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This is true to a degree at DO though these changes to language and positioning aren't quite so large to require everything you listed. We rolled out the copy change a few minutes …

This is great. Our teams here at DO took a look at the changes you implemented in the extension and while there is a process to things and we're looking at the other changes you im…

Absolutely. Right now I am heads down to get the new rewrite released in January. Then the focus will be back on building the community, bringing on some more volunteer developers …

It's absolutely possible but just a matter of available time/resources to support additional architectures. Prior to the latest release it was x86 only. The components of the deskt…

It is a coincidence. SymphonyOS pre-dates the Symfony framework by almost a year. There are several projects out there in different spaces that are named Symphony

Distrowatch has a partial list here: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=symphony Symphony showing up on the front page of HN was a total surprise to me today. As a sole …

Many of the concepts we built into Symphony have since become common in major desktop and mobile environments such as fullscreen menus and hot corners. The project started in 2004 …

The current release available on the website is based on Debian Wheezy and was released in January. A new release, with a completely re-written desktop, based on Ubuntu will be com…

Unfortunately SymphonyOS is a one-person project right now and has been for a long time. My focus has been on the codebase and the website which I will admit is crap was put togeth…

The currently available release is Debian based utilizing FVWM along with tint2 and a custom launcher written using HTML5 and WebKit. It's worth trying out in a VM or as a LiveDVD.…

The design document is 11 years old. Symphony has been a solo side project for the last 6-7 years with a release once or twice a year. There are a few more recent updates on the pr…

I am the sole developer/maintainer of SymphonyOS these days and it showing up on HN today is a bit of a suprise since it's been several months since a public release. Development i…

What's tacky about that. DO referral codes do not even pay out cash. The program only provides credit allowing them to continue running their services. A DO referral credit is not …

While US Law and I am guessing the laws in many other countries may prevent you from working for a company not owned by immediate family if you really want to get some experience i…

This might provide some insight on this trend: http://theleanstartup.com/ This is one of many concepts that supports working from a MVP (minimum viable product) and doing one thing…