<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><snip></div><div>>That is ludicrous. Which is why successful small businesses actually<br> >*listen* to their customers and do their utmost too implement the<br> >changes their customers are requesting. Those who do continue to be<br> >successful. Those who choose to ignore their customer base sooner or<br> >later fade from view and are forgotten.</div><div></snip><br></div><div><br></div><div>I had to jump in because I can't bear to just stand around while you tear apart Lubuntu.</div><div><br></div><div>How many times have you suggested something, or has the community voted on something, and it was overruled? I don't understand exactly, but I think there was recently one thing regarding the website, correct?</div><div><br></div><div>Lubuntu is Linux; meaning, you can change just about anything in it after you install it. Why, you could even install GNOME or KDE for crying out loud! All you are doing by continuing this argument is being immature and destroying the community. If the dev team ignores you, change it yourself; that couldn't be very difficult (well, it would be for me since I'm quite a newbie still).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Have you ever seen Mandriva? They had a very, very closed management team; yet it was quite successful for a while. I used it myself until it switch to DVD-only .iso's. Compared to that, Lubuntu is an anarchy!</div><div><br></div><div>Just my $0.02; like I said, I couldn't just stand around without saying something.</div><div><br></div><div>Ryan<br></div></span></body></html>