Hi Hi > 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. and by adopting the same look and feel gnome would forever be called a cheap clone. it hardly takes five minutes to rearrange the panel and make it look like windows. it just isnt the default setup. Gnome *does* need a unique look and feel by *default* do you have any complains on fedora that isnt really an upstream change? -- Regards, Rahul Sundaram