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On 07/11/2012 09:25 AM, Folderol wrote:

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> On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:18:09 +0200

> Ralf Mardorf  wrote:

>

>>

>>> So now I'm running Gnome Classic (no effects).

>>

>> You're aware that GNOME Classic soon or later will be dropped? Last time

>> I tested GNOME3 IIRC "Classic" had another name and needed more

>> resources than GNOME2.

>>

>> I switched to Xfce, for older installs it's a good replacement for

>> GNOME2, for new installs Xfce and GNOME apps won't work together, since

>> font and background colors sometimes are painful, LXDE might be the

>> better choice nowadays.

>>

>> YMMV!

>> Ralf

>

> Personally I think Gnome jumped the shark years ago with their 'we know best'

> attitude. These days I use a simplified debian install, with openbox as both

> the window and session manager. Apart from a few gtk based apps, I don't touch

> Gnome at all.

I'm firmly convinced that the GNOME design team begins every session

with the question, "What more functionality can we remove from users

today?" Eventually, the GNOME UI will consist of a single button in the

middle of the screen reading, "Shutdown computer". ;-)
--

David

gnome@hawaii.rr.com

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http://clanjones.org/david/

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