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

[Zach]

On 04/22/2011 02:50 PM, Noah Duffy wrote:
> 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
I appreciate the advice but I'll wait and see what's gonna happen.  I 
may very well give Debian a tryout, always heard/read great things about 
it and I'm still impressed with its off-shoot, just not the direction it 
seems to be going.

     Zach