* Posts by fukudasan

9 publicly visible posts • joined 26 Jul 2009

Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop

fukudasan
Pint

Re: Mageia

A virtual beer for you, sir - I am currently running Mageia 8, have run it since 1.0, and before that Mandriva and Mandrake.

Easy to run with few issues, easy to update and upgrade, and I also run a variety of third-party (purchased and otherwise) software on it.

Running KDE but with a variety of other desktops installed "just in case".

I started with Mandrake in 2005 and there have been few changes in the way RPM has to be handled routinely since then. Linux really couldn't be easier, but then, back in the UK, I had to keep reinstalling Windows so often that M. has been such a relief. Windows regularly had me in tears, but not Mageia.

I also run Win10 on a laptop (which I use mainly at work) and you can guess which one I find easier these days. Seriously beats me why people tolerate Windows. No kidding!

Microsoft's problem child, Windows 11, is here. Will you run it? Can you run it? Do you even WANT to run it?

fukudasan

Re: Want to run it?

I'm kind of shocked to respond to this, but I'm sitting here in South Korea running essentially the same distro I've been running since about 2005 - except it used to be called Mandrake, then became Mandriva, then was taken over (rather neatly I thought) by Mageia, and here I am some sixteen years later running my system with virtually no changes since then in terms of cli usage; running the latest version of KDE supported by the system but with a choice of others. But it has been 64 bit all of the way.

I chose KDE because when I tried Mandrake for the first time, back in 1999 (version 7.0), I was struck by how ugly GNOME seemed to be. Fast forward to about 2004, new system built here, installed XP, then remembered Mandrake, downloaded the community distro for 10.0, split the drive, seriously never looked back. The day I finally deleted XP from all of my systems was one of my happiest! Plus, if the mobo dies, no headaches getting "permission" to install a new one - just reconnect the hard drive(s) and away you go!

It's wonderful to be able to come home after suffering Win7/10 at work all day and forget them as I ease back into Mageia. It never gets in my way. My advice: go to Mageia's download page and give the LiveDVD a try.

South Korea’s data watchdog barks warnings at Microsoft and five local firms

fukudasan
Facepalm

Re: A $14K fine ?

The other fines are minuscule, too - at the current exchange rate, ₩3,000,000 represents less than ₤1900.00 right now.

I'm sure those companies are quaking in their boots...

systemd-free Devuan Linux hits RC2

fukudasan
Thumb Up

Re: @wolfetone

Dang, that sounds like a good choice t'me... :)

Arthur C Clarke award won by Adrian Tchaikovsky

fukudasan
Thumb Up

Re: Doctor Who

Had to vote you up there, Prof. You beat me to it!

Climate-cooling effect 'stronger than volcanoes' is looking solid

fukudasan

Re: Climate science newsflash

Big ROFL from South Korea dude LOL :D

Microsoft to devs: Don't ruin Win 8 launch with crap code

fukudasan
Devil

Re: This is why EULA always contains

"not dissemble"?

Surely you mean "disassemble" . . . "dissembling" is the inevitable reaction here whenever M$ is mentioned . . . LOL

In defence of Comic Sans

fukudasan
Boffin

But teaching . . .

. . . English to kids here in Korea, I use it all the time in my worksheets precisely because it appears clear to read, and its slantiness etc. defuses (in my opinion) some of the stress of trying to read, speak and pronounce words from a language very different from your own.

If anyone here knows the dreadful fonts made available as part of Hangul Word Processor (HWP), which I would not inflict upon anyone not deliberately intending to drive themselves insane, some departure from what the Koreans think is a 'good' font should be welcomed.

Besides I run Linux (Mandriva) _and_ I use OOo and this font is free . . . so what's to complain about???

Cops and ISP in paedophile data mix up

fukudasan
Headmaster

Accessing your Police Record

This is an easy question to answer - if you are (like me) working in some country (Korea) where a criminal record is required (and I have had to do this twice since regulations changed in 2007), the procedure is to go to your local police force's web site and get the "Subject Access" application form, fill it in as required and submit it with a ten pound cheque; takes about six to eight weeks and you get a full record (assuming one exists) printed out. Ideally, with the addresses you give when you fill it in, there should be no criminal convictions against you, and it should state this explicitly.

Note that only _criminal convictions_ will be listed (if present) - things like County Court Judgements and minor misdemeanours should not raise a flag because they are "civil", not "criminal".

You should find that your local police web site has a download page including instructions on how to complete the form. This is forwarded to the National Criminal Database at the Met in London for processing.

Korea changed the E-2 visa regs shortly after the current President was elected in December 2007, and all applicants for an E-2 teaching job (i.e. in schools) are now required to do this in addition to undergoing regular annual health checks. You may also find that some additional verification such as an apostille or other notarisation is also required before it is acceptable (if you are going into ESL/TEFL, for example).

Finally, if you need another copy later, you should find that the local police are happy to just print out another hard copy as long as your details have not changed since you applied - otherwise, you need to put the new information on the application form and go through the process again.

IANAL and YMMV but if you want to, send me an e-mail if you have questions related to this.