Quoting norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > One of the many advantages of Ubuntu to old codgers like me and those of > us who depend on our computer for passing the time is the vast range of > free software and applications available to be tried and tested. Mostly > these are easy to install and uninstall and generally work with the > hardware we have. Sometimes, like Mythtv for example, it is necessary to > get a new bit of hardware but the cost of such is relatively minimal. I > get tremendous pleasure from applications such as the Gimp, the many > sound and video applications and if I want to use something which > requires Widows then I will see if it will work in Crossover Office. > (Note, Crossover is not free but what you pay goes to help the > developers of Wine). > > Come on Ubuntu users, let's hear of all the things you like to use and > what gives you pleasure. Stop lurking and come out.
Beryl - it rocks. My laptop has never looked so good and still remained easy to work with! Automatix/Non-free codecs. At risk of getting a complete shoeing for this, I don't care about wether my computers are free of non-gnu software, I just want it to work. Automatix and the win32codecs give me the media-functionality and compatibility of windows and the ease of use and power of ubuntu - I can have my cake and eat it! Can't think of anything else off the top of my head, but if it comes to me I'll let you know... M. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace Group Co-Ordinator Thanet Linux User Group http://www.thanet.lug.org.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG KEY: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFEA1BC16 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
