Marketing and Propaganda

[Lorenzo Sutton]

On 26/09/12 11:16, Genghis Khan wrote:
> Dear Xfce users and supporters,
>
> In respond to the last segment of the interview with Nick, I would like
> to open a discussion thread on the marketing/propaganda aspect of
> Xfce.  http://www.unixmen.com/interview-with-xfces-nick-schermer/
[...]
>
> I have fallen in love with Xfce ever since I have started to use it.
> I know avid Xfce users who abstained from or postponed to test(ing) Xfce
> solely because of the Xfce Logo which they have seen at websites like
> http://xfce-look.org/ , http://kde-look.org/ , http://opendesktop.org/
> while they were new GNU/Linux users of KDE or GNOME.
In my humble opinion, I guess that speaks for itself: if you're going to 
judge what desktop to use based on its logo you'd probably better use 
something else (TM)

Same goes for the mouse which I personally prefer (aesthetically and as 
logo) to a smelly foot or a clockwork K :P

Lorenzo.