Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:01:37 -0700 From: Allen Campbell <allenc@verinet.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lets Endorse KDE Message-ID: <36B7D831.65EDA0F3@verinet.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902021714270.23266-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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"Jason C. Wells" wrote: > > On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Terry Lambert wrote: > > >> Is there a genuine possibility that KDE could be adopted as default[1] > >> desktop? > > > >I would say "Time for a contest!"... 8-). Be sure to include the > >advocacy list in the announcement, Jordan... > > A contest would require lots of work. My original idea was simply to take > something that is good and make it our own. Don't reinvent it. Don't tweak > here and there. Just do it as is. It wasn't the work required to conduct a contest that resulted in a poor turnout of entrants; this work had already been done or was at least well on the way. The contest failed for lack of submissions. The work required to tailor a reasonable desktop is considerable. Assuming KDE is selected, tailoring kdm, the desktop, kpanel and the default menu would make a good start. Creating a custom theme is relatively easy assuming familiarity with a text editor and The Gimp. Basic theme information can be found here: http://home.clara.net/george.russell/kdescreenshots.html#howto I would offer that tailoring KDE would not represent 'lots of work' to someone competing to build the default FreeBSD desktop. -- Allen Campbell | Remember parents; don't 'over shake' allenc@verinet.com | your infant. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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