[Vectorlinux-devel] Some Feedback about SOHO

[John B <joh...@gm...>]

Guys,

I received a PM from Bustere, who has recently joined the forums. I
thought I would share it with you, since some good points are made in
it.

Best,
John

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You work really hard on the forums!!!! Wrote to you instead of
posting. Maybe you can make use of my experiences. No need to reply if
you're busy.

What I really like about SOHO:
1. Great LiveCD
2. Multimedia package saves lots of time
3. Seems quick, even in KDE
4. Friendly forums
5. Has a Canadian source (Guess where I live)
6. Attractive defaults
7. Gslapt works easily and quickly
8. Many things set up automatically with the install
9. You can put lilo on a floppy
10. You can boot into root

What I accept as OK
1. An installer that seems "old fashioned"
2. Installing with a separate disc from the LiveCD (This will probably chan=
ge)
3. Lilo is used instead of my preferred GRUB

What I found annoying
1. There was no indication that the firewall would negate the
automatic finding of shares
2 Streaming of mpg and avi files from a different computer seems
awkward to set up, and I haven't succeeded yet
3 The reference to scsi drives during the install, even though the 2.6
kernel doesn't need this, could be handled better
4. 3d acceleration, which has been pretty well automatic for a few
years with my ati rage128 pro card, is proving elusive
5. When I su to root I can't get kate or kwrite to open from the terminal

If I think of more things I'd be happy to write if it helps. Vector
seems like a great idea, and I feel a certain amount of discomfort
when I see it dropping to 21st position on Distrowatch (Not
conclusive, but an indicator of some loss of interest.) Appreciate
your help, and I'll keep working on my SOHO, but PCLinuxOS and Mepis
are tough competition, except Vector is FAST! And maybe that's it
niche.