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GNOME Ignoring its Own Users?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the get-the-data dept.

Jonathan writes "Some editorials were posted on the web the last few days about GNOME and its apparent lack of interest on user feedback, especially when GNOME pitches itself to follow a 'users first philosophy' in their press releases. OSNews started with an editorial about market research or lack thereof, Expert-Zone posted another one on how OSS must learn to take responsibility on its great success."

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  1. booo... not user unfreindly enough!!!! by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't feel like a geek if other people can use it!!!

    they took the Linux instal away from me... now they are taking GNOME away as well!!!

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  2. Hmmmm... by ectotherm · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it was supposed to be PEOPLE that thought GNOMES didn't exist, not the other way around... ;)

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  3. Weird... by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    GNOME and its apparent lack of interest on user feedback

    GNOME seems to respond to my mouse gestures and keypresses pretty effectively.

    Granted, I haven't been able to train it yet to respond to my thought signals and verbal commands, but I would hardly attribute it to GNOME's lack of interest to obey me.

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  4. Re:For those just joining the discussion by gmhowell · · Score: 5, Funny

    They didn't tell her to STFU or to F off & die.

    That's really a shame, because somebody really should say that to Eugenia.

    Daily.

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