Hi there Just came across the following news item on H-Online: GNOME 3 released "After around five years of planning and development, the GNOME developers have released the third generation of their Linux and Unix desktop, GNOME 3. GNOME 3 brings new operating concepts and a new look; the GNOME Shell reduces the visual complexity of the user interface to allow users to better focus on the applications that they use. Virtual desktops are also now an integral part of how users work with GNOME, with simple workspace navigation and a single keypress (or mouse gesture) able to bring an overview of all the windows and workspaces." -- http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/GNOME-3-released-1223255.html But the new Gnome desktop might not be for everyone: "The debate about whether KDE or GNOME is the better Linux desktop is longstanding. Yet as Linux pundit Bruce Byfield discusses, it has entered a fresh chapter now that both desktop environments have versions that are radically different from their incarnations just a few years back. Moreover, 'the differences in KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3 (the latest releases) are greater than they have ever been,' he writes. Casting aside his usual diplomacy, Byfield acknowledges that he's heard rave reviews about GNOME 3, but disagrees: 'I suspect that the majority of users are more likely to be satisfied with KDE 4.6 than GNOME 3.'" -- http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/04/05/1944232/GNOME-vs-KDE-the-Latest-Roun... Personally, I'm quite happy right now using "docky" with the old Gnome desktop. The early versions of Gnome 3 that I tried weren't exactly stable and rather resource hungry, but still an interesting approach to redefining the desktop experience. I might give it a go again after a few bugfix release cycles. ;-) Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
Personally, I'm quite happy right now using "docky" with the old Gnome desktop. The early versions of Gnome 3 that I tried weren't exactly stable and rather resource hungry, but still an interesting approach to redefining the desktop experience. I might give it a go again after a few bugfix release cycles. ;-)
Interesting approach. Surely you should judge software on its final released version, rather than the pre-release alpha/betas? It seem like you probably came in during the bugfix release cycles you speak of. C
Personally, I'm quite happy right now using "docky" with the old Gnome desktop. The early versions of Gnome 3 that I tried weren't exactly stable and rather resource hungry, but still an interesting approach to redefining the desktop experience. I might give it a go again after a few bugfix release cycles. ;-)
Interesting approach. Surely you should judge software on its final released version, rather than the pre-release alpha/betas?
As a software developer, I'm fully aware of that. But still, if people make tech previews available, I like to have a look-see to figure out whether it's worth having a second, more in-depth look in the future. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
I downloaded a Gnome 3 live CD a couple of weeks ago and was mostly impressed. For me the best feature was the ability to easily tile windows, I often want two windows open both using half of the screen real estate which I haven't found an easy way to do in Gnome 2. Planning to upgrade once it's out of Arch's testing repository.
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