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> But somehow, Ubuntu lost all of its public support […] That seems hyperbolic. Ubuntu is popular and pretty mainstream for a Linux distribution. That will alw

• Udo 10y ago
  > That seems hyperbolic. I disagree. While it's probably impossible to come to an objective consensus about any matter of public discussion, at least the vocal people all fall over themselves celebrating the death of Mir and Unity. It also seems to me the hatred toward these software packages prompted Ubuntu to abandon them in the first place, and mind you these were integral pieces that set the Ubuntu desktop apart from every other distro. So, no, I don't think it's hyperbolic at all to come to this conclusion since we're talking about losing public support to the point of Canonical outright canceling two of their most distinguished programs.
  • reitanqild 10y ago
    at least the vocal people all fall over themselves celebrating the death of Mir and Unity I'm close to celebrating the death of Unity but won't because: 1. the damage is done. Ubuntu and Linux already lost a whole lot of momentum. We had a really nice desktop. We were selling it everywhere, looking forward to be able to justify paid support agreements. 2. Some people actually seems to like Unity and while I really cannot see myself using it I think it would be offensive toward those if I celebrated loudly