[Digikam-users] Digikam-users Digest, Vol 56, Issue 10 Giles reply to frustrated NEW user

[Robert Zeller]

Mac,

your problem not being able to save edited images to your NAS is
certainly not a digikam related problem. I am using a similar set up
here, with an open SuSE 11.2 Linux system on a workstation and a QNAP
NAS, that I use to store my data. I am able to edit my images in digikam
on the workstation and restore them to the NAS without any problems. To
me it seems that your problem may be related to the way your NAS file
systems are mounted on your workstation.
On my installation the NAS file systems are exported as CIFS via Samba;
and mounted automatically on my SuSE workstation as:

//qnap/Qmultimedia on /media/QNAP/Qmultimedia type cifs
(rw,mand,noexec,nosuid,nodev)

the entry in /etc/fstab reads as follows:

//qnap/Qmultimedia  /media/QNAP/Qmultimedia  cifs 
uid=1001,gid=100,user,username=robert,password=xxxxxx ,auto  0  0

( //qnap/Qmultimedia being the NAS cifs file system;
/media/QNAP/Qmultimedia being the mount point on the SuSE workstation)

I am using the same username (robert in this case) on both the
workstation and the NAS; password is the password that I use for
"robert" to logon to the QNAP NAS.

Sorry, that I have no experience with Ubuntu. Anyway, hope this
information may be useful.

Robert


On 01/08/2010 04:55 PM, Duffields wrote:
> On Tue January 5 2010 09:15:17 am digikam-users-request at kde.org wrote:
>   
>>> I really do NOT want to hear why I had this experience. I'm not
>>> interested. I don't care. I don't have time. I want to hear that it's
>>> going to be fixed, that in the future I'm going to get a complete
>>> program when I install digikam. A user interface that isn't rather easy
>>> to get into or get figured out is a failure. Period. I'm far from
>>> computer illiterate and I simply fell into a deep hole with my initial
>>> installation of digikam.
>>>       
>> These words are unacceptable for me. i take A LOTS OF FREE TIME to
>> develop, coordinate, contact people, fix bugs, implement new feature.
>> An this is the same for all other people who work in digiKam project.
>> This is open source world, not a software company.
>>
>> We are not payed for that. You want more service, you don't like my
>> words : no problem, go back to windows or mac an give money as a
>> customer...
>>     
>
> Giles you are understandibly frustrated as is those who write the scathing 
> criticisms.
>
> You are both right and that makes the wide acceptance of Linux difficult.
>
> The party who complained is used to having things work right "out of the box"
> He or she does not understand that the world of Linux is largely a volunteer 
> organization where people work on developement, not for money, but because 
> they love their work! and want to share it.  They depend on others who share 
> their love but who have skills in other areas, such as document developement, 
> packageing etc.  Not everyone works at the same speed or level of dedication.
>
> I understand where Linux developers are coming from, but even I sometimes get 
> very frustrated when I must accomplish some little used task and cannot find 
> the "secret".     Sometimes, even with my understanding, I express some 
> frustration.  
>
> Those to whom the world of Linux is totally new, expect to have a "Windows" 
> experience because, although "Windows" has problems, most common tasks are 
> well documented and written to be largely instinctive to the majority of 
> people because those people get PAID to do it.
>
> I am sure you know this, but please do not take that criticism personally.  It 
> is only "frustration" speaking.   Those of us who have used digikam for a few 
> years know how  hard you and the other developers have worked to develope 
> this excellent application.  We have great respect for your dedication and it 
> appears that digiKam has the potential to soon be the BEST application of its 
> type on any platform.
>
> I want to contribute financially (again) but I am waiting until I can, once 
> again,  edit photos on my Network Access Storage device.   Yes, I am aware 
> that you think the problem is solved but using Ubuntu 9.10, I still cannot 
> save edited images on a DNS-323, despite trying every fix offered by the 
> forums and pleading with D-Link the manufacturers of the device.  The problem 
> may exist with Ubuntu packagers, or with Samba developers or perhaps with 
> digiKam but the result is that I am unable to save editing work and it is 
> extremely frustrating.   Call me "petty" but I will not pay for something 
> that I cannot use.  That is how I deal with my frustration.
>
> And I close by again saying "Thank you Giles and the team for a wonderful 
> application"   and when everyone in the Linux community solves their part of 
> the "Saving image edits to the NAS" I will contribute in the only way I 
> can.... cash.
>
> Sorry to go on so long.
> Mac 
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