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Red Hat Confirms GNOME Classic Mode For RHEL 7

Posted by timothy on from the diplomatic-tightrope dept.

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."

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  1. Translation..... by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.

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    1. Re:Translation..... by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Insightful

      continued translation ".. and just because Gnome UI designers need something to do doesn't mean that we're going to switch our UI every year".

      it's not like the changes are likely to stop either. which is the bullshit part, if the new paradigms are so good why the fuck is nobody sticking to them year after year and how many names do we need for desktop widgets really.

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    2. Re:Translation..... by Lendrick · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Part of the problem is Apple's runaway success in the last few years. Everyone wants to rake in the cash the way Apple is, and they figure that the best way to do that is by imitating Apple's our-way-or-the-highway method of doing things. Trouble is, while Apple may have its adherents, there are plenty of people out there who hate Apple, in part because of the way they take away customization options. People like this (myself included) are somewhat less lucrative customers, because we distrust the "app store" model and dislike paying for features that ought to be free.

      Apple and Microsoft want users who are happy with being locked down. They're easier to manage and make money from, and above all, they accept what they're given.

  2. Re:Fonts by Sarten-X · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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  3. Re:Isn't unwillingless to learn a big problem? by wile_e8 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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

  4. Re:Isn't unwillingless to learn a big problem? by David+Gerard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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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  5. Re:GNOME by frost_knight · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.

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