23 Aug
2001
23 Aug
'01
10:43 a.m.
MJ Ray wrote:
I still don't understand why non-hackers like E so much. Surely the
Wash your mouth out.
need to rewrite it... configurability is a poor substitute for a good design.
Personally, I do tend to use E fairly straight, under minEguE. But the point is that nothing is perfect for everyone (arguably anyone). So the best one can do is to supply a good design, then give people the tools to turn it into their private utopia. Think re: Eden, problem of evil and freedom of will. Fortunately we can reinstall.
This is done with sapphire and rox... both devel lists are regular love-ins and you can find both at sourceforge.
I'll look next time my window manager becomes an issue.
Alexis
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