[ubuntu-us-nm] Honest Question

[Eddie Schell]

I think theyre excited about a New comer. haha. so what occurs at a launch
party?

On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 8:12 PM, David Thomas <dthomasdigital at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Long time no post. Nice to see the mailing list getting fired up today. So
> a 12.4 party this year?
>
> David Thomas
>
> On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Daniel Willard <dwillar at swcp.com> wrote:
>
> > Eddie Schell wrote:
> >> Not trying to be a smart ass or anything  and I know this is an Ubuntu
> group but why do you guys feel Ubuntu is the superior system? ( just among
> the */Linux distros)?
> >> I currently use vanilla linux mint but I'm not a big fan of gnome 3,
> there hearts are in the right place but they really stripped functionality.
> Mate is nice but its buggy. Cinnamon seems to be pretty good. Honestly I
> think i'm going to grab xfce. How do you guys feel about unity? i wasn't
> impressed initially but never really used it for a while.
> >
> > Welcome aboard!
> >
> > I use my computer as a tool not a toy. I am pretty disgusted with unity
> and the current trend to turn my computer into a giant smart phone! Gnome
> may need to be rebuilt from the ground up but thats not an excuse to turn
> Ubuntu into an Android. I took a peek at 12.4 and now I am back to looking
> for a replacement for Ubuntu when my current LTS version is no longer
> supported. Maybe Unity needs to be split off from Ubuntu and Gnome needs an
> overhaul with the idea of having a stable computing system that can be
> configured to fit my needs with 5 to 10 year support. Ubuntu could rule the
> world if the powers to be would quit re-inventing the wheel every six
> months and trying to emulate every fad that happens in the communications
> world. Computers are computers and not smart phones. Wake up out there! If
> you really want to rule the computer world, you are going to have to get
> serious and quit screwing around with the Android concept!
> >
> > Rant mode OFF!
> >
> > And welcome aboard again!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Semper Fi
> > Daniel Willard
> > NM5DW
> >
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