[Kde-pim] Kde-pim identities

[Gaffer.]

Mike,

On Wednesday 30 July 2008 00:01, Mike Arthur wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 July 2008 19:26:36 Gaffer. wrote:
> > "we could have the same function as WinXP that shows how many
> > e-mails have not been read before the user log on, How many
> > contacts are online on his IM protocol he is using, etc. "
> >
> > The implication is that you want to copy M$ behaviour...    Are
> > you surprised that this gets jumped on !
>
> Yes, he should be. Not everything Microsoft does is stupid. Sure
> they've done some evil stuff to get to where they are today but
> they've also had some good ideas.

Microsoft is far from stupid !  They have learnt how to leverage the 
operating system in order to extract demographics, user information 
etc in order to maintain a monopoly.  Information leaks out of their 
machines without the users knowledge like water through a sieve.

I can see a similar thing happening with Linux.  Once you start making 
personal information globally accessible within a system then its 
only a small step to having that information leaking outside.

> Using "M$" doesn't do you any favours, it makes you look like a
> mindless bigot and really, really detracts from your arguments.

And your comments don't ?

I notice that you didn't reproduce my off list reply to you !   

Users are dumping M$ !  Lack of real security is one reason.

> The integration Microsoft has been applications and OS is in some
> ways great. If you make these features optional I really can't see
> how people can complain.

If you want to imitate the M$ paradigm then thats your choice !  Linux 
is not Windows !  Attempting to make KDE behave like Windows is a bad 
idea !   Yes people have a resistance to change, But imitating 
Windows is not the way to overcome that resistance.


-- 
Best Regards:
             Derrick.
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