On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]>wrote:
> >>>>> "Word" == Word Wizard <[email protected]> writes: > > Word> Some thoughts on the Unity/Gnome 3 change I migrated to Ubuntu > Word> Linux about 6 years ago after being alienated by the total mess > Word> that Windows XP/Vista had become. The Gnome2 desktop was easy to > Word> master, not all that dissimilar from Windows. Then Ubuntu > Word> introduced Unity about the same time that Gnome3 superseded the > Word> old linear menus. I really disliked the new interface models at > Word> first and wondered why Linux developers just couldn't stick with > Word> the old tried and true. > > Word> A year of so later, my perspective has changed completely. I'm > Word> currently using Ubuntu 11.10 w/Gnome 3.2 and the Avant > Word> dock. After getting used to the change I'd never go back > Word> (although Ubuntu 11.10 offers the option of the "classic Gnome" > Word> desktop). The incredible flexibility of lenses combined with the > Word> traditional linear menus and launchers in Avant makes just about > Word> every task easier faster and more fun. > > Word> My advice to those who find Linux' general move away from the > Word> old Gnome/Windows menu model uncomfortable is to just slowly > Word> acclimatize oneself to them. The fully user-customizable Avant > Word> dock (AWN) is a great tool to ease that transition as it offers > Word> everything the old Gnome2 menus did and more. Gnome2 fans can > Word> explore the new paradigm without being lashed to it for every > Word> task. I suspect most users will eventually find themselves more > Word> comfortable with Unity or Gnome3 and many will become happy > Word> fans. > > Dude. This is called the "Stockholm Syndrome". > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome > > "In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is an apparently paradoxical > psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and have > positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of > defending them." > > > -- > Russell Senior, President I do not doubt it, but if it were universally true, we would all be singing MS' praises. -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
