Re: [Usability]Feedback on GNOME 2
- From: Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>
- To: Darren Alcorn <daralc logicillustrated com>
- Cc: Joshua Adam Ginsberg <joshg myrealbox com>, "Derek D. Martin" <gnomeuse pizzashack org>, usability gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Usability]Feedback on GNOME 2
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:19:14 +1000
<quote who="Darren Alcorn">
> > And I too am disappointed with some of the configurability of RH8,
> > particularly things like the difficulty of rearranging menu items. But
> > GNOME 2 is making progress. And I'm sure some medium will be struck
> > between the "one-size fits all" and the "so configurable that it's
> > unconfigurable".
>
> I am quoting Joshua on this. He stated that "GNOME 2 is a making
> progress." A final version should not be a "making progress."
Without the poster defining what he means by "making progress", this sounds
like purely random musings on your part.
GNOME 2.0 was a great release, and we've even improved on it by releasing
2.0.1 and 2.0.2 with plenty of bugfixes and performance enhancements. Is
responsible software engineering "making progress"?
> Jeff, I would like to hear more about how the common Red Hat user who
> likes configurability,
Oh, please point me to the survey that defines the common Red Hat user as
such. I think Red Hat would have a better idea of who the common Red Hat
user is, and what they want.
> is affected by brilliant plan to make GNOME 2 a corporate desktop
> distribution.
GNOME 2 is a Free Software desktop, not a 'corporate desktop distribution'.
Perhaps you are confusing Red Hat and GNOME?
> Do you not believe you will lose developer support ?
No, not in the slightest. Developers don't spend all day pissing up a rope
configuring their systems, they'd rather be writing code. It's a fairly
simple equation.
- Jeff
--
"I run Linux on pretty much everything except the microwave and washing
machine. Those are tempting targets but would probably make Telsa
extremely cross." - Alan Cox
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