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by gaius 4140 days ago
Absolutely. I think of the window managers of my youth, Motif, 4dwm, DECWindows. Then I look at "modern" systems and for every step forward we have taken 2 or 3 steps back in usability, ease of programming, and even aesthetics. Hell I'd rather use - and program - GEM than GNOME. I wonder if this is one of the reasons developers are flocking to the web even for local apps, because programming a modern Linux desktop up is such a disaster.