On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 08:49:58AM -0600, Mark wrote: > The overwhelming majority of the Linux desktop apps I've tried are > far from finished, (aside from games and other fluff). Long before > an app is finished, the developers split their efforts and you end > up with a dozen competing apps, none of which will ever be > finished. They're all too busy arguing about design > details/philosophy to actually complete critical functionality. That > goes for Linux as an OS as well. Can you list some specific examples of Linux programs that compete with each other when they should merge into less projects? Here are some programs I use. mozilla, emacs, mutt, inkscape, pdflatex, awesome (window manager). They do have competitors, like konqueror, vim, pine and xfig, but I think it's fair to say all these classic programs deserve their places. And I know these are not the "avarage user's applications"... So what kind of applications are you refering to? Email and RSS readers? Spreadsheet, text editor, twitter client, media player?... xmms should merge with amarok? I did start my own small and crappy twitter client the other day, and I've been using it in my N800. Would you suggest me to drop my project and instead devote myself to enhance another existing "competitor"? Am I just thinking about what is best for me instead of what is best for the community? ++nicolau -- Nicolau Werneck <nwerneck@xxxxxxxxx> 1AAB 4050 1999 BDFF 4862 http://www.lti.pcs.usp.br/~nwerneck 4A33 D2B5 648B 4789 0327 Linux user #460716 "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." -- Aldous Huxley
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