Power-off stupidity remains in Fedora 17

[Joe Zeff]

On 06/15/2012 11:37 AM, Kernel Guardian wrote:
> Unfortunately after GNOME 3, many of them have a problems, especially
> hardware issues, to run latest Fedora versions. Almost half of them give
> up from Linux because hardware incompatibility or lack of technical
> skills to make GUI usable and user friendly.
>

Not all DEs have the same hardware requirements that Gnome 3 has.  If 
some of your students are having problems with Gnome because they can't 
afford to upgrade their hardware[1] suggest that they do some research, 
find an alternative DE that their current configuration can handle and 
migrate to it.  If any of them seem reluctant to change, the words 
"extra credit" should be all that's needed.  Think of it as a form of 
Pons Asinorim.  Being a bit of a BOFH, my attitude is that those who 
can't afford to upgrade and won't put in the work to find a Linux 
desktop that works for them deserve what they get.

[1]Just for the record, my mobo is maxed out at 1GB RAM, although the 
CPU could handle twice that.  I don't even want to think about how slow 
Gnome 3 would be, which is just one of the reasons I'm using Xfce.  And, 
I'm not in the position to upgrade because of limited income (Social 
Security) and several debts to be paid off first.