On 07/11/2012 09:30 PM, david wrote:
> On 07/11/2012 09:25 AM, Folderol wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:18:09 +0200
>> Ralf Mardorf<ralf.mardorf@email-addr-hidden-dsl.net> 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". ;-)
>
.. which will only appear if you hold down ALT.
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