On Sun, Aug 04, 2002 at 02:47:53PM -0400, Sean Middleditch wrote:
> > In fact, it's true that with the G1.4 control center the user could
> > easily choose the WM he wanted to be launched, that (good) feature has
> > been removed, don't know why...
>
> Becuase most users shouldn't even know what a WM is. Most *don't* know
> what a WM is (assuming you are not talking about a UNIX-savvy user).
> Just as w/ KDE, where alternate WM's can be used, there should be but
> one single WM for GNOME that just does what it should. Metacity isn't
> yet up to par, but I believe once it is, Sawfish will be phased out, and
> Metacity will remain as the only good GNOME WM.
Man that will suck, given the small but important list of features Havoc
_refuses_ to implement.
Havoc is not writing a practical window manager, he's writing an
ideologically pure one. If I have to choose between Gnome and the ability
to use my desktop, I will choose a usable desktop. Given all of the hype
about how accessable Gnome2 supposedly is, it's amazing how many features
I _train other low vision users to use_ he simply doesn't like for some
reason or another and therefore will not have in Metacity.
It's quite clear that my needs don't matter to him, and based on the
reaction I get to requests for these features (many of which used to be in
G1D), I would gather not many other people outside of Sun do either.
Just last night, when I commented about a problem with gnome-terminal and
epic, I was told that I should be using xchat rather than some terminal
based irc client. Maybe it's just me, but I don't see much real interest
in whether or not Gnome works with anything but Gnome, including former
Gnome1.4 users.
--
Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@bluecherry.net> You want fries with that?
<Overfiend> partycle: I seriously do need a vacation from this package.
I actually had a DREAM about introducing a stupid new bug
into xbase-preinst last night. That's a Bad Sign.
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