Not really OT because it's all about useage of the MandrakeLinux Distribution.
I DL'd the 8.2 version, made a new installation and tried to stick with the programs and tools I was used to deploy for years now. There was KDE as the desktop, Mutt for mail, Netscape as browser and more. Now I read a lot about KDE 3.0 and gave it a try. It was, to say the least, "bumpy". Got lots of hidden error messages, programs crashing or freezing, nothing serious but not in the least as stable as 2.2.1. So, what happened? I got rid of KDE, promising to get back to KDE when there is a 3.0.1 or such. Being at it, I switched from Konqueror to Evolution, from Netscape to Galeon and made fluxbox my window manager. So far, so good. I realized that there is a whole lot more to explore, so I switched my mail client to emacs-gnus (which I've been using as newsreader all the time) and my xterm to rxvt. I had to wait for the boxed version to reach my home so I switched from StarOffice 5.2 to OpenOffice and again I was surprised to get all features I need in a much shorter time than before. As a result I got a machine with a lot less time to be ready for action, a extremely leaner system altogether and on top I learned an important thing: 'Never change a running system' may have it's merits but OTOH over the years you get so used to do things in a certain way, using 'your favourite application' for this and that. And you loose the eye for new and different developments, things that may suit your needs better than the worn out shoes you're used to wear. By this experience I learned that looking over your tea-cup's rim is not so bad, sometimes it can be a most pleasurable adventure. Ahem,...that doesn't mean I will be changing to XP to learn something new after my years of Linux! Thanks for reading wobo -- Registered Linux User 228909 Powered By Mandrake Linux 8.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft, Windows, Bugs, Lacking Features, IRQ Conflicts, System Crashes, Non-Functional Multitasking and The Blue Screen of Death ("BSOD") are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, USA.
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