____/ Kier on Monday 14 January 2008 09:29 : \____
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:31:42 -0500, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:22:01 -0700, Snit wrote:
>>
>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
>>> 2436839.gI02KhBHTH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 1/13/08 10:18 PM:
>>>
>>>> KDE 4 Brings Improvements Galore to the Linux Desktop
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| The next generation of KDE, the popular Linux desktop environment, has
>>>>| arrived. KDE 4.0 features a completely re-written core with new
>>>>| multimedia libraries, better hardware abstraction and
>>>>| desktop eye candy that puts Windows Vista to shame.
>>>> `---- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>> http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/01/kde-4-brings-im.html
>>>
>>> I am installing Kubuntu with KDE 4 now... anything in particular I should
>>> be
>>> looking for as far as ease of use features go? Would love to find a
>>> version of Linux that works great for new and non-techy users.
>>
>> Well I can't speak for Kubutu but I spent 4 hours trying to get Ubuntu to
>> work on a friends system.
>> He has onboard video but has it disabled because he has a high end video
>> card which is Nvidia based.
>> Fsking ubuntu misconfigures everything because it's not smart enough to
>> see the onboard video disabled in the BIOS.
>> I spent about 4 hours fscking with xorg.conf files to fix it, and that was
>> after I finally figured out why it was setting the scan rate for 50hz.
>>
>> Typical Linux.
>
> NO, it is *not* 'typical'.
>
>> He happens to be in love with Ubuntu but he never would have stood a chance
>> of installing it himself.
>> Let's see how long the engagement lasts.
>
> Longer than your latest nym will, I bet.
Gary Stewart spreads some FUD again. Don't feed it. Just filter out that
made-up garbage.
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