Why do some distros still use gnome 2!!

Brahim Salem · Post by **Brahim Salem** » Fri May 23, 2014 4:12 am

I have noticed that some distros are still using gnome 2 (like Tails OS) and when I click on the panel it says that it is developed by the Free Software Foundation. Why don't they use more modern desktops like Mate instead of gnome 2 ? It feels like there is more than one direction in the free software movement, right??

/dev/urandom · Post by **/dev/urandom** » Fri May 23, 2014 4:49 am

Because more modern doesn't necessarily mean better. See, one of the last "old" window managers - twm - dates back to 1987 and still has some fans.

Brahim Salem · Post by **Brahim Salem** » Fri May 23, 2014 4:52 am

/dev/urandom wrote:Because more modern doesn't necessarily mean better. See, one of the last "old" window managers - twm - dates back to 1987 and still has some fans.

Man you are right Tails seems to be faster than any other distro

/dev/urandom · Post by **/dev/urandom** » Fri May 23, 2014 4:57 am

Which is wrong.

Brahim Salem · Post by **Brahim Salem** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:03 am

/dev/urandom wrote:Which is wrong.

why is that!!

/dev/urandom · Post by **/dev/urandom** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:05 am

Because Tor destroys performance.

Brahim Salem · Post by **Brahim Salem** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:22 am

/dev/urandom wrote:Because Tor destroys performance.

I know it does but i'm speaking about the desktop environment. That's 2 diffrent things bro

/dev/urandom · Post by **/dev/urandom** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:22 am

Even in terms of desktop performance, Gnome never was a killer.

Brahim Salem · Post by **Brahim Salem** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:27 am

/dev/urandom wrote:Even in terms of desktop performance, Gnome never was a killer.

which one do you think is faster Mate or gnome 2?

kc1di · Post by **kc1di** » Fri May 23, 2014 6:08 am

Mate is good and Gnome 2 is good, The difference being that some distros do not want to move on to gtk 3 libs. gnome 2 still is able to use the old gtk 2 libraries and for some that makes more sense. Redhat enterprise linux was still on gnome 2 last I looked but that may have change with the latest updates.

gnome 2 is more mature and has a proven track record and is quite stable. Though it's no longer being developed , it still has quite a following in the enterprise sector.
Just my 2 cent's worth

I should have mentioned mate is in the process of changing to gtk3 libraries.

/dev/urandom · Post by **/dev/urandom** » Fri May 23, 2014 6:14 am

Zorba wrote:which one do you think is faster Mate or gnome 2?

Depends on your very configuration. I'd suggest awesome.

Previous1 · Post by **Previous1** » Sat May 24, 2014 12:46 am

gnome 2 is more mature

This. Just try CentOS and see for yourself.

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