tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post6972034116456249134..comments2024-03-05T10:47:39.661-06:00Comments on Thoughts on Technology: Elive 2.0 - Distro ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-60279619790111994032011-02-14T13:51:36.947-06:002011-02-14T13:51:36.947-06:00nice blognice blogDanny Cohen Cachonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-19166081265865673872010-11-23T00:27:21.203-06:002010-11-23T00:27:21.203-06:00The elive crew are short-changing their efforts an...The elive crew are short-changing their efforts and the payback. Elive should not be priced more than a US $1. like the $19.95 offers on the TV, $1 is an established cost/price for software/music. the economics of this are well established - except for the fact that at $1 server load might far outstrip what is available.<br />I only wish the elive crew would release the code (so to speak) so that their work could trump all the Macintolerant whacks out there.<br />elive runs under/on FreeBSD too. (I suspect that Apple programmers have been filching from it for years.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-39148566384591359532010-10-19T13:29:20.483-05:002010-10-19T13:29:20.483-05:00This is a great distro with a beautiful desktop an...This is a great distro with a beautiful desktop and many packages to install, I hope this will be my last try to my Asus!<br /><br />Greetings for this job!<br /><br />Thanks!Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218521294659095057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-28570589551336981822010-06-22T18:58:23.375-05:002010-06-22T18:58:23.375-05:00I've tried OpenGEU... I found it MUCH less sta...I've tried OpenGEU... I found it MUCH less stable than Elive :-/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-6240694649832565312010-06-20T09:30:54.245-05:002010-06-20T09:30:54.245-05:00give a try on opengeu. I use it on my acer aspire ...give a try on opengeu. I use it on my acer aspire 4730z for 2 years until todayUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682002004614350039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-56881654977410668112010-04-04T10:31:28.544-05:002010-04-04T10:31:28.544-05:00their installer module is a joke. any core Linux u...their installer module is a joke. any core Linux user can bypass it w/o much of effort. lousy effort on elive part. <br />I'm not supporting piracy, but I hate Microsoft tactics. You have to contact vendor to activate it every time you change something. Even after paying, I can't try it in virtual machine before installing to actual.<br />**Snow Leopard is only $24.99**Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-77769448713856112952010-04-03T21:57:22.750-05:002010-04-03T21:57:22.750-05:00I sent them some dough a few years ago. It was wor...I sent them some dough a few years ago. It was worth it then: it is /was a gorgeous system. Wanted to support the English-as-a-second-language dudes. Never used it. Too unstable. I think that I have a downloaded install version of 2. Haven't gotten to it. Mint Linux is quite slick and saucy to the eyes - and, too, on Debian. Still like FreeBSD better overall. But Turnkey Linux had lead me to look at Linux again for work, real work. If I was a real programmer rather than a hacker, I would be working on Gnumeric. I use Excel everyday, all day. When Gnumeric smokes Excel with Python or Lua as the "VBA" it will be a different world. (I once compiled OpenOffice on an old PIII 500Mhz - took all weekend!) BTW, if you are not using TeX, you might as well write on a MSWindows system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-86236854422075906092010-03-30T11:53:54.681-05:002010-03-30T11:53:54.681-05:00I did finally get around to trying the PCOS Linux ...I did finally get around to trying the PCOS Linux e17 live disc, it does not come even close to the "wow" Elive provides by default... There is alot to be said for a proper configuration.<br /><br />Elive is based off of Debian Stable, they maintain some of their own packages but most of their software is straight from the Debian repositories. They also pre-compile all the nVidia modules for the kernels in their repositories so you will not have to compile them from source.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-55538820039859561042010-03-25T09:18:24.198-05:002010-03-25T09:18:24.198-05:00Jeff91
I take note of your comments I like many ot...Jeff91<br />I take note of your comments I like many others bought and used Elive Gem, I like many others helped test and develop the latest Elive 2. Then I was told that I would have to pay for it I like many others decided to decline the offer as the testing versions were free. But to my amazement elive has decided that I have to pay for a 6 month old testing version. That to my mind Is outright robbery and deceit also the post that the man himself declared "Developement versions will always be free" has been deleted. So perhaps now you can see why people do not like the developer of Elive as he can't be trustedkelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229109792224991261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-63120673832391198022010-03-25T07:18:30.914-05:002010-03-25T07:18:30.914-05:00Jeff has an Elive Night Light and Teddy Bear.Jeff has an Elive Night Light and Teddy Bear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-51250201770794183212010-03-24T22:24:53.177-05:002010-03-24T22:24:53.177-05:00@Jeff I have no intentions to argue with you,this ...@Jeff I have no intentions to argue with you,this is all about Linux, right ? For me,too many unanswered questions. What branch of Debian is it based on ? Do they maintain their own repository ? What kernel version is used? Is it a custom distribution-specific kernel ? They describe Elive as a rolling release, with the option to update kernel using Nurse Mode, will the new kernel include the proprietary video drivers compatible with that particular kernel, or they need to be compiled from nvidia-kernel-source? What are the provision for dist-upgrade ? Unless all of these issues are addressed Elive for me is just another fly-by-night distribution (so to say )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-18377294877077506772010-03-24T11:15:30.823-05:002010-03-24T11:15:30.823-05:00www.pclinuxos.com
