Remove ancillary discussions or put them in footnotes.

README.rst

@@ -1090,13 +1090,70 @@ Lack of control over desktop environment.
 Windows has many ways to customize its appearance;
 there are many `alternative shells`_ and `visual themes`_,
 and it's possible to `change the login shell`_
-or `run without explorer.exe at all`_.
+or `run without explorer.exe at all`_. [#KDE_on_Windows]_
 
 .. _alternative shells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
 .. _visual themes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_%28computing%29#Operating_systems
 .. _run without explorer.exe at all: http://lightquick.co.uk/running-windows-without-explorer.exe.html
 .. _change the login shell: https://superuser.com/questions/108265/how-do-you-replace-the-logon-shell-with-iexplore
 
+There is Windows software for
+tiling window managers, [#tiling_window_managers]_
+virtual desktops, [#virtual_desktops]_
+focus follows mouse, [#focus_follows_mouse]_
+and special effects to rival Compiz. [#cube_desktop]_
+
+.. [#tiling_window_managers] https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
+.. [#virtual_desktops] http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
+.. [#focus_follows_mouse]
+   http://milosophical.me/blog/2010/03/10/ms-windows-focus-follows-mouse-registry-hacks.html
+   https://superuser.com/questions/368688/on-windows-7-is-there-any-way-to-make-the-scrollwheels-focus-follow-the-mouse
+.. [#cube_desktop] http://www.thinkinbytes.com/en/products/cubedesktop
+
+Given all these choices and customization options,
+what functionality could Windows possibly lack?
+
+Here is the problem:
+the Windows API determines the behavior of libraries like
+``user32.dll``, ``gdi32.dll``, and ``comctl32.dll``.
+Everything in hardware goes through the Windows API,
+including keystrokes, mouse clicks, and graphics.
+
+However, Windows must obey licensing requirements,
+such as copyrighted content protection.
+This means that there are artificial barriers
+to writing certains kinds of programs,
+such as something similar to Flip3D.
+
+https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3848558/what-is-the-api-to-create-applications-like-flip3d
+
+To give another example of limited user control over the Windows desktop,
+on Windows 8 it is impossible to disable the dwm window compositor.
+
+    In Windows Vista and Windows 7, desktop composition is disabled in a number of
+    scenarios. In Windows 8, DWM desktop composition is a core operating system
+    component and cannot be disabled. With a few exceptions, desktop composition is
+    always on; it’s started before the user logon and remains active for the
+    duration of a session.
+
+    --- Windows Dev Center documentation
+
+This was not without controversy.
+
+    I  understand the choice and it improves the overall experience, but it is
+    going to force us to retire some of our older software, and it tool [sic]
+    many years to overcome the problems caused.
+
+    --- Dan Ritchie
+
+https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848042%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
+
+Linux also has an API,
+but it is not tied to the desktop environment,
+and is not controlled by a single corporation
+in the same way that the Windows API is.
+
+.. [#KDE_on_Windows]
    It's even possible to run the KDE desktop environment on Windows,
    since KDE uses the cross-platform Qt framework.
 
@@ -1127,69 +1184,6 @@ This is not without difficulties, however.
 
    http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/79007/
 
-There is Windows software for
-tiling window managers, [#tiling_window_managers]_
-virtual desktops, [#virtual_desktops]_
-focus follows mouse, [#focus_follows_mouse]_
-and special effects to rival Compiz. [#cube_desktop]_
-
-.. [#tiling_window_managers] https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
-.. [#virtual_desktops] http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
-.. [#focus_follows_mouse]
-   http://milosophical.me/blog/2010/03/10/ms-windows-focus-follows-mouse-registry-hacks.html
-   https://superuser.com/questions/368688/on-windows-7-is-there-any-way-to-make-the-scrollwheels-focus-follow-the-mouse
-.. [#cube_desktop] http://www.thinkinbytes.com/en/products/cubedesktop
-
-Given all these choices and customization options,
-what functionality could Windows possibly lack?
-
-Here is the problem:
-the Windows API determines the behavior of libraries like
-``user32.dll``, ``gdi32.dll``, and ``comctl32.dll``.
-Everything in hardware goes through the Windows API,
-including keystrokes, mouse clicks, and graphics.
-However, Windows must also obey licensing requirements,
-such as copyrighted content protection.
-This means that it is difficult to, say,
-replicate the Flip3D program.
-
-https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3848558/what-is-the-api-to-create-applications-like-flip3d
-
-Something like `Wine`_ could, in principle, work around this,
-since it provides an open-source implementation
-of libraries such as ``user32.dll``.
-Perhaps that's why `Windows rejects a registry with the Wine configuration key`_.
-
-.. _Wine: https://www.winehq.org/about/
-.. _Windows rejects a registry with the Wine configuration key: https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-devel/2005-February/033868.html
-
-Another example: on Windows 8,
-it is impossible to disable the dwm window manager.
-
-    In Windows Vista and Windows 7, desktop composition is disabled in a number of
-    scenarios. In Windows 8, DWM desktop composition is a core operating system
-    component and cannot be disabled. With a few exceptions, desktop composition is
-    always on; it’s started before the user logon and remains active for the
-    duration of a session.
-
-    --- Windows Dev Center documentation
-
-    [ . . . ]
-
-
-    I  understand the choice and it improves the overall experience, but it is
-    going to force us to retire some of our older software, and it tool many years
-    to overcome the problems caused.
-
-    --- Dan Ritchie
-
-https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848042%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
-
-Linux also has an API,
-but it is not tied to the desktop environment,
-and is not controlled by a single corporation
-in the same way that the Windows API is.
-
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