2011/11/16 Lucien XU <[email protected]>: > > It is a sort of mix between MacOS and Windows (for minimize, close button). > The theme is not the best part, but it appears clean and light. > > What I'm interested is what they added to the desktop. The timeline widget is > a good idea and seems to use much power of Nepomuk (a technology that I like > even if it is "heavy").
Mandriva have released in September (yesterday they released the commercial edition (PowerPack)). And in sync with the new look the new official name is "Mandriva Desktop 2011". The main difference to former Mandriva distributions is the design of the release. Up to Mandriva 2010.2 you could use Mandriva in many ways, as a mini installation, or even for a server installation. The new 2011 is only designed for one purpose: a single desktop. The additions you mentioned are what RosaLabs see as modern desktop, similar to Unity (Ubuntu) and the Gnome Shell. Some like it, some don't. All these "Welcome" screens look nice, no doubt, but from an efficiency point of view it's a nightmare compared with "traditional" menues. So, I would be happy if a few distributions stay free of these smart-phone desktops to have a choice. -- wobo
