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Re: Poor Linux
have you ever tried gnome? It has a built in menu editor...just thought
that you might want to give it a look. (I also find is faster, more
stable, and far more customizable...but if all you want is to add or
change menu icons, it will do that too.)
jason
On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Cyberclops wrote:
> I don't see were distributions of Linux aren't commercial ventures.
> Granted many haven't been profitable, but there certainly are companies
> engaged in the business of selling distributions. I've spent more
> real dollars on Linux than I ever did on the OS part of Windows or Macintosh.
> The reason for turning to Linux is dissatisfaction with the operating
> philosophy of Apple and Micro$oft. Commercial or not, wide spread
> acceptance will be based on overall ease of use, combined with other features.
>
> We all need to realize that the CLI is not going away, nor is the GUI.
> My guess is that the CLI works just fine in most cases but in some cases
> the Linux GUI's do not for undetermined reasons.
>
> It's hard for a novice to pinpoint exactly why the proper icons would be
> missing from the menu scheme in KDE. To me it's something more
> suited to the creators of the distribution to solve. After all, they are
> the ones who assembled it.
>
> Clearly they bungled this particular aspect. How am I to know whether
> or not the permission scheme related to the icons is bungled too? Perhaps
> that's the very reason they don't show up on the menu as they should.
>
> Erik Wessman wrote:
>
> > Fortunately, the core architecture of Linux allows both groups to be
> > satisfied by the one system. This distinctly sets it apart from the
> > commercial OS.
> >
>
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