: "If you had to manually specify your adpater, DrakX will > ask if you want to specify options for it. You should allow DrakX to > probe the hardware for the options. This usually works well." > i take > Original: "If not, do not forget the information on your hardware that > you could get from your documentation or from Windows (if you have it > on your system), as suggested by the installation guide. These are > the options you will need to provide to the driver. > Suggested: "If you decide not to allow DrakX to probe your adapter, or > if the probe does not succeed do not worry. You can still retrieve > the required information from your hardware documentation, from > Windows (if you it on your system), or possibly from the > manufacturer's website (if you have Internet access)." murf. I prefer Original... > -Configure Mouse > Original: "If DrakX failed to find your mouse, or if you want to check > what it has done, you will be presented the list of mice above." > Suggested: "This portion of DrakX is usually done automatically. If > you are seeing this dialog it is because DrakX has failed to find your > mouse or because you manually entered the 'Configure Mouse' section." i don't really like Original, but missing is the fact that in "Expert", it always ask > > Original: "If you agree with DrakX' settings, just jump to the section > you want by clicking on it in the menu on the left. Otherwise, choose > a mouse type in the menu which you think is the closest match for your > mouse." > Suggested: "If you agree with DrakX's settings, just click 'Ok'. > Otherwise you may choose a mouse that most closely matches your own > from the menu above." yeah, much better :) at least with s/a mouse that most/the mouse that more/, that's ok? thanks, cu Pixel. PS: StarOffice as a MTA? ;p
