>> *it would be nice if linux really worked with more than 1 of my 10 >> printers >> ( 2 of which there is no excuse for lack of support) >> *it would be nice if it supported w/o hacking all of the features of my >> laptop .... (though not a HUGE deal) > > These are borderline. On the one hand, this isn't so much a technical > issue, it's a matter of vendors not writing drivers for Linux and not > opening their firmware so that others can. But on the other hand, the > OS has to run hardware or its not a very useful OS.
As I agree with others there is no points for second place here, the final note was the important one, but one of these printers predates windows, is *listed* as supported, but is only partially supported, and that gets on my nerves, the canon printers however I knew when I bought them they would not be supported, I dont have to like it. the HP gets on my nerves as it should work, but its not even listed as supported, not that I didnt do my homework prior to purchasing it, I know that I wont be getting rid of windows any time soon, I would like to reduce the amount I have to rely on it > > *a presentation software package (like powerpoint) that worked !!! > > Okay... so why not use PowerPoint? > > > * it would be nice if i could handle excel and access files better > > How much better can you get at handling Excel and Access files than by > using Excel and Access to do it? I do .... but at least I cant run these natively in linux, and I have to do it legally so buying windows so I can use part well no thanks. > > * better video editing would be nice > > But not a requirement. I disagree, while I like to use more complex tools my mother doesnt, and in windows she can at least do basic editing using a very wizzard oriented tool, which does everything she needs, if we are going to put linux against windows it has to work for her also. > > * REAL data recovery software (all the good packages are m$ dos and or > > M$ > > windows based) and on that I wouldnt mind shelling out $,$$$ but it had > > better work the first time just like the packages that run in/on M$ do. > > What data do you want to recover? I'm willing to bet that, on this > issue, Linux is far better than Windows in exactly the right ways. I'da thought that too, but in reality its sooo not true, the packages that exist for windows work, I have not seen the same for linux. > > * email though in reality I dont like the M$ versions either I end up > > using > > 3, OE (using now, on laptop) outlook and pine, and using all 3 is > > getting > > can we say OLD!!! > > What's that got to do with Linux on the desktop? Tossed this in cause email is an important part of what linux on a desktop is, and I changed the subject a little because I went on my own rant :D > > * a FAST simple image viewer like acdsee, though in reality i have not > > tried > > out any in the last 6 months or so .... so they could have gotten better > > I've run ACDSee on Linux (if you *really* need your image handler to > say "ACDSee" in the title bar), and Gwenview has been just as good as > ACDSee for longer than 6 months now. interesting thanks, have not seen that one. ill try it later today and see how I like it, but from the freshmeat description, id guess its just close. > You can't start pulling out all the applications you like one by one > and say, it's not on Linux, therefore Linux isn't "ready for the > desktop". For one thing, the argument you're responding to is that > there are no longer any *technical* considerations holding back > desktop Linux. this is how the desktop world works, and because of that its why I can. though its gotten M$ in trouble it is what they have been trying to do, and they have been trying to do it for years because thats the way the marketing people say it needs to be done. think IE built into windows. > > * full support for 2 monitors > > Yes. Linux (X.org) does that. OK but you pulled that out of the WRONG place that was in there with the flightsim part for a reason, its a whole other world to have 2 monitors when your doing things like programming or gimp than when your playing, it takes more than just 2 monitors that work. and linux just isnt there yet. > And: It's "MS". There is no dollar sign in the name. are you sure??? its sure costing ME a fortune, even more so that IF M$ releases the next M$SQL/visual studio on time (yea right) then ive got another $1000 to spend. richard reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
