[PLUG] Ubuntu how-to documentation rant

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Word" == Word Wizard <Word.Wizard at comcast.net> writes:

Word> Some thoughts on the Unity/Gnome 3 change I migrated to Ubuntu
Word> Linux about 6 years ago after being alienated by the total mess
Word> that Windows XP/Vista had become. The Gnome2 desktop was easy to
Word> master, not all that dissimilar from Windows. Then Ubuntu
Word> introduced Unity about the same time that Gnome3 superseded the
Word> old linear menus. I really disliked the new interface models at
Word> first and wondered why Linux developers just couldn't stick with
Word> the old tried and true.

Word> A year of so later, my perspective has changed completely. I'm
Word> currently using Ubuntu 11.10 w/Gnome 3.2 and the Avant
Word> dock. After getting used to the change I'd never go back
Word> (although Ubuntu 11.10 offers the option of the "classic Gnome"
Word> desktop). The incredible flexibility of lenses combined with the
Word> traditional linear menus and launchers in Avant makes just about
Word> every task easier faster and more fun.

Word> My advice to those who find Linux' general move away from the
Word> old Gnome/Windows menu model uncomfortable is to just slowly
Word> acclimatize oneself to them. The fully user-customizable Avant
Word> dock (AWN) is a great tool to ease that transition as it offers
Word> everything the old Gnome2 menus did and more. Gnome2 fans can
Word> explore the new paradigm without being lashed to it for every
Word> task. I suspect most users will eventually find themselves more
Word> comfortable with Unity or Gnome3 and many will become happy
Word> fans.

Dude.  This is called the "Stockholm Syndrome".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

  "In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is an apparently paradoxical
   psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and have
   positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of
   defending them."


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