Re: The "What is GNOME?" Answer

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Steve Hall">

> > > GNOME is a lot of things. And I understand the desire to have a
> > > concise definition or marketing phrase for standard press releases.
> > > 
> > > But why not take advantage of the web's flexible nature and let the
> > > front page highlight *all* the things GNOME is...
> > 
> > This has nothing to do with the web. When your Mum asks "What is GNOME?"
> > you need to have an answer right there and then, not a URL.
> 
> My Mum, in fact, is in her 60's and has been using laptop computers for
> more than 10 years. She *still* has no idea what a "desktop environment"
> is, although when I show her GNOME she can see it is "different."
> 
> GNOME is not special because it is anything technical. It's special
> because of the possibilites we all can see in it. 
> 
> Millenia ago, I suggested the site be cloven in half: one side for users,
> one side for developers. People looking for a technical explanation can
> get it, everybody else gets image, images, and imagination.

Whoa, dude, come on - this has nothing to do with the website!

- Jeff

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