On 26/11/14 11:07, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 26/11/14 09:14, Chris Bannister wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 02:44:19AM +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> <snipped> >> >> Now, (I hope I'm not wrong on this.) It seems that the default GNOME >> installation required a graphics card with hardware acceleration. How >> stupid is that? It goes against the whole concept of a sensible default. >
It is our primary focus to build a modern operating environment, platform, and user experience. It doesn't make sense to target the hardware of the past. GNOME Shell uses relatively primitive 3D capabilities that have been available from essentially all computing devices made in the last four or five years. This includes most desktop and laptop computers, mobile devices, phones, tablets, and netbooks. Where there are exceptions, largely, there are bugs we can and should fix. So, the official plan is that people can still use the GNOME 2 shell with GNOME 3 applications and libraries, if necessary, but this is a transitional state, and to get the GNOME 3 experience, your computer needs hardware acceleration. <snipped> > > As does your question about a DE - (I decided to Google the answer). https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell/FAQ#What_led_to_the_decision_to_make_3D_acceleration_a_requirement_for_GNOME_Shell.3F <snipped> Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5475c1ac.20...@gmail.com