On 01/28/2013 09:27 AM, Peter Robinson wrote:
The gnome desktop certainly isn't perfect but I see a lot more users using it than most of the rest of the other options.
That's selection bias. It's the default, so of course it's going to get more users. That doesn't necessarily mean that they like it more than alternatives.
The fact that GNOME is working on a "classic mode" in and of itself demonstrates that someone has finally realized that not all users want a tablet-style interface for their desktop. However, we unfortunately don't have any hard quantitative information about what users want.
I based my proposal on having watched several moderately experienced computer users struggle with Gnome Shell and complain that it was more difficult for them to use than what they were accustomed to. I realize that this is only anecdotal evidence, and that there reportedly are other users that found Gnome Shell to be easier to use.
I don't believe the "no one uses it so we should change" has much credence
I agree, and certainly didn't make that argument in the proposal.
but it would be nicer if the gnome team actually initiated a feedback loop with Fedora about some of the issues too.
That would be great. Eric -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
