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Linux creator calls for GNOME fork
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| August 4th
| Eric Brown
Posted on 08/09/2011 6:31:33 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
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At least he's an equal opportunity offender.
I myself didn't like the initial KDE4 implementation, but at this point most things have been ironed out.(all software is imperfect in some ways)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
GNOME is so-so. Once I went over to KDE, I was a happy camper. GNOME 3 is a smoldering pile of rubber dog shyt. I’ve had nothing but problems with it on my Mint machine.
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posted on
08/09/2011 6:34:51 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Is a gnome fork anything like a spork weasel?
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posted on
08/09/2011 6:35:26 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: WayneS
fork - spork ??
I need a knife to cut thru the alphabet of acronyms and get to the meat of the matter ;)
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posted on
08/09/2011 6:47:15 AM PDT
by
Wills_Dad
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
In other news: #%}^~>£}+£{^|>%{>.>>{*{+£]\|
People are taking a wait and see attitude.
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:05:01 AM PDT
by
mindburglar
(I'm not "The Man" anymore. Stick it to someone else.)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Yep - KDE4.0 was a mess. Unity isn’t stable on a lot of hardware (read Sandybridge fer instance). So what’s new. I didn’t like KDE4.0, and still don’t really care for it’s new organization. They are trying to “innovate” to the point of making things harder to use instead of easier. They require more horse-power from the GPUs (let alone the CPUs), and don’t get any more work done in the process.
Maybe XFCE is a better idea.
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
At least he's an equal opportunity offender. I myself didn't like the initial KDE4 implementation, but at this point most things have been ironed out.(all software is imperfect in some ways)
Torvalds had harsh words for KDE4 when it came out. He was correct. I've used KDE 4.4.4 "release 3" for at least 4 months now. It has run very smooth. No complaints at all!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:37:04 AM PDT
by
CharlyFord
(t)
To: fremont_steve
Maybe XFCE is a better idea.I am running Xubuntu 11.04 with XFCE and love it. I started using XFCE when Redhat 8.0 came out and it has been my preference ever since then. Gnome is bloated but the standard. I don't need all the bells, buzzers, whistles and lights. (have used linux since ~1997)
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:40:32 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; ...
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:42:19 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; ...
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:43:09 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: fremont_steve
For me finding the app I was needing was time consuming
in kde...xfce4 is what I find myself useing mostly
There sure are a lot of people who don`t care for gnome3,
it works pretty good my new dell inspiron,older pc`s not
The one that really disapoints is lxde...lame
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:46:03 AM PDT
by
Harold Shea
(RVN `70 - `71)
To: Texas Fossil; fremont_steve
I agree with Texas--I use XFCE exclusively now on a SandyBridge i7 laptop.
While I could run any desktop I want (except for Gnome 3.0 it seems :) ), I prefer the look, layout, and functionality of XFCE.
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posted on
08/09/2011 7:47:04 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Texas Fossil
FVWM for me. XFCE on kids and better half’s dual boot machines, but they prefer Windows.
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posted on
08/09/2011 8:00:00 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Can i get on the tech ping list?
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posted on
08/09/2011 8:24:54 AM PDT
by
tophat9000
(Global Warming, undeniable truth; Obama, infallible genius; Apple perfect, invented everything)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Call me a moron, but I like Gnome. Haven’t gone to 3.0 though. For me, it does what I want it to do, but not too much, and is pleasing to the eye.
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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posted on
08/09/2011 8:28:50 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Thank Goodness I have been around long enough to know how to use the command line -run commands, I never use window managers oh I install them just to see the new things going on but when I am working I just use console login.
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posted on
08/09/2011 8:29:33 AM PDT
by
Lees Swrd
("Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well")
To: tophat9000
Well tophat, try asking ShadowAce instead. He is even a Linux guy. Allegedly cool as well.
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posted on
08/09/2011 8:29:51 AM PDT
by
bajabaja
(Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
To: tophat9000
You’ve been added. Welcome Aboard!!
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posted on
08/09/2011 8:34:00 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
That will make more people want to use linux another version of GNOME /sarcasm.
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posted on
08/09/2011 9:14:18 AM PDT
by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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