Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread Tony Scott
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110699558853693437587/posts/7RHujp9u7oW -- Tony Scott https://tonyscott.org.uk On 6 April 2017 at 18:55, alan auckland wrote: > What about maruos? > > Get Outlook for Android > > > > From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com > on beha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread alan auckland
What about maruos? Get Outlook for Android From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com on behalf of Tony Pursell Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2017 6:42:56 PM To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement I'm not too bothered a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread Tony Pursell
I'm not too bothered about the desktop, although I am rather fond of Unity. I am wondering, however, if Unity is dead and buried, or is it just Unity 8? I will be sad, however, if I have to give up on my Ubuntu phone. I know that the Ubuntu phone is limited but I do find it best for routine stuf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread David Goldsbrough
I hope for one of two things at least: - some group of people will step forward and fork Unity as a Desktop Environment for use on desktop/laptops/notebooks - that GNOME is as easy to configure for Low Vision users as Unity (large icons, large font, colours, etc) -- Sent from my Len

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread Jim Price
On 06/04/17 00:26, Tony Scott wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible through the use of extensions etc if it would be possible to recreate some or all of the Unity desktop experience in GNOME? If it is, I would propose this would be the way forward for the next LTS release. Gnome3 wouldn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread Simon Greenwood
Just as I got Ubuntu Touch running on a Nexus 4 too​. There has been a distinct feeling recently that alternative phone OSes are becoming more of a niche (if that's possible). ​It shouldn't take much for Gnome to look like Unity, but then again the question may be how far Canonical go with working