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List:       kde
Subject:    RE: Slogan
From:       "Markus Holzem" <markus () holzem ! de>
Date:       1999-04-16 8:06:03
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A slogan for KDE should be formulated positively and without
any reference to Microsoft. A slogan like "where do you want
to go tomorrow" is funny at the beginning but no real "company
destination".

Good choices might be:

	* KDE - why pay for the best?
	* KDE - always improving
	* KDE - always evolving
	* KDE - free software for free people
	* KDE - the user centred desktop

A short comment on MS Windows flaming:

Microsoft was always the less good OS or interface - but
the better marketing. CP/M was better than MSDOS, OS/2 2.0
was better than Windows 3.1/95, but people sticked to
Microsoft nonetheless. Reasons are/were:

	* better marketing,
	* more important partners (IBM in the beginning), and
	* some very dirty tricks extending its monopoly - as the
	  trial against MS shows.
	* Germans can read the editorial of c't 8/99
	  http://www.heise.de/ct/99/08/003/

There is not much sympathy for a company like that...

Linux, KDE, and similar projects show, that free software

	* are faster evolving
	* have faster problem management (have you ever tried an
	  MS hotline?)
	* are more user centred due to frequent discussions on
	  mailing lists
	* ...

What is still missing is a easy installation routine for Linux
and KDE, but - as I've read on this mailing list - this is
something that is available in the near future.

Just my thoughts...

Markus
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How about "Where have you been?" Or "What took you so long?"  Actually I'm
extremely new to Linux, but am fairly happy with Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 and
the
KDE.  I read all the posts but don't know enough to help with any of the
issues I have seen yet.  I am becoming convinced (slowly) of the underlining
superiority of Linux, but don't yet see why some are such rabid Microsoft
haters.  Sure, there a corp devoted to making money and have done very well
at
it, but they also have made PCs accessible to a lot of people who don't have
the
inclination to learn a system such as Linux.  How much would PC hardware
cost
if it had not become a mass-market item?  I get a lot of enjoyment out
of tweaking my computer, and Linux gives me a lot to learn, which is what
its
all about for me;  I can understand the need for a system that mostly works
right out of the box and does what people want without a lot of
configuration.
Ive installed and configured dozens of Windows boxes with everything from
3.1
on up and have seldom had more than minimal difficulties getting eveything
to
work, with minimal reference to "The Manual.  Hopefully Linux will never be
"just like Windows" and will continue just getting better!  More than enough
said, by me at least.  Paul Payne, newbie.
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