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by DiabloD3 3098 days ago
I wish more distros would start supplying packages for Pantheon. I'm not interested in a distro that forks Ubuntu LTS + specially patched packages (because Gnome3 refuses to merge changes that fix problems, but only really benefit non-Gnome3 desktops (completely against the spirit of open source and GNU + FDO)), but I would love it to be based on a distro that is kept up to date (such as Debian or Arch).
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rcarmo 3098 days ago
I actually like that it’s LTS underneath, because I know I can run the machine for a couple of years with stable packages and then upgrade to the next version.

I understand the appeal of more up-to-date stuff, but with Docker I can have my stable cake and swap toppings at will :)

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sitkack 3097 days ago
Because operating systems and application cliches should be separate! Layers that slip smoothly past each other precisely via well defined protocols of interaction. Now() is an outdated concept if we are to build systems that can age with grace.
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Asooka 3098 days ago
> because Gnome3 refuses to merge changes that fix problems, but only really benefit non-Gnome3 desktops (completely against the spirit of open source and GNU + FDO)

This is actually what I most like about Google's OS initiative. The fact we'll have ONE and ONLY ONE desktop environment and all the political infighting of the last 30 years won't matter any more.

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DiabloD3 3097 days ago
That's all great and all, but why pick Gnome3 to rally behind? I literally know no one that can stand that desktop environment, and it has become part of this weird systemd/pulseaudio cult that is slowly destroying any chance of moving forward and producing a modern desktop environment for Linux that average people will accept, due to a constant (and ignorant) political war against pretty much anyone else that isn't part of that particular groupthink.

The irony here, I think, is Pantheon actually completed this goal with a much smaller team, with no political bullshit, and is a clearly superior product.

By virtue of this fact, and by your reasoning, Gnome3 has no reason to continue to exist at all and should end development if, truly, Linux is meant to have a One True Desktop Environment (tm).

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bwat48 3098 days ago
Yeah I pretty much disregard any distro that's based on 16.04, too many ancient packages
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