Re: [TCLUG:628] Linux in the StarTribune

[Christopher Reid Palmer <jaymz@acm.cs.umn.edu>]

On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Ben Kochie wrote:

> i agree, look at the GNOME project, it's GTK license is a little bit
> better than the Qt one.

Well, *free*, so yeah. :)

> and i disagree with the "Apple is the real innovator" yes.. they had a 
> nice interface.. keyword "had"

I have to disagree. Apple's interface superiority is still in the present
tense, though as you mention it is not perfect. 

> even the new advanced 8.1 interface is no improvement over the 6.x interface..

Well, that's an axaggeration...no better than the 7.x interface, I'd say.
<bigotry type="OS_religion">But it didn't *need* to be fixed, 
see...</bigotry> :)

> sure,
> you get multiple file copies, but you still don't get a good application
> switching system, even the win95 task bar is better.  the best interface
> i've been able to find yet is AfterStep. (1.5 is really nice, tho more
> dificult to config so far)  

Window managers can provide a look and feel, but no more than that (and
that's not nothing). But interface issues pervade the design of the entire 
system. X, nice window manager or no, is not designed for the kind of
cross-app consistency that the Mac is good for. KDE and GNOME are steps in
this direction, which is why I'm so happy about them -- they're more than
just wms.

Besides, you can hot-key between apps in MacOS. :)

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