Explain to me again why Unity is so great...

[Noah Duffy]

I think a lot of people, including myself, have the same feelings as
you towards Unity.  However, I know there are plenty of people who are
enjoying it.

I myself have made the move to Debian.  I am sure there will be a time
when Gnome 3 will be the default in Debian stable, but at least I know
that won't be until the next release, and there will be enough time
for the kinks to be worked out.

The great thing about Linux is the amount of choices we have.  I don't
like the direction Ubuntu is heading towards, so I switched away from
it.  I recommend to you to maybe go back to SuSE if you feel the same
way.

--
Noah Duffy

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Zach <zach at zcsmith.com> wrote:
>     I'm asking this in all sincerity as I'm trying to grasp as to why Ubuntu
> is so hell-bent on promoting this desktop when, from what I've seen so far,
> it's nothing to write home about.  I realize that I can fall back onto
> "classic" Ubuntu but I've read that starting with 11.10 this may no longer
> be the case as the "classic" Gnome desktop will not be a choice.
>
>     For all practical purposes, Unity is very limited in the way it can be
> customized/personalized.  The top panel cannot be moved, hidden or deleted,
> there is no way to add panels for say, creating your own "launcher" (as I've
> done in Gnome).  Hitting the super key in Unity and typing a few letters is
> the equivalent of what can be accomplished with the Gnome-Do app.  There is
> a convoluted "menu" system that I'm still trying to figure out how to
> efficiently get around in and the list goes on and on.
>
>     I was a SuSE user for roughly ten years when I tried Ubuntu for the
> first time a couple of months ago and was really impressed with it, so much
> so that I am now a former SuSE user.  Be that as it may, I am not the least
> bit impressed with Unity or the direction Ubuntu is headed if what I've read
> is true.  I suppose I can switch to X/Kubuntu but would prefer not to.  I
> guess I can always head back to OpenSuSE as well.
>
>     If there is something that I've missed with Unity or if there are some
> major plans to improve/increase its usability then tell me but for now, I
> just can't believe all the hoopla surrounding what is essentially a step
> backwards in the area of productivity.
>
>     Zach
>
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