[CLUE-Tech] Impressive, Green One

[Kevin Fenzi]

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>>>>> "Nate" == Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> writes:

Nate> Kevin Fenzi wrote:
>> Humm... from your review it's hard to see where you find SuSe
>> personal so far ahead. ;) They sound pretty similar: install worked
>> on both. Screen size wasn't detected correctly by either. Sound and
>> Network were problematic on both.

Nate> That's 'cause it's hard for me to explain... the YaST stuff for
Nate> configuration just seems to work correctly and not do anything
Nate> insane underneath the pretty GUI to configuration files I've
Nate> messed with by hand... but unless someone's watched other
Nate> GUI-based configuration programs trash their hand-made configs,
Nate> it's very intangible.

Yeah... 

Nate> Also Fedora Core 2 felt very very slow on the machine -- like
Nate> the kernel was compiled with some incorrect option somewhere.
Nate> But I also added RAM inbetween so I've been saying publically
Nate> that was the problem.  But I don't fully believe it... FC2 was
Nate> VERY VERY slow on this hardware.  More than my experience can
Nate> chalk up to adding RAM fixing it.  But I'd have to blow away
Nate> SuSE and put FC2 back on here with the higher RAM to prove it.
Nate> And I don't like pointing the finger on the website at FC2
Nate> without having actually done the test...

Yeah, understandable. It may well be that it is slower... 

>> On bluecurve (I also think it's fuggly) it's just a theme, you
>> should be able to download and switch to any kde/gnome theme you
>> like.  I have a bunch of KDE themes I snagged and I never use
>> bluecurve. ;)

Nate> Agreed here, but first impressions... (GRIN)... the installer
Nate> was just so much cleaner... and remember, I'm used to Debian's
Nate> installer.  (Cough.)

I've seen bluecurve since it came out. I understand why they made it
and thats all great, but I really don't like it. 

The last time I tried debian I couldn't even get it to install on my
laptop at the time. I tried for days and had no luck. I don't like to
give up easily, but it just wasn't happening. 

> snipp...

>> Now back to downloading the latest knoppix so I can burn a bunch of
>> copies and spread them around while I am traveling this weekend.

Nate> You putting them inside the hotel room Bibles like Sean?  Heh
Nate> heh.  :-) I thought that was hilarious.

I am thinking about it... it's a wonderfull idea. 

If everyone stuck a knoppix cd into the gideon bible when they
traveled I think good things would happen. ;) 

kevin
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