Re: Words about GNOME in 2011

["Karen Sandler" <karen gnome org>]

On Tue, November 8, 2011 2:00 pm, Stormy Peters wrote:
> Awesome. Thanks for putting this together, Juanjo!
>
> +1 to including it in the annual report.
>
> It'd be even cooler if we could get good pictures of these folks and
> spread
> the pictures with the quotes out through the report.

I love it too, and agree with Stormy about the pictures. I can help track
those down if we need.

The only change I would consider is dropping Ingo Molnar's. I like
throwing some of the negative ones in there like the one from Linus, but I
think, among other reasons, that it doesn't really add anything different
and also negatively brings KDE into it.

thanks Juanjo :)

karen

> Stormy
>
> 2011/11/7 Juanjo Marín <juanjomarin96 yahoo es>
>
>> 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 didn?t
>> 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
>> people?s attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to
>> reinvent
>> themselves in order to stay relevant. I?m 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 what?s in front of me.  GNOME 3
>> Shell?s 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
>> it?s 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 we?ll 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 you?ve 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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