[Cialug] Ubuntu cds

[Kevin C. Smith]

> Kevin C. Smith wrote:
>
>> DISTRO WAR..
>>
>> You Mandrake people.
>
> Uh, oh. It's an us & them thing.
>
>> Mandrake doesn't have a supported gnome as it's default desktop,
>> Ubuntu does. I assume SuSE also has equivalent features.
>
> Mandrake defaults to KDE. But you can choose gnome, or one of several
> other WM's. It's gotta default to one - that's the nature of a default
> setting. During the install, you can choose not to install KDE at all,
> and go with gnome. Gnome is fully supported. Like it or not, KDE is
> more  popular, so it got the nod as the default WM.

I'll restate:

By supported I meant: If a distro/company designs new desktop stuff,
enhancements, and whatnot, it uses KDE or Gnome as its developement
environment (using their APIs). So, I am referring to their default
desktop. Maybe Mandrake is desktop neutral with their "extras"
I don't really know I'm speaking in general here.

By this definition I say Debian "supports" no desktop (No default option
either), since any work is done only with gtk or qt without KDE/Gnome
integration. However with Debian you can install a huge number of desktop
/ WM environments and they are all supported in the normal meaning.
>
> It's not at all like RH / Fedora and the Bluecurve dumbed down WM, so
> you can't really tell if you're running KDE or gnome.
>
> BTW - when did you become a gnome zealot? I thought you were all about
> XFCE.

Since there are many distros using KDE as their default, they tend to
improve on it then send some or all of that back to KDE. This helps
KDE developement. Wanting the same forces pushig Gnome development
and wanting Gnome to get more exposure isn't being a zeolot is it?
<humor>
Or do you KDE people want "special rights"?
Maybe a contract with all distros requiring them to use KDE as their
default. They can include other desktops but they can't tell the user
its on the cd or how to install it. Call the MS Linux contract.
</ humor>

Love XFCE and wouldn't mind seeing some of the same "forces" pushing
it. However, its a little lite for Joe user.

I like KDE also.

>
> In any case... linux / oss is all about choice. Why you gotta be
> hatin'?

Didn't I already say this? ;)

>
> #insert Life of Brian, People's Liberation Front scene.
>
>> The End.
>
> Probably not.

The End. Part II


-- 
Kevin C. Smith