Hi Tim, > I get the impression it originally came in with 11.04 so this is > second release with it in?
Yes, 11.04 was first release. Though possibly not fit for release based on all the criticism at the time. Gnome Shell didn't make 11.04 so perhaps they wanted Unity in there to grab a headstart. 11.10's version was meant to be more polished. There's a saying about some things you just can't polish. :-) More recently Shuttleworth has admitted that Unity was all along aimed at being a common interface on TV, tablets, phones, and, oh yes, laptops and desktops. Criticism of Unity is sometimes answered by saying it's easy to install another desktop but it's the primary one that gets all the love and attention. KDE's decline on the sidelines of Ubuntu shows that. Linux Mint seems to be picking up Ubuntu users. It has an edition based on Ubuntu and another on Debian. http://www.linuxmint.com/ That's not a recommendation; I haven't tried it. Ubuntu 10.10 here still. :-) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-12-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
