I’m currently downloading the latest offering from Linux Mint 12, 64 bit with KDE.  Normally this wouldn’t be that big of a deal news-wise but with the fiasco known as Gnome 3, everything has been turned upside down as Clem and the gang try to keep their loyal fan base from scattering to the four winds as the majority of Linux users have been suddenly left out in the cold.  Lefebvre shows his usual genius by creating a brand new desktop that has gotten rave reviews even in its beta form.  Other Linux users, such as myself, have suddenly been turning to other desktop environments in the wake of the chaos caused by Gnome’s sudden and intense desire to copy Unity desktop which, outside of newbs, is useless for most end users.  Add to that the new Gnome project policy of “we don’t care what our users want” and its no surprise that even the most loyal Gnome 2.x users are now looking at KDE in a more “how you doin’” kind of way.  In about an hour I will be testing out the new Linux Mint 12 KDE fir myself.  For the last two months I have been ‘in limbo’ thanks to the Gnome 3 mess and I have been using Chakra Linux in order to try out KDE to see if I could tolerate it.  It has come a long way since the last time I tried it and fir the most part I have been enjoying it so I think I will be right at home using Linux Mint 12..I sure hope so anyway..In the meantime I do recommend giving Chakra Linux a try..its Arch based so you know you will get the most bleeding edge everything..

I know..I’m quite famous for my rants, both long and short, but today I’m going to do a rare Rave instead.  So today’s Rave is about the French fries at the McDonalds in Georgetown Illinois.  They are always fresh, always hot.  Not once in the 6 months since I have moved to this town have I ever gotten anything less than steaming hot French fries, no matter what time I go in there.  Not to mention their service is fast too. 

I really think I might be going slowly insane from waiting for Linux mint 12 KDE to arrive.  I’m starting to wonder if I am going to have to abandon Mint entirely for a while until the SICK JOKE that is Gnome 3 gets a massive fix.  I’m not really a KDE fan but I’m willing to give it a shot..in the meantime I’m distro surfing again..sigh.

I recently had an opportunity to test out Gnome 3.  I have already mentioned that I dont like it but I hadn’t expanded on why that is.  As the owner of two websites devoted to help new Linux users, I always appreciate when applications try to cater to being newbie friendly.  However, I feel that Gnome 3 is a giant step in the wrong direction.  Gnome 3 is very limiting to the end user in general.  Everything is pretty much set up in the way it is set up and that is it.  For all the people who hate the limiting manner of Unity desktop, you are going to feel right at hate with Gnome 3.  Everything is decided for you, layout, categories…no customization.  Sure there are work arounds..aren’t there always but should users have to use a ton of work arounds in order to get a desktop that does what the user wants it to do? Isn’t that defeating the purpose of using Linux?  More than anyone I understand the importance of making applications user friendly but to make everything dummy proof is pretty much taking the point out of using Linux entirely.

Seriously? Just because Stargate Universe sucked, which to be fair it did, now they are scrapping the Stargate Atlantis movie plan?????  This blows goats in the worst way possible!