Re:Is the Linux Desktop Dead? – GUADEC 2019 [video]
by einpoklum on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:30AM
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> Is the Linux Desktop Dead?
No, but maybe Gnome is dying?
But more seriously, this is a silly question for two reasons:
1. There's no such thing as 'The Linux Desktop' unless you create a strong tie-in between the kernel and the desktop environment. IIANM Gnome is kind of doing that through systemd, although I might be wrong. Anyway, other than that, it's "X- and Wayland-based desktops"
2. Are there libre, non-X, non-Wayland desktops which are doing better than KDE, Gnome, XFCE, Mate, Cinnamon and the rest? ... I don't think so. Maybe on mobiles.
> Isn't there potential to update the desktop into the 2020 version of itself?
(shrug) Whatever...
> And isn't it possible for GNOME to be the organization that does that?
Sounds like they want to remove even _more_ of the UI, so that in their dialogs and windows you really can't configure anything at all. Welcome to the 2020 version of lameness.
No, but maybe Gnome is dying?
But more seriously, this is a silly question for two reasons:
1. There's no such thing as 'The Linux Desktop' unless you create a strong tie-in between the kernel and the desktop environment. IIANM Gnome is kind of doing that through systemd, although I might be wrong. Anyway, other than that, it's "X- and Wayland-based desktops" 2. Are there libre, non-X, non-Wayland desktops which are doing better than KDE, Gnome, XFCE, Mate, Cinnamon and the rest? ... I don't think so. Maybe on mobiles.
> Isn't there potential to update the desktop into the 2020 version of itself?
(shrug) Whatever...
> And isn't it possible for GNOME to be the organization that does that?
Sounds like they want to remove even _more_ of the UI, so that in their dialogs and windows you really can't configure anything at all. Welcome to the 2020 version of lameness.