links to isos for all major des...www.pclinuxos.com<br /><br />links to isos for all major desktop evironments including pclinuxos-e17-beta1.iso It is a livecd and it is installable. Choose a mirror close to your location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-77774787355154303042010-03-24T09:17:47.214-05:002010-03-24T09:17:47.214-05:00No one is making you use or pay for Elive... I nev...No one is making you use or pay for Elive... I never said it wasn't possible to replicate what Elive has done on another distro - it simply has not been done as well up until this point.<br /><br />Using your logic I suppose you also think Crossover is just someone exploiting the FOSS Wine project? (They are actually selling it not just taking donations)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-57572935085743758582010-03-24T08:09:20.681-05:002010-03-24T08:09:20.681-05:00I couldn't say it better myself, that is why E...I couldn't say it better myself, that is why Einstein would never reply 'think before you speak ' to his opponents who disagree with his concepts and ideas even at his earliest age. That is why he will be remembered by generations to come . You made me laugh so hard I almost spilled my morning coffee reading what you have wrote about your age and wisdom. You really think your incoherent mumbling transpires into wisdom with a capital W - slash-intelligence ? Anyone with half of a brain and minimal knowledge in compiling Linux kernel can put together a "distrolet" like Elive , there's plethora of applications one can rename to Nurse Mode or anything else to perform recovery. Elive is aimed to extort a few bucks from those unfamiliar with Open Source softwareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-83150500365682622862010-03-24T07:18:28.980-05:002010-03-24T07:18:28.980-05:00"Enter another feature that is unique to Eliv..."Enter another feature that is unique to Elive (and almost worth the donation all in itself):<br /><br />Nurse Mode<br /><br />Equatable to Window's system recovery mode, "Nurse Mode" allows the user to perform a number of recovery/restore options on the system. "<br /><br />Show me Debian with this feature that is done as elegantly as Elive has done it. Thats a new feature.<br /><br />As for your stab at my age, age by no means equates to Wisdom/Intelligence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-6230524746426034092010-03-24T07:17:13.402-05:002010-03-24T07:17:13.402-05:00Have you guys tried the Zeitgeist branch of it?Have you guys tried the Zeitgeist branch of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-36886099373122554062010-03-24T00:14:22.474-05:002010-03-24T00:14:22.474-05:00@Jeff91
You've just lost you bet. I have read...@Jeff91 <br />You've just lost you bet. I have read your 'posting' in its all entirety. My first experience with *Unix based OS goes back in time to the point when you have had your first experience with the pacifier .I follow all the recent developments in the Linux world and I also remember times when people who would dare to write reviews actually possessed some knowledgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-13162812922543604512010-03-23T22:25:00.897-05:002010-03-23T22:25:00.897-05:00Definitely worth 15$ of my donation.Bravo !! for T...Definitely worth 15$ of my donation.Bravo !! for Thanatermesis. I spent hundreds for cutting edge fedoras and ubuntus, burning countless cd's. My nexus phone cost me 170$ with open source OS and i have this filing that Google make some money on theirs OS too. May bee no directly but still.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562101844282655181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-77228362053677120352010-03-23T18:55:49.876-05:002010-03-23T18:55:49.876-05:00@Last Anonymous
Did you ever read the full postin...@Last Anonymous<br /><br />Did you ever read the full posting? I'm betting you didn't from your comment. Think before you speak (or post) and be informed on the topic at hand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-65252011693578845922010-03-23T18:43:23.290-05:002010-03-23T18:43:23.290-05:00Can someone please explain me what all that hype i...Can someone please explain me what all that hype is about ? Debian based distro featuring Enlightenment ? Wow,what a rarity ! I'm using Sidux which is based on Debian Sid- that means always the latest up-to-date bleeding edge software and newest kernel, all it takes to install Enlightenment is to edit your etc/apt/sources.lst to include unstable branch, and no, they don't ask you to pay for that ! Elive's developer asked for money in all previous development versions promising that the stable one will be free of charge, what a joke of a distribution !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-26854383301926660882010-03-23T15:58:13.598-05:002010-03-23T15:58:13.598-05:00Excellent comment Scott Moore! Finally, someone w...Excellent comment Scott Moore! Finally, someone who understands and apparently believes in capitalism/freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-74271958996127875782010-03-23T11:25:37.966-05:002010-03-23T11:25:37.966-05:00e17 has been in beta for years. It looks nice but...e17 has been in beta for years. It looks nice but too buggy for me.. there are other more stable light desktops such as lxde and fluxbox. I don't mind that he is looking for some money to support the project..but i think a simple donate button or selling merchandise like everyone else would make more people download it.netfun81noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-27372958977537628592010-03-23T08:10:31.207-05:002010-03-23T08:10:31.207-05:00I paid for Samuel's work because he put a lot ...I paid for Samuel's work because he put a lot of effort into doing what I was unable/unwilling to do myself. <br /><br />For all you college grads out there, that's what we used to call "capitalism," an economic system too often vilified by those who adhere to the principle of coercive social justice.Dieterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397610642215356046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-48319120194986560622010-03-23T07:46:42.546-05:002010-03-23T07:46:42.546-05:00I paid the $15 and am happy with the result, at la...I paid the $15 and am happy with the result, at last a distro light enough to run fast without swapping, and looking beautifully at the same timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-26959234430852522552010-03-23T03:05:09.564-05:002010-03-23T03:05:09.564-05:00Sorry, the work done on Elive is appreciable but t...Sorry, the work done on Elive is appreciable but the method adopted by Mr.Samuel 'Thanatermesis' F for the reward of his work is against the spirit of opensource world and smells of malacious and treacherous intents. Let the Elive be best still it`s not worth purchasing when there are far better alternatives available with regards for opensource ethics.<br /><br />regards,Dr.Saleem Khan Marwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960771689848936649noreply@blogger.com