On 12/04/2011 12:05 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: > Rest assured, nobody will be taking your XFCE and KDE desktops from > you, if you want to use them on a traditional PC. > > But IMHO it´s desirable to see Linux moving into these new grounds. Exactly. I have no objection to seeing Linux move into the realm of the tablet, the phone and the pocket computer;[1] I think it's a good thing. I don't even object to creating a UI for a desktop that emulates that of a tablet, for those who want it. What I, personally, object to is making that emulation the default for a major DE and telling anybody who complains that they'll just hafta learn to use it. I can't speak for anybody else (except, in this case, my sister) but my (and her) reaction to something like that is to say, "No I don't," while walking away from whatever it is and finding something else that I like better. I probably would have at least given Gnome 3 a try if the attitude of the devs hadn't been so inflexible. When they said to the world, in effect, "My way or the highway," my instant response was to find a different DE (XFCE in my case) that allowed me to do things my way instead of forcing me to do things the way the devs think the world wants to do things. YMMV, and if you're using Gnome 3 clearly does, which is fine with me. [1]Jerry Pournelle, who (along with Larry Niven) predicted pocket computers in *The Mote In God's Eye,* and *The Gripping Hand,* is thrilled to see his prediction come true so soon. -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
