What Debian should do then is make/usr/X11R6/bin/X a link to that small program rather than the small program itself, so that it's compatible with other Linux distros.
It is scitechs own drivers, with a modified version of Xfree that runs on top, which should benefit from the acceleration of the Scitech drivers. There is also an SVGAlib layer now too.
When you create drawers and start popping in monitors and applets, they stretch the menus in horrible looking ways. At least WindowMaker keeps it's dock applets the same size.
Also those tooltips-- Ugh! (The smoke ones) They look cool at first, but quickly get in the way.
And how can you disable tear-off menus? I hate tear-offs. It seems that you can customize everything else.
They dropped CDE after the QT incident. Myself, and probably many others sent them email accusing them of hypocrasy.
Since CDE is the standard desktop of the Unix world, the "Security" thing is a shallow excuse. If a security problem with CDE, companies like Sun, IBM, and HP would be affected, companies much bigger than Red Hat. They would get it fixed.
Anonymous Whiner: Wah! Wah! you bullys, QT is not free
Troll: What? We give you the source and you don't have to pay us if you write free software with it.
AW: Doesn't matter, When Microsoft buys you, they will control Linux, *Sniff* Wah!
TT: Ok, we'll create the free QT agreement, if we get bought out or go out of buisness, QT goes BSD license.
AW: Wah! Wah! Not good enough, I want to know that I can change the source code, Unlike the software *I* write, QT is probably full of security holes.
TT: Ok, QT is our bread & butter, but we're going to create the QPL, which will allow you to make changes, just as long as they are in patch form.
AW: Wah! That does it! Your QPL killed the Harmony project. Now you're asking for it! We're going to change KDE to make it use a patched QT to teach you a lesson you big meanies!
The real shame is that they won't use perfectly good software because they have a minor grip about the license. Hell, even RMS said that the QT's QPL is acceptable, although not perfect.
What's worse is that they demand that distro's ship with crappy software as long as the licenses' are pristene. For instance "xv" is a good image tool that Red Hat USED to ship, now it's missing from the Red Hat 5.x apparently because of Red Hat's recent "free software" shift. Instead I get something called "ee" which is inferior, can't do half of what xv can, but at least the license is pure!
Even though WM supports KDE, mixing the two is like fingernails on a chalkboard. KDE has a flat, cartoonish apperance, whereas WM is big on gradients, and gradients everywhere.
This is not a criticism of either, I use both, I just don't think that they mix.
KDE apps work in any window manager, as long as you have qt and the KDE libs. The same is true of GNOME, you need gtk, glib, and all the GNOME libs for GNOME apps to run.
The reason they rewrote so many apps is 1) Consistant look and feel (This is one of the biggest criticisms launched against Unix) and 2) interoperability. You can't drag a Postscript file from kfm into ghostview, but you can to kghostview.
That's like when Internet Explorer for Unix was announced, last year, there was an article or press release that said, "Finally, an alternative to lynx on Solaris!"
If you want to call it GNU/Linux then go ahead, but I find it objectionable that RMS and his minions keep insisting that I call it GNU/Linux because they wrote some of the code. Others have written some of the code as well.
RMS has a long rant on the FSF site about the BSD "advertising clause" where each of the authors of portions of BSD licensed code can put their little copyright notices/messages/whatever. Yet RMS seems to want a GNU-only advertising clause in the Linux name.
No, it's NOT a plurality of FSF stuff.
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When is GGI going to come out of Beta?
Also SVGAlib is a GGI target, so GGI programs could benefit from the acceleration in the Scitech thing.
What Debian should do then is make /usr/X11R6/bin/X a link to that small program rather than the small program itself, so that it's compatible with other Linux distros.
No it's not stupid
/usr/X11R6/bin/X to fix it when you're done with Scitech.
/usr/X11R6/bin/X should be a symbolic link to your actual X server, not the Xserver itself.
All you do is ln -s (actual X server)
It is scitechs own drivers, with a modified version of Xfree that runs on top, which should benefit from the acceleration of the Scitech drivers. There is also an SVGAlib layer now too.
Improved video performance.
SVGAlib especially is lacking in support for accelerated chipsets.
