Hi whil,
How about Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird. Its a great app whether run on
windows, unix, mac.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Also, what about NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-####-pkg1.run. The Redhat Linux
update manager install new kernals on my system sometimes. I keep a
copy of the NVIDIA driver in my home directory. After a new kernel is
installed, I reboot to test the new kernel. After login to my home
directory, and while in the text mode, I can type the name of the driver
file to have it automatically build the driver into the new kernel. All
I have to do is answer a series of yes or no question. The driver
really super charges my Samsung 17 inche monitor and MSI MX440 64 MB DDR
video card.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html
http://librenix.com/?inode=683
Regards,
LelandJ
Whil Hentzen wrote:
>OK, how naming a couple of packages (mainstream, not obscure stuff that we've
>never heard of) that have GREAT interfaces and experiences?
>
>Whil
>
>On Saturday 28 February 2004 14:47, Chet Gardiner wrote:
>
>
>>This complaint applies to nearly ALL software developers on all platforms.
>>
>>I'm constantly amazed at the ignorance of developers about how real people
>>do real work!
>>
>>Actually, I'm constantly amazed at an industry that can get away with
>>selling a hopelessly inferior user "experience".
>>
>>Alas, most end users and developers have never experienced really good
>>software. I put most of the blame on the 2 evil empires, first IBM then M$,
>>whose absolute control of the market with a huge marketing machine pushing
>>inferior, inadaquate, buggy, hard to use and understand products has lead
>>this charge to the bottom for the last 40 years.
>>
>>For some of the most egregious examples, check out MIDI software for music
>>production, IBM mainframe OS's (up to Unix) and XP administration "tools".
>>
>>Chet
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Ted Roche" <tedroche At tedroche DOT com>
>>To: "'ProLinux Email List'" <prolinux@leafe.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 11:49 AM
>>Subject: [ProLinux] Why Microsoft is still in business, esr
>>
>>
>>
>>>Eric S. Raymond, esr, writes his usual pointed rant on the failings of
>>>Open Source developers to get it when it comes to friendly user
>>>interfaces. His writing is excellent; his points well-taken.
>>>
>>>http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
>>>
>>>Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
>>>http://www.tedroche.com
>>>
>>>
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