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Re: [trinity-users] Poll

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:02:33 -0600
> On Saturday 11 February 2012 06:53:32 pm Timothy Pearson wrote:
>> A hypothetical poll for users here....
>>
>> If TDE were to close down, which desktop would you use instead?  You
>> would
>> be allowed to abandon Linux entirely in this scenario. ;-)
>>
>> Please state why you have not already switched; i.e. what item are
>> missing
>> or suboptimal in the other environment.
>>
>> I am curious as to why TDE still exists and need some concrete examples
>> to
>> fall back on to counter detractors.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Tim
>
> I sure hope this is *purely* hypothetical.  :-)

It is purely hypothetical at the moment.  Of course donations to the
project help to make sure that it stays hypothetical in the future. ;-)

What triggered this was a new salvo from KDE4 claiming that 4.8 is the
best desktop ever, and that those backwards TDE luddites should just use a
minimalist window manager if they don't like KDE4.  I'm trying to prove
them wrong. :-)

Tim