> OpenOffice 2.0 series-- Has anyone been using the betas?  I've been on
> 1.0.2  cos I don't want to download 115Mb on a 56k connection, so I'm
> wondering if  the geological-time loads have been improved any?
>
> A pathological inability to delete large files which slowly swallowed my
>  Linux and BSD partitions has left me in Windows-land for a while.  I
> finally got a  DVD burner, so I now have the space to do a new install.
> Can I break an NTFS  partition down gracefully with gratis tools?  I
> just want to chop 20 or 40Gb  off the end.
>
> What's good choices in a 64-bit distro (x86-64)? Do any BSDs do a decent
> job?
>  Cost-free Solaris?  (I like *ix, however I fear the GPL will eat my
> soul)  I
> formerly did Mandrake and Slackware like a few years ago, never really
> felt  confident with Mandrake.  I don't trust pretty and easy.  The
> distro has to not  rely heavily, or indeed at all, on decent networking.
>  I can't spend six  weeks apt-get dist-upgrading just to get out of 2.0
> kernel land, Debian fans. :D
>
>
> Is USB handling any better in 2.6?  I recall how my seemingly standard
> old  digicam which emulated a disc drive in Windows could never be
> recognized in  linux.
>
> I'm probably going to get OO on a disc from one of those "99 cent linux
> CD"  houses, cos I'll also need the windows version for the dual-boot
> and for a  friend's machine, so I figured I'd perhaps select a
> distribution at the same time  and pay only one postage.

Whew!  That's alot of topics covered quickly.

I'd suggest you break each of these questions into separate emails, it'll
help the list members follow the topics they are interested in and help
you get better answers.

Alan



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