DLSS Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 basically linus criticizes the gnome mentality of disableing stuff instead of fixing it and treating their users as idiots and now has written his own patches to fix some of the problems ... :P goooo linus :D source : http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/02/17/0219225.shtml "The flame wars between Linus Torvalds and the GNOME community continue to burn. Responding to Torvalds' recent claim that GNOME 'seems to be developed by interface Nazis' and that its developers believe their 'users are idiots,' a member of the Linux Foundation's Desktop Architects mailing list suggested that Torvalds use GNOME for a month before making such pronouncements. Torvalds, never one to back down from a challenge, simply turned around and submitted patches to GNOME and then told the list, '...let's see what happens to my patches. I guarantee you that they actually improve the code.' After lobbing that over the fence, Torvalds concluded his comments by saying, 'Now the question is, will people take the patches, or will they keep their heads up their arses and claim that configurability is bad, even when it makes things more logical, and code more readable.'" source : linux.com Linus fires latest shot in GNOME Wars Some bad blood between Linus Torvalds and GNOME developers is flaring up again. Previously, Torvalds has said that Linux users should switch to KDE instead of GNOME because of the GNOME team's "users are idiots" mentality. Now he has "put his money where his mouth is" by submitting patches to GNOME in order to have it behave as he likes. This week, on the Linux Foundation's (formerly OSDL) Desktop Architects mailing list, the two sides are going mano a mano. On Monday, Marcos Pérez López replied in Spanish to an earlier message from Torvalds in which Torvalds lashed out at the GNOME crew, claiming GNOME developers believed their users were idiots. López's reply defending GNOME was in Spanish, and he closed it by saying: ¿Quién es el NAZI? Who is the Nazi? Nada más, esto para LINUS para que piense. Nothing more, this is for Linus to think about. LINUS, NO SABES LEER ESPAÑOL, ¿A VER SI VAS A SER IDIOTA TU TAMBIÉN? Linus, you don't know how to read Spanish, so are you an idiot too? Godwin's Law was quickly invoked by Fernando Herrera, but that didn't stop the debate. Torvalds took the Spanish in stride, and continued the argument by saying it was good for GNOME to be easy to use, but that "'ONLY being easy to use' is bad." He also noted that "GNOME people seem to think that once you 'got into it,' you never want to do anything more. Not true." Christian F.K. Schaller then threw down the gauntlet, urging Torvalds to action with: If you are up for a challenge, why don't you use GNOME for a month then come and do a talk about your experience at this years GUADEC in England? Could maybe be a good way to start a constructive dialog instead of this useless mudslinging? This morning, Torvalds responded to the challenge, though not in the manner Schaller suggested. He submitted patches to GNOME to make it behave as he wants, then told the mailing list: I've sent out patches. The code is actually _cleaner_ after my patches, and the end result is more capable. We'll see what happens. THAT is constructive. What I find unconstructive is how the GNOME people always make *excuses*. It took me a few hours to actually do the patches. It wasn't that hard. So why didn't I do it years ago? I'll tell you why: because GNOME apologists don't say "please send us patches". No. They basically make it clear that they aren't even *interested* in fixing things, because their dear old Mum isn't interested in the feature. Do you think that's "constructive"? So let's see what happens to my patches. I guarantee you that they actually improve the code (not just add a feature). I also guarantee that they actually make things *more* logical rather than less (with my patches, double-clicking on the title bar isn't a special event: it's configurable along with right- and middle-clicking, and with the exact same syntax for all). But why, oh, why, have GNOME people not just said "please fix it then"? Instead, I _still_ (now after I sent out the patch) hear more of your kvetching about how you actually do everything right, and it's somehow *my* fault that I find things limiting. Here's a damn big clue: the reason I find GNOME limiting is BECAUSE IT IS. Now the question is, will people take the patches, or will they keep their heads up their arses and claim that configurability is bad, even when it makes things more logical, and code more readable. Welcome to wonderful, wacky, never-dull world of free and open source software, where in spite of all the posturing and debate, the answer is always best couched in code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 The guy has a point though, Gnome is Gnome, but KDE can be anything you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I can see where he’s coming from but I still like Gnome more then KDE. I would love to hear his views on Enlightenment and Fluxbox, which are my personal favourites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtterFox Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 KDE is...prettier, and consequently slows my 900MHz duron with 768MB of RAM right down. So I use Gnome. Maybe Ill try out Fluxbox. BTW I don't really think Linus should be getting involved in these "Wars". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 ...BTW I don't really think Linus should be getting involved in these "Wars". Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 The guy does have a point though, Gnome needs more flexibility as even the windows GUI is more flexible. KDE does have bloat but it can be removed by selective compiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 fluxbox ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_tom Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 pffft, i was hating gnome before it was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I had to use KDE at work, but have never used KDE OR gnome at home. I always switch to blackbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtterFox Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 ...BTW I don't really think Linus should be getting involved in these "Wars". Why not? Shouldn't he be some sort of role model person who is not bias towards one side and is neutral. Although I suppose hes only human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garda Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Shouldn't he be some sort of role model person who is not bias towards one side and is neutral. Although I suppose hes only human. I don't think so. If something is better than something else, or something has a problem, you should say so. As for GNOME vs KDE Linus has a really good point KDE is very functional and makes using a very efficient process that still allows alot of functionality. People say that it's bloated, but I think that isn't too big a problem. -The very easy to use wizard that comes when you log on for the first time has a very simple slider that lets you choose how much eye candy you want. -As for the amount of space that it takes up, most modern desktops come with a few hundred GB, I think that its size is reasonable. I think that some people like to use the light desktops, like fluxbox and others. These are lighter, but they're also not as attractive, but more importantly, have less functionality and are less intuitive and more difficult to use. If you have the hardware, why not go for something simple and easy to use, and nice to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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