I think the metaphor for the "desktop" is, ahem, a "desktop".. an intermediate place with stuff you haven't put away yet, or are actively working on, resides.
Great comment, it's good to see that someone remembers the definition of "desktop"!
It should be up to individual users how they use their desktop, it shouldn't be mandated by a committee of self-appointed usability gurus.
Personally, I never use any desktop icons, but I can see how other users find them useful.
Information is exchanged through a network and displayed in this program called a "client"
And web pages are information, but I'd much rather view them in a web browser than in my email client. Come to think of it, everything is information. Having different clients for different kinds of information doesn't mean they can't echange information. Having clients that are modular, on some level, means I can choose the client that I like the most for the task at hand, rather than being bullied into using a large monolithic all-things-included client.
Since the mechanism for scheduling meetings is very similar to sending emails or assigning tasks, why invent the wheel and have a multitude of clients, servers, and databases to manage, not to mention the many user accounts one would require?
The mechanisms aren't even remotely similar! Not on any level what so ever! I sincerely hope you were joking when you wrote that...
And that's more secure? Having include and class files that are "executable" is more secure than having files namned.inc (that may or may not be downloadable, but shouldn't be "executable")?
They name all their included files *.inc and *.class which can be a severe security issue if these files are available from the web root (which by default they are).
What do you propse they name their files? And how is another name standard supposed to help increase security?
I would say that this should the responsibility of the server, rather than the application writers. Distros shouldn't have insane defaults, that allow downloading of all kinds of files...
I think that should read; "It's not Mah Jong at all". Although these solitaire tile matching games can be great fun, they aren't really Mah Jong games.
Real Mah Jong is a wonderful game. Try it out, you'll surely love it.
KDE has more developers and money. Gnome has fewer people, but more creative people.
I think you switched KDE and Gnome in your sentence. Gnome is supported by companies such as Sun and Novell. Gnome has a huge PR/propaganda machinery. And so on...
KDE is more of an community effort and seem to try to compete much more on merits and features, rather than PR/propaganda.
What good is it to interview somebody with an agenda?
Since when is an opinion the same thing as having an agenda?
A TCO study of Linux vs. Windows where all the respondents were from Slashdot would be worthles.
Why would it be useless? The/. crowd might be more biased towards Linux and FOSS, but that doesn't invalidate a potential TCO study. TCO is measured in dollars and cents, not in feelings.
Nah, he pulled down his pants, got down on all four and said "Please, sir, may I have a little more?". Just as we'd all do for the chance to become game coders...
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I think the metaphor for the "desktop" is, ahem, a "desktop".. an intermediate place with stuff you haven't put away yet, or are actively working on, resides.
Great comment, it's good to see that someone remembers the definition of "desktop"!
It should be up to individual users how they use their desktop, it shouldn't be mandated by a committee of self-appointed usability gurus.
Personally, I never use any desktop icons, but I can see how other users find them useful.
Where has this been shown? Do you have a reference to a study? Or is it just your gut feeling?
I was kind of agreing with you until you wrote that Blender is worse than 3DS Max, then I realized you were just being silly.
In a press statement the Swedish Chef declared; Bork, bork, bork, borkbork Bork!
Yes, I remember plenty...
Because this is the most successful one ever.In what way? Most of the consoles are broken and need to be fixed. The shortage was probably made up in order to create more PR.
And web pages are information, but I'd much rather view them in a web browser than in my email client. Come to think of it, everything is information. Having different clients for different kinds of information doesn't mean they can't echange information. Having clients that are modular, on some level, means I can choose the client that I like the most for the task at hand, rather than being bullied into using a large monolithic all-things-included client.
Since the mechanism for scheduling meetings is very similar to sending emails or assigning tasks, why invent the wheel and have a multitude of clients, servers, and databases to manage, not to mention the many user accounts one would require?The mechanisms aren't even remotely similar! Not on any level what so ever! I sincerely hope you were joking when you wrote that...
No it hasn't. It's supposedly simplicity makes it suck at usability.
KDE is a kitchen sink and it's a mess of options, buttons and menus that most people couldn't care less about
You could have used "I" instead of "most people", because you are obviously only talking about your own feelings.
Just seeing 6 menu items in a row in Konq that say "Configure" just makes me shudder.
There you go, it's your feelings you're discussing, not those of the entire community, not even a large portion of the community.
And KDE doesnt?
There's nothing wrong with mormons. Apart from all that messy goat blood and their persistent chanting of "Cthulhu fhatgn" all through the nights.
And that's more secure? Having include and class files that are "executable" is more secure than having files namned .inc (that may or may not be downloadable, but shouldn't be "executable")?
duh?Duh, indeed...
What do you propse they name their files? And how is another name standard supposed to help increase security?
I would say that this should the responsibility of the server, rather than the application writers. Distros shouldn't have insane defaults, that allow downloading of all kinds of files...
I think that should read; "It's not Mah Jong at all". Although these solitaire tile matching games can be great fun, they aren't really Mah Jong games. Real Mah Jong is a wonderful game. Try it out, you'll surely love it.
KDE has more developers and money. Gnome has fewer people, but more creative people.
I think you switched KDE and Gnome in your sentence. Gnome is supported by companies such as Sun and Novell. Gnome has a huge PR/propaganda machinery. And so on...
KDE is more of an community effort and seem to try to compete much more on merits and features, rather than PR/propaganda.
My father's company used to make similar peltier-based AC:s for use in mining facilities. It must have been 15-20 years ago.
Actually, the guy who does the frog "voice" is Swedish.
Isn't that taken straight from the leaflet for the Hitler Youth?
The strangest thing to evolve has got to be these beasts, who actually denounce the process that have created them.
Since when is an opinion the same thing as having an agenda?
A TCO study of Linux vs. Windows where all the respondents were from Slashdot would be worthles.Why would it be useless? The /. crowd might be more biased towards Linux and FOSS, but that doesn't invalidate a potential TCO study. TCO is measured in dollars and cents, not in feelings.
No
Now that's what I call comedy!
The Princess has been kidnapped!
Nah, he pulled down his pants, got down on all four and said "Please, sir, may I have a little more?". Just as we'd all do for the chance to become game coders...
I would suspect that this is the weight of the superstition and beliefs that disappear once the dead person discovers that there is no afterlife...
I remember when you could boast about compiling a ray tracer in a single day...
I wish I had done a game that sold as "poorly" as Doom 3.