FC15 Upgrade Gnome Issue Dell Inspiron => Make Gnome a tablet spin

[Genes MailLists]

On 10/04/2011 02:35 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 10/03/2011 08:08 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
>>     Gnome Shell - a tablet/phone like window system - won't run without
>> decent 3D support - if 3D graphics not available it drops down to
>> simpler interface. For some reason its the default DE on F15 even if not
>> on a tablet PC.
> 
> Gnome Shell is the default WM for Gnome 3, and Fedora is Gnome-centric. 
>   This being so, what other DE would you expect to be the default?

  I think polling the users might be interesting - indeed a tablet GUI
is great to have and I'm all for it ... for tablets .. not the default,
since most, if not all, fedora users have laptops, servers, or desktops.
Servers need a robust non-GUI so not important for DE question.

  I'd pick KDE - many folks like XFCE ..  KDE is a little more modern
and its quite configurable (as is XFCE), which is something most who are
responsible for managing computers strongly favor.

  I suggest we switch the Gnome shell to a tablet spin - though Android
may be a tough competitor if RH hopes to commercialize it.

 gene