[ubuntu-za] Questions from a new member

[Walter Leibbrandt]

Op 02/11/2009 11:11, Ian Whitfield het geskryf:
> I'm a new member and have a couple of questions. Background - 25+ years
> in Computers but Vista convinced me to move away from M$!! Now run
> everything on Kubuntu and love it but a lot to learn!!
Welcome! I hope we can help you find all the answers you need.

> 1) In the past month have read articles that say both.... "KDE is dead"
> and also "KDE is the killer Desktop"! Allowing for obvious personal
> preferences what do the local members think? I have tried both KDE and
> Gnome and prefer KDE. I also read that Gnome has a lot of extras over
> KDE - is this true?
This is usually a touchy subject, depending on the zeal of your 
audience. It really comes down to personal preference more than anything 
else. Personally I prefer Gnome, but I still wish there was anything as 
wonderful as BasKet and amaroK for Gnome.

> 2) I'm using OO Base but am frustrated by loss of Data due to power
> cuts, crashes and freezes. I was used to a DB that saved each record as
> you left it. Any suggestions? I also find OO Base takes tooooooo long to
> save (up to 2 -3 mins so quick saves are a pain)
I would echo the use of a database server (such as MySQL) as back-end.

> 3) I still have one Windows machine left - an HP Tablet with
> touch-screen running XP Tablet Edition. Has anyone tried Kubuntu on this
> kind of machine?
No idea, but please let us know what your experiences are if you decide 
to install (K)Ubuntu on it.

> Last of all...
>
> Do we have venue details and times, costs etc yet for the Irene Launch
> Party and will I be able to get a Kubuntu 9.10 CD there?
I have just confirmed the venue, so we'll make it 12:30 for 13:00, 
although no-one will close the doors if you come later. ;) There are no 
costs involved except for those that you incur on yourself (food and 
drinks). There will also be power available for your laptop.

So far no-one has volunteered to provide CDs, but I'm sure someone will 
have a CD/DVD writer there that you can use to write the ISOs you want. 
You will just have to provide your CDs/DVDs then.

I'll post these details on the release party's thread as well. Let me 
know if you need any further details.

Regards,
-- 
Walter Leibbrandt                  Software Developer
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