From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QQh48-0000rT-70 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 29 May 2011 14:34:04 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BE75C1C06B; Sun, 29 May 2011 14:32:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ww0-f53.google.com (mail-ww0-f53.google.com [74.125.82.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DBF21C06B for ; Sun, 29 May 2011 14:32:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwj40 with SMTP id 40so2861256wwj.10 for ; Sun, 29 May 2011 07:32:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Gns2pG0vVPyCmrmUa25wQgGYDMtLsqGlIYvH+J8LdmU=; b=LRp5WrrqYWF6WGfRiWziXdb+2D6WUq8OzLth229+uRXk+WTZqUY4kvg/nwjd+sUi0Z 338AuH71aYn6YMlYJpVy9h9ksE0b8p3233FOC+UmMzQybYgW89KUiHZx9PFdE6P6H1To UTQ7ro0mehMgt8SKgmGf0p6XAYhwzORdCTOjI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=qpHhM+33Z/RiIxJ4lFPPYhr4ca+XMzxcIYNmjMXvKQLMzIsO4/74aooNHXWBbxZO8M SqGvPcfp3Js8zVHYIQH3oHyszLgIDvi6+zoU6C60dUe2/SK6gPAmVbDtLhUgVQUP/gQH JKm71mxm7b1rPbNEoUCVtvAQMDnc1XbBP4ZO8= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.12.1 with SMTP id v1mr3897747wbv.83.1306679554362; Sun, 29 May 2011 07:32:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.227.154.75 with HTTP; Sun, 29 May 2011 07:32:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201105282119.07296.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> References: <201105282119.07296.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 07:32:34 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Goodbye, Gentoo From: "Kevin O'Gorman" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=002215974d2eac4ca004a46b0ad0 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 2e5afbbc97c437e209380c47f357ef34 --002215974d2eac4ca004a46b0ad0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Apparently, though unproven, at 18:38 on Saturday 28 May 2011, Daniel da > Veiga > did opine thusly: > > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 20:28, Kevin O'Gorman > wrote: > > > It looks like it's time to take Gentoo off of my main machine. I feel > a > > > little sad about it, or I'd just quietly go away. > > > > > > So, since I am familiar with Ubuntu from work, and have it on a couple > of > > > laptops, I'm installing from the Ubuntu 11.04 live disk (video is just > > > fine). > > > > Good luck. > > A friend just dropped Ubuntu cause they simply decided to use Unity, and > > the dashboard is just (his words) weird. He was used to the Gnome look, > > and they simply changed everthing with an upgrade. > > > > I stick with Gentoo, at least I know my next upgrade won't change my > whole > > interface... > > > Ubuntu are simply doing what KDE already did - take a risk, go with > something > new, try to stay ahead of the curve. > > Unity works fine on my netbook with 600 vertical pixels. I'm not sure it > would > work well on my 1920x1200 notebook though. That's the risk one takes with > disruptive technologies, you might annoy some of your users > > My hardware is not capable enough to run unity, so it logs into Gnome 2, the familiar interface. I'm eventually going to upgrade the mobo and video, and I'll get to visit with Unity on my own schedule. I generally stick to the LTS versions, which remain supported for 3 years. I don't see the point of more frequent upgrades because as an old-timer, I am perfectly happy with the tools I'm used to and find myself increasingly exhausted on the learning curves. I can do it, but I want there to be a really good view at the top. :o) -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD --002215974d2eac4ca004a46b0ad0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Alan McKinnon = <alan.mckin= non@gmail.com> wrote:
Apparently, though unproven, at 18:38 on Saturday 28 May 2011, Daniel da Ve= iga
did opine thusly:

> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 20:28, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > It looks like it's time to take Gentoo off of my main machine= . =C2=A0I feel a
> > little sad about it, or I'd just quietly go away.
> >
> > So, since I am familiar with Ubuntu from work, and have it on a c= ouple of
> > laptops, I'm installing from the Ubuntu 11.04 live disk (vide= o is just
> > fine).
>
> Good luck.
> A friend just dropped Ubuntu cause they simply decided to use Unity, a= nd
> the dashboard is just (his words) weird. He was used to the Gnome look= ,
> and they simply changed everthing with an upgrade.
>
> I stick with Gentoo, at least I know my next upgrade won't change = my whole
> interface...


Ubuntu are simply doing what KDE already did - take a risk, go = with something
new, try to stay ahead of the curve.

Unity works fine on my netbook with 600 vertical pixels. I'm not sure i= t would
work well on my 1920x1200 notebook though. That's the risk one takes wi= th
disruptive technologies, you might annoy some of your users


My hardware is not capable = enough to run unity, so it logs into Gnome 2, the familiar
interface.=C2= =A0 I'm eventually going to upgrade the mobo and video, and I'll ge= t to visit
with Unity on my own schedule.=C2=A0 I generally stick to the LTS versions,= which remain
supported for 3 years.=C2=A0 I don't see the point of = more frequent upgrades because
as an old-timer, I am perfectly happy wi= th the tools I'm used to and find myself
increasingly exhausted on the learning curves.=C2=A0 I can do it, but I wan= t there to be
a really good view at the top. :o)

-- <= br>Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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