Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: What Window Manager/Desktop Environment do you use, and why? Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:45:07 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: <20250610074507.00004003@gmail.com> References: <101tsvg$en0o$1@paganini.bofh.team> <6843417c$0$8575$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <20250609093835.0000784c@gmail.com> <1027nss$ptre$6@dont-email.me> <1029fb5$19mj3$3@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:45:12 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="1b049c3deca84c699a5eb6809c55832e"; logging-data="1379389"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+kbEEfsnX8RHKKRDm0Tj3NQvd1BcEfiX4=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:doTO186/jXLCLMh4byCYlL0yVUw= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:68636 On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:26:45 -0000 (UTC) Rich wrote: > The real world equivalent would be if one's car's UI completely > changed with each new model year. One year there is a steering > wheel, on the left, with the gearshift in the center console. The > very next year there's a pilot joystick instead of a steering wheel, > and the shifter is now a motorcycle style twist handle at the top of > the joystick. The third year you get "feet operated steering pedals" > and "hand powered brakes" via a center console lever, with the > gearshift being a slide lever embedded in the door, etc. ...and if you tell them to stuff it and go buy a different make, they call you a filthy Luddite who Just Hates Change and is Stifling Innovation :/ https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Does-GNOME-2-nostalgia-harm-the-future-of-the-free-desktop