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Everaldo and Jimmac On Linux Art and Usability

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the getting-to-know dept.

Eugenia writes "Metin Amiroff of OSNews interviewed the well known artists of KDE and GNOME, Everaldo and Jimmac. They discuss their first steps into Linux, the applicationss they use and why Linux still doesn't have all the professional applications and support they need for their day to day work, their inspiration, the state of the Linux desktop visually and usability-wise, the SVG factor and their future plans for KDE and GNOME."

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  1. You know what to expect: by irokitt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cue replies from Gimp-bashers in 3, 2, 1....


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  2. Re:yeah, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > what if linux isn't the shizzle?

    Then you wouldn't describe it with some bogus vogue phrase?

  3. Inspiration by Rick+Zeman · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and here I thought that (too much) of the visual inspiration for both was Windows XP (and Windows 98 before that), hence the garish colors and the unnecessary complexity and eye-candy.

  4. Spellcheck? by 3)+profit!!! · · Score: 1, Funny

    the applicationss they use We wants applicationss, my preciouss...