I realize the author is not a native English speaker, but what does he mean by the following statement?
According to StarOffice the world still exists of the USA and Germany.Who cares? If you have a problem with a package being not up to your standards, just "rpm -e" it.
That's great if you have the time to do all that
When you create drawers and start popping in monitors and applets, they stretch the menus in horrible looking ways. At least WindowMaker keeps it's dock applets the same size.
Also those tooltips-- Ugh! (The smoke ones)
They look cool at first, but quickly get in the way.
And how can you disable tear-off menus? I hate tear-offs. It seems that you can customize everything else.
I'm hoping that Redhat asks which keys you want to use for backspace and delete. I'm sick of having to fix this every time I install.
Why do you need two logins? I have a simple .wm_style file which holds the name of the Window Manager/Desktop Environment that I want to run.
They dropped CDE after the QT incident. Myself, and probably many others sent them email accusing them of hypocrasy.
Since CDE is the standard desktop of the Unix world, the "Security" thing is a shallow excuse. If a security problem with CDE, companies like Sun, IBM, and HP would be affected, companies much bigger than Red Hat. They would get it fixed.
Huh?
Anonymous Whiner: Wah! Wah! you bullys, QT is not free
Troll: What? We give you the source and you don't have to pay us if you write free software with it.
AW: Doesn't matter, When Microsoft buys you, they will control Linux, *Sniff* Wah!
TT: Ok, we'll create the free QT agreement, if we get bought out or go out of buisness, QT goes BSD license.
AW: Wah! Wah! Not good enough, I want to know that I can change the source code, Unlike the software *I* write, QT is probably full of security holes.
TT: Ok, QT is our bread & butter, but we're going to create the QPL, which will allow you to make changes, just as long as they are in patch form.
AW: Wah! That does it! Your QPL killed the Harmony project. Now you're asking for it! We're going to change KDE to make it use a patched QT to teach you a lesson you big meanies!
The real shame is that they won't use perfectly good software because they have a minor grip about the license. Hell, even RMS said that the QT's QPL is acceptable, although not perfect.
What's worse is that they demand that distro's ship with crappy software as long as the licenses' are pristene. For instance "xv" is a good image tool that Red Hat USED to ship, now it's missing from the Red Hat 5.x apparently because of Red Hat's recent "free software" shift. Instead I get something called "ee" which is inferior, can't do half of what xv can, but at least the license is pure!
Maybe it's time for me to switch to SuSe.
Don't say that too loud, you radical! Are you trying to get yourself killed?
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I don't think the projects will merge, but hopefully interoperability will be the goal
Even though WM supports KDE, mixing the two is like fingernails on a chalkboard. KDE has a flat, cartoonish apperance, whereas WM is big on gradients, and gradients everywhere.
This is not a criticism of either, I use both, I just don't think that they mix.
KDE mode? What they hell is that?
KDE apps work in any window manager, as long as you have qt and the KDE libs. The same is true of GNOME, you need gtk, glib, and all the GNOME libs for GNOME apps to run.
The reason they rewrote so many apps is 1) Consistant look and feel (This is one of the biggest criticisms launched against Unix) and 2) interoperability. You can't drag a Postscript file from kfm into ghostview, but you can to kghostview.
That's like when Internet Explorer for Unix was announced, last year, there was an article or press release that said, "Finally, an alternative to lynx on Solaris!"
This way you can achieve freedom. Freedom from the FSF software politics that will ultimatly marginalize Linux
If you want to call it GNU/Linux then go ahead, but I find it objectionable that RMS and his minions keep insisting that I call it GNU/Linux because they wrote some of the code. Others have written some of the code as well.
RMS has a long rant on the FSF site about the BSD "advertising clause" where each of the authors of portions of BSD licensed code can put their little copyright notices/messages/whatever. Yet RMS seems to want a GNU-only advertising clause in the Linux name.
Unrelix?
So how do you know it's the "right thing to do" then?
Oh, wait, I know, let me guess. "Because RMS said so!"
GNU == RMS's ego. Despite the fact that many people from different non-GNU projects contributed to Linux, RMS INSISTS that his project be given the credit with GNU/Linux.
If you question RMS, GPL etc. then you're automatically not a nice person?