Steve,
Are you using Chinese on Mandrake? I tried briefly by choosing GB Simplified
Chinese in the language setting which converted my menus to code. I then tried
selecting a Chinese font but it didn't do anything. There are some How to use
Chinese on Linux docs around but it looks like it will take a bit of time to
wade through it.
Anybody else using Chinese or other languages on Mandrake?
Brian (in Hong Kong)
Steve Weltman wrote:
> Microsoft would only be so helpful for the right amount of money (usually
> more than the cost of the trouble, and the O/S you bought).
>
> Cheers! *(Having fun with Linux in China!)
>
> Steve Weltman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel J. Ferris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux resources online
>
> >
> > > > "Let's face it: getting support for Windows is much easier than
> > > > getting
> > > > support for Linux. That's because there are a few things militating
> > > > against
> > > > the development of a useful Linux support network.
> > > > The first is that Linux is a derivative of Unix, a true programmer's
> > > > paradise. Unix has long been the domain which you enter by walking
> > > > beneath
> > > > banners that say 'Normal humans need not apply' and 'User-friendliness
> > > > is
> > > > for wimps'. A lot of this attitude has rolled over into the Linux
> > > > community.
> > > > It expresses itself in newsgroups where flaming is a matter of course,
> > > > anyone who can't phrase a question in hexadecimal is torn to bits, and
> > > > medals are awarded for answers couched in the most cryptic terms
> > > > possible."
> >
> > It is easy to get support for Windows. You call the tech support and
> > wait on hold for hours on end. THEN you get to talk to somebody who
> > really doesn't care about your problem, and probably don't know how to
> > solve it anyway. To you tech support people out there, I know, your job
> > sucks, you don't have to tell me heh heh.
> >
> > Aside from that...
> >
> > My experience with the 2 lists I subscribe to (KDE and Mandrake) people
> > are more than willing to help. And you get anwsers that are to the
> > point and correct most of the time. And unlike the Windows support, on
> > the Linux lists (well, on the KDE list) you can get help from the
> > developers themselves.
> >
> > Another example, a few months ago I was trying to compile and install
> > Ksnuffle so I could have a nice easy to use sniffer program. When I
> > went to compile it, gcc 2.95 did what it does best and ate itself on a
> > change from char * to const char *. I e-mailed the developer and 2
> > weeks later he gave me a place where I could download the sources that
> > were fixed for use with gcc 2.95. Somehow I doubt that Microsoft would
> > be so helpful... :-)
> >
> > Dan
> >
