Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:44:13 -0300 From: "Maximiliano A. Eschoyez" <meschoyez@ubp.edu.ar> To: Studded <Studded@san.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: KDE Message-ID: <19980428164413935.AAA216.137@webmail>
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I wrote: >> * Why people under UNIX-like OS try to emulate a MS 'Operative >> System' * Studded wrote: > We don't necessarily. :) Studded: Thanks for the welcome. I know the differences, and I donīt think that WIN95 is a bad idea, it tries to make things easier. Thatīs why I agree with you in trying to emulate it, but I prefer to use a system that doesnīt look like Windows. > Now that memory and disk space are both pretty cheap, there is no >reason not to put a more friendly face on the power of unix for the >desktop user. It is still important to know the command line, and I use >it every day. But you also can't deny that it is easier to be productive >when you can have many projects (command line or otherwise) instantly >available to you at the same time with just a few clicks of the mouse. >This is the reason that emacs became very popular in the unix world as a >user interface (in addition to its other functions) long before it >became possible to run X on almost every desktop. > > Having a good graphical user interface doesn't pollute the beauty of >unix, it makes it accessible to a whole new group of people. I think >that's a good thing. :) As David Greenman said recently (and I'm >paraphrasing a bit :), it's not FreeBSD vs. the rest of the world, it's >free software vs. those who would try to force us into their model so >that they can profit from our misery. Thatīs true, if we want a good OS we could take the best points of the others and try to emulate and improve. The reason that I donīt want to use WIN95 is because you have to have the newest PC, and for me thatīs not the point. I think: if your PC covers your necessities, still using it. I donīt need the best PC īcause Iīm only a student, if I need Iīll buy it. Now I have a i486 dx2 66Mhz, but my grandpa is going to give me a Pentium 166Mhz (my 486 have three years with my). Well, I donīt like Microsoft policy īcause itīs part of a cruel system. Regards. Maxi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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