Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] Some Feedback about SOHO

[Sriram D. <sri...@gm...>]

great and concise feed back.  point 5 in his annoyances list has a solution
in the forums. a lot of us suffered with this initially.  it has to do with
the kdesu stuff.. i will dig out the corresponding post and update again. o=
r
pm the person on the forum.
cheers
ram

On 4/20/06, John B <joh...@gm...> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> 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
> change)
> 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.
>
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