Debian Jesse is going to have Gnome3 as the default desktop.
The desktop re-qualification page, used to help choose which desktop will be default, has in the Jesse version a weight for systemd integration, and of course only Gnome3 does it (at least for now). This will surely make the systemd/gnome3 fanbase happy, but possibly will make others unhappy, as it [may] be seen as another step towards mono-culture, until we soon end up with all distros being redhat clones.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday September 24 2014, @09:41PM
Doesn't even have to be evil empire totally destroys linux, just some jerk of a patent troll figuring.. hmm... how about I ask for $1 for every linux distro cd/dvd ever made or downloaded? That's pretty cheap compared to microsoft windows or osx licensing but a pretty good haul for a patent troll...
Or, Debian isn't under corporate enough control, whats a good way to destroy Debian so the only linux out there is corporate linux, maybe with TPM/big brother inside DRM control by the NSA... Hmm license something for $1/yr that wouldn't meet DFSG... so they can give up on the DFSG or go under... Hmm.
Or just plain old FUD. You know who (voldemort?) didn't get too far claiming "unix" source code in linux, but you know who does stupid things like monolithic designs with registries and binary logging and ... Even if you lose in court, even if you know its a lost cause, you can FUD FUD FUD for many years... This isn't tinfoil hat, its a reasonable assessment of "round 2" of an ongoing fight. If you know who doesn't attack on this angle, what is wrong with them? It seems obvious.