On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:47 AM, Jorge G. Mare <kokitomare@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> ... > > > That would be really nice. That being said, I also share Niels' concerns as > to how your wishes and very broad generalizations translate to the real > world and, I would add, and how they relate to the current priorities of > Haiku. Statements which apply uniformly to many things aren't nessicarily "broad generalizations". The concepts of visual and informational heirarchy in design aren't generalizations, but they do apply to everything. As far as the current priorities of Haiku — I can only speak to them as far as I understand them, but I think Haiku's priorities lie in: the cultivation of a strong developer and creative community to work towards an initial release AND the creation of momentum towards that end among developers and otherwise. The interested public are important components web communities like those of Fedora. People can bring something to the table besides code. As far as whether or not every member of the community from every background needs to approve of a specific design — that's another conversation entirely.