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Not before time! I would occasionally use it in the Windows style "start typing the app name" use case and it was annoying enough that it seemed to prioritize the online searches making you wait for a couple of seconds before it showed the local results, but it would also often bring up weird matches for adult content too!
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> this really shows the value in the name "GNU/Linux" for the desktop distros and such vs "Android/Linux" I don't really agree. For desktop users, the DE matters a lot more than who made `cp`. For server users, the distro matters more because of the particular weirdness of each.
GNOME is part of the GNU project, as well as emacs, gtk, etc.
Not before time! I would occasionally use it in the Windows style "start typing the app name" use case and it was annoying enough that it seemed to prioritize the online searches making you wait for a couple of seconds before it showed the local results, but it would also often bring up weird matches for adult content too!
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I switched to linux mint a while back and i have to say I'm very satisfied of how stable and easy to use it is. It's basically Ubuntu LTS without all the buggy slow crap like unity.
Call me crazy, but I really like Unity. Back on windows, I always kept by taskbar on the left side anyway, and I prefer the dash search to anything else I've seen.
Not before time! I would occasionally use it in the Windows style "start typing the app name" use case and it was annoying enough that it seemed to prioritize the online searches making you wait for a couple of seconds before it showed the local results, but it would also often bring up weird matches for adult content too!
I switched to linux mint a while back and i have to say I'm very satisfied of how stable and easy to use it is. It's basically Ubuntu LTS without all the buggy slow crap like unity.
I use Xubuntu and it's pretty good - Ubuntu without the dumbed-down Unity stuff.
They might as well remove it altogether... Btw, when it's Canonical going to announce that they will stop developing Ubuntu Phone? The writing has been in the wall for months and with Mozilla's recent announcement I believe it's just a matter of time. I think the vast majority of the mobile OS market has just moved on and is pretty ok with the two most popular OS options. I kind of feel sorry for Ubuntu[1] and Linux[…
Android isn't a modified Linux, it just uses the very same Linux kernel as any other OS that uses Linux. Android is otherwise this userspace thing where other Linux-based systems have X11 and such with Qt and gtk and other things. Although not perfect, this really shows the value in the name "GNU/Linux" for the desktop distros and such vs "Android/Linux" Anyway, Ubuntu phone may not make it (seems unlikely), but it h…
Finally, many of those patches are unlikely to make it upstream anytime soon, as they are usually controversial.
Please don't spread these falsehoods.
They might as well remove it altogether... Btw, when it's Canonical going to announce that they will stop developing Ubuntu Phone? The writing has been in the wall for months and with Mozilla's recent announcement I believe it's just a matter of time. I think the vast majority of the mobile OS market has just moved on and is pretty ok with the two most popular OS options. I kind of feel sorry for Ubuntu[1] and Linux[…
Ubuntu phone was a glimmer of hope for me, a very faint glimmer, but it was something.
I remember people saying the compact disc was dead. History makes fools of many.
They might as well remove it altogether... Btw, when it's Canonical going to announce that they will stop developing Ubuntu Phone? The writing has been in the wall for months and with Mozilla's recent announcement I believe it's just a matter of time. I think the vast majority of the mobile OS market has just moved on and is pretty ok with the two most popular OS options. I kind of feel sorry for Ubuntu[1] and Linux[…
Disagree that people are 'pretty ok' with the two options. Ubuntu phone was a glimmer of hope for me, a very faint glimmer, but it was something. I remember people saying the compact disc was dead. History makes fools of many.