F16 - a good experience

[Pete Travis]

On Dec 30, 2011 5:04 PM, "Joe Zeff" <joe at zeff.us> wrote:
>
> On 12/30/2011 03:25 PM, Pete Travis wrote:
>>
>> your reply suggests I didn't clearly communicate the concept of
>> extensible behavior sets (my words).
>
>
> I understand what you're getting at.  What you don't seem to understand
is that I've only logged into the Gnome Shell by accident, I didn't like
what I saw and the only thing I was interested in was getting out of it
again as fast as I could.  I don't like it, I don't want to use it and,
when I upgrade my computer and move to a 64-bit install, I won't have it
installed, except for those bits and pieces used by programs I want. I'm
not forcing you to try XFCE if you don't want to; why do you insist that I
try Gnome 3 after I've said that I don't want to use it?
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I'm not trying to single you out, Joe.  I'm a regular reader of your posts,
and generally appreciate what you have to say.  I'm usually content to
lurk, picking up tips or learning about things I'd like to research
further.  Don't take my comments as a conversion attempt or personal
criticism aimed at you or anyone else they may apply to.

My point is that I'm tired of reading broad criticisms of gnome3.  They are
often injected out of context, and even when marginally inappropriate, they
quickly derail the thread. I understand that some may not like it, and like
yourself, tried it briefly and moved on.  I'd like to see these folks drop
gnome3 from their list discourse with the same finality that they have
dropped it from their workflow.  When a user writes in with general usage
questions, or any typical support request,  that user will rarely find
value in a reply that does not address their problem.  I'm not going to dig
for examples, but there are many, and this thread is only one.

So, if you don't like gnome3, and you don't use it, why talk about it?  Is
there a benefit to yourself or the project to be gained?   Are these
complaints contributing to the signal, or the noise?

--Pete
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