On Wed, 2006-13-09 at 21:33 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote: > I just don't like the glossy unity in SuSE and Fedora Core.
A tad 90's would be a good way to describe it. Vista is well on its way to releasing itself right into that has-been pile. Both Apple and Microsoft have built their market around the belief that the computer is a gadget, a sheik item, a commodity, a luxury item, etc. It seems to me that while both could be given accolades regarding their approach for any given design point, it is over. The computer is far more than a trivial item these days. It runs government. It allows people to communicate with family across the world. It is science, education, philosophy, music, and a plethora of other things far more 'human' than any piece of technology out there. The plastic bubblewrapped era of operating systems is over. > and having everything with the same theme is a bit boring and > shows a lack of inspiration to me. I think this is a delicate line to walk. Indeed, when someone simply mimics the same image repeatedly, it grows rather tedious. That said, if a design is built around solid principles and motifs, generally those elements can be 'rephrased' a number of ways with particular attention to the item they are currently representing. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go in this respect regarding our system, but I believe that we can evolve in that direction in the future. Sincerely, TJS PS: Regarding the topic -- the www.distrowatch.org popularity chart would seem to indicate that indeed it is Fedora that has some rather 'big' competition. ;)
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