Thanksgiving Comes Early To Gnome Project

Ryan McDougall writes "Have you ever downloaded a new app, got that tingly feeling, and wanted to express your thanks to the developer that made it happen? Have you flamed a developer over some small issue, but would never consider using another app -- and you want them to know that? Is Gnome your favorite DE, and want to express your appreciation? There is a touching 'thanks-fest' going on at http://gnomedesktop.org/article.php?sid=1099&mode= &order=0&thold=1 . If you answered yes above, please stop by and leave your regards."

Comments

not for GNOME 2

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll gladly thank them for GNOME 2 when it has the functionality of GNOME 1.4. In it's current state, I find it completely unusable for my purposes and the development team has taken a page from MS - if you don't fit their style of usability, either conform and give up your power user status to act like a luser wannabe or don't use it. I, for one, miss what GNOME used to be before the egos of the developers became over-inflated. Just because a "usability expert" says my way is wrong for n00bs doesn't mean you should completely rip the functionality out.

I'll keep using GNOME 1.4/Enlightenment until someone replaces the functionality both provide.

Re:not for GNOME 2

[mufasio]

I consider myself somewhat of a power user and while I too miss some of the functionality that is missing from GNOME 1.4 I find GNOME 2 vastly superior to 1.4 not just in eyecandy but b/c it just works and I'm not as tempted to tweak every little setting and instead I tend to get more actual work done as a result. Prior to GNOME 2 I only used 1.4 on brief occasions, I mostly used just a window manager like fluxbox and pekwm(http://pekwm.org - great lesser known wm btw), but I find myself using GNOME 2 all the time now or a combination of pekwm and a GNOME panel or two. Kudos to the GNOME guys for making a great DE that is both visually pleasing and just works!!

Yes, Yes, Yes. Yes, Yes -- Yes. No, No.

[Wee]

I'm a KDE user, everywhere I get the choice. But I've given money to the GNOME people, in spite of their MS affectations vis-a-vis Mono.

Thank them? Sure, they do good work. Thank everyone, too. Thank everyone by giving something back, be it code or money. Do what you can to help out. Competition means choices, and that can only be a good thing.

-B