Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread kitepi...@kitepilot.com
For those of you ignorant of REAL life excitement: Ubuntu 11.04 Beta is OUT!!! Oh, boy... :) The part that I hate about this frequent releases, is that they are consistently so much better, that I *HAVE* to upgrade. The part that I love about this frequent releases, is that they are

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Kevin Fries
I for one am *VERY* unimpressed with unity. I first saw it in Maverick when it replaced a perfectly good UNR interface. But I was excited to try it. It lasted less than one week, and I used desktop switcher to use the full desktop on my Starling Netbook. Now Natty is out. A few nights ago I

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Dazed_75
I also am not very impressed with Unity. I have installed the Beta and am giving it a try but so far I see little benefit and some loss of usability. I'll keep trying it out so *maybe* I will change my mind. I did start to look forward to it after Ted Gould's talk at SCaLE but no I don't recall

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Ted Gould
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 09:59 -0400, kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: But anyway, back to the question: Do I *WANT* to upgrade? Has anybody used Unity before? Is it an step forward in usability and coolness, or will it become another intrusive and hyperactive KDE? Have you use it? Did you like

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Ted Gould
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 08:15 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: I also am not very impressed with Unity. I have installed the Beta and am giving it a try but so far I see little benefit and some loss of usability. I'll keep trying it out so maybe I will change my mind. I did start to look forward to it

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Dazed_75
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Ted Gould t...@gould.cx wrote: On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 08:15 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: I also am not very impressed with Unity. I have installed the Beta and am giving it a try but so far I see little benefit and some loss of usability. I'll keep trying it out

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Ted Gould
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 09:10 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Ted Gould t...@gould.cx wrote: On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 08:15 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: I also am not very impressed with Unity. I have installed the Beta and am giving it a try

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread der.hans
Am 13. Apr, 2011 schwätzte Ted Gould so: http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/presentations/unity-why-does-it-matter The video unfortunately doesn't have the slides in it as they're an SVG, and they couldn't handle that in the video shop :-) If you do find something that resonates with you

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Ted Gould
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 12:16 -0700, der.hans wrote: Am 13. Apr, 2011 schwätzte Ted Gould so: http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/presentations/unity-why-does-it-matter The video unfortunately doesn't have the slides in it as they're an SVG, and they couldn't handle that in the video shop

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Stephen
http://www.libreoffice.org/download/new-features-and-fixes/ lilbreoffice can import them, we can then do things? On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:16 PM, der.hans pl...@lufthans.com wrote: Am 13. Apr, 2011 schwätzte Ted Gould so:

Re: Ubuntu 11.04, Unity and the Desktop haters (like me)

2011-04-13 Thread Dazed_75
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Ted Gould t...@gould.cx wrote: On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 09:10 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: I really do wish I could remember why your talk calmed some of my apprehension about Unity. If I can find some time to look for it, I will try to find the online video of