Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 3rd Dec 2005 17:03 UTC, submitted by Carondelet
An observing poster at the Ubuntu forums unearthed what he says are screenshots of the upcoming Novell Linux Desktop 10. "I was snooping around for details about Novell Linux Desktop 10 and stumbled upon an internal Novell Desktop Design wiki. Most of the pages were unavailable without logging in but I found a few pics by going through their 'Recent Changes' page." So, are they for real? My take: Whether these are real shots of NLD 10, or just 'mere' mockups, they in any case show that Novell is willing to differentiate itself from its competitors. Which is a good thing.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Thanks for the tip. Contrary to popular belief, I'm actually pretty well-versed in Linux. 
I've made some hardware-specific modifications to the kernel back when I was using it on my sort-of-supported Athlon XP-m laptop, I've done LFS more times than Paris Hilton has had sex, and used to admin some Linux servers.
As for GNOME ... meh, the better option is KDE at this point in time. :-P That is, of course, if you don't want to use Windows/OS X.
Edited 2005-12-05 07:23
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Although I agree that GNOME's memory use could improve (as does everybody associated with the project, hence the huge push for optimization recently), I still don't see how you knowing that "it could be done BETTER" should bother you. Windows' security model could be done better. Have you lost any sleep over that lately? EVERYTHING in OS design can be done better if given enough time and effort. GNOME is coming along nicely in the optimization department, and their developer blog is a great place to start if you'd like to track their progress.
Also, with regards to your inquiry regarding Arch Linux, I would wholeheartedly encourage you to try it. I've tried a number of Linuxes and *BSDs and it's the perfect combination of both. It has the simplicity and elegance of configuration that the BSDs offer, with the package selection, support and responsiveness of a well-done Linux distro. Try it on for size and I think you'll like it. Word for the uninitiated, though: the setup requires a minor muck-about with config files. A dry run with Knoppix or something (to identify your hardware) will help a lot.