akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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.
Linux has a long way to go to make it to the mainstream desktop but it's also come quit a long way over the years. Does anyone in their right mind seriously use Motif (or even any of the NEXT knockoffs for that matter). They really make Microsoft look good....
>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 was "away" from Linux for 3 years , came back and decided on Fedora Core 3 because a) it had the latest and greatest versions of my fave Desktops (KDE & Gnome) and no one else did and the large user base meant I'd find more help from folks like yourself.
I've been overall very pleased with it. I tried SuSE 9.1 last month and while it's more "polished" in appearance (their old GNOME 2.4 excluded) it's far less stable than any of the FC3 Tests were.
