[Sussex] Taking the plunge

[Geoff Teale]

Gavin wrote:
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> I will try the latest Rosegarden when I get Woody installed. Sadly, 
> the last version I tried just didn't work. Also, I have quite specific 
> needs for score writing & I get quite tired of mouse-based input very 
> quickly. Mozart (for Windows) is keyboard based & is very intuitive to 
> use. That said, I will continue to try Linux alternatives.

Have you tried running Mozart under WINE?

> This was more of a "whingette" than anything, & after putting Win98 
> on my step-son's machine last week (I have NEVER had a clean 
> install of Win98 on anything), I can readily forgive Debian - at least 
> Debian actually works when you know all the tricks. Also, having 
> taken the road less travelled & installed Debian 2.2 as a newbie last 
> year, I actually learned loads in a short space of time. One thought, 
> though: if Debian had a user-friendly installer, it would become very 
> popular with "Joe User", 'cos when it's all installed, it's very easy to 
> use. (I should include myself as a "Joe User" perhaps, as I'm not a 
> programmer or anything, just a user with a bit more knowledge than 
> average & a realisation that I don't like Windows any more).
> 
> At least Debian 3 will a new installation & I will be a bit wiser from 
> the first time.

Just for interests sake you should maybe look at Libranet
(http:///www.libranet.com) which is basically a version of Debian with a
much easier installation program.

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GJT
tealeg at member.fsf.org