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I actually got used to and like Unity, sadly. It's low cpu/memory usage on my 2 GB RAM laptop with a Celeron processor. (A Chromebook converted to Linux.) It
by katastic 9y ago
I actually got used to and like Unity, sadly.
It's low cpu/memory usage on my 2 GB RAM laptop with a Celeron processor. (A Chromebook converted to Linux.)
It overloads a ton of meta keys for moving windows around, moving between workspaces, etc. Very natural once you get used to it on my small keyboard, small 13" screen, and 1366x768 resolution.
And once again Canonical is like... f it... after telling us Unity was the new thing and everyone had to get used to it... f it... let's go back.
Even if Unity was somehow worse, I still would have had more respect for them if they had stuck with their original decision. Now they basically look like they have no idea what they're doing and when anyone asks, they'll give bullshit answers they won't stand by in a year or two. All their arguments are just PR speak for "whatever I want right now."
Going back to Gnome proves to me that there is no grand design behind their decisions. Just hubris and condescension.
- greenhouse_gas 9y ago>Even if Unity was somehow worse, I still would have had more respect for them if they had stuck with their original decision. Now they basically look like they have no idea what they're doing and when anyone asks, they'll give bullshit answers they won't stand by in a year or two. All their arguments are just PR speak for "whatever I want right now." On the other hand, it's been six years. That's quite a run (in contrast, gnome 2 switched to gnome 3 only after about 4 years), and considering that Ubuntu as a company is explicitly pivoting to focus on the GUI-less target (pretty much the idea of GNU on the Desktop taking over the world is quite dead, and if Ubuntu goes public, they'll want to focus on what makes money), it's quite expected. The question is if a community fork will emerge.
- axaxs 9y agoHuh? Gnome 2 was 9 years old when Gnome 3 was released..
- dm319 9y agoHave a look at what they've done with ubuntu-mate in 17.10. They've got a working global menu, unity-style dock and the HUD.
- Zardoz84 9y agoHave a look what can do anybody on Kubuntu 17.04-17.10 tweaking a bit and installing a single plasmoid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSBMn6eGH88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSBMn6eGH88 https://twitter.com/ZardoZ89/status/935423675825782784 https://twitter.com/ZardoZ89/status/935423675825782784 http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/04/enjade-wants-recreate-unity-desktop-kde-plasma http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/04/enjade-wants-recreate-uni...
- dm319 9y agoThat's an incredible demonstration of the power of KDE. I'm impressed.