The Linus view of GNOME 3.2

[Bill Davidsen]

Alan Cox wrote:
> I've been playing with 3.2 a bit today an F16.
>
	[...snip...]

> I still think the biggest mistake was calling it "Gnome". It's
> something quite different and they'd have upset a lot less people if
> they'd not tried to pretend it was the same experience as Gnome.
>
That has to rank among the top ten astute things you have said (in a long 
history of getting to the heart of a problem). If you use the name you get the 
expectations for free. Somewhat like Ford jacking up the Explorer name and 
replacing an SUV with a crossover instead of coining a new name for their AWD 
station wagon.

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Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
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