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Stuff like this leaves me with mixed feelings. Yes, it's nice to see real innovation in FLOSS software. On the other hand, I have to ask: (1) If you have a lap
by ggchappell 17y ago
Stuff like this leaves me with mixed feelings. Yes, it's nice to see real innovation in FLOSS software. On the other hand, I have to ask:
(1) If you have a laptop running Linux, can you use suspend/hibernate/etc., with the same confidence that Win & Mac users do?
(2) Can you quickly, reliably set your laptop to display on a projector?
(3) Can you reliably connect any old device (think: iPod), and expect it to Just Work?
In my experience, the answers are (1) depends on the laptop [and maybe the phase of the moon], (2) no, unless you know about, install, and set up disper, which, for some reason, is not a standard part of any major distro [that I know of], and (3) be real.
And then I have to ask:
(4) Why is so much effort going into new desktop UI directions, when the basic stuff still desperately needs work?
So, yes, UI innovation is cool. But other things would be cooler.