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Windows interface is also stuck in 2005, and the evidence suggests most people prefer that. Many people claim they want modern interfaces, but then people get literally angry whenever Microsoft tries to update it and almost nobody ever uses any of the "modern" features they add. Mint is a perfectly fine choice for most people, who are perfectly happy to be stuck in 2005.
Does it? Most people are spending all their time on their cell phone these days, and that's much closer to Gnome's UI. But yeah, anyone accustomed to windows will be better on Mint and cinnamon, however everyone else will be better off on Gnome.
This post literally about Windows 10, which is not on anyone's phone. That's the reason I'm making that specific recommendation.
that does not make it 2005 design. if your metric is familiarity, then even kde plasma 6 will be "2005 design"
Thing is, everyone has a phone now, and they spend an inordinate amount of time on it. Though I'm not excited about recommending Fedora either, the fact that it doesn't enable non-free software by default causes a bunch of issues.
I'm with the other guy. My phone is a touchscreen while my computers (my dual monitor gaming PC, especially) are not. The ways we interact with each of them are fundamentally different, and their interfaces reflect that.
In fact - my laptop and my gaming PC both have LMDE installed, but their DE setups differ from each other because of the simple fact that I use them differently. Both use Cinnamon, but customized for each computer's specific use case.
Yeah, but I really don't want my computer to look like my phone. And I hate that they keep moving toward that and "app-ifying" computers (specifically windows).
You might not, but it's certainly easier to use devices when they behave in similar ways. Like I usually install linux on my relatives PCs simply because if they run into an issue I can troubleshoot it much faster.
Im just saying Gnome is the most popular choice on Linux and for a good reason, its a modern UI
You do realise that even though it's not one of the official Mint variants, it's still possible to install Gnome on Mint with minimal fuss?
There are people that still install and run KDE and that hasn't been a Mint variant for some time now.
Or are you saying that Gnome should be the default variant because it's "modern"?
The monkey's paw curled a finger when they took off in that direction. Most old Linux/X applications will run fine under any window manager / desktop environment and, by and large, inherit the look and feel of that environment. Modern Gnome apps say "no" to that and look like Gnome apps wherever they are.
Since the Mint team are forking Gnome apps precisely to avoid that behaviour, I'd say Mint isn't going to adopt Gnome proper any time soon, but as I said, you can install it if you really want.
Defaults matter because most people just don't change them. Also that's a terrible idea, you'll run into loads of issues and a lack of support for troubleshooting.