7 Dec
2005
7 Dec
'05
9:14 a.m.
Am 7 Dec 2005 11:36 meinte Roger Merchberger:
Rumor has it that Jules Richardson may have mentioned
these words:
(I'm
curious now as to what a "wallet management tool" is... my wallet's
in my pocket - what on earth about it needs managing on my computer? :)
It's
for managing online passwords & account information. >Comments on how well OSX handles this would be
welcome.
Can't comment on that yet, still don't have
much time to diddle with my new
(to me) iMac w/Linux & OSX on it.
You got to see OSX as you look at windows, one working complete
environment. don't peek under the hood, just use it. Just because
the kernel is of Unix descent, doesn't do any good or bad. You get
the Apple OS, that's it.
And basicly that's the same with a KDE or Gnome System (based on
some Linux variation). You get a dektop system to be used (or not).
To talk about a system base is a tharher ivory tower issue. Either
it does what you want or it doesn't.
After all, there's quite a lot of freedom in Windows to choose what
you use and how to do it. You got even alternative Desktops ...
Just everybody goes ahead and klicks some icons on the standard
GUI. That's it.
>I suspect the Linux lot missed a trick about 5
years ago and should have
>designed and built a desktop environment up from scratch rather than just
>lifting concepts from Windows.
Pffft. Lifting concepts from Windows? You couldn't
be further from the
truth on that one. Every WM I ever used had multiple desktops, OSX just got
'em, and Winders has yet to have that.
Hmm. To me Linux is just a 'Me-Too' x86 Unix ripoff. No real new
development here. And the same is ture for the desktop side. KDE
and Gnome are rather straight steal from Windoze.
Except that due the lack of a coordinated environment every App
as to do everything on its own. And a way to small user base who
is happy with whatever they get. Most apple users wouldn't even
take more than a first look at the screen with aps cheered by
Linux people.
Gruss
H.
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