Desktops More Beautiful Than Apple's?
Techtree News Staff, Jul 24, 2008 1520 hrs IST
Ubuntu founder seeks development of desktops more beautiful than Apple's comps.
Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth is now urging for the development of desktops more beautiful than Apple's comps.
In the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) keynote, Shuttleworth urged delegates to make a serious effort not just to catch Apple but to overtake the company in terms of the quality of desktop experience delivered to users, reports The Register.
Shuttleworth said that the great task over the next two years would be to lift the experience of the Linux desktop from something that is stable and robust and not-so-pretty into something truly artistic.
Further, Shuttleworth raised some questions on the funding of such open-source developments. According to him, there is clearly a demand from companies and individuals for open-source software, but what's not clear is where the money comes from. So in order to earn revenue the software is stuffed with banner or flash-based ads.
Urging for a new revenue model to fund free software, Shuttleworth urged that the new model should not depend on such annoying ads fro revenue but just move to subscription-based services.
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Why all the hype on how good looking a desktop is or isn't? Ones OS should be transparent, your applications should be what the OS should be for,not how pretty your screen looks. A OS should take up the minimum amount of the computers resources.
by Jeff Zema, Fayetteville NC, on Jul 24, 2008 09:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
Thats really myopic ! I switched to mac , it was a premium i paid over my next PC laptop option. I paid and am enjoying the crisp look , feel and usability of a rock solid performer. I've seen and used (although briefly) the Imac 20 inch desktops. its worth every premium it demands. Computing is not just for running ERP's , programming and rendering production videos. The Mango Public (aam junta) should look forward to a better looking Linux machine. They need it !
by Mazher, Mumbai, on Jul 25, 2008 02:21 PM, Report abuse
QUOTE "A OS should take up the minimum amount of the computers resources" That probably held true in the pre windows 95 era ! when a 100mhz 16MB Ram config was standard. The mobile now runns 400Mhz .... and 128MB ram .... More power to make life a little beautiful .... i think so anyway
by Mazher, Mumbai, on Jul 25, 2008 02:26 PM, Report abuse
verry nice
by raja, tirupathi, on Jul 24, 2008 06:03 PM, Report abuse Reply
very nice
by raja, tirupathi, on Jul 24, 2008 06:01 PM, Report abuse Reply