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Rob-N4RPS
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26 Jan 2012, 7:28 pm

Hello!

Asp-Z wrote:
Unless you use KDE, MATE is the way forward as far as Linux UIs go IMO. GNOME 3 and Unity are both crap, and Ubuntu is making itself look unattractive to a lot of its users by "simplifying" itself too much.


I'll check MATE out. I'll learn more about Openbox, too. I might also give KDE another look, but I may just end up keeping LXDE. Haven't decided yet

Thanks to everyone, for all your help!

Have A Great Day!

Rob


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27 Jan 2012, 8:31 pm

Asp-Z wrote:
Unless you use KDE, MATE is the way forward as far as Linux UIs go IMO. GNOME 3 and Unity are both crap, and Ubuntu is making itself look unattractive to a lot of its users by "simplifying" itself too much.


For those who don't know, MATE = Gnome 2.

I don't like Gnome 3 or Unity either, (or KDE for that matter,) but I'm not so sure MATE is the way forward.

More like a way for people to keep using Gnome 2 until someone produces something better.

The way forward will most likely have to wait for either a philosophical shift by KDE, GNOME, XFCE, or Cannonical, or an entirely new project which values both usability and customizability.

Right now, IMHO, KDE seems to neglect the former, while Gnome 3 and Unity seem to neglect the latter.

That's why, for now, I'm using MATE.