GNOME 46 puts Flatpaks front and center

Posted Mar 27, 2024 18:13 UTC (Wed) by malmedal (subscriber, #56172)
In reply to: GNOME 46 puts Flatpaks front and center by pizza
Parent article: GNOME 46 puts Flatpaks front and center

Don't worry on my behalf, I'm not being forced to use Gnome or anything I don't want. I'm fact, what I'm using is not something I'd recommend for non-technical users. However I'd be happy if non-technical users could reasonably be expected to use Linux. This is why I'm unhappy about Gnome's life-choices.(and also same for KDE)

> So, I stand by what I wrote; Gnome has been heavily criticized for both mimicry and originality;

Gnome is getting a wide spectrum of criticism, you'll be eternally confused as long as you shoehorn these into just two options.

GNOME 46 puts Flatpaks front and center

Posted Mar 29, 2024 13:04 UTC (Fri) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link] (1 responses)

> Gnome is getting a wide spectrum of criticism, you'll be eternally confused as long as you shoehorn these into just two options.

Of course it gets more than that, even from within its own developer camp. But you know what? So does *every other piece of software* that's used by more than a handful of people.

If you're design something to operate a certain way, of course you're going to ignore the feedback that demands you operate differently. Gnome is far from unique in this respect.

GNOME 46 puts Flatpaks front and center

Posted Mar 29, 2024 15:12 UTC (Fri) by malmedal (subscriber, #56172) [Link]

> If you're design something to operate a certain way, of course you're going to ignore the feedback that demands you operate differently.

Much of the feedback I'm seeing seems motivated to help Gnome achieve its stated goals. I'm sure the criticism will abate if Gnome clarifies what these are.