> Getting back to the software side! > > Why has Indiana gone for the plain GNOME interface > rather that the JDS interface which I believe is much > smother and a more professional environment (OK! I > know that Sun are dropping the branding of JDS, but > the layout is staying). >
You are not along about the stock GNOME theme, quick question and explanation here: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=171036#171036 Given that SXCE would eventually replaced by Indiana, there is quite a good chance somehow a better theme will find its way back. (At least I hope so.) > I know the idea of Indiana is to get Linux desktop in > the field, but we don't have to change OpenSolaris or > Solaris 100%. I don't want to end up with a > OpenSolaris kernel and a Linux Interface, I want a > (Open)Solaris system. > Agreed, bottom line (I think for me) is to have a linux friendly interface, be it /usr/gnu, bash as default, or GNOME, and in the meantime, having something unique to opensolaris.org distro., even it's just a user experience/emotion thing. Otherwise, I fear that the whole linux-compatible point of Indiana will not be the saving grace, but the killing knife w.r.t the goal of attracting more people. Imagine: "Hey, it's just another linux, zfs? ok, that's something cool, RBAC? I can make do with sudo. heck it's even not as eyecandy as my ubuntu.." sort of sentiment.. Ivan. > Andrew This message posted from opensolaris.org
