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Author Re: OT: Best Newsreader?
Jacob Oost

2005-04-07, 7:19 pm

Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
quote:

> Linux works well (really well) as a server, but once you start sticking
> ridiculous windows managers and the like on top, it all starts to come
> apart. These days, Linux suffers from exactly the same problem as
> windows - trying to support an infinite number of random hardware. The
> Apple systems benefit from having the hardware made by the guys who make
> the software - the same situation as with Sun kit.
>
> Choobs
>


There's no reason Linux *has* to have a bloated window manager, there
are hundreds to choose from. People just like KDE because it is easy
and has great features, not to mention it comes with loads of software.
Same for Gnome, I guess, although I always thought Gnome was ugly and
didn't handle virtual desktops very well.

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