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Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency"

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency"
Date 2016-04-26 14:35 -0700
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On 4/26/16, 1:17 PM, in article opivhbd18fqii2hpb9670jihns4r7c5am7@4ax.com,
"chrisv" <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> vallor wrote:
> 
>> Comments welcome.
> 
> Consistency cannot be enforced, because it would stifle innovation.

Who said anything about "enforcing" it? And, sure, as you move forward you
will have some inconsistency... adhering to it too much stifles progress. No
argument here.

But that does not excuse the lack of focus on productivity, efficiency, and
error-reduction in desktop Linux.

> Naturally, different people have different needs, tastes, and skill
> levels, so choices are needed.  Some prefer a controlled environment,
> others prefer the Wild West.

And Linux, sadly, does not offer choices that promote productivity,
efficiency, and error-reduction.

> As always, the free market sorts it all out, better than any bickering
> committees.

So when will the Linux community get this done even as well as the
quite-flawed competition?

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Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-26 18:50 +0000
  Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-26 14:52 -0400
  Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-26 15:17 -0500
    Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-26 13:59 -0700
      Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-26 14:33 -0700
    Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-26 14:35 -0700
      Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-26 22:59 +0000
        Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-26 23:29 +0000
        Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-26 17:02 -0700
          Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-26 18:16 -0700
            Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-27 08:38 +0000
              Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 01:48 -0700
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-27 22:56 +0000
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 17:31 -0700
    Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-26 22:56 +0000
      Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-26 17:00 -0700
        Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-26 20:31 -0400
          Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-26 17:41 -0700
            Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-27 09:36 +0000
              Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-27 07:46 -0700
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-27 09:55 -0500
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-04-28 04:14 -0700
        Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-27 07:13 -0500
          Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-27 18:01 +0000
            Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-04-28 12:56 -0500
              Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-28 11:17 -0700
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-28 20:24 +0200
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-28 12:03 -0700
                Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 12:48 -0700
    Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-26 19:33 -0400
      Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-27 07:42 -0500
        Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-27 14:28 +0000
  Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 16:35 -0700

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