[wplug] If I were a Linux consultant...

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

Lance Tost wrote:

>On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Alex Birch wrote:
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>>I guess that's what happens when I'm a Debian/mutt/fvwm kind of guy. I
>>didn't realize how Redhat really is.
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>Well, if you're still using these things (I'm not knocking them, I still
>use Pine at home and work), I don't think you have any room to comment on
>Linux's readiness for the desktop.  There are many aspects of gnome that I 
>don't like (ie., removing features to make it simple to use) but it's 
>almost a necessary evil in order to gain ground in the desktop area.  Same 
>goes for KDE.  But, if you're trying to sit a windows user down at a linux 
>box, they're going to feel a whole lot more comfortable with KDE or Gnome 
>and Evolution than fvwm and mutt or pine.
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Touchee'

And today you can get KDE to look and feel 98% as bad as the Other OS.

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