On 14.01.2012 23:16, Sven Burmeister wrote:
What REALLY changed with Gnome 3? The desktop shell is the only real change. That experience can be replicated with already existing technology. Honestly, the only people I hear saying they are pleased with Gnome3 are the extremist fanboys. Those are the folks who have too much emotional investment in Gnome to admit it sucks. The sad – or should I say funny? – thing about this kind of discussion within
Am Samstag, 14. Januar 2012, 13:19:36 schrieb Roger Luedecke: the linux community is that both groups argue "x/y is better" or "I like x/y better" just that one likes x and the other y. Yet while liking x is a clear sign of fanboyism, liking y better is regarded reasonable.
Well, maybe that's because a desktop environment is one of the most elemental things you use if you're using a modern computer. So, such discussions are typical due to a high rate of bike shedding.
But it gets even more "funny" because those that think of themselves as not being fanboys but reasonable, tend to use a kind of language that shows more signs of subjectiveness, exaggeration, over-simplification, group-think, insularity, fanatic devotion, emotionality, ideology etc. than those labeled as fanboys.
IMHO – as soon as the term fanboy comes-up, Godwin's law is close.
May I bring the first one? I'd be glad to refer to the "interface nazis" term ;-) -- Kim Leyendecker, openSUSE Wiki Team GPG Key: 664265369547B825 | leyendecker@opensuse.org http://www.opensuse.org - Linux for open minds -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org