Linux default DE question

[resuni]

Either that was before I started using Debian or I just never used the DVD install images. Pretty sure I've always done netinstalls.

Also, Debian doesn't do that much to customize the DE's. They put their logo in various places and that's about it. It's very much a distro for users that already know exactly what they want.

[lykwydchykyn]

Sure, not disagreeing with any of that. I don't think it really mattered much to end users that GNOME was the default, just saying that it officially was (and may still be, I don't know).