Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th Nov 2004 20:49 UTC
Linux "Desktop Linux is almost soup. We only have a few items left on the short list. Will we do it? If history is an indicator, the answer is yes." Read this article at LXer. Read more for a short list of my personal needs before I could say "yes, I can switch to Linux or FreeBSD full time".
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Aesthetics
by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Nov 2004 22:54 UTC

I see many people here dissing Eugenia over the fact that she finds aesthetics important-- I just wish to say that I agree with her. Aesthetics certainly do influence the satisfaction one has with an application. And no, I'm not pulling this from the air; I study psychology (brag brag ;) ), and stuff like this is also a major part of that study (talking to people on a couch represents 10% or so ;) ).

It's the same with windows (the real ones): people will work harder in offices with windows, than in offices with less or no windows.