[gobolinux-users] Re: replacement for zsnes on 13?

[Hisham Muhammad]

On 7/4/06, Jonatan Liljedahl <lijon at kymatica.com> wrote:
> Hisham Muhammad wrote:
> > On 7/4/06, Kristleifur Daðason <kristleifur04 at ru.is> wrote:
> >> Much like the clothes you wear, the software people decide to include
> >> in a Linux distribution influences what people think of them.
> >>
> >> When I see zsnes included in a Linux distro, I think: "That's my kind
> >> of people. They must be some cool froods!" So before going back to
> >> lurking, I'd like to request that zsnes isn't dropped. Even though
> >> ROMs aren't included.
> >
> > Nice to read this, thanks. Unconsciously, I think it was one of the
> > reasons we put it there. :) I always felt Gobo is supposed to have a
> > 'fun' side to it. I feel somewhat negligent lately about not taking
> > care about these 'little touches' like I used to do early on in the
> > distro (Tetris in the installer, fading-scrolling graphic-boot, etc.)
>
> Just be aware that some people think that GoboLinux isn't a "serious"
> distro! Of course they haven't tried it out theirself yet... but it's
> maybe something to think about anyway?

Yeah, I do think about this as well. And that's why I've been
dedicating myself to more down-to-earth tasks like the docs and
getting the actual tools to shape. I do approach the whole thing very
seriously and our primary goals were never just a "fun/weird" or "easy
to use distro", which I'm aware that we're frequently mistaken as.
Ease of use has to be a byproduct of good design, and fun is hopefully
a reflection of the character of our little community. It's a hard
balance but I think there has to be a little bit of everything.

-- Hisham