[Vectorlinux-devel] Some More Praise for VL

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

I received a PM from voyager13b, who apparently has installed VL on
his company's network and had issues with printing to an HP printer on
his network. The issue was solved with the (then) latest hplip
package. At any rate, I want to share voyager's message with all of
you to encourage us to keep on.

Best,
John

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JohnB,

Sorry for the delay, but I was sent to a new company site that is
currently under construction, and did not have any internet access
during my stay. Back to your question, I am a genuine, and very
enthusiastic Vector Linux fan. Simply stated, Vector worked for me,
and even though I tried many distros in our Business center over time,
Vector got the job done with the hardware on hand, and suited the very
large user base that makes use of the facility without complaint.

Vector simply works. As we say here in New Jersey, "you guys do a
great job". When I lived in the Atlanta metro area, it would be stated
"all y'all are great". No kidding, when you posted the updated hplip
package, I installed it with a couple of mouse clicks, and printing
became a non issue. Now, I can check the various workstations every
day or two, but there is little to do other than delete Win apps that
kids tried to download and install contrary to the user rules of the
center. Even then, Win apps are not really a problem, as they simply
don't work on a Liunix box.

Printing used to be the major daily issue, but now it is just a casual
thing that requires little attention. Once in a while a workstation
will still need Root to clear a logjam of print jobs that shut down
printing on a particular workstation, but that seems to be a CUPS
issue, and not a Vector thing.

Thanks to you and the rest of the Vector team, there is an industrial
strength distro that looks great, and also happens to be easy to use.
That value cannot be overstated. I'm a distro hog in the sense that I
enjoy testing every distro that looks interesting, and I appreciate
more than a few. Then again, Vector has become my "go to" distro over
the past year or so, as it always seems to look, feel, and work "just
right", no matter what hardware I load it on.


Carry on, and keep Vector at the edge. As of tonight, it ranks 13 on
the Distrowatch site. It deserves better, and seems to be on it's way
to the top over the past several Months. If I were a Mark
Shuttleworth, Vector would get my investment, and I'd keep my hands
out of the soup. The product is fine, and I anticipate every new
release. I would like to see broader WIFI support (USB adapters), but
that is a Linux community issue, and not a swipe at Vector.

Anyway, my enthusiasm for the Vector product is as solid as sunrise,
and if you think it will help the project, you are welcome to use my
posts and notes as you see fit.

Voyager