On 09/28/2011 11:12 AM, Craig White wrote:
Just look at the feedback on the new Macintosh OS X Lion or Windows
8
preview... there is a lot of griping about the changes to the UI. It's
certain that regardless of the OS, changes to the UI will always raise a
bunch of complaints and the more drastic the changes, the louder the
complaints. That's not really surprising.
No, but I think the controversy around GNOME 3 is of a different order
from what we've seen before. This is not just the usual bunch of
complaints.
When Linus Torvalds says "I want my sane interfaces back. I have yet
to meet anybody who likes the unholy mess that is gnome-3" the problem
has to be taken seriously. (It's not just Linus, but he's a leading
developer who represents the views of many developers.)
Andrew.