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i guess i should re-evaluate my second statement. while I abhor the major DE's like GNOME and KDE, the E17 project has pretty much got it all right.
the only problem is that (outside of the obtuse text-file configuration) there are 0 native applications outside of the bare essentials (window manager, file manager, login manager, terminal emulator, application dock, etc), and it lacks any decent multimedia or networking framework. then again, i don't think Rasterman meant his project to be used outside of the "experimental sandbox" context.
another related problem is that with the foothold that GTK+ and Qt have gained since the inception of the Linux desktop, it's highly unlikely that EWL applications will enjoy the same widespread success as, say, Gaim or k3b.