I don't think Cinnamon as default desktop. Fedora always was of GNOME by default Desktop. However, I have to choose, I would choose KDE as default desktop.
On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Jaroslav Reznik <jrez...@redhat.com> wrote: > = Features/Cinnamon as Default Desktop = > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Cinnamon_as_Default_Desktop > > Feature owner(s): Eric Smith <e...@brouhaha.com> > > This feature proposes that Fedora switch the default desktop interface from > Gnome 3 to Cinnamon. Cinnamon provides a desktop interface that is more > familiar to Windows and Gnome 2 users than the standard Gnome Shell > interface, > while being built from Gnome 3 components. > > == Detailed description == > The Gnome 3 interface is substantially different that the traditional > desktop > interfaces on both Linux and Windows. While it is good that there is > research > into new user interface concepts, many users prefer to have a traditional > interface that they are accustomed to. Unfortunately it is difficult or > impossible to assess what fraction of the user base prefers Gnome Shell > vs. a > more traditional interface. I'm not trying to start (or continue) a flame > war > here, so I won't state any of my own criticisms of Gnome Shell here, but I > will observe that a number of very high profile people in the Linux > community, > such as Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox, have publicly announce that due to > problems with Gnome Shell they are switching to a different desktop and/or > Linux distribution. > > I submit the proposition that it is easier for a user doing a new Fedora > install to start with a traditional desktop, and switch to the Gnome Shell > if > they prefer that, than to start with Gnome Shell and switch to a > traditional > desktop. > > The Cinnamon desktop provides a traditional desktop while being based on > the > latest Gnome and GTK components, so it seems like a better candidate for a > default desktop than MATE, which is based on older components. > _______________________________________________ > devel-announce mailing list > devel-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce > -- > devel mailing list > devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- Álvaro Castillo Fedora Project, EMEA ambassador http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Netsys Linux user #547784
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