Re: [Usability]Feedback on GNOME 2

[Darren Alcorn <daralc logicillustrated com>]

> 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.
	
Exactly, Derek and I just want to be able to change what the focus
behaviour is and move on. Not search all day for how the hell to change
that. Which is how this whole thread started.

Thank you for your agreement with me on this,
- Darren Alcorn

On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 22:19, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <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
> 
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