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From: Dan C on 6 Jun 2010 14:03
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:37:29 -0400, John K. Herreshoff wrote:

> Joseph H. Rosevear wrote:
>
>> Can you say, "software bloat?"
>>
>> There is always good, old, works-great workbone.
>>
>> Workbone plays CDs without all the overhead of those deluxe systems. Do
>> "workbone" at a console or "workbone -a" at the command line in a gui.
>> Be sure to press num-lock, then use the keypad controls.
>>
>> -Joe
>
> Software bloat and over ambitious release schedules that do not take
> into account known nasty bugs.
>
> I'm gonna Konqueror this beast (Amarok) before I move on to other
> pastures.

I suggest you start by dumping that bloated abomination known as KDE, and
things will be better. ;)


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From: John K. Herreshoff on 6 Jun 2010 14:19
Dan C wrote:

> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:37:29 -0400, John K. Herreshoff wrote:
>
>> Joseph H. Rosevear wrote:
>>
>>> Can you say, "software bloat?"
>>>
>>> There is always good, old, works-great workbone.
>>>
>>> Workbone plays CDs without all the overhead of those deluxe systems. Do
>>> "workbone" at a console or "workbone -a" at the command line in a gui.
>>> Be sure to press num-lock, then use the keypad controls.
>>>
>>> -Joe
>>
>> Software bloat and over ambitious release schedules that do not take
>> into account known nasty bugs.
>>
>> I'm gonna Konqueror this beast (Amarok) before I move on to other
>> pastures.
>
> I suggest you start by dumping that bloated abomination known as KDE, and
> things will be better. ;)
>
>

Hi, Danny. I'll plonk you now on this box.

Have a good one.

John.

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From: John K. Herreshoff on 8 Jun 2010 18:34
Dan C wrote:

> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:37:29 -0400, John K. Herreshoff wrote:
>
>> Joseph H. Rosevear wrote:
>>
>>> Can you say, "software bloat?"
>>>
>>> There is always good, old, works-great workbone.
>>>
>>> Workbone plays CDs without all the overhead of those deluxe
>>> systems. Do "workbone" at a console or "workbone -a" at the
>>> command line in a gui. Be sure to press num-lock, then use the
>>> keypad controls.
>>>
>>> -Joe
>>
>> Software bloat and over ambitious release schedules that do not
>> take into account known nasty bugs.
>>
>> I'm gonna Konqueror this beast (Amarok) before I move on to other
>> pastures.
>
> I suggest you start by dumping that bloated abomination known as
> KDE, and
> things will be better. ;)
>
>

Danny, you actually had a good idea. I went back to 12.2. KDE 4-x is
an abomination.

John.
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