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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Which styles to keep?
From:       "Jos Poortvliet" <jos () mijnkamer ! nl>
Date:       2007-08-15 20:36:47
Message-ID: 5c77e14b0708151336x7b0ab4c7x994699d88a2a3730 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 8/15/07, Leo Savernik <l.savernik@aon.at> wrote:
>
> Am Mittwoch, 15. August 2007 schrieb Aaron J. Seigo:
> > > "KDE4 image completely ruined by shipping CDE style as an option in
> > > kdeartwork module!" - that's ridiculous. Most people are not even
> going
> > > to find out it's there, they'll just see the default, whatever it is.
> >
> > i agree. as long as the code doesn't crash or otherwise behave badly
> (such
> > as horribly misrendering widgets) i don't see the problem of offering it
> as
> > an optional installation which adds an optional style to the list in the
> > control panel.
> >
> > there is little point to having the ability to pick styles if people
> can't
> > take advantage of it and there most definitely people who enjoy simpler
> > styles or styles that remind them of systems they first used years ago.
> > there is no harm in that at all, and by accomodating those tastes we
> keep
> > in line with our own spirit of inclusiveness.
>
> *Thank you* for deescalating! You've just saved me from writing an
> inflammatory comment on the new style fascism that seems to haved cropped
> up
> recently :-)


Kate & Kyle should talk about facism...

mfg
>         Leo
>
>

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On 8/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Leo Savernik</b> &lt;<a \
href="mailto:l.savernik@aon.at">l.savernik@aon.at</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span \
class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px \
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Am \
Mittwoch, 15. August 2007 schrieb Aaron J. Seigo:<br>&gt; &gt; &quot;KDE4 image \
completely ruined by shipping CDE style as an option in<br>&gt; &gt; kdeartwork \
module!&quot; - that&#39;s ridiculous. Most people are not even going <br>&gt; &gt; \
to find out it&#39;s there, they&#39;ll just see the default, whatever it \
is.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; i agree. as long as the code doesn&#39;t crash or otherwise \
behave badly (such<br>&gt; as horribly misrendering widgets) i don&#39;t see the \
problem of offering it as <br>&gt; an optional installation which adds an optional \
style to the list in the<br>&gt; control panel.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; there is little point \
to having the ability to pick styles if people can&#39;t<br>&gt; take advantage of it \
and there most definitely people who enjoy simpler <br>&gt; styles or styles that \
remind them of systems they first used years ago.<br>&gt; there is no harm in that at \
all, and by accomodating those tastes we keep<br>&gt; in line with our own spirit of \
                inclusiveness.<br><br>
*Thank you* for deescalating! You&#39;ve just saved me from writing \
an<br>inflammatory comment on the new style fascism that seems to haved cropped \
up<br>recently :-)</blockquote><div><br>Kate &amp; Kyle should talk about facism...  \
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: \
1ex;">mfg<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Leo<br><br></blockquote></div><br>




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