[Eug-lug] Linux hits the mainstream (Dell to offer Ubuntu)

[Mr O]

You like taking 'granite' for granted. That's completely unfair
to the shale and pumice you know.


--- roger <roger at eskimo.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 19:00 -0700, Mr O wrote:
> > And maybe an option to compile/install packages with needed
> USE
> > flags? Yeah, because USE flags can become a PITA if you
> don't
> > want any bloat. My USE flags are restricted to mostly
> multimedia
> > and with no gnome and KDE stuff. 
> > 
> > Granite eh? 
> 
> nah.. lol.
> 
> My USE Flags are a mile long. ;-) lol
> 
> Granite, I was a light-weight X user for the past five years
> (E16), but
> kinda started using gnome in the past couple of months. 
> Started
> figuring, E17 was slowly being worked, and they're spending
> too much
> time on developing something that is already started in Gnome
> & KDE (a
> full blown desktop).  Sort of wish E17 devs would kinda
> migrate their
> time towards Gnome... especially since the Beryl 3D desktop
> has taken
> the majority interest.  (I was a strong E fan for it's
> light-weight
> desktop. :-/ )
> 
> Other then this, yea, I had the same setup with USE flags
> omitting gnome
> (& of course, granite, KDE to avoid having to gag & ack).
> 
> 
> --
> Roger
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> Wed May 2 23:37:21 PDT 2007
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