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Surely sendmail reeled when thusly spake Sakari Karipuro:

> > To compete with Windows on home use area you have to give the user 
> > equivalent multimedia/browsing facilities packed with step-by-step internet 
> > helper apps. Not to mention basic word processing, easy email client, 
> > etc... and consistency on desktop graphic user interface.
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> there are plenty of good email-clients out there. many people are 
> getting on to "evolution" and "sylpheed" - and i'd say a lot of people 
> use netscape or mozilla -mail apps (or whatever they are called). pine 
> isn't bad. 

text mode rules.  IMHO gui for email is a BAD idea !

I use mutt, it has a superset of the command set of the classic "elm".

> as i see it both major desktop management/environment etc apps, gnome 
> and kde are both aiming towards looking like windows - which isn't 
> basically bad, but just makes me feel that have they really thought if 
> its actually good. of course it's easier to learn for people who've been 
> using windows - but is it really usable. 

do you mean looking like windows or working like windows ?

both Gnome and KDE _look_ like the Windows desktop.  I have have no problem with it.

do you use something much different ?


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