Unity ?

[Darcy Casselman]

Unity is new.  That fact alone will mean a lot of people won't accept it.
(Keep in mind that Gnome 3.0 introduces Gnome shell, which is also new, so
new isn't something that could be avoided by just going going along with
Gnome).

Like I said in the other thread, the Gnome 2 session isn't going away in
Ubuntu in Natty.  But it might eventually.  With no support in Gnome or
Ubuntu beyond legacy maintenance, problems will develop and it might end up
unmaintained.  But that's the future.  For now, Gnome 2 is still an option
for Ubuntu users.

To be honest, I haven't made up my mind as to whether I'll keep using Unity
or switch to something else.  I'm using the maverick version right now on my
netbook.  It's okay, but I hear it's much improved in Natty.  And it'll
likely get much better by 12.04 when normal users should be upgrading.  I'll
probably stay, because I'm lazy and don't like to spend a lot of time
fighting against the defaults.  I've decided I'll give it at least one
release cycle before I decide.  But I will definitely be checking out Gnome
3 at some point.

If you prefer the classic Gnome 2 interface, but want something supported
longer term, and particularly if you are on older hardware and all this
weird 3D compositing UI stuff isn't something you or your hardware want to
deal with, please by all means check out Xubuntu (http://xubuntu.org/),
which uses the lightweight XFCE window manager and Gnome apps and is
supported by Canonical, or Lubuntu (http://lubuntu.net), a similar
lightweight distribution which uses the somewhat more modern LXDE window
manager.

Either one will be familiar compared with what you're used to.  But don't be
afraid to try new things.

Darcy.

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Doooh Head <doooh_head at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  I have been "upgrading" my Ubuntu since v5.  I try to keep an open mind
> about all of the changes that Canonical is attempting.  I will upgrade to
> 11.04 as well.  I know my initial reaction to Unity won't be favourable to
> begin with but I will give it a shot and see what happens.  I wasn't too
> keen on the idea of moving the window controls to the left side of the
> window but I have since gotten used to it and sometimes wish I could do the
> same thing on my work XP pc.
>
> I have been semi-following this whole Unity/Gnome issue and see the odd
> article here and there showing off some of the new "designs" and like you I
> wonder why these kinds of changes are being made without first solidifying
> other aspects of the OS that "should" be fixed or at least "bettered".
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:57:35 -0700
> From: wfrick at rogers.com
> Subject: Unity ?
> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>
>
> This debate over Unity and Gnome seems a little acrimonious ! It would seem
> that Unity will not bring unity to Ubuntu. I am quite happy with 10.10 and
> have recommended it to others. Until I see the 11.04 I won't be pushing it.
>
> I have enjoyed my Ubuntu uniqueness but wonder the wisdom of chasing the
> end user with 'difference' rather than 'substance' . Getting all the
> extraneousness bits to work easily would be more useful to me than 'a new
> UI'. Those Windows or Mac only irritations when dealing with external
> devices  for example.
>
> Bill
>
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