>
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, JF Martinez wrote:
>
> > When I look at 6.2 I see several programs like xfm who have no reason
> > to be included except for historical reasons.
>
> Which ones, aside from xfm?
>
> > IMHO a program should be included only if it meets one of those
> > requirements:
> >
> > 1) It is the best
>
> In whose opinion? Even if you take a simple example (say KDE or GNOME),
> you'll get at least 4 different answers ("KDE", "GNOME", "both", "They're
> both for idiots, real people use the console").
>
I was speaking when there is a clear winner or a couple programs who
stand head and shoulders above the crowd.
About "real people": they don't use the console, they use xterms and
thus are able to see 4 of them at the same time. :-)
> > 2) It is the best one for small boxes
>
> Which may still be the case for xfm - Xaw is a lot smaller than gtk or Qt.
> Which package should replace it, in your opinion?
>
I like FileRunner.
> > In the same way I doubt RedHAt should keep shipping half a dozen mail
> > user agents.
>
> Which ones do you think should be removed?
>
The description of the ELM package states that few people use it.
I gave examples but what really matters is the idea: ditch programs
when there are better alternatives and when people are no longer using
them.
Obsolete programs:
-Use CDRom and disk space
-Confuse the user
-Give a wrong impression of Linux (the user thinks this is all Linux has
to show)
-By being kept 'artificially' alive they slow the raising of newer, better
alternatives who don't get the attention they deserve.
--
Jean Francois Martinez
Project Independence: Linux for the Masses
http://www.independence.seul.org
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