[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:39:38PM +0800, Andre M. V. wrote: >> Desktop Environment Maturity. That is relative. >> Others may swear Linux is a better Desktop Env. >> And vice-versa with windows. For me, windows >> Has an edge here. >> > >I think the biggest problem with Linux desktop environments is that they >must so SLAVISHLY copy the Windows desktop environment. Both KDE and >Gnome are guilty of this (and arguably KDE more so), and arguably much >of it was done to ease the migration of refugees from the Evil Empire to >the Free World, but in my opinion both of these parallel projects are >going much too far in this regard.
My personal opinion to why Linux Desktop Environments like KDE and Gnome *copying* Windows desktop environment is because they want that Windows users can easily embrace Linux Desktops is they find it very familiar to them and is easy to adopt with. And we are not talking about the techie people here but the people who doesn't care what's behind the applications they're using. By then, it will probably the starting point for the non-techie people to try Linux as their desktops. __________________________________ www.edsamail.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
