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Current Newswire: 3 Easy ways to try out Linux Amahi Linux Home Server 4.2 Matthias Ettrich Receives German Federal Cross of Merit Using Windows Is Like... Installing Ubuntu 9.10 Hands-on: OpenMoko WikiReader is simple, appealing Perl far from dead, more popular than you think Microsoft Exchange alternatives Kubuntu 9.10: A Mixed Bag Could Microsoft switch to Linux? UNIX System Administrator - SUN Solaris, Veritas, EMC, Shell Scripting, SAN (NYC) Next Step Systems US-NY-New York Post A Job | Post A Resume AppleMatters: Linux Needs to Get its Collective Act Together Soon Jun 25, 2005, 05 :00 UTC (46 Talkback[s]) (9206 reads) (Other stories by James R. Stoup) "We both basically have the same point (though I come across much stronger and crazier) but it boils down to Linux needs to trim off all of the useless pieces, pick a desktop and run with it. KDE or Gnome I don’t care and it doesn’t matter. "What you say? It doesn’t matter? But every Linux geek in the room is howling in protest! It does matter they chant. Open source, freedom to chose, blah blah blah. "Shut up already, damn it... Complete Story Related Stories: CoolTechZone: The Future of Linux on Laptops(May 27, 2005) ZDNet: The Rise of the Open Sorcerers(Apr 21, 2005) The Linux Blog: Is Linux Friendly Enough?(Mar 07, 2005) Nerdsyndrome: The Power of Community on the Linux Desktop(Feb 11, 2005) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Missing the point    Ian Rowan Jun 25, 2005, 01:31:05     Troll, troll, troll your boat...    Smarter-Than-This Jun 25, 2005, 02:18:35     I agree. We should ditch Gnome and use KDE    error27 Jun 25, 2005, 02:48:36     A killer application    Roman Fietze Jun 25, 2005, 03:31:40     One of those new "zealots" again    Almindor Jun 25, 2005, 03:41:32     Oh no, not again...    Ctrong Jun 25, 2005, 04:12:01     smug patting self on back    wildpossum Jun 25, 2005, 06:09:52     Love vs. Tolerance    Henry Stanaland Jun 25, 2005, 06:31:12     OK, I'll bite    phil Jun 25, 2005, 07:15:16     Stupid Article    rm6990 Jun 25, 2005, 07:42:09     so stuff it, james    blacklight Jun 25, 2005, 09:45:57     KDE _and_ Gnome (and XFCE, Flux, WindowMaker, etc.    alucinor Jun 25, 2005, 10:10:01     Communism in Europe? Huh?    Stuart Brady Jun 25, 2005, 10:16:17     Another clueless blogger!    David Tillotson Jun 25, 2005, 10:42:15     The solution.    human Jun 25, 2005, 11:45:38     Soviet efficiency    Steve Stites Jun 25, 2005, 12:06:00     How did applesauce get so smart?    David D. Huff Jr. Jun 25, 2005, 12:13:23     Reflection - Open Linux    Cowhere\\\\'nt Jun 25, 2005, 13:15:10     Isn't it yet a de facto Destkop standard?    Shamar Jun 25, 2005, 13:44:55     Re: Soviet efficiency    David D. Huff Jr. Jun 25, 2005, 14:14:02     Anachronism    CT Jun 25, 2005, 14:21:46     I Call BS    Richard Steven Hack Jun 25, 2005, 15:08:35     re:re: Communism in Eurpoe    Charles Hixson Jun 25, 2005, 15:14:33     Re: Another clueless blogger!    Charles Hixson Jun 25, 2005, 15:21:33     He says Linus is the PROBLEM with Linux?    Brandioch Conner Jun 25, 2005, 15:56:59     Ice Cream    Don Whitbeck Jun 25, 2005, 16:21:44     Devo said it best    Phillip Brown Jun 25, 2005, 19:06:02     Re: Isn't it yet a de facto Destkop standard&#    Matt Jun 25, 2005, 19:22:30     Re: GNOME the    linuxrocks123 Jun 25, 2005, 19:38:21     Re: de facto Destkop standard?    DJM. Jun 25, 2005, 19:43:59     What useless bits?    Stomfi Jun 26, 2005, 00:26:11     Re: Isn't it yet a de facto Destkop standard&#    Eric Laffoon Jun 26, 2005, 00:35:44     Linux Rebuttal on Applematters.com    James R. Stoup Jun 26, 2005, 02:19:25     Another opinionated geek blogger    Robert Jun 26, 2005, 03:24:46     True, but    Cybertron Jun 26, 2005, 09:56:44     Here we go again !    Khan Md Ashraf Jun 26, 2005, 12:03:51     Re: Linux Rebuttal on Applematters.com    Shamar Jun 26, 2005, 14:48:29     Re: Linux Rebuttal on Applematters.com    DDahl Jun 26, 2005, 18:48:42     Re: Isn't it yet a de facto Destkop standard&#    Tim Jun 27, 2005, 00:23:06     you have to think GNOME or KDE not    michel Jun 27, 2005, 05:44:30     New oxymoron:    Richard N. Turner Jun 27, 2005, 14:24:18     Re: re:re: Communism in Eurpoe    Stuart Brady Jun 27, 2005, 18:01:48     Re: A killer application    Sid Boyce Jun 27, 2005, 19:32:56     Re: you have to think GNOME or KDE not    Tim Jun 27, 2005, 19:41:28     Re: you have to think GNOME or KDE not    Cybertron Jun 28, 2005, 21:30:54     Re: Isn't it yet a de facto Destkop standard&#    Marco Jun 29, 2005, 18:47:27     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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