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:XYZ Computing: Linux's Difficulty with Names
XYZ Computing: Linux's Difficulty with Names
Jan 3, 2006, 01 :45 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (3878 reads)

(Other stories by Sal Cangeloso)

"Though I am certainly an advocate of desktop Linux, I am not so impressed with its progress that I cannot recognize faults or acknowledge them shown to me. Despite my intended objectivity, I have to admit that an issue was recently brought to my attention that I, in all my musings, had overlooked. Generally when examining Linux, be it a specific distribution or something larger, pundits point out aspects like problems with hardware, a lack of vendor support, or bloated applications- but this time it was something different. The complaint was concerning Linux's naming conventions (and lack thereof)..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I agree with the author somewhat. Howeve ...   Difficulty With Names   
Paul Sams
Jan 3, 2006, 03:30:40
 
I agree whole-heartedly with the author. ...   Possible solutions?   
Eric Katz
Jan 3, 2006, 10:36:08
 
An old story about the naming of animals ...   Oh, nonsense!   
Wendell Cochan
Jan 3, 2006, 12:37:04
 
> An old story about the naming of anima ...   Re: Oh, nonsense!   
patrick
Jan 3, 2006, 19:39:38
 
This is what they mean by "slow news day ...   You must be joking   
Andrew M
Jan 3, 2006, 20:14:54
 
Of course, a company that names a window ...   Simple names from day one   
Alastor
Jan 3, 2006, 21:38:16
 
In my Fedora Core 3 GNOME desktop, the m ...   This is a distro problem   
Anthony E. Greene
Jan 3, 2006, 22:14:09
 
> Of course, a company that names a wind ...   Re: Simple names from day one   
patrick
Jan 3, 2006, 22:15:12
 
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