Best Alternative Operating System To Ubuntu?

[Jonathan Dlouhy]

On 06/27/2011 05:48 PM, Jesse Palser wrote:
> On 06/27/2011 05:37 PM, Avi wrote:
>> Jesse Palser wrote:
>>> Been using Ubuntu for years, but it is time for a change.
>>> Many believe like me that Ubuntu design is deteriorating rapidly.
>>>
>>> I'm looking for the best Linux Operating System to replace Ubuntu.
>>> Anyone have any suggestions?
>> Well, it depends upon exactly what you dislike about Ubuntu. If it's
>> purely the design changes, you could just use Gnome 2 on Ubuntu.
>>
>> What, apart from the design, do you particularly like or dislike about
>> Ubuntu?
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
> The design direction of Ubuntu
> is not agreeing with my stomach.
>
> I'm on Ubuntu 11.04 64Bit now with classic gnome 2.3.
> I absolutely hate Unity desktop and Gnome 3 about the same.
> Force feeding a terribly designed desktop environment
> is a terrible policy and does not go well with the original values of 
> Ubuntu.
>
> I think many have left Ubuntu for other distrobutions.
> Just wondering what other people use and recommend.
>
> Thanks!
>
> JeZ+Lee
>
I'm running Mageia right now, which is a Mandriva fork. It's using KDE 
4.6 and is quite zippy.