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At least standardize on a GUI
If Linux wants to eat into the Windows business desktop space, the first thing that Linux distros need to do is standardize on a GUI. Gnome, KDE, it doesn't matter, but pick one and be done with it. Professional software developers tend to like getting as native as possible when developing high-performance graphical applications. This is for performance more than anything else. An app built with hooks into Gnome probably won't work on a KDE desktop and vice-versa. In the open source world, I'd think Gnome would be the logical choice due to the dual license model of Qt, a requirement for developing proprietary (read native) KDE applications. There are some improvements needed in Gnome. A Gnome version of Konquerer would help greatly, as well as an easier method for showing hidden files.
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Kernel Version 2.6.16?  bill@... | 03/21/06
A little behind... but give it a few days  Tony Agudo | 03/21/06
Backport?  codeguy007 | 03/22/06
Sorry about that,...  Tony Agudo | 03/22/06
Good, I'll download it later this weekend  Boot_Agnostic | 03/22/06
So far, so good  bill@... | 03/23/06
It'll be desktop Fedora on a new dual boot  Boot_Agnostic | 03/23/06
Question/Poll  Real World | 03/22/06
Doesn't it depend on what you will be using it for?  balsover | 03/22/06
As I said  Real World | 03/22/06
he wants a fileserver...  linuxoverwindows | 03/22/06
Inclined to agree  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/22/06
Been there...  Real World | 03/22/06
RE: Question/Poll  bobjones68@... | 03/23/06
Pretty much any...  bill@... | 03/23/06
Stodgy Red Hat  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/22/06
Well, Fedora IS supposed to be cutting edge. (nt)  jgmsys@... | 03/22/06
Well, it is Fedora...  bill@... | 03/23/06
At least standardize on a GUI  jasonp@... | 03/22/06
I have to agree with this.  jgmsys@... | 03/22/06
But that is a strength of Linux  keith.bellows@... | 03/22/06
Not an advantage for all...  jasonp@... | 03/22/06
RE: Not an advantage for all...  richdave | 03/22/06
RE: But that is a strength of Linux  richdave | 03/22/06
I agree  stanaland | 03/22/06
I see where you went wrong  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/22/06
GTK  jasonp@... | 03/22/06
Not going to happen ...  George Mitchell | 03/22/06
FUD and LIES  Update victim | 03/22/06
RE: FUD and LIES  richdave | 03/22/06
Both of you are right...  Tony Agudo | 03/22/06
As great as that sounds...  Linux Guy 1000 | 03/22/06
Ow, what a bummer  Tony Agudo | 03/22/06
now THAT would be something!  Grimm Reaper | 03/22/06
Erm, I may be wrong...  zkiwi | 03/22/06
Check the timeline if you don't believe it  Grimm Reaper | 03/23/06
*burp*  zkiwi | 03/22/06

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