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GNOME 50 has been released
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Honestly, not much changed since GNOME 40.
Is it a bad thing? No
Do I want more changes? Also no
The only thing missing from GNOME for me is proper dynamic tiling. I'm trying Forge extension, but it feels clunky
Dropping X11 seems huge.
How many people were using X11 on GNOME?
Yes, it's technically a huge change, but regular user won't see a difference
Removing technical debts cannot be overestimated.
Mosaicwm is great, even if still on early development.
I must check it out, thanks
Yeah forge is what I use too and it’s definitely a little clunky. PaperWM was decent last time I tried it too (but still a little clunky)