Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread Greg Meyer
On Sunday 20 July 2003 02:05 pm, Brooks Family wrote:
 Hi all.  I've got Mandrake 9.1 and I'm currently using Gnome2.2 for my
 desktop.  However, I've noticed that there are a lot more things that
 seem to be written for KDE (themes, applications, etc.). What makes KDE
 so much more popular than Gnome?

Well now you've gone and done it.  You might as well have asked Which is 
better: VI or Emacs?
-- 
/g

Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside
a dog it's too dark to read -Groucho Marx

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread JoeHill
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:35:12 -0400
Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:

 You might as well have asked Which is 
 better: VI or Emacs?

ok, i want you to go home, forget you ever said that, and pray for your
immortal soul. you have uttered the question that must not be uttered.

may god have mercy on you and protect you.

-- 
Joehill
Registered Linux user #282046
Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
++
 07:49:17 up 14 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.02, 0.09, 0.09
You can't take it with you -- especially when crossing a state line.

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 21:35, Greg Meyer wrote:
 On Sunday 20 July 2003 02:05 pm, Brooks Family wrote:
  Hi all.  I've got Mandrake 9.1 and I'm currently using Gnome2.2 for my
  desktop.  However, I've noticed that there are a lot more things that
  seem to be written for KDE (themes, applications, etc.). What makes KDE
  so much more popular than Gnome?
 
 Well now you've gone and done it.  You might as well have asked Which is 
 better: VI or Emacs?

...or pico

-- 
Mon Jul 21 23:05:00 EST 2003
 23:05:00 up 7 days, 15:08,  2 users,  load average: 0.07, 0.08, 0.05
-
|____  |kuhn media australia|
|   /-oo /| |'-.   |http://kma.0catch.com   |
|  .\__/ || |   |  ||
|   _ /  `._ \|_|_.-'  |stephen kuhn|
|  | /  \__.`=._) (_   | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
-
  linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+  RH 9  
  Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586
-
 * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer *

   Summer is butter on your chin and corn mush between every tooth. -Calvin

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread JoeHill
On 21 Jul 2003 23:06:24 +1000
Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:

 ..or pico

loove pico!

-- 
Joehill
Registered Linux user #282046
Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
++
 15:49:00 up  8:13,  2 users,  load average: 0.11, 0.11, 0.13
A priest advised Voltaire on his death bed to renounce the devil. 
Replied Voltaire, This is no time to make new enemies.

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread Anders Lind
 
 loove pico!

If you love pico you will absolutely adore Nano since it is
also Free Software

/Anders

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread JoeHill
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:33:24 +0200
Anders Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:

 If you love pico you will absolutely adore Nano since it is
 also Free Software

Isn't it pretty much the same? or are there additional features?

-- 
Joehill
Registered Linux user #282046
Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
++
 17:34:34 up  9:59,  5 users,  load average: 0.03, 0.04, 0.05
Just remember, wherever you go, there you are.
-- Buckaroo Bonzai

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Tue, 2003-07-22 at 05:49, JoeHill wrote:
 On 21 Jul 2003 23:06:24 +1000
 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
 
  ..or pico
 
 loove pico!

Sure ya ain't got the munchies and you're thinking of PICANTE?

-- 
Tue Jul 22 08:30:00 EST 2003
 08:30:00 up 8 days, 33 min,  2 users,  load average: 0.08, 0.14, 0.10
-
|____  |kuhn media australia|
|   /-oo /| |'-.   |http://kma.0catch.com   |
|  .\__/ || |   |  ||
|   _ /  `._ \|_|_.-'  |stephen kuhn|
|  | /  \__.`=._) (_   | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
-
  linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+  RH 9  
  Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586
-
 * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer *

Why is the alphabet in that order?  Is it because of that song?
-- Steven Wright

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com


Re: [newbie] VI vs. Emacs (was Gnome vs. KDE)

2003-07-21 Thread Greg Meyer
On Monday 21 July 2003 05:35 pm, JoeHill wrote:
 On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:33:24 +0200

 Anders Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
  If you love pico you will absolutely adore Nano since it is
  also Free Software

 Isn't it pretty much the same? or are there additional features?

Nano is free, pico is distributed under the pine license which is not free as 
defined by the FSF.
-- 
/g

Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside
a dog it's too dark to read -Groucho Marx

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com