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Re: Gnome classic mode



On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Wookey wrote:
> I'd be happy if xfce was the default. Which is better depends if one
> prefers 'dull-but-works-everywhere' over
> 'shiny-but-not-universaly-liked'.  I can see reasonable arguments in
> favour of either.

Robustness is a rather important/lofty goal especially given the often
touted "universal operating system" moniker [0],[1].  Debian has never
been specifically about the latest shiny anyway.  So, let's be brave
and choose the less ubiquitous (today) but more robust overall option.

Best wishes,
Mike

[0] http://www.debian.org [page title]
[1] http://pthree.org/2009/11/17/debian-the-universal-operating-system


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