----- Original Message ----- > > > I don't think Cinnamon as default desktop. Fedora always was of GNOME > by default Desktop. However, I have to choose, I would choose KDE as > default desktop. >From the times Kevin proposed Plasma as default desktop - and the rest of KDE SIG did not support it - it's mainly about resources. And not only packaging ones, also development (to make sure desktop works on top of our base system layer - and you know, Fedora is often first) but documentation (yeah, someone has to write documentation), artwork and all other teams I forgot to mention (sorry ;-). Btw. Board is trying to find the way how to avoid that strict "something is default" - do you know based on this definition Compiz should be part of our default offering [1]? And the last thing - GNOME is coming with so called "classic" UI - see GNOME 3.8 feature page (I announced a few minutes ago) [2]. "Fallback mode is going away in 3.8. Instead, there will be a set of supported extensions that is grouped together in a 'classic' mode, which provides a more GNOME 2-like user experience" Same tries Cinnamon but as a fork. Make your own conclusion ;-) Jaroslav [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Default_offering [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3.8 > > > > On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Jaroslav Reznik < jreznik@xxxxxxxxxx > > wrote: > > > = Features/Cinnamon as Default Desktop = > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Cinnamon_as_Default_Desktop > > Feature owner(s): Eric Smith < eric@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > This feature proposes that Fedora switch the default desktop > interface from > Gnome 3 to Cinnamon. Cinnamon provides a desktop interface that is > more > familiar to Windows and Gnome 2 users than the standard Gnome Shell > interface, > while being built from Gnome 3 components. > > == Detailed description == > The Gnome 3 interface is substantially different that the traditional > desktop > interfaces on both Linux and Windows. While it is good that there is > research > into new user interface concepts, many users prefer to have a > traditional > interface that they are accustomed to. Unfortunately it is difficult > or > impossible to assess what fraction of the user base prefers Gnome > Shell vs. a > more traditional interface. I'm not trying to start (or continue) a > flame war > here, so I won't state any of my own criticisms of Gnome Shell here, > but I > will observe that a number of very high profile people in the Linux > community, > such as Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox, have publicly announce that due > to > problems with Gnome Shell they are switching to a different desktop > and/or > Linux distribution. > > I submit the proposition that it is easier for a user doing a new > Fedora > install to start with a traditional desktop, and switch to the Gnome > Shell if > they prefer that, than to start with Gnome Shell and switch to a > traditional > desktop. > > The Cinnamon desktop provides a traditional desktop while being based > on the > latest Gnome and GTK components, so it seems like a better candidate > for a > default desktop than MATE, which is based on older components. > _______________________________________________ > devel-announce mailing list > devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > > > -- > Álvaro Castillo > > Fedora Project, EMEA ambassador > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Netsys > Linux user #547784 > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
