On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 03:40:28PM +0100, Per Lundberg wrote: > My first impressions, brief version: > > I'm not impressed. > > Long version: > > Sure, they've done pretty much to the bootup procedure (they're > showing a splash image instead of the classic Debian way, but it's > possible to bootup the old way too, so I guess it's okay). However, > the feeling I get is not of a new operating system, but of a > stripped-down Debian with KDE, and some more flashy graphics. The file > manager seemed pretty okay, but I could not get the Corel Update to > work. But that "snazziness" is just what's needed to make Debian accessable to the unwashed masses of non-technical people.. or atleast that's the hope. Having things like splash screens and KDE will go along way, especially since a large part of the problem with Debian for a greenhorn is getting X setup so that they can have their comfortable GUI. > > Anyway, I think some of this can be used by the "real thing". Too bad > they've chosen KDE as their GUI... :-/ Some of us LIKE kde and are just waiting for the licensing to get straightened out... -- Please cc all mailing list replies to me, also. ========================================================================= * http://benham.net/index.html <gecko@benham.net> <>< * * -------------------- * -----------------------------------------------* * Debian Developer, Debian Project Secretary, Debian Webmaster * * <gecko@debian.org> <secretary@debian.org> <lintian-maint@debian.org> * * <webmaster@debian.org> <gecko@fortunet.com> <webmaster@spi-inc.org> * =========================================================================
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