> When KDE made the jump from 3 to 4 it annoyed me because I used > Konsole (which was awesome) as my primary terminal which was then > replaced by a crappy bare bones KDE 4 Konsole... I eventually > switched to just running Gnome terminal.
Konsole was wonderful. I agree. > The problem is that larger open source projects such as Gnome and KDE > don't have the resources to put out a new major release of their > desktop early on. So they need to just release it and improve it over > time. In the meanwhile users suffer and the whole usage is different. I'm a strong proponent of gradualism. I seem to remember OSX having it's troubles in the first four versions, or so. XFCE has evolved gradually, and it shows in exceptional stability. > ... Except I know I'm not alone but my primary laptop is now a MacBook > Air 13". The main problem is that Linux laptops suck with > suspend/resume/hibernate and battery life. In the end it just feels > so much better to throw the lid of the laptop down and lift it up > without hoping things don't go bad. And in the end, I'm still just > using the terminal mostly and Linux has won the server battle. Which is what I do with mine, and it works, always. Yes, you have to know what works and what doesn't with Linux, but there's a lot that does, including Macbook Air, if I read correctly. Failing that, there is always ZaReason, and companies like that. btw. I just ordered this: http://tinyurl.com/cnwhdny _______________________________________________ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
