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Gnome 2.8 RC1 Released

Posted by michael on from the someday-we'll-update-the-gnome-icon dept.

FlipmodePlaya writes "Linux Today reports the first release candidate for Gnome 2.8 has been released. A look at the new stuff can be found here. Notably, the possible inclusion of Evolution, and some networking goodies. My opinion: the GUI changes look too much like Windows/Internet Explorer for my tastes; I guess it's not just KDE."

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  1. Coral Cache, good idea by MikeCapone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, I think more people should use the free caching from the NY University, Coral

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  2. growing up by Tom · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "My opinion: the GUI changes look too much like Windows/Internet Explorer for my tastes; I guess it's not just KDE."

    Couldn't agree more.

    An important step for kids when growing up is learning how to do things differently from the way their parents did things, not for the sake of being different, but because the new way works better.

    In that sense, the Linux GUIs need to grow up. They don't even have to invent new ways, there's an entire science of how to build a good user interface, and bunches of good examples. All microsoft products violate those guidelines left, right and center, even though they pay lip service to them.

    Until we get a good GUI, I'll stick with WindowMaker and live without the 3 features it doesn't have that I would really love to have.

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