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UserLinux Moves Forward

UserLinux Moves Forward

Posted Feb 5, 2004 19:39 UTC (Thu) by frazier (subscriber, #3060)
In reply to: UserLinux Moves Forward by aleXXX
Parent article: UserLinux Moves Forward

> It's not about the default desktop, it's about excluding any Qt/KDE
*applications* from UserLinux (k3b, kdevelop, quanta, scribus, ...).

It's about keeping the number of packages down, period. Less to support.

> Yes, exactly. They chose (ok, Bruce decided) not to support Qt/KDE

For clarification, this comment is referring to UserLinux.

> (although now he does),

For clarification, this comment is referring to Perens, LLC.

> so they try to force their preferences on others.

No. People are free to add to their systems whatever they wish. It's generally easier to add things than remove them, or so has been my experience with Linux distros in general, anyway.


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