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The design of the website and of these wallpapers communicates this: we're better because we're free, who cares about the looks. I do appreciate the GNU tools
by gattilorenz 8y ago
The design of the website and of these wallpapers communicates this: we're better because we're free, who cares about the looks.
I do appreciate the GNU tools and whatnot, but it is hard to "convert" everyday users with the moral argument.
- _ZeD_ 8y agothe fact that it's free software is in fact the core of the message, so I think the design correctly conveys it succesfully
- josefx 8y agoAre bad and inconsistent design also core of the message? Because every single linked wallpaper page on that list has a different layout when they don't go directly to a wallpaper of unspecified size. Others have their sized versions listed directly inline and then we have the wallpapers hosted on an external server vs. hosted on gnu itself. It leaves a bad impression when they don't go the last 10% of the effort to present a clean site instead of an unorganized dump.
- pmilot 8y agoThe message content is fine, even laudable. It's the tone that rubs a lot of people the wrong way. I've been choosing gnu tools over non-free ones whenever I could for over ten years now, and I deeply believe in the GPL, but the condenscending attitude that a part of that community displays is annoying and counter-productive.
- bhhaskin 8y agoI am not sure the messaging is enough these days. Most software is "free" for the average user. There is a difference between free and "free" these days, and it's a message worth spreading.