On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 15:13 +0100, David Fokkema wrote: > On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 13:44 +0000, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > Hello, > > > > ken keanon wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > Since my discourse about free software last month, I > > > had installed Debian GNU/Linux Sarge on one partition > > > of my harddisk while retaining WinXP in another. > > > > > > Starting with the maxim "To beat MS you have to be as > > > good as, if not better than, MS", I am constantly > > > comparing the Linux I had installed with WinXP. > > > > > > With Konqueror, the Window Management, File > > > Management, Web Browsing is on par with WinXP. > > > > > > What I find wanting in Linux is Device Management. > > > > > > > A very good idea is to get a computer box totally supported > > by the Linux community. > > And do not forget that Debian does not run only on PC > > (as WinXP). > > Right! On my ASUS L5C laptop, Sarge (with 2.6.9 from Sid) supports acpi, > dri, udev and hal out of the box. IOW: I have 3D acceleration and when I > plug in my usb stick it is automagically mounted on my gnome desktop. > Furthermore, I bought a ADSL router which has a ethernet connection and > a web interface. IOW: no drivers needed and the same graphical interface > as in windows.
I forgot: I bought a CanoScan Lide30 which I plugged into my laptop. That was the hard part. The easy part was starting up gimp and selecting 'acquire' and clicking on my scanning device. It didn't even need the install cd. Windows users were advised to first install the cd before plugging the scanner in. David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
