I have been using both Fedora and Ubuntu, and the desktop decisions that they have forced on us are really annoying. Of course, Windows has done the same thing. You are definitely removed from the file system more than I like. On Ubuntu 12.04, I am using the 2d desktop, which does improve the experience a little.
The sad part is this will probably further divide the developer community by spawning a Gnome-2 clone. Eric On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Charles Steinkuehler < char...@steinkuehler.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 9/17/2012 6:12 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > > In other parts of the Linux biosphere this hasn't been such a bad > > thing but in the matter of graphical desktop environments, the > > underlying complexities and the inter-dependencies with > > applications are so great that it is practically infeasible for > > every person to roll their own. > > One of the reasons I like Debian is because they support just about > everything and generally don't force choices on you. > > If you want a different gui environment, just install it instead of > the gnome default. Setting "desktop=<whatever>" when installing works > for at least kde, xfce, and lxde, and just about anything can be > installed manually once you get a minimal system running. > > I'm currently running KDE on the LinuxCNC system I'm trying to get > working with my 3D printer, XFCE on a netbook, and LXDE on the Pi. > > - -- > Charles Steinkuehler > char...@steinkuehler.net > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlBXLccACgkQLywbqEHdNFxu4wCdHV5zvZJC9TDQD8MgMC68KzOT > atcAoJezVGFSaD72bdc/t4NHPhqtgudF > =Fndb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
