On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:36:23 +0100 Kevin Kofler wrote: > Eric Smith wrote: > > > On 01/28/2013 08:47 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > >> I think switching the desktop that has been our default for over 10 > >> years and 18 releases requires just a bit more research and reason > >> than that. ~m > > > > I don't disagree with the "more research and reason" part, but the > > current default desktop has only been "our default" for four > > releases, F15 through F18. I don't recall any serious "research > > and reason" having been involved in the switch that occurred when > > F15 was being developed. As far as I can tell, it was just thrust > > upon us without much consideration as to whether it was good, bad, > > or indifferent. My proposal is at least only that, a proposal, and > > is not being thrust upon anyone without discussion and ultimately a > > vote. > > +1, what is the default now is a very different (and much less > popular) beast from what had been the default for "over 10 years". > Totally agree, but I have to say -- unless you get rid of *default* altogether -- that the default has to be supported rather well, and you cannot force devs to start working on Cinnamon, XFCE, KDE, or whatever based on a "popularity poll". If we have a default, it should have a strong developer backing and, as much as I don't like it, for Fedora that currently (sadly) means Gnome Shell. Martin
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
-- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
