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Hi Willem,<br>
The man is just giving some opinion in his own particular way.
Notthing wrong with that. See how much attention he attracts. I love
it!<br>
<br>
Digikam is the best, sorry adobe.<br>
Best<br>
Rinus<br>
<br>
Op 20-09-11 14:57, Willem Ferguson schreef:
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Hi Paul,<br>
<br>
There is probably no 'best OS'. People use different OSs for
different reasons. Individuals coming from a Windows environment
wish to have a similar OS in Linux. They expect LibreOffice to
work just as MS Word (Is that not an arrogant assumption? Similar
applications in different OSs often have different approaches
towards achieving the same thing with your data or documents).
Linux is strong because it gives different things to individuals
with different needs. For GUI-bound individuals, Ubuntu and
derivatives (e.g. Kubuntu, Mint) have found common acceptance. For
more technically minded persons, the above may not appear optimal
and they would choose another Linux variant. The Linux community
graphically showcases the degree of flexibility in using computers
that the 'large' OSs like Windows and OS/X cannot even get near
to. If PCLOS is best for your purpose, great. Keep your mind open
to the broader open source community. Do not become involved in
turf wars about what is the 'best' OS. We are all working together
to make Linux and reliable open source software available for as
many users as possible. <br>
Kind regards,<br>
willem ferguson<br>
<br>
On 20/09/2011 14:25, Paul Verizzo wrote:
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size="+1"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">As loyal
readers here might recall, I’ve been playing with - no,
working with - various Linux distros in order to run digiKam
in its native OS. (Is that loyalty, or what? Many dozens
of hours!) I’ve come to some finalizations, which I will
summarize here:<br>
<br>
Oh, native OS for me is Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 3,
running on an AMD 3800+ with 3GB (soon to be 5GB) RAM. I
have my hard drive broken into two partitions, C which is
the Windows, Virtual Box, and dual boot Wubi OS’s and
supporting files, and D which is all of my data. Why, I
hear you ask? A long ago experience of having data wiped in
an aborted Checkdisk run. I’ve gotten used to this and it’s
very safe from machine or human error. <br>
<br>
The problem for me, using two partitions, with
Ubuntu/Wubi/Mint Linux: As designed, the installer is
prevented from having, or using, or becoming a root user.
That means no access to the drive the Linux OS is installed
on, “C” or hda1 to those who insist. That has been my
default database location, although my photos are on easily
accessed D. For Windows users on Wubi, it appears you just
can’t get access to your C drive without going through the
annoyance of Secret Instructions and Terminal. Maybe
someday when I need another challenge in my life, I’ll
correct that.<br>
<br>
For Virtual Box, The Winner Is: PC Linux OS. I tried a lot
of distros, maybe a dozen. Some would not install, several
I aborted because I wasn’t confident that it wasn’t going to
partition my C drive, several insisted on pretending that
the live CD was installed after VB installation and hence,
not the subsequent OS. BZZZZZT!<br>
<br>
Standard KDE PCLOS went in w/o a problem (although like many
other distros, my screen resolution required constant
sliding downward to see the Forward type buttons during the
installation), reboots w/o a problem, and with the Guest
Additions installed, sees my C and D partitions without a
problem. I have found the overall look and feel welcoming
to this Windows user. Not too simplistic, not too complex,
just right. Nice large screens and icons. Visually robust.<br>
<br>
So, I’ve been hanging around the PCLOS community, and I
guess “ease of use” on a desktop is the priority of
development. No server edition. Also, a “When its ready"
philosophy, which leads to great stability. I also like the
rolling distribution, just update via Synaptic now and then.
The independent on line magazine is stunning in its
usefulness and teaching. <br>
<br>
I like it well enough that I might re-re-partition my
primary drive for Linux again, or run PCLOS (What an awkward
name! Of course it’s an OS!) on a different hard drive. <br>
<br>
If you’ve not tried this distro and don’t feel you must
continue down the loyalty path of whatever you are using,
give it a whirl. <br>
<br>
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