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Subject: Re: code bloat [was Re: Semaphore assembly-code bug]
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Denis Vlasenko <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
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The gnome/gtk folks know they have a lot of code bloat, and know how to
shave about 10Mb off the desktop size already. What they don't have is
enough hands and brains to do this and the other stuff that is pressing.
So if the desktop stuff is annoying you join gnome-love or whatever the
kde equivalent is 8)

Alan