Bug#658783: MATE Desktop Environment in Debian
Le samedi 20 octobre 2012 à 19:05 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz a
écrit :
> We have recently started to deploy Debian Wheezy on some of the
> machines to be able to do some testing in the real world.
>
> Unfortunately, the feedback we received regarding GNOME3 so far
> is mostly negative. Not because users dislike the interface design,
> but rather because they simply don't find their way around in the new
> user interface. It's hard to justify, for example, why a user can't
> have icons on their desktops anymore, many people rely on this
> feature. Yes, I know one can re-enable with the tweak-tool,
> but I cannot seriously run into 250+ offices and show users how to
> do that.
Then change the settings yourself. You’re the sysadmin, aren’t you?
Debian includes all the tools you need to change settings system-wide.
> The fact that even Fedora (with RedHat being the main driving force
> and employer behind GNOME) is working to adopt MATE [2] shows that
> there is definetely a need for it and many people are actually using
> it.
Most issues people have with GNOME 3 “classic” usually boil down to “the
panel is black instead of grey”.
Anyway, you’re welcome to package MATE in Debian. Just fix all the code
duplication stupidity before. So far no one has volunteered to do so.
Cheers,
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.''`. Josselin Mouette
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