Con Kolivas gives up.

[Scott (angrykeyboarder)]

Michael T. Richter spake thusly:
> http://apcmag.com/6735/interview_con_kolivas
> 
> Interesting observations in there about the Linux kernel and the desktop
> environment. 

Very interesting read. I had never heard of this guy until today.

It never dawned on me that many of the problems I encounter with desktop
Linux were kernel-related. I always thought of them as being problems
with the program I was using itself and/or X.

I just dragged a window across the desktop and noticed it "sputter" like
he mentioned. I guess I'm so used to it, I don't think about it anymore.
 I've seen that happen in Windows XP as well (but to a lesser degree).

Speaking of X, I remember back in the Windows 3.1 days how Microsoft was
criticized for slapping a GUI on top of DOS (as opposed to the Mac's GUI
being part of the whole OS).

X-Window has been pretty much been in the same boat (and still is). It's
a GUI slapped on top of an OS. That has to be a major contributer to the
problems with desktop Linux as well.

> Maybe Canonical can hire the man to improve the desktop
> experience for us all?  He's got the passion and he's got the necessary
> focus on the end-user experience.

It sounds to me like he's lost that passion. I seriously doubt he'd be
interested. That's too bad.


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            Scott
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