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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Walt Mossberg
From:       "Robert Knight" <robertknight () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-09-17 4:30:39
Message-ID: 13ed09c00709162130y39c7bbabj5afd66870bd68cfb () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hello James,

I really do not think this is the best mailing list to discuss press
feedback about the Linux desktop in general, especially when neither
the article in question, nor your response deals with KDE directly.

Regards,
Robert.

On 17/09/2007, James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@acm.org> wrote:
> Last time I mentioned him, some didn't know who he was.  I suggest that
> we read his column:
>
> http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/
>
> Reading between the lines, it appears that he liked Ubuntu better than
> Vista.  It would be nice if he could also try Kubutu on a desktop.
>
> He states that: "Linux is still too rough around the edges" probably not
> a sufficiently accurate statement for an engineer used to making fine
> distinctions.  I doubt that he meant the same thing as when I say that
> KDE is too rough around the edges.
>
> Like many in the outside world, he isn't clear on what Linux is (he
> still confuses software and hardware) although he gets it right part of
> the time and refers to Ubuntu rather than Linux.  I'm not sure that he
> understands the difference, but I have never heard him mention Darwin
> when discussing OS/X. :-)
>
> IAC, I see nothing about rough edges, only some specific issues which
> you don't need to be a 'Techie' to understand better.
>
> We will always have "Ignorance is bliss" vs. "Knowledge is power".
>
> I first brought his column up when I suggested that "Linux" (i.e.
> Linux/GNU/X11/[KDE|GNOME] will be ready for prime time when he thinks it
> is.  I am very pleased that he is starting to think that it is ready for
> power users.
>
> --
> JRT
>
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