[TriLUG] good newbie book

[al johson]

Since most new linux users prefer KDE over Gnome this RH decision to prefer
Gnome is stranger still. (This statement is based on statistics I saw
compiled by the Mandrake folks, as well as some other magazine source I've
forgotten). The reason they prefer KDE is that it is more similar to
something they're already familiar with: Microsoft Windows.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Christian J Hedemark <chris at yonderway.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] good newbie book


> Beth said:
> > It is gone. GNOME has all these config tools in Nautilus now. User
Manager
> > (redhat-config-users) is there for linuxconf type things.
>
> Ewwwww.  I know it is tacky for me to criticize Red Hat while I'm openly
> seeking employment there, but this favoritism towards Gnome is another
> turnoff.  When a key component of the OS gets moved to one desktop
> environment, I think that is a Bad Thing.  I know you're not to blame for
> that and I'm not shooting the messenger.
>
> Linuxconf had something going for it in that you could run it from a VT100
> console, xterm, any X Windows environment, web interface, etc.  Requiring
> Gnome or a subset of Gnome to be installed to use a core system tool is
sort
> of, well, a downgrade in features from where I sit.
>
>
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