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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is gnome becoming obligatory?
  @ 2017-12-13 10:57 99%       ` Neil Bothwick
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From: Neil Bothwick @ 2017-12-13 10:57 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:11:23 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote:

> 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$.
> 
There I agree with you. With dconf they've even got a registry.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

OK Scotty, NOW!  Detonate and energize!  I mean.......

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