Re: [Hampshire] Unity on Ubuntu 12.04 v. old Gnome/KDE on 10…

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Author: Full Circle Podcast
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To: alan.pope, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Unity on Ubuntu 12.04 v. old Gnome/KDE on 10.04.x
Oops, almost forgot, Popey:


"You could try other derivatives like Linux Mint with Cinnamon or Mate, but
> I would question the sustainability of those desktops."
>


Nice plug of the corporate line, I mean, who wants to get stuck on a
proprietary desktop supported by only one commercial Linux vendor.... oh.


>
> When you install KDE, LXDE, XFCE desktops, they take on a kind of Unity
>> cut-down format ..
>>
>
> Hmm. don't suppose those project teams would take that as a compliment.

Or an accurate comparison. Ho hum.


> I use it on all my machines, I guess that makes me a dummy.
>


We couldn't possibly comment. But then again, if you're Canonical's Product
Strategy Manager, you are kind of obliged to eat your own dog food.

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Robin Catling
Full Circle Podcast
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