> Well, if Fedora 15 wasn't that intertwined with NetworkManager which tried
> to do all of this automatically, maybe this is what I would have done.
> But the current situation is that ordinary non-root users are not expected
> to take network interfaces up and down. Or, if they are, I'm not sure
It's just that the desktop is not ready for Linux:P
Nadav, you are welcome to come visit here at huji and I'll show you all the
100 of problems we have using linux.
Ely
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
> > Well, if Fedora 15 wasn't that intertwined with NetworkManage
My name is Shlomi Fish, and I am a capable software developer and writer. I am
now looking for a good software development job at a workplace near Tel Aviv.
I maintain a home site with many resources that I've created or collected here:
http://www.shlomifish.org/
You can find various versions of
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 08:29:37PM +, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> I have just installed a new Linux computer for my mother-in-law.
> She is the quintessential newbie - she knows hardly nothing about computers,
> doesn't want to know much about computers, and only wants to use her computer
> for a li
On Thursday 15 September 2011 18:22:25 you wrote:
> Hi Stan,
> First, you need to decide which OS based do you want your phone, and
> maybe which brand.
>
> If it's Android, then Galaxy S-2 or the old Galaxy S could fit the
> bill. Hebrew support can be added to them easily.
>
> You can buy from
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Stan Goodman wrote:
> On Thursday 15 September 2011 18:22:25 you wrote:
> > Hi Stan,
> > First, you need to decide which OS based do you want your phone, and
> > maybe which brand.
> >
> > If it's Android, then Galaxy S-2 or the old Galaxy S could fit the
> > bill.
On Sep 18, 2011, at 10:23 PM, shimi wrote:
"Phones" are taxed (IIRC) 16% by the state of Israel. Anything with
a declared value > $50 (or the customs guy thinks it's > $50 even
though it was declared lower) - will have to pay relevant import
taxes and V.A.T. So 16% because it's a phone,
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011, Tzafrir Cohen wrote about "Re: Linux is ready for the
desktop!":
> > 4. Conveniently view photos of the grandkids (e.g, with Picasa).
>
> Have you looked at Digikam or Shotwell?
One day, I will. At the meantime, I really like Picasa, and beside its
unholiness (based on
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:41:01PM +0300, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> To "uncripple" the packages, I basically had to add two new repositories
> (rpmfusion for most things, livna for just the decss package), and then
> to install about a dozen packages. I don't remember the details (I obviously
> looked
On 09/16/2011 02:29 PM, Nadav Har'El wrote:
There is only one short-term solution, and it is to do what I did: Computer
stores can, and should, sell preinstalled Linux systems! Some computer store
employee could spend 10 hours like I did setting up a typical Israeli setup
on the typical computer
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011, Guy Tetruashvyly wrote about "Re: Linux is ready for the
desktop!":
> Antoher issue I wanted to mention, and I don't know how many of you
> would agree, is regarding the
> pirated software in Israel. Here in the U.S , a store would rarely
> ever offer an installation of pira
Hi,
You might want to take a look at:
http://www.hboeck.de/archives/787-The-sad-state-of-the-Linux-Desktop.html
Or one of the other million posts on the web about it.
Linux desktop is a mess, from video support (no ogl 3 even) sucky sound
support (pulseaudio has it's share of bugs and alsa is way
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