Question about UI

[Stash_CEO]

how come Dianemo uses LinuxMCE and why can't we use their user interface.  Just a question.

[tschak909]

...seriously? Are you that thick?

Because their UI is their proprietary skin. They developed it themselves, and have decided not to share it with the LinuxMCE community, that's their choice.

Dianemo is on a very different track from us, and while Uplink does push code changes to us from time to time, their own pieces which are NOT released as GPL or PPL, do not have to be pushed back to us.

-Thom

[LennyB]

...seriously? Are you that thick?

Really Thom?  Must we chase away all new users when they ask an honest question?

[Stash_CEO]

Damn Thom...ease up a lil.

It was a question...I was just wondering why we haven't adopted a newer skin...I know it's functional and it works so why bother but their skin just looks cooler and a little more user friendly.

NO OFFENSE.

[golgoj4]

Damn Thom...ease up a lil.

It was a question...I was just wondering why we haven't adopted a newer skin...I know it's functional and it works so why bother but their skin just looks cooler and a little more user friendly.

NO OFFENSE.

Its ok dude, welcome to LinuxMCE.

Fair question if you arent familiar with the unique relationship between the two.

-golgoj4.

if i could get some buy in we could have an new UI in place already
*runs*

-golgoj4, Developer, Bombthrower, and Lover of Ponies. But not like people in Washingston state like ponies
see: http://media2.policymic.com/ecce38cca90935a86f2cd5825ec58a5e.png

My work here is done

[tschak909]

I do apologise, that was burst was uncalled for.

-Thom

[golgoj4]

I do apologise, that was burst was uncalled for.

-Thom

DID you even SEE the graphic?! :p

*goes back to work*

[tschak909]

oh yes. and I agree ... unfortunately.

[tschak909]

In Massachusetts, drivers are called "Massholes."

[golgoj4]

In Massachusetts, drivers are called "Massholes."

Thats what the New Yorkers I know say...To me it just seemed like another day on the 405 in sunny Ca...

[DamianOHare]

In Massachusetts, drivers are called "Massholes."

People in Ireland try to avoid using such terms!

But on topic i do think its a strange area for non open-source development people to get their heads around.  its a grey area around open-source and proprietary.

I'm sure some people would say UI2 is cooler!

[golgoj4]

People in Ireland try to avoid using such terms!

But on topic i do think its a strange area for non open-source development people to get their heads around.  its a grey area around open-source and proprietary.

I'm sure some people would say UI2 is cooler!

Pretty sure nobody says that. 

im more partial to this
http://imgur.com/a/RGPHR#0

#biased

[DamianOHare]

Pretty sure nobody says that. 

im more partial to this
http://imgur.com/a/RGPHR#0

#biased

Smokey looks good!

[bulek]

People in Ireland try to avoid using such terms!

But on topic i do think its a strange area for non open-source development people to get their heads around.  its a grey area around open-source and proprietary.

I'm sure some people would say UI2 is cooler!

Hi,

regarding UI2. Dianemo reported, that they prefer using UI1, cause it's the same on all devices...

http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php/topic,8880.msg97498.html#msg97498



HTH,

regards,
Bulek.

[totallymaxed]

how come Dianemo uses LinuxMCE and why can't we use their user interface.  Just a question.

Hi,

Thom is totally correct in what he says. Our UI is not something we provide back to the LinuxMCE community - partly because our UI skins depend on new features that are not available or in some cases have not been integrated into LinuxMCE. We do make the vast majority of our code changes available to LinuxMCE but there are some parts that we don't. In some cases the changes we have made are at odds to the direction of LinuxMCE and so our changes don't make any sense in the context of LinuxMCE.

all the best

Andrew