quote: Original post by BradDaBug
Is there anything in Linux that can do as much as GetRight? Mainly splitting up a download and downloading each segment from different servers? And of course resuming?

Of course: Axel. There''s a GUI for it too.

Wooo! I got it installed! Looks nice! But what ho, these fonts are funky looking! I want my old ones! Hmmm... how do I do that...

What, TrueType fonts? Take a look at the docs on XFree86.org, and also look into the ttmkfdir tool (which comes with many distros).

Im running mandrake 9.1 right now.. really nice

btw I made a network install from http://klid.dk/sw/mandrake/9.1/

a very fast mirror.. but not ftp

They''re not TTF, i don''t think. Basically the old fonts wern''t smoothed (smoothed is ok and all, but it seems like it makes them blurry and slows stuff down). Now when I turn off smoothing the fonts look AWEFUL! Unsmoothed fonts in Mandrake 9.0 looked fine, just not smooth. Now smoothing is pretty much REQUIRED!

And it still won''t setup a printer hooked to a Windows machine on my network.

Usually I just reformat my linux partition and do a clean install when I upgrade. This time I just did an update. Clean installs seem to work better. I may try that later.

quote: Original post by BradDaBug
Remember, don''t be stupid! Don''t boycott France! Download Mandrake Linux today!

I''m not boycotting France, I''m bycotting corporations that are trying to make a profit out of something that is supposed to be free... Hence my move back to my roots: Slackware, Debian, SoL and Gentoo. And the worst thing is, I *used* to be a huge Mandrake fan.


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quote: Original post by WildWest
What do you think about RedHat8.0?
Are there a lot of developing tools included?



The Wild Wild West - Desperado!

All the same dev tools that were in earlier versions are still there. Except for Anjuta which was never part of RH. Mandrake on the other hand has it on the CD. It''s usually not installed by default but is easy to install using URPMI.



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Cyberdrek: Mandrake Soft aren''t forcing anyone to pay for Mandrake Linux. Besides, there is nothing stopping them from trying to make a profit from linux. They provide an excellent distribution, and put a lot of hardwork producing excellent tools like DrakConf, and are more than welcome! And they cannot continue their hard work without people buying their products so that they can afford living costs.

Would you boycot supermarkets because they make profit on food?

If food manufacturers went out and said:

"It is my fervant hope that this food remains free for use and consumption", and then a supermarket started charging for it, then yes, I would consider boycotting that market.

Kay?

Companies are adding value to existing free products for which they want to be compensated. Nothing wrong with that, imo. For linux to be better we need quality and easy to use apps. We need more competitors who would fight over demand we created and get compensated in return.