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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: System Configure tool
From:       Richard Bos <allabos () freeler ! nl>
Date:       2001-05-05 21:46:12
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Is there already a standard how to determine the distribution and 
distribution version?  In the same line is there a standard to determine 
which desktop environment is run by the user.  I assume this info is needed 
for the tools that make up the API, isn't it?

On Saturday 5 May 2001 20:40, Charles Samuels wrote:
> > I wish there was a way for KDE to configure the system. But for me
> > the best way to do that would be to help distributors / unixes
> > unify the system configuration in the first place.
>
> I bet it's a nightmare, because the distributors like to go out of their
> way at making our job difficult.  It's simple though, if they don't support
> this config tool, their loss, and their disadvantage, because they'll be
> the ones losing out on a nice config tool, not to mention customers and
> market share.
>
> I'm doing this for the users that are lucky enough to use a sensible
> distro, or a distro that I use.

-- 
Richard Bos
For those who have no (/)home the journey is endless

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