RE: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2007-01-03 Thread Nelson, David \(ED, PARD\)
Hi folks, -Original Message- From: Uwe Thiem [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 December 2006 07:57 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark? -- snip -- The control centre has been problematic since its invention. Its complexity

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-22 Thread Justin Findlay
On AD 2006 December 21 Thursday 10:35:47 AM +0200, Uwe Thiem wrote: Or is it about KDE4? KDE is the most advanced desktop I've used (that doesn't include vista's 'new' desktop). The desktop that ships with OSX may come close to KDE for features but it is styled to the point of annoyance both

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-22 Thread Jerry McBride
On Wednesday 20 December 2006 21:32, Jeff Rollin wrote: Hi all A discussion on the staff blogs over at OSNews about the Linux desktop got me thinking. Thom and Eugenia seem to think that the linux desktop peaked in 2001-2004, but I don't remember the hype around Ubuntu starting till well

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-22 Thread Dale
Jerry McBride wrote: PURE Microsoft FUD... They are pulling out all the stops now, trying to block the advancement of Linux in any areas they can. The fact is, they are loosing big time, big money. Do a simple google safari for ie 7 and windows vista and read the posts from ordinary

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-21 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 21 December 2006 04:32, Jeff Rollin wrote: Hi all A discussion on the staff blogs over at OSNews about the Linux desktop got me thinking. Thom and Eugenia seem to think that the linux desktop peaked in 2001-2004, but I don't remember the hype around Ubuntu starting till well after that.

RE: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-21 Thread Nelson, David \(ED, PARD\)
Hey fellow Gentoo-ers. -Original Message- From: Norman Rieß [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 December 2006 06:01 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark? Jeff Rollin schrieb: Their argument seemed to be that because GNOME

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:32:15 +, Jeff Rollin wrote: Their argument seemed to be that because GNOME is running into problems and because KDE is behind schedule, the Linux desktop is dead. STOP PRESS: KDE 4 is behind schedule and KDE 3.5 stops working as a result! Although how a project

[gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-20 Thread Jeff Rollin
Hi all A discussion on the staff blogs over at OSNews about the Linux desktop got me thinking. Thom and Eugenia seem to think that the linux desktop peaked in 2001-2004, but I don't remember the hype around Ubuntu starting till well after that. Their argument seemed to be that because GNOME is

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-20 Thread Justin Findlay
On AD 2006 December 21 Thursday 02:32:15 AM +, Jeff Rollin wrote: because GNOME is running into problems and because KDE is behind schedule, the Linux desktop is dead. Hahahaha! That's funny. Justin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-20 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 21:03 -0700, Justin Findlay wrote: On AD 2006 December 21 Thursday 02:32:15 AM +, Jeff Rollin wrote: because GNOME is running into problems and because KDE is behind schedule, the Linux desktop is dead. Hahahaha! That's funny. Justin Would this be a good

Re: [gentoo-user] Has Linux jumped the Shark?

2006-12-20 Thread Norman Rieß
Jeff Rollin schrieb: Their argument seemed to be that because GNOME is running into problems and because KDE is behind schedule, the Linux desktop is dead. How true is this? Jeff Like uh, we cannot finish this tiny feature here in 3 days as planned, so let us give up the whole project? :-)