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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Linux Mint 18.3 KDE Edition will be the last release
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3418

Probably good, having too many desktop options is a distraction. Especially when Mint makes TWO of their own desktops!

Why stop there? Cinnamon is their favorite child. Minds well put a 100% of the resources there. Look at how well Elementary OS looks.

scottalanmiller

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Linux Mint 18.3 KDE Edition will be the last release
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3418

Probably good, having too many desktop options is a distraction. Especially when Mint makes TWO of their own desktops!

Why stop there? Cinnamon is their favorite child. Minds well put a 100% of the resources there. Look at how well Elementary OS looks.

I agree. I think eliminating all the extra desktops, including MATE, would be smart. Splitting their resources makes no sense when the purpose of their distro is Cinnamon.

Obsolesce

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Linux Mint 18.3 KDE Edition will be the last release
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3418

Probably good, having too many desktop options is a distraction. Especially when Mint makes TWO of their own desktops!

Why stop there? Cinnamon is their favorite child. Minds well put a 100% of the resources there. Look at how well Elementary OS looks.

I agree. I think eliminating all the extra desktops, including MATE, would be smart. Splitting their resources makes no sense when the purpose of their distro is Cinnamon.

Makes sense to me

scottalanmiller

I've never understood why they put so much effort into making their own desktop, then make a crappy fall back sort of clone of that desktop, then make some themes for other desktops. Too much weird stuff. If you are using Mint for something other than Cinnamon, why are you using Mint?

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

I've never understood why they put so much effort into making their own desktop, then make a crappy fall back sort of clone of that desktop, then make some themes for other desktops. Too much weird stuff. If you are using Mint for something other than Cinnamon, why are you using Mint?

Cause we like the way they make MATE look?

black3dynamite

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/10/linux-mint-18-3-adding-full-support-flatpak

travisdh1

Microsoft employee installs Chrome Midway through presentation because Edge keeps crashing.

https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2017/10/30/microsoft-engineer-chrome-edge-google/

You just can't make this stuff up.

scottalanmiller

@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Microsoft employee installs Chrome Midway through presentation because Edge keeps crashing.

https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2017/10/30/microsoft-engineer-chrome-edge-google/

You just can't make this stuff up.

At least they knew the fix

Obsolesce

@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Microsoft employee installs Chrome Midway through presentation because Edge keeps crashing.

https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2017/10/30/microsoft-engineer-chrome-edge-google/

You just can't make this stuff up.

I heard it was because they had Edge locked down, but who knows.

black3dynamite

@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Microsoft employee installs Chrome Midway through presentation because Edge keeps crashing.

https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2017/10/30/microsoft-engineer-chrome-edge-google/

You just can't make this stuff up.

I heard it was because they had Edge locked down, but who knows.

Yeah I heard that too, but installing apps is ok.

marcinozga

@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Microsoft employee installs Chrome Midway through presentation because Edge keeps crashing.

https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2017/10/30/microsoft-engineer-chrome-edge-google/

You just can't make this stuff up.

I heard it was because they had Edge locked down, but who knows.

Lmao, poor excuse. I smell bs anyway.

brianlittlejohn

Google Blocking access to Google Docs that they flagged for violating ToS.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40489458/google-docs-are-inexplicably-locking-people-out-for-tos-violations

scottalanmiller

@brianlittlejohn said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Google Blocking access to Google Docs that they flagged for violating ToS.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40489458/google-docs-are-inexplicably-locking-people-out-for-tos-violations

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