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I'm using System76's Pop_OS icon theme in Gnome Shell, and like the clean look of it. It changes the icons for a good number of popular applications too, which
by Freak_NL 7y ago
I'm using System76's Pop_OS icon theme in Gnome Shell, and like the clean look of it. It changes the icons for a good number of popular applications too, which results in everything looking neat and coherent.
> Good. My computer is not your billboard.
Yes, seriously. If a user runs a free software desktop, chances are the ability to change things according to their wishes is part of why they use it.
> Changing third-party apps without any QA is reckless, and would be unacceptable on any other platform.
Which is why I use a platform that does grant me that freedom as a user.
- ricardobeat 7y agoAnd also why next year will eternally be the ‘year of Linux on the desktop’, until desktops don’t even exist anymore.
- jake_the_third 7y agoIf that's really the reason, then I and (likely) the majority of other Linux users are completely fine with that.
- anoncake 7y agoTo misquote Willy Brandt: There is no point in reaching the year of the Linux desktop at the price of it not being the Linux desktop anymore.
- ricardobeat 7y agoTo be clear, I’m responding to the affirmation that delivering app changes without any QA is acceptable. I’m not against open software or user customization, but this approach does not result in quality software. Distros should be working with application developers and not against them. Here you have a large group of Linux app developers undersigning a plea to stop breaking their software and all they get is scorn and dismissal. More Elementary, less winamp-skin-distros.
- anoncake 7y ago> Here you have a large group of Linux app developers undersigning a plea to stop breaking their software and all they get is scorn and dismissal. Their letter is titled "Please don't theme our apps", not "Please don't break our apps".