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Phillip McCleod

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17. yep half the fun of linux is customizing every detail.

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 09:48 PM

Feb 2013

those tools aren't floating in the universe yet to do that with gnome 3, and they weren't built in. i think gnome was responding to the big beginner distros desires for user-friendliness and stability. ubuntu especially wants to be the consumer linux appealing to users not hackers, and i can't say i blame them. i work at a repair shop and would love to do reloads of linux all day instead of windows, but.. basically your average user is used to a desktop environ that can't be really customized so it's a smart move for linux overall.

but i won't use it. gtk3, yes, but not gnome3.

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yep half the fun of linux is customizing every detail. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #17

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