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Re: Windows 10

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Windows 10
Date 2014-10-02 16:23 +0300
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk>:

> Rich wrote:
>> Gnome is well known as the posterchild of the "you are a complete moron
>> and an idiot, so we can't let you do that, because you might hurt
>> yourself" line of thought.
>
> Granted some of the very early dialogs that exposed every bell and
> whistle were UI madness, but what's wrong with hiding the "scary"
> stuff behind an advanced button? I'd even be happy for a secret
> shibboleet keystroke available on any dialog instead of a visible
> button).

I'm perfectly fine with the Gnome changes -- I just don't use Gnome. The
Gnome developers have a right to implement their vision, and it must be
perfect for some people. Myself, I find LXDE close to the sweet spot.


Marko

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Windows 10 RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-30 21:42 +0000
  Re: Windows 10 Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-10-01 00:22 +0200
  Re: Windows 10 Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-10-01 10:56 +1000
  Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-01 01:05 +0000
    Re: Windows 10 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-10-01 15:14 +0000
      Re: Windows 10 Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-10-01 17:26 +0100
        Re: Windows 10 Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-10-02 11:29 +0100
          Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-02 10:53 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-10-02 13:17 +0100
              Re: Windows 10 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-02 16:23 +0300
              Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-03 01:08 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-02 12:28 -0300
              Re: Windows 10 scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-10-02 15:35 +0000
                Re: Windows 10 Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-10-02 17:36 +0100
                Re: Windows 10 Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-02 17:55 +0100
                Re: Windows 10 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-02 20:05 +0000
                Re: Windows 10 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-03 03:50 -0300
                Re: Windows 10 Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-10-03 10:29 +0200
              Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-03 01:11 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-10-12 00:40 +0100
          Re: Windows 10 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-10-02 11:13 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-10-02 13:10 +0100
            Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-03 01:13 +0000
        Re: Windows 10 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-10-02 14:54 +0000
    Re: Windows 10 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2014-10-01 11:58 -0400
      Re: Windows 10 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-01 20:14 +0000
        Re: Windows 10 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2014-10-01 18:14 -0400
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