I particularly like that RMS quote [LWN.net]

I particularly like that RMS quote

Posted Jan 4, 2016 20:58 UTC (Mon) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: I particularly like that RMS quote by madscientist
Parent article: Quotes of the week

> Certainly the difference between Gnome 2 and OSX is *far* greater than the difference between Gnome 2 and Gnome 3

That makes sense but it wasn't my experience. Once we got used to Homebrew (bleah), it was a disturbingly easy switch. The Mac and Gnome 2 feel pretty similar, especially to a worker that doesn't care much about the platform they're using (IME).

I started with 3.0 (forced upgrade because we needed the latest Ubuntu), commented on a bunch of bug reports, and finally gave up around 3.2 or 3.3. If Mate had been available when Gnome 3 shipped, things might have gone a lot smoother.

> Well, honestly, "a bunch of buggy, poorly thought out barely-working environments" cannot be considered a useful (or, from my experience, accurate) description by any stretch :).

That's true, oversimplified to uselessness. I'm just trying to find a quick way to describe my issues with KDE 4 (especially Nepomuk) and Gnome 3.low. I'll find a less accusatory and grim way of conveying that thought, thanks!

Hm, your desktop prefs sound very similar to mine.

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I particularly like that RMS quote

Posted Jan 7, 2016 5:42 UTC (Thu) by flussence (guest, #85566) [Link]

> Once we got used to Homebrew (bleah), it was a disturbingly easy switch. The Mac and Gnome 2 feel pretty similar, especially to a worker that doesn't care much about the platform they're using [...]

It now occurs to me that copying a competitor's UI isn't a blunder in itself. It's getting everyone used to that design, then following up by burning as many bridges as humanly possible while your competitor *is still offering* the same user experience you've got your users hooked on...

Maybe this partly explains why the “glowing Apple sea” phenomenon in FOSS conferences.