On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 19:00, Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is tough for dual booters because it is so unlike Windows. Since there
> are so many Windows and Linux dual booters some of the changes like the ones
> you mention are going to be hard to adjust to and many will think that it is
> not worth the timer and effort. I like the idea of Unity, but it should not
> have been the default interface for 11.04, IMO. Users need more time than
> Canonical is giving them to adjust. Shuttleworth has Mac envy and probably
> does not feel the angst of Linux users from Windows backgrounds. I don't
> know how much he is driving Unity, but from his defense of it, I would say
> that he has much say.
Depending on how much of the story you want to believe, WIndows came
about because Bill Gates had Mac Envy... As for why now, one good
reason I've heard put forth is simply the best way to test something
is to release it. No one finds bugs and usability like regular users.
That being said, making it default in Natty means that we had the
entire Natty cycle to work on it, and all of the Oneiric cycle to
tweak and clean it up, and all of the P cycle to make sure it's stable
for 12.04 which is an LTS release.
> That means that Ubuntu users are going to have some patience and take steps
> to avoid problems. One thing they could do would be to install the classic
> GNOME desktop in 11.04 and another would be to stick with previous versions
It's already there. The old GNOME desktop is an option at login.
When you select your username from the GDM menu, notice at the bottom
that there's a place to select Ubuntu or Classic Ubuntu (the classic
GNOME interface).
> till at least 11.10 and possible 12.04 the next LTS. This is better than
> switching to Mint for example because we don't know where it is headed, just
> what they are doing in the short term which is equivalent to installing the
> classic desktop. It seems a bit hasty to be jumping distros because Unity
> may turn out to be very good. The other thing to remember is that you are
> not alone. There are many Ubuntu users in the same boat and if you give
> feedback to Canonical then you can make an impact. Also other distros using
> GNOME are also facing similar challenges because GNOME 3 is as radical a
> change and a performance dog to many as well.
GNOME 3 != Unity. Gnome Shell, however, is somewhat similar to Unity
in look and feel and probably what you're thinking of here.
Cheers,
Jeff
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