Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Monique Y. Mudama
On 2005-05-16, Hal Vaughan penned: > On Sunday 15 May 2005 10:02 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: >> >> Regardless, I'm done with this particular line of discussion. > > So you're saying your choice is that you have decided to be offended > by this... At the risk of proving myself wrong by posting aga

Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Pollywog
On Monday 16 May 2005 02:02 am, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > Right, so when someone asks for a "prettier" interface and someone > else responds "Is that what's keeping your SO from using Linux?" -- > without ANY suggestion from the OP that the issue has ANYTHING to do > with their SO -- you don't th

Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Hal Vaughan
On Sunday 15 May 2005 10:02 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > On 2005-05-16, Hal Vaughan penned: > > On Sunday 15 May 2005 07:31 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > >> See, I thought about this, especially because Ron said "SO" instead > >> of some more gender-specific term. Either he's implying something

Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Monique Y. Mudama
On 2005-05-16, Hal Vaughan penned: > On Sunday 15 May 2005 07:31 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: >> >> See, I thought about this, especially because Ron said "SO" instead >> of some more gender-specific term. Either he's implying something >> about the OP's female partner, or he's implying something

Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Hal Vaughan
On Sunday 15 May 2005 07:31 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > On 2005-05-15, Alex Malinovich penned: > > On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 10:42 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > >> On 2005-05-14, Ron Johnson penned: > >> > Prettier??? Is that what's keeping your SO from using Linux? > >> > >> Stereotype much? >

Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Monique Y. Mudama
On 2005-05-15, Alex Malinovich penned: > > On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 10:42 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: >> On 2005-05-14, Ron Johnson penned: >> > >> > Prettier??? Is that what's keeping your SO from using Linux? >> > >> Stereotype much? > > You'll have to pardon me while I play devil's advocate he

Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

2005-05-15 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 10:42 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > On 2005-05-14, Ron Johnson penned: > > > > On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 09:55 -0400, Bob Freemer wrote: > > > >> high-resolution console bootup, etc. I agree these should not be > >> part of a default install, but is there a simple meta-packag