On Sunday 14 December 2003 12:33 am, Guy Rouillier wrote: > Before I begin, let me start by saying I am a fan of Linux, so the > points I raise below are from the "converted." Last night I spent an > exasperating 6 hrs struggling with numerous issues. I'll submit them as > bugs if appropriate. I feel these issues (and many more like them) are > impediments to the widespread adoption of Linux as a desktop platform. >
> (7) Open Office works okay, looks like the Windows version, but is > glacial at loading. The Windows version loads much faster on the same > hardware (dual boot.) Open Office loads the whole package when you call it. MS Office generally loads most of itself when you boot up the machine, hence it feels like a faster startup. > > (8) Actually, the Windows GUI is much more responsive than Gnome under > 9.2. I have old, slow hardware (dual Pentium 233 MMX), will be > upgrading to dual Opteron soon. But dragging a window around, e.g., > under Linux leaves trails for about 1/2 to 1 second. Under Windows, > dragging is pretty smooth, and never leaves trails. Have you checked the settings in your "peripherals-Mouse" under The Control Center? You can change the arrow trails to not and speed up the mouse. > Lest I come off as a complainer, many things under Linux are done very > well. rdesktop is really slick - looks great, faster than Remote > Desktop under Windows. gCVS is a great first attempt, though it's > missing some basics (like context menus) and hasn't been updated since > v1.0 came out in January. gFtp is also well done. But unfortunately > the fit and finish on many things is wanting, and those less zealous > than the people on this list will find Linux as a desktop frequently > exasperating. And yes I agree that not all aspects are automagic, but for me that is the beauty of linux I spent about two hours last night getting a tv card working and once I did it plays VHS and TV and FM radio. What a feeling of satisfaction. Now I will start on "How do I save VHS and burn it to a DVD or CDVD " Apparently not easy but the challange is what I enjoy. So for those who want a computer to "just work" I would say try Mandrake, and if it does not do the job then wait about 6 months to a year and it will. I started with the 6.x series of Mandrake and am totally amazed at how fast it has gone from bare bones no usb support to screaming A64 and dual cpu setups. I do not understand a lot of what or how all this works, but it is magic. Little electrons get moved around and their electrons changed or whatever and something appears on my monitor, MAGIC! -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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