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Re: Ubuntu Linux Gets Prettier

  • Subject: Re: Ubuntu Linux Gets Prettier
  • From: yttrx@xxxxxxxxx (yttrx)
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:39:20 GMT
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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flatfish+++ <flatfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:10:52 -0700, David Cristinacce wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Have a peek at the latest artwork.
>>>
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/Summary_18JULY2006
>>>
>>> And there remain the infinite possibilities from gnome-look.org (or even
>>> kde-look.org)
>> 
>> Prettier. That is all that can be said about Ubuntu. Just keep putting
>> more and more lipstick on the slopware pig and lintards will drool
>> about how much prettier it is.
> 
> Just about ANY distribution can be made to look nice, with enough work.
> However, first impressions are important, especially to new users.
> The ones that impress me, and I suspect most people, are the ones where
> the default scheme is bright, clear and generally nice looking.
> 
> PCLinuxOS is like that, Suse 10.x is like that, Mepis is like that.
> 
> Ubuntu IMHO is NOT like that.
> 
> What's with all the brown?
> Brown is a horrid color.
> It's a depressing color.
> 

"pretty" is not why I use a particular operating system.  That it may
be the case for you is fine--and if it is, you're probably just better
off sticking with windows.




-----yttrx


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