I would hate to see the demo compare some Windows box with
Enlightenment. That would drive them off fer sure! Such a demo should
compare KCE with Win95 look & feel or IceWM, so they won't feel
alienated.
George
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> geeks-in-training who know that there is a lot of fun under the hood. Not too
> many suits show up. That is another project in itself.
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