On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2014-09-04 at 14:47 -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: >> I noticed something today while testing out Workstation. We're >> actually installing both GNOME 3 and GNOME Classic Session on a >> default install of Fedora Workstation. >> >> I realize I may be inviting a flamewar here (and for that, I >> apologize), but I think that this should be relegated to a non-default >> option (perhaps as an optional environment group that can be selected >> in the installer) rather than available by default on all Workstation >> installs. >> >> I look to the Workstation WG for an opinion on the matter. > > I think it's fine for GNOME Classic to be installed by default (of > course not as the default session). It's just a few shell extensions, so > it shouldn't take up much space and wouldn't make sense as an extra > environment group. I think the UI for choosing between different desktop > sessions is sufficiently simple that this won't be very confusing to > users, and it would make Fedora Workstation more appealing to users who > prefer a more traditional environment. I tend to agree. Workstation isn't purely about a single desktop design. It's more about the collection of packages, services, and APIs that developers can depend on. If people are more comfortable developing in a "classic" environment, that isn't going to really change the APIs that are present. josh -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
