“There has been some discussion recently about the future of
GNOME. I have seen this blogged on Planet GNOME, on the LugRadio
Forums, discussed in corridors and elsewhere. Although I am an
ardent supporter and fanboy around GNOME, and I love the desktop
for its simplicity and elegance… GNOME has
become the software equivalent of my dad’s comfortable
trousers–predictable and reliable, but has ceased to be exciting
and innovative in new, innovative, visual, inspirational ways. I
accept this metaphor only partially applies to the aforementioned
father’s trousers. This is not to say that GNOME is not
innovating– GNOME is filled to the brim with tiny little niceties,
but it seems that the time for tiny little niceties needs to give
way to a new, exciting vision that takes into account the changes
since GNOME 2.0 in the online and offline world, in interaction,
social networking and the typical things people do with
computers…”
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