A lengthy but good rant by a person that thinks canonical is insane for abandoning Gnome for Unity. http://eyeonlinux.com/2010/11/02/unity-ubuntus-descent-into-madness/
I just appreciate the passion this user has for Gnome. Chris... On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote: > A bit from the other side: > http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/10/27/gnome-developers-attack-canonicals-ubuntu-decision/ > > "Jon McCann, lead designer for GNOME Shell, recently shared his > thoughts and he was none too charitable in his comments on Canonical. > Jon McCann views this move as a fundamental break between Ubuntu and GNOME. > McCann noted that Unity’s principal designer just left Canonical, and > that it will be difficult for the company to forge a completely > independent path after having relied centrally on upstream > contributions for most of its existence. “When you have been standing > on the shoulders of giants for so long it is a bold move to leap off > and hope you can fly on your own,” McCann says..." > > Unwanted change seems to be inevitable. > > Chris... > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]> > wrote: >> This si the video I couldn't watch: >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGoWNZUqLfA >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I am not usually one that runs after latest greatest, and I definitely >>> like the light WMs but that launcher looks pretty neat. I may stick with >>> 10.04 on at least one of my computers, because it is LTS, but I think I'll >>> probably like to check out that eco. >>> >>> I tried to watch this video, but I get no sound. The other on worked. Does >>> anyone know what the difference in the sound is? I'd like to hear what they >>> are saying in this video. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The file manager is still nautilus. However the launcher incorporates >>>> its own interface for accessing recent files and searching. >>>> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGoWNZUqLfA >>>> >>>> -Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > On Tuesday, October 26, 2010 04:28:27 pm Chris Louden wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> http://vimeo.com/12818039 >>>> >> >>>> >> Here is an video that gives you the over all idea. It borrows from OSX >>>> >> and Gnome as you will see. >>>> > >>>> > This is just for the launcher; nothing about the file-manager. If this >>>> > is all >>>> > it is I'm certainly willing to look at it. >>>> > >>>> > Jeff >>>> > -- >>>> > Jeff Lasman >>>> > Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >>>> > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >>>> > Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: >>>> > "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > LinuxUsers mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> > > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
