Den Wednesday 02 May 2007 17:58:16 skrev Juergen Weigert:
Our graphical user interfaces GNOME and KDE have been growing in functionality for quite a while.
I believe GNOME removes at least as much functionality as they add.
The good old desktop metaphor no longer really works. I never had a desk with so many knobs and switches. Operating a Desktop more and more resembles an airplane cockpit. With airplanes, complexity is okay, because pilots are well trained experts for their user environment. Computer users are not.
This is one of the strengths of GNU/Linux - we offer different desktops, unlike our biggest competitors. So if you want a powerful desktop/cockpit you can choose KDE, if you don't there are other options. No need for dumbing KDE down. However steps are taken for KDE4 to make it a little more grandmother-friendly it seems. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ux+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ux+help@opensuse.org