On Monday, January 28, 2013, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On 01/28/2013 02:06 AM, Dan Mashal wrote: > > You don't see the point of MATE or Cinnamon? How long did you play with > > them 5 minutes? > > Do you remember the GNOME 1.x => 2.x transition? Similarly to how there > are forks of GNOME now to 'keep the GNOME 2 candle burning,' there were > forks of GNOME 1.x to 'keep the GNOME 1 candle burning.' > > Do you remember what they were called? I didn't; I had to look 'em up. > Do you ever wonder what happened to them? Dead projects nobody seems to > remember. Do we really want to switch to a desktop that history has > shown is likely to become a dead project in a few years? > > http://osdir.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1295 > > It also doesn't seem smart to switch from a desktop on the basis that > Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox - kernel developers, not UI experts or even > typical desktop users by any means - don't like it. I think switching > the desktop that has been our default for over 10 years and 18 releases > requires just a bit more research and reason than that. > > ~m
Lets all listen to Miami because she did a great job with anaconda 18 UI design, knows more than Linus, Alan Cox and is absolutely right on everything! Dan
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