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Linus Torvalds Ditches GNOME 3 For Xfce

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-else-don't-you-like? dept.

kai_hiwatari writes "In Google+, Torvalds criticized the direction that GNOME has taken with GNOME 3. He called GNOME 3 an 'unholy mess' and said that the user experience is unacceptable, adding that because of GNOME 3, he has ditched GNOME for Xfce. He said that Xfce is a step down from GNOME 2 — but a huge step up from GNOME 3."

3 of 835 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Change for the sake of change? by lejerdemayn · · Score: 5, Funny

    pretty obvious: he will write his own Desktop Environment. after the linux kernel and git, 'lo and behold: the BASTARD!

  2. Re:Change for the sake of change? by DMalic · · Score: 5, Funny

    no, OSX is a plugin for iTunes

  3. GNOME Intelligence Quotient by soloport · · Score: 5, Funny

    New study out shows a distinct correlation between desktop preference and IQ.

    Preemptive: Looks as though it might have been a hoax.