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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Walt Mossberg
From:       "Gary L. Greene Jr." <greeneg () tolharadys ! net>
Date:       2007-09-18 15:11:17
Message-ID: 200709180811.17824.greeneg () tolharadys ! net
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On Tuesday 18 September 2007 07:59:23 am David Jarvie wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 September 2007 14:12, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> > On 9/18/07, James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@acm.org> wrote:
> >> Robert Knight wrote:
> >> > 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.
> >>
> >> Are you the InterNet Police? :-D
> >
> > Na, I think he's kind'a right. Most of the things this guy complains
> > about have to do with non-KDE issues, or at least, they are polish
> > things someone needs to take care off - but I think most ppl are
> > already aware of those. It's just that we need some ppl to take it up,
> > and imho a distribution is the one who has to initiate it. It's mostly
> > boring, needs to be paid for, I think. Either way, posting here won't
> > help.
>
> I had the same reaction as Robert when I saw this posting. It really seems
> too general an issue to post on a KDE development list. As Jos says,
> people are probably aware that things need more polish. But to be relevant
> to this list, it really needs to be more specific in pointing to WHAT
> changes are needed in KDE.

That, and I hate to say it, but most if not all the issues listed in the 
article were distribution related issues.

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Gary L. Greene, Jr.
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