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Re:From Linux to Windows 10: Why did Munich switch and why d... by tgragnato on Sunday November 26, 2017 @08:12AM (#15780737)
KDE and GNOME are over-engineered, there's too much complexity in the wrong places and this leads to confusion.

More specifically, KDE has too many configuration options, while GNOME is dictating how one has to do things.

As an example:

> "Documents is a document manager application designed to work with GNOME 3. It's included in the default set of core applications since GNOME 3.2."

The file system has been used for decades as a document manager, why is this in the set of CORE applications ?

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Re:From Linux to Windows 10: Why did Munich switch and why d... by CuriouslyC on Sunday November 26, 2017 @08:20AM (#15780770)
The complexity you denigrate in KDE is the result of its massive configurability. The average joe might find it offputting, but I like being able to completely control my environment. I suppose that mirrors Linux in general.

If Linux had to be dumbed-down to make it a generally acceptable desktop environment, something else would invariably arise in its niche. I think things are just fine as is with MacOS as Unix for the masses, and Linux as unix for hackers.

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Re:From Linux to Windows 10: Why did Munich switch and why d... by tgragnato on Sunday November 26, 2017 @08:26AM (#15780790)
Do not misunderstand me, I do not want to denigrate anything, as I appreciate the potential of configurability, but this is not the average case of a public employee.
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