Posted on 08/09/2011 6:31:33 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
Long before the leading Linux desktop environment GNOME arrived in a 3.0 version in April, long-time GNOME users have been grumbling about the radical changes. The dissatisfaction only increased since GNOME 3.0's debut in the beta of Fedora 15 and continued with the Fedora 15 final.
We mention Fedora because no other major Linux distro has yet to make the switch. To avoid it, Canonical gambled on its own controversial Unity UI layer in Ubuntu 11.04, and the Ubuntu-flavored Linux Mint 11 opted for the earlier GNOME 2.32.1.
Now Linux creator and kernel overseer Linus Torvalds (pictured), has stepped in to call the "crazy" GNOME 3.0 an "unholy mess," and has recommended a fork of the GNOME Foundation project.
I can figure out, but why should I spend all the time to do it? I don't have an IT department to dump it on. Instead of alpha, perhaps it should be called PITA quality.
I haven’t tried Unity. Can’t say one or the other.
What IIRC i’ve read is that unity is not based on GNome 3. It’s 2.32+.
And Unity is Ubuntu only.
Well............
Anyone can download alpha releases of distros which are live cds. :-P
——————I have a brand name video card.———————
What is it?
Nvidia.
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