How ironic! I had been under the impression that WAS my problem when was I trying to make Windows Vista work for me!
On 03/22/2012 03:26 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > 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 introduced Unity about the same time that Gnome3 superseded the 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 > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
