Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop-research

From: dams@×××.fr
To: gentoo-desktop-research@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] test
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 13:56:03
Message-Id: m28ynuldhh.fsf@krotkine.idm.fr
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] test by Paul de Vrieze
1 Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o> said:
2
3 > On Thursday 09 October 2003 15:00, dams@×××.fr wrote:
4 >> [ sorry my mails are not yet signed, but will be soon ]
5 >>
6 >> For me, a desktop problem is not always a problem wich involve window
7 >> managers, or graphical interface.
8 >>
9 >> I would tend to say that desktop means workstation for private use, client
10 >> side. That is, everything UI oriented. That includes windows manager, but
11 >> also config programs, installation problems, software installations, and
12 >> simple (client-side personal use) system managment. By client side I mean
13 >> everything that does not use servers. So setting internet/lan connection is
14 >> desktop, but setting a ftp server is not.
15 >>
16 >> Maybe you have an other vision?
17 >
18 > No I agree. This would imho also involve things like the soundsystem etc.
19
20 yes that's right, bringing hardware to work for home user is also part of the
21 job.
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