... The goal has not changed. What we're discussing here is adding new capabilities and focused improvements for particular audiences and scenarios. ... Anyway, to think about desktop UI and design crisply, we *must* distinguish different kinds of user and deployment scenario. In a whole lot of cases, we'll need multiple UIs. A router and a home desktop for example can't sanely use the same network config dialog.
It's GOOD to read that!
I completely agree in this question of multiple UIs (i.e. multiple solutions). And my concern is that sometimes there seems to be a path (one that I really don't like) where in the name of the simplicity we just cut things off. (I don't want to sound repetitive, but again, the current thread about removing xmms is a good example).
I'm ok with the idea of RedHat pushing its own ideas into Fedora (after all, we have Fedora because of RedHat, and I'm _very_ happy with the work that RedHat has done now and in the past as regards UIs and usability) as long as they don't keep others from doing the things RedHat doesn't want.
I know that making everybody happy is much more difficult... but at the same time, it's a much more appealing challenge! ;)
Thanks Havoc for your thoughts!
-- Mariano
