XFce may be dropped by Mandrake :(

[Guido Draheim]

if it is about update_menus, that can be helped. I was sometimes
wondering why the menus did not update immediatly in xfce. It
is damn easy.... only people with tight timetables can throw
it away for that kind of flaw. -- guido


Es schrieb William Bouterse:
> 
> Okay her I am again....
> 
> Yes I DO know how to get XFce working fine on Mandrake,
> However; as a "testing volunteer" for "as is" situations i.e.
> the latest betas and total "balls up" with Mandrake default XFce rpms, they are considering removing it from their 8.2 release....I am
> downright disgusted with this move if it does happen...
> I will no longer volunteer hundreds of hours a year testing
> their product for one thing....Anyhow for those on this list who
> use Mandrake and wish to query this "Rumor" to ALL Available
> mandrake sites..mandrake.com/mandrakeuser.org/mandrakeforum.org
> all Lists, etc
> NOW is the time to do so though it may already be too Late.....
> 
> How reasonable people can take a perfectly functioning program
> and render it unusable is no easy feat....For this I guess they
> can be congratulated !!:(
> 
> an off the record quote from one of their employees.....
> (Please, the following is from an "in-confidence" memo)
> 
> >Still have the permissions problem with startxfce and their rpm does not >do our menus.
> 
> >But I have been asked to report bad rpms on the first two CDs to be >replaced by backup programs
> 
> >xfce and screem head my "bad" list.  Maybe the maintainer will do a >better job next distro.
> 
> some of these folks have helped me for years and I know at least one
> personally but I just "plain don't get it folks" !!!???
> does stress of "the cutting edge and productions schedules" bring bout
> situations like this...Well I guess I can disconnect the land-line,
> turn off my generator, unplug the battery banks, yank the solar panels down and "go retro" ....:o)
> Maybe its time for "good tech is no tech"...
> 
> Thanks for listening if you have gotten this far ..
> 
> William Bouterse
> Talkeetna, Ak
> (Will always be an XFce supporter even if "they" pry
> the computer from my frostbitten hands) ;o)
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