Unity and 11.04 (I know -- yawn -- another opinion)

[George Standish]

On 15/05/11 01:23 PM, Darcy Casselman wrote:

> I'm not sure what the exact quote is from (probably the UDS keynote,
> judging by the "200 million users"), but I'd say that's probably a
> mischaracterization of what he actually said.

I haven't found the direct quote, or where I originally saw reference to 
it but the following article certainly alludes to it :

http://www.linuxconfig.net/index.php/latest-linux-news/world/720-shuttleworth-on-ubuntu-11-04-linux-unity-zdnet-%28blog%29.html

"Is Unity too simple for power users? Yes, it is. But, as Shuttleworth 
tells us that’s by design. If you don’t like simple, consumer-oriented 
desktops, you’ll want to look at another Linux distribution because 
that’s exactly where Ubuntu is now and will continue to go."

> "That does not mean that we're going to abandon, in any way, shape or
> form, a developer community. I'm a developer. You're all developers.

Well, I'm not personally a developer...

> And I think you appreciate stability, robustness and design.

Stability?  How can you honestly say you find Ubuntu "stable" with 
radical changes to the UI [I'm not referring to stability in terms of 
uptime here, which is also an issue with Ubuntu as of late]?

> Developers need all the same things that consumers need and more.  But
> by focusing on consumers; by focusing on our mission and making sure
> when there is conflict, tension, uncertainty, we ask ourselves, 'What
> is our mission?' and 'How do we respond to our mission in this case?'

> I think we will make progress."

Or perhaps not?

George