On Sunday 02 February 2003 22:31, Jeff Waugh wrote:

> There are upstream-style KDE RPMs available for Red Hat 8.0 if you want
> exactly what the KDE project releases.
>
> However, I personally don't see what the fuss is all about. Red Hat also
> made a stack of changes to the version of GNOME 2.0 they shipped, but there
> hasn't been a lot of complaints about that. :-) The major changes include:
>
>   - Red Hat integrated menus (same entries on both desktops, Red Hat
> 'bless' particular applications as the best in their class and list others
> as 'extras')
>
>   - Both environments default to the 'Big Three' desktop apps -> mozilla as
>     web browser, Evolution as mailer/groupware, OpenOffice as office suite.
>     They are (perhap.......      .......is probably a response to RH8. :-) ]
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Jeff

I understand and applaud Redhat's redhats attempts to "standardise" linux so 
that users and especially new users are starting in a consistent enviroment.

Maybe redhat should look at including some sort of option in the "custom" 
installation class... like "use redhat default desktop or use KDE /Gnome 
desktop"... ( I hope you know what I mean).

I've always wanted to use debian but apparently even their latest offering 
does not support ATi. radeons This is not unsurmountable, as installing XFree 
should remiedie that...The whole Debian thing is too scarey.  I've only been 
using linux for about 18 months and I still suck at it.  Debian people have 
this whole "Ohhh, he uses Debian, so he must know what he's doing" thing 
attached.  When I learn alittle more, I'll give Debian ago. 

Regards

Mick










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