[Cialug] Ubuntu 11.04

[Kevin C. Smith]

On 05/19/2011 02:41 PM, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> On Thu, 19 May 2011, Nicolai wrote:
> 
>> Similarly, if people don't like the default window manager, why not exec
>> their preferred one out of .xinitrc?  Nobody has to accept what they've
>> been given.  Open source gives us the ability to configure the system as
>> we see fit.
>>
> Unfortunately, there's a BIG problem with that philosophy: If I wanted to
> twiddle with a system, I'd start with Debian. To expect users to twiddle
> their system to get something usable is a totally worthless philosophy
> and may even cause bigger problems for Ubuntu.
> 
> The other issue is that Ubuntu is *SUPPOSED* to build a system that the
> general public can use! I wouldn't even TRY to explain Unity to a 'User'.
> 
> Luckily, Novell will be focusing more on user-level stuff this year, ..
> hopefully they might make some progress.
> 

This whole discussion/debate is a replay of employees at my work
freaking out when MS Office went to the "ribben". They complained
nonstop before giving it a try, saying "I don't want Vista"
(Read new MS Office upgrade). After a few months they got used to
it and many prefer the ribbon now.

I think it breaks down to this: "People hate change" even if it's
for the better (Let not debate what's better).

I didn't want to change my desktop either and prepared to move on
(Yep, with Linux that is an option), BUT I FIRST used unity until
I gained experience with it. I now think it's an improvement.

I agree the netbook unity (10.10) wasn't great and not done. Unity
now is much improved.

I still need to play with Gnome 3's shell before I can make any
comparisons; it's on the todo list.


-- 
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless
enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as
though it had an underlying truth." -- Umberto Eco