On 12/28/18 10:56, Anonymous wrote:

A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the mainstream.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/a-tour-of-elementary-os-perhaps-the-linux-worlds-best-hope-for-the-mainstream/

It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!!


I saw a combination of 2D FLATTY FLAT FLATSO [like win-10-nic] things in
the screenshots, along with some 3D skeuomorphic elements as well, so
I'm slightly interested at least.

If what it does is give people UI CHOICE [unlike Win-10-nic] then I'll
at least slow-clap it.

/me goes back to using mate desktop on FreeBSD and Devuan, with VERY
nice 3D skeuomorphic look, REAL buttons in title bars, colors of my
choice, and so on. And _NO_ systemd.


Yeah, I _REALLY_ *HATE* the 2D FLATTY FLAT FLATSO-ness of so-called
"modern" UIs that look more like a bad clone of windows 1.0 . The FLAT
look is *HORRIBLE*, but you see it EVERWHERE because a bunch of *FOOLS*
at Google, Micro-shaft, and even Apple "like" it, and therefore SHOVE IT
UP OUR ASSES. Ever since Windows 'Ape' (8) we've had to deal with that
CRAP. Fat-finger-friendliness isn't helping. And the web "trend" of
BRIGHT BLUE on BLINDING WHITE (aka Chrome, Apple web sites) is *THE*
*WORST* especially because the 2D FLATTY FLAT FLATSO look on web pages
[and 'The Metro' Settings in Win-10-nic] are HORRIBLE at indicating what
'thing' you need to click on, so you waste time trying to figure it out.

And, it's FLUGLY. AKA 'FLAT+UGLY'. FLUGLY.

So if an OS distribution trends AWAY from 2D FLATTY FLAT FLATSO, I'm at
least interested. And hey, it's Linux.