On 20/10/11 19:10, Rod Butcher wrote: > Me too.. worrying new trend in Linux - wreck the old reliable user > interface that folks have rusted onto, without asking them their > opinion, force them to adapt to "better" interfaces with "superior > funtionality, usability" etc... the old interface is rumoured to still > be possible, but nobody has managed to do it... this happens with > commercial software for financial reasons which should not apply to > opensource. > Rod The same can be said of gnome_shell and with more justification I'd say I find unity and unity-2d over all very good but I add a panel with a taskbar what worries me is the trend towards apple idea's, I know people rave about apples ui but I thing it totally sux, of the two though unity beats gnome_shell hands down in my opinion, and I cannot stand the attitude of the gnome devs "like our way we know best", fascist you know what's > On 10/20/11 16:55, elliott-brennan wrote: >>> "Ken Foskey" >>> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:35:51 +1100 >> Wrote to >> >>> "Jeremy Visser" >> "> Can someone run through Unity at Slug in detail as >>> a talk. This new interface certainly needs a >>> sales pitch for me. I switched without problems >>> from KDE to Gnome, Windows XP to Windows 7 so why >>> do I need help to work with Unity yet it is 'better'." >>> >> A very good idea, Ken. Anyone interested - in presenting that is? >> >> We could do a remote presentation if you can't make it to the meeting >> itself. >> >> Regards, >> >> Patrick
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