On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 01:00:38PM -0800, Brian Mury wrote: > On Wed, 2004-24-11 at 10:07 -0600, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Are changes being made for good reason or just to be different? > > > In the back of my mind I would like Windows users to switch to Linux seeing > > it can be presented in as friendly appearance as Windows is to them. > > Well, let's see... Every time I upgraded to a new version of Windows or > Office, I had to search around for stuff that had moved somewhere else > (even though the functionality hadn't changed). > > I understand your concerns, but I don't think the comparison to Windows > helps your argument. :-) > The comparison to Windows is from a cosmetic point of view not in order to say the windows look is ideal. The point is that we believe that Linux is a better product underneath but its continued existence depends on attracting users who are co-opted to use Windows by agreements between Microsoft and hardware manufacturers. On the other hand a precious responder correctly pointed out that the look and feel of FC3 is a result of Gnome developers not Fedora Developers. Therefore my complaint is misplaced. ======================================================================= ...I would go so far as to suggest that, were it not for our ego and concern to be different, the African apes would be included in our family, the Hominidae. - Richard Leakey ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
