Re: [Sheflug] Evolution

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Alex Hudson wrote:

> > The Red Carpet installer from Ximian has an evolution "channel".
>
> Not last time I looked, it didn't. On my RedHat machine, I get the RedHat
> update channel and the Desktop channel. Maybe RH6.1 specific though - I know
> I'm not the only one with that problem.

I can send you a screenshot if you like. I call them how I see them, and I
haven't done any hallucinogenic drugs recently.

> Now that Ximian 1.4 is out that's not really the case. Most of Evolution is
> now stabilised - but anyway, any extra stuff if does install doesn't affect
> anything else on your system.

Dunno, I installed all the stuff on the evolution channel, which all had
funky names involving x.y.date.

> On the subject of Ximian GNOME, it's pretty good once you get it going, but
> the packaging's absolute crap. They shipped a broken Nautilus, the Debian
> stuff isn't working at all, it's still effort. And the Evolution Dailies
> seem to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

TBH nautilus is not my cup of fish. It's horrifically slow and does, er,
what exactly? I have an MP3 player, I have a picture viewer, and I launch
them when I want, I don't want them running constantly ta.
A broken nautilus is a tautology...

Bye bye eazel, bye bye...


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