I'll let you in on a secret. I'm a big fan of open source software. I think the GNOME desktop is great and changing the way people interact with technology for the better. But here's the secret: I really joined the GNOME Foundation because I love the GNOME community. GNOME is full of passionate people who care not just about technology but about the people that use it and the world they live in. Yesterday I had many conversations about GNOME, current projects, grand ideas for new ones, and technologies. I also had a discussions about saffron, Thailand, how a country becomes a member of the European Union, human rights, banking systems, ... all with people that were extremely knowledgeable, had good ideas and wanted to learn more. (I certainly learned lots!) Here's a specific example of something I like about the GNOME community. It's important to them that things be "beautiful." I put beautiful in quotes because I think the GNOME community means much more than pretty when they say "beautiful." I think they mean: Pretty. The desktop, your user interface, should look nice. It should be beautiful. Easy to use. Functional. When things flow smoothly and everything is in just the right spot, right where you expect to find it, it's beautiful. Done right. When things are coded right and they are reliable functional, easy to figure out, they are beautiful. GNOME folks, agree, disagree? ...
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I'll let you in on a secret. I'm a big fan of open source software. I think the GNOME desktop is great and changing the way people interact with technology for the better. But here's the secret: I really joined the GNOME Foundation because I love the GNOME community. GNOME is full of passionate people who care not just about technology but about the people that use it and the world they live in. Yesterday I had many conversations about GNOME, current projects, grand ideas for new ones, and technologies. I also had a discussions about saffron, Thailand, how a country becomes a member of the European Union, human rights, banking systems, ... all with people that were extremely knowledgeable, had good ideas and wanted to learn more. (I certainly learned lots!) Here's a specific example of something I like about the GNOME community. It's important to them that things be "beautiful." I put beautiful in quotes because I think the GNOME community means much more than pretty when they say "beautiful." I think they mean: Pretty. The desktop, your user interface, should look nice. It should be beautiful. Easy to use. Functional. When things flow smoothly and everything is in just the right spot, right where you expect to find it, it's beautiful. Done right. When things are coded right and they are reliable functional, easy to figure out, they are beautiful. GNOME folks, agree, disagree? ...