Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-14 Thread Shawn
Japanese support in RedHad is pretty good (IMHO). Just make sure you include it at install time. If you have specific problem related to Japanese I suggest checking out the Tokyo Linux Users Group. http://www.tlug.jp There is a link to mutilingualization there or even better you could check

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-14 Thread R. McFarlane
At 02:41 AM 8/6/2003, Doug Lerner, had this to say : I am seriously thinking of switching from Mac OS X to Linux for several reasons. One is I just don't like being "captive" completely to one company for all my hardware and software. I like the freedom and choice available in Linux. I too find th

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-14 Thread Javier Gostling
On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 07:46:11AM +0900, Doug Lerner wrote: > Does Linux = power mean that it is then possible? Of course. If the hardware allows it, then either there is software to tell the hardware to perform its magic incantations or you can write the software if there is not. Try doing that

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-14 Thread Kent Borg
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 06:41:34PM +0900, Doug Lerner wrote: > (2) Do Linux and most Intel-based notebook computers support > multiple (external) monitors, either as a second monitor or as a > mirrored monitor? I often give presentations and need to connect my > notebook computer to a display proje

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-08 Thread Kent Borg
On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 07:45:27AM +0900, Doug Lerner wrote: > On 8/7/03 1:58 AM, "Kent Borg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My old Sony notebook has an external monitor output connector, and it > > works fine under Red Hat Linux with no configuration required--except > > for a reboot to notice the

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-07 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 06:41:34PM +0900, Doug Lerner wrote: > display projector. This is trivially easy with my Mac, and I was just > wondering if it would be as easy with Linux? Of course not. Mac = easy, Linux = power. Different points of emphasis. -- Hal Burgiss -- redhat-list mailing

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-06 Thread Kent Borg
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 01:03:48PM -0400, Hal Burgiss wrote: > On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 06:41:34PM +0900, Doug Lerner wrote: > > > display projector. This is trivially easy with my Mac, and I was just > > wondering if it would be as easy with Linux? > > Of course not. Mac = easy, Linux = power. Di

Re: Thinking of switching to Linux (from Mac!) and have a few questions

2003-08-06 Thread Nurullah Akkaya
i got dell inspiron 2650 c which works fine for my day-to-day work it was about 999 including shipping and redhat support a lot of other languages then english but you have to check their page about japanese support 99 % they have it you can also check www.linux-laptop.net for lots of review on lap