| Re: Re: Ubu only content
Nov 30 2011 on group We don't like Ubuntu-only stuff |
Dirty hacks are not solutions. Besides, expecting people to convert a binary rather than simply providing them with the source code is as half-assed as it gets, given that it requires no work at all. |
|  | | Re: Re: Ubu only content
Nov 30 2011 on group We don't like Ubuntu-only stuff |
Dirty hacks are not solutions. Besides, expecting people to convert a binary rather than simply providing them with the source code isn't as half-assed as it gets, given that it requires no work at all. |
| | | Re: Re: Ubu only content
Nov 24 2011 on group We don't like Ubuntu-only stuff |
Sure, this person could install all the files by hand, OR the developer could provide a source tarball so savvy users can use their package managers to build distro-compliant packages themselves and then share them with others. Which of those sounds more reasonable?
dpkg and pacman are both examples of package managers that come with tools to build packages that can then be installed via apt or pacman, while Arch, Slackware and Gentoo are examples of distros that provide a framework whereby users can create custom scripts to build custom packages that can be handled by their respective package managers. Many people make use of these tools. I understand that Ubuntu users typically want to be coddled, and that many devs are willing to comply. That's fine; do your thing. But that's no excuse to treat each and every Linux user like a helpless child, nor act as though you don't care about open-source software (no source code can be "open" without first being made available). |
| | | Re: It's Debian, not Ubuntu
Nov 6 2011 on group We don't like Ubuntu-only stuff |
This argument would appear sound, were it not for the fact that Canonical--in their attempts to stand out from the crowd--seems to arbitrarily alter the vanilla Linux filesystem, which remains greatly unchanged in the majority of distros. This necessitates the odd circumstance in which installation instructions contained in the .deb binary are useless on other distros, and packages thus require two sets of installation instructions: one for Ubuntu (and its clones), and one for Linux. Two examples of this: the vanilla KDE user config directory is "~/.kde4;" in the Ubuntu world, this is shortened to simply "~/.kde." Thus, one who wishes to migrate their current desktop across distros must either rename the directory (making it unusable in Ubuntu) or create a bunch of symlinks to correct discrepencies.
Second, I just recently bought a new Thinkpad. While referring to ThinkWiki to try to learn how to tweak things just so, one must notice that several entries offer first instructions on how to do so in Ubuntu, followed thereafter by several notes informing the reader that this differs from how many other prestigious distros handle this. Most of those distros use the same file paths, while Ubuntu's differ. This seems like no big deal; however, listing Ubuntu as the primary distro, and all others as the exceptions to the Ubuntu "rule," gives the latter distro a sort of primacy that can't be earned by mere popularity. In fact, it can probably be conceded that most Ubuntu users aren't going to bother writing Udev rules to configure their trackpoints, as Ubuntu hardly engenders a DIY mindset.
Ubuntu is of course immune to this confusion, and Canonical have managed to get developers offering "Linux" versions of their software to package them in .deb format only, built against the current stable version of Ubuntu. This neither benefits the Linux community as a whole, nor promotes the idea that the Ubuntu devs are taking the former into consideration. Shuttleworth doesn't seem so much interested in promoting Linux as he is in promoting his own brand. This of course says nothing of the quality of Ubuntu as an operating system; indeed, many of us here likely started with Ubuntu, and are grateful for the kid gloves used to teach us the ropes. But eventually many of us found it lacking, and decided to move on--only to find that Canonical had essentially been operating in a manner that only served to hamper those of us intent on learning about Linux. Their desire to remain apart from the crowd--for no reason other than to eventually break out the black ink--is a disservice to us all. |
| | | Re: Re: Nice!
Aug 6 2010 on content Sand |
Thanks for the info. I guess the info I was looking for was how to set up a hotkey combo to get a selected file onto the clipboard and open a gloobus window with one quick stroke; sorry for the lack of detail. I just switched over to KDE about six weeks ago, so I'm still trying to figure all this out. I'll see what I can figure out; if you could help me with the hotkeys, I'd appreciate it. Again, thanks a lot!!!! |
| | | Nice!
Jul 26 2010 on content Sand |
Fine work again, man. Couple of follow-up questions concerning your screenshots:
1) I'm guessing you've tweaked your panels personally to mimic the AWN Lucido style; any tips on how to do that? Or, if it IS AWN, how'd you get the bespin global menu to work with it?
2) Is that gloobus-preview? I've failed to get that working nicely myself; any tips on that?
Otherwise, if you don't wanna bother with my tedious bullshit, just take my thanks for the folder set. Take care! |
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