2012/2/20 Olav Vitters <[email protected]>: > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 05:03:29PM +0100, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: >> BTW: I often expressed my annoyance to see system wide settings being >> handled in a DE dependent tool (like this user account setting in >> Gnome) while there is a tool with the same function/task in MCC. A DE >> "System Settings" should limit its tasks to DE related functions >> because >> - DE "System settings" can conflict with MCC tools >> - are only avaiable for that DE, not for all others while a system >> related tool should be available no matter which DE is used. > > Offtopicish: I like discussing with you, your opinion is different, > makes for a better discussion :)
Yes, it's OT, that's why I wrote "BTW" :) > I have the GNOME view on the world: why have distribution specific tools > if you can configure it from GNOME itself. That said, GNOME usually > focusses on the very basic options. Oh yes, We are GNOME, is there really a world besides? Most systems with this view of the world went down the drain :) Besides this more philosophical/historical view there is a technical background for my opinion, see my first point. But as I wrote: a side note in this discussion here. -- wobo
