[linux-help] Re: linux desktop

[Ironrose <amccadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I started using linux as a replacement for NT to play with networking.  I
took the NT classes and was going to buy a 5 user license, saw the price
and said forget it!  It was too much, even for an educational project.

I use office apps, graphics programs, and wanted to have a web server.  KS
cable will kick me off if I have a web server, so that is out.  I am
wanting to design web pages, databases, and write some shell scripts.

There are a lot more options with linux.  Some people don't like so many
options, but I really like it.  I would like to learn more about dosemu and
wine.  I would really like to ditch M$ for good.  They use bad politics and
are trashing linux in their advertisements.  ~Ironrose

Nate Bargmann wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 07:49:55AM -0800, keith frost wrote:
> >
> > i quit doing windows in '96.
> > what dos/win stuff i need i use dosemu and wine for.
>
> Darn!
>
> I was hoping to get the longevity record.  Alas, I began using Linux
> full time in January 1998.  I had tinkered with it since September of
> '96.
>
> Why did I switch?  Good question.  I had Win95 running well on my main
> machine at the time, no crashes, no reinstalls, was actually quite happy
> with it.  I think by that time I had bought into the concept of Free
> Software and critical things were beginning to happen.  Slashdot was
> beginning to hit its stride.  Linux Weekly News and Linux Today also
> came to be about this time.  I believed at the time that Linux would be
> the "next big thing" and I wanted to get a jump on things.  I'm happy to
> say that it has been a fun ride and I'm not ready to get off yet.
>
> I'm a bit disappointed that Linux adoption hasn't been as great on the
> desktop as I had hoped back then.  Yet, I see that the components to
> build the desktop have really matured in that time and I see a strong
> Linux presence there in a year or two.
>
> Now, what do I do?  Mostly web browsing with Mozilla (occasionally
> Netscape if there is some Javascript Moz barfs on), read my email with
> Mutt, and tinker with the system.  Multimedia chores are mostly handled
> by XMMS, and I'll likely try Star Office later this year as tax time
> draws near.  I use a simple desktop setup with IceWM as my window
> manager in X.  I haven't found KDE or Gnome to be anything I can't live
> without.  I'm not a gamer, so that simplifies things and I'm as happy
> using an ncurses app as I am some X GUI app.
>
> The toughest thing about moving to a Linux based desktop is the
> bewildering choice of components.  With Windows you have a choice of
> Windows and...Windows!  Take some time to try things and see what works
> for you and what doesn't.  There's generally a choice of tools to do a
> given task and not all the tools will be obvious at first.  As the Perl
> axiom goes, "There's more than one way to do it!"
>
> - Nate >>
>
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