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> Is this a GNOME architecture issue? Yes. And always has been since like forever ago. I'm all for choice and diversity, but I've personally never understood
by CrazyPyroLinux 5y ago
> Is this a GNOME architecture issue?
Yes. And always has been since like forever ago. I'm all for choice and diversity, but I've personally never understood all the love and excitement and attention that GNOME has gotten ever since Canonical got behind it and dropped Unity.
I'm certainly not it's target audience - running XFCE, LXDE/LXQT, and i3/Sway over the years - but it really gobsmacks me to hear the cheerleading over what seem like really basic fixes, like "now the single-threaded shell crashes to login less often! Horray!"
- intergalplan 5y agoWhat's surprised me about modern Gnome is how much heavier and worse-performing it is than... KDE. What a reversal compared with the Gnome2 days.
- CrazyPyroLinux 5y agoAgreed - I should clarify that my Gnome gripes are mainly about how they failed to "get it right" with Gnome3. I don't really have any specific criticism of the old Gnome2 - Both it and KDE were too heavy for me in those days.
- dvfjsdhgfv 5y agoOne of the best things about Linux desktop for me is that fortunately we're not forced to use Gnome3. Actually Gnome2 wasn't that bad and I'm very happy it was revived as Mate. I assume most people run Gnome3 because it was the default DE in their distro, but honestly, they should do themselves a favor and at least test some popular alternatives.