| > That's not user friendly customization 1) You were arguing in your original post that the default is good for a target audience of non-power users, but not for power users. However, power users should be able to go through the dead-simple extension two-click installation process. So you're contradicting yourself. > Couldn't this be a simple checkbox integrated natively into GNOME 3 instead of a third party download? http://ometer.com/free-software-ui.html "The question of preferences" > Why is the accessibility menu there by default in the first place if very few people are going to use it? It's just an icon, no one has to click it. But it's there for those who need it. Why make it harder for them while others have no loss with the icon being there? And everybody will need it at some point in his life. 3) e.g.o is not meant as app store. Extensions are not intended to be apps. 3b) Automatic updating: it's coming with Gnome 3.6. Source code: You can see the source code of every extension under .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/. It's plain JavaScript. > Is it curated or can anyone upload malware there? Extensions go through a review process. You could have figured that out by looking at https://extensions.gnome.org/about/ "Are GNOME Shell Extensions safe?" 4) Power users and extension developers do not want to wait for the next distro release in order to have fun. Same rationale for browser extensions. 5) https://extensions.gnome.org/about/ "Are GNOME Shell Extensions safe?" 6) It's not a random download. It's from the official Gnome project site and subject to a review process. |