Yeah let me put it in context. I was exited and used Gnome 1.2 back in 2000 (?) It was fun but not serious compared to let's say the MS Windows 2000 desktop.

Yeah let me put it in context. I was exited and used Gnome 1.2 back in 2000 (?) It was fun but not serious compared to let's say the MS Windows 2000 desktop. Progressing in the Gnome 2 serie it became a more serious project and something that could compete with the MS Windows desktop. Both are full of annoyances...