On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 17:32 +0000, Scott van Looy wrote: > Today William Case did spake thusly: > > > Hi Jim; > > > > A really good article. It says again what needs to be said and revels a > > viable opportunity for Linux development. > > > > Regarding his remarks on configuration, I believe Linux can supply both > > supper clean, feature minimal defaults with only the most important > > adjustments in 'Preferences' while at the same time supplying a > > configuration packed tool like Gnome-configuration-editor (but more > > options, far more options) that lets a user set things exactly like he > > wants if he/she is willing to dig in and do the work and > > experimentation. > > As a UI developer I'd just like to point out that his "one size fits all" > approach sucks... ;) <grin/> Not only as a UI developer, it applies to everyday life as well. What the author missed: The vast majority of cars in Europe are equipped with "manual transmissions" ;) Ralf
