On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Kevin Kofler wrote: > Adam Williamson wrote: >> I already explained that, we're circling *again*. The problem is that >> when you ask someone to make a choice without understanding the options, >> it tends to frustrate them. This is a well-observed phenomenon in all >> circles, certainly including computer user interface design. > > This would just be one single choice, and a choice a sizable portion of our > userbase wants to make (even those who happen to use Fedora's current > defaults: ask them around how they'd react if Fedora would install KDE by > default and making it a complex hunt of checkboxes to select GNOME instead, > also by making all the use-case-specific groups default to KDE apps and > having the GNOME equivalents part of the GNOME group instead; yet that's > exactly what's done right now, except with GNOME<->KDE switched around). > The current solution is highly inconvenient. I can only really recommend > the KDE live spin for KDE users. Sadly, that one is hidden behind a small > link on the default download page, with the default download not even > containing KDE at all. > I'm not sure if it is my fault, but when I click on that "KDE fans, go here" link, I can't find the link to the live KDE spin image for x86_64. There is only one link for x86 image. I had to browse through http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/ to find the x86_64 image. Is this intentional? I respect the love for Gnome, and its simplicity. But I find Gnome simply ugly (sorry, this is the best one-word I could find). I don't believe that KDE is being treated fairly on the Fedora until you install it. Orcan -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
