fedup: it's full of stars

[Tim]

Wolfgang S. Rupprecht:
>> I assume that there is a human-factors study that indicates that
>> non-technical users don't like to be reminded of how complicated things
>> really are under the hood.  At least that is why I thought such cover-up
>> screens exist.

I assumed that it's just stupidly copying Windows, in a monkey-see,
monkey-do fashion.  As seems to be the current trend of programmers
wanting a free version of Windows, rather than an alternative OS.


Roberto Ragusa:
> Could we split the screen and have system messages in one part and
> happy dancing puppies in the other part?
> So users can concentrate their attention according to their preference.

Needs "blinken lights."  (That's not an application, but and old school
notice.)

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