At 06:54 AM 1/26/03 +0000, you wrote: >> Even Microsoft uses spacer.gif(s). > >Meaning? If MS does it, it must be OK?
Meaning it's standard procedure. Nothing unusual. >> HTML is a half-baked language controlled by geeks (WC3) >> who use Amaya as their browser. What do you expect? > >You miss my point again. I'm not complaining about how >GIFs are used on websites. I'm saying that displaying >GIFs (in Links) has a downside. Personally, I prefer >using Links without the GIF option. At tech websites searching for files or information I can understand that. At other websites the graphics are a part of the reson for the existence of the website. >> My perception of BL is as an introduction to Linux, >> not an end in itself. As such, looking good is not >> a waste of time. > >Funny thing about that. I tried to make BasicLinux >"look good". I spent a lot of time trimming vgalib, >fiddling with the orb source code, hunting for a small >good-quality vga game (minesweeper) and logo (Linux >Inside). More than 100 hours doing all that stuff >(including all the dead ends). And, ya know, nobody >cares. Not one word about orb. Not one word about >minesweeper. Not one word about Linux Inside. > >So to hell with "looking good". The pressure is on to >squeeze everything necessary into a 4mb ramdisk. So >bye bye orb. Bye bye minesweeper. Bye bye GIFs. Adding games is not all there is to 'looking good'. >> Maybe there should be two versions. > >Maybe I have enough work doing one version. Maybe you are overly tired? You _did_ tell us to make our suggestions early before it was too late. If you require no more input just say so and I'll shut up. I can deal with that. >> One for Linux newbies > >Most Linux newbies want point-and-click eye-candy that >does everything for them automatically. > >> and another 'tomsrtbt clone' version for hard-core Linux >> users to keep 'handy'? > >Why would I do that? tomsrtbt is the best. I recommend it. >BL2 will not be a rescue floppy (although it will include >some utilities that might be useful in a rescue situation). >BL2 will not be a newbie distro (although it will have some >newbie-friendly features). Rather I see BL2 as: >(1) a small, expandable distro for 486DX and early Pentiums >(2) a simple, fundamental Linux for people who really want >' to get to grips with how it works >(3) a stepping stone to Slackware 7.1 Seems I have nothing more to contribute then. Charles.Angelich Charles.Angelich "DOS Ghost" Tech Website : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ Music,Photos,Stories,etc. Website : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf/ Default Browser HomePage : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/homepage.asp To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
