LXDE is an acceptable substitute for Gnome 2

[Antonio Olivares]

> > 3: Keep quite, and change silently.
               ^^
            quiet

Right?

> 
> 4: Change and make sure everybody knows exactly why you did
> it.

> -- 

Just a matter of opinion, I would leave both options up to the user.  Each person is different and since the desktops are a matter of choice, one can use whichever one wants, this is the beauty of choice.  

My $.02 

Regards,

Antonio