Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I know it is claimed the idea is to improve KDE,
> but I can't help suspecting it is part of the plot
> to get people to use Gnome instead.
AIUI some magic is promised in the next installer that will make it
relatively transparent where KDE is coming from. But that can't hide
that KDE will no longer be on the "Fedora Core" install media.
Heck, KDE isn't on there now, so to speak. I cruised over to the KDE site and there are more applications than I ever dreamed of! I mean some really cool stuff, so if we have just one guy to maintain all that we have now, why not get it more into the community, especially if the Distros become more cohesive in file structures, as promised? Give him some relief, and any KDE problems will become KDE's problems. That's a treat, not a threat. Heck, they even have a kde shockwave editor! "It's on the Big Board!" <gestures frantically> Ohmygosh! Audio applications that actually show large approval ratings for actually working! As Jackie Gleason would say, back in our day, "And away we go!"
There must have been 20 different video editors, players, effects composers, mixers. Audio had about 40. Graphical applications by the score. Sure, put it all on another CD. Gimmie a text install anytime... yum seems to work much quicker in level 3 than level 5... who needs that grief of Gnome OR KDE overhead during an install? Bahhh...
I am all in favor of whatever will get me the most selection of working applications the fastest with minimum effort and trouble. I see no reason someone on this very list couldn't burn and sell DvD's for those who are bandwidth, or technologically challenged. Make it a good price and most in here will buy them just to save precious time. I might order a set, just to save me the grief and grind.
So, I see no downside to KDE being on the second disk or the 5th disk, I do not care as long as the installer allows me to pick 'em by individual selection, group or 'everything' and they are installed in a working and usable state. I vote for a text install, heck yes. Get the heavies; harddrive partitioning, base utils, kernel, networking, printing, USB, sound, all setup prior to the graphical, as quickly and efficiently as possible. All the rest, I could not care less at what point they become installed. That's my 2 cents, Ric
p/s All I really want is XCthugha and they've been inert for 5 years. <sigh> I miss that one.
