Re: Frustration made me do it.
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:20:39 +0000
teddieeb@tmo.blackberry.net wrote:
> ...
> Linux Desktop Enviroments need to stop trying to compete to impress
> microsoft users and N00b's and stick to what Linux is all about,
> clean, efficient, FAST!
Why? Linux can (and does) do both... and quite well.
> If people really feel they NEED desktop
> widgets either make it add on software or make a third party desktop
> environment based off the main environment. The way it is now KDE and
> Gnome, the two biggest are competing for 'most bloat award' and the
> sleek fast environments like lxde are basing their systems off the
> giants so all the real customization of the past is just plain gone...
No one is forcing anyone to use a DE. There are quite a few window
managers out there, and tons of X apps, that let you set up your box
anyway you want. Why should Linux have to change? Isn't
"accommodating pretty much everyone" a good enough basis for an os?
> STOP LETTING N00b's DEFINE OUR OS!
They do not!
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