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billy_gates

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« on: 31 January 2003, 04:30 »
Why is it that Linux seems to be very ugly.  Some things look good then others look ok and then some thing look horrible.  For example RH8 Gnome File Browser is awesome looking, but when I go into Mozilla or something all the text is not antialiased.  Then I open a program like the thing used to rebuild the kernel and it is horribly ugly with little triangles for buttons?  What is up with this?
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« Reply #1 on: 31 January 2003, 18:01 »
Shame Shame Shame
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« Reply #2 on: 31 January 2003, 18:07 »
themes, skins, font and colour settings. surely they even have these control panel type applets in windows? have you ever looked for a settings dialogue to adjust these things you criticise? almost every program i have used has settings to change how it looks.
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« Reply #3 on: 31 January 2003, 21:02 »
why can't they make it look good off the bat.  I admit Windows has some inconsistancies (especially when dealing with outdated software).  But I don't use Windows.  I'm spoiled by OSX's good looks.  I try to use Linux of my "leftover" pc's but it is so damn ugly, and I can rarely compile a program without getting an error, its very frustrating.
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« Reply #4 on: 31 January 2003, 22:53 »
What are you talking about?

Everything looks good in Linux. I have RH8.0 and it makes M$ look ugly, ugly, ugly.

My question is why do graphics look better in Linux than M$, why do images look 10x better on a system running Linux, why do so many fonts look better in Linux?, some look worse and there is anti-aliasing issues it seems, but none the less, everything looks better in Linux.

Just open your browser on a site with well written code, and it looks fugly in Windows, but not in Linux. I have yet to see ugly in Linux, occasional issues with certain things yes, but never ever ever ugly.
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« Reply #5 on: 1 February 2003, 00:20 »
I like the way linux looks.
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« Reply #6 on: 1 February 2003, 00:33 »
How can a kernel look ugly?  I suppose KDE or GNOME could be judged, but not Linux.
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« Reply #7 on: 1 February 2003, 02:21 »
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Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
How can a kernel look ugly?  I suppose KDE or GNOME could be judged, but not Linux.



Totally right - but he specifically said Linux was ugly. Hrmm i guess some people arnt into the way source code looks???
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« Reply #8 on: 1 February 2003, 10:00 »
Could always pop in some ASCII porn.
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« Reply #9 on: 1 February 2003, 10:42 »
I said linux because I feel that all Linux's should be the same, like osx.  then there would not need to be any of that shit ass complying.
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« Reply #10 on: 1 February 2003, 12:31 »
billy gates, you were doing so well and then all of a sudden yesterday you started posting all that crap - numerous rubbishy pointless posts, why? bad mood or something? just bored?

BG: "Why oh why do i have to put up with this? All my titlebars are blue!!! Why can't it be white like on my mac?"
SOMEBODY: "Why not just change the colour in the control center?"
BG: "I shouldn't have to! It should just know that i want it to be white! Linux is obviously not ready for the desktop yet..."

BG: "When I type a letter, it always comes out using a Lucida font, I really think linux should get its act together and make it a better font, like Arial or Gill."
SOMEBODY: Uh, why not just change the font in the pull down menu?"
BG: Goddamnit! you geeks are always trying to confuse me! I'm not a programmer! Linux is obviously not ready for the desktop yet"

You see what i'm saying?
most of these things you complain about would take a LOT less time to fix than they would to bitch about in a forum.

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« Reply #11 on: 1 February 2003, 16:56 »
Gilly its not that linux isnt ready for the desktop, i dont think your ready for linux. but you can learn...

Why do you want all linux to look the same why do you want linux to look like OSX??? i dont think your very much at all ready for the way of the future, so you may aswell stick with your little mac that shows you nothing at all, just plain stupid really. Pretty colours are nice and all but i reckon it just kinda over did it.

to Billy Gates : Stay away from linux till you learn how to use a computer.

Linux has nothing to do with looks. Bare linux has no look, none at all. at its barest you would have to add bash and thats pretty much what linux looks like, and by god it should do aswell.
Do you understand window managers? do you understand the XWindow system? Do you know that looks have nothing to do with how well an OS performs.

Does your Mac hugging mind have a clue how to change a theme preference in a drag down menu?
to me it sounds like you have some kinda brain connection with your mac i mean :

 
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BG: "I shouldn't have to! It should just know that i want it to be white! Linux is obviously not ready for the desktop yet..."


i am interested in this new technology, are you telling me your mac JUST KNOWS WHAT COLOUR YOU WANT? Are you out of your fucking mind?

Why should Linux GUIs have to look like mac anyway? and it could be done but KDE, Gnome and other window managers' devs dont just work there asses off to make a GUI that looks like a fucking Mac i mean give me a break.

God im just ranting on but i cant fucking beleive you. i will continue later
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« Reply #12 on: 1 February 2003, 17:20 »
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Originally posted by Doogee : Mandrake Trooper:
Gilly its not that linux isnt ready for the desktop, i dont think your ready for linux. but you can learn...

Why do you want all linux to look the same why do you want linux to look like OSX??? i dont think your very much at all ready for the way of the future, so you may aswell stick with your little mac that shows you nothing at all, just plain stupid really. Pretty colours are nice and all but i reckon it just kinda over did it.

to Billy Gates : Stay away from linux till you learn how to use a computer.

Linux has nothing to do with looks. Bare linux has no look, none at all. at its barest you would have to add bash and thats pretty much what linux looks like, and by god it should do aswell.
Do you understand window managers? do you understand the XWindow system? Do you know that looks have nothing to do with how well an OS performs.

Does your Mac hugging mind have a clue how to change a theme preference in a drag down menu?
to me it sounds like you have some kinda brain connection with your mac i mean :

 

i am interested in this new technology, are you telling me your mac JUST KNOWS WHAT COLOUR YOU WANT? Are you out of your fucking mind?

Why should Linux GUIs have to look like mac anyway? and it could be done but KDE, Gnome and other window managers' devs dont just work there asses off to make a GUI that looks like a fucking Mac i mean give me a break.

God im just ranting on but i cant fucking beleive you. i will continue later


Rubbish! If you had the faintest clue about Macs you wouldn't post this nonsense. At least Billy Gates has a knowledge of both OSes!

PS: Have a look at this and what those people say!

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« Reply #13 on: 1 February 2003, 17:34 »
no no no im not REALLY bagging macs but the guy is making out like looks make an OS where it of course doesnt, if it did OSX would be the best OS, but it isnt is it, cos Linux exists fortunatley
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« Reply #14 on: 1 February 2003, 17:39 »
Actually no i take that back, to be honest im not actually all that fond of the Mac OSX look.
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