QUESTION: I want to use a mix of UNIX and a windows-esque GUI. "freeBSD + ?" seems to be the main question. I want a GUI that I will be able to pick up very quickly from windows XP.. Perhaps GNOME, if I can get that taskbar to be on the bottom, or KDE.. Xfce seems ok... But it's hard to go off of just screenshots alone. hehe.
I looked into "Linux XP" and man, what a fucking joke. If your faq (
http://www.linux-xp.com/faq/index.php?ID=173 ) has what's below, it's hard to take seriously, especially if they are trying to sell something...
Q: I found that GNOME graphic environment was installed with Linux XP Desktop. Is KDE available for Linux XP Desktop?
A: Forget about KDE. KDE is for hackers and that is why it sucks in end-user oriented distribution.
We are not supporting it in any way. You can install it from Fedora repositories and use it on your own risk.
Q: I understand: You guys want to to became a next Microsoft and want to dominate the world!
A: Yes, you're completely right. Actually, we are Dr. Evil's private company (laughing "Ya-ha-ha-ha-ha!") :-)))
Mao Zedong said "Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend". We think the same way. The field in which we work and our point of view we see Linux distribution were unemployed by other teams. We have fixed it and took this point of view. We wish good luck to any other developers. We all work together.
I mean, if you say a different GUI "is for hackers" simply because you're a GNOME fanboy, what the hell am I supposed to think? Making an unsupported (and simply stupid) claim that "KDE is for hackers" and having that your only reason not to use it "and that is why it sucks" just isn't good enough. What gives? It's like going to a car dealership and saying, "why shouldn't I buy from ----?" Then they say, "Because it's for street racers, and that is why they suck."
Not only this, but what the hell is up with their English?
"The field in which we work and our point of view we see Linux distribution were unemployed by other teams."
What? Are you trying to tell me your entire team was outdone by outdone by other teams? Yeah, really. I'll place my bet on the team with the retards. I also love how they quote an infamous communist dictator, and telling us they think the same way. (obviously in metaphors about schools and flowers.)
Not only this, but how can they badmouth an open source desktop environment, then say "We wish good luck to any other developers. We all work together." Bullshit!
Awful.</rant>
Anyway... Yeah.
I am looking into Gentoo/FreeBSD.. This may be a good decision.
Also, I was looking into
LDXE for my 366 mhz machine, but compiling together the livecd iso turned out to, well.. not work (permission errors? In MY user directory? I guess it's more likely than I think). [and wtf package would I need? GOD I HATE VAGUE AND AMBIGUOUS MANUALS) So anyway... thanks.
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