Re: GNOME now

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi,

On 11/28/2012 02:33 PM, Emmanuele Bassi wrote:
> On 28 November 2012 11:02, Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk> wrote:
> > And if GNOME continues to bury all the configuration in secret corners
> > without a UI, and even the basic stuff only by an add on (tweak tool)
> > you'll continue to fail to empower users to modify their computing
> > environment.
>
> yes, because we all know that Freedom means Tweaking configuration
> options, or *having* to modify your environment in order for it to
> work.

Is that what Alan said? Sensible defaults and UIless options are two 
different things. I'd argue that an UIless option is just as much of a 
fudge as an option in the UI - if there's no UI for it, why is it an 
option? Just use the default & remove the code paths handling the option.

To put it another way: You don't have to weld to hood shut to sell 
someone a functional car.

Cheers,
Dave.

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