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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: A case for sharing Desktop and home directories
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date:       2002-12-03 23:58:25
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On Tuesday 03 December 2002 04:44, Manuel Amador wrote:
> > Really, What forums would that be?
>
> This is the right one.  kde-devel sure wasn't.  kde-devel was very
> hostile to the idea.

the idea isn't to hunt until you find a place you don't get kicked in the 
face, but to ask why you got kicked in the face in the first place. you can 
convince everyone you want here or elsewhere, but if it isn't an idea that  a 
good number of the developers can agree with it won't happen. and you may 
want to ask yourself WHY these people who tend to be pretty sharp are not 
convinced.

as far as i'm concerned, the bottom line is this:

you list many valid objections to your idea in your latest email and answer 
each one with what amounts to: "well, change the way you work, the way your 
sys admin works and the way your applications work." for what? a marginal 
improvement at BEST (and i don't think even that).

you are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist. for those who prefer it 
where HOME == DESKTOP, they can set it (including system wide as you note). 

but trying to make this the default is IMO impossible to justify against all 
the rearrangements and readjustments that will be required (not all of which 
are within KDE's realm, FYI) just to address a problem that isn't a problem.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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