Hi,
As a mentioned in my email about the content of the annual report, I
think
it could be cool to have a "Words about GNOME in 2011" section. These
are
the quotations I think we could include:
Words about GNOME in 2011
=========================
"The developers behind the GNOME project have announced the official
release of GNOME 3.0, a significant redesign of the open source desktop
environment. The update introduces a new desktop shell that offers a
streamlined window management workflow and a more modern look and feel.
The
new version also represents a major architectural overhaul, with many
important enhancements to the GNOME platform's technical
underpinnings.[...] The solid technical work that has been done under
the
hood really complements the new user experience features in GNOME 3.0.
Despite some of the gaps in the feature set, I think that the
environment
and the new shell is a good starting point for building something even
better. The GNOME contributors will be able to iterate on the design and
move it forward in future updates."
Ryan Paul, Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2011/04/ars-reviews-gnome-30-a-shiny-new-ornament-for-your-linux-lawn.ars
---
"Five years in the making, the newly released version 3 of the GNOME
Linux
desktop interface has been radically redesigned. [...] For this release,
the boxy look and feel has been replaced with a more aerodynamic,
clutter-free visage. All the icons were redesigned, and new default font
Cantarell was adopted. Applications can be called up by simply typing
the
first few letters of a program name. Frequently used applications can be
pinned to a desktop dashboard. Previous versions of GNOME allowed for
multiple workspaces, or windows. The new version allows users to create
workspaces on the fly, and to drag and drop applications into a
workspace.
It also includes a unified messaging feature, in which e-mail and
instant
messages can be responded to directly from a messaging tray. Also new is
a
search function that can be accessed by hitting the Windows key on the
keyboard."
Joab Jackson, IDG News, PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/224573/new_gnome_cuts_the_clutter.html
---
"Gnome 3 (code-named ToPaZ for Three Point Zero) marks the beginning
of
a completely new desktop experience. The developers took a long time
to develop and test the new release. In fact, almost all components were
ready a year ago, but the Foundation delayed the release to double-check
and improve the new desktop [...] Gnome is quite stable; I didnt
encounter
any crashes or bugs whatsoever. The missing features aside, Gnome 3
still
provides a good user experience [...] Gnome 3 is indeed a step ahead. I
am
glad developers finally came up with a bold and radical release"
Shashwat Pant, Linux Magazine
http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/128/044-047_Gnome.pdf
---
"The most important remark for Gnome 3 came from a non-techie. A user
who
doesn't much care about kernels and mutters; someone who uses computer
to
do her job. My wife was sitting right behind me when the machine booted.
"Wow...what's that!" I heard someone from behind. I turned and found her
looking at my machine. "Is it a new OS? It looks cool! [...] The moral
of
the story is we, the so called tech-savvy users, may fight, argue, and
create mountain out of mole, ordinary users don't care. They just need
something that works. And when you hear "wow, that's cool" from an
ordinary
user, it means a lot."
Swapnil Bhartiya, Muktware.com
http://www.muktware.com/b/14/2011/832/my-wife-loves-gnome-3
---
"Back when I first reported on GNOME 3 I was proclaiming it to be the
future of the desktop. I still feel that way
very much so. Although it
may
take some time to get used to the cleaner look and feel of the desktop,
GNOME 3 should make many user levels very happy. It is a drastic
departure
from the standard, but one that is long overdue and will make using the
desktop (especially in the touch-screen happy world) much easier."
Jack Wallen, Tech Republic
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/linux-shakedown-testing-both-gnome-3-and-fedora-15/2222
---
"Mit GNOME 3.0 verpasst sich der Desktop beinahe schon so etwas wie
einen
Neustart, die User Experience unterscheidet sich in zentralen Bereichen
recht deutlich vom bisherigen GNOME. Das heißt auch: Wer auf die neue
Version wechselt, braucht zunächst einmal etwas, um die neuen Konzepte
zu
erkunden. Es lohnt sich aber durchaus, diese Zeit zu investieren, hat
man
sich einmal eingearbeitet - und den eigenen Widerwillen gegen
Veränderungen
an sich überwunden - zeigen sich die Stärken des GNOME3-Konzepts immer
deutlicher und man entdeckt regelmäßig neue Nettigkeiten, die man schon
bald nicht mehr missen möchte. Ein echtes Plus ist dabei, dass der
Desktop
in der Entwicklung unübersehbar als Ganzes gedacht wurde, alles wirkt
wie
aus einem Guss, sowohl was den Look als auch die User Experience selbst
betrifft."
