KDE OS - Why not?

[Marvin Raaijmakers]

OK then, a serious answer now. Macro:
Install (K)Ubuntu on your desktop/notebook and use it half a year (yes,
half a year).

You wrote:
- I can't install software if I'm not a geek (I'm a geek and I don't
like to install software on Linux)

I'm sorry but I really do not undestand how someone could say this. Take
for example a distribution that uses the apt-get system. Suppose you
have read an article about the Gimp and think: "I want to have that
program installed on my system". Then you type 'apt-get install
gimp' (or: click click click click click) and the Gimp is installed. Do
you really prefer this over: go to the gimp website, download an
installer, start the installer, tell the stupid installer where you want
to have it installed and afterwards reorganize your desktop because it
contains hundreds of icons?
And also note that closed source software farmers can also create .deb
files for installing their software.

Maybe I type more tomorrow, but I am tired now, so I am going to watch
TV.

- Marvin Raaijmakers


On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 17:47 +0100, Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> > > Op donderdag 04 januari 2007 16:30, schreef Marvin Raaijmakers:
> > > > Buh buh buh buhuhuhuh
> 
> > On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 16:48 +0100, Bram Schoenmakers wrote:
> > > I had a more constructive criticism expected from a guy like you ;)
> 
> On Thursday 04 January 2007 17:17, Marvin Raaijmakers wrote:
> > Well I though: the topic started just want such an answer.
> 
> We usually assume the best intent of the author, and failing that, it's often 
> better to just not reply instead of this kind of self-embarassing display of 
> ignorance. Often, great projects start with ideas other laugh at at first.
> 
> That said, the focus of this mailinglist is vastly unclear to most of those 
> who are subscribed. The name kde-quality is misleading for a mailinglist 
> we're sending new contributors to. The original idea behind this was that new 
> contributors can start off by little things that are improving the quality.
> 
> At the same time, there is growing professional interest in the field of 
> quality related to Free Software projects in general, and more specifically 
> KDE, so we might want to consider re-focusing this mailinglist and creating 
> and advertising a new place for those that show up and want to help, but need 
> some handholding to do so.
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