What's been grossly overlooked so far is the author's comment about "Most people want a product that works right out of the box." No need to be on the defensive about the GUI for XF86, and the WMs. It has come far...the quality of work and ease of use speaks for itself. Think about the first time user of xf86config...all those questions, and settings/options...how can they know about RAMDAC, and all the different permutations of refresh rates and resolutions? Think about the first time user installing Linux (without any previous knowledge of all those UNIX utils and apps). Which one(s) should they choose to install? Think about installing WinXX... FYI...I've been a Linux user since '92 (times when releases were labeled as patch levels). I have taught Software Engineering and Computer Graphics at UG level. I just installed OpenBSD on one of my laptops.
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What's been grossly overlooked so far is the author's comment about "Most people want a product that works right out of the box." No need to be on the defensive about the GUI for XF86, and the WMs. It has come far...the quality of work and ease of use speaks for itself. Think about the first time user of xf86config ...all those questions, and settings/options...how can they know about RAMDAC, and all the different permutations of refresh rates and resolutions? Think about the first time user installing Linux (without any previous knowledge of all those UNIX utils and apps). Which one(s) should they choose to install? Think about installing WinXX... FYI...I've been a Linux user since '92 (times when releases were labeled as patch levels). I have taught Software Engineering and Computer Graphics at UG level. I just installed OpenBSD on one of my laptops.