Re: Fedora Workstation and GNOME Classic Session

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On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 09/04/2014 04:38 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Stephen Gallagher
>> <sgallagh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
>>
>> Why do you think that?
>>
>
> I was working from the perspective that part of the Product's goal was
> to present a unified environment and work to improve that for the
> targetted use-cases. By effectively producing another desktop (shared
> technical bits being irrelevant), it introduces a wider set of things
> that need to be supported.

If that was the case, KDE wouldn't even be in consideration for
Workstation default or otherwise.  (Which reminds me we need to get
back to that.)

> Mostly, I was looking to help reduce the maintenance burden.

An admirable goal that I have no problems with.  I just think having
Classic around isn't massively burdensome.

josh
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