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"... Hardware support is a big part of the Linux desktop problem, but it’s not the only problem. Half-baked DE like KDE 4.0, Ubuntu’s Unity and GNOME 3.0 are ju
by bootload 15y ago
"... Hardware support is a big part of the Linux desktop problem, but it’s not the only problem. Half-baked DE like KDE 4.0, Ubuntu’s Unity and GNOME 3.0 are just as dangerous. ..."
All my problems with @nix/@bsd and desktops start with "X".
The big wakeup for me is that the bug known, marked severe and has existed since 2005 without resolution. [0],[1],[2] It doesn't matter what distro or OS I choose. The core of the desktop has problems. I don't blame Linux, X or gnome devs for this, nor do I contemplate switching back to Windows or deserting to Apple. The culprit here is crappy software (eg: try reading through the various GDM shell wrappers) and closed binary drivers (nVidia) and the solution is writing better low level software.
[0] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=182517 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=182517
[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/63905 https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/63905
[2] http://www.xfree86.org/current/chips7.html http://www.xfree86.org/current/chips7.html