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Re: Suggestions please - Office for Linux

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From: fdhnfu
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 00:00
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In alt.os.linux Dr. Who <mind@ripco.com> wrote:
: Do we *really need* plug and pray support under Linux? I think not.

Have you tried to find a non-PnP sound card lately? It seems that if you
want a sound card, you need PnP. I got lucky and bought a used SB16SCSI,
complete with jumpers, but most folks can't expect to do that.

I think the biggest problem facing Linux is that it competes, for the most
part, with Winblows. Naturally, any Winblows user will want something that
they can use easily. Not likely with Linux, cause you need to learn to
read.  As a group, I think we need to focus more on competing with the
likes of Solaris and Digital Unix.

Point and Click, eh? Heh. Nothing wrong with an _intelligently designed_
interface to something. Personally I'm a fan of ncurses, but I also like
the X based kernel config program. It's written well.

- Josh


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Subject: Re: Suggestions please - Office for Linux
Date: 1997/08/19
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