Underlying DE for the Workstation product, Desktop -vs- Workstation

[Dan Mashal]

On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Elad Alfassa <elad at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>
> Your assumption is that we use Intel's definition of a "workstation" when we
> define the "workstation" product is simply wrong.
>
> Also, I think we need a modern desktop that supports hi-dpi screens, touch
> interface (both are going to be fairly common in laptops very soon), with
> modern components (systemd's logind session management, wayland instead of
> Xorg).
>
> Can Mate do hi-dpi? Or wayland? Does it support multi-seat configurations
> out of the box? Does it have a proper support for touch-based devices?  An
> on-screen-keyboard? Integrated cloud services? Integrated web apps? The
> answer to all these questions is absolutely no.
>
> Not to mention GNOME actually has far more people working on it and testing
> it - even outside fedora.
>
> Mate is about holding back and refusing to adapt to changes. Fedora is about
> moving forward as quickly as possible. Mate is incompatible with that by
> definition, and since the "workstation" product will be the main product of
> Fedora, it makes no sense to put a desktop like Mate in it by default.

Please don't spread inaccurate information about MATE and educate yourself.

http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/roadmap


Dan