James McKenzie wrote: > On 3/21/11, Ralf Corsepius<rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 03/21/2011 11:34 AM, Andrew Haley wrote: >>> On 19/03/11 05:21, Joe Zeff wrote: >>>> On 03/18/2011 10:15 PM, Chris Kloiber wrote: >>>>> I may have to skip F15, which saddens me. >>>> >>>> Why? If Gnome 3 is in F 15, it's going to be in 16 as well. Just move >>>> to a different desktop, like XFCE. >> ... or a different distro, which is equipped with DEs which better match >> an individual's demands. >> > This is certainly an option. With Linux we have that ability. > Windows users don't. > >>> I can see the logic in that, but it's a shame. If everyone who wants >>> a bit of user interface stability jumps ship there will be no brakes >>> on the Gnome developers at all: they'll just carry on deleting user- >>> configurability and adding kewl new features. >> Isn't this what the people who are promoting Gnome 3 in Fedora intend? > > I don't think that is the intent. I don't think this is the intent of > the Gnome3 developers either. However, as Linux moves from a niche to > prominenance we are going to pick up the ID10Ts that will click on a > button just to see what happens and then cry when their Gnome > installation is broken and cannot follow obviously simple > instructions. Then they go out and trash Linux. Never mind they > brought this upon themselves, Linux sucks and that is their mantra. > Yes, those of us that know better will have to suffer. > Yes, Linux wouldn't be safe if you let people just click on things to see what they did. It would be like Android. Wait, there's a hint as to how people react to freedom, bring back GNOME-2. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
