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From: Tom N on 25 Jan 2008 00:56
ODE = Optimal Desktop Environment

Ode: Noun. From the Greek "oide", literally, a song.

A lyric poem expressing exalted emotion in a complex scheme of
rhyme and meter.

ODE will be a user interface for Linux/Unix that works in the
console environment with GNU screen for its window manager, and
in the X environment with the ratpoison window manager.

It will do everything that KDE does with a fraction of the
system resources and will be infinitely more accessible and
configurable.

The only visible sign of its existence will be a menu tree, open
in one window.

ODE will consist of a number of simple bash scripts which call on
a small library of functions:

/usr/ode and /usr/ode/lib

Unlike KDE (the Korporate Desktop Environment), learning to use ODE
will promote independence and true computer literacy.

I could use some help here. Anyone with marginal bash scripting
skills and a love of freedom is qualified. Please mail me.

Tom

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From: alex on 25 Jan 2008 01:16
Tom N wrote:
> Unlike KDE (the Korporate Desktop Environment), learning to use ODE
> will promote independence and true computer literacy.

LOL! What a clown.

I didn't know whether to laugh or what, after I read this load of nonsense.

So Tom (Alan), i am sure your popularity around here will land you lots
of volunteers that are dying to help you.
From: Keith Keller on 25 Jan 2008 02:53
On 2008-01-25, Tom N <tom(a)somewhere.invalid> wrote:
>
> I could use some help here. Anyone with marginal bash scripting
> skills and a love of freedom is qualified. Please mail me.

Why would you disqualify yourself from your own project?

--keith

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From: Old Man on 25 Jan 2008 10:53
Tom N wrote:

> Ode: Noun. From the Greek "oide", literally, a song.
>
> A lyric poem expressing exalted emotion in a complex scheme of
> rhyme and meter.

Teacher, will this be on the test?

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From: loki harfagr on 25 Jan 2008 11:28
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:56:48 +0100, Tom N wrote:

> ODE will be a user interface for Linux/Unix that works in the console
> environment with GNU screen for its window manager, and in the X
> environment with the ratpoison window manager.
>
> It will do everything that KDE does with a fraction of the system
> resources and will be infinitely more accessible and configurable.

That's a nice idea, the KDE interface, though its bugs and
flaws, is quite a good one (I don't use it nowadays but I've had had,
and I'l still using the K tools I didn't find an eq. yet).
So, Jayce, I'm fine you're back on the wagon.

> The only visible sign of its existence will be a menu tree, open in one
> window.

What about the audible signs?

> ODE will consist of a number of simple bash scripts which call on a
> small library of functions:
>
> /usr/ode and /usr/ode/lib
>
> Unlike KDE (the Korporate Desktop Environment), learning to use ODE will
> promote independence and true computer literacy.
>
> I could use some help here. Anyone with marginal bash scripting skills

Ah! this is something I've been said I may have.

> and a love of freedom

two points!

> is qualified.

So, I'm qualified.

> Please mail me.

Better idea, when your first batch of RFCs and skeleton of
the orange book are read/us/able, mail them to me.

And now, stop playing on Usenet and get to work on ODE!

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