Re: [Usability] How does GNOME 3 compare to Windows 8?

[Milan Bouchet-Valat <nalimilan club fr>]

Le samedi 17 décembre 2011 à 09:14 +0100, Szabó Gergely a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> I haven't used Windows8 (never intend to), but I've seen a long demo.
> 
> They've fully retained the classic desktop experience for users who do actual
> work. Metro, on the other hand, is meant for smaller touchscreens.
> One can work with only one user interface at a time. Metro seems to be good
> at utilizing screen space.
> 
> The two are represented by two disctint APIs, as well, and mobile devices
> will retain the Metro API only. This means that you write an application
> for either the desktop or Metro, but not both.
> 
> Gnome3, on the other hand, has completely abandoned its traditional Linux
> desktop user and developer base (a certain Linus springs to the lips), aiming
> to be something for mobile devices.
This is simply wrong, please stop spreading this idea. The Shell was
designed with traditional desktops in mind, even if it's now being
adapted with some success to work with touch screens.

> Not that Gnome3 is any good at it. At least Unity realized the importance of
> vertical screen real estate, and unified the panel, the title bar and the menu
> bar. Whereas on Gnome3 all three eat up a lot of space.
> 
> On the technical level, Windows8 is taking over a lot ideas from the last 40
> years of Unix, while Gnome3 seems to be abandoning the traditional Unix
> values. Configuration in binary blobs for instance.
No comment.


Regards