sorry for ranting but my point was made It is not my fault if it stings
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:40 +0200 Luzius Thoeny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ronnie Whisler wrote: > > Did any of these "developers" try using the trashcan panel when > > the panel has autohide enabled? My guess is they did not.... why? > > Because it doesnt' work.... Rendering the trashcan unusable..... > > Also why is this clean desktop sooooo important.... there are many > > many many individuals out there using linux/xubuntu because a > > friend set it up for them on their old computers..... THESE PEOPLE > > NEED THOSE ICONS..... but as always the linux developers don't > > think about that.... then they write articles yelling about how > > linux isn't gaining wider acceptance..... AND I simply love how > > this decision was made immediately before the last release..... > > when everything is frozen... if this clean desktop was so important > > why didn't you remove them a lot earlier...... friggin sneaky and > > actually really really dumb..... your trashcan panel doesn't work > > in most situations guys soooo thanks for disabling a cool new > > feature for the rest of us... GIVE US A CHOICE OR AT LEAST SOME > > FRIGGIN TIME TO DISCUSS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > this email is a good example of how not to behave on a mailing-list: > > 1. please follow the rules of the mailing list. formulating complete > sentences is a good start. using all upper-case letters and excessive > punctuation is not. > > 2. don't be rude and offend people; especially not if they are the > ones doing all the hard work behind the scenes. > > 3. restrain from general "truths" (like "as always the linux > developers think...") without backing it up with some evidence or > examples. > > 4, general ranting and complaining is not appreciated. please offer > constructive comments and suggest how things should be done better in > the future. > > 5. doubting the developer status of others (as implied by putting it > in quotes) is not something you should do if you don't have a clue > what's going on and who's actually doing the work. > > 6. if you have found a bug, which i think you do when you're saying > "trashcan panel doesn't work in most situations", please file a bug > in launchpad. > > 7. do not write repeatedly to the ML about the same topic. make your > point once, and make it clear. you will have more chances of people > taking you seriously that way. > > > about icons on the desktop: > > - some people like it, some people don't; since it's not configurable > upstream, we have to go with one of the two. > > - people desperate for these icons can install from SVN. > > - no functionality is lost; everything can still be achieved with a > few clicks from the "Applications" menu. so what's the big deal? > > > ~luzi > > > -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
