Comment How 'bout something new and inventive? (Score 1) 262
if you want to attract attention, don't resemble anything conventional
in other words, if the linux realm wishes to attract mister average joe with a GUI, the folks at Gnome, KDE, etc, should think up something as useful as the old (MacOS, Windows Explorer) but looks a helluvalot cooler and "cutting edge."
then we can run nice ads that show the world how pretty and different linux is...with an intelligent slogan like "think differently"...
read something here a while back about a 3d Xwindows environment...that will do nicely (add boisterous, spooky laugh here:)
seriously, if linux wants average users and not just serious business types, developers need more eye candy-- just look at windows 2K-- everyone loves the stupid fading drop down menus. instead of regurgitating a GUI that's been around in various reincarnations for over 10 yrs, lets push something new
in other words, if the linux realm wishes to attract mister average joe with a GUI, the folks at Gnome, KDE, etc, should think up something as useful as the old (MacOS, Windows Explorer) but looks a helluvalot cooler and "cutting edge."
then we can run nice ads that show the world how pretty and different linux is...with an intelligent slogan like "think differently"...
read something here a while back about a 3d Xwindows environment...that will do nicely (add boisterous, spooky laugh here:)
seriously, if linux wants average users and not just serious business types, developers need more eye candy-- just look at windows 2K-- everyone loves the stupid fading drop down menus. instead of regurgitating a GUI that's been around in various reincarnations for over 10 yrs, lets push something new
