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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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EXO-DESKTOP-ITEM-EDIT(1)					   User Commands					  EXO-DESKTOP-ITEM-EDIT(1)

NAME

       exo-desktop-item-edit - Create icons on the desktop

DESCRIPTION

   Usage:
	      exo-desktop-item-edit [OPTION...] [FILE|FOLDER]

   Help Options:
       -?, --help
	      Show help options

       --help-all
	      Show all help options

       --help-gtk
	      Show GTK+ Options

   Application Options:
       -c, --create-new
	      Create a new desktop file in the given directory

       -t, --type
	      Type of desktop file to create (Application or Link)

       --name Preset name when creating a desktop file

       --comment
	      Preset comment when creating a desktop file

       --command
	      Preset command when creating a launcher

       --url  Preset URL when creating a link

       --icon Preset icon when creating a desktop file

       -v, --version
	      Print version information and exit

       --display=DISPLAY
	      X display to use

AUTHOR

       Written by Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org>.

       exo-desktop-item-edit  comes  with  ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, You may redistribute copies of exo-desktop-item-edit under the terms of the GNU
       Lesser General Public License which can be found in the exo source package.

       Please report bugs to <http://bugzilla.xfce.org/>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005-2006
	       os-cillation e.K. All rights reserved.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for exo-desktop-item-edit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info  and  exo-desktop-item-edit  programs  are
       properly installed at your site, the command

	      info exo-desktop-item-edit

       should give you access to the complete manual.

exo-desktop-item-edit 0.3.1.10rc1				  September 2006					  EXO-DESKTOP-ITEM-EDIT(1)

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