Well at least it wasn't your mother -- that happened to me once!
On Sun, 1 Jul 2001 06:20, Franki wrote:
> kinda funny,,
>
> My girlfriend saw me working on a linux server I had here, and she was
> watching when I logged in as root....
>
> it took two hours to convince her that I wasn't a dirty bast@rd and that it
> was the standard "all power" account,,
>
> she is still looking at me strangely.... :-)
>
>
> rgds
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michel Clasquin
> Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2001 7:00 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] curious .... My last comment on the subject.. Great
> suggestion for Mandrake.
>
> On Saturday 30 June 2001 10:35, Franki wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> > think about it..
> > take one mdk install,
> >
> > remove all servers and the multiple apps of the same apps, settle on one
> > for each,, one word processor, one spreadsheet, one text editor,, one of
> > everthing...
>
> except games, of course
>
> > settle on just Gnome or KDE, nothing else.. (probably KDE as its just
> > that bit more like win blows to look at)
>
> but with the "loser's" essential libraries all loaded and ready to go.
>
> > no choice of console or X at boot, make it always boot to GUI...
>
> check
>
> > they could call it "Mandrake Linux for Windows users."
>
> Youi like getting sued by Microsoft, then? Bad idea.
>
> > - winblows asks you if you want to install a notepad..
> > - Linux asks you how many different text editors you want to install, or
>
> I know, I know. I installed mdk 7.2, and mdk 8 came out before I had even
> gotten around to trying out all the ftp clients!
>
> > It has so many extra featurs over windoze,, consider the following..
> >
> > Here is what is needed..
> >
> > 1. A current 2.4 kernel...
> > 2. a poll to ask everyones opinion on what is the easiest most useful of
> > each app type that should be included in this distro.
> > 3. One of each app type only... use the above poll to determine what app
> > should be chosen for each app type.
>
> OK, I'll bite. Here are my suggestions:
>
> Since we are basing this discussion on a KDE setup, it seems logical to use
> KDE apps unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise. So, we are
> talking Kwrite, kppp, Konqueror etc etc The reverse of this would apply if
> we
> were to go for a GNOME desktop, of course. The only real problem is that
> KOffice is IMHO not quite ready yet (though there are some interesting
> rumours about the next version going around). So if we are going to bundle
> an office suite, it will most likely have to be star office - but i have
> just
> downloaded some alpha code for Ability Office for Linux to look at, so that
> range is expanding a bit. That one will probably not be free though. Which
> raises another question: is this new distro to be like Debian -
> puritstically
> free in all respects, or can it contain non-GPL free-beer and even
> commercial
> software?
>
> non-KDE/non-GNOMEapps:
>
> xmms - it looks like Winamp, sounds like winamp, it even uses winamp skins.
> A
> newie essential.
>
> Netscape/mozilla: for compatibility reasons
>
> xgalaga - just because
>
> GIMP - Yes I know it is a Gnome app, but you could hardly not mention it
> separately, right?
>
> > 4. No servers included in this distro.
> > 5. market it as linux for windoze users... the power of linux with the
>
> ease
>
> > of windows. (that may not appeal to us, ,but it will appeal to windoze
> > users..)
> > 6. possibly even a file manager that calls / (c drive) /home (my docs)
> > and /usr (prog files) and /proc (linux) and /mnt/floppy (a drive)
> > /mnt/cdrom
>
> (d
>
> > drive) to help them feel at home, although thats proably overkill...
>
> NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
> <g>
>
> Additionally
>
> 7. Hide the root account even more than is being done already. Extensive
> use of kdesu is the key here. Package the root password as "knowing a
> special secret code that lets you install new things" rather than as just
> the password of some weird user called root. ("Honey, do we know anyone
> called Root?")
>
> > because it cuts down on alot of the reasons that linux is great, but it
> > should still be done because its the best way to lure disgruntled windoze
> > users over to the greener pastures..
>
> Some good ideas here. Hope the mandrakeans are reading this forum.
>
> Hey, what was the name of Mandrake the Magician's sidekick again? Lothar, I
> think. How's that for a name: LotharLinux.
>
> --
> Michel Clasquin, D Litt et Phil (Unisa)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]/unisa.ac.za http://www.geocities.com/clasqm
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>
> "Hi, is that the U S Patent Office? I'd like to patent the FOR-NEXT loop,
> please ..."
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