tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502708134478300805.post1064100099564498980..comments2023-10-09T00:15:08.640+11:00Comments on Stuff, geeky stuff: Debian Etch vs SUSE linux - do we care ?dgmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16429298708780406789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502708134478300805.post-21230100008040520772007-11-23T06:57:00.000+11:002007-11-23T06:57:00.000+11:00re: Gnome uiIt's interesting to watch the interpla...re: Gnome ui<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to watch the interplay of reasons as gnome starts to win the desktop wars.<BR/><BR/>* licensing (qt being non free for a long while)<BR/>* simplicity v ultra configurability<BR/>* copy windows v menu at top <BR/><BR/>The last two are of course os/x virtues (I'm typing this on a mac) and maybe the increasing spread of macs has helping linux by introducing people to the thought that there's more to life than a cluttered desktop and a start button.<BR/><BR/>Now if only linux gets something as cool as Quicksilver on OS/X it'd be getting somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502708134478300805.post-12161457167576395262007-11-23T06:54:00.000+11:002007-11-23T06:54:00.000+11:00Using proper debian on a desktop is hard to justif...Using proper debian on a desktop is hard to justify now when you can run ubuntu which is just that bit more polished.<BR/><BR/>For install, the tools for rolling out large scale installs are of more interest to institutions and here all the main vendors (redhat/fedora, debian/ubunut and suse) have good offerings for building preconfigured systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com