Re: [Trisquel-users] Could Trisquel 8 switch to MATE?

[onpon4]

It's disingenuous to suggest that GNOME has removed a feature it hasn't.  
What's happened is Metacity never had this feature in the first place (GNOME  
first got it with GNOME Shell), and supposedly (I've only heard it in this  
thread) it's difficult to use an alternative window manager with GNOME  
Flashback now, meaning you can't (easily) get the feature from Compiz  
anymore. The solution for GNOME Flashback would be to add the feature to  
Metacity.

That's not to say I disagree with the position that MATE is better. Honestly,  
I don't have a strong opinion either way; for my needs, both are about as  
disappointing (I much prefer GNOME Shell), though I think MATE does have a  
variant of mintMenu, which is a neat thing if that's true. I'd say what's  
most important is to look at the accessibility problems MATE has, and  
consider whether the benefits of MATE outweigh those problems. After all, one  
of the major reasons Trisquel uses GNOME is GNOME's great accessibility.