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Lunduke says the LXDE Desktop is "Nothing to write home about"

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"The Desktop Panel style interface is extremely expected." (Score: 2, Insightful)

by cats@pipedot.org on 2014-10-24 20:56 (#2TPA)

I don't know if it's a troll, but it is terribly written. Seems he had real trouble padding it up to 500 words.

I really envy Mac users and their Ars Technica OSX reviews. Are there any Linux reviewers that can match that level of detail and writing quality?

Re: "The Desktop Panel style interface is extremely expected." (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-10-25 02:05 (#2TPJ)

Are there any Linux reviewers that can match that level of detail and writing quality?
Yes, unfortunately I'm too busy working for minimum wage to waste time on that shit.

Re: "The Desktop Panel style interface is extremely expected." (Score: 2, Insightful)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-10-25 14:04 (#2TQ0)

You're right. I'm wondering what this guy's qualifications are and on what technical merits he makes his determinations. I mean, to work for Network World or whatever you have to be pretty savvy, know technology, and have a good working knowledge of systems and code, right? Or do you just have to be a journalistic hack with a whiny penchant for criticizing themes.

You want an interface that surprises you? Let's set your journalist butt down in front of a Ratpoison instance and see how you do. You surprised now, you journalistic fraud, you?

Re: "The Desktop Panel style interface is extremely expected." (Score: 3, Informative)

by bryanlunduke@pipedot.org on 2014-10-27 02:42 (#2TQP)

Since you mentioned ratpoison (the "r" is lower case... don't let the ratpoison team catch you using an uppercase "R"), here's my review.
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2604623/opensource-subnet/the-linux-desktop-a-week-review-ratpoison.html

That, and the LXDE review, are part of a "Desktop a week" series I'm doing where I use a different Desktop Environment ever week.

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2014-10-27 20:24 Informative +1 kerrany@pipedot.org
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