Linux is for Desktops?!

[W. Wayne Liauh]

I remember reading the one or more of the components in the 
Konqueror/KMail/KNode triumvirate are 8-bit coded.  If so, then they will not 
show the doublt-byte CJK characters.

OTOH, as I probably mentioned before, Mozilla/Linux is much better than 
Mozilla/Windows.  Microsoft denies ever playing tricks in its OS (to favor 
its own browser), I doubt who will believe that.


On Monday 27 August 2001 06:54, you wrote:
> If you find bugs, learn the Bugzilla system, search for duplicate bugs,
> then post!  Chances are your bug will be fixed by Red Hat 7.2, but only if
> you make it known.  They want to know about ANY kind of bug, be it hardware
> support, user interface, programs crashing... anything.
>
> http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
>
> If you want CJK viewing in KDE, install the appropriate packages.  Look for
> kde*Japanese* kde*Chinese* kde*Korean rpm packages. All three exist, along
> with many other languages.
>
> Is Linux ready for the desktop?  I'd argue yes, but only for schools and
> certain workplaces where they need only basic productivity applications
> (Office, graphics) and no specialized programs and/or games.  Note that
> with the latest web browsers and CodeWeaver's Wine CrossOver plugin, the
> capability of viewing ANY web page with ANY type of media is very near.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W. Wayne Liauh" <LiauhW001 at Hawaii.rr.com>
> To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 10:23 PM
> Subject: [luau] Linux is for Desktops?!
>
> > Thanks for the Roswell disks from Warren, I finally had a first hand
> > experience to take a look at KDE 2.2.  This is really an awesome
>
> development!
>
> > APM (advanced power management) now works beautifully.  Unlike RedHat
> > 7.1,
>
> I
>
> > I am having problems configuring my Brother USB printer.  This may be due
>
> to
>
> > a bug in the beta, and I am anxious for the official release of RH7.2 (or
> > RH8.0?)
> >
> > Due to their infinite configurability, the Konqueror/KMail/KNode combo
>
> works
>
> > better than IE5.5.  While I am not able to view CJK webpages and e-mails
>
> with
>
> > the KDE internet package, Mozilla 0.93 does a very good job in this
>
> regard.
>
> > Mozilla works much better in Linux 2.4 than in Windows, but Konqi is
> > definitely faster, and is preferred unless I need to view CJK pages.
> >
> > Is Linux finally ready for desktops? I will continue my thoughts later.
>
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