Re: Alternatives that don´t suck?

[Andrew Gould]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net>wrote:

> dan wrote:
>
>  <snip>
>>
>> I never tried Caldera, wish I had as it seems a lot of folks on this list
>> ran it at one time or another.
>>
>
> This list originally was the Caldera Open Linux list.  A bunch of
> ferociously loyal and knowledgeable OL users  spent a lot of time and effort
> dispensing wisdom to make a lot more ferociously loyal OL users.
>
>
I was one of the eDesktop fans; but not one of the knowledgable users.
There was just something wonderful about playing Ms PacMan or Tetris from
within the OS installation process!

I've never quite settled in with the same comfort level with another Linux
distro -- I still use FreeBSD, mostly.  But I want lightscribe, so I keep
trying.

FYI - Caldera eDesktop 2.4 is still available from CheapBytes!  (I'm not
sure about the legality, however.)

<snip>


>
> I've used SuSE on and off since 6.1.  I thought 6.4 was pretty good.  I
> remember setting up Kppp with the YAST tool was easy, but I could never stay
> connected owing to the firewall.
>

I tried OpenSUSE 11.0 last week.  I couldn't, for the life of me, get wifi
access to a WEP protected network.  I have access to this network working
easily in other operating systems.

SUSE tends to be a very strong distro; but people tend to either love or
hate YAST.


>
> Debian Kppp works fine - for root.
>
>
>>
>>> Libranet Debian was also a delight, owing to its Adminmenu - a
>>> collection of Perl scripts - that had a simple and elegant  dialup
>>> configuration. (Sigh)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I ran Libranet on an old HP box that has since been retired. I liked it,
>> it was easy to set up and maintain.
>>
>> Kind Regard,
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
> After Caldera went bust, the list became distro transparent.  There are a
> number of Libranet veterans on this list as well.  I still use it for my
> basic word processing and internet needs.
>
> --
> Leon A. Goldstein
>
> Powered by Libranet 3.0 Debian Linux
> System G2


Has Libranet completely died?  Or have others been allowed to pick up the
torch?

Andrew Gould
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