Hello:

On 11 Jun 2025 at 20:53, Marjorie Roome via Dng wrote:

> ... any thoughts about the implications ...
The only one that comes to mind now is that absolutely no one
involved in IT or Linux should be in any way surprised.

The MS / RH-IBM putsch to invade, absorb and then extinguish the
Linux ecosystem is steady, relentless and backed by shitloads of
money.

> ... not a Gnome user ...
Neither am I.
It was, many years ago, *hate at first sight* for me.

> ... run Cinnamon ...
> ... supported by Mint ...
I have just one Gnome application, quite useful but not essential to
me: gnome-disk-utility 43.0

The day it stops working, I'll just get rid of it.

> ... think about switching to Mate?
I'd say so.

I run on XFCE and I'm rather fed up with it.
Seriously considering going full tilt on Openbox, like #! Waldorf was
right before Philip Newborough quit.

Best,

A.