2010/10/1 Tux99 <tux99-...@uridium.org>: > On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, Fabrice Facorat wrote: > >> This is about making some decisions about some tools. Some of the >> Mandriva tools have outdate UI, cluttered UI and even are sometimes >> buggy. >> The situation persists since many years already, so at some point we >> should ask ourself : are we going to rewrite them, notably the UI, to >> make them be more 2010, or should we use another tool with another >> GUI. > > Personally I don't see anything wrong with the GUI of the draktools.
there's many things wrong. Just try Wndows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 tools http://www.win2008r2workstation.com/win2008r2/themes http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/29/installing-iis-7-on-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2/ http://www.verboon.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010061520h01_291.png http://4sysops.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/windows-server-2008-r2-bpa.png > If imrpoving them means to rewrite them from scratch or replace them > with inferior tools from other distros, then that would be a big effort > and/or step backwards just for the estetics. > > Substance counts a lot more than appearance to me. again you're somewhat wrong iPod and iPhones are inferirors products technically speaking, but they have better appearance ( good marketing, which is about appearance ) and so are successful. -- Close the World, Open the Net http://www.linux-wizard.net