Three reasons to hold off on Windows 10

[Phil]

Well, installing Ubuntu / Unity was such a joy compared with just about any other software I've installed lately, I went ahead and installed Mint as well, so now I can play with both. I do rather like the simplicity of Unity. Now I can learn at leisure.

Please do bear in mind that my other current computer project involves reviving a 1986 Acorn BBC Master 128K microcomputer, with the long-term plan of interfacing it to my homebrew analogue (sound) synthesizer - using FORTH as the language of choice. Let nobody say that I have accepted the 21st century gracefully!

Thanks for all the help.

Phil M1GWZ



On 5 Sep 2015, at 01:41, Terry N4TLF wrote:

> You are right of course.
> I would probably lead Phil "into the weeds" with my personal biases by suggesting Mint Cinnamon over Unity.  Unity is just fine for the average person.  Until they want to do more than simple stuff.  Or use it two years later when the Ubuntu gods decide to alter the current distro yet again and break stuff.
> 
> He is happy, so I am as well.  You did good Rob.
> 73, Terry, N4TLF
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Rob Seastrom
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 5:59 PM
> To: Terry N4TLF
> Cc: tacos at amrad.org ; fgentges at mindspring.com ; rs at seastrom.com
> Subject: Re: Three reasons to hold off on Windows 10
> 
> 
> "Terry N4TLF" <n4tlf at wb4jfi.com> writes:
> 
>> I agree on Mint.  I really don't like the Ubuntu Unity desktop
>> anymore, with the icons only along the left edge.  Mint allows you to
>> put the icons on the desktop like "normal".
> 
> I don't particularly care for Unity either, but as someone who may
> have a longer track record than I do with Unix-flavored OSes (which is
> unusual; it's since 1984 for me), you're solving an entirely different
> problem than Phil is.
> 
> Getting some experience and being able to steer his own ship is more
> important than optimization and customization.  I kind of feel like
> getting down into the weeds on stuff he can't use straight out of the
> box and religious wars on UI is like telling people with freshly
> minted Tech or General licenses that they really need to go out and
> get a Flex-6500, IC-7851, or FT-DX-5000MP in order to get on the air.
> 
> A suggestion of Ubuntu LTS was along the lines of the IC706MkII that I
> lend out for Field Day (or run myself) - short on bells and whistles,
> but lots of people can intelligently answer questions about it or
> drive it themselves, even if they may grumble.
> 
> I have an ample set of complaints about current Ubuntu; they start
> with systemd, not Unity...  but I won't bore people with them here,
> nor will I let it get in the way of recommending Ubuntu when I think
> it's the right tool for the job.
> 
> 73 de ai4uc...
> 
> -r
> 
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