> While I am a long-time Gnome user, I don't think it has a bright future. The project leadership continuously makes weird decision rooted in the believe that Gnome is THE Linux DE and everyone should dance under their flute.
This is an issue I've found scaringly true.
I've debated with some of their lead developers and they really seem to lack perspective. I once talked about that I don't run either ConsoleKit or PolKit, this being before logind existed, and Bassi was competely convinced that I had broken my system and did not know what these things did — for surely everyone would run them, and would use the features he listed they would bring.
Of course, there is also McCann's immortal quote “I have no idea what XFCE is or does sorry.” — this is one of GNOME's leads who in 2010 apparently did not know XFCE even existed.
Talking with many of these persons often leaves one quite stunned at how they can be so ignorant about what goes on outside of their little bubble.
This is an issue I've found scaringly true.
I've debated with some of their lead developers and they really seem to lack perspective. I once talked about that I don't run either ConsoleKit or PolKit, this being before logind existed, and Bassi was competely convinced that I had broken my system and did not know what these things did — for surely everyone would run them, and would use the features he listed they would bring.
Of course, there is also McCann's immortal quote “I have no idea what XFCE is or does sorry.” — this is one of GNOME's leads who in 2010 apparently did not know XFCE even existed.
Talking with many of these persons often leaves one quite stunned at how they can be so ignorant about what goes on outside of their little bubble.