Why does Xubuntu desktop look like GNOME?

[colmcd at optusnet.com.au]

Hi all


This is in My opinion totally but I feel that something must be said:

the typical XFCE is totally unlike Windows! I find that while the setups are getting better (the setup from Hoary was awful) they still do not look easy to use (the breezy one was substantially better). 

This from my experience has written off xfce as a possibility for recycling old hardware to give to the general public as it is usually quite unlike Windows. Also the general Menu (which seems optional) isn't so straight forward. It seems to depend on the magic buttons going along the bottom of the screen and using XFCE icons which I found difficult to understand.

If you want Xubuntu for the Linux geeks that want to see XFCE implemented in it's whole glory and forget about the practical or users side then you can argue it. However the X in Xubuntu only counts for one letter. The Ubuntu or Humanity Counts for the other 6! So to me and my understanding XUBUNTU should be human and use able first and foremost, then worry about the aesthetics of meeting XFCE guidelines. 

I am saying this so that XUBUNTU can fulfill a purpose and not just be a Linux distro for Linux users to which we don't need!

Colin McDermott
Reboot Computer Recycling. 





> Gergo Szakal <bastyaelvtars at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Don't get me wrong, guys, it just dissapointed me by being different, 
> and the GNOME-ish look & feel is something that I am averted by. I 
> respect your efforts, you have done a great job anyway, the main purpose 
> of my post was to clarify that this demand is so popular that it should 
> be revised. I am glad to see your positive reactions and ideas popping 
> out immediately rather than criticising me, this is the way development 
> should go everywhere. 
> 
> -- 
> Gergo Szakal
> University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine
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