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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software |
| Date | 2016-11-20 16:17 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D4577D0A.831AB%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <e9dut2F8jp9U1@mid.individual.net> <JUkYz.80632$vF2.25562@fx43.iad> <e9ef88Fcmp1U1@mid.individual.net> <D4576BAA.83199%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <o0t9tv$c0e$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On 11/20/16, 4:00 PM, in article o0t9tv$c0e$1@dont-email.me, "Peter Köhlmann" <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: ... >> Part of the problem with Linux is that it does NOT offer much real choice. >> Sure, you can have a bunch of DEs and different ways to install software. >> So? You end up running the same rather limited selection of apps (in the >> desktop space). And even then, when you have so many DEs the apps are not >> designed to take advantage of them all so you end up with software written >> for the lowest common denominator. This LIMITS workflow choices. >> >> And the "advocates" know this. It is the primary reason they freak out >> when I show them something BASIC on the competition like the different >> ways of editing a PDF and saving it as well as emailing it. Trivial on the >> competition and with lots of choice as to how to do it. A VERY basic task. >> >> But on Linux there is not much choice. The task is hardly difficult, but >> it is not streamlined, either. This is true of many EASY tasks... but >> whenever I show an example the "advocates" focus on that ONE example and >> fail to see the big picture. They tend to think in terms of machines being >> used for a single task... it is as if the idea of a machine being used for >> lots of things is just beyond their thinking. >> >> But that is what a general desktop SHOULD do... work for many tasks and do >> most well. >> >>>> That being said, Ubuntu/Mint is a nice distro, but unfortunately limited >>>> in the available software. Beyond Firefox and Thunderbird, there isn't >>>> much to choose from. OTOH, some people who want the (relative) security >>>> of Linux, dual-boot Windows (for work) and Ubuntu/Mint(for the web), >>>> with a common data drive/partition. Only problem: reboots. It would be >>>> nice to have a server OS on the machine, so you could switch between >>>> programs running on different OSs just as if you were switching between >>>> terminals. But that's another thread.... >>> >>> +1 on LinuxMint. I've just installed both the Mate and kde versions, >>> in a VM, and compared to Manjaro which kept locking up on me, >>> LinuxMint is quite nice. I prefer the kde version as it has more eye >>> candy. >> >> I keep meaning to play with the newest Mint KDE... likely will not get >> much of a chance until next year, though. Right now tied up with real >> work. > > "Real work"? Yes... you should try it some time. Instead, though, you spend your days whining about how insecure you are... as you demonstrate below. > Like doing screencasts which nobody in his right mind would endure without > buying an assault weapon? Just to make certain that shite of that type is > never again poured unto unsuspecting mankind Ah, screencasting... a great example of where Linux has limited choice. Thank you for backing my comments so well. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? <http://youtu.be/_dMbXGLW9PI> * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-17 19:25 -0500
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Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 12:00 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-18 08:47 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 23:50 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-18 11:48 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 09:41 -0500
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Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 12:05 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 10:01 -0500
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Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 08:06 -0500
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Re: News: Munich city considering a move back to Windows and Office flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 09:40 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 09:36 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-20 10:40 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 10:47 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-20 12:17 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 15:26 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-20 15:03 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-11-21 00:00 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 18:15 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-20 16:18 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-20 16:17 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-20 18:41 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 18:52 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-21 07:56 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Anonymous <anonymous@hoi-polloi.org> - 2016-11-22 02:13 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-21 07:52 -0600
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2016-11-18 09:15 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 18:52 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2016-11-18 18:34 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-11-23 16:02 -0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software android <here@there.was> - 2016-11-24 08:47 +0100
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