Thank goodness for Unity

[Alan Pope]

On 6 March 2011 02:30, Nathan Bahn <nathan.bahn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Why did they remove the date/time?
I have the date and time on my Unity desktop.

> Why did they remove the local weather?
I guess the weather panel applet needs to be ported to the new indicator system

> Why did they not provide a tutorial or even -- god forbid -- a manual for
> Unity?
>
Choose one of the following

a) They did, you just didnt find it.
b) It isn't finished yet
c) It's not out yet

> The developers seem to be operating under the -- wholly unwarranted --
> assumption that EVERYONE is proficient with the C.L.I.!  Much as I would
> like to upgrade to 11.04 when it is released -- I have heard some positive
> things about Libre Office -- having that Unity G.U.I. turns what should be
> an easy decision into a hard one; and eliminating the date/time and local
> weather is completely unjustified -- it is almost as though that they were
> removed merely for the sake of change.
>

Ubuntu doesn't often get changed 'for the sake of change'. We often
hear people say that it is, but that's almost always because the
person making the accusation just isn't aware of the discussion and
process by which decisions are made.

Al.