On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:32:27 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:47:46 +0000, Walter Hurry wrote: > >> On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:57:13 +0000, Camaleón wrote: >> >>> I neither like gnome-shell in its current state (I tested GNOME 3.0 in >>> openSUSE and did not feel good with it), but I hope it changes a lot >>> when wheezy comes out... and there is also the fallback mode. >> >> The problem with "fallback mode" is that it it is inferior to GNOME2. > > Sure, but at least you don't have to deal with gnome-shell and still run > GNOME3. > >>> But true is that I'd like so much Debian still provides >>> GNOME2/metacity in wheezy as an alternative to GNOME3/gnome-shell. >> >> The problem with clinging to GNOME2 is that the GNOME project will no >> longer develop it, so unless someone forks the whole kit and caboodle, >> it will eventually die off. > > Yep, but GNOME2 is still supported upstream, at least for now, and I > will use it until it is finally dropped by the GNOME project. I don't > need additional features or enhancements just security fixes. > > And now you mention a fork, there are two projects focused on this: mate > and exde, IIRC. > >> I am so happy with LXDE that I wish I had switched sooner, but until >> Fedora 15 came out I had been contented and familiar enough with GNOME2 >> not to make the effort to evaluate alternatives. >> >> All this is my personal experience, preference and opinion of course; >> it is for each to make his or her own choice. > > I'm a bit reluctant in changing to XFCE. I migrated from KDE4 to GNOME2 > and now I feel very comfortable in this environment. Being like a > "nomad" is fine for young people that want to taste new experiences, I > prefer a quiet home :-)
I'm slightly confused; I was discussing LXDE not XFCE. Actually I did have a look at XFCE when I was looking for an alternative DE. My verdict was "OK I suppose, but a bit too much of a GNOME wannabe". But as I say, each to his own. By the way, being referred to as "young" is quite flattering; I am nearing retirement age. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j433so$qpk$2...@dough.gmane.org
