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GNOME Receiving Additional Design Help Thanks To Sovereign Tech Agency Fellowship (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] professor_prime@lemmychan.org 3 points 4 days ago

I would say they need all the design help they can get, but most modern "designers" couldn't design their way out of a paper bag.

[–] arran4@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

Probably gets stone walled by the others on the team based on what I hear.

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oooh. Gnome gets a dedicated software developer. Just imagine what he could add in two years.

DESKTOP

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What are desktop icons actually good for?

[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 4 points 5 days ago

@DmMacniel @pelya Nothing. I haven't used them for 20 years.

[–] professor_prime@lemmychan.org 1 points 4 days ago

Stop being stupid.