What is User-friendly, Really?
User interfaces are the last great Linux problem. What really makes Linux user-friendly-- is it limited options and loads of eye candy? What about functionality, and depths of riches to explore?
I've been using KDE 4.3 all day every day for a month now, and I have mixed feelings. About 60% annoyance, and 40% pleased. With KDE 3.5 it is 90% pleased and 10% annoyance, which I think is a fabulous ratio for anything pertaining to computers.
The big problem for me is KDE 4 sacrifices customizability and efficiency for glitz. A lot of people like it, and that is fine. For me, the glitz does not make up for losing the things that I liked in KDE 3.
There is a trend to dumb Linux down in a fruitless attempt to appeal to Jane and Joe Sixpack. Which is wasted effort, because in doing so computer-savvy users are being ignored and frustrated, and Jane and Joe Sixpack don't care anyway.
I shall use Gwenview to illustrate.
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