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Date:      Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:50:27 +0100 (BST)
From:      J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
To:        Tony <tbrock@mail.phoenix.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GNOME: Does anyone use it?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9910041449110.8303-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
In-Reply-To: <99100408410801.37693@fdho-w5.fdnet.com>

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Well, from what i have heard, gnome has some great aspirations, but a lot
of bugs right now.  When my friend right-clicks before doing anything
else, it crashes unfailingly.  And i've had some very frustrating problems
with it on linux.  That's one of the reasons i switched to
freeBSD/windowmaker... stability.

jcm

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Tony wrote:

|I see many screenshots from the Linux community where people use this glorified
|toolbar but from my experience, it's most reliable feature is creating .core
|files.
|
|I've compiled and recompiled this port from the ground up several
|different times over the past 9 months and I never can seem to find the
|functionality of it.   (recompiling the latest port dependancies, reinstalling
|etc.)
|
|I load up a window-manager, start an xterm and type "panel" at which point I
|get the main GNOME toolbar.  If I try to configure it, it core dumps, if I do
|most anything it core dumps.  It never wants to switch away from enlightenment
|being the default manager etc.
|
|My question is this: Are any people in the FreeBSD community using the GNOME
|port happily?  Did I skip a fundamental /home/userdir setup script?  
|
|It's not important that I get it working, I just like to know why things aren't
|working as they should.
|
|Tony
|
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