From: Peter Humphrey <peter@prh.myzen.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is gnome becoming obligatory?
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:11:23 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5769502.O7t0oNzaxn@peak> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20171212103427.3d8b0b64@digimed.co.uk>
On Tuesday, 12 December 2017 10:34:27 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:24:48 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > > I more and more get the feeling that linux is standardising on the
> > > Gnome desktop, which I really just DO NOT get on with.
> >
> > Nor I. it's second only to M$ in its arrogance.
>
> I have three gnome packages installed on this KDE box. One is the tiny
> package that started this thread, and is GNOME only in name, the other
> two are dependencies of XFCE, which I also have installed.
>
> I see no GNOME takeover, beyond the fact that many distros are choosing
> GNOME as their default desktop.
I didn't suggest it's taking over the world, just that it deliberately hides
all useful configuration data from the user, just to save the devs from
having to explain themselves.We know what you need better than you do, so
just be a good boy and take your medicine.
Just like M$.
--
Regards,
Peter.
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2017-12-09 9:51 [gentoo-user] Is gnome becoming obligatory? Mick
2017-12-09 10:25 ` Alexander Kapshuk
2017-12-09 10:27 ` Alan McKinnon
2017-12-09 10:34 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2017-12-09 10:45 ` Mick
2017-12-09 12:00 ` Jorge Almeida
2017-12-09 23:36 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-12-10 6:12 ` R0b0t1
2017-12-10 8:54 ` Mick
2017-12-10 8:56 ` Jorge Almeida
2017-12-10 11:55 ` Mart Raudsepp
2017-12-10 12:03 ` Alan McKinnon
2017-12-10 12:11 ` karl
2017-12-10 21:01 ` Ian Zimmerman
2017-12-10 21:55 ` Jorge Almeida
2017-12-11 3:31 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2017-12-11 4:37 ` Ian Zimmerman
2017-12-11 5:06 ` Mike Gilbert
2017-12-11 5:31 ` R0b0t1
2017-12-11 11:42 ` Corbin
2017-12-11 11:59 ` Jorge Almeida
2017-12-11 12:39 ` Mick
2017-12-11 13:22 ` mad.scientist.at.large
2017-12-11 13:30 ` Richard Bradfield
2017-12-11 13:48 ` mad.scientist.at.large
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2017-12-11 14:04 ` mad.scientist.at.large
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2017-12-11 14:45 ` mad.scientist.at.large
2017-12-11 13:27 ` Kai Peter
2017-12-12 23:23 ` allan gottlieb
2017-12-13 8:06 ` Alan McKinnon
2017-12-13 11:04 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 11:46 ` Marc Joliet
2017-12-13 14:05 ` Dale
2017-12-14 7:54 ` J. Roeleveld
2017-12-15 3:05 ` Kai Krakow
2017-12-15 6:38 ` J. Roeleveld
2017-12-15 8:47 ` Kai Krakow
2017-12-15 9:28 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-14 16:03 ` Ian Zimmerman
2017-12-15 0:35 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-12-15 1:12 ` R0b0t1
2017-12-15 1:25 ` Marc Joliet
2017-12-15 7:36 ` J. Roeleveld
2017-12-09 12:04 ` Taiidan
2017-12-09 12:08 ` Alan McKinnon
2017-12-10 9:55 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-10 10:13 ` Alan Mackenzie
2017-12-10 21:02 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-10 23:08 ` Walter Dnes
2017-12-11 15:22 ` Tom H
2017-12-11 19:20 ` Wol's lists
2017-12-11 23:24 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-12-12 10:34 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 1:11 ` Peter Humphrey [this message]
2017-12-13 10:57 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 17:52 ` Walter Dnes
2017-12-14 6:26 ` Ian Zimmerman
2017-12-12 3:51 ` mad.scientist.at.large
2017-12-11 18:56 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-11 21:03 ` Alan Mackenzie
2017-12-11 22:00 ` Tom H
2017-12-11 22:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-12 12:09 ` Tom H
2017-12-12 12:11 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-12 12:23 ` Arve Barsnes
2017-12-12 7:01 ` J García
2017-12-12 10:32 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-12 18:55 ` Alan Mackenzie
2017-12-12 20:11 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-13 0:02 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 14:01 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-13 14:06 ` Alon Bar-Lev
2017-12-13 15:17 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 22:18 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-12 20:11 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 11:34 ` Marc Joliet
2017-12-13 12:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-12-13 19:37 ` Alan Mackenzie
2017-12-14 7:38 ` Kai Peter
2017-12-14 10:57 ` Marc Joliet
2017-12-14 15:52 ` Ian Zimmerman
2017-12-15 1:16 ` Marc Joliet
2017-12-15 9:50 ` Wols Lists
2017-12-10 10:17 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2017-12-10 10:25 ` Jorge Almeida
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