Re: Fallback / Classic Mode

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi,

Allan Day wrote:
> Brian Cameron wrote:
> > I can imagine some situations where a user would want to choose
> > 'fallback' mode.  For example, when accessing a remote machine via
> > XDMCP or Xvnc, users would likely find that 'fallback' GNOME performs
> > better - especially if latency is high.  If my home directory is shared
> > between the remote and local machine, I might want to use GNOME 3 on my
> > local machine, but use "fallback" GNOME when I log into remote machines.
> >
> > I get your point that for the "average" or "typical" user, it probably
> > does not make sense to expose the fallback/classic mode.  However, there
> > will likely always be particular configurations or setups where it makes
> > sense for people to use it.  Unless GNOME is evolving to simply just not
> > support these sorts of use cases anymore.
>
> In terms of marketing, I'm not sure it makes sense to be targeting these
> kinds of users right now. In the longer term, it would be useful to see
> wider discussion about GNOME's approach to these kinds of technical
> environments.

I buy that, but I think it's important that we have a "who is GNOME 3
*not* for (yet)" which covers audiences for whom GNOME 3 is not
appropriate. And we need to have a story for them - such as "we
recommend you stick with GNOME 2.32 for another 6 months", or whatever.

Cheers,
Dave.

-- 
Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
dneary gnome org