gqview removed from rawhide
Sindre Pedersen Bjordal
foolish at fedoraforum.org
Fri Aug 13 11:03:27 UTC 2004
fre, 13.08.2004 kl. 05.59 skrev Jim Cornette:
> Christopher Aillon wrote:
>
> > Just a note that gqview just got removed from rawhide. It has the
> > same mission statement as gthumb and uses raster code internally.
> > Yes, I know there are people who use it still. I suggest this can
> > move over to Fedora Extras if people really want it.
> >
> >
> I feel that gqview is a great program for dealing with graphics. I hate
> to have it leave the fold of programs provided within core. I hope that
> this program enriches the Fedora Extras fold.
>
> Thanks for the heads up. It saves me from looking for it if doing a
> clean install. This is one program that is selected by me during fresh
> installs.
>
> Out of curiosity, what made this program and others fall by the wayside?
> Are there usage reports gathered somewhere regarding what programs are
> favored by users? Do people just get tired of maintaining one, then push
> users to a lesser program? (Mutt vs. Pine or similar changes)
>
> Jim
>
> --
> A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely
> rearranging their prejudices.
> -- William James
While I don't fully get it myself, there's this:
http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/desktop/defaults.html
--
Sindre Pedersen Bjordal <foolish at fedoraforum.org>
www.fedoraforum.org
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