Comments on: ZevenOS needs you !

By: Dr. P. Venkmann

Dr. P. Venkmann — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:29:48 +0000

I am sorry to see a USER upset as I have changed all the settings in Firefox and several other areas of this distribution with the ZevenOS tools that I think are remarkably well-designed to allow – indeed encourage – a user to change many settings.

By a strange quirk of fate I just gave up on openSUSE 11.1 after months of trying to get it to recognize wireless networks and wireless printers which it never really figured out. I also found YasT to be difficult to work with during three installs as it will not let you ‘undo’ mistaken settings during the install process. You can go ‘backwards’ to settings and you think they are being changed but at the summary screen they are just listed with your mistakes compounding the problems. As well, LiLo may be the grandfather of Linux boot-loaders but it should be retired (as I am) because I feel GRUB is superior in every way. I also found the graphics and look of SUSE (besides the green chameleon and install screen) to be tired-looking and in big need of a face lift.

That being said, I don’t want SUSE to gang-up on me as I am old and badly outnumbered I am sure, but after spending nearly 6 months with this distribution and not progressing very far in spite of their technical support, it was truly time to move on.
Regards,
Dr. P. Venkmann

By: leszek

leszek — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:27:59 +0000

@User:

You have the possibiltiy to change everything in ZevenOS. The distribution and our tools are all licenesed under the GPL and the sources are included.
You are also free to modify the firefox settings as you whish.
You have definitely the right to modify.

By: leszek

leszek — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:24:02 +0000

@allan registos:
@Dr. P. Venkmann:

We are currently searching for a new Bootsplash and some new Wallpapers. It would be nice if you two can do some work on those things and send me the proposels attached in a mail.

By: Dr. P. Venkmann

Dr. P. Venkmann — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:59:41 +0000

Hello and thank you for such a pretty and up-to-date Linux distribution. I have been using Linux since I retired 2 years ago and thought I’d never find a distribution that suited me perfectly until I discovered this one 48 hours ago! It is extremely professional in resolution, wireless card and network detection, look and feel. I wish to assist you in whatever capacity you deem best. I am a Canadian who has written many technical articles in English and perhaps I could help write documentation. I am also an amateur graphic artist of some distinction and could assist programmers in preparation of splash and desktop backgrounds.
Please let me know what I can help you with beside a healthy contribution.
Kind regards,
Dr. P. Venkmann

By: User

User — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:38:58 +0000

Since the whole mantra of Linux is “freedom to modify” and you don’t allow me the freedom to modify something even as simple as a Firefox settings and also have completely blanked out delete function on some files I can no longer use your linux and so I am moving over to SUSE. It seems like a fair system but without the
freedom to modify it is NOT linux in any shape or form.

By: allan registos

allan registos — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:19:43 +0000

I am a graphic designer, please send me details how can I help.

By: torbenh

torbenh — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:33:11 +0000

ich hoffe meine spende hilft. ich freue mich schon auf das nächste release, welches hoffentlich auf ubuntu 9.04 basiert. dann kann ich es nähmlich auch endlich auf meinem netbook laufen lassen.

macht weiter so. ihr seit die besten.