AAHHH ben ... we dont all live in your bubble. We do what we need to do. in my case the desktop that comes default on zentyal servers helps not hinders. I dont see any reason to throw it away it away for the sake of propping up the foss ideal.
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Edmonds Namasenda <[email protected]>wrote: > Delyon, > Was the writer an average user or advanced? He / She would have known > better who needs what, when, why, how et la! > > Talk of scratching someone else's itch!! > If an admin / average user is comfortable with whichever, so be it. What > are the alternatives anyway? Black or white! > > # Edmonds. > > > On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Delyon Ronnie <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Benjamin: LOL..True but thats stretching it. Average user assumes a >> couple of things like an understanding of program icons and where they can >> be found >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Delyon: They need to know that a road cone icon means "video player", >>> now don't they? :) >>> >>> On 2 July 2012 17:29, Delyon Ronnie <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> My point exactly. The average VLC-clicking user does not need to know >>>> any of the above >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2 July 2012 17:22, Benjamin Tayehanpour < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I use Backtrack linux and while it has a pretty good GUI i find >>>>>>> working off command line easier. I dont see why someone that just needs >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> OS to watch movies >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > mplayer -vo fbdev2 MOVIE.avi >>>>>> >>>>>> I believe it is possible to use VDPAU on nVidia cards without needing >>>>>> X11. Woo-hoo! :D >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Haven't tried it lately but I believe it is. My current laptop has one >>>>> of those Optimus configuations, so no VDPAU on the nvidia card til someone >>>>> hacks it. >>>>> >>>>> P. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>>> >>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>>> >>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>>> >>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >>>>> (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible >>>>> for them in any way. >>>>> >>>> > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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