[clue-tech] nifty linux desktop graphics tricks

[Matt Gushee]

Hex Star wrote:
> I like GUI special effects, to me it adds to the elegence of the OS 

Yeah, many people do. And nobody's saying that nice graphics aren't 
nice. What bothers me (and, I think, Jed too) is that--as everyone knows 
who's ever tried it--nice graphics take a lot of effort to develop. And 
some people appear to believe that having more and better eye candy will 
attract new users en masse to Linux, which is probably untrue.

So, my position is, if you want to make nice graphics for Linux 
desktops, great! I'll probably use them and appreciate your effort. But 
do it because you enjoy doing it, or enjoy the results. If the goal is 
to produce a better/more usable/more popular Linux desktop, your time is 
better spent elsewhere--e.g. improving desktop applications, or GUI 
*behavior*.

-- 
Matt Gushee
The Reluctant Geek: http://matt.gushee.net/rg/
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