And what would a single 'unified' linux desktop solve? I *HATE* KDE with a passion. I will never willingly use it again. So, how can you create 1 desktop to serve the needs of everyone? Multiple desktops are not the problem.
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, m.w.chang wrote: > People spent more time playing games on desktops than doing serious > business. Do we need DirectX and super-intelligent GUI for a business > desktop? Definitely no. I frankly don't know wehther they were expecting > a capable desktop for business users or game console for home users. > Virutally all Win$ desktops are game consoles for home users. > > I do think that the guys who are doing linux desktop development was > over-ambitious. They should not aim to replace Win$ totally, but the > business-related functions of W$. > > All these desktops should be united and focused, so that that they would > not kill each other owning to duplicated and wasted efforts (as another > reader had pointed out about Ireland). > > Harry G wrote: > > I suspect it is totally a business (translated profit) decision. The money > > right now is in large systems, where they can sell their database, WebSphere > > system, and hardware. > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
