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Comment on Unity and Daisy-Weaving by Chris Irwin

Chris Irwin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:01:53 +0000

I’m pretty sure nobody can write better introductions than Paul

Comment on Unity and Daisy-Weaving by Darcy Casselman

Darcy Casselman — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:16 +0000

Good luck on your quest, Pawlo.

I'm not going to address this directly in my talk, but what I will say is that:

Unity is designed to appeal to the mass market, ie., people who have never used Gnome 2 before.
Unity gives Canonical the freedom to experiment with user interface design to appeal both to new users and to OEMs who might sell Ubuntu machines to the mass market
Canonical has hired developer and user experience engineers who are designing Unity based on feedback from actual usability testing
Unity isn't done yet. It's still in development and will evolve based on user feedback. If there's stuff you don't like (something specific, not "It's not Gnome2!"), post bugs! Get involved!

Finally, if you don't like Unity, don't use it! There are plenty of alternative desktops out there. And given the user base for Gnome 2, there are surely enough developers out there to keep a Gnome 3-based panel-like interface supported in the repos forever. See MATE (http://matsusoft.com.ar/projects/mate/).

Comment on Unity and Daisy-Weaving by Pawlo

Pawlo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:34:07 +0000

Sadly, both have more weaknesses than strengths. Default Unity is far better than default shell, but modified shell to behave like gnome2 is better than Unity. I wonder if I can make Unity to behave like gnome2?

Comment on Ubuntu LoCo Teams and the 200 Million by Adam Hathaway

Adam Hathaway — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:26:19 +0000

All of the above? I think a little bit of everything would work a whole lot. Encouraging entrepreneurs is one thing but providing them the support they need upfront is probably a lot more useful (installation and configuration). After that how they use it can be learned, improved, and worked on but installation and configuration is usually not an area Ent. and local businesses are enthusiastic about.

Comment on Ubuntu 11.10: Oneiric Ocelot Party in Kitchener! by Darcy

Darcy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:08:45 +0000

Sorry we missed you at the release party. I didn’t think to send you an email.

Ubuntu Canada has a mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca We also have an IRC channel: #ubuntu-ca on Freenode. I’m always idling in there, and I’m usually checking it during the day.

Upcoming events are posted to the LoCo directory: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-ca

There’s going to be an Ubuntu Hour (an informal meet-up) at Misty Mountain on Queen Street in Kitchener on Friday, November 4. I’m planning on being there.

http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1379/detail/

Comment on Ubuntu 11.10: Oneiric Ocelot Party in Kitchener! by Kushal

Kushal — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:49:43 +0000

Darcy: thanks a lot for the information, and my apologies for not being able to make it. I kept waiting for a reply in my inbox (in hindsight, I see how stupid that was, because I hadn't really emailed you at all). I would still like to know the group and be a part of the next meeting or get-together. Let me know if there's any mailing list or group I can subscribe to for future updates.

I look forward to meeting you too! :)

Comment on Hi, Planet! by Darcy

Darcy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:17:19 +0000

Darcy: You’re invited! Come out on Saturday! http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1194/detail/

Comment on Ubuntu 11.10: Oneiric Ocelot Party in Kitchener! by Darcy

Darcy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:08:15 +0000

Kushal: Just come out to Kwartzlab on Saturday at 4!

There are a few more details here: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1194/detail/ You can RSVP if you like, but you don’t have to. We’re pretty informal, really.

Welcome to Kitchener! I look forward to meeting you. :)

Comment on Ubuntu 11.10: Oneiric Ocelot Party in Kitchener! by Kushal

Kushal — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:08:00 +0000

I arrived in Kitchener about a month and a half ago, and I’m really interested in being a part of this release party. What’s the next step for me? (btw, I’ve been an Ubuntu user since the days of Feisty Fawn) :)

Comment on Ubuntu 11.10: Oneiric Ocelot Party in Kitchener! by Ubuntu Count Down

Ubuntu Count Down — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:13:30 +0000

2 days to go!