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Re: [SLE] FYI: OpenSUSE vs Vista
- From: Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:18:15 -0400
- Message-id: <0J0B0031KIM1SB00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
/snip/
>
> But when it comes to Vista, it's gonna be a simple cut case, it's gonna
win,
>because people will get Vista, not because it's good or stable. But because
>it's simply the best piece of crap around. People buy stuff, because of
>their social status, not because of their need to do so. All the guys will
>talk about Vista, because it's new, it's fat, it looks great, it's got some
>nice features ... wether it's bloated or not, isn't relevant.
>
> On the other hand, you've got Linux ... and everything I see on Linux
today,
>with the exception of Xgl and compiz, is a cheap copy of Windows. Back a
few
>years, you'd got enlightenment Window manager. It wasn't stable, it was
hard
>to run, but it was great looking and was a knockout ... because it didn't
>look like Windows. Take a look at Linux themes ... even the old
>enlightenment themes are gone. It all looks like Windows, the feel is the
>same as Windows ... the interface is the same as windows. The same taskbar,
>the same menu setup, the same icon bar ... it's just windows, with a
>different look.
>
> No, if Novell wants to make this desktop a success to challenge Windows.
>They're gonna have to do something, to get the enthusiasts back on track,
>that made Linux what it is today. The programs are good, and getting
better,
>but they lack a touch of glory.
>
The Linux developers have realized that the computing community has
standardized on a particular GUI, which can be fiddled with, but not
really changed. Just like the dashboard on a car, or the controls on
a clothes dryer. There's nothing wrong with the M/S Windows GUI.
It can be tinkered with, but time has shown that people are satisfied
with it. I am. I am disappointed when something says "May I?" after
telling the machine to print, or whatever, but that's a minor glitch.
Those who would rather not see a Windows-like GUI have alternatives,
which have not been very popular, AFAICT. How many questions or
notes on the other X-windows GUI's have you seen on this list? The
tremendous groundswell against GNOME tells you that the KDE clone
of the Windows GUI is what everyone out there wants. And if Linux is
ever to become a desktop system, it will have to have the same
dashboard, the same shift pattern, as Windows.
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>
> But when it comes to Vista, it's gonna be a simple cut case, it's gonna
win,
>because people will get Vista, not because it's good or stable. But because
>it's simply the best piece of crap around. People buy stuff, because of
>their social status, not because of their need to do so. All the guys will
>talk about Vista, because it's new, it's fat, it looks great, it's got some
>nice features ... wether it's bloated or not, isn't relevant.
>
> On the other hand, you've got Linux ... and everything I see on Linux
today,
>with the exception of Xgl and compiz, is a cheap copy of Windows. Back a
few
>years, you'd got enlightenment Window manager. It wasn't stable, it was
hard
>to run, but it was great looking and was a knockout ... because it didn't
>look like Windows. Take a look at Linux themes ... even the old
>enlightenment themes are gone. It all looks like Windows, the feel is the
>same as Windows ... the interface is the same as windows. The same taskbar,
>the same menu setup, the same icon bar ... it's just windows, with a
>different look.
>
> No, if Novell wants to make this desktop a success to challenge Windows.
>They're gonna have to do something, to get the enthusiasts back on track,
>that made Linux what it is today. The programs are good, and getting
better,
>but they lack a touch of glory.
>
The Linux developers have realized that the computing community has
standardized on a particular GUI, which can be fiddled with, but not
really changed. Just like the dashboard on a car, or the controls on
a clothes dryer. There's nothing wrong with the M/S Windows GUI.
It can be tinkered with, but time has shown that people are satisfied
with it. I am. I am disappointed when something says "May I?" after
telling the machine to print, or whatever, but that's a minor glitch.
Those who would rather not see a Windows-like GUI have alternatives,
which have not been very popular, AFAICT. How many questions or
notes on the other X-windows GUI's have you seen on this list? The
tremendous groundswell against GNOME tells you that the KDE clone
of the Windows GUI is what everyone out there wants. And if Linux is
ever to become a desktop system, it will have to have the same
dashboard, the same shift pattern, as Windows.
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