Anyone interested in a "GNOME 2 look and feel" remix?

[chris]

On 30/10/13 03:34, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> On 10/29/2013 04:06 AM, Tom H wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 28 October 2013 11:39, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> GNOME seems to have an obsession with simplification to reduce code
>> complexity and to make the interface as uncustomizable as possible.
>> The latter's driven by a strong interest in their "brand" as if GNOME
>> is a commercial product like Coke or Pepsi. I don't see how giving
>> users a GUI option to disable bluetooth or accessibiility icons or
>> move the clock is a big assault on the GNOME brand but they clearly
>> do. There was a bug filed by a GNOME developer against an app where
>> the GNOME developer was asking that app developer to disbale some
>> functionality because it didn't fit in with the GNOME look. I've
>> forgotten what the actual bug was but I think that had to do with
>> indicators and the GNOME developer actually said at one point (more or
>> less) "you have to choose whether you want to be a GNOME app or a
>> Unity/KDE/... app"!
>>
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> I just got started with 13.10 and this is certainly the case with 
> Nautilus.  To me removing the ability to have two panes removes the 
> 1st or 2d biggest reason to use a file manager in the first place.  
> I've always looked for one with that ability starting in DOS to Amiga 
> to OS/2 right up to Ubuntu. I've started to look for one to replace 
> Nautilus now.
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> Regards, JIm
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If you find one Jim let us know. I have found a couple but the seem 
limited in what they can do. I am away from home at the moment, so i 
can't let you know what they are.
cheers the Kiwi