Re: Why people are not switching to Fedora

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On Sun, 10 May 2015 11:41:13 -0500, Michael Catanzaro wrote:

> We don't ship any system-config-* utilities anymore, and we will not
> add any ever again (system configuration belongs in gnome-control
> -center), so this isn't relevant to Workstation at all. This sounds
> like a complaint for the KDE SIG.

I agree system configuration belongs in gnome-control-center. I
am not a gnome-shell hater.  I use gnome-shell on all of my systems,
but if things are replaced, they should be as good as what is replaced.
system-config-printer is better than gnome-control-center with printers.

The problem is the system-config-* utilities functions are not always
completely replaced by the gnome-control-center.

An example is you cannot share printers from gnome-control-center.
Sharing printers is relevant to Workstation.  A very popular solution
from The Google is system-config-printer or Cups via localhost:631.  
See Gnome Bugzilla 692532
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=692532  opened 2013-01-25,
last comment 2013-02-15, last history entry 2013-04-19 "ui-review". 
It is interesting to read Red Hat Bugzilla 1136588
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1136588  in this context 
where there is a reference to localhost:631.
  
I like the idea of Workstation.  I have used Red Hat Linux and then
Fedora since Apollo.  I subscribed to this mailing list after reading
about the new approach for Fedora. I get the impression from reading
this list popularity as measured in number of users is a goal.

A dubious goal... <with apologies for bluntness>

A better goal is to be good at what you do.  For me in the past Fedora
has been very good to me.  It is better to be good than popular.

With all due respect,
Norman



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