Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Neil Greenwood
Well, you can volunteer to support it, and put the option back in. Or pay someone to do it if you don't have the skills yourself. That's the joy of free software. However, Canonical decided they weren't going to keep paying to support it. That's their right too. Neil. P.S. Sorry for the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity borked on x86_64

2012-03-24 Thread Bruno Girin
On 23/03/12 22:29, Alan Pope wrote: On 23/03/12 22:19, Bruno Girin wrote: Hi all, I've had Unity completely broken on my laptop for a couple of days [1]. Is it just me? And if yes, does anybody know where to start to try and debug it? [1]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Chris Penston
I came late to Computing (in my late thirties as a mature student at University, I'm 56 now). I've been mucking about with Linux since around 1998 when it took me about four days to get a Red Hat release partially working on a laptop. I've been looking with interest at the posts on here for a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Barry Drake
On 24/03/12 01:38, Liam Proven wrote: However, I do think that Unity in general is not /nearly/ as customisable as Linux users tend to be used to. At the moment, yes. When Unity first came out I was disappointed to discover that it was not based on simple text conf files as is usual in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity borked on x86_64

2012-03-24 Thread Alan Pope
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 24/03/12 10:46, Bruno Girin wrote: The Unity/Compiz devs are probably in for another tough week as that sort of bugs is very difficult to debug and can completely ruin a distro if it affects enough people. Yup. We welcome really good quality

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Pete Smout
On 24/03/12 11:58, Barry Drake wrote: On 24/03/12 01:38, Liam Proven wrote: However, I do think that Unity in general is not /nearly/ as customisable as Linux users tend to be used to. At the moment, yes. When Unity first came out I was disappointed to discover that it was not based on simple

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Sean Miller
On 24 March 2012 19:41, Pete Smout psmo...@live.com wrote: It is about personal choice but Unity is not mine! Xubuntu here I come! That's how I feel too. Do Canonical take any notes of these lists? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Alan Pope
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 24/03/12 20:20, Sean Miller wrote: On 24 March 2012 19:41, Pete Smout psmo...@live.com wrote: It is about personal choice but Unity is not mine! Xubuntu here I come! That's how I feel too. Do Canonical take any notes of these lists?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

2012-03-24 Thread Avi Greenbury
Neil Greenwood wrote: Well, you can volunteer to support it, and put the option back in. Or pay someone to do it if you don't have the skills yourself. That's the joy of free software. However, Canonical decided they weren't going to keep paying to support it. That's their right too. I