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Enlightenment has been around since 1997, when "the internet" was still a dorky-sounding term (and it wasn't equated with "low attention-span theater").

Ever hear the old saw "Unix _is_ user friendly; it's just picky about who it's friends with." ? The E/EFL reflects this attitude, and you know what ? That's their prerogative. I don't think they're particularly worried about gaining huge adoption.

Not every piece of software is written to pad a resume, or try to take over the world, or make millions of dollars, or to build up somebody's ego.



If they weren't ego padding, they wouldn't take time to imagine and insult a hypothetical low-intelligence user base.




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