* Cesar Mendoza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011024 11:17]:
> As an example, I put together a sid box for my wife with KDE and I explained
> to
> her what were the equivalents in Linux to the applications the she used
I do the same thing for my fiancee :) Shes got a nifty dual-head setup
where she uses
Alex de Landgraaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Note: this may be a bit long, but i hope you will read it and give
> feedback about your opinon on the subject(s) discussed. And sorry for
> crossposting, just wanting everones 2cents. forgive me :)
>
>
> Fellow Debian-users/developers!
[...]
> T
Adam Heath wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Timothy H. Keitt wrote:
Better yet, lets convince package maintainers not to unnecessarily
update all their dependencies to the latest libs in unstable so that
packages can be easily backported with 'apt-get -b source ...' My guess
is that 60-90% of the p
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 06:38:45PM -0500, Lex Spoon wrote:
>
> I think for the kind of money you are talking about, you can hire
> administrators who know Unix. Honestly: wouldn't you want professional
> (or at least competent) adminstrators for Windows, too? Ease of Windows
> administration is
> Ofcourse my thoughts went directly out to Debian, as a personal
> favorite. It would take some time to create an enviroment where all
> these (simple) users would be content in, it would take even more time,
> testing and support for them to be glad with it, but that wouldnt be
> much of a probl
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Timothy H. Keitt wrote:
> Better yet, lets convince package maintainers not to unnecessarily
> update all their dependencies to the latest libs in unstable so that
> packages can be easily backported with 'apt-get -b source ...' My guess
> is that 60-90% of the packages in uns
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 11:43:50AM -0400, Timothy H. Keitt wrote:
> Better yet, lets convince package maintainers not to unnecessarily
> update all their dependencies to the latest libs in unstable so that
> packages can be easily backported with 'apt-get -b source ...' My guess
> is that 60-90%
Better yet, lets convince package maintainers not to unnecessarily
update all their dependencies to the latest libs in unstable so that
packages can be easily backported with 'apt-get -b source ...' My guess
is that 60-90% of the packages in unstable do not require the latest lib
versions to bu
I agree with Scott. With the help of a good admin any body can use Linux
right _now_. Remember that for a user like you said the computer is a tool
so as long as the admin makes sure that the applications the users need
are there it's only a matter of time before the user feels at home with
the new
Today at 01:12:63 you wrote the following wise words:
> Now, my boss is going to get most of the heat, and he and his managers
> are looking for alternatives.
>
I wish the ppl at my school were that smart as well...
There are some Debian-based distro's with very nice installers and
things like t
Yesterday at 18:21:63 you wrote the following wise words:
> Also, I think there is a lot of need for this sort of work. I've been
> talking to some admins here about starting a project for backporting
> sets of packages from unstable to stable to do 3-6month update packs
> after stable comes out,
Scott Dier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Therefore, I propose a new project: Project Odyssey. To take the
> > long road from where we (the geeks) now are to create a true
Do you want to create something that 1) can be *used* by anyone, or
something that can also be 2) installed/admined by 'any
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 01:12:02AM +0200, Alex de Landgraaf wrote:
> To create a viable alternative to our main competetor, based on Debian
> GNU/Linux.
Do not forget www.boxedpenguin.com
IMHO you should not use the Debian Project as a start for your trip, go out
and do it in public.
Greetings
> Therefore, I propose a new project: Project Odyssey.
> To take the long road from where we (the geeks) now are to create a true
I would attempt to not fork whatever work you do, but provide packages
that work within debian for these things that track unstable and could
be released with a future
Note: this may be a bit long, but i hope you will read it and give
feedback about your opinon on the subject(s) discussed. And sorry for
crossposting, just wanting everones 2cents. forgive me :)
Fellow Debian-users/developers!
Lets start by telling something about myself and the reason i am post
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