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I agree with some of the performance issues mentioned by the writer, but nothing mentioned stops me from doing my work. I hope Cosmic helps improve the Linux d

I agree with some of the performance issues mentioned by the writer, but nothing mentioned stops me from doing my work. I hope Cosmic helps improve the Linux desktop ecosystem.

BadHumans 3y ago
If Cosmic creates a more cohesive Linux experience with fewer bugs then I'm glad they are doing it. Nothing stops me from doing my work but many bugs slow me down and otherwise ruin my experience.
petepete 3y ago
It's worth mentioning that GNOME receives an enormous amount of hate but it's still the most widely used DE on Linux by a mile and the vast, vast, vast majority of people get along just fine.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  > it's still the most widely used DE on Linux by a mile How would we be able to tell that?
  - a_vanderbilt 3y ago
    It's the default on Ubuntu and RHEL, which are the two most popular enterprise distros. Ubuntu is also the most popular consumer Linux distro.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
      > It's the default on Ubuntu and RHEL, which are the two most popular enterprise distros. For servers; that's not super compelling. > Ubuntu is also the most popular consumer Linux distro. That's a much stronger argument, though I'd point out that Linux distros are disproportionally used by people given to customization, so the default may not be as important.
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- a_vanderbilt 3y ago
  GNOME is very opinionated in its design, it's bound to draw ire. It's the more stable DE out of it and KDE, and the way they handle releases is more friendly to the enterprisey types.
  - zdragnar 3y ago
    Say what? Half the reason cosmic even became a project at all was the gnome releases constantly breaking plugins and extensions. It seems reasonably stable and usually just works (except the files app), but only if you do absolutely nothing to it. Try to change anything and it becomes nightmarish.
    - a_vanderbilt 3y ago
      Stable not in terms of extensions (they really need to get better at that), but in that if a feature doesn't make a version it gets pushed to the next one. A given version of GNOME is typically very stable in my experience, so long, as you said, you don't touch it. A server with a GUI it not likely something I am going to spend a lot of time mucking with the file manager. And I'm with you on the Files app, it is my least favorite part of GNOME. I typically use KDE, but in RHEL environments GNOME is the assumed DE.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  Defaults have a great power, and Red-Hat sponsoring most of its development as well.

I agree with some of the performance issues mentioned by the writer, but nothing mentioned stops me from doing my work. I hope Cosmic helps improve the Linux desktop ecosystem.

BadHumans 3y ago

If Cosmic creates a more cohesive Linux experience with fewer bugs then I'm glad they are doing it. Nothing stops me from doing my work but many bugs slow me down and otherwise ruin my experience.

petepete 3y ago

It's worth mentioning that GNOME receives an enormous amount of hate but it's still the most widely used DE on Linux by a mile and the vast, vast, vast majority of people get along just fine.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
> it's still the most widely used DE on Linux by a mile How would we be able to tell that?
- a_vanderbilt 3y ago
  It's the default on Ubuntu and RHEL, which are the two most popular enterprise distros. Ubuntu is also the most popular consumer Linux distro.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    > It's the default on Ubuntu and RHEL, which are the two most popular enterprise distros. For servers; that's not super compelling. > Ubuntu is also the most popular consumer Linux distro. That's a much stronger argument, though I'd point out that Linux distros are disproportionally used by people given to customization, so the default may not be as important.
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a_vanderbilt 3y ago
GNOME is very opinionated in its design, it's bound to draw ire. It's the more stable DE out of it and KDE, and the way they handle releases is more friendly to the enterprisey types.
- zdragnar 3y ago
  Say what? Half the reason cosmic even became a project at all was the gnome releases constantly breaking plugins and extensions. It seems reasonably stable and usually just works (except the files app), but only if you do absolutely nothing to it. Try to change anything and it becomes nightmarish.
  - a_vanderbilt 3y ago
    Stable not in terms of extensions (they really need to get better at that), but in that if a feature doesn't make a version it gets pushed to the next one. A given version of GNOME is typically very stable in my experience, so long, as you said, you don't touch it. A server with a GUI it not likely something I am going to spend a lot of time mucking with the file manager. And I'm with you on the Files app, it is my least favorite part of GNOME. I typically use KDE, but in RHEL environments GNOME is the assumed DE.
pjmlp 3y ago
Defaults have a great power, and Red-Hat sponsoring most of its development as well.