"By 2009 I was convinced that none of the existing free software communities could create an experience that could challenge the existing proprietary leaders," Shuttleworth wrote, "and so, if we were serious about the dream of a free software norm, we would have to lead."
If Unity is the outcome of Canonical's lead, then I'm sorry to say that they're doing it wrong. I want you to download Ubuntu 10.04/10.10 and compare it with Ubuntu 12.04/12.10. You will be nothing short of terrified of the experience - They just destroyed every single advantage of Ubuntu - For example:
Unity creates a terrible confusion on what is where and how you access or close an open window.
Shutdown speed is slower than windows 8 sometimes! (And Windows 8 isn't slow, it's really fast, but Ubuntu 10.x used to be faster)
The OS itself feels sluggish at times.
I sincerely feel someone should take the 10.04 and spin it off into a new better OS, polish it and give it back to the community - If it's good enough, I won't even mind paying for it!!
Ubuntu 10.04 is infinitely better than 12.x and Unity. It blows my mind that anyone could think otherwise.
>I sincerely feel someone should take the 10.04 and spin it off into a new better OS, polish it and give it back to the community - If it's good enough, I won't even mind paying for it!!
Yes, 100 times yes. If I could get that OS with the 12.x patches and updates, I would do it in a heartbeat.
>I sincerely feel someone should take the 10.04 and spin it off into a new better OS, polish it and give it back to the community
Do you have any particular objections with Mint? It's what I went to after 10.04 (well, after a couple months trying out 12.04 and deciding it definitely wasn't for me).
No objections mate, just that I'm not convinced if Mint would receive updates as early as the original ones get. Or does it work in a different way?? Please correct me if I'm wrong!
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Unity creates a terrible confusion on what is where and how you access or close an open window.
Shutdown speed is slower than windows 8 sometimes! (And Windows 8 isn't slow, it's really fast, but Ubuntu 10.x used to be faster)
The OS itself feels sluggish at times.
I sincerely feel someone should take the 10.04 and spin it off into a new better OS, polish it and give it back to the community - If it's good enough, I won't even mind paying for it!!
Ubuntu 10.04 is infinitely better than 12.x and Unity. It blows my mind that anyone could think otherwise.
>I sincerely feel someone should take the 10.04 and spin it off into a new better OS, polish it and give it back to the community - If it's good enough, I won't even mind paying for it!!
Yes, 100 times yes. If I could get that OS with the 12.x patches and updates, I would do it in a heartbeat.
agreed!
>I sincerely feel someone should take the 10.04 and spin it off into a new better OS, polish it and give it back to the community
Do you have any particular objections with Mint? It's what I went to after 10.04 (well, after a couple months trying out 12.04 and deciding it definitely wasn't for me).
No objections mate, just that I'm not convinced if Mint would receive updates as early as the original ones get. Or does it work in a different way?? Please correct me if I'm wrong!
10.04 was definitely when it peaked, as far as I'm concerned.
Isn't that basically the entire point of Mint?