This is the kind of attitude that gives Linux a bad rap. Just because someone wants to use Linux doesn't mean they should have to learn to compile their own software. If that's the case then GNU/Linux will never make a formidable dent in the desktop market amongst "regular" users. We want and need those distributions that cater to users that just want to "use" their computer, not compile everything from source or edit some obscure config file. Most people that use a variant of Windows don't know how to compile Visual C++ or Visual Basic do they? Then why should someone who wants to use Linux be expected to do the same?
I agree about the default window manager for Redhat being lame. I don't know what Redhat is thinking using that 95 look-alike. I stopped showing it to people because everyone laughed at it and thought it was lame. I wish Redhat would get away from it. If I want my desktop to look like 95, I'll use win95. I can barely stand KDE because it is too similar to 95.
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This is the kind of attitude that gives Linux a bad rap. Just because someone wants to use Linux doesn't mean they should have to learn to compile their own software. If that's the case then GNU/Linux will never make a formidable dent in the desktop market amongst "regular" users. We want and need those distributions that cater to users that just want to "use" their computer, not compile everything from source or edit some obscure config file. Most people that use a variant of Windows don't know how to compile Visual C++ or Visual Basic do they? Then why should someone who wants to use Linux be expected to do the same?
I agree about the default window manager for Redhat being lame. I don't know what Redhat is thinking using that 95 look-alike. I stopped showing it to people because everyone laughed at it and thought it was lame. I wish Redhat would get away from it. If I want my desktop to look like 95, I'll use win95. I can barely stand KDE because it is too similar to 95.