Desktop Organization

[Tom H]

On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
> At Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:47:53 +0200 "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>> The OP is apparently something of a Linux novice; suggesting
>> installing entire other complex suites of software just to get a
>> feature that the desktop they already have actually supports is not
>> constructive or helpful. It is akin to answering the question "how to
>> I open the fuel cap on my Vauxhall car?" with "trade it in for a BMW."
>>
>> Do you see what I mean?
>
> Yes on one level. OTHO, I am not sure how well the Unity desktop is going to
> be received by either *traditional* UNIX/Linux users OR ex-MS-Windows users.
> *I* don't like it -- I have been using some form of UNIX/Linux for like 40
> years. (I don't partitularly like (Mac)OS-X either.)

I usually recommend that people use OS X but I've moved four people
from Windows to Gnome 2 then Unity (my parents) or straight to Unity
(a friend and my next-door neighbor). They're all happy.

You're underestimating people's flexibility and adaptability.

It's IT types who are too wedded to their habits and their desktop
setups and who freak out about UX changes, not the average user.