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Re: DRAFT: End-User Application Comparisons

To: independence-l@independence.seul.org
Subject: Re: DRAFT: End-User Application Comparisons
From: Santeri Kannisto <ss@zeus.sot.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:54:43 +0300 (EEST)
In-Reply-To: <199908261251.UAA02269@obelix.ncserver.org> from "Hilaire Fernandes" at Aug 26, 99 08:51:03 pm
Reply-To: independence-l@independence.seul.org
Sender: owner-independence-l@independence.seul.org

Hilaire Fernandes wrote:
> 
>    Some aspects to address include similarity to mainstream
>    applications (design and features), compatibility with related
>    applications (eg file formats), learning curve, robustness, speed,
>    documentation/support, cost/licensing, interface (command-line,
>    gui, web, etc), and ease of configuration.
> 
> An important point to consider for non english speaking end users : is the
> application i18 ? If so which locale exist ?
> 
> As a teacher this is alway a point I take in consideration.

Because the installation is very much based on
Red Hat it's not. There is a lot of work to do to 
make RH install really support i18n. We have currently
a fully functional Swedish and Finnish RH install but
it's more like a hack.


Cheers,

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References:
- Re: DRAFT: End-User Application Comparisons
  - From: Hilaire Fernandes <hilaire@seul.org>

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