<div dir="ltr"><div>Looks like a rant about people whose computer skills are limited by poor little Billy Gates. I keep in mind that those who love Wndows have never used anything else; those who hate Wndows HAVE used something else.</div>
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<div>Some people think sounding off in colorful language will make them feel superior, and influence others into going along with their wants, needs and desires. </div>
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<div>They are usually mistaken.</div>
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<div>Gary Hildebrand</div>
<div>St. Joseph, MO<br><br></div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:53:01 -0500<br>From: "Oren Beck" <<a href="mailto:orenbeck@gmail.com">orenbeck@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Typematic rate in livecd.<br>To: KCLUG <<a href="mailto:kclug@kclug.org">kclug@kclug.org</a>><br></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span id=""></span>This is a query regarding what default settings should be for<br>typematic. Earlier tonight the kiosk public terminal at the campground<br>
caused much Obscene Verbiage to be loudly spoken about Linux. The<br>reason proved to be a typematic default setting of 600ms delay and 25<br>cps repeat. I myself felt that setting to be Obscenity Worthy upon<br>trying it. Perhaps this issue might underscore why public perceptions<br>
become what they are? As in this case- the guest needing to check her<br>yahoo mail found the terminal repeat rate -Uh- described mostly in<br>anatomical improbabilities liberally frosted with excretions. I wish I<br>had an audio recording as the woman was rather direct in expressions.<br>
ALL avoidable had the person responsible for such setting's default<br>numbers thought a bit.<br><br>A demo disk by most probable reasoning WILL be seen by either the<br>overly critical or the painfully inexperienced.<br>
<br><br><br>Thus handing out distros we have not checked for such issues may need<br>rethinking.<br><br>So the "Expererience Zero" they have with Linux is a good one. As<br>opposed to my unhappy camper.<br><br>Yes- assuredly we ALL should test a kiosk etc for such issues. I<br>
however respectfully suggest we all at the mastering level consider<br>pre-master changes. Or at minimum feeding back to the responsible<br>project person info on the issue.<br><br>Which feedback letter is being my next project.<br>
<br>--<br>Oren Beck<br><br>816.729.3645<br><br></blockquote></div></div>