On November 7, 2014 1:47:25 AM EET, Rahul Sundaram <metherid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi > >On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Ryan Lerch wrote: > >> The line was drawn in Software to define an "Application" as >something >> that has a desktop file -- aka a GUI application. Although you could >argue >> that mutt, vim, git etc are applications also but users are going to >use >> them on a command line, so i think the assumption that was made was >that >> those users would be comfortable using the command line to install >them. >> <https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop> >> > >I have noted this before but this isn't a good assumption. I am very >comfortable using yum,dnf etc but I would prefer to use GNOME Software >since I get the benefit of ratings and while I am using GNOME Software >to >install a bunch of apps, picking up git and mutt (or even graphical >apps >that don't ship with appdata etc) along the way is easier than mentally >switching contexts depending on whether the app fits GNOME Software >requirements to be listed. And considering Workstation's target audience it makes sense for Software to provide non-GUI applications too. Developers may know how to use git, but they shouldn't have to learn how to use dnf. This would be a serious UX problem for most people if we stick to this decision. -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
