On Tuesday 21 October 2008 15:00, Ken Schneider wrote:
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This is what happens when no thought is given to the business crowd. I'm sure a lot of business managers will be happy with all of the "toys" their employees will have to learn/work with. There should be an easy way to turn off the plasmoid _stuff_ off (perhaps there is and I just don't know of it yet). Perhaps another lesson in KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) is needed.
I'm not sure this is a fair criticism. I know little about this, having never had a need for it, but doesn't YaST include modules for creating customized installation subsets? Wouldn't this allow a business IT department to create installers that offered only those packages meeting the officially sanctioned seriousness threshold?
Don't get me wrong eye candy appeals to a lot of people, it just doesn't appeal to everyone.
I have no need for it myself, but I don't begrudge anyone the opportunity to experience their computers in the way they prefer. And I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss these things as wastes, since individual productivity has many factors, including how much a person enjoys using the everyday tools of their trade, be they physical implements or software entities.
Just my 2 cents.
-- Ken Schneider
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