GUI systems have been around since Xerox PARC's Alto, and desktop environments with common UI tools and guidelines have many precedents (Macintosh, NeXT, OS/2, Windows).
Is GNOME really a profound innovation, or merely a case of good engineering using already established techniques to fill a niche?
Operating systems have been around since ENIAC, and OSs with common APIs and tools have many precedents.
Is GNU/Linux really a profound innovation, or merely a case of good engineering using already established techniques to fill a niche?
(and since when is good engineering merely good engineering?)
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Operating systems have been around since ENIAC, and OSs with common APIs and tools have many precedents.
Is GNU/Linux really a profound innovation, or merely a case of good engineering using already established techniques to fill a niche?
(and since when is good engineering merely good engineering?)