Linux Assistance Needed Urgently

[shy001]

:eek:
Please please please help
I have an assignment on Linux. The part i am stuck on is finding unsolved linux problems. I need to list these problems, research them and try to find a solution. Please help please!!!

shahistas@hc.co.za

[ghoti]

Unsolved linux problems? Umm... you get those? :D - The biggest problem I can think of for linux is the lack of support from MS paid hardware vendors like HP.

[shy001]

I tried that but lecturer said its not a good enough problem. I need something I can research. The solution to the support problem is hire and train people. No research involved in that
Thanks for trying:(

[Kasyx]

The fact that Linux does not hold majority market share is the biggest unsolved problem Linux has thus far :p

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1

Another interesting one you may want to look at is the lack of gaming in Linux:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=114791

[shy001]

Thanks doll
Im checking that out now

Btw : i came across something
maybe u guys can help
there was a problem with spam filtering in a program called SpamAssassin
do you know the details

[Lino]

A problem Linux has, well if the lecture wants something with the system its self. Here are a few

a) Sound, people often struggle to duplicate stereo to 5.1 surround.
b) People who have lucent Win-Modems struggle to run on linux
c) Windows software does not run on linux easily

Thats my 5c, may or may not help

[Kasyx]

Check out these threads as well:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=113508

As for the ordb issue:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=112482
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=111348

[shy001]

Perfect
thanx man
thats exactly the kind of stuff im looking for
u got anymore ideas?:)

and whats ordb?

[Kasyx]

Perfect
thanx man
thats exactly the kind of stuff im looking for
u got anymore ideas?:)

and whats ordb?

relays.ordb.org - the RBL database that caused all mail to be blacklisted as spam.

[shy001]

oooo ok

so anymore ideas?

u can also mail me at
shahistas@hc.co.za

[chiskop]

b) People who have lucent Win-Modems struggle to run on linux
c) Windows software does not run on linux easily

Thats my 5c, may or may not help

Yeah, and mac software doesn't run on windows. :rolleyes:

Those are not linux problems - those are problems with software/hardware designed for one OS being used with another.

[shy001]

thanks a million
i will have to eliminate those ideas

u got any suggestions?

[Lino]

Yeah, and mac software doesn't run on windows. :rolleyes:

Those are not linux problems - those are problems with software/hardware designed for one OS being used with another.

Ok fine you have a good point there:p,

[shy001]

so how about some more ideas guys?:confused:

[andres101]

the inability of the linux community to assist people not willing to RTFM or do their own research before posting questions</sarcasm>

this thread is a duplicate of another (http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=117480).


why not look into DVD players for Linux. AFAIK, there is not one legal Linux media player capable of playing DVD's. You have to resort to downloading illegal software to be able to play legally purchased DVD's... ironically though pirated DVD's should play without the software (I don't have any, but I do know that they remove CSS when ripping them).
(http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showpost.php?p=1709357&postcount=23)

[shy001]

no need to be nasty
if u dont wana help dont!!!
i have been running around for the past 3 weeks trying to get info and getting absolutely nowhere!!!
some1 suggested linux forums this is my last hope ok
i have been trying

[Sapphiron]

I think the lack of a unified installation method is a problem

RPM's for Red hat
Deb for Debian/ubuntu
Yum for SUSE

It's all very confusing