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* the article doesn't mention Piano Launchpad

* eCo Software is working on new WPS Copy/Move dialog

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Article Discussions / Re: How to improve the installer of OS/2?
« on: May 23, 2015, 01:51:34 am »
When new driver is created for OS/2, the installer is updated (should be updated).

If user interface is updated then the installer should be updated.

If new utilities are created then it's necessary add this files to CD1 and update the installer.


Usually the users are using the system without significant modifications.



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The users couldn't watch the movies on youtube and downloaded the videos to harddrives. (using ssyoutube and other services)


So, let's ask people accumulate this movies in one place.

can you show the list of titles and v parameters?  youtube/watch?v=xxxxxxx

so the users will find the files by filenames.


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About change of resolution,

Better implement such feature:
Vertical flip  (Mirror vertical)

+ This is important for tablet laptops (several Thinkpad laptops, HP, Dell, ..)
+ this feature maybe implemented in current situation

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Applications / Re: Status of NetDrive?
« on: February 08, 2015, 01:14:42 am »

list of plugins: http://ecomstation.ru/netdrive

new homepage of netdrive:
http://www.bmtmicro.com/netdrive/

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Setup & Installation / Re: ACPI 3.22.06
« on: January 01, 2015, 10:34:53 pm »

here is the answer about the behavior of the laptop:

www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X61

->

Notes:
The CPU speed will be throttled back to 800MHz or 1200MHz if the machine is run on the 65W AC adapter with no battery installed. To avoid this throttling
* run on a 90W AC adapter, or
* install a battery pack.

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Setup & Installation / Re: ACPI 3.22.06
« on: January 01, 2015, 06:19:07 pm »
* Does system hang when you adjust brightness?

* Do you use Power charger 90W or 65W?


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Storage / Re: NAS and OS/2?
« on: November 03, 2014, 12:02:55 am »
More reports about NAS devices: http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category&section=disk

* yes, not all reports were published, 100 reports in the queue, it requires efforts
* ZyXel NSA320 -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=item&id=2205

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Applications / Re: About eComStation Pricing
« on: October 10, 2014, 11:28:13 am »
Yes, there are many questions:

1)
* if you need 1 kg of apples, then you buy it for $5, if you want buy 100 kg of apples then you get a discount and spend .. $1*100
in case of eComStation, if you need more licenses then you spend more money.

* to compete with Windows.. to make company select eCS instead of Windows, the price should be .. -30% or -60% lower if compare with Windows


2) IMHO, I didn't discussed this topic with eCS people:

eComStation is not ready for selling in super-market. So, it's difficult sell it to new users, to random users. Nobody was selling eCS PC black boxes with OS/2 solutions installed.
That's why the manufacturer of OS was oriented to companies / users which were using OS/2 already. The market is limited, the quantity of users is known. N users + 12 monthes to release updates + $X from sponsors  => as result, the price of eCS should be: ...

If reduce eCS price down to $30 then.. => yes, the sellings will increase, but the budget will collapse.

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Applications / Re: About eComStation Pricing
« on: October 10, 2014, 12:35:54 am »
> eCS Home/Student gives you the right to be installed on 5 PCs

it's wrong

* 1 license = 1 computer

* if you need 1, 2, 3 or 4 eCS licenses  then you should buy Home/Student.

* if you need >= 5, .. 10, 20, .. licenses then you should buy Business



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Setup & Installation / Re: eCS connected to another monitor: black screen
« on: September 12, 2014, 05:43:35 pm »
you can reset video mode:

boot system, press Ctrl-Alt-Del one time, goto command line and ..

http://ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=common-faq
-> reset


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Multimedia / Re: Static and looping audio with UniAud
« on: September 04, 2014, 09:40:27 am »
Uniaud doesn't work properly with computers manufactured after .. ~ 2010.

Solution:
* Use USB Audio adapter
* Install old C-Media card / Creative

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To Boris (dbanet): you are the only person here who uses all this words (!@#$, b^ll$h1t, ..).

Martin said: "We are merry and fun community of users".


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> Imagine a world without frontiers when nothing it is imported and everything is just from "one world".

Is it joke? Look at Europe Union, one economical zone. Yes, Germany, Netherlands live in prosperity, but Eastern Europe, Greece, Spain automatically become poor. If introduce import taxes between EU member again, then South/East countries will restore their economical state.

The frontiers are important and will exist forever.


> ACPI is based from an open source software (non-copyleft), Qt, OpenOffice, etc... everything is important.

Green corridor:
* Qt is the runtime, library. It should be ported.
* ACPI is the driver. it should be ported.


Red corridor:
* Qt GUI apps
* Windows GUI apps (Odin )


Red corridor exceptions:
* OpenOffice is the end-user, GUI applications, it's bad that it is ported. As result, 0 native editors, office suites. On the other side, there is no analogue, so it may be ported, income should be forwarded to native software
* Firefox. no analogues, => may be ported, it's difficult take taxes.


> Now you start saying that Open Source is a fiasco on eComstation.ru?

No, I say that open source is a form to achieve the goal, not the goal.
There are other tasks and goals, and open sourcing is used since 90-th already.


> I think I'm making a mistake giving you so much space.

There is not problems here, the moderators remove my messages from this forum periodically.

Moreover, you need critics. If you are going visit OS/2 events (conferences) and talk with other users and developers, you will listen that other people don't understand your plan of Open Sourcing. As I said: To develop open source apps you need 1000x more money that to develop semi-commercial software. People (european developers) don't understand where are you going find financial resources?

I will repeat one more time: To develop open source software you should spend millions dollars. To develop semi-commercial eComStation you can spend N thousand dollars. The investors/sponsors of eCS didn't had millions, they had restricted resources, that's why eCS is not open-source.


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Two arguments:

1) Moreover, the users get Windows license for free (with new computer). So it's clear that we can't sell OS/2 to new people.
OS/2 can be sold to new customers only if:
* a company purchases it ..
* .. to use as black box (with running program which performs one task)

So, this example that OS/2 + shareware apps  is more expensive than Win 8 licenses with the included apps  is not important in our discussion.


2) Again, nobody can demonstrate examples of open source software created in OS/2. (yes, I see many small open sourced free utilities). There are many open source apps ported  from linux only. In reality, there is no OS/2 Open Source projects (we have .. ~ 5 .. 10 open source projects of medium size only: XWP, PM123, Warpin, ..).



> it is better to finance Open Source projects, than buying commercial software.

(it's equal to "it is better to finance porting from Linux, than buying native software").

So, this conclusion is dangerous and wrong.

You recommend to users pay for "imported" software. And don't support developers of native software. This kills OS/2 platform.

For Dutch users: Imagine that all milk in your shops is imported from Romania, all beef from Argentina, all cheese from Switzerland. Tulips from Turkey, etc. As result, dutch people will spend more time watching TV because of unemployment.


My conclusion from our discussion:
Imported software should pay taxes. Imported libraries should be free of taxes. But it's impossible to collect the taxes. In this case, it's necessary prohibit the sponsorship of applications porting. And support porting of libraries only.



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