Oh, me oh my, where to get started...
On November 25, 2001 01:18 pm, you wrote: > > First, the 'hunting for libraries' complaint is moot: I have yet to look > > any > > > further than my own LM install disks for libraries-- LM is probably > > better than many distros out there as they actually provide you with more > > than > > one > > > install CD and all the stuff they offer has been compiled for a Mandrake > > system so it's going to work. > > HAHAHA ROFL ...Mandrake.... ....going to work.... > > Thats the best yet :) I haven't had any problems with any rpm with "-mdk" in it, period. Probably a law-of-averages thing, I probably only instal 5-10 new programs a month on my PC. > > > Second, no one says you *have* to install the latest kernel and it isn't > > even > > > necessary unless you're adding brand new hardware that didn't exist six > > months ago-- how many of you out there are installing kernels just > > because > > it > > > has a higher number? > > or becasue the one your using has been declared the biggest pile of > (official) turkey poo (or is it greased chicken) to be released to date > Nope, haven't seen any claims to that effect outside of the Cooker list-- Chances are if they're going to put a kernel on a distro it's stable and I haven't seen anything to counter that-- This is why the kernels on the CD are further behind than the Cooker kernels... > > By-and-by the install process is standard-- using RPMs is easy enough and > > for > > > the odd times when I have to compile there's always an "install.sh" or > > "configure.sh"-- > > that fail because MDK like to put required things in silly places > ..Again, I don't know what you're talking about, the only troubles I've had with most install scripts is missing libraries and lo-and-behold, they're on one of the CDs anyway. > > and another silly thing that even comes with Windoze > > installations: README files-- how many of you have failed to install > > something properly because you didn't read the instructions. > > and how many instructions have you read that simply didnt work? > ...Why would anyone write instructions that don't work? Perhaps you should try reading them a little more carefully. > > Bottom line: If you want something 'Just like Windows' then use Windows. > > There is no such thing as out-and-out replacing an OS. They all have > > their > > > advantages and disadvantages. > > Linux will get there, its come a long way in the last 2 years > > > And while we're at it the day Linux starts acting completely like Windows > > is > > > the same day I have to defragment my ReiserFS partition after I do a > > virus scan because my firewalling software didn't work. > > virus's will happen (or at least more trojans & worms) as Linux gets more > popular on the desktop and no firewalling software is 100% > > > Linux is different. Get over it! I really don't care if my neighbour is > > using it or not, I just want Linux to be there so I have a choice in how > > I use my PC. Period! > > but different doesn't have to mean it cannot be user friendly (or at least > a little less newbie painful) > .. I stand by my point, different does not necessarily mean difficult-- perhaps the difficulty is learning to do old things in new ways, this may be why you're failing to use the included instructions properly... Richie
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
