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#26 2004-06-04 20:13:27

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Re: linux' effects on microsoft

Dusty wrote:

ACoder is going to be posting soon because he's on my side with the crummy desktop metaphor thing...

Is this about bloated DE's I'm on your side too Dusty. KDE and GNOME are just a festival of bugs.:shock:


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#27 2004-06-04 21:32:41

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Re: linux' effects on microsoft

xerxes2 wrote:
Dusty wrote:

ACoder is going to be posting soon because he's on my side with the crummy desktop metaphor thing...

Is this about bloated DE's I'm on your side too Dusty. KDE and GNOME are just a festival of bugs.:shock:

Its not just bloat... its the whole WIMP (Windows Icons Menus Pointers) philosophy.  Even fluxbox (which is the second most useful wm I know of) makes bad use of screen real estate.

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#28 2004-06-05 01:58:01

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Re: linux' effects on microsoft

Dusty wrote:

[Even fluxbox (which is the second most useful wm I know of) makes bad use of screen real estate.

oh yeah that slit just is such a space hog  roll


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#29 2004-06-05 02:03:33

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Re: linux' effects on microsoft

sarah31 wrote:

oh yeah that slit just is such a space hog  roll

I never used slit apps.

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#30 2004-06-05 02:10:01

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Re: linux' effects on microsoft

k no need to defend yourself really as i don't like fluxbox actually

i use BB on my crux install

i don't like icons though i have to swallow one on my mac i do like os x's dock as it reminds me of that ever so useful plugin for gkrellm gkrellmlaunch.


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#31 2004-06-05 03:13:31

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Re: linux' effects on microsoft

sarah31 wrote:

k no need to defend yourself really as i don't like fluxbox actually

defend myself from you? I don't bother anymore, I just let you steamroll right over me. :-P


i don't like icons though i have to swallow one on my mac i do like os x's dock as it reminds me of that ever so useful plugin for gkrellm gkrellmlaunch.

ion ion ion ion ion ion ion ion ion...

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#32 2004-06-05 04:44:24

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ion's are too small and it hurts my eyes to look at them too long.


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