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ÜBERDESKTOP

Building the Next Generation Linux Desktop

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DESKTOPPROBLEMS

integration

ease of use

key applications

visual appearance

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NO

TO FRAMEWORKS

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DESKTOPPROBLEMS

integration

ease of use

key applications

visual appearance

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FOCUS

CHANGE IN

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Don't worry head.

The computer will do all the thinking from now on.

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People don't want to

buy a quarter-inch

drill. They want a

quarter-inch hole.

Theodore Levitt

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USABILITY

USABILITY

USABILITY

USABILITY

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GOOD

DESIGN

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BRAVESMOOTH

W O R L D

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BRAVESMOOTH

W O R L D

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

devices

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

devices

codecs

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

devices

codecs

patents

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

devices

codecs

patents

vendors

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

devices

codecs

patents

vendors

games

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SEE&HEAR&TOUCH

linux and multimedia

devices

codecs

patents

vendors

games

applications

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The best way to

predict the future

is to invent it.

Alan Kay

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fin.

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The future of the Linux Desktop

Written and performed by Jono Bacon

www.jonobacon.org

IMAGE CREDITS

MWM Screenshot - http://www.plig.org/xwinman/screenshots/mwm-tomp.gif

Insane GConf Error - http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiprush/8008240/

The Matrix - http://www.matrixfansite.com/

Homer Simpson - http://www.simpsonstrivia.com.ar/simpsons-photos/wallpapers/homer-simpson.gif

XGL - http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/

GNOME Mockups - http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamehack/70004029/

KDE Plasma Mockup - http://plasma.kde.org/

Cairo Comparison - http://www.gnome.org/~seth/

Male Condom - http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/images/malecondom.jpg

Condom on head - http://gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/bizarre/condom-being-inflated-over-mans-head-ANON.jpg

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