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Famelix and the dangers of combating Windows

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT
One of the perennial debates about the GNU/Linux desktop is how much it should resemble Windows. Usually, the debate is framed in terms of whether the desktop should look familiar to new users, or be developed in whatever way seems most logical. However, if the experience of the Famelix distribution in Brazil is any indication, imitating Windows and outperforming it can also leave you open to other threats, including accusations of piracy and changes of policy by Windows-centric management.

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Nautilus(1)						      General Commands Manual						       Nautilus(1)

NAME

       nautilus - the GNOME File Manager

SYNOPSIS

       nautilus [options] URIs...

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents  briefly the nautilus command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the
       original program does not have a manual page.

       Nautilus is the file manager for the GNOME desktop.

OPTIONS

       Nautilus follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A	summary  of  options  is  included
       below.

       -g

       --geometry=GEOMETRY
	      Create the initial window with the given geometry.

       -n

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       --no-desktop
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       -q

       --quit Quit Nautilus.

       --help Show a summary of options.

       --version
	      Show Nautilus' version.

       Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.

SEE ALSO

       Nautilus   documentation   can	be   found  from  the  "Help"  menu,  or  by  pressing	the  F1  key.  Nautilus  also  has  a  website	at
       http://www.gnome.org/projects/nautilus/

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Takuo KITAME <kitame@debian.org> and Dafydd Harries <daf@muse.19inch.net> for the Debian  GNU/Linux  system
       (but may be used by others).

								    24 May 2004 						       Nautilus(1)

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