The Future of Fedora

[Rui Miguel Seabra]

On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 22:07, Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> However, I misagree with on many items.OS MUST be easy.

We never disagreed. GNU/Linux is easy. Maybe not as much as it could be,
but it's getting better.

However, it is a "requirement" that you have an idea of what you are
doing if you want to do something. It is a mistake to think that knowing
what you're doing is not necessary.

> One man even wrote, that Linux must not, because it's for
> Professionals.

That guy is an idiot or said a stupid phrase, or did not think what he
was saying or you're misquoting (I hope I covered all hypothesis).

> He made a GREAT mistake, because me and my father are Pro's and
> running WindowsXP,
> and we see that a comfortable OS saves time. (while linux spends
>  a lot of it on fight vs. the OS)

You didn't read what I said. If GNU/Linux is "so hard" then I shouldn't
have much trouble using Windows, don't you think?

> Questions by: Rui Miguel Seabra
> >> 3)Boot:
> >I don't understand such slow performance. Maybe you're doing something
> >wrong (like having too many unneeded services starting up). Did you make
> >a full installation?
> >Also, the graphical boot does increase the boot time seriously.

> Well, almost full install, and YES I run GUI, because otherwise
> Linux is useless.

That's not what I meant about graphical boot. The default FC boot has a
graphical way to express the system setting itself up until you're
presented with the login screen. That part is called rhgb (RedHat
Graphical Boot, I think) and it slows boot as hell!

If this is really important for you, try editing /etc/sysconfig/init and
set the parameter 'GRAPHICAL' to 'no':

# Turn on graphical boot
GRAPHICAL=no



> Also I run all the default FC1 services. (including a DHCP client.)

DHCP client is not a service. network is the service. One of the network
cards (or 'the' if you only have one) uses DHCP.

If there is a problem (like, for instance, a bad cable, or cable not
inserted, etc...) boot is slowed down because the system is waiting for
the dhcp server (your ISP perhaps?) to say something.

> I don't know any commands to enter for a command line.

That has an easy answer. Learn!

There's a good manual here:
http://rute.sourceforge.net/

I'm having a problem accessing it right now, but I have an older copy I
can mail to you if you can't access rute.

> >Perhaps you have a 7 or 9 button mouse?
> I see you understand nothing in multi button mice.
> Buttons 1,2,3 (left, right, scroll button) have standard function.
> All other buttons are programmable. (4 and 5)

Ah... LOL ok, you're thinking the scrool is one button... well, it
isn't. It's usually three buttons (up, down and vertical clicks).

There's also software to catch the other buttons, IIRC, but since I
don't use any of those kinds of mice, I haven't any experience to lend
you.

> AClose -Copy -Ctrl -Cut -Delete -Explore -Help -Refresh -Find -Maximize -Minimize -Paste 
> -Print screen -Redo -Run -Select All -Show/Hide desktop -Start -Tab -Undo

That is totally not done by the mouse but by some magic software
Logitech supplies that will work _on_top_ of the mouse driver, which
just basically gets info on what buttons have been pressed and movement
signals.

> Again. I want to think a little more before I return to this
> discussions.
> Thanks everyone for responses. (I like to have some feedbacks)

While you think, take a look at rute.

Hugs, Rui

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+ Whatever you do will be insignificant,
| but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi
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