On 27 August 2012 16:04, Chris Cannam <can...@all-day-breakfast.com> wrote: > I think XFCE is a fair option for people who were happy with the > previous generation of desktops and are quite content to watch history > pass them by.
Of course, this is a problem if those people are developers, since they end up not testing their software in the environments that most people actually use. Recent reports of problems with RG under Ubuntu Unity, which no RG developer really knows how to respond to, are a case in point. For my part, these days, most of the software I write is (sadly) used on other platforms more than on Linux -- this does at least mean I get to develop on Linux as a sort of neutral platform that I can align more to my own preferences and habits than to anyone else's. In fact, I am probably as happy with it now as I ever have been. I use Arch Linux, which has a rolling update schedule without any numbered releases. It's worked well for me. They seem to be getting more and more ambitious in the sorts of changes they include in rolling updates, which is sometimes problematic -- this year there have been three updates requiring significant manual input -- but it has never yet actually broken anything for me, it always just refuses to update until I go back and read the instructions. If you don't mind reading instructions, and remember to do so, it's fine. It has the benefit of clarity, it's generally easier to fix than Ubuntu (or other operating systems) if it does break. Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
