Eazel

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Eazel was a short-lived software company best known for developing the Nautilus file manager and attempting to simplify the Linux desktop experience around 2000–2001.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company
software company
approach integrating online services with the desktop
approximateActivePeriodEnd 2001
approximateActivePeriodStart 2000
approximateClosureContext dot-com bubble burst
approximateEra dot-com era
businessModel open-source services and support
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focus GNOME desktop environment NERFINISHED
Linux desktop
goal to make Linux easier for non-technical users
to provide a user-friendly graphical file manager for GNOME
industry software
influenced subsequent GNOME file manager design
knownFor attempting to simplify the Linux desktop experience
developing the Nautilus file manager
NautilusLaterBecame default GNOME file manager
notableWork Nautilus file manager NERFINISHED
operatingSystemTarget Linux NERFINISHED
primaryDesktopEnvironment GNOME NERFINISHED
product Nautilus NERFINISHED
reasonForNotability early commercial effort around the GNOME desktop
softwareLicenseModel open source
softwareTypeDeveloped desktop environment tools
file manager
status defunct
targetUserGroup desktop Linux users
new Linux users
technologyEcosystem GNOME project NERFINISHED
open-source software community

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Andy Hertzfeld coFounded Eazel
Andy Hertzfeld employer Eazel