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Red Hat Confirms GNOME Classic Mode For RHEL 7
An anonymous reader writes "The H-Online is reporting that the upcoming RHEL 7 will use GNOME Classic Mode over Gnome Shell as its Default Desktop GUI. Speaking to TechTarget ahead of the 2013 Red Hat Summit, Red Hat engineering director Denise Dumas said this regarding the decision: "I think it's been hard for the Gnome guys, because they really, really love modern mode, because that's where their hearts are." She added that the same team had "done a great job putting together classic mode" and that it was eventually decided to use it in favour of the more radical modern interface to spare customers the effort of relearning their way around the desktop again."
Our Corporate customers have Demanded that we don't make the interface change for only trendiness, so we are sticking with what works best for fur paying customers.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Cost of unnecessary retraining = Bad.
Loss of productivity due to needless changes = Bad.
If you think someone isn't free to have a different definition of "freedom" you may be a tyrant.
The straight lines are straight, and lines on different letters have different apparent thickness.The kerning's a little distinctive as well, making the letters each look a little different. All together, this means that after a few minutes of reading text, your eyes will still be able to read the text! This encourages a computer user to actually use their computer, resulting in a higher risk for repetitive-strain injuries like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
In contrast, consider the Segoe font Microsoft has chosen for Windows 8 and Office 2013. Its lines are curved, its corners indistinct, and every letter looks identical apart from its shape. The pristine perfection of each glyph allows the brain to properly tangle the shapes together, interrupting the reading process. In my own experience, I've found that after only a few minutes of reading labels in the course of my work, the discomfort in reading is a subtle reminder to get up and look away from the computer for a few more minutes.
From the many interruptions, I'm sure my health has improved, and the total effect on my productivity has been quite noticeable.
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.
New != Good
Sticking with the old version != unwillingness to learn
If the old version works better, why should they change? That's looking at it's own merits. Changing just because it's newer isn't.
Change for the sake of change == bad
If it is possible for a new desktop to be better than its predecessor, then it is possible for it to be worse.
The users largely hate GNOME 3. Therefore, it has failed user acceptance testing. It is worse than its predecessor.
In this case, it's Red Hat - who pay many of the remaining GNOME devs - saying "dunno what you're here for, but we're here to serve our users." It's nice someone is.
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If you're performing a new install of Debian and want it to use xfce as your desktop right from the start, edit the install cd boot command and add the following:
desktop=xfce
Or you can go to Avanced Options and choose xfce.
Then your system will be configured for xfce from the get-go.
It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. --Hofstadter's Law
you don't need local desktop manager running for that, you can do remotely with ssh -X
Not really. What this is is political bullshit: Backlash at new UIs means don't release with a new UI, and claim that people won't have to relearn. Then when they're forced to otherwise relearn anyway, they won't be as bothered down the line. On top of that, in 25 years when RHEL8 comes out there won't be any more bickering about Gnome-Shell and they'll be able to release without political pressure.
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RHEL is also used for desktops - the "workstation" segment where servers run the software and the users have an X windows capable desktop machine to display it. So much for your two cents, that's where Redhat is getting their $ - desktops for engineering and scientific users in areas such as design and resource exploration. If a bit of software from Halliburton (yes they have software too) that hasn't changed since 2003 doesn't display properly in a new window manager then RHEL will lost sales if they use the new WM.