Maria,
If you're interested in doing video editing under Linux, there is a
package called Broadcast2000
(http://heroine.linuxave.net/bcast2000.html). It's a decent package, and
it will save you the time of a reboot ;-)
C-Ya,
Kenny
Maria wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> As a "former teenage daughter" (now a "20 something daughter")... I shall
> have to disagree and, if I didn't know better I would swear that 2nd
> paragraph bordered on sexist ! But, I shall not judge...... and I doubt it
> was meant to be... I know the comment was supposed to be a pun.... But....
>
> The most expensive things I wore growing up were my English DMs... and they
> ARE superior... The superiority was in the materials used to make it, and
> the design... Not because it was expensive (they were) and they didn't
> become popular until years after I started wearing them (We are talking
> YEARS)
>
> Sure the MS OS can suck, but.... There are programs that run like I need, on
> it that don't. Until those companies begin to make software for linux, or
> someone makes something equivalent, I'll keep using Windows. I have
> certain uses for linux... I just can't use it 24/7 for some of the things I
> do.
>
> I'll continue to support linux, because of it's stability... but for me, it
> is necessary to use MS.
>
> I need MS for High End video editing, some desktop publishing and some
> graphic work. Yeah, Yeah, I know.. Gimp.. but I have problems with Gimp
> doing what I want - I've read the tutorials etc... so I'll stick with
> Photoshop and the like. (Egad... the GNHLUG images were created in
> Photoshop?! Ok, I gave Gimp a try, so they were at least touched by Gimp...
> but I don't think the outcome was too bad... do you?)
>
> Now, I use linux for my webserver, my video capture machine (capture not
> editing), my firewall, mail server. I use it in these places because I need
> their specific functions... just like I need MS so I can run specific
> programs.
>
> So what I am saying is.... I'm Bi-OS. I like them both, but for different
> reasons. I'm not an OS-two-timer... Neither of them are ready to meet my
> needs completely... and they understand that that is why I need them both...
> I'm not using MS because everyone is, and it is not necessarily the best
> because it is expensive... Same goes for Linux, in reverse.
>
> Pardon me if I am not making any sense. My sinuses are going wacky and the
> meds are making the rest of me wackier... All I'm saying is... Stop dissing
> each other. Geezz... it's like living in Northern Ireland sometimes. (minus
> the violence)
>
> Thanks
> Maria
>
> PS. - I am not speaking for anyone other than myself.
> (i.e. my husband has his own opinions and I accept that)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
> Of Ed Robitaille
> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 8:30 AM
> To: GNHLUG
> Subject: New to the Group
>
> Good Morning !
>
> This is my first time contacting the group although I have been
> monitoring the net with some pleasure. Although I have been using
> Linux for only a little over 4 years, I've only been on the net
> for 6 months. I started off with Slackware, moved to RH 6.0,
> then SUSE 6.0 and am now using SUSE 6.3. I like the the product
> and it's the best distro I've used.
>
> After reading some the comments about M$ and being the father of teenage
> girls, I believe that the Linux users view of M$ is not in the proper
> cultural context. First, the more expensive it is, the better the product.
> Witness women's clothing- need I say more ? Secondly, peer pressure--
> everyone has it, it must be good. There are a lot of dead lemmings.
> (Tongue in both cheeks !)
>
> I have two problems:
> I am running the latest version of mutt and have not been
> able to get netscape to run as a link viewer (or anyother
> plugins for that fact). Can some one forward a mailcap that
> works, please ?
>
> I've seen some mention of 'signature' for signing documents
> composed on editors/wordprocessors for distribution of
> letters, memos et c that are sent elctronicly. What is
> it and where can I go to get more info ?
>
> A tip for some of those meetings where CD's are necessary: WWW.lnuxmall.com
> has available bulk shipment of mixed distro in quantities of 100 for $100;
> this is available to user groups such as this.
>
> ED
>
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