akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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.
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Just a comment about the looks...
I use KDE, and I think it looks better than Windows. The only problem is that it took me some time to get it the way I wanted.
Cheers.
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