Years from now...

Posted Feb 27, 2011 7:49 UTC (Sun) by blujay (guest, #39961)
Parent article: GNOME Shell 2.91.90 released

...will these comments be seen as genius or madness? As thin as the line may be, I'm betting on the latter.

"I don't think it's generally a big deal to remove the maximize button." --one GNOME hacker

"I think having a second option 'Close Window' in the application menu if the application has multiple windows would solve this problem and allow us to get rid of **the visual clutter of a lone close icon in the titlebar**." --another GNOME hacker [emphasis mine]

I can't help but imagine these parallels:

"I don't think it's generally a big deal to remove the steering wheel." --GNOME hacker from 2111, when "the year of FOSS automobiles" is "approaching"

"I think having a second option 'Stop Car' in the automobile menu if the automobile has multiple speeds would solve this problem and allow us to get rid of **the visual clutter of a lone brake pedal in the floorboard**."
--another GNOME hacker from the future, shipping out new driver UI theories without having done studies, testing, or thinking

Now is when we "Rejoice for Choice," that we can let GNOME shoot itself in the foot and choose to move on to other software that gives its users power and control and freedom (like KDE and others).