[CC's removed] On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, dino wrote:
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:17:00 +0100 > From: dino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Usability] I just want say: thanks > > Hey, > > first: sorry for off topic but i think its the (only) right place for. > Like many others i read the thread Linus took part in. Though in some > points he could be right - finally he doesn't! > Gnome is nice the way it is! As Jeff said it is tough to please everyone. I do believe Gnome pleases more people now than it used to but it appeals to quite different people than Gnome 1.4 did. There is probably more which could be done to give advanced users the flexibility they want without overcomplicating things for everyone else. It is a difficult balance to get right but we cannot please everyone with the defaults so some flexibility will always be needed. > He expresses himself in a way that isn't the right (e.g. "interface nazis"). I am concerned that such casual use of the term Nazi trivialises the Holocaust and I would have preffered more creative insults. I dont think anyone was offended but I was disappionted Linus thinks we have a low opinion of the intelligence of our users. More importantly as others have said "you catch more flies with honey than vinegar", flattery will get you everyone but harsh comments are unlikely to have the outcome you really want or get people enthusiastic about making changes you suggest. > I just want to say: > I love gnome and just want to say thanks. You are welcome. > oh,.. and: > Please, just protect people from using KDE! ;) There is no need for that at all. :( Your post was so nice and you were doing so well... defeat from the jaws of victory! Maybe my view is things is rose tinted but as far as I can tell the KDE and Gnome developers get alone quite well and have a lot of respect for each others work but different interests and various ideas on what approach is best for themselves and their users yet still manage to collaborate on various important standards and infrastructural work (think freedesktop.org). There are plenty of users who happily mix and match applications from both projects and in future integration can only get better and the choice of toolkits will increasingly be an issue users do not need to worry about, and the can stop worry about which toolkit and pick the best application for the particular task they are interested in. Having good applications is what the users really care about, in my not so humble opinion. Let's all play friendly now. No need for KDE and Gnome to fight when there are bigger fish to fry. Sincerely Alan Horkan Abiword http://www.abisource.com Dia http://gnome.org/projects/dia/ Open Clip Art http://OpenClipArt.org KOffice http://www.koffice.org Alan's Diary http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/ _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
