ok so somewhere there's a commonly accepted definition that says modern means 3 to 4 years old? think not. To some people a modern computer is means only this year's, to others it means anything with...
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ok so somewhere there's a commonly accepted definition that says modern means 3 to 4 years old? think not. To some people a modern computer is means only this year's, to others it means anything with...
I have one but it doesn't work on non-modern hardware
yeah let's all invent our own definitions of words and then expect everyone else to telepathically know what it is.
it matters if the user sits there feeling annoyed and bored cos it's taking 10 seconds to open a browser or 5 seconds to open a simple file manager. This stuff gets noticed much more than a 5 second...
agree Xubuntu != Xfce, but Feisty Xubuntu was one of the best Xfce distros I've used, being fast, light and with sensible default apps. With Gutsy it kind of went off the rails imo with perfectly...
yes, no problem. Install the package xubuntu-desktop; this is a meta-package which means it describes all the packages necessary for Xubuntu default desktop. You just select xubuntu-desktop and...
not massively relevant to someone choosing a laptop for linux...........
those games are probably great on wine if you don't mind a huge perfomance hit and unexpected behaviour. I bought Call of Duty when I had Windows. Have tried it on wine and the wine interface...
just some games, I used to enjoy Far Cry and Call of Duty a lot but it wasn't enough to keep me using Windows.
I'd go for Intel CPU and either Intel or nvidia graphics. I'd also be very careful to find a laptop with Intel wireless. In the last year I have run 3 laptops with various distros and set up my gf's...
This already exists and is nothing new. Use different desktop environments, they can be installed on the same computer and user chooses environment at log in or when starting X from shell. There is...
On a really decent PC you won't notice too much difference in performance comparing Gnome and Xfce but as soon as you're not using AMD 64 or Intel Core 2 Duo you'll see differences. Gnome is...
There probably aren't many individuals who can write their own device drivers, and even those who can are often going to be stuck at the point they ask the vendor for hardware information and get not...
No, that isn't true. There's no implicit correlation between monetary cost and freedom. If there's some free(dom) software you want but everyone who has a copy wants you to pay for a copy then you...
I want the software open so I can share it with a clear conscience. It's possible to get "freeware" for Windows but unless it's also open source then who knows what it contains? I don't want to share...
I have actually learned a lot in this thread but for reasons outlined above i feel it's become futile (if it wasn't always so) so I'm out.
All those comments/quotes are real and found in the 1st 7 pages of the thread. Easily found either with the thread search facility, or more conveniently with google (no time limit on repeat...
I agree. Unfortunately this debate (if it is a debate) has seen persons not opposed to mono being Ubuntu default being characterised as "mono lovers" "mono fanboys" "microsoft fanboys" "Microsoft...
I had a really cheap nvidia geforce 6200 (cost £15 new) installed and in a box an old Radeon 9600 Pro. It was a pretty decent card a few years ago, great for 3d games like call of duty and far cry, ...
From what I've read the MS/Novell deal is already showing cracks due to the 2 different corporations' understanding of how Novell products containing GPL v3 code in current/future versions are...
I agree that the Novell/MS deal is unfortunate and unethical (though they were skilled enough to ensure it was legal) and am happy that the revised GPL addresses the issues it raises by making a...
Bad example? It depends if you believe someone has to be disinterested to also be right about something or honest.
I don't see any part of the distro as being forced on users. Of course you can't do without the GNU base and Linux kernel and associated tools but mono can be uninstalled (as you have done). It...
Do you fear that Microsoft will change the spec and render Mono useless?
(my bolds)
There's at least one person out there with no fear, uncertainty or doubt :-)
You could say the same thing about the Linux kernel or Open Office (Microsoft do). I do appreciate the other points you make but MS making assertions of patent ownership/violation of patents without...