On Monday 16 September 2002 15:34, Alexander Maryanovsky wrote: > >in my opinion, this is starting to look like a classic MS scenario, which > > i definetly dont like. > > What MS scenario are you specifically talking about? In the Windows > monopoly world, you don't have a choice - here you have all the choice in > the world. You could (and have) choose a different distribution. > You could > install the default packages to nullify (pun intended) their changes.
why do i need to go into all the truble of doing that ? why do i need to download and install everything from scratch ? why are'nt the default gnome\kde desktops shipped in the same cd as well ? i think they should also add the default packages and let the user choose what he wants to install. this is the right way to do it. presenting you with a fact is wrong. this is not what i call "the freedom to choose". > > The only way in which their change might be considered unfair is that the > original look&feel of the desktops is part of their branding, which RedHat > has eliminated. I think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages easily in > this case. some people might disagree, and the only thing they can do about it is either to download and install from scratch, or choose another dostro. > > > Alexander Maryanovsky. > > At 00:04 17.09.2002 +0300, Amir Tal wrote: > >you all (i am guessing here..) read slashdot, so i guess you saw the > > article speaking about the new policy RH are taking in their new beta. > > > >i am reffering to the fact that they decided to "unite" some parts of the > >gnome and kde desktops, including making code changes in some of the above > >projects, in order to gain sharing of some components in those desktop > >enviroments. > > > >i switched to debian a few weeks ago, so i couldnt care less what RH are > >doing > >on their future releases, but i do find it kind of offensive that they > > have the nurve (yes, i do believe its nurve) to decide for their users > > what will their desktop look like. > >its true that you can always remove the default packages and > > compile\install your own, but why would a user want to go into all that > > truble ? > >new users should not have a problem with this new approach, and they may > > even like the new artwork implemented there, but what about old timers, > > that want their desktop set just the way they like it ? > > > >in my opinion, this is starting to look like a classic MS scenario, which > > i definetly dont like. > >is this where linux is going from now ? > >doesnt seem so much of a "free choice" now, does it ? > > > >kde is kde, gnome is gnome, and thats the way its suppose to be. > >you want a new desktop ? a united desktop ? a uniqe desktop ? go ahead, > > but dont *force* users to use it. > > > >they could at least let you choose if you WANT it or not (which they dont) > > > >original article : > >http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/16/1215242&mode=thread&tid=110 > > > >translated article on whatsup.org.il : > >http://whatsup.org.il/article.php?sid=407 > > > >-- > >====================================== > >Amir Tal > >Founder, Owner > >Whatsup, Hebrew Linux Portal > >Voice: +972-8-9363164 > >Fax: +972-8-9363164 > >Cell: +972-58-978979 > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >URL: www.whatsup.org.il > >====================================== > > > > > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > >the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > >echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ====================================== Amir Tal Founder, Owner Whatsup, Hebrew Linux Portal Voice: +972-8-9363164 Fax: +972-8-9363164 Cell: +972-58-978979 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: www.whatsup.org.il ====================================== ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
