Gnome 3 - This is the end, it seems | Linux Today

Gnome 3 – This is the end, it seems

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 26, 2011

[ Thanks to Rainer
Weikusat
for this link. ]

“OK, let’s try to imagine what a typical user needs – or
wants.

“A casual user is, for the lack of better word, controlled chaos
waiting to unravel. Casual users have virtually no understanding
what they are doing. The focus of their computer activity is social
media, porn, downloading music and videos, maybe some mail, and if
they are really, really advanced, they might actually keep their
data backed up on a separate partition.

“With those people in mind, Gnome 3 is being modeled. Let’s take
a closer look. “

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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