I must agree that a gui is essential. Without this, most of gentoo's user base will disappear overnight, as it will be useless for any desktop application. Less users=less support, less development and eventually oblivion.
BillK On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 00:05, Donnie Berkholz wrote: > On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 10:57, Stewart wrote: > > Yes, it is a major component. Nay, it is a critical component. Without a > > GUI, we may as well write our source code on toilet paper and distribute > > it to the developers to be used appropriately. > > > > Graphical User Environment = Market Acceptance. Period. > > You make the assumption that part of what makes Gentoo what it is, is > having X. This is not the case. It doesn't matter what you say about > market acceptance, if Gentoo is not provided by default with X (meaning > X is part of "system" in my interpretation), it is not a "major > component" of the "operating system." > > D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
