On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:56:01 -0800 Eric Huff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:35:44 -0500 Dan LaBine wrote: > > > But I'm not thinking that things should be screwed up or locked > > down to the point where people can't make significant changes, > > not by a long shot! > > > > No, what I mean is that we should make sure that everything works > > as much as possible and I don't think that's an impossible task. > > PCLOS has done a pretty good job of it, but anyone who knows > > their way around a Linux distro can do a whack of interesting and > > destructive things to it. > > > > But the one major value of PCLOS is the fact that virtually all > > of the default services and daemons work properly right from the > > get-go and most of the essential basics like 3D video and > > wireless work without a lot of head-bashing. > > I agree. I like to tinker, but more importantly, i like the extra > tools and configurability. And when I'm not in the tinkering mood, > I want to be able to install it all and have it work. > > I know windows doesn't always install well, but really, look at all > the tech questions that pop up here that are installation related. > How many times do we upgrade to a new version, and have to debug > stuff that was working previously? > > If we could get the out of the box workability to live next to the > immense tweakability, that would be awesome. And i think it's > "just" a matter of trying it out on enough systems. > > Eric > > -- > Mandriva HowTo's & More: http://mandriva.vmlinuz.ca > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > OTOH when I first joined the crew, the list averaged over 100 a day, and it has steadily dwindled to a trickle. New installs are nearly flawless now. Only the stubborn, like me, who insist on upgrading get in trouble, it seems. Lee ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
