[Wolves] A2RT Networked Computers

[Robert Smith]

Hi

This task of "remastering" Knoppix is going to take some time to get it
perfected but there are some good points to start with!!

1) Knoppix supports USB out the box

2) XFC I belive is one of the preconfigured windows managers

3) Digital cameras as you may know large numbers these days are USB mass
storage devices which means "out of the box" support, on the down side not
all cameras are, some still use manufacturer specific drivers etc.

One thing that would be useful from you is a background image incorperating
any logo you guys use, maybe you already have one, a copy would be useful as
this is simple to do and would help things look more professional from your
point of view

Rob Smith
rob@rob-smith.org.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Crozier" <info@a2rt.org>
To: <wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Wolves] A2RT Networked Computers


> hey cool idea people!
>
> For email i used to use the lightening fast Sylpheed :
> http://sylpheed.good-day.net/
>
> i havn't checked out Dillo for a while, but a quick look at their site
> suggests its lots better, and a possible contender for a lightweight
browser
> http://dillo.auriga.wearlab.de/
>
> windowmanagers....hmm.. over at freegeek one of the guys was playing with
the
> latest XFCE4, and i was very impressed, really fast, decent file manager
> tools, looks *very* funky, very easy to configure (which is one of the big
> complaints of first timers ..how do i add to menu?) , so it may be worth a
> look.
>
> graphics wise , Gimp of course, Sodipodi for vector, FLPhoto for digital
> camera/thumbnail generating
>
> One of the core issues is useability and for new users often the first
> response is 'where the f**k is everything?!?' So a easy peesy filemanager
is
> a must. As Konqueror is out, what about MC?
>
> Office tools are always an issue on low spec machines - for an office tool
to
> be able to do stuff with word docs i think the only option at the moment
is
> open office, but its a bit of a monster.
>
> USB support in the kernel would be nice too. even thought a lot of these
> machines don't have USB it may be good to incorporate it as the cards are
> cheap, and many people will want to use their cameras.
>
>
> anyway, cheers dudes and dudettes for all these cool ideas!
>
> ste
>
> btw i installed Cinelerra the video editing app the other night, and
amazingly
> enough it works! (well it installed ok i mean ;-) now i've just got to
figure
> out how to use it :-0 If anyone has any experience let me know
>
>
>
>
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