Wednesday, August 8, 2012

GNOME OS plans detailed: desktops and tablets and smartphones, oh my!

GNOME OS plans detailed: desktops and tablets and smartphones, oh my!

That the GNOME devs planned to package their distro of Linux is hardly a secret, but we haven't heard to many details. Now Allan Day, one of the interface and UX designers, has explained not just the goals, but the reasoning behind the move. The foundation has realized a number of things, chief amongst them is that the move towards tablets and smartphones means GNOME needs to become more finger-friendly if it hopes to survive. That doesn't mean that the desktop environment is looking to take on iOS and Android necessarily.

Engadget , GNOME OS plans detailed: desktops and tablets and smartphones, oh my!, GNOME OS plans detailed: desktops and tablets and smartphones, oh my!

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