Translation by google --- that needs to be improved or clarified by a
German translator--- :
With the GNOME 3.0 desktop is missed almost become something of a
reboot,
the user experience differs in key areas quite significantly from the
current GNOME. This also means: Those who switch to the new version,
first
of all need something to explore new concepts. But it is worth quite to
invest this time, you have once worked - and overcome their own
resistance
to change itself - the strengths of GNOME3 concept show more clearly and
be
regularly discovered new goodies that we will soon no longer want to
miss.
A real plus is that the desktop has been overlooked in the development
of
thought as a whole, everything looks like a whole, both the look and the
user experience itself is concerned.
Andreas Proschofsky, derStandard.at
http://derstandard.at/1297821908997/WebStandard-Test-GNOME-30-Alles-Neu-am-Linux-Desktop
---
"GNOME 3 is in its first release, and should see many improvements in
the
next few releases as developers learn to take advantage of its new
opportunities. But, for now, it seems a combination of innovation and
sometimes overly rigid application of design principles. Under these
conditions, I suspect that, for most people, the decision whether to use
GNOME 3 or to look for alternatives will not be an easy one. Except in
rare
cases, the decision will probably not be made out of a burst of
unqualified
enthusiasm or disappointment. To the contrary, many people's decision is
likely to be a qualified one, a weighing of features they like against
features they dislike. That is a sensible way to make such a decision at
any time. But, in GNOME 3's case, its mixed nature makes such an
approach
almost unavoidable, at least for now."
Bruce Byfield, Datamation
http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3931801/GNOME-3-Seven-Pros-and-Cons.htm
---
"There's no question that GNOME 3 will be something of a shock for those
accustomed to working with the GNOME 2.x line, but once you spend some
time
with it, GNOME 3 really does feel like a vast improvement over GNOME 2.
After all, GNOME 2 borrowed much of its UI design and basic interface
concepts from Windows 95 and it's been a long time since Windows 95
was
cutting-edge."
Scott Gilbertson, The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/24/fedora_15_review/
---
In the face of constant change, both in software technology itself and
in
peoples attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to
reinvent
themselves in order to stay relevant. Im encouraged to see the GNOME
community taking up this challenge, responding to the evolving needs of
users and questioning the status quo.
Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO at Canonical
http://www.gnome.org/press/2011/04/gnome-3-0-released-better-for-users-developers-3/
---
"I suffer from a common malady, Easily Distracted Syndrome (EDS).
Flashy
lights, running gauges, televisions tuned to static anything blinking
or
back-lit steals my attention away from whats in front of me. GNOME 3
Shells minimal and colorless chrome keeps me focused on the work at
hand.
This is a good thing."
Jim Nelson, Yorba Foundation
http://blog.yorba.org/jim/2011/08/why-i-like-gnome-3-shell.html
---
"I want my sane interfaces back. I have yet to meet anybody who likes
the
unholy mess that is GNOME 3"
Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel creator and lead developer
https://plus.google.com/106327083461132854143/posts/SbnL3KaVRtM
---
"Guadalinex has been relying on GNOME since its very inception. We
currently have 600.000 desktops deployed in publicly-funded schools, and
are now working in a new corporate GNOME 3 based desktop called GECOS
(Guadalinex Standard Corporate Edition) that is designed for the
everyday
tasks of civil servants. GNOME 3 has been a big change for Guadalinex
and I
am glad to see that GNOME 3.2 improves the CSS and extension support to
allow for easy user interface changes. For a government, accessibility
is a
must and GNOME provides it like no other. Thanks GNOME."
Juan Conde, Chief Free Software Officer at the Junta de Andalucía
http://www.gnome.org/news/2011/09/gnome-3-improved-and-refined-with-the-release-of-gnome-3-2/
---
"I think what the KDE4 and Gnome3 folks are doing is that they have
picked
Apple (and to a lesser degree, Google) UI products as their role model.
That in itself is not a problem (at all) - the problem as I see it is
that
they tried to achieve this by mimicking Apple products, instead of
implementing a high quality UI development process."
Ingo Molnar, Linux kernel developer
https://plus.google.com/109922199462633401279/posts/Js6GdznHgvx
---
"From a technological point of view, Gnome 3 is a fantastic desktop, and
its getting better with every new release. It will take time for Linux
Mint to develop a Gnome 3 desktop that is on-par with what we had with
Gnome 2, but eventually well be able to do much more with it than was
possible with the traditional desktop.
[...] we developed MGSE (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions), which is a
desktop layer on top of Gnome 3 that makes it possible for you to use
Gnome
3 in a traditional way. You can disable all components within MGSE to
get a
pure Gnome 3 experience, or you can enable all of them to get a Gnome 3
desktop that is similar to what youve been using before. Of course you
can
also pick and only enable the components you like to design your own
desktop."
Clement Lefebvre, Linux Mint Founder and lead developer
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1851
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