> Why is this considered acceptable though? > > Doesn't anyone else think this is wrong?
Personally I'm not happy about it, but things aren't black-and-white. There is always room for improvement. Better integration between the core OS and the Desktop is a good thing for the majority of users. Wider adoption of open-source is also seen as a largely positive shift. In the bigger scheme of things, increased dependencies seems almost the necessary evil. That said, I do believe we can loosen some of the dependencies within the desktop. It probably just hasn't been a priority for the folks working on it. -Artem.
