On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 01:07:05PM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote: > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Alex G.S. <alxgrtnstrngl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Making Fedora recognisable doesn't (necessarily) mean having a distinct > >> visual identity, a different one from GNOME. > > > > > > Then make a compromise and have a Fedora desktop spin dedicated to "pure > > GNOME". Fedora Workstation would benefit from taking an approach that aligns > > it with the Windows 10 and macOS desktop experience. It would still be a > > GNOME based desktop just the "Workstation Shell" would follow a different > > metaphor. This wouldn't be any different from what Elementary, Solus and > > Endless Mobile have done for their own respective use-cases. > > I am not convinced the Fedora project has a sufficient contributor > base to make essentially two Gnome-based spins at the quality either > would like to have. It would be diluting the limited resources we > already have around testing and integration. Agreed. This branch of discussion is going afield of the specific question of Fedora brand recognition IMHO. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com _______________________________________________ desktop mailing list -- desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to desktop-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
