On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:52:18 -0700 Glenn Lagasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Ken Gunderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Ok, but that's different from what's being talked about in this thread. > > > FWIW, I use Gnome in Indiana DP2 every day (and have been since DP2 > > > released) and haven't had a Gnome crash yet. > > > > This thread has discussed a few different things - I must be confused > > but I thought current context was Gnome dumping core, at least in some > > cases due to ASSERT being enabled for debugging purposes. I'm just > > reporting that I have Gnome dumping core on _both_ 79 and 84 builds, > > particularly when running Evolution, frequently enough so as to make > > either of them unusable for daily operations. > > Fair enough, you're having issues. I and others I know aren't. I'm not > a Gnome developer so I wouldn't even know where to begin to help track > down Gnome issues. But, you might try running gnome-cleanup (which > removes a bunch of gnome settings in your home dir). I've seen this > solve some peoples crash problems. Of course, you'll want to back up > your homedir first (or at least the files/dirs that get nuked in the > gnome-cleanup script). This is with fresh, default installs. Others are having issues. I was just adding my $0.02 in hopes might be helpful for those others. [snip] > > Would love to but I am not a developer and too old to change horses at > > this stage in life. Hence my first sentence in the paragraph above. If > > you've not ever looked at Xfce, or looked at it lately, perhaps you > > might want to take a gander. I have several unix grey beard type > > buddies who've ditched Gnome for Xfce after taking it for a test drive > > and in recent years Xfce is attracting an increasingly large cadre of > > "Gnome Refugees". There must be a reason. > > I'm very familiar with it. It's *nice*, but I don't have a reason to > leave Gnome at this point (and if I did, it'd probably be to something > like OpenBox/FluxBox). OpenBox Rocks! Hint, hint Blastwave ;) > As for a reason that Xfce is attracting "Gnome Refugees", I'm sure there > is one. However, I'd love to see a real investigation into why (if in > fact that is the case) rather than postulate that "there must be a > reason" before drawing any conclusions. :-) Well, it's a simple task to subscribe to Xfce list and ask how many _used_ to use Gnome.... I'm not advocating Sun ditch Gnome. Only that other options also be explored. Work is in process with KDE porting. Xfce is gtk based so seems like Sun could leverage a lot of what they've already done with Gnome and Xfce may offer some low hanging fruit compared to effort required for KDE. Choice is a good thing, and I would think, make Sun packages OS offerings attractive to more users. For example, I've pointed a few folks to OS, but when they see Gnome as only option, w/o having to go to 3rd party repos and extra hassle, that's about the end of that (other than giving me a good natured hard time for suggesting something so lame). SXDE/CE are batting 0 for 7 on this one. These are all pretty seasoned and capable Unix folks but they don't have interest in spending their time "battling the desktop". Glad it's working for you but all of these folks complained of buggy Gnome. fwiw- I'm the only one still "mucking about" with it:) -- Best regards, Ken Gunderson Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is putting a reply at the top of the message frowned upon? _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
