On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote: > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:39:38PM +0800, Andre M. V. wrote: > > Desktop Environment Maturity. That is relative. > > Others may swear Linux is a better Desktop Env. > > And vice-versa with windows. For me, windows > > Has an edge here. > > > > I think the biggest problem with Linux desktop environments is that they > must so SLAVISHLY copy the Windows desktop environment. Both KDE and > Gnome are guilty of this (and arguably KDE more so), and arguably much > of it was done to ease the migration of refugees from the Evil Empire to > the Free World, but in my opinion both of these parallel projects are > going much too far in this regard. > > I've just been giving GNUstep a little swing, and am reading through > Objective-C and seeing what we can do. It's much much more mature than > it once was when I started using Linux and looking for ways to develop X > applications. At least GNUstep is beginning to look more and more ripe, > and seems to have the potential to produce in the future a desktop that > may be much better than anything Redmond ever made.
It doesn't help much in the migration effort from Windows to Linux if there is considerable retraining to be done if ever a migration is imposed. People will simple not do it. Providing a radically different design for window and desktop management will only hinder what progress there is in adopting a linux centric desktop and workplace. In fact, i'd want to make KDE or GNOME even more identical to Windows look and feel just to lessen one excuse for not migrating over. Then when there's critical mass, or enough people going around used to Linux desktops, introduce something more of a next level of desktop software rather than yet another desktop. Like the new 3DWM, which offers a much more modern step up from standard 2d desktops. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
