<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Leon Goldstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:metapsych@earthlink.net">metapsych@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
dan wrote:<br>
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I never tried Caldera, wish I had as it seems a lot of folks on this list ran it at one time or another.<br>
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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.<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"></blockquote></blockquote><div><br>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!<br>
<br>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.<br><br>FYI - Caldera eDesktop 2.4 is still available from CheapBytes! (I'm not sure about the legality, however.)<br>
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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.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>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.<br><br>SUSE tends to be a very strong distro; but people tend to either love or hate YAST.<br>
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Debian Kppp works fine - for root.<br>
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Libranet Debian was also a delight, owing to its Adminmenu - a<br>
collection of Perl scripts - that had a simple and elegant dialup<br>
configuration. (Sigh)<br>
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I ran Libranet on an old HP box that has since been retired. I liked it, it was easy to set up and maintain.<br>
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Kind Regard,<br>
Dan<br>
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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.<br>
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Leon A. Goldstein<br>
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Powered by Libranet 3.0 Debian Linux<br>
System G2</blockquote><div><br>Has Libranet completely died? Or have others been allowed to pick up the torch? <br></div></div><br>Andrew Gould<br><br></div>