On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:32:49 +1000
peter goggin <[email protected]> wrote:

> The reason I use ubuntu is two fold:
> 1. It is much cheaper than the Windows offerings and does not have the
> same expensive hardware requirements needed for Window.
> 2.  It does virtually everything I want with a few exceptions ( I have
> yet to find a genealogy program that suits my needs or a video editing
> program that matches videoredo for ease of use).

I am just curious as to what is the "specific needs" that you have that cannot 
be met by any Linux Genealogy
Program??
> 
> So far I have found it easy to use, with the Gnome interface,  but at my
> age I am reluctant to start learning complex new interfaces. 
> 
> If the next main release does not support Gnome then I will probably
> look at other Linux options.

It will not be available by "default" in Ubuntu 11.10.  But there will still be 
Kubuntu, or most likely Gnome
will still be installable aferwards.

> 
Cheers
Daniel.

> By the way what is the obsession with Bug 1? Linux will only replace
> Windows if it is easy to use. Complex new interfaces will be counter
> productive.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Peter Goggin
> 
> 
> 
> 



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