[Rnb] Hardy Heron 8.04

[David Goodwin]

Roger Frisby wrote :
> Hi guys, as you know I eventually managed to download a copy.

Hello Roger,


> Could not get the cd/dvd writer to burn some photos, but the last straw 
> was when the movie player would not play AVI video files without a codec. 
> I can understand the problem with WMP players but AVI ? 

I install 'vlc' or 'mplayer' - both play every possible format under
the sun (At least any format I've ever been able to find that's a film
etc).


> I do not like suse, I do not know why, I just don't. Fedora is the only 
> program i have used that will recognise the Belkin USB wireless device. 
> The only problem is that I keep having problems loading it. 

I presume this is the same USB network stick thing as you mentioned at
our meeting? Unfortunately there aren't many 'good' USB wireless
adaptors out there :-/

I bought a wireless USB adaptor from the LinuxEmporium who guarantee that 
their stuff works (apparently) but I couldn't get it working 
(after spending more than a few hours :( )

> It also appears to me that such a basic operating system should have a 
> really good Internet system. That will recognise hardware such as the belkin device that i use.

I /personally/ feel you may be better off with e.g. a Netbook type
thing (i.e. it comes running a web browser / .wireless etc all work)
or a computer that's preloaded.

There was a recent article on LWN.net mentioning how Linux supports
more hardware than any other O/S; annoyingly my DNS issues seem to
stop me from finding a work-able URL.

If you get bored, or have too much time on your hands, try :

- Slackware
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
- NetBSD


:)
(I say those in jest, as the last 3 aren't Linux-es)

David.

(Now I just need to figure out why my DNS goes titsup in the late
evening... is it a conspiracy by my wife to make me go to bed before
22:00?)

-- 
David Goodwin 

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