On 09/02/2012 05:04 AM, Tim Munro wrote:
david wrote:
So you add ANOTHER DRIVE to the system That's what I do.
Yes, I could have picked up an old drive somewhere and stuffed it into
the box. I even considered picking up an IDE to SATA adapter so that I
could attempt to use a newer
Tim Munro wrote:
A time lag frequently exists between the introduction of new
hardware and the availability of suitable Linux drivers. And
even when these drivers or kernel patches become available, a
significant time lag can exist before the changes make it into
a distribution.
david wrote:
So you add ANOTHER DRIVE to the system That's what I do.
Yes, I could have picked up an old drive somewhere and stuffed it into
the box. I even considered picking up an IDE to SATA adapter so that I
could attempt to use a newer drive, but the bottom line was that the
machine
On 08/29/2012 09:13 PM, Chris Cannam wrote:
On 29 August 2012 23:26, Richard Bownrichard.b...@ferventsoftware.com
wrote:
It's a fucking operating system. Get over it.
There's just no poetry in you.
Clearly he needs to read the award-winning book, The Soul of a New
Machine.
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David
On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:14:30 PM Chris Cannam wrote:
I think the root of Michael's problem is that he feels stuck with this
one operating system -- whether for financial reasons or because of a
gloomy expectation that nothing else is going to work for him either.
So he hasn't had the
On 30/08/12 12:24, D. Michael McIntyre wrote:
On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:14:30 PM Chris Cannam wrote:
It's nothing a few million dollars couldn't fix. Maybe I'll win the lottery.
In that case do save a few bucks for Rosegarden as well :D
On 08/29/2012 05:14 PM, Chris Cannam wrote:
I'm not sure there is such a simple dichotomy, though. It has so much
to do with temperament and perspective.
Indeed. Rosegarden is a perfect example. If I could go spend, say,
$500 once for something that did everything Rosegarden wants to do, and
On 08/29/2012 08:06 PM, jimmy wrote:
Rosegarden, Lilypond probably can't be compare to the well polished
professional apps out there.
The hell of it is that I was at a point a few years ago when I was more
than willing to shell out some cash for Finale or Sibelius or something,
something
Thanks Ahmet. This prompts me to write as an appreciative user. It is so
much easier to write about what is irritating than what is pleasing, but
what is pleasing is worth as much ink.
I am solidly on the recipient end of the spectrum. I am a mechanical
engineer with as little knowledge of
On 08/30/2012 07:27 AM, Richard Bown wrote:
On 30 Aug 2012, at 09:13, Chris Cannam can...@all-day-breakfast.com wrote:
There's just no poetry in you.
Ok, this is your fault.
http://masticate.com/2012/08/30/ode-to-a-preemptive-multitasking-kernel/
YES That was awesome. Now we just need a
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:25:36 -0400
John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote:
I wonder how few Linux users are aware of the restrictions imposed on the
use of open source soft ware. Legal restrictions as well as moral
restrictions.
Then there is the ever occurring bragging of the long uptime. If
On 08/30/2012 11:52 AM, S. Christian Collins wrote:
FWIW, I have been using Thunderbird for years as my e-mail client of
choice, and it has never let me down. I've got seven e-mail accounts
coming into it, using Lightning for my calendar (synced up with multiple
Google calendars). I've got
On 30 August 2012 18:47, jimmy wg20...@yahoo.com wrote:
But the ignorant people always think because they pay for something they must
have something worth-while, especially the more expensive stuff. But hey,
its their money. There's one born every minute.
Nope, that's not right. There are
On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:36:26 -0400
John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote:
I still use Linux for the mental challenges it provides me, but for programs
that I need for my personal use, I prefer to pay in real money and not by
time spent to make programs work.
I have reached the point in life where
On 29 August 2012 14:48, Richard Bown richard.b...@ferventsoftware.com wrote:
On 29 Aug 2012, at 15:36, John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote:
[...]
I have reached the point in life where I become immune to the accusation of
being to lazy to learn how to make programs to work. I rather prefer to
On 29 Aug 2012, at 23:14, Chris Cannam can...@all-day-breakfast.com wrote:
So he hasn't had the opportunity either to decide to let it go, or to
relish the good things about it.
It's a fucking operating system. Get over it.
R
--- On Wed, 8/29/12, John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote:
I still use Linux for the mental challenges it provides me,
but for programs that I need for my personal use, I prefer
to pay in real money and not by time spent to make programs
work.
Perhaps you shouldn't even bother with Linux at
--- On Wed, 8/29/12, John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote:
A number of writer to this thread made reference to their
recently discovered new distro (whatever !) that is not
suffering from any of the known illnesses. I can assure them
that they are living in a dream world. The next update will
Dear Michael
I've never used Ubuntu so I can not talk about it!
I use ROSA-2012 (Russian version of Mandriva) http://www.rosalab.com/
with kde4.8.4 and the repo MIB http://mib.pianetalinux.org/blog/ which ROSA
takes the kernel-nrj (low-latency). I, like you, am a user kmail since it
exists!
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:08:36 -0400
D. Michael McIntyre michael.mcint...@rosegardenmusic.com wrote:
I'm writing from GMail in a web browser. I hate using a web browser
for email, and have been using KMail for over 10 years. I love KMail.
So somewhere after midnight I got the upgrade
Hi
IMO, the IT world is in a major transition period
Actually I think we're in a major cloud-bloviation period. Sure it has
its place but I expect it to be a parallel option to desktops, not
a replacement. It's a kind of IT Lite for those with several
lightweight devices who don't really need
Hi
Long time XFCE user here. I can't remember ever having a problem.
Noel
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2012, Noel Darlow wrote:
Long time XFCE user here. I can't remember ever having a problem.
XFCE4 ist *my* successor of KDE3.
http://www.marzen.de/tmp/xfce4.png
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Like the others, I offer my sympathy for what little it's worth.
I've tried a variety of distros form Mandrake, to Slackware and derivatives,
but always seem to come back to Debian. I now have a two text files, one with
step-by-step instructions on a cold install to my preferred 'office' setup,
On 27 August 2012 16:04, Chris Cannam can...@all-day-breakfast.com wrote:
I think XFCE is a fair option for people who were happy with the
previous generation of desktops and are quite content to watch history
pass them by.
Of course, this is a problem if those people are developers, since
On 27 August 2012 18:02, S. Christian Collins
s_chriscoll...@hotmail.com wrote:
Sorry to hear your upgrade didn't go well, Michael. I've had a few things
break over the years during upgrades, but nothing so completely trashed as
what it seems you experienced. I'm currently using the latest
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