Ubuntu Unity Dev Team AMA

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/k2nvl/we_are_the_ubuntu_unity_development_team_we_3/

by sutro • 15 years ago

36 11 15 years ago

msie• 15 years ago

As expected, there are a number of complaints/fears about how non-configurable Unity could be. For these expert users, if they don't like Unity there's always KDE, Gnome or some other UI. I hope the Unity team, for the most part, ignores these power users and optimizes the UI for novices. That would be refreshing to see happen and might result in increased adoption of desktop Linux by the general public. Think Different!

kevinpet2• 15 years ago

They've done that successfully enough that I just dumped my ubuntu netbook in favor of a Mac. Ubuntu has been steadily removing all the advantages Linux has for power users without counterbalancing improvements.

tung• 15 years ago

Forgive me for being dense, but why not choose the 'classic desktop' option at login, or 'sudo apt-get install gnome-panel' if it stops coming by default?

Is it a clash of ideology that caused you to jump ship? Because I find it hard to believe somebody smart enough to find, download and partition their disks to install Ubuntu would balk at the effort of customising their desktop to suit their needs.

damncabbage2• 15 years ago

With Gnome 3 also going the same route, my main fear is that Gnome 2 is going to wither and die (ie. gradually become incompatible), and I'll be thrust back onto the "learn the quirks of another desktop environment" treadmill again.

mahrain• 15 years ago

How many people are still "novice" on the computer, and need special simplified interfaces? I guess most elderly people have used a computer by now, the age group below this have worked with at least Windows XP on their day jobs, and children born in recent years grew up with computers.

1point1• 15 years ago

Hi team,

What's in Unity that makes it cool?

Cheers

ericmsimons• 15 years ago

The AMA is on reddit, not HN.

damncabbage2• 15 years ago

I love that they (like Gnome 3) are doing something awesome with the Linux desktop, but I had to go back to Gnome 2 after a day because focus-follows-mouse is missing and/or broken.

(Thanks to the disconnected menu bar business, they seem to be stuck in the same "focus-follows-mouse is impossible" and "multi-monitor sucks forever" hole that OS X fell into. I use both, which makes Unity doubly unusable for me.)

Ubuntu Unity Dev Team AMA

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