Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On Apr 7, 2005 5:17 AM, Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:3. the friendliness and willingness of the users and this type ofmailing list.Not to disappoint you, but my experience is that the Gentoo community is above and beyond the rest (I know of, RH/Mandrake/Linux general ng's) in friendliness, helpfulness and usefulness. Regards,Martin S
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
Martoni wrote: What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at all)? This is too easy...gcc. Without that, nothing else, including the kernel, would exist. There is really only one app I couldn't live without whether I am running Windows or Linux, and that is VMWare. But what I really value on Linux is the freedom, of choice, of the code, and of configuration. I have configured my Gentoo system to work exactly the way I want it, exactly how it suits me best. It is a level of control not available on Windows. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:57:39 +0200 Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Martoni wrote: | What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at | all)? | | | This is too easy...gcc. Without that, nothing else, including the | kernel, would exist. egcs -- Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Vim, Fluxbox, shell tools) Mail: ciaranm at gentoo.org Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm pgpYy9gh9DII9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 07:01:44AM +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:57:39 +0200 Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Martoni wrote: | What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at | all)? | | | This is too easy...gcc. Without that, nothing else, including the | kernel, would exist. egcs Yea, but while both these apps are needed for everything else, I don't think they are a killer app in themselves. Neither of them are something you'd say to convince $windows_person that they should check out linux. I'd say something like the gimp (though that's available on windows now :) or evolution (maybe). Man, I used to know this stuff. grrr -- Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://arcterex.net Backups are for people who don't pray. -- big Mike pgpR1oYBUruY9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On April 5, 2005 09:27 pm, quoth Martoni: What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at all)? A unlikely candidate has surfaced here at home where the boys next door live in my study to play Battle for Wesnoth on *my* computer (rather than The Hobbit on my sons Windows box). :) I'm considering getting VMWare for his box, installing Gentoo on it - and having them play the Wesnoth game on that ... Personally I wouldn't live without Kontact - which is more of a KDE killer app (together with the F4 open terminal function in Konq) ever since Evolution drifted away from the integrated approach. Regards, Martin S I agree that Kontact is a pretty major reason to run linux. I would also say that MLDonkey is a much better way to do file sharing than what is available for windows because it is not vulnerable to gui crashes and therefore runs much longer. If you are into typography (a minority interest I know) then the humble fontforge is pretty damn good. Much better than Fontographer which is hugely expensive despite the fact that it hasn't changed for several years. Zynaddsubfx is a wonderful musical instrument, even though there are still many more great softsynths for windows than there are for linux. And I almost forgot jack! A fantastic sound server. Also plays well with AudioUnits in OSX, which opens a realm of possibilities for networked signal processing between *nix boxes. Still short of mature clients, although Linux music software has come a long way recently. There's a recording studio in Minneapolis that makes heavy use of Linux. Flexible networking and lack of per-instance license fees bring their costs down massively and let clients continue to work on their projects in their own time outside of the studio, which can be very useful. Robert -- Robert Persson No matter how much ye shake yer peg The last wee drap rins doon yer leg. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 06:27:16AM +0200, Martoni wrote: What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at all)? A unlikely candidate has surfaced here at home where the boys next door live in my study to play Battle for Wesnoth on *my* computer (rather than The Hobbit on my sons Windows box). :) Shhh, Wesnoth is available for windows. http://www.wesnoth.org/downloads There is no killer app that didnt get ported, I guess. But linux is much more secure already by default. -- Bjrn Michaelsen pub 1024D/C9E5A256 2003-01-21 Bjrn Michaelsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key fingerprint = D649 8C78 1CB1 23CF 5CCF CA1A C1B5 BBEC C9E5 A256 pgpLUx6PNyW8c.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On Apr 6, 2005 11:10 AM, Bjoern Michaelsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 06:27:16AM +0200, Martoni wrote: What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at all)? A unlikely candidate has surfaced here at home where the boys next door live in my study to play Battle for Wesnoth on *my* computer (rather than The Hobbit on my sons Windows box). :)Shhh, Wesnoth is available for windows.http://www.wesnoth.org/downloadsThere is no killer app that didnt get ported, I guess. But linux ismuch more secure already by default. Oh! :) * Hoping to get his 'puter back * Regards,Martin S
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
On Wednesday 06 April 2005 06:27, Martoni wrote: What do you think is a Linux killer app (if there is such a beast at all)? the gimp, it kills harddisk space, cpu cycles, and the nerves of the person trying to use it. A real killer. If you mean 'killer app' in a positive sense, I would vote for .. hmm kate? kpdf? vegastrike? Xemacs? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
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Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: Linux killer app
I prefer to think of killer features, so my vote is for the following: 1. the GPL - it means we can see the source and fix it if necessary (well I can't but the smarter cookies can and are usually prepared to help) 2. the plain text configuration file, for similar reasons. 3. the friendliness and willingness of the users and this type of mailing list. On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:22:20 -0400 Covington, Chris wrote: -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
