On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 4:42 AM, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > So, while we're meta-discussing Linus' rant on Gnome3, here's an article > from TechRadar exploring the usability of the leading Linux desktop > environments. > > http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/whats-the-best-linux-desktop-environment-1045280 > > Summary: Try the latest KDE. You might get pleasantly surprised.
In my humble opinion, you should use whatever you actually like. You don't like GNOME? Then don't use it; and if you used it before and don't like the new version, either get involver to get it "fixed" (for whatever defintion of "fixed" you want), fork it (although maybe you should first try Unity, MATE, or Cinnamon before), or go to another desktop. I like GNOME 3, therefore I use it. I like systemd, therefore I use it. I like Emacs, therefore I use it. If someone else wants to use KDE, OpenRC, and Vim, it's none of my business. To each his own. There is no "best" desktop environment. There are only preferences. I like GNOME 3 a lot, and (in my personal case) it has helped me to actually improve my productivity in my what I do; other users may experience the opposite, even if they do exactly the same things I do. Other users maybe do something completely different, and they may also benefit from GNOME 3. Really, use whatever floats your boat. And if you don't like a particular software (or developer, or design), then simply don't use it. I really, really, *really* don't like KDE. I have never done (and I tried versions 1, 2, and 3; I lost interest in trying for version 4); but I have *never* told anyone that they should not use it, nor criticized their users and developers. It's none of my business; I don't like it, therefore I don't use it. Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz. Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace. Regards. -- Canek Peláez Valdés Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
