Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Wayland and X-Window

[Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>]

On Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:24:26 -0500
Barry Schwartz <chemoelectric@chemoelectric.org> wrote:

> 
> It’s not just that, but the Gnome approach is like the Microsoft/Apple
> approach, of reducing choice while at the same time forcing one into
> pet project, non-standard software.
>

Those are my sentiments completely.

Gnome, however, is a desktop environment, and, as far as I'm concerned,
all desktop environments are excessively bulky and totally unnecessary.
There is nothing that can be done with a DE that can't be done without
a DE.  I never use a DE.  A simple windows manager is good enough -- and
Linux/GNU is the only OS that allow me that choice.

However, what does concern me is that the "Gnome approach" will also
be the approach taken by Wayland/Weston, and indeed by anything that
is associated with the freedesktop project.

Many will say: "If you don't like it, then fork it."  The problem is that
a graphical subsystem like X or Wayland is not the simplest of matters to fork.
A graphical subsystem requires a lot of resources and expertise to develop and
those few that possess those resources also will have the power to control the
destiny of Linux/GNU.  It is not a satisfying thought.

Frank Peters