Re: AfterStep 98 coming soon

Paul Richard Komarek (komarek@andrew.cmu.edu)
Sat, 2 May 1998 23:40:19 -0400 (EDT) 


On the other hand, maybe the public will get confused, see some cool AS
screenshots, and then be disappointed that AS '98 isn't available for
Win95.  They'll trash their Win95 partitions, and switch to Linux! ;-)

-Paul Komarek

On Sat, 2 May 1998, J. Neil Doane wrote:

> 
> I have to agree I felt a certain *cringe* when I saw it called
> "AfterStep'98".  You _don't_ want to get your product associated with
> Windows 98.  (My immediate, reflexive reaction was 'if it's called
> Afterstep'98, I'll never use it...just on principle')
> 
> Neil Doane
> 
> On Sat, 2 May 1998, Trae Mc Combs wrote:
> 
> > Guylhem...
> > Oh come on bud... PLEASE don't call it
> > "AfterStep98" (I'll go out and shoot my
> > self".  I mean..... Bill has enough publicity,
> > why jump on his bandwagon and make AS like
> > winblows?
> > 
> > Guy: your doing fine on this AS project, 
> > don't monkey it up with something goofy
> > like this ;)
> > Yours,
> > Trae
> > 
> > je vous suite un bon weekend...(heh mal francais)
> > ;)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Guylhem Aznar wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi !
> > > 
> > > AfterStep'98 final (1.4.5.5) will be available soon.
> > > 
> > > New features :
> > > 
> > > * system wide dir. or file, added to each user startmenu & unoverridable
> > > (very useful for sysadmins)
> > > 
> > > * faster boot with NO_MAKEMENUSONBOOT (use 'Quit/Update start menu' instead)
> > > 
> > > * better start/ dir management, thanks to Ethan Fischer
> > > 
> > > Bug fixes :
> > > 
> > > * no more green border (I just can't obtain anyone with AS'98)
> > > 
> > > * ascd compile time bug fixed (for linux glibc1)
> > > 
> > > * new source code organisation to make C & C++ cohabit easyly for next release
> > > 
> > > * some silly bug fixed (default icon not working, &c.)
> > > 
> > > BTW, c.romain à mailexcite.com needs some encouragements & help for asfileman.
> > > Please give him a hand !
> > > 
> > > Ps : Don't mail me. I have no time at all (but exams :->) & I try to spend my
> > > few leasure time on AfterStep.
> > > 
> > > Salut / Best regards,
> > > Guylhem <guylhem@oeil.qc.ca>
> > > AfterStep & Linux HOWTOs
> > > 
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> > -- 
> > 
> >   -  Trae Mc Combs        
> >    -  x@themes.org          
> >     -  http://themes.org/    
> >      -  Linux, an OS for the people.
> > 
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