[ubuntu-za] Stop the Anti-Unity / Gnome 3 FUD!

[Peter Nel]

>
> With the Upgrade to 11.10, I would recommend 10.04.  Seriously.  I have
> "upgraded" several machines and than reinstalled to take them back to
> 10.04 for lots of people.  Gnome 3 is broken, both in design, and in
> stability.  (Unless you have that one exact system that is also owned by
> a developer, but it is still broken in design)
>
>                        Lee

Lee,

It's opinionated comments like that that creates fear (uncertainty,
and doubt) in the minds of less experienced users whom we are supposed
to guide into adoption.

Recommending degrading to 10.04 is a short term "solution" at best,
and is irresponsible. It's already 3x releases old. The next one,
12.04 is the next LTS, and Canonical will be discontinuing support for
10.04 in the near future... Are YOU going to support them then? Or
what, are you going to tell them to migrate to Linux Mint, that with
Mint 12 (Lisa) has also seen the sense of going over to Gnome3 (it's
supposed "edge" over Ubuntu having been Gnome 2!), or perhaps some
other less-supported desktop?

You have the right to your opinion but don't sell it as fact, or
impose it on impressionable people who may take your word as
authoritative on the subject.
There are many (apparently the majority according to recent polls) old
and new users that like Unity and/or Gnome3.

Certain people find it hard to adapt I find, more due to old habits
than the new paradigm being inferior in design or concept.

Regards
-- 
Péter Nel