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>I'm actually kind of surprised GNOME is the default for so many high profile distros despite the controversial UX. I've never understood this, and it sometime
by shiroiushi 2y ago
>I'm actually kind of surprised GNOME is the default for so many high profile distros despite the controversial UX.
I've never understood this, and it sometimes seems like a conspiracy. It's a very controversial DE and has gotten a lot of negative reactions for many years now, and it was so bad that different devs made not 1, but 2 forks of it: MATE and Cinnamon, in addition to all the other competing DEs out there (KDE, LXDE, Xfce, etc.). But for some odd reason, all the highest-profile distros push Gnome. If they wanted to get more converts from Windows, or pitch themselves as an OS for office use that Windows users could easily switch to, you'd think they'd push KDE as the first choice, because it's the most similar.
- manderley 2y agoUbuntu extends the Gnome desktop in ways that make it a more "traditional" desktop environment.
- shiroiushi 2y agoYeah, that's another thing I don't understand: why? If they want it to be like a traditional desktop, why not just use KDE? Instead, they're trying to shoehorn unwanted (by the Gnome devs) features into Gnome and taking on a huge maintenance burden.
- lupusreal 2y agoOpenSUSE at least gives you the choice without nudging you toward any.