On Monday, January 14, 2002 at 02:18:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. >
I dont agree. we should depart from the surreal windows style. Linux should adopt a more real places style. a workspace paradigm. Something much more intuitive than what windows offers. That would be a step up. It might be slow developing it but that would be a definite hit when it comes out. I think it is more important to gain a critical mass in software. We need toolkits that make the job of creating linux apps easier and much if not better than it is now. rogelio e-mail: rogelio@localhost -- Do you VisualMail? Grab a copy of the best WebMailer right now! http://www.mintersoft.com/visualmail _ 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]
