Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 22:37:42 +0100 (MET) From: Philippe Regnauld <regnauld@tetard.frmug.fr.net> To: jfieber@indiana.edu (John Fieber) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org (hackers) Subject: Re: Win32 (was:Re: Go SCSI! Big improvement...) Message-ID: <199602282137.WAA00398@tetard.frmug.fr.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960227084804.250A-100000@fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu> from "John Fieber" at Feb 27, 96 09:14:17 am
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John Fieber écrit / writes: > I think a large factor in the dismal state of GUIs on unix is the simple > fact that many unix users will put up with the most horrendous GUI without > complaint. I might go so far as to say they wouldn't know a good GUI if > it came up and bit them. Since a good UI is considerably harder to > develop than a bad one, why invest in a good one if the users won't even > notice? This is some kind of protection against Windrool-type users :-) Seriously, a nice-looking (let alone *unified*) GUI would make users want to use Unix a bit more (or maybe feel less repelled by it). The positive side-effect is that it would be easier to convince developers to port apps to FreeBSD (and other Unices). -- Phil -- - [ regnauld@tetard.frmug.fr.net / +48.8N+2.3E / +33 1 4507 9391 / Sol 3 ] - - [ regnauld@freenix.fr / FreeBSD 2.x / ] - "Le schtroumpf est à l'homme ce que le bleu est au billard" - F.Berjon
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