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:What PC?: Don't Make Linux Desktop a Windows Clone
What PC?: Don't Make Linux Desktop a Windows Clone
Apr 17, 2004, 10 :00 UTC (48 Talkback[s]) (17810 reads)

(Other stories by Peter Williams)

"A Linux desktop should play to its strengths and not try to be a Windows clone in an attempt to replace Microsoft, according to Novell's Linux business strategist.

"Matt Asay, director of Novell's Linux business office, which evaluates Linux projects for the company, said a new desktop should include innovative features..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
"Don't make the Linux car like the W ...   Think of it in these terms...   
Con Zymaris
Apr 17, 2004, 10:45:58
 
And Down with Gnome! and Down with KDE!A ...   Yeah Exactly!!   
Henry Gilbert
Apr 17, 2004, 11:11:41
 
If a future PDA will allow teachers/demo ...   PDA as a source for LCD projectors   
Alain EMPAIN
Apr 17, 2004, 11:57:32
 
This just seems to have been pushed by t ...   Political Stuff From Novell   
David
Apr 17, 2004, 14:15:05
 
DON'T have the stupid "rise-on-focus ...   My MAIN 2 complaints   
cyber_rigger
Apr 17, 2004, 15:21:33
 
> If a future PDA will allow teachers/de ...   Re: PDA as a source for LCD projectors   
Tony
Apr 17, 2004, 15:23:12
 
.....A Linux desktop should play to its  ...   Because people are resistant to change.   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 17, 2004, 15:23:46
 
If I have to re-train my staff, then I a ...   Its just to expensive to switch, why bother!   
Joe Hinze
Apr 17, 2004, 15:38:05
 
I agree with what you are saying but you ...   Ehh   
Bryan Benway
Apr 17, 2004, 16:20:52
 
I see nothing wrong with having a Linux  ...   A Linux desktop vs. THE Linux desktop   
Charles Hixson
Apr 17, 2004, 16:36:08
 
Never mind what the future Linux desktop ...   A "must to" list   
Shamar
Apr 17, 2004, 17:16:55
 
... a user interface that people are fam ...   Umm... Start with...   
Jay Curry
Apr 17, 2004, 17:47:16
 
> DON'T have the stupid "rise-on-foc ...   Re: My MAIN 2 complaints   
William Bland
Apr 17, 2004, 19:12:45
 
The abstraction of a windowing system is ...   Clone?   
Skottish
Apr 17, 2004, 19:53:50
 
The human interface to computing resourc ...   Don't hinder my ability to modify   
Bonehead
Apr 17, 2004, 20:08:57
 
There already are Win95/XP look-alike wi ...   The greatest Strength is Diversity!   
Bob Robertson
Apr 17, 2004, 20:29:17
 
I don't see a problem with having a  ...   Desktop, windows or linux   
Jason Juneau
Apr 17, 2004, 21:56:15
 
The history has the answer. Look at moto ...   Look back!   
Mats Rolfson
Apr 17, 2004, 23:00:07
 
Reading Asay's comments, I can only  ...   Boy oh boy, I hope they don't pull SuSE down w   
Matt Smith
Apr 17, 2004, 23:40:52
 
The E desktop is something I've been ...   One word "Enlightenment"   
roger
Apr 18, 2004, 01:53:23
 
I'm not sure if Novell are on the ri ...   Windows desktop cloning is not the answer   
Bernard Giltrap
Apr 18, 2004, 02:08:12
 
 This is the main reason I switched to X ...   Re: My MAIN 2 complaints   
cyber_rigger
Apr 18, 2004, 02:50:05
 
Ideally the desktop should be customizab ...   The real desktop   
Wogster
Apr 18, 2004, 03:14:18
 
Gnome applications run fine under KDE, K ...   Re: The greatest Strength is Diversity!   
cyber_rigger
Apr 18, 2004, 03:25:10
 
I didn't expect to see bunch of talk ...   But...   
annonymous poster
Apr 18, 2004, 04:03:13
 
I agree. Linux is about choice and windo ...   Re: A Linux desktop vs. THE Linux desktop   
Rick
Apr 18, 2004, 04:27:12
 
A reminder of some of {linux|X}'s de ...   some linux desktop innovations   
Tzafrir
Apr 18, 2004, 07:59:50
 
Its a pet peeve, and I suppose its a los ...   Primary Selection   
Richard Corfield
Apr 18, 2004, 09:37:13
 
Get real - Windows interface is NOTHING  ...   I think you don't get it - most of you   
Peteris Krisjanis
Apr 18, 2004, 11:36:43
 
There is no reason for people swith to L ...   I do agree   
xxx
Apr 18, 2004, 13:55:26
 
The thing that'll make Linux catch o ...   It's the terminal server, stupid   
Rob
Apr 18, 2004, 14:10:13
 
Many of the posts present very valid sug ...   Not time yet   
Abe
Apr 18, 2004, 14:48:44
 
> OLVWM (sniff) is one of my all time fa ...   Re: Re: The greatest Strength is Diversity!   
Bob Robertson
Apr 18, 2004, 17:39:31
 
if you like enlightenmenttry Xfce   ...   Re: One word   
anonymous
Apr 18, 2004, 18:04:45
 
Get real - Windows interface is NOTHING  ...   Re: I think you don't get it - most of you   
David
Apr 18, 2004, 19:39:04
 
I hope they don't destroy SuSE in th ...   Re: Boy oh boy, I hope they don't pull SuSE do   
David
Apr 18, 2004, 19:41:19
 
What's is important is that the appl ...   It doesn't matter if it look like windows if i   
Uno Engborg
Apr 18, 2004, 20:54:34
 
 If I have to re-train my staff, then I  ...   Re: Its just to expensive to switch, why bother!   
I R A Darth Aggie
Apr 18, 2004, 22:57:24
 
I have not used any desktop/OS other tha ...   Evolving with usage   
Eric Brown
Apr 19, 2004, 02:44:07
 
I use Enlightenment on Solaris at work a ...   Re: One word   
Void Main
Apr 19, 2004, 02:51:33
 
Microsoft Windows XP isn't slow. Don ...   Re: Don't Make Linux Desktop a Windows Clone   
Philip Soderberg
Apr 19, 2004, 05:48:22
 
That D*mnable MS Windows misfeature, whe ...   Chief beef with KDE   
Wesley Parish
Apr 19, 2004, 11:31:05
 
Have you tried my favorite window manage ...   Re: One word   
zaxis
Apr 19, 2004, 16:32:36
 
EXACTLY!  People ARE resistant to change ...   Re: Because people are resistant to change.   
NeoSadist
Apr 20, 2004, 02:47:42
 
This may be an incorrect solution, but:W ...   Linux = not Windows   
TomSunhaus
Apr 24, 2004, 08:38:31
 
> That D*mnable MS Windows misfeature, w ...   Re: Chief beef with KDE   
Anon
Apr 25, 2004, 02:51:40
 
The OS X direction is a far worse direct ...   No.   
Bob
Oct 5, 2004, 05:57:00
 
My version of doomsdayWindows steals lin ...   Doomsday   
Owner
Oct 9, 2004, 23:00:29
 
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