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I have been a computer geek before many of you were born. I cut my computing teeth on punched cards and magnetic tape reels. I've readily learned and adapted to new operating systems from CPM, DEC VAX/VMS through windows, mac OS, unix, and since 2005 I have gone totally linux at home using ubuntu. I like to use the latest stuff and upgrade frequently to get the latest goodies, and I don't have a problem learning and using new stuff.
I have to say I have never directed so much foul language toward my screen as the day I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) on my Thinkpad.
I tried the Unity interface for a few days and it simply chafed me the wrong way in too many places. I had my Gnome desktop set up just the way I liked it, it was efficient and fast and I could get my work done quickly. Unity seems to just "get in the way" wherever possible. Seriously what the heck were they thinking?
Now I'm looking for a new distro. Currently I've got Fedora 15 running and the Gnome 3 looks quite usable, not as customizable as previous Gnomes... but I've pulled my hair out and can't get any printers installed (Hey I was a software engineer for many years, it's 2011 now we should not have to compile and debug the printer drivers for hours, they should just freakin' work).
So after I hit "submit" here I'm going to reboot and quietly try Mint. My voice is hoarse from shouting curses at Ubuntu/Canonical. If Mint doesn't do it (yes I know Mint's based on Ubuntu) I'm seriously considering jumping back to Windows again. I hate to have to deal with the whole virus/malware mess and lose the power of linux under the hood but dang, I want to just plug in my printers and have them work.
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-Mark
I have been a computer geek before many of you were born. I cut my computing teeth on punched cards and magnetic tape reels. I've readily learned and adapted to new operating systems from CPM, DEC VAX/VMS through windows, mac OS, unix, and since 2005 I have gone totally linux at home using ubuntu. I like to use the latest stuff and upgrade frequently to get the latest goodies, and I don't have a problem learning and using new stuff.
I have to say I have never directed so much foul language toward my screen as the day I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) on my Thinkpad.
I tried the Unity interface for a few days and it simply chafed me the wrong way in too many places. I had my Gnome desktop set up just the way I liked it, it was efficient and fast and I could get my work done quickly. Unity seems to just "get in the way" wherever possible. Seriously what the heck were they thinking?
Now I'm looking for a new distro. Currently I've got Fedora 15 running and the Gnome 3 looks quite usable, not as customizable as previous Gnomes... but I've pulled my hair out and can't get any printers installed (Hey I was a software engineer for many years, it's 2011 now we should not have to compile and debug the printer drivers for hours, they should just freakin' work).
So after I hit "submit" here I'm going to reboot and quietly try Mint. My voice is hoarse from shouting curses at Ubuntu/Canonical. If Mint doesn't do it (yes I know Mint's based on Ubuntu) I'm seriously considering jumping back to Windows again. I hate to have to deal with the whole virus/malware mess and lose the power of linux under the hood but dang, I want to just plug in my printers and have them work.
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-Mark
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