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Why compatibility? Or inertia for that matter? Switching DEs in Linux is generally as easy as installing a package and switching the DE at login, and you can us
by fgonzag 3y ago
Why compatibility? Or inertia for that matter? Switching DEs in Linux is generally as easy as installing a package and switching the DE at login, and you can use any app compiled for a certain toolkit in any other DE. The default choice is usually done for either pragmatic or preferential reasons (Developer preference, easy of upstream collaboration, flexibility, stability, bug fix schedule)
- sho_hn 3y agoCompatibility e.g. with user support docs they have, or installed bases. It's not easy for distros to decide to switch defaults. That's why what new systems choose is interesting.
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago>Or inertia for that matter? Humans, including devs and distro builders, are creatures of habit. They tend to stick to using whatever they